37. Waste Of Time “He could have provided us with more information, Jake!” His father seethed angrily and snatched the bag of sack from his hands.Jake responded to it with a roll of his eyes and a straight face taunting smile, “As if he was scared of your rage, sir. If he had more to share then he should have done it long back when we abducted him from his hideout.”“That still does not give you the right to kill a rogue like that, Jake Ragnar. You will never become a good alpha if you continue behaving in that manner.” Jake suppressed his rising anger and turned away.His father was not helping him at all. The reason for coming here was to get a break from Aria’s thoughts. She haunted his thinking and everywhere he looked he saw her face. Her tearful eyes and that complaining gaze bothered him so much that when he heard his father talking with one of the wolves about going on a hunt to gather some information from a rogue, he insisted and convinced his father to join them.Alpha t
38. Preparing for a war Jake was speechless. His ragged breathing was enough of an answer though. "This thing in my hand you're seeing is not just any simple ash, Jake," Alpha said. "This is found in the cursed willow forest where only the bravest of souls would dare to tread. The portal to the cursed willow forest is in the forest of the dead in our pack."He gave Jake his hand and picked him up. He helped dust his clothes and combed his air with his finger before patting his shoulder, encouraging him to move along. Jake was still in a state of trauma and his unsettled heartbeats made his surprise obvious. His father bit his lips. He went a little too hard on him. 'I should not have let the ash soldiers lose on him like that!' He thought as he saw Jake walk beside him silently. The sweat on his forehead was constantly increasing. "Jake," Alpha called him. "Shocked?" "I am, well not because they nearly had me. But because the other alpha is in a stronger position than us if he re
39. Weak, Intolerable Human, Aria Wright."A marriage with your son?" Alpha Killian's pupils amplified in daze."Yeah, with my middle son, Caleb." Arthur made a disgusted face. "Though he was mad when I pitched the plan to him that it can be temporary if Zavier ever agreed. He straightaway said no. Caleb also threatened me that he'd have multiple lovers and mistresses if I forced him to marry Zavier's daughter.""Has he seen Aria before?""I don't think so, but he thinks she's ugly weak girl and he needs no such girl as his future partner.""Did Caleb find his second chance mate? As far as I know, your son rejected his first mate." Alpha asked.To which Arthur nodded in a no with a sour expression, "He doesn't want a destined mate. Caleb's mindset is weird. He wants to settle down with the girl he falls in love with. And that little, worthless, human bitch of Zavier is the last girl he wants to think about."Al
40. My Little Mate, You're Stuck With Me!She charged at him with full force. Her hands pushed against his chest and began to draw him out of the boundary of her bedroom. Noah didn't stop her. He let her take her way with him as he patiently allowed her to clip him to the wall across from the door of her bedroom."Now happy? I am out of your bedroom's boundary." He said with an edge of boredom.Aria shook her head in no as she threw spears of raw vexation at him. "I want you out of my house and away from its perimeter. Why the hell did you come here again?"Every molecule in her body intended to show that he was uninvited and unwanted in her life. She pressed her hands harder at his chest, hoping that it would earn a wince of pain but all he did was stare at her with a 'if you are done then let me know' look on his face."To talk to your father." He replied and her eyes stalled on his face for a second."Then what are you d
41. A Murder At The SchoolWith a bandana around his forehead, his face was set emotionlessly as he focused on exercising deep breathing. His black t-shirt was sweat-soaked and track pants clenched his legs tightly. She didn't want to be caught gawking at him surreptitiously and hence, she maintained a confident posture and walked inside. She didn't have to make her presence known as she stepped inside, Noah spun around. He stopped the treadmill and leaned backwards, his hands folding and eyes narrowing in pure amazement. Even then, there was a hint of a small smile on his lips. "So?" He started. "What brings my deceptive mate here in the gym room?" Her breaths seemed to have solidified in her throat. He was... Distracting her. Aria never assumed that a mate bond would work between them. She was a human, incapable of noticing his scent or feeling his emotions yet she was getting affected. Her fingertips became numb and her lips surged with a tingling sensation. Out of nowhere she
42. Preparing To Go Back Home New Zealand"Alpha," Jake was relishing the soft embrace of the couch while watching a random cartoon on the television when he heard one of the soldiers scream for his father. His voice held a need for attention that he could not ignore. Craning his neck upwards and to the side to look at the soldier padding forward hastily, Jake raised himself on his elbow as his curious gaze followed him. His father was in a room they have transformed into a small office in the corridor right across from the living room. The soldier rushed inside it and provided his salutation before he said, "Alpha, there's a huge problem in the pack."Jake lowered the volume of the cartoon and concentrated on the soldier's breathing. It was ragged and his heart was galloping in terror as if he missed a wooden dagger just by an inch. He was forced to peel out of the couch and make a beeline towards the soldier. "Brent sent a message?!" Jake saw his father standing across a round ta
43. Worried For Aria!That was understandable. In fact, after Jake heard about the professor's death, he was certain they might come across some heavily loaded men and have a combat before they reached back to Texas. Always after such unexpected deaths, more predicaments followed. Bruises on hands and bandages around neck, shoulders and stomach were inevitable.He was ready for it and the fact that Aria was going to be investigated for a murder she was not related with caused his composure more damage. He could easily sunder some esophagus from the stomachs of a few if at all they charged on them.Besides this, he was all over the place because he thought there was some connection of Professor Springham with Derwin Blaze, the dangerous alpha that was preparing for a war with their pack."Dad," Jake broke his father's deep trance with a snap of his fingers. "What could our boring looking professor have to do with Derwin Blaze?
44. Let Me LearnJake did fall asleep during the flight and it was his father that shook him once they landed in Texas. He woke up with a jolt and looked around himself, on autopilot, for threat as if they were attacked in the air on the plane."We have landed, son," Jake looked at his front at his father's wary eyes beaming at him. "Our chauffeur is here to take you home. Get up and get going.""To take me home?" Jake parroted as he rubbed his eyes and yawned. After flexing his shoulders and doing a minute long neck stretching, he got up on his strong legs and gestured to his father to follow him, "Let's go to the crime scene.""What the!" Alpha Killian disappointedly followed him.His eyes were red-rimmed from lack of sleep. There was a touch of wariness in his walk and his strong and broad shoulders were slightly slumped. If being the alpha he was so exhausted, he can only imagine how tired his son would be. All that he wanted at the momen