I crawled into bed without saying a word to Slade. I was angry, but most importantly, I was angry that I’d allowed myself get insulted by his father. I was angry that I’d thought for a brief second that I stood a chance with him. He didn’t see the need to tell me a thing about Sapphire, including the fact that she was rumored to be carrying his child. I know they’d been intimate at some point, but hearing this as a confirmation set me off. Knowing he’d touched her in that way at all had me all riled up. When he climbed into bed, I forced my eyes close and pretended to be asleep. “I know you are not asleep. Tell me what’s on your mind,” he says softly. I didn’t respond. “Ari, you have to tell me what is bothering you. Whatever it is, I need you to communicate with me. Is it something my dad said?” He asked again when I didn’t respond. I know better than to fall for that. I stiffened when his hands rested on my arms “I’m fine Slade,” I say carefully, keeping the hurt out of my voic
I woke up feeling overly tired and restless. On days like this, I just want to stay in bed and sulk, so I snuggled under the blanket and adjusted to a comfortable sleeping position. Slade had left earlier than usual to attend a meeting in another pack.I closed my eyes and tried to catch more sleep, but I can feel my wolf stirring restlessly within me. I’d never felt her so disoriented as I felt her now, so I was constantly tossing and turning in discomfort.‘Is something wrong?’ I asked Xaria, but she responded with a weak growl. ‘Stay still, I need to rest,' I grumbled when she continued with her awkward movements.‘I don’t know what it is,' Xaria said.‘Then stay still,' I scowled. To my relief, she obeyed immediately. After many minutes, sleep finally came, but it was short lived. Gwyn interrupted to administer my daily dose of vitamins and doctor’s prescription along with my breakfast. I wasn’t even allowed to miss meals anymore. She stayed with me and made little conversatio
SLADE The meeting with the werewolf council and leaders of Midnight pack was dragging on for too long, just like every other meeting with them. Whenever it involved the council, I knew it’d take long boring hours so I came prepared to sit through it. Half the time, my mind only had thoughts of my mate. My sweet Aria. After announcing her as my mate, and mother of their future Alpha, I knew the council would want to call a meeting, and the issue of Midnight pack wanting to merge with us was also something that needed to be settled. I didn’t know the alpha of Midnight pack personally, and I’d never considered invading their pack during my years of invasion. The only time I’d visited the pack was when I’d been in search of my mate, and I’d just spent a few hours there. Alpha Lancelot was a very reserved alpha who hardly associated with other Alpha’s. He hardly showed up to the general alpha meetings and made sure members of his pack didn’t associate with members of other packs. They st
ARIAI tried to dodge the blows he was throwing at my stomach, and I escaped by minor chance. I fell to the floor with a loud thud, but he wasn’t going to let me off easy, he came after me, adjusting his face mask as he closed the distance between us. Why wouldn’t he let me see his face? When he crouched next to me, I curled into a ball to prevent any possible attack. Where the hell is Slade when I need him the most? Is he going to let them kill our child just like that? My attacker had the same T-shirt on as always, a black T-shirt with the face of a wolf imprinted on it’s shoulder. I try to scream, but I can’t find my voice. I knew that I had to fight for myself, because no one is coming to save me. When he pulled my hair back, I clutched at his hands, biting deep into it. He cursed and staggered back, giving me enough time to jump to my feet. Then my eyes met his, and this time, I screamed, the sound vibrating through my chest. I opened my eyes, my hands clutching at my chest,
My eyes fluttered open slowly and I groaned as an unfamiliar pain surged through my head. I gasped, trying to stand from the chair I was seated in, but I realised I was tied to it. Shit. I wriggled my arms and legs, but I was only hurting myself as the rope was too damn tight. I was fucked.A hollow laugh brought my attention to the door where Sapphire was standing. I’d not noticed her until then. She had a small knife in her right hand, and her left hand was tucked into her pant pockets. She moves close to me and starts to walk around me in slow circles, a smile dancing on her lips. “Ariaaa…” she elongated the last letter of my name till it annoyed me. “I tried to be friends with you, you know. I tried to like you,” she paused in front of me, leaning slightly forward “But how can I like someone who has hurt me so much?” she sighed.My stomach churned and I swallowed the bile that rose to my throat. I hate this place, not just because I’m being held against my will, but something
DARYLI can’t explain it. I’d thought mating with Sapphire would make her love me, I’d thought she’d forget about whatever she had with any other man in her past the moment she bore my mark. I’d thought she’d be a hundred percent on my side and do my bidding, but she was stubborn. She was fighting the mate bond, she still wants that alpha. I feel her emotions now that we share a bond. She’s hurt, and bitter, but she’d never hate him. She wanted him, maybe even more than she wanted me. She’d changed after I marked her though. There’s all the electric currents and sparks when we touch, and she isn’t trying to escape anymore. I released her from those cuffs after marking her knowing she’d not be able to hurt me because she desired me now. But wearing my mark did not stop her from wanting her alpha any less than she did before.She still wanted him to declare her his luna, and that could work for me too, if only it were possible. If he made her luna, it’d be easier for me to conquer hi
SLADEPain. The kind of pain that made it hard for me to breath. Pain that made my heart throb, It felt like a hot knife slicing nonstop through my skin. I’d never felt anything like it. Of all the blows life has dealt me in the past, this has to be the worst, and trust me, I’ve had to deal with a lot of things throughout my lifetime. My mistakes have come back to haunt me in the worst way possible. I shut my eyes in anguish. Asher was making it harder than it already is. It’s all my fault. I should never have left her side, I’d wanted to keep watch over her twenty-four hours a day, but my duties will not let me. At this point, none of those obligations mattered. It’s all useless if I cannot protect the only thing that mattered to me in this world. If anything happens to my mate or my heir, then I’m as good as dead. Maybe I should have marked her before that announcement. If she had my mark, it would have been easier to know where she is, we would have shared a mate link. If she
“You need to learn to have your wolf under control at all times, otherwise she can force a shift on you, and if that happens, we could lose the baby,” Slade had said those words to me when my wolf had taken over after we left my parent’s house some weeks ago. His voice echoed in my ears as I tried to keep my wolf at bay, but I was losing. I can’t bear to sit here and hear them say anymore. My wolf couldn’t handle it. I’d given Slade a clue as to where to find me, tracing the word ‘Underground’ with my forefinger on the chair handle while the video was ongoing, but what if he doesn’t get it? I can not just wait for him to come save me after all I’d just learnt. It all made sense. He was very particular about my not associating with members of his pack in the last months. Even his mother.The closest person I had to a friend in Dark Wolf is Gwyn and I know she holds back some things because of fear of her alpha. He didn’t want me finding out the truth, because he is using me. He does