Aria“I knew it. I knew she was connected to Erick when I saw them at dinner,” I whispered my thoughts and Daniel’s father approached me.“What do you mean, Aria?”“She seemed anxious and was giving him funny looks. Did she tell you or Daniel that Erick was her uncle?” I questioned.“No, she didn’t. She pretended not to know him,” Daniel’s father and my dad said in unison.“Why would she hide her relationship with him if not for the reasons we mentioned? What if Erick is behind the attacks and Lea is his informant, Alpha Jackson?” I looked at him.“Please forgive me for asking you these questions, Alpha. Since you asked me to be part of the investigation, I thought it best to clarify everything to understand why someone would do such a thing,” I explained.“We need to investigate further. Maybe I should tell Daniel about Lea and Erick’s relationship,” Alpha Jackson replied.“I think you shouldn’t, Alpha Jackson. If you tell him, he will confront Lea, and she will tell Erick. And if Eri
Daniel“You have to be kidding me, dad! You want me to marry Aria because of some insignificant incidents between us? This is pure madness!” I protested, flinging my hands in the air.“You call the way you treated the poor girl insignificant, Daniel? How dare you? You are the next Alpha, son; all you have done so far is show our people how to mistreat others. And that’s Aria. You will marry her to compensate for your behaviour and protect her from the gossip of the pack members,” my father snarled, leaving me speechless.“Alpha Jackson, that won’t be necessary,” Aria whispered, lowering her head. “You see! Aria doesn’t think I should marry her, dad. I will publicly apologise to her and we can consider the whole matter a misunderstanding,” I proposed, hoping my father would accept my idea.“My decision will not change, Daniel. You will marry Aria and you will do it before you graduate. I want her to escort you to your graduation ceremony. That will shut everyone’s mouths,” my father in
AriaI followed Alpha Jackson into his office. I should be happy with the way things turned out, but a heavy burden made my stomach ache and a knot in my throat threatened to leave me breathless.“Aria, why are you like this? It’s what you wanted, isn’t it? I mean, to become Daniel’s Luna. And now that his father has given you what you wanted, you seem troubled and unwilling to marry Daniel,” Tania commented.“It’s not how I wanted things to happen, Tania. I wanted Daniel to fall for me, not marry me because his father blackmailed him. That would only make things worse between us,” I confessed my worries to my wolf.“Aria, I want to apologise for my manners back there, but what I told Daniel is valid. I will not have him humiliate you like that. Marrying you will be a good way for him to redeem himself for his lousy behaviour,” Daniel’s father announced.“Alpha Jackson, don’t you think forcing your son to marry me will make Alpha Daniel hate me more? I am grateful for your support, but
Lea I threw myself into Daniel’s arms but he remained rooted to the spot, not responding to me. Something seemed off and I stepped back, waiting for him to talk. Daniel was silent and avoided looking me in the eye. Had he found out what I’d done? Was he there to accuse me of betraying his trust and punish me? I didn’t dare ask what was on his mind. Cold sweat ran down my spine, soaking my t-shirt and making me uncomfortable as I anxiously waited for Daniel to speak. “Lea, we need to talk.” Daniel sounded upset. I breathed deeply, realising that I was wrong. Daniel was still unaware of my involvement in the death of those prisoners. “What is it, baby?” I asked, feeling the tension leave my body. I sat on the bed, curious to hear what he had to say. “Lea I am afraid we can no longer be together. We need to break up,” Daniel paced up and down, still averting his eyes. “Is this a joke, Daniel?” I narrowed my eyes waiting for the punchline. “I am afraid not, Lea. My fath
Daniel I followed Aria and realised she was heading to the forest. What she’d said really got to me for some reason, and I needed an explanation from her. Did she have anyone else in mind? Was she in love with somebody else? “Why is it bothering you, Daniel? You said you have no feelings for Aria. And the wedding your father is forcing you into is like a punishment to you. So what if she is interested in someone else?” Cole mocked me. “Not now, Cole. You chose the wrong time to bicker with me. I need to clear things up with Aria. I won’t tolerate anything that will insult me during our marriage. She has a lot of explaining to do.” I told my wolf and put my walls up. I took my time as I didn’t want Aria to know I was following her. I was curious to see where she was heading to let some steam off. It surprised me when Lea pulled Aria behind some bushes. Why on earth was she there? I had clearly instructed her to stay in her room and avoid antagonising my father any further. She
Daniel Aria’s last words had truly angered me. Why was she asking about Lea? I had already sacrificed my relationship to satisfy my father's crazy wishes for me to marry her, Aria, his latest favourite. “Leave Lea out of this. She won't get involved. It’s bad enough that I have broken my promise and humiliated her by not making her my Luna,” I said bitterly. “Don't tell me that she’s fine with that, Alpha Daniel. What did you promise to placate her? She wasn't very eager to let you go from what I saw a while ago,” Aria asked. “Just stay out of it, Aria. I will handle Lea. Go back to your house and get ready for tonight. Since my father wants us to play by his rules, we will play. Do not expect anything from me, though because nothing will happen between us,” I declared and walked away. I entered the packhouse and went searching for Lea. I found her pacing in her new room. She was very upset. “What on earth do you think you're doing Lea? Trying to get on my father’s bad
Aria “What are you doing?” I mind-linked Daniel, my eyes wide with surprise as he got closer and closer. “Giving my father what he wants, a spectacular show,” he replied, his eyes not leaving mine, a devilish smile on his face. He wrapped his arms around me, unexpectedly pulling me closer and my body trembled at his touch. His fingers burned my back. I felt the same rush of helplessness, the sinking yielding, the surging tide of warmth that left me limp, unable to resist his touch. Daniel’s hot breath tickled my skin as he kissed me, softly at first, watching my surprised look with a playful expression. I held onto his shirt with stiff fingers, my face blushing and my breath heavy and unstable. My gesture had turned Daniel on. I felt his hard member poking my lower abdomen and I held my breath. Daniel deepened the kiss, his insistent mouth parting my lips, sending waves of pleasure through my shaking body. I had to cling to him to stabilise myself. And while Daniel continued k
Daniel “You’ve got to be joking, dad. How can we get married so soon? You just announced our engagement. This is too hasty. Mum, say something.” I turned to my mother for support. “Sorry honey, but your father is right. There is no need to delay the wedding. Don’t forget that you will succeed your father and become the Alpha in a few weeks. It’s best if your Luna stands by your side, supporting you.” My mother didn’t leave room to argue. She supported my dad without a second thought. “Mother, you appointed Aria as your Gamma a few days ago. I have never seen another person jump the ranks so fast as Aria has these past few days. This is insane,” I said, refusing to accept my parents’ logic. “No one knows that but us, Valeria and Ella, son. So, what if my Gamma becomes my daughter-in-law? She will still protect me and Andy if needed. Right Aria?” She turned to my wife-to-be and Aria nodded, smiling. “If you didn’t want things to turn out that way, you should have been carefu