Ever since it was discovered that my dreams always came to pass, I had been treated as a special wolf and sent to the most prestigious school.
It also benefitted my father, the beta. Our entire family was respected and the Alpha treated my father like an equal.I was blessed, and I never took it for granted that my gift was supposed to be for a good cause.
My visions had prevented several wars, and strengthened our relationship with the Alpha king.
I had always been treated as a special child too, now at nineteen I could speak several languages, plan events and dance perfectly.Just like I was planning to dance with my mate on the night of our upcoming mating ceremony.
I discovered that Nathan was my mate on my eighteenth birthday when he was in his final year of college.
He was the hottest and most popular and I never considered him in my league. Hell, he was even dating Ella, the bitchy Queen bee daughter of the Dawn pack.
I was grateful that the Moon Goddess hadn't chosen to mate me with someone as evil as the Alpha of the Shadow Walker pack, the man whose ruthlessness was more famous than his face.
People barely saw him, because an encounter with him usually led to one path,
Death, destruction.As I watched my sister, Emerald, browse dresses on the internet in preparation for my mating ceremony, I couldn't be more grateful for what I had been given."Yes, add it to the cart, please. I love it." I flashed my younger sister my most sincere smile."Great! Done! Now, shoes...sexy as hell pair of stilettos that would make your mate crazy for you on that day."Oh dear, I couldn't help but laugh; Emerald had always been the bold one and I admired her for it.But we never got to pick those shoes; a loud noise of shattering glasses interrupted our discussion."What's happening?" Emerald quickly dropped the tablet on my big bed and pushed herself upwards, slipping her feet into a pair of flip-flops. I did the same, curious about what was going on downstairs.When we opened the door, confusion flooded my eyes as I saw our pack warriors turning our seats upside down, their eyes full of determination.What the..."We've told you before that we don't know what you are talking about!" My father was saying, his hunky frame attempting to prevent the warriors from scattering our properties.Beside him, my mother who had been a highly regarded Alpha's daughter was shedding tears, her voice crooked as she explained something I couldn't decipher.Emerald and I exchanged glances and quickly ran down the stairs, just in time to see the expensive painting the Alpha King had gifted us being pushed to the floor, a lock replacing the space where the painting had been."You have a safe here? Open it, now!" That was the head of the pack warriors, Ambrose. He always stood guard when Nathan and I went on a date and bowed whenever he greeted us.But now he was talking down on my father, and I couldn't understand what was going on. I decided to butt in, acting on impulse.
"What's this, Ambrose? Is Nathan aware that you are harassing us this way?"Ambrose looked at me as if I were dirt, his eyes narrowed as he handed a paper over to me. I took it with shaky fingers.
'The Alpha of Silver Moon pack orders you to search and seize Beta Miller's properties...Signed: Nathan Duncan,
For the Alpha'"It's a fucking lie!" I squeezed the paper in my palm and stared at Ambrose, unable to understand what was happening or what had brought about this.I recognised my mate's handwriting as much as I knew the memory of his touch.
Nathan loved me, he wouldn't do this without cause.But what in the world could be the reason for disrespecting my family this way?"I... Why?" It was all I could ask. I was dumbfounded.Then Ambrose turned to me again, chest heaving, eyes staring directly at me.He could never look me in the eye before.
"Don't act dumb, Aria. You know that your father is going to commit treason against the Alpha and take the leadership of the pack. You saw it in your dream, you can't pretend anymore to save your family."What?In my head, I screamed in confusion, from my lips, nothing came out. I was...numb.I didn't realise that Emerald had been holding me till her hand slid from mine, the lack of support making me stagger slightly."You saw what in your dream, Aria? I have always been loyal to the Alpha and revered him as the leader of the pack. What kind of bullshit is this? Is this your plan to replace me as beta and have the pack to yourself?"I was staring at my father's eyes, listening to his voice, and perceiving that towering aura from his wolf.Yet I couldn't understand a thing."I..." I couldn't complete my words anymore. Was that the interpretation of the dream I had last two days?I had been handed over to a seer the moment my gift was discovered. While I saw some things that always came to pass, I hadn't been gifted with interpretation.Whenever I dreamed, I wrote it somewhere and had it forwarded to the seer.
