Aria's POV:
"Alpha Aria, that's okay, but listen, whatever Cordelia has said to you, do not take it to heart." Anthony was saying, his voice worried and sincere.
I can't buy into that now. I have to be firm in my words. And I'm tired of this back and forth with Cordelia. Whatever they had going on is none of my business.
"I already told you that she said nothing to me, or was there something to be said that you are afraid she will say?" I asked with a hint of betrayal in my voice.
"Alpha Aria, what do you mean?" It's nothing like that."
"Whatever it is, Alpha Anthony, it doesn't matter. I just want to be alone."
"Open the door, please,"
I felt tears prick my eyes. "Good night." I said, firmly.
There was a moment of silence for a while. Then I heard him sigh. "Okay. Take your time. Good night."
ARIA'S POV People are talking. One voice is calm and soft, and the other is loud and sounds full of panic. "....effects are plain. She was poisoned. The purge has been interrupted. There is nothing I can do about it. " The calmer voice was saying. "No, Lady Ina, there must be another way!" We've already come this far!" The loud, worried voice said. "I'm sorry. This is how far I can go." I opened my eyes, blinking to adjust to the bright light. I remember that the last thing I did was pass out. The voices arguing were contributing to my aching head. I slowly began to piece them together as Lady Ina and Alpha Anthony. I turned my head sideways. And sure enough, Lady Ina and Alpha Anthony were talking. "Am I alright?" I managed to ask, and both of them turned their attention to me. Anthony moved to my side. He held my hands and stared at me, his eyes full of worry. "You are awake, Alpha Aria." "What's going on?" I questioned, looking between him and Lady Ina. "Tell me everythin
ANTHONY'S POVAria is sleeping. Even as she slept, I could clearly see the marks of sadness on her face. Looking at her in such a state made my heart ache.I sat down beside her, watching as tears fell down her flawless face."I would make sure to get to the root of this." I told her, wiping the tears with my thumb. "Whoever did this to you,will pay dearly for it. I promise." I concluded, getting up from the bed to leave the room."Claire." I called"Yes, my Lord.""See to it that she is very well taken care of. If anything goes wrong, don't hesitate to call me. ""Yes, my Lord." She said, bowing.As I turned to leave the room, I could feel the anger within me rising to level 100. Outside the room stood Elijah, waiting to see me."How's the investigation going?" I asked him.
ARIA'S POV:Alpha Anthony had just informed me that Cordelia was behind my poisoning, "Why am I not surprised?"I asked sarcasm evident in my voice"She's receive punishment for her actions." He said. "After which she will be exiled from the pack never to set foot again in it."Great, just great. I said feeling nothing inside of me like hurt or anger. I just felt empty and tired. I had long time ago accepted the fate of being wolfless and infertile for the rest of my life that the news didin't hurt one bit."I've sent out requests for healers far and wide that could possibly have solutions.""I don't want to be a lab rat anymore, forget it!" I said turning towards the window"Till I find one, lady Ina would have to continue the purge.""Have you lost it?" The words were out of my mouth before I even realized but I couldn't care less"Why do you care so much anyway about if I get cured or not?!" I screamed Getting down from the bed I was sitting on, I walked towards him staring him in
DARCY'S POV:Thankfully, the coronation had gone smoothly without any hitches which was a relief.I had now become the Luna of Nightfang. I was now Luna Darcy. Beautiful!The days routine remained the same save but a few changes. I had to accompany Logan to some of his meetings and I became a member of the council. A knock on the door. "Yes?"Selena walked in. "Mistress, you have guests.Guests? "From where?" I asked her"They preferred not to say but they mentioned to tell you that they where your friends.""My friends." I said scoffing. Friends they were indeed. Great friends that loved each other, we were."Yes they are my friends." I told Selena."Take me to them." I saidBut you hav an appointment mistress."Put that on hold for now. The meeting with my friends shouldn't be more than thirty minutes." I said smiling at here.I hoped she understood what I was talking about because I had no time to explain."Mistress, are you saying that I have to delay the meeting?"How did Aria s
ARIA'S POV:I have to leave. That's the only way I could overcome this. But how? There were guards everywhere. In the hallways except on the Alpha's floor where I stayed but immediately the Alpha's floor has been crossed going down the third floor to the final floor, there were guards at every nook and cranny.No matter what, I had to make it out of here. Taking a little bag out of the drawer in my room, I packed three simple gowns but decided against it as I would act as a hindrance to me if I wanted to flee.Going downstairs, I found out that some guards were preparing to leave the pack for some work outside of the pack. This was my only chance. I had already missed three opportunities to leave so I had to make sure that I got into the cart they were moving with.As I got closer to them, I found out that they were going to a place not too far from my mother's pack. This was a golden opportunity I couldn't miss.Watching the guards intently, I planned how to get into the trunk of th
ARIA'S POVAfter the greetings were over, uncle Jeremiah took me to his home. This was a little bit different from the other houses in style and fashion including the positioning.Inside the house, was a whole new story. It was furnished in rustic tones of deep red and wood. Everything was kept simple, no extravagance anywhere. As opposed to Anthony's pack, this was much more homely and calm.The cushions felt soft as I sat on it. And all I could feel within me was peace. The peace was so beautiful that it almost had me teared up. The air smelled so good too, I didn't know what it was but it helped me relax a lot.Curious about how this uncle's place was very different from the others, and having so many servants, I asked him. "The position of your house is different uncle. It's strange.""I knew you would ask that seeing how you've been looking around." He said moving towards the cabinet that held Tea making equipments. "Tea, water or juice?" He asked smiling. "You must be very tire
ARIA'S POVThe next morning, I kept pondering on the dream I had the previous night. What was it hidden meaning? Why did it scare the living day lights out of me?I couldn't remember the last time I had seen my mum in my dreams. And from what I remembered, I hadn't seen her before in my dreams. And suddenly she's warning me?As I walked towards the dinning room, I noticed the busy atmosphere which was very different from the previous day. In as much as there were a lot of maids and servants the previous day, there seemed to be much more today.When I eventually got to the dinning room, uncle Jeremiah was giving orders to some of the chefs, servants and some guards. He seemed very serious about something.After a while, he sat down. This was when the chefs began to bring in the breakfast.Taking a bite of the steak that was placed on front of me, "why the sudden change in atmosphere uncle?" I asked"Uh." He responded. "We have a festival today." "A festival?" I asked, my brows spiking
ARIA'S POV:It's been almost a week days of fruitless searching and digging, nothing.It's all been wasted efforts and nothing else. How long does this have to go on? I can't stay for long, questions would begin to arise.Outside, some children were playfully sparing. This took me down memory lane to my training time with Alpha Anthony. How was he doing? Was he looking for me right now? Was he searching every nook and cranny sending out search troops?I tried to imagine the look on his face as he met dead ends trying to find me. Why did I do this to him after all the good he had done for me?The way he took me in, the way he gave me his coat the night he rescued me from Dane. How he found lady Ina to help try to cure me.Everything he ever did was for my own good. No matter how much I denied it, I felt bad for leaving him hanging. Even though his family is the reason for my curse, I couldn't bring myself to not miss him."Aria. Are you in there?" Someone was knocking at my door."Yes