~~~ Allaya ~~~
More than one question is crossing my mind, there are so many things I need to latch onto, to assimilate, I stare at my friend not knowing from where to start.
What is the thing that bugs me the most?
“Why did you say Hayden and Arianna had an unbreakable bond?”
I have uttered the words breathlessly, it goes without saying that my mouth listened to my foolish traitor heart, that right now is fighting to escape my ribcage.
Amiera’s eyes pop wide open, that was obviously not what she had in mind. I'm surprised too that my first inquiry was about him, not related to all the sensational supernatural stuff.
She cleared her throat before answering. “You sure you want to start with that?” She quirks a brow at me. “There’s more to tap into for you to be able to understand why I said what I said that night.”
“I’m listening.”
“So you must h
~~~ Allaya ~~~She has unshed tears in her beautiful purple eyes, her perfectly shaped nose is red and so are her cheeks. She is on the verge of breakdown, I’m talking about Arianna.I feel the tension rise around us as I watch her agonizing attempt to disclose some painful little dark secret that undeniably tortures her.The poor girl genuinely struggles to compose herself, whatever she wants to disclose to us, it’s not worth the pain she’s going through, I'd rather not have that information.“That’s enough!” I voice, enclosing her in a tight hug. “You don’t need to say anything.”“No, it’s fine. I too want to take this weight out of my chest. I’ve never talked about it, it’s a burden I've been bearing since too long. I want to get rid of it, I need to set myself free.” She insists, those unshed tears are now dripping on her face.“You sure?&rdqu
~~~ Hayden ~~~‘Do you plan to attack him in his human form? What a tough beast you are!’ I mock Maddox to tame him, and I sense how it’s working like a charm, his anger is slowly dissipating.‘Fine, you win!’ He grunts and I refrain from laughing.“So, what do you need to break to the others?” Landon pushes over, his face flushed in rage.My brows furrow. “I think you know very well what.”There is tension filling out the atmosphere, making the air hard to breathe.Liam raises his hands in surrender. “Hey, we are all friends here, aren’t we?”But his words didn't stop the staring contest between me and my best friend. Or should I call it a glaring contest? If anything, I feel it has increased the hostility, our eyes are shooting daggers.“I think you should leave us.” I demand my beta. “We have to settle some stuff, just
~~~ Allaya ~~~** “I’m so scared, we shouldn’t have, we shouldn’t have broken the law, we shouldn’t have loved each other. It was forbidden, it was forbidden and we ignored it, we ignored the risks and now we’re going to pay the price!” Her voice is breaking, her body is shivering from head to toe.“Listen to me, love!” The man gently cups her face soaked with tears and utters while gazing with love into her black pitch eyes. “There is nothing in this world that will make me regret our love, our bond. Even if I die, the time spent with you is more precious than my life itself. I was not alive until I met you, it was you who awoke in me emotions I never thought I was capable of, it was you who trusted that I’ll do great things. It was you encouraging me, it was you, it was always you. Nothing can separate us, not even death!” He locks her in a tight, yet affectionate hold.
~~~ Allaya ~~~I cry, and cry, I cannot stop the water falling from my eyes as I walk around aimlessly. My nose is runny, my hair is soaked in tears, why does it hurt so much?I’m confident I did the right thing, my determination is unshaken for it’s crucial to keep trouble away. To keep Hayden safe, to keep him alive.Not giving them the slightest opportunity to harm him was my purpose, but why can’t I convince my heart too?The suffering I inflicted on him will haunt me for the rest of my life, it would be easier if someone would rip the heart off my chest. I wish there was a way to switch off all these suffering.Oh God, I love him! I now realize how much I love this man, this mighty werewolf! Ruining the chance to be with him feels far worse than falling into the pit of hell, will this torture ever end?“I told you that was a bad idea! I feel like the bad guy here! I feel horrible, did you see the look on Hayden&r
~~~ Hayden ~~~I’m well aware that every unmated she-wolf I know hoped to be the Alpha King’s mate, so they must be pretty disappointed that none of them landed the ‘part’.It’s been like this since I was a teenager. Maddox was right when he said that I never lifted a finger to get a girl in bed, my royal status did everything for me.‘I’m glad you at least acknowledge it. It’s better later than never!’ My ignorant wolf doesn’t know when to shut up.Anger is stirring inside me. ‘Stop reading my mind, have some respect for my privacy!’‘You barely let me out, I have so much energy that I don’t know what else to do with it. So I’m going through every bad decision you made until this moment. I think we agree that taking the slut home would be by far the worst one.’I roll my eyes in annoyance, why is there no way to lock him in a hidden place o
~~~ Landon ~~~I’ve heard that Kai’s a fucking traitor, my father warned me against him, but a part of me refused to believe it.We grew up together.We used to skip training together.We had fun together.Everything was fine until his parents died. After that regretful event, I’ve seen him less and less.Rumors spread that he was doing some bad things, that he went outside the law, but I still had faith in him until that day my father told me he had been employed by the Council.That’s not even the worst part. The worst part is that he got the job by letting them know about Allaya’s presence at the Blood Ceremony.And now this, now he threatens us. I can’t spot an ounce of regret on him, he behaves like he’s possessed, brainwashed.Much to my horror, he shifted and his entire demeanor screams that he’s about to assault Allaya, not me, but her, the Council must have sent hi
~~~ Gabriel ~~~ “Better be good what you have to add, good enough to save you from a death penalty for disobeying orders!” I spat at the repulsive snake. “It is.” He guarantees, his eyes filled with the confidence of those who discover cures of deadly diseases makes me sick to my stomach. “Landon Morgan fought me.” I roll my eyes in annoyance before I convince myself to even reply to that. “And?” I confess that his attitude made me expect something juicier. “Let me rephrase it. Landon Morgan, who is still 20 years old, shape-shifted and fought me, and he was fucking strong too.” He adds. Now it’s getting interesting, which makes me ask more details. “It was his first time?” “That… I don’t know.” He utters in a low tone. I close my eyes and take a deep breath to calm myself. “Then what you said is fucking useless!” My words came out of a condescending tone. “But…” “Get out of here until I change my mind and execu
~~~ Allaya ~~~I am still shaking from head to toe since that dire beast attacked me, this night has been jammed with events.In fact, for the last few weeks I couldn’t succeed in breathing normally for a damn split second. I believe that going back to my boring old self is pretty impossible at this point, this life is the one I should get used to from now one.I sigh and throw myself on the bed, I just need to rest my eyes for a moment. This headache is killing me and each moment Hayden and I spent together is flashing before my eyes every time I close them.It’s like I’m watching an energy devouring movie, one that has us as main characters, one with a love triangle and fantasy elements. One that could be deemed as a bestseller, but at the same time one without a happy ending.A tear is shyly rolling down my cheek, I curl my body in the fetal position, the desperate need to lay down like this has only struck me two times in my e