ARIA'S POV:Uncle Jeremiah, together with some of his most trustworthy guards, followed Anthony and me to Malcolm's house."He had been in Zilam the entire time, and I, the Alpha, didn't know." Uncle Jeremiah sighed."He was keeping a low profile, Uncle." I said to Uncle Jeremiah as the carriage rode in my direction."I apologize for all that he put your pack through." Uncle Jeremiah spoke to Anthony."We got over it, and still have our reputation thanks to my grandfather." Anthony said."He was a man of valor and power." Uncle Jeremiah said it with a look on his face, like he did whenever he was about to delve down into memory lane."Oh uncle." I said, protesting. "Not down memory lane.""Why not, dear?" He laughed. "That's where...""Life is." I completed the sentence.
ARIA'S POV:"I'm so sorry for all the pain I have caused you, Aria." Malcolm said, coughing up blood. "You can now live in peace.""You made me miserable for my entire life." I said, trying to digest all that I had just heard from my grandfather. "I lost everything because of your evil." "You..." I cried, losing all the strength I had left in me. "How was Darcy able to conceive when I couldn't? And my parents, who killed them? Were you the one?" I asked him, rising to my feet."Aria." Anthony called, rising with me."Tell me!" I said, walking up to the bed where Malcolm lay, turning his pale face to look at me."I hope that you will have it in your heart to forgive your grandfather for all the pain that he has caused you.""My parents... Who killed them?""I don't know of that one, Aria. It wasn't me." He said breathing like
ARIA'S POVIt was almost past ten p.m. when we got back to the pack house. As usual, Aunty Lilian had already set up a bath for me, so I showered and came down for dinner. Uncle Jeremiah, Anthony, and I had dinner together, and then we called it a night.I woke the next morning to the memory of the kiss I shared with Anthony yesterday. The sunny day seemed to be contributing to my happiness, and the sun was already high up in the sky. I turned myself away from the ceiling, lying down in my stomach.I swung my legs with glee, failing to prevent my smile from getting to ear-to-ear level.A knock on the door ushered in Aunty Lilian."Good morning, Aria." I got up from the bed, pretending to keep a straight face."Good morning, Aunty Lilian." I replied.Please don't say anything. I begged within me as I saw her face settle
ARIA'S POVWe had successfully captured the person who delivered the threats. It wasn't Dane, rather, it was his messenger. I should have known that Dane would not be silly enough to deliver those threats by himself.Shirtless, he was in the torture room, tied hands and legs to a seat, together with the torture master, uncle Jeremiah, Anthony, and I."How did you know that she was here?" Uncle Jeremiah questioned the messenger. He kept mute, refusing to answer the question.He had been mute ever since he had been captured and brought to the torture room."You still won't answer." Uncle Jeremiah said rather than asked. "Heat the metal up seventy times and inflict burns on him." He ordered the torture master.He did as he was ordered. The messenger's screams rang through the air as the metal hit him and burned into his flesh.
DARCY'S POV"How's our baby doing?" Logan kissed my stomach and placed his head on it."Just like his father." I said, smiling as he leaned closer and kissed me full on the lips. "Shouldn't we begin to decide on boy names?" I asked Logan, who was prepared to go attend to his duties with his beta."Let's see." He said, going into thoughts. "Logan junior?" He asked, looking at me."Logan junior?" I asked, laughing. "That's so lame. And besides, I don't like that junior of a thing." I said to him."So, what do you think would be most appropriate for our future Alpha?""Alaric..." I said. "No, that would be too bland and lame." I said sighing.Then I had the perfect name!"What about..." A knock cut me off."I'll check who it is." Logan said, moving to the door. It was James."We
ARIA'S POV"Tomorrow night is going to be a full moon.""You shouldn't talk with your mouth full, uncle." I said to Uncle Jeremiah, tossing him a towel. "And chew your food properly." I said, giving him a stern look."Why do you have to always act as my mother," he asked me when he had finished the food in his mouth. "When I'm the uncle here?" He asked me."Because of things like this uncle." I said, winking at him. Three of us burst out into laughter.Every pack counted down to the next full moon and the next blood moon. The only difference was that the blood moon was held in more light and celebration than the full moon.After lunch, the three of us go out to get some fresh air together.***Outside, the full moon was a beauty to behold. It shone so brightly that you could see each ot
ARIA'S POV"There no way that can be true." I said to Uncle Jeremiah bringing the kettle down from the stove."So what Aria?" He asked me. "Do you think that your parents' carriage had an accident?" He raised his brow at me."That's what I was told." I said."What you were told?" "I...mean...." I said to him stammering. "That's all that is known.""Come on Aria." He said rising to his feet. "There is evidence right in our faces.""No uncle!" I said making tea. "You are making all of this up.""Why would I make things up Aria. Your mother was my sister!""Exactly!" I said to him putting down the kettle in a way that I was almost hurt by it's hot contents. "That's why you are prejudiced." I took a rag to clean the contents of the kettle that had spilled on the table."I thought that just yesterday you thought the same as me." He said looking disappointed."I...maybe.. still think the same thing you think but I want us to be practical." I said taking the tea I had made to him."What kin
ARIA'S POV"We are going to miss you Aria." Aunty Lilian said as Anthony and I prepared to mount the carriage that was to take us back to the lycan pack."Yes. We will." My uncle said hugging me. "Take care of her." He said to Anthony shaking his hand."I'm not a baby." I muttered to my uncle. "Yes you are." He said pinching my cheeks. "My sweet little baby Aria. Ah, it's just like yesterday you were a little baby and now you're all grown up. I'm so proud, you've come so long...." He said then zoned into memory lane mode."No!" I screamed as a warning for him not to go down memory lane."Fine fine." He raised his hands in defeat. "I won't." Then he turned once more to Anthony. "It was an honour to have you here alpha Anthony." He said. "Now I can boast that I have been privileged enough to be visited by the great alpha of the lycan pack." He laughed."It was also great staying here." Anthony said. "Thank you. And you can boast all you like. Who am I to say no?" He said causing the tw