It was she who interpreted every dream, and each had come to pass.And now my family...My mother was looking at me in horror, my sister staring at me with hatred. My father's eyes were filled with anger and disappointment.I was shaking internally, unaware of what to do."On the orders of the Alpha, the beta is thereby stripped of his title and his entire family exiled from the pack. You have two hours to get your shit out of here or we'll be forced to throw you out."My father, the most respected man after the Alpha was now being referred to in this manner and it was all my fault.As soon as the warriors stormed out of our house which was in a large compound shared with other members of the pack, my father let out a loud howl of pain and slumped into a seat.My mother and Emerald surrounded him.
I was immobile as I stared at my strong father, his eyes reddened, his firm fingers which had brought glory to our pack shaking."I...I'll find out what happened and fix this." I managed to say. But my mother's eyes were full of resentment when she looked at me."I should have never given birth to a curse. Being childless is better than this."An ache slammed into my chest, my vision blurring as tears pooled in my eyes."Fucking freak. I knew this would bring problem one day. You weren't satisfied to be treated as the most special bitch and now you want to destroy our family and have it all to yourself!"I was shaking my head in denial, my lips trembling as the weight of my sister's accusations slammed into my heart."Dad...mum...Emmy, please. I...didn't know...I know nothing about this...""Just get the fuck out of my house. Or no, you can share it with that bastard mate of yours when we leave."I was emotionally torn from my family, but I swallowed hard when he mentioned my mate. Nathan would never do this to me. He loved me. I was going to fix this for my family.***If I had been hurt for the way my family treated me, nothing came close to how I felt when I got to the room I had shared many nights with Nathan and saw him in bed with Ella, his ex.He didn't attempt to hide or explain anything when I opened the door. My mate had his dick in her mouth, and was grunting and gripping hold of her hair."Na...than?"The rest of the world became a blur. Useless, painful. And when he spoke, sweat rolling down his heaving chest, I wanted to die from the ache I felt."C'mmon Aria, you don't expect me to take the daughter of a traitor as my Luna. I Nathan Duncan, reject you Aria as my mate..."I could have kissed death instead; it was better than this pain.My clothes tore into shreds as I shifted and ran aimlessly for hours.
When I finally made my way back to the house where I had grown up, my family was gone.There wasn't any note asking me to meet them somewhere...I was alone in the world.Two Weeks Later"Move it, Aria! You're needed in the VVIP room!"An exiled beta's daughter, a rejected mate.A fallen wolf.There were only a few establishments that risked employing unfortunate people like me; places like casinos where I was currently doing the job that didn't require a special identity.A waitress."Okay Ms. Green." I replied our manager and grabbed the drinks, heading to the elevator where my fellow waitresses were already."Hey." I greeted them when I came in, but as usual, they ignored me and kept talking about the group of hot Alphas who had come in for the night.Somehow, news of my true identity had travelled fast in the casino and reached everyone's ears. While our manager who employed me hadn't given two shits about it, the same couldn't be said for my co-workers.They started avoiding me like plague, and whispered 'freak' when they clearly knew I could hear them.Like now."Tina, you may not want her skin to touch yours else she will rat you out to the mana
"Will...you kill me, sir?" Stuttering that statement was the best thing I could come up with at the moment.Given what I had heard about the Alpha of Shadow Walker pack, forgiveness wasn't one of his qualities.Untamed handsome features, intense gaze which threatened to knock me off the seat... Those were only parts of his many qualities. A devious smirk glinted in his eyes, and he leaned into the seat, making himself comfortable as though he weren't bothered by the situation. I had listened in on a conspiracy to murder the Alpha King, now he was going to kill me."That depends on how this discussion goes. Answer my question. Why do you understand a confidential language? Who are you?" A former member of the Silver Moon pack who had been training to be Luna since I turned eighteen.The daughter of an ex-beta...Everything I had been before was over.I was...no one."I'm Aria Smith, sir. I...work here."At the moment, I realised it was the only identity I had; my name, and the occu
The Shadow Walker pack house was state of the art! Luxurious, spacious and craftily designed, the only building I had ever seen which came close to it was the Royal Pack House. "Let me help you, Ms." One of the moving men who had come to my house in a big moving truck offered to carry the only luggage I had, a mini rolling box. "Thanks." I replied, adjusting my sweater against the night cold. Whatever they had thought I had in my tiny apartment when they came with that gigantic truck, it had been echoing in emptiness when they transported me and my bag to the Shadow Walker pack house. In my disoriented state, I had only thrown in a few clothes, underwear, books and footwear before leaving my former pack in shame and tears. It still didn't seem real that I was now a member of a new pack, but I signed a couple of documents a few hours ago and now stood in front of a magnificent building. The older lady who had introduced herself as Genevieve and offered me the contract stood
