Melvin's POVThe cold night air hit my face as I stood behind a wall, waiting for Ariel.I was breaking every rule in the book by taking her to her brother, right under my father's nose but I didn't care.I would do anything for Ariel. It was the right thing to do.My father had no right to mess up her life the way he did, that was why I was doing this. I had to right his wrongs.I heard the soft shuffling of legs on my right and I turned just in time to find her beautiful face walking toward me.The cold breeze was no longer a problem as warmth filled my body as my eyes locked with hers.Tingles exploded from my toes to the rest of my spine as she smiled and waved at me.If there was even a single drop of doubt in my mind about what I was about to do, the moment my eyes landed on her bright face, everything melted away.Damn, Ariel was beautiful."Hey, I am sorry I took forever. Jada wanted to make sure every stall got closed before I got here..." she said as she got closer."Yeah...
Ariel's POV"Why?" Was the first word that left my lips.He had bloodshot eyes and hair that was long overdue for a cut. Even under the dimly lit cell, I could see his pale skin and tinning tissues. He was in a terrible condition and for what?"You killed our parents—" I stopped as I realized that wasn't even the right word to use. "You butchered our parents like animals... Like a psychopathic artist in search of a new masterpiece, you destroyed their lives, and for what?"His eyes shifted and for a second I thought he was going to show some sign of remorse or at least realize how stupid he had been but Aaron would never change.He let a stupid grin sit on his face as he stared back at me."You really want to know?" His voice suddenly turned strong as if he was feeding in the energy surrounding his terrible crimes."I killed them because they were old cowards! They would have never done anything good for themselves..."I couldn't believe what someone I shared parents with was saying
MELVIN’S POVI walked briskly towards Ariel and grabbed her hand to pull her off the floor.“We have to get out of here now!” I said firmly as I pulled her behind me.The rattling of the bars had caught my attention and I thought maybe Aaron had attacked Ariel. So I rushed back towards the cell but the scene before my eyes took my breath away.Ariel didn’t resist me as I pulled her and she wasn’t giving any movements whatsoever. She was almost motionless.She was just as stunned as I was but one of us had to remain cool-headed to get us out of there.“Ariel, get a grip of yourself!” I shook her as we continued down the passageway we came through earlier.The stench of dried blood that filled my nostrils when we passed here earlier was now very insignificant. The only thing that was registering in my head at that moment was the fact that Ariel just murdered her brother.I didn’t even want to think about what problems this would cause when the news of his death reached my Father.We rus
ARIEL’S POVI walked out of the cabin to join Melvin outside. He walked out of the cabin a few minutes ago as Jada continued to console me.I was able to get my sobbing under control and I knew I had to talk to Melvin.“Hey,” I said as I got to his side.He didn’t reply, he just continued staring at the night sky. I kept mute and waited for when he was ready to talk.“Do you know why eclipses don’t happen as often?” He finally said, breaking the silence, but still looking up to the moon.“Mhmm-hmm,” I hummed and shook my head, “But I have a feeling you are about to tell me why.”He smiled at what I said, “Yeah, something like that.”“The moon and the sun trust each other to shine only during their specific time of the day,” he continued, “Nobody’s controlling them, they just have that bond of trust between them.”He turned to face me and I did the same too.“I have been so focused on trying to get you to trust me that I have never stopped to ask myself if I could also trust you.” Pain
ARIEL’S POV“Hey, Ariel,” Jada called to me from the cabin, “Where are you?”I turned to look back at the cabin, “Jada, I’m out here.”She popped her head out through the doorway, “Can you come over here for a second?”“Yeah, sure,” I pulled away from Melvin, “I will be right back, let me see what she needs.”“Yeah, sure,” Melvin said as I walked back towards the cabin.I walked into the cabin and Jada was already waiting for me by the door.“Hey, what’s up?” I spread my arms in front of me as I asked her.She stretched out her hand towards me and when I looked down at it, I saw that her phone was clamped between her fingers.I looked from her fingers to her face twice, expecting her to tell me why she was giving me her phone and what she wanted me to do with it.“Uhh, are you going to tell me why you are handing your phone over to me?” I raised my brows at her.“Valerie wants to talk to you,” Jada said, shaking the hand she was using to hold the phone.“Val?” I squeezed my face in co
MELVIN’S POVI followed Ariel into the cabin but instead of the living room, she led me to her bedroom.“I thought instead of the sofas in the living room, we could both share my bed and get comfortable,” Ariel said as she turned the doorknob and opened the door to her room.I smiled awkwardly at her, “Yeah, sure. I could definitely use a soft bed right now.”Ariel crossed into the room and held the door open for me. I was about to take a step into the room when I heard Jada’s voice behind me.“Be very careful, Melvin,” Jada stated in a mocking tone, “I am watching you.”I looked back to see Jada poking her head out through the kitchen doorway. She pointed two fingers at her eyes and then at me to let me know she was watching me.I separated my lips to reveal my grinding teeth, mocking her right back but she didn’t back off.Jada repeated the same movement with her fingers, “My eyes are on you, mate.”I rolled my eyes and shook my head as I walked into Ariel’s room. Ariel was chucklin
ARIEL’S POVI lay awake in Melvin’s arms but he had slowly drifted into sleep as we cuddled in bed. We lay down in the spooning position with Melvin being the bigger spoon.It had been a little over an hour since I spoke to Valerie over the phone. If Joharres and his betas were moving at the intensity she suggested then they would have searched almost the entire pack by now without successfully finding me.This meant Jada’s place would be next since she resides on the outskirts of their pack.Placed my hand on Melvin’s arm that he placed over my body to hold me and I rubbed it gently, absolutely dreading what I was about to do next.But it was necessary. I had to do it to save myself while also protecting Melvin.I squeezed his arm gently before proceeding to lift it off me and place it slowly by his side. I sat up on the bed to start preparing myself.I turned to look at Melvin and started to get second thoughts about my plan as my eyes fell on his beautiful face. Moonlight seeped th
MELVIN’S POVBy the time I started to feel my body wake up, I could already hear the cock crow. I stretched my hand out to my side to feel Ariel but my hand landed on an empty bed space.I turned my head to my side and slowly opened my eyes but nobody was there.The sunlight coming through the window made me squint. I put my arm over my eyes to shield them from the sun.I turned my head away from the sunlight and faced the ceiling but when I removed my arms from shielding my eyes, I was met by Niko’s face with his signature scowl.“Good morning, Your Highness,” he said to my face.I hurriedly jumped off the bed to the other side. I landed on the floor and crawled further away from the bed.I turned to look at Niko, staying glued to the floor, “Jeez! What the hell, Niko?!” I roared at him.Niko straightened himself up and walked around the bed to cross over to the side I was on.“Welcome back to the land of the living, Your Highness,” he said, still maintaining a calm demeanor.I frown