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
After catching my breath, I lifted my head to look at him, the prominent bulge in his pants. Sitting up, I stared at the Alpha, my teeth sinking on my bottom, chest still heaving with unsteady breaths. Aiden was still sitting on his knees, eyes wild and the mop of his hair falling over his forehead."P-Please knot me.""Gladly, baby." He smirked while getting on his feet, not even giving me a chance to do so. The Alpha leaned forward, his arms coming around my waist and picking my naked body in a bridal style. A squeak escaped my lips; hands wound around his neck."W-What are you doing?""Carrying you to our room." He said in a duh tone, already starting to walk.
Silence settled between us, thick and overwhelming as we took in Jade's words. I stilled in my seat, the arms of the chair digging into my sides, legs pushed against the ground firmly. On instinct, my hand immediately went around the pudge of my tummy, eyes filling with tears. This felt like a punishment, an undeserving one at that. Why couldn’t my body accept our pup? Felt unreal.From the corner of my eyes, I saw Aiden shift in his seat, face turning white as a sheet.A lump lodged in my throat, which I swallowed with great difficulty, croaking out the words. “J-Jade, you must be mistaken. Check again. Please.”The witch winced, making a sympathising face as she shook her head. “I am afraid not, Miss Rose. You see th
It's not particularly windy, I realised leaving the packhouse behind and slipped in the dense forest. Something was buzzing and whirring in my ears, a ball of lump in my throat. My hand wrapped around my belly on instinct, a thick shawl draped over me.The encounter with Jade and the way Aiden reacted still burned in my memory, an persistent ache in my chest. He did not even think twice before asking the witch to get rid of our pup, something that made me feel unsettled. In this short period of time, I managed to form an attachment with the foetus, and the thought of someone killing it off made me sick.Despite all the chaos in our cabin, there was only one person I could think of to pull me out of that. My mother. She was also a healer and would know how to tackle this proble