Aria's POVI continued onwards, hoping deeply that I would get to my unknown destination soon. I had no idea where I was heading. All that I was trying to hold Ma Levine to her words. But with each step I took, I began doubting her words. There was nothing on this path but trees and bushes. The path that I had wanted to follow had the stream from the waterfall flowing by it and I could sight from where I stood with Ma Levine the amount of fruit trees that dominated the path. The one that she had sent me on though was the complete opposite. Left for the trees and bushery around, the path seemed dry and lifeless. I had built so much trust in the old she-wolf though to turn back. Maybe I really had something awaiting me at the end. Holding on to that thought, I moved on. After walking for more than thirty minutes, my thoughts began to travel, recounting the amount of times I would have either been captured by Ryder's guard and taken to London or killed. I was a little bit shocked tha
ARIA'S POVI stood from the ground and stared at the limp bodies of the rogues laying around me. If not for the blood pulsating about of their stab wounds, one would think they were all asleep. The one I had clawed at looked the worse though, the loose skin on his face and shredded clothes making me gag a a little. I bent down to the last rogue I had killed and with a small grunt, pulled out my blade that was still imbedded in his neck. Blood spurted out of the wound with some spraying on my face and entering my mouth. I gagged, crawling on all fours as I tried moving away from the spurting blood. "Fuck," I cursed loudly as I turned to the grass and began heaving loudly. Gushes of water poured out of my mouth as it was the only thing that filled my belly. Luckily, the water washed out the taste of iron in my mouth, leaving me feeling a little bit better. It did mean that I was now more empty than before but I didn't mind. As long as I had gotten the taste of the rogue off my mouth.
Aria's POV My eyes slowly fluttered open as my pupils took in the light rays of sunlight that rained on me. The sky was now giving off a a faint orange glow, decorated with little white patches of clouds and birds retreating back to their respective homes. It was a relief to feel a less harsh version of the sun on my skin. As my eyes wondered about my surroundings, the memory of what had happened before my sleep flashed through my mind. I had been attacked by rouges and won, then found an oak tree at the center of a field where I laid and rested. I sighed in relief. It was a miracle that I was safe. Out here in the woods anything could have come at me. Wild animals, more rouges or even London's guards. The opening created by the trees roots that I had slept in helped but still, I was glad to be safe. As I crawled out of the small space, I felt my thoughts drift to a certain dream that I had had. For some reason, I couldn't really recall what I had dreamt about. Somehow, I felt th
London's POVI placed the scroll ok the table and broke the seal on it, Elsa and the messenger watching me. After I was done, I opened up the scroll carefully as I recalled the rattle sound it had made when I collected it from the messenger. The faint crackle of the parchment as I unrolled the scroll added to the tension in the room. I paused as I sighted my name at the top and looked at Elsa whose eyes were fixed on the scroll, a mix of curiosity and concern written on her face. She looked up from the scroll at me and I quickly averted her gaze. "I still have a lot of messages to deliver, Alpha London," the messenger said and I turned to face him. "I don't think the Lycan King would take my lateness too lightly." I grunted, ignoring his remark as I moved my attention back to the scroll. With the room now silent, I proceeded to unroll it. The looping script soon became invisible and I went on to read aloud its contents;"To London, I am writing this letter to inform you that the s
Ryder's POV It was already night-time and seven hours since I sent the letter to London. My messenger still hadn't returned but I wasn't bothered. Nothing at this moment bothered me anymore. I took a small sip from the cup of tea in my hands and sighed loudly. Relaxing the small couch, I stared at the fireplace, watching as the flames danced around the log of woods that had been thrown into the pit. I smiled and took another sip from my cup. "Alpha Ryder," I heard someone call out from behind me. Turning around, I saw John standing in the doorway of my study with something in his hands. "Yes, John," I muttered as I slowly turned back to face the fire, taking a small sip in the process. "What is the matter?" "Are you worried that the messenger you sent to deliver your message to London hasn't arrived?" John asked with a concerned tone as he stepped further into the room.I chuckled softly before downing the entire content of the cup. As I picked up the jug of tea on the table besi
Ryder's POVI opened my eyes wide, panting loudly. The harsh desert wind blew against my face, striking me with little stones that tore at my skin. I grunted, blinking twice as some of them entered into my eyes. "Where am I?" I muttered, coughing as I looked around the place. My entire surrounding was covered in a thick cloud of dust, one that made it hard for me to breathe and see. But still, something told me to walk. Placing my hands over my face, I took a step, defying the strong push of the wind. The ground under me seemed to move with every step that I took, making it seem like I was stationary. But I still walked. All of a sudden, just as fast as it had come, the sand storm sudden disappeared. Almost instantaneously, the entire place went dark. it was as if someone had placed a cloak on the sun, drowning it of it's light. "What the fuck is happening?" I said under my breath as I continued on, my hands placed right in front of me. My senses were at high alert but the oppres
Aria's PovToday was the annual mating ceremony, and also the day, five years ago, that I lost my parents to the cold hands of death. They were killed by rogue wolves, and all that remained of them were bits and pieces of their torn out flesh.Smack! I felt a sharp sting on my left cheek which snapped me back to reality."Ouch!" I winced in pain, as the slap echoed in my ears. I rubbed my stinging cheeks with my palm, as tears welled up in my eyes."Get your head out of the clouds, Aria!" Mrs. Beatrice, the person in charge of caring for the Alpha's quarters barked. "There's a lot of work to do before the mating ceremony tonight, and you are here daydreaming?!""I– I'm sorry Mrs. Beatrice," I bowed and apologized in a trembling voice, and got back to cleaning, even though my cheeks still hurt, there was no time to nurse that now."Sorry Aria," my wolf, Ava comforted me. "Just say the word, and I'd have her head rolling," she threatened."Yeah right," I rolled my eyes at my hot-headed
Aria's Pov"Mate!" Ava called again in a louder voice.My heart skipped a beat. "A- Ava are you sure?" I stuttered, not wanting to get my hopes up."Mate!" Ava said again happily, jumping excitedly in my mind."Are you sure about this?" I asked again. "Hope you're not doing this because I'm losing all hope of finding a mate?""Trust me Aria," Ava said. "He's here, I can sense him.""Why can't I sense him?" I questioned. "Cause your heart is finding it hard to accept," she told me. "Now let's go find out mate," she urged.I sighed in defeat. "Where is he?" I asked, even though I couldn't sense him yet. Well, I just have to trust Ava on this."Just walk straight ahead, and climb the first stairs you come across on your right," Ava described."Stairs?" I asked in disbelief. "Why go up the stairs? All the unmated werewolves are down here.""Quit complaining, Aria," Ava scolded me, with a hint of frustration in her voice. "Just trust me, will you?""Alright, alright," I said and did as Av