imp a/n at the end
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The Alpha exhaled sharply, leaning up to suck a slick kiss from my raw, barely bitten lips. “I don’t want to let you go, baby.” But his hands left my lower body and reached up to touch the edges of my jaw. From up close, I could see that his eyes were darker, pupils dilated as they found mine.
No words escaped my mouth at that, throat going dry. All I knew right then was that my lips throbbed with a dull ache, wet and raw from my mate's mouth and teeth. My entire body felt as though in a state of incompetence, muscles soft, and bones unreliable under me. For all I knew, my knees would give out within a minute.
Aiden narrowed his eyes, a noticeable quirk to his lips like he enjoyed the slight change in my brea
/Aiden's POV/I ran a damp hand through my ruffled hair while staring at the thick layer of dust around the bench, subconsciously hoping that it’ll come crashing down and bury me with the rest of the weight I carried. Panic curled in my chest, something I hadn’t felt in years, not since that one fateful day my mother walked out on me. My mother promised to be back, and that has haunted me my entire life, clinging to every inch while I grew up.Making up every inch of me.I refused to break down on the way to the training ground while my mind seemed dangerously close to the edge. It’s not the time to be melodramatic about things I cannot change anyway. There has to be a reason why she came back after all these years, some hidden agenda. De
Those words kept ringing in my ears as I swiftly turned around. An omega was abducted. A chill ran down my spine as I realised the graveness of the situation. If they were ready to break in and take our pack members, the war was not far away.What now? The question kept echoing, my hand protectively wrapping Arnold in my tummy. How in the world was I going to protect our pup during this? No doubt the news of a new pup, especially an Alphas child, will bring joy to the people, but I still had to tell Aiden about it.Shaking my head, I focused on my erratic breathing, sweat droplets dripping down the forehead. I found skidding to a halt in front of the wooden door, a gush of dirt flying into the air as I almost drifted. A few candles lit in the windows dressed the walls on both sides, illuminating stretched silho
The Luna stared back at me, a furrow in between her brows. How could she not remember? I took a step further, noticing Reece stand next to her. Refraining from rolling my eyes at his behaviour, I turned to face Aiden's mother."It was a while ago; I was just a pup when you saved me from the Alpha attackers and handed me safely to my father."Realisation dawned on her face, lips slowly quirking in an upward position. A low-level gasp escaped her mouth, eyes gleaming under the chandelier lights. The Luna strode a few steps in my direction, her hands flying to settle on my shoulder. She looked up through darkened eyelashes, her vision slightly blurred from the shock of the news. “O-Oh, Moons! It’s you! I cannot believe this. Look at you!”
The Alphas low growl reverberated off the walls as my eardrums trembled, but I was jerked around by a heavy hand on my wrist and pressed to the wall. My lashes felt damp as I snivelled and bit on my lip against a whimper at the distinct scent, dark and Alpha. In all these months, I had never seen Aiden act so agitated and angry, a deadly combination."I-I...""Do you even realise what you have done?" The wrinkle between his furrowed brows had deepened, but his eyes were set to my left like he was preparing for an attack. No one followed us anyway, but the Alpha was being paranoid about it.I cleared my throat, breaking the silence that settled over us, my voice came out still a bit grainy. “Aiden, I only wanted to talk the
It’s Ellen. The voice belonged to one of my friends, piercing right through my eardrums. Relief sank in my bones as soon as I realised it was my friend and not anyone else from the pack. From the corner of my eyes, I saw Caden sitting up in his seat, his lips twitching at my friend.What was that about? I thought for a second before squashing it and staring at the person rushing towards us. Colour drained her face as Ellen made her way to the bench, rudely shoving at the Alpha next to me. He made a disgruntled sound but scooted far away to let her sit in between us.“Is it true?!” My friend rapidly blinked, placing a hand on mine, her tone still high pitched. For a second, her eyes flickered towards my tummy, mouth twisting. “I don’
I could see his chest rise and fall even through his jumper and coat, the Alpha appearing pitiful puppy, with strands that's escaped his hairdo sticking to his cheeks and forehead. His eyes were as red as his face from the biting cold.“Will you at least hear me out?” He said eventually, still standing in front of me, voice as rough as sandpaper and looking the part as well.My heart raced, eyes trained on the closed door. What was I going to do now? Ellen must be waiting for me to take me to the clinic. There’s no way Aiden was letting me walk out of there without listening to his explanation.“What could you possibly say now?”“I am sorry.&rdq
“Aiden”, I called out his name, sitting on my knees in front, taking a step close. Hot tears brimmed in my eyes, a hand squeezing my lungs tightly, making it impossible to breathe. Why was he not saying anything? The silence was grating against my skin, the hair on the back of my neck standing up.“P-Please say something. Talk to me.”A menacing growl tore through the entire room, enough to silence me in an instant. Cringing, I didn’t try to stop the fat tears from spilling down my cheeks, head bent down. His eyes narrowed into slits, dangerously boring into me.“You knew?!”“Yes…I'm s-s-sorry.” I choked on
I swallowed at the question. My throat was dry, and, oddly, my nerves, which had entirely dissipated for a while, returned with full force. My hands felt clammy as I looked up at Aiden, skin lamenting with goosebumps. I couldn't help but think back to the time that intensified my fear and bought us to this stage."Umm....when I asked you about pups, you sounded so against the idea that it terrified me, Aiden." My eyes fixed on the plush carpet on the floor, watching the patterns on them. I couldn't quite bring myself to say this straight to his face. Despite everything we have shared, it's too much.He exhaled loudly. "Oh!"Aiden reached out with his hand, slowly enough so that if I chose, I could stop him. I didn't. His hand, warm and surprisingly rough, rested atop mine and squeezed, the