Cole's P.O.V. "I still don't get it, why didn't you kill her?" My beta's eyes were drawn together in confusion as he sat cross-legged in my office. I couldn't blame him, even I was surprised at how I had acted. Normally Ms. Smith would have been disposed of quietly after learning what she did. "What if she goes ahead to betray you? Heard she has met the Alpha King before." I adjusted the diamond watch on my wrist and a matching ring which graced my finger. "She won't." I simply replied my beta, Ace. It was that simple; I had just felt that she wouldn't rat me out upon setting my eyes on her and it had nothing to do with how much I had scared her. "Alpha, you've never taken chances or been this impulsive. You just accepted her into the pack; does that have to do with her connection to the Silver Moon?" I raised a brow, tapping my fingers on the table. Ace was my right-hand man, the beta of my pack and the Vice Chairman of the Roman Corporation. We didn't go around mentioning
Aria "I...thought you said it's a se... sex club, sir?" I was mortified, it was only a moon ball and I had been nervous for nothing! All through the car ride, I had been sweating as I sat beside Alpha Cole, and it didn't help that his scent was a hell of a distraction. All I had been able to think of were his powerful thighs crossed beside me, and big rough fingers working on the laptop. "I gave you that scenario to prepare you for the worst. Take this." He handed a ball mask over to me, which I took with shaky fingers, a shiver running through me as his palm made contact with my skin. He was magnetic and alluring in that crisp luxurious suit and sleek hair which had been pulled in a low bun. Long hair suited him in an untamed erotic way, and I pulled my eyes away when I realised I was staring. And he had caught me. My cheeks were on fire, and I sucked in a deep breath, following him up the stairs as he pulled the mask over his face. "Your task tonight is simple, listen to a
"How...long have I been out of it?" My voice was a wretched whisper; crooked and low. My throat was so dry and my body felt numb from lying down for a long time."Seven days, Ms. Smith." The nurse replied, and reached for her phone, typing something.A week of lying down after...Losing my baby...My hands rested on my stomach of their own volition, and tears started to well up in my eyes again. It was my fault for not knowing my own body properly; I had stupidly shifted many times and endangered my pup. "Don't think about anything now. Don't worry, the Alpha instructed us to put you on anaesthetics so it won't hurt." The nurse with kind eyes told me, and I nodded although the tears wouldn't stop falling. I had lost my family, my mate and now... My pup. It wasn't any fault of this innocent child who had been unlucky to be born in the womb of an ignorant, cursed wolf. Why did I have to be given that curse of prophecy which had taken everything from me?I cried harder."Ms. Smith
"Deeper...oh yeah..." Sweaty toned skin glistened as it pressed harder to my body, glued to my white skin. He raised my legs and pushed me against the wall, wrapping my thighs around him. Then he entered my willing body, filling me up as I dug my claws against his back and moaned... Wet tongue swept my earlobe into his searching hot mouth, his soft beard making me tremble with desperate need. Then he caught my ear in his mouth and whispered in that husky voice heavy with lust. "Say my name, Aria... Beg me to take you harder..." But his name was already on the verge of my tongue, and my parted lips were ever ready to chant it like a mantra. "Please, fuck me, Alpha Cole..." "Fuck yeah..." He muttered in my ears, and drove into me, so hard I saw stars when I... Fell off the bed. My eyes snapped open sharply, my heart pounding as my skin flushed in embarrassment. That was a hell of a freaking wet dream... In every way. My clothes were soaked with sweat and my panties w
You'll have fun, they said. Thirty minutes into our arrival and I had one comment to make. I hated it here! Matt had abandoned us and hooked up with a guy as soon as we arrived, and Raine gave up on trying to make me dance. I sat by the counter, sipping at a shot of tequila which had been in my hand since we got to this noisy place. Raine was a different person tonight; carefree with her long blonde hair let down and glasses replaced with contacts. She was in a mini denim skirt which showed off her long legs, and a backless blouse that attracted wolves to take turns dancing with her. And I was well... in a short flay dress that Raine had insisted on giving to me, my auburn hair let down in curls. "Hey! You're sure you don't wanna get on the floor and shake it?" Raine shouted to be heard above the loud music. "No thanks! I'm good." I finally managed to push that drink down my throat. I wiped the corner of my lips and dropped the empty glass on the counter. "Another glass f