Aria Aria listened to Alpha Bryant as he asked Brian about the ongoing war. "I send the soldiers home." beta Brian said nonchalantly. "it's a good thing that the pack members still recognized me as the Beta even though I came to Esterial just when the war was about to begin." "you have no right to do that." alpha Bryant struggled against the ropes, if not for the wolfbane, he would have changed into his wolf."I'm deeply sorry alpha Bryant." Brian apologized. he didn't sound like he was sorry. "there's currently no war, it has been called off. Well I was the one who called it off, and don't worry, I gave a heartfelt apology to the other pack you aligned yourself with." "you have ruined everything!" kaiser shouted in rage. "I'm going to kill you." alpha Bryant shouted. Aria remained quiet, she didn't know what to say. was Brian wrong?"of course you want to kill me, just the same way you want to kill Aria." Brian glared harshly at his friends. he was running out of patience. "I'm
Aria "you two be honest with yourself." Brian's voice was directed to Alpha Bryant and Kaiser. he was bold, angry, and unafraid of his alpha, and his friends. he was someone Aria couldn't be back then before she ran away from the pack. she had allowed her anger and hatred to get into her head. from all of Brian's words, Aria was starting to think of what could have happened if she had told him back then of her dumb plan, he would have snapped her out of it. taught her how to handle things in a way that wouldn't lead to blood share. it wouldn't be the first time they fought each other as friends. but the issue Jenny brought into their life was too big for any of them to grasp. it was something that none of them were prepared for. Jenny didn't only poison Alpha Bryant's mind with her lies, but she had also poisoned Aria's heart, slowly she made Aria's heart darker until she ended up turning into a sick person. her sickness was something that Brian couldn't cure, his good, pure heart c
Aria "uh," Aria said. it had been two days now since Brian poured out his frustrations on them. they were still tied up but after what happened with Brian, no one said anything. They haven't argued or sent death threats to each other like the first time they did when they found themselves tied up. "about what Brian said." Aria struggles to get the words out. someone needed to say something and it had to be her, even though Brian made it seem as though what happened between them wasn't her fault, Aria still felt like it was all her fault. She knew what to say but whenever she opened her mouth all the words she had practiced inside her head disappeared as though she never had a talk with herself inside her mind before opening her mouth. "I'm sorry Bryant. I'm sorry for everything I did." Alpha Bryant was quiet. he didn't say a word back to Aria. he and Kaiser remained quiet. Aria's apology didn't go the way she wanted it to. because of everything Brian said, she felt bad about killin
Aria "Erika. Lillian, please help me to untie them." Brian said. Erika and Lillian were about to untie Kaiser and Aria when Alpha Bryant's voice stopped them."you are letting us go just like that?" he asked in a playful voice that hid a threat. "think again about setting us free because even if I don't want Aria dead anymore, I still want to beat her up before calling it even." Aria was surprised because a few minutes ago they had been emotional, but as she studied alpha Bryant, she realized this was his way of saving his pride. "the feeling is mutual, but not for Aria, for you, Brian. I have to say thank you, and I'm sure that is something I can say better with my fist connecting to your face." "I feel the same way." Aria let out a little smile on her face, "Words are not enough to get rid of all this frustration."Erika eyed alpha Bryant and Kaiser, she turned to Aria with a worried look on her face. 'if I told her that I'm more than okay, I wonder if she is going to believe
Aria "stop following me," Nadia grumbled under her breath."I'm not following you." Aria lied. After Nadia reluctantly told her that Zane was the one who told her to go back and free her from Brian's trap. Aria didn't want Nadia to escape, she was going to find her missing husband, even if that met following Nadia around. with her werewolf speed, she was confident that she could keep up if Nadia tried running away. "besides, I'm your queen, I have the right to go anywhere I please." "you are the queen of Esterial, not my life, as you can see, this place isn't Esterial." Nadia pointed out. Aria let out a little gasp in surprise, they were still in the forest. she thought that they were somewhere in Dreamstake pack or maybe in Esterial kingdom.'how did Brian manage to find a house in the middle of nowhere?' somehow the thought creeps her out. "you should be worried about finding your way back to the palace rather than following me." Nadia tried moving faster to get away from Aria b
Aria "I'm surprised to see that you are still sleeping by this time of the day." Aria opened her eyes to the unfamiliar voice. she almost had a heart attack when she saw Nadia. Nadia was so close to Aria's bedside and she didn't expect it. "What..." Aria tries to calm her heartbeat. "what the hell are you doing in my room." "I can see Erika is slacking off today." Nadia faced the door as though she had been waiting for Erika to come and chase her away before Aria woke up. 'Erika isn't slacking off.' Aria thought to herself as she frowned at Nadia. because of yesterday's incident. Erika decided to let her sleep in late today. Erika was a hard worker. "Why are you here Nadia?" Aria asks. every form of sleepiness had left her eyes. She could always try going back to sleep, but it crept her out that Nadia was by her side, watching silently. in an eery way. it gave Aria goosebumps just from thinking about it. "Queen Aria," Nadia said in a voice that was lost in thought. it made Ari
Aria "King Zane manipulated you into entering into a marriage with him," Nadia said. for a few minutes, Aria was dumbfounded. She thought something was wrong with Zane, but it turned out that nothing was wrong with him. Nadia only came to whisper lies into her ears while using her emotions to make it appear as though everything she said was true. 'Zane is a strong man. of cause he's okay.' Aria thought, letting out a soft breath. 'Nadia, you liar.' Aria thought to herself. so this was her betrayal. Aria wanted to believe that Nadia was only saying that Zane manipulated her because she wanted their marriage to fall apart, that way Nadia could have Zane all to herself. But Aria still couldn't let herself trust Zane, Nadia was lying but Aria couldn't fully disregard her words even though she wanted to. memories of different people who have warned her that Zane was a dangerous man, came to Aria's mind. There was once a time when she used to tell herself that. back then she cared abo
Aria a wonderful feeling grew in Aria's heart the moment she heard that Zane was in love with her. She wanted Nadia to repeat those words to her again and again just so that she could believe it. it was unbelievable, but still, Aria didn't want to deny that it was true. this. She wanted this. she had always wanted this. although the words weren't from Zane's lip. Aria still wanted to hear it again. "where is he?" Aria asks. her voice sounded breathless as though her heart had been hit by a strong force she didn't see coming. Aria wanted to feel that force again, but this time, she wanted it to come from Zane. "tell me where he's hiding." Aria demanded from Nadia again. She didn't care that Zane lied to her. 'if he manipulated me into a marriage with him because he loves me why did he run away from me?' she thought angrily to herself. Aria was more bothered about his actions than his lies. She wanted more than anything to see him again. before Nadia could answer Aria's question. t