Storm’s povI knew if I got pissed off, Aaro would stop telling me the truth, so I let her talk while inside of me a storm was raging. I wanted to go to the school and kill everyone who ever hurt Aaro. I wanted to destroy the entire school and get everyone out, but I knew I couldn’t. I was a fucking hypocrite. My father had bought Aaro for me and had funded the school for years. I didn’t realize where part of our money was going until I checked the books today. Our pack had been giving money to the Goldacres for decades. How could I say I would destroy the school if I still profited from it? If it wasn’t for the school, I wouldn’t have met Aaro.I wanted to be Aaro’s home, her safe place. She deserved that. Despite the fucked up situation she was thrown into, she was trying to do things her own way. She could have ignored my mother like the rest, but instead she decided to learn Dutch. The thing that bonded me and mam together. If Aaro was smart, she would have sucked up to Dad and
Aaro’s povI shouldn’t have said that, but it was the fucking truth. No matter how much this wasn’t Storm’s choice any more than it was mine, he was still going to mark me against my will. Maybe if things were different, then I would have chosen Storm as my mate.I always hoped I would find my true mate, but that ship had fucking sailed the moment I was bought. Maybe even before then—maybe the moment I was brought to the damn school. It didn’t fucking matter anyway.I saw how my remark hurt Storm, and all I could think of to make this better was to ask him to kiss me. I knew it fucking made me feel better. More than better. The orgasm he gave me was out of this fucking world, and I just wanted to make him feel good too.I didn’t know what the fuck I was doing, but he seemed to enjoy it, and to be honest, I was enjoying it too. I didn’t think having someone’s dick inside my mouth would be fun, but hearing Storm grunt and hold on to my hair and knowing I was the one doing it to him was
Storm’s povI ordered some pizza, popcorn, sweets, and soft drinks. Everything a movie date should have, at least in my fucking opinion. Aaro looked at everything in awe."Have you ever seen a movie?" I asked her.She looked unsure. "how much do you remember from your first six years?""I don’t fucking know. I mean, some things." I despised the way she avoided answering certain questions by asking me one in their place."No, really. What kind of memories pop up from that time?" Aaro asked."Ice skating with my mother; seeing my dad slap my mother across the face; going to school and training for the first time. Things like that stand out.""So the big moments, right?" Aaro said. She turned around. "Well, I was told not to remember, and despite my best efforts, most of my memories have faded. I remember parts of it as smells or sounds. But I don’t remember people’s faces.""So have you been to the movies?" I asked again."I remember popcorn. So probably. I don’t remember what movie I wa
Storm’s povI woke up the next morning before Aaro did, but this time I didn’t have to get up. I could stay next to this beautiful woman. She laid with her ass right against my dick, and I was hard as a fucking rock. I put one of her curls around my finger; it was almost like a coil, and I watched it bounce. Then I traced her arm with my finger, seeing goosebumps appear wherever I touched.I moved her hair to the side and watched her neck. It was bare now, but tomorrow, my mark would be here. I knew exactly the spot I would bite into, and my fangs elongated just thinking about it. Brand wanted to mark her just as badly as I did. I wanted to make Aaro mine completely.Brand was right. If he would have told me, I would have freaked out and pushed Aaro away. But now I couldn’t do that. Knowing there was a good chance she was meant for me made sense. Why else would I feel this much for someone after only a few days? Why else would kissing her be so amazing, or why would she smell like my f
AaroAnd what if what I wanted was my freedom? I said to myself.I loved how sweet he was. I loved how he planned these dates, really thinking about what I wanted and what I liked. He was the sweetest fucking guy I had ever met, which wasn’t really saying much since I hadn’t seen any men since I was six.But still, I knew in my heart that he was okay. He was a good person, despite his fucking awful father.Tomorrow would be my birthday, and despite thinking about escaping this pack for a week, I hadn’t done shit to actually do it. It was fucking hard to escape, but I think part of me gave up, and I hated myself for it.I wanted to be near Storm, but I knew this couldn’t last. So what the fuck was I to do? Go through with the marking and then eventually reject Storm? Could I do that to him? To myself?I had no fucking clue what to do, but I knew that whatever happened tomorrow, I wanted to spend this night with Storm."Aaro, are you okay?" Storm asked."I know what I want." I said. "I w
Storm’s povMaybe I should have asked her about using a condom, but I was in the fucking moment and I didn’t think it would matter. We were going to be mates and she would become the mother of my kids. That was the plan, right?In our pack, women and men have roles to play. We provide, and they bear children. Okay, I know it sounds fucking ancient, but it’s not like women aren’t allowed to work. Our whole house is filled with women who are omegas. But certain jobs aren’t meant for women, like soldier or, well, alpha or any leadership position. We are meant to protect, and while I would prefer to see things differently in my pack, this is how things are. Maybe in time I will be able to change it, but we will never be like our enemies. Rules are necessary or we'll lose control like the Iron River pack, which let rogues inside who did whatever the fuck they wanted.Brand didn’t agree. I could feel it."Do you honestly think your system works? By denying women the ability to learn how to d
Aaro’s pov"Are you okay, Aaro?" Eve asked, pulling me inside the packhouse."I am okay." I lied. What the fuck was I going to tell her?"You’re not, Aaro. Can you tell me what happened? What did Storm do?"I turned to face her, "Storm marked me. It would happen anyway, but he caught me by surprise. I got upset and then I shifted."Suddenly, a voice behind me reminded me of my reality even more. "Aaro? Did you just say Storm marked you? No, this will throw off the entire ceremony I’ve planned. Come with me; we need to get you ready.""Ruby, can’t you see she’s upset?" Eve said."It’s Luna Ruby, and did you forget the rules? You are not to address me at all, Eve. So go now, before I make things even harder for you." Luna Ruby said in a calm voice, while her eyes told a totally different story. I could see now why Storm hated Ruby so much—there was something evil about her."It’s fine, Eve." I said. "Thank you for helping me."Eve gave me a quick hug, and she walked away, mumbling someth
Storm’s pov After Aaro and Mam walked inside, I waited a while before entering the packhouse. "You marked her?! You’re ruining the entire ceremony. I will do some damage control, but you’d better not tell your father." Ruby’s annoying voice said, mindlinking me. "Fuck off." "You mate hate me, but I am protecting you both. You know how your father reacts when things don’t go his way." Ruby replied. "Fine. I’ll keep my mouth shut. Now fuck off." I walked up to my room, feeling everything Aaro was feeling, and it was so fucking overwhelming. She wasn’t just angry; she was hurt and determined. She was feeling so many things at once, and I knew I could try to block her feelings off, but I deserved whatever she was feeling. I fucking messed up, and one way or another, I would fix it. And I would start tonight. I tried to work, tried to do something to make me feel better, but nothing seemed to fucking work. Around lunch, I felt Aaro getting hungrier, and I sent that woman, Samantha,