Aiden's PovI turned to glare at him but he was not looking at me. Instead, he was adjusting the man's collar and patting him on the shoulder. Then he pulled me by the shoulder, his head lowered as he muttered words to onlookers. "The show is over." I heard him say and in no time, everyone had returned to their business. It was almost like nothing had happened. Could this mean that humans were quick to forget too?"You shouldn't do that, Aiden. I'm bringing you here not to hurt anyone but to hide yourself for a while. No one will find you here but if you keep making trouble, attention will be brought to you and who knows, Alpha Lundamous might find you. Words fly, you know.""I did nothing wrong." My golden-brown eyes flickered. Why was he blaming me? I wasn't the one who had consumed more alcohol than he should. "Even though." Elder Theodore hissed, tossing me a glare before looking straight ahead. "You could have simply ignored. I don't want you doing this again, Aiden." His voice
Just when I leaned forward to hold the goblet, a shriek filled the room and the movements of a person running down the stairs resounded. My head snapped to the side immediately and my eyes widened when I saw a young lady running down the stairs whilst holding her skirts up as she skipped down the stairs. Her blonde hair was held in a neat bun and was adorned with hairpins of all sorts. She had a big smile on her face and her blue eyes danced with excitement as she ran to Elder Theodore who was already on his feet, opening his arms wide for her. She jumped right in, giggling happily as Elder Theodore twirled her around. Though she was slim, I could not believe Elder Theodore would lift her and twirl her around like she weighed nothing more than a feather. The strength of this old man never ceased to amaze him.A smile graced my lips as I watched them hug tightly. I could not tell why I was smiling but the sight was too lovely to ignore. I was beginning to see a different side to Elde
Jared's Pov My head was hot. I was blinded by rage and all I could see was red. Aiden had escaped! I could barely believe my ears. Of all news I had been expecting to hear that graceful morning, listening to this was absolutely not part of it. I could still remember how I had woken up with a big smile on my face and how I had raced down to meet my father, wasting no time reminding him that the day had finally come. It was finally time to kill Aiden. I could still remember how worried I had been, scared that my father would change his mind or something. I had no idea how to explain this but I had seen and heard many stories to make me conclude that strange things were bound to happen when a deed was scheduled to be done. It could be a change in the plan due to foreseen and unforeseen circumstances, or it could just be nature playing a game on you, but all I knew was I did not want such a thing happening today. I wanted Aiden dead and gone. It was already torturous to wait for
Jared's Pov"I - - I didn't mean that." He struggled to speak, squirming under my hard grip on his neck."Then what did you mean?" I pulled him by the neck and flung him to the hard ground. He dropped with a thud, a painful groan escaping his lips."Elder Theodore was here." It was Cole speaking this time. His lips were torn from the impact of my punch and his nose seemed broken. I bit back a sigh of satisfaction. Perhaps, I could use him as a punching bag to vent my anger. He looked just perfect."He was with a cart and he claimed it had his loads. He was leaving the pack to visit his daughter. He already got the Alpha's approval so we could not do anything to stop him. But what was strange was why he decided to embark on his journey at night. It was really dark when he set out to leave but he claimed his daughter needed him so he had no choice but to be with her soon. We let him go. We didn't think he would stoop so low to sneak Aiden out. Elder Theodore is quite respectful and I do
Aiden's PovElder Theodore left the next day and Nicole was sorry to see him leave. She had wanted him to spend more time with her but Elder Theodore tried to make her understand that his daughter needed him. He even added that he did not think she would be needing his company anymore since she had me. What he meant by that, I could not tell but I chose to ignore him, only hugging him and bidding him farewell.If I was being honest, I did not want Elder Theodore to go too but I did not want to sound like a clinging child still tied to his mother's apron string. I wished the old man could stay longer, at least until I had adapted to this new setting. Not that being with Nicole was a bad idea, but I just didn't know how I was supposed to act around her, seeing how I had acted when she had stretched her hand forward to me for a kiss — I had asked Elder Theodore that night and he had told me I was meant to peck it. Absurd, right? But I found myself wondering how it would have felt to h
Jared's Pov We were in the great throne room with my father sitting on his throne. The chair beside him which belonged to my mother was empty as usual, she had ceased to attend our throne meetings because according to her, nothing useful was being discussed except a constant display of madness. She had taken to calling our meetings madness just because we didn't listen to her advice on letting Aiden go. To be honest, I was not concerned about her newfound attitude. There were far more important things to worry about rather than bother myself with my mother's shallow thinking. Yes, she was my mother but I would not tweak or bend the truth just to conceal her gullibility. She could not see the light. She could not see what we were all preventing: I and my father. Ever since I got to know that Aiden was not wolfless as I thought him to be, I had been on the edge, wanting nothing but to get rid of him. I had always known he was a threat but seeing his wolf — well, not really his w
"I wasn't smiling.""Are you calling me a liar then?" I raised a brow, my eyes fixated on her even when she would not look at me."I didn't say so. I was just. . ." Then she trailed off. Apparently, she was lost for words. "Let her be, son. Continue with the interrogation." My father's deep voice sliced through the silence and I rolled my eyes secretly. Of course, he would speak up for her. I was sure he was not enjoying this as much as I was. He felt bad for her. However, I continued with my speech, slowly pacing around the kneeling figures."I'm sure you must have heard about the news, seeing how it is all over the pack and on the lips of every pack member." I paused, making sure to stare at their faces one by one. "I'm pretty sure you are overjoyed with the news. After all, your friend and son escaped death.""A death he was sentenced to unlawfully, if I may add." Andrew pipped in and gasps filled the room. Apparently, everyone was surprised at his boldness.But I smiled, glad at
Aiden's PovThe market was quite colourful that afternoon and it was packed to the brim as usual. I scrunched my nose up in disgust, holding onto Nicole's hand tightly as we tried to make our way through the din of people who had gathered around.I did not think I would get used to the rowdiness of the human market anytime soon and if I was being honest, I would rather be lying on the bed in the house than being here. Everywhere was crowded with people and it seemed to get even more crowdy as we walked further into the market. Amidst the din of people, I noticed that several colourful booths had been set up all around and there appeared to be all sorts of games going on. Children ran all around from one booth to another, many of them holding a firecracker in their hands as they ran with the least care in the world. It still marvelled me how free these children were and I found myself wishing once again to be like them, even if it was only for a day. I wanted to taste freedom once