Natalia's POVCourtney shook her head in disbelief as she stared at the both of us. Aaron and I were just an inch away from kissing, his hand was around my waist in a not too casual manner, and my bosom was even pressed to him. It was obvious that we were not just having a friendly dance. There was even a possibility that she even heard some of the things we said, as Aaron and I were too lost in each other to notice any other person.I turned to Courtney, and she stretched out her hand against me, stopping me from whatever I was going to say to her, before she ran off, going up the stairs. I went after her, but she jammed the door in my face when she got to her room.I held the door, pushing it before she finally locked it, and I managed to open it and got inside."Courtney, I can explain everything. Please listen to me."Her eyes gleamed with tears as she stared at me, still shaking her head in disbelief."What are you going to say to me, huh? You and Aaron? I thought you were happy
Aaron's POV The next morning, I came down to meet Natalia having breakfast alone in the dining. She usually had it with Courtney, and with what happened, I was sure that Courtney would not be thrilled to eat with her. She looked a little sad, but her face suddenly brightened and she raised her face to me when she felt my presence. It did something to my heart seeing her give me that beautiful smile of hers. I had not seen it in a while now. "Good morning, Talia." Her smile widened at the name. "Good morning. Did you sleep well?" "Not as good as I would have wanted, but better than before." I saw her frown, and I wondered why. It took me a little while to realize that she might actually be worried about my sleep. I had told her that sleeping was not something I enjoyed since my whole family was taken from me. "Have you seen Courtney this morning?" I then asked her, taking her mind away from the topic of my sleep. She sighed in defeat. "Yes. I went to her room and asked her to jo
Aaron's POVIt was early the next morning, and I was outside, patrolling the pack. Something strange happened last night. Some pack members were attacked and killed, and their bodies were displayed on the streets for everyone to see. Some parts of their bodies were even separated from the rest, and I wondered what had happened.Some pack members brought it to my notice, very early this morning, and I came to see for myself. My heart ached at the sight of the bodies, and I felt immense pity for the families, but mostly anger on the person or people that were involved in the abominable act."Please go home and rest. I will take care of it and make sure that the whoever is behind this is exposed and dealt with." I assured them, and they left, having faith in me, but some of them kept murmuring as they went and I overheard them.Some blamed me for the incident. This had never happened before with all the previous Alphas, but I was barely one month as an Alpha and there was already killing
Natalia's POVTwo days passed, and we didn't witness such killings. We had no idea if the person behind it was just lying low or maybe it was just the measures that Aaron put in place that helped. I just wanted everyone to be safe, and the guilty party caught and exposed.That morning, I decided to go check on Courtney. I had tried talking to her a few times in the last few days. She did not totally ignore me like before, but she was not as free with me as she was anymore, which I didn't blame her for. I had broken her trust, and I knew that it was stupid of me.I went to the kitchen and made two mugs of coffee. I then took it to her room. I knocked twice, before letting myself inside.I met her lying on the bed, facing away from the door and wrapped in a blanket. This had been her life since she found out about Aaron and I. She was always quiet and isolated, and it hurt me deeply that I was the cause."Courtney." I called softly, and she turned to me for a moment, before turning her
Natalia's POVI managed to convince Courtney to stay for one more day, and she left the day after. I could feel that she was not too happy to go back home, but she didn't seem to be able to defile her parents. I believed that something was really going on between them. I couldn't deny that I missed her though. It was very different without her around.I decided to take a walk away from the pack house in the cool of the late evening that day. Truth was that I was looking to clear my head. A lot had been going on and it had been messing with my mind.Aaron confessed to me that he wanted me on the day of the ball, and he kissed me the day after, but that was it. I missed talking to him and spending time. I was wanted to be in his presence, hold him, and the mating bond was not helping matters. I couldn't fully blame him though as I knew the things at stake. He was a new Alpha, and he was very busy. I could tell that he wanted the very best for his pack members. I could see the efforts he
Aaron's POVNatalia and I were back in the pack house. She was sleeping in her room, but I could not sleep. I had taken her to the pack hospital after rescuing her. I wanted her to stay the night, but she stubbornly insisted on going back to the house. I would not had listened to her if not that Doctor Simon assured me that she was going to be fine.It angered me so much that I let her attacker escape. I wanted to use him as an example to those that would dare lay their hands on her. But I could not, not when she was hurting and she needed me.It was even more aggravating because I didn't get to see who the person was so I could look for him and punish him later. I didn't even catch his scent as he seemed to mask it. The attack was not a coincidence, it seemed to be carefully planned and thought out, and I believed that Natalia was followed. The question was by who?I could not help but relate the attack to the one that happened with my pack members a few days ago. I believe that the
Aaron's POVAs much as I hated to think about it, I believed that someone in this pack was betraying me. Not much people knew about Natalia and I. In fact, I believed that nobody knew, or maybe I had not been paying much attention. I wondered who would not want us to be together.It was already eight in the morning and Natalia was still sleeping. I kept her awake for most of the night, so I left her to sleep and I ordered all the omegas not to disturb her.I remembered her expression when she saw what was written. There was fear in her eyes, especially because whoever it was had to threaten her with what happened to her yesterday. This was even what made me think someone in the pack house was betraying us. How the fuck did the person get into her room to keep that note on her table without anyone noticing?_____I walked into the cell that the man who confessed to killing my pack members was. He was sitting at one corner of the room, his head lowered to his bended knee, but he raised
Aaron's POVMy heart skipped at Natalia's words. She surprised me by how she was able to move past the things that were holding us back and decided to be with me. Her hand on my face calmed me, lured my heart to peace.I didn't know the moment I leaned in and kissed her lips, and as expected, she tasted so fucking good. The both of us got up without our lips breaking. I held her waist, and she wrapped her hand around my neck, pushing herself closer.I kissed her softly at first, but my girl was too addicting that I could not control myself and desire. I pried her lips open as I stabbed my tongue into her mouth. Our tongues lapped against each other, fighting for dominance.My right hand went to the back of her head, and I grabbed a fistful of her hair and pulled her head backwards a little, giving me a better access to devour her mouth.Natalia soon began to moan as she struggled to keep standing, but my hand on her waist would not let her fall. My cock twitched and hardened in my und