Ariana's POVSince Henry and I were already standing, we quickly rushed outside the bathroom and past the place where Henry had laid for a while. We went past numerous shelves on a rush, without even bothering to make sure our footsteps echoed less on the floor of the library. We just forged ahead, determined to see who had dared to enter into the Alpha's private library since everyone knew it was out of bounds except to a selected few. I had a good guess on the person who had slammed the door of the library but I wasn't sure yet so I didn't want to jump to conclusions. I wanted to see who the person was with my eyes before I would think of what to do after that.We went ahead -Henry and I- until we bursted out on a rush of nervous energy into the main aisle of the library. From there we were able to see a figure of a person and from the features I could manage to make out from here, I was certain that it was a man even though his back was to us.When we moved closer and I was able t
Ariana's POVI gulped and gulped as I took in the Alpha's incredulous question. Of course, he hadn't believed me. Why would he when my story was far fetched? I had to find a way to remedy the situation, though. I wasn't backing out. I had already told a lie so I had to continue along the lines of that lie."That was what happened, Master. He said there was no way he would carry me up to get the book down if he didn't hold my butt to keep me steady but I wasn't allowing that so I offered to carry him up to get the book instead. He didn't agree at first, claiming that he had to be the one to carry me since he was stronger and bigger but I didn't agree with him either, so after much deliberation, he finally agreed. I didn't really hold him well enough while I was carrying him so I slipped and he fell.""There is no need to ask again. I know without any doubt that both of you are foolish. Couldn't you have used the ladders provided in this library for that very purpose?"I heaved a silent
Ariana's POVI went back to my room after Alpha Derek ordered me to take my leave and I kept wondering what he would say to Henry and what Henry would say to him. I really hoped Henry corroborated with the story I told the Alpha, after all, he had been listening with rapt attention as I narrated everything to his brother.I was hoping that Henry would support my story and not say anything to alter what I had said because if he so much as said another thing different from what I had said, the Alpha was sure to doubt him and he would be in trouble. He had to stick to my story so that everything would be okay for him since what he had been doing when he crashed to the floor was likely not allowed. I knew that it wasn't.After a while of staying in my room, lounging on the couch and doing nothing in particular, I heard the door to the Alpha's quarters slam from next door and I knew that he was back from his office. I had already eaten dinner with the girls before I headed over to his offi
Ariana's POVMy mind reeled into instant shock as Alpha Derek asked me that question. Why was he still pursuing this line of question? What was the matter again? Had Henry told him something that had made him to doubt my own version of events? Or worse had Henry told him the main truth about the whole thing that had happened inside the library? Surely, he couldn't do that, or could he? Of course, he couldn't but if he did be was the one with much to lose here. He was the one who had tampered with something he shouldn't have tampered with. My own blame in the issue was that I had lied to the Alpha and covered up for him. But I knew Henry, I thought. And I knew that he couldn't tell the Alpha the truth because he would be at the receiving end. I didn't even know him that much but I knew him well enough to know that he couldn't tell Alpha Derek the main truth of the matter.I was lost deep into my thoughts that I didn't even realize that I hadn't answered Alpha Derek's question. I jolt
Ariana's POVMy jaw went slack after Claire's unexpected question and I blanched. What did she mean by that? That Henry and I were in a relationship? How was it possible? How did that come about? Henry and I were just friends. I barely even knew him and he barely knew me either. Before I could manage to say anything, Diana spoke before me."Have your seat, Ariana. You can't be standing like that," she said.I gulped and then I nodded before I took my seat at my rightful place on the table. Finally my jaw wasn't slack again and my mouth went back to its proper position before I finally found my voice. "What do you mean by that, Claire? I don't understand what you mean," I said without any hint of hostility in my voice. Claire and I were past that stage now.She fixed me with a piercing look before she spoke. "Don't you understand English? So you and Henry Callan, Diana's brother are in a relationship?"There was something in her voice now that I did not like. There was a type of coolne
Ariana's POVI looked at all of them around the table one by one until my eyes landed on the face of the last person. That was Diana and she was the one still holding my hand. My eyes trailed down her face to her chin and then to my hand in her hand. After a while of looking around like that, I spoke."So you are ready to tell me what I want to hear, right?" I asked and I wasn't just referring to Diana alone. I was referring to all of them. At this point, other people in the dining hall were looking toward our table and they were fixated on the scene going on before them especially since it involved Diana and her group of friends. They all looked at each other, a type of silent communication passing through them and they nodded to Diana one after the other. She nodded back to them and turned her gaze back to me before she nodded. "Yes," she said. "We are ready. We are ready to tell you about it.""Okay then," I replied. "Thank you."Since my hand was still in hers, she stood up, tur
Ariana's POVI couldn't say anything because I was still rooted in one position because of shock so all I could do was gasp loudly and hang my mouth open. So Alpha Derek trusted his sister so much that he did not only allow her to enter into his private library but he gave her the keys too? If so, then the trust he had for her wasn't a small one. "What, you are surprised? Why are you even surprised?" Diana asked.I blinked and blinked before I finally found my voice through the haze of shock that was blanketing me right now, and then I replied Diana."Of course, I am. I am very surprised. I know that you are the Alpha's sister and he cherishes you a lot -if he is even capable of possessing such an emotion, no offense- but I didn't expect him to hand over the key to this library to you. Yeah, I know he trusts you but I never knew it was this much.""Well, of course he does. Do you know since when I have had this key?" she asked me. Of course, I didn't and she knew that I didn't. I ju
Ariana's POVHenry and Claire used to be in a relationship? How and when? It was hard to imagine them being together because their personalities were so different. While Henry was was nice, friendly and charming, Claire on the other hand was sarcastic, a bit mean and quite unfriendly when she set her mind to it. After all, it had taken a private encounter with her to get her to accept me as a friend. If I hadn't gone to the infirmiry that day, I knew that we would never have become close because she wouldn't have given me a chance. That was how she was. So the main point I was trying to make here was that Claire and Henry were polar opposites. I disregarded that shit that people always said: opposites attract. While it might have been true for other aspects of life, it couldn't be true for relationships. Sure the two people in a relationship couldn't be the same to a T, but at least, they were supposed to have many similarities. They were supposed to have things in common so that the