I will write another one in a few hours. Just need to do a few things around the house first.
Aaro’s povStorm wanted to kill me. I broke down crying in the back of the food truck, unable to hold everything in that had happened today. Alpha Lex was the first person I had ever killed, and I looked down at my hands that were covered in blood and saw a faint burn mark from the silver knife.I had vowed to slice his throat one day, but it was far less satisfying than I thought. I didn’t want to fucking leave like that. I didn’t want to leave Eve behind like that. She was wounded badly, and now she was the one that would be covering for my mess.I had made her life even harder. I love Eve; she was like a mother to me, and I had hoped she could change Storm’s mind."Maybe she can, in time." Delta said.But what if I didn’t have any fucking time left? Would Storm really be able to kill me?I knew I couldn’t stay in this truck forever. Soon they would stop in another pack, and I’d be stuck there. I needed to get out while we were still on the road. And somehow I needed to find my way b
Storm’s povI arrived home eager to leave again, but first I had some things I needed to take care of."I would like to see my mother’s body." I told Beta Jackson."She’s in autopsy right now. Do you really have time to waste? Aaro already has a head start."I growled, "she is my fucking mother.""I apologize, Alpha Storm. The bodies of your father and James are ready to be viewed if you like."I walked to the morgue with dread in my stomach. Seeing their bodies would make everything real. I had felt her try to mindlink me, but I had ignored Aaro.Dad and James were placed on a slab, and especially James looked like a fucking mess. It reminded me of the bodies the Iron Alpha had left in his wake. She had sliced his guts open, ripped his balls and dick off, and taken his heart out of his chest. It was fucking brutal. Was this really Aaro? My krullebol was capable of such violence?Dad was a different story. His throat was slit and he was stabbed, but other than that, there were no wound
Aaro’s povI stayed in the shed for much longer than was safe. But the blood loss and wolfsbane had tired me out. Not to fucking mention that I hadn’t properly slept in days."Aeryn, we need to go.""Just five more minutes.""Aeryn! I can smell him." Delta said. "It’s faint, but Storm is near. We need to run now."I looked down at my body, and it was healed, but a scar remained where that woman had stabbed me. My leg still hurt from where I was shot, and I was pretty sure the bullet was still inside. She was supposed to be allied with the Iron River pack, yet she hurt me without so much as a second thought. I thought we were more civil? I thought we didn’t fucking torture people.Or maybe anything is fair in war."The saying is, all is fair in love and war." Delta said.I was pretty sure Storm didn’t have love on his mind right the fuck now. I looked out of the small window of the shed and saw the area was clear, but in the distance, wolves were coming. How the fuck did Delta smell him
Aaro’s pov"So how the fuck did you get here? And where have you been?" Grandpa Cy asked after I met all my fucking family, talked for hours and ate dinner together. Dad wasn't fucking kidding when he said we were having a party."Dad! She just got home. Maybe she doesn’t want to talk about that shit yet. Goddess, you’re too fucking much sometimes." Mom said, scolding her dad."Fucking hell, princess. It was just a question!" Grandpa Cy replied.I smiled at both of them. It was cute seeing them together like this. Even now that mom is older, she will always be grandpa's princess. I had to tell them everything anyway, so I didn't mind telling them. Let's fucking get it over with."It’s fine, mom." I said.I sat down and took a deep breath. "I was bought by this dickhead, called Alpha Lex."Dad growled and I laughed, "Don’t worry, dad. I killed him.""What?!" Dad said, "you killed an alpha?!""Let her tell the fucking story, Ash." Mom said, and she took a seat next to me. "Go ahead, Ryn.
Storm’s povThis was never supposed to take so fucking long. I don’t know how Aaro was able to evade us all the fucking time, but I was kind of impressed and really fucking annoyed.I had caught her scent once and mindlinked her, hoping to scare her enough to make a fucking mistake. Was she lucky, or just really fucking fast and good at hiding? I wasn’t sure, but it didn’t help that everywhere we went, war was going on around us.We had to stop and help several fucking times, and it cost me time that I would rather spend catching Aaro. It only cost me three of my soldiers.I needed to go home. Beta Jackson kept me up to date with daily updates, but what kind of Alpha is gone for a fucking month a day after he got the title? I needed to be there for my people. I needed to show them that Aaro hadn’t made me weak. That I could still be the alpha they needed."You’re sounding more and more like your father." Brand said. Even after what Aaro did, he still chose her over me every fucking tim
Alpha Asher’s povMy girls were home! They were both home. This is what everything has been for. The tears, the pain, all the hard work—and finally they were home.Leia had told the girls to go to bed. Aeryn must have been tired because she had run for weeks through a literal war zone.But I couldn’t sleep. I was too excited, too happy. We were at war, but I had my family back, and with them, I could face everything. I contacted Alpha Hiroshi instead of going straight to bed. He had helped my daughter get home and even shown her the safest route. In reality, you could go from his pack to mine in a few hours, but that would mean driving past several enemy packs.Besides, from what I’ve been hearing, the enemy has been attacking smaller packs and taking them over, and I was sure that if Aeryn wasn’t there to help Alpha Hiroshi, they would have done the same to his pack.I promised to stop by tomorrow with some soldiers to help protect his border. I wanted to meet this Alpha myself to t
Storm’s povSomehow, it made sense. All this fucking time, the daughter of the Iron Alpha had been in our pack, in my bed. Was this why she killed my mother? Was evil just in her fucking blood?I stared at her father, who seemed way too fucking calm. I had seen him fight, and he was fucking brutal, and suddenly he stopped fighting, merely defending himself, and it was making me so fucking pissed. Did he think I wasn’t worth the fucking fight?!Then he knocked me out, and I woke up stitched up, dressed in some sweatpants and a shirt, pumped full of wolfsbane, and fucking pissed. I was in a cell that looked more like a tiny room. It had a bed, a small table, and even a TV. There was also a shower with a toilet that was separated from the rest by a short wall, so you got some privacy, but they could still see where you were. What the fuck was this type of dungeon? It was nothing like the one beneath my packhouse.Alpha Asher sat down in front of me, and I wanted to knock that arrogant smi
Aeryn’s pov"I get why you like him." Grandpa Cy said, mind-linking me. "He’s fucking stubborn, but he’s sweet when he doesn’t think anyone’s looking. I even saw him talk to the damn horse.""What did you name the horse, grandpa?" I asked, knowing all too fucking well the types of names Grandpa Cy used to give to animals."Nothing bad. He’s called Ant."I laughed, "Grandpa Cy, that’s fucking horrible."Grandpa Cy laughed with me, "your mate thought the same. He has a pretty fucking cool name, Storm.""His wolf is called Brand. It means fire in Dutch.""That's cool too. I think he cursed at me in Dutch. What does kloetsak mean?"I giggled, "it’s klootzak, grandpa and it means ballsack. It’s like asshole.""You should come over. Maybe not right now, but I would fucking love for you to see all the animals and meet our daughter. She came from the school too."I smiled, thinking of my grandpa. I had missed him, but apparently he had missed me too."I will come over soon.""Well, I have to g