ANTHONY'S POV I could have just snapped his neck the instant he had told me everything! Why did I hesitate? Why? I was fuming when I came out of the meeting room. "Let's go!" I said to Elijah when we were finally outside. Aria, Aria... I couldn't imagine the look on her face when she hears what I have to tell her. But first, I needed to calm myself down so that I could also calm her down when she receives the news. The ride back to my pack seemed like an eternity. Time went by so slow while my thoughts went here and there. When we got to Nightfang, I was relieved that the journey had come to an end. The pack seemed different compared to when I had left this morning. The greetings from the servants, maids, guards as well as other pack members seemed to have an undertone in them. Elijah and I both looked at each other sensing the difference in the pack. "Do you feel what I'm feeling?" Elijah whispered to me. "I have to find out." I said to Elijah walking up to one of t
ARIA'S POV"It's about your parents." Anthony said to me, making my smile fade from my face."What about them?" I asked him, getting curious. "Did you find anything about them? About their death? Did you...""Take a chill Aria." He said cutting me off. "We have to take one question at a time." He said to me,One question at a time? He had to be kidding me. He had news about my parents, so why didn't he tell me when he arrived."Why didn't you tell me the news when you arrived from the meeting?" I asked him, getting a little bit annoyed."Because it could have ruined your mood and appetite." He said. "That was why I wanted us to first have dinner and take a walk."He stood from the swing and came to stand before me looking at me in a way that I knew wasn't good. Whatever news he had for me concerning my parents death was not a good one. But no matter what it was, I wanted to hear it. How bad was it?"Why are you looking at me that way?" I asked him, feeling my heartbeat rising."Are
ARIA'S POVMy lungs felt clogged as Anthony dumped the news on me."Aria."His voice sounded like a whisper to me even though I knew that he had yelled my name."Aria!" He called again, shaking me. "Talk to me Aria." He said, alongside something else I couldn't catch.The more I thought about what I had just heard, the more difficult it felt to take in the air."Logan was the leader of the moon slayers as at the time my parents were killed." Anthony had said to me.It had taken every muscle in me to stop myself from passing out. Logan was the mastermind behind my parents death."He killed them." I whispered. "He killed my parents." I said louder looking at Anthony.This was the man I had loved, the man I had given my position to, the man I had put my entire trust in."Does this mean that he approached me on purpose?" I asked Anthony as if he had the answer to my question. "That our meeting wasn't a coincidence?" I was slowly breaking down because of this news, and I knew it.***"Perh
Aria's POV:"I, Logan Pierce, Alpha of the Nightfang Pack, reject you, Aria Wilson, as my fated mate."The pain that came from hearing those words felt like a hot knife going straight through my throat. The pain of rejection shot through my body, making me wince, and hot tears rushed to my eyes."Logan..." I whispered, staring at my mate, my love. In his place was a cold-hearted man I didn't recognize. "What is all this about?"What had I done to deserve a rejection out of nowhere? I tried to think hard, trying to understand what exactly it was. Nothing came to my mind.Logan, my husband of three years, was glaring at me with hatred I hadn't ever seen in him before. "You're a traitor. And you will be punished as such." He said this, his eyes flashing in anger. He motioned for the guards on standby. "No, no, wait! Please wait!" I screamed. The guards advanced on me. I ran up to Logan, reaching out to grab his hand, but he moved out of the way. I fell to the ground, my knee hitting the
Darcy's POV:That had gone easier than I had expected. Finally, that damned bitch was gone for good. It was always Aria. Ever since we were girls, it was always her. She was the smart one. She was the pretty one. She was the one who had the bright future. While I was destined to remain in her shadow forever,"Let's go back," Logan said as soon as Aria's form disappeared from sight.I hooked my arm with his and flashed him a brilliant smile. I had spent years perfecting this smile. "Sure!" I said it in a happy tone.He turned, his eyes hardening as he saw the red mark on my cheek. "That damned bitch." He hissed in anger, his fingertips touching my face. "It's just a love mark." I said it in a nonchalant tone.A love mark it was. Just as I had Aria walking around with my own love mark, it was a little something between us, and I doubt she was aware of it. But it had been years already—a little drop of it every morning—and she was as weak and pliant as a newborn.Oh poor Aria, she wasn
Aria's POV:My eyes went wide with horror. "No, you can't be serious!"He leaned back. "Enjoy your time here, former Alpha Aria."He turned and walked away. I banged the bars hard, screaming for him to get back and unlock this damned door!The Crescent Pack was a menace. A true one. Their alphas collected rogues like a little girl collects dolls. The stories I had heard of Dane Seymour were not good.I screamed out in frustration and kicked the bars hard. How did I end up here?! Was this some kind of cruel fate in store for only me?!The cell was small and dimly lit with candles. My entire body was starting to ache from lying on the concrete floors for so damn long.I heard the sound of footsteps and turned, hoping for Dane. But instead, it was a guard. He unlocked the door and stood to the side. "Get out," he snapped.He can't possibly be talking to me. So I remained where I stood, glaring at him. He sighed and stormed inside the cell, stalking his way up to me."Don't you even to
Aria's POV"Fine!" I shouted. "I'll get in!"Maria nodded, with not even a hint of a smile on her face to show that she was joking. "Get in the tub." She said."You weren't going to call them, were you?" I asked for good measure.She didn't reply. Her eyes told me all I needed to know. She was serious, she was actually going to call the guards to bathe me!"The last girl misbehaved." Maria said, At last." You can guess how it ended. And trust me, they will do more than bathe you." She said it with a crazy smile on her face.That was disgusting. There's no way I'd let such hands touch my body. The only one who had touched me was....My head filled with thoughts of Logan again. I hissed in annoyance. That traitor. I shouldn't be thinking of him again!But alas, my thoughts always flitted toward him. It wasn't an easy task to forget him. At random, my mind will be filled with memories of when he was my love. And the pain would start all over again.I undressed and got into the tub. The w
Aria's POV:A cold wind blew by, lifting my skirt. I grabbed it and held it down. Anthony's intense eyes were focused on me. It was like he was searching for something. Goosebumps erupted over my skin; this dress barely even covered anything."You're cold," Anthony stated."No sh*t," I said, straightening my back. If the skirt wanted to go up in my face, that's fine.Anthony raised a brow at my curse word.If he has a problem with it, that's on him, not me. I was trembling in my boots from the cold. From his presence. And the last thing I wanted to do was watch my tongue."We should get going." He turned and walked to the carriage. He moved like he was gliding, his feet barely touching the ground and his hair flowing behind him. He had this grace and fluidity that he moved with.I guess that's why he was called Blessed of the Moon Goddess."Alpha Aria, are you coming?"I exhaled, my breath forming wisps of steam in front of me. I made my way over to the carriage, another cold wind rai