I cleaned, but still had some time left so i figured you deserved another chapter. Thank you for being so kind! She's here now, so I'll upload this quickly.
hi I get stressed related headaches, and I guess socializing with my mil was too much. ;) or it's pms. anyway, I've written half a chapter, but I can't finish it right now due to a massive headache.I'll go sleep now and hopefully be able to finish tomorrow.I know you aren't complaining, and you're always supportive. I just wanted to keep you updated, so you're not waiting for nothing. I also wrote the last 5 chapters without a clear plan, just letting my imagination lead, but now I have to tie it all together. So I'm to make a plan, but it isn't easy with my head pounding.
Storm’s pov"Fuck. I shouldn’t have done that."I saw the look in Aaro’s face when she heard those words. I might regret having sex with her, but she didn’t. I couldn’t fucking get it. Why didn’t Aaro realize there was no fucking way in hell we could be together?It was like the Moon Goddess had set us up to fail.The more I thought about it, the more I agreed with my father. True mates were dangerous. I just lost fucking control. She smelt so damn good and she looked even better, and I couldn’t withstand our bond. But this couldn’t happen again.We didn’t say a word as we quickly cleaned up the office.We walked out, and a few people gave us some looks. They must have heard everything. Normally I wouldn’t give a fuck who heard me have sex with my mate, but things were different here. I was their enemy."Then why haven’t they treated you like one?" Brand asked. "You’re the one that still thinks in those black-and-white terms.""There isn’t a grey fucking area, Brand. There’s us and the
Aaro’s pov"I think he does care," Kane said, but he hadn’t seen Storm for the last few weeks.Yeah, he had sex with me, but that didn’t mean shit. Storm obviously regretted it, and the stupid mate bond was probably too blame. I knew Storm wouldn’t accept our help and would leave as soon as possible. But I just wanted one fucking day with him.One day, I could pretend this was our life. I could be home and have Storm too. I wouldn't have to fucking choose. Not that I even had the choice of coming back; his pack would never accept me.We were enemies, and there was no future for us.It hurt to see the footage. I was hurt a lot fucking more than I realized, and so was Eve. When I was in it, it all happened so fast, but seeing it back, it actually took me a while to get up and get the knife."Can I show this to your dad?" Kane asked.I nodded my head; I had told dad what happened anyway. I had no clue where Storm had gone, but dad was in Kane’s office shortly after he mindlinked him.Kane
Storm’s pov"She’s grown into a beautiful woman." A blond woman said when I walked out into the hallway."Who?""Aeryn. She reminds me of my mate, Kate. The same curls and the same pretty face hold so many thoughts and worries inside. Kate used to be so scared to talk, thinking she might come across as a smartass or that people would think she was weird. I guess for Aeryn, it’s that she had to hold so much in, scared to tell the truth."I sighed, "but how can you trust whatever the fuck comes out of their mouth if you know there’s so much more they're not saying?""It takes time. I think she’s already talking more freely; I assume she didn’t curse as much back at your pack." Sierra said with a sly smile.I laughed, "only when she was angry at me.""The Omari women are fierce, and the men can be intense, but I am glad to be part of the family."Aaro and her father came out of the office and invited me to join them for dinner, which I really didn’t want to attend, but the look in Aaro’s
Aaro’s pov"Aeryn?" Mom asked, gently tapping my shoulder."He just left. He didn’t even say goodbye." I said softly."He’ll be back. I fucking know it." Mom replied, and she extended her hand, trying to get me to stand up."I don’t think he will."Mom smiled at me and gently touched my cheek, saying, "I’ve sent a lot of people home; it’s just our family now. Let’s get something to eat."I didn’t want to eat, but I didn’t want to be rude either. They held this party for Storm and for me. They had been so welcoming, and he just left. I should be mad, but I only felt sadness. I was sure this was it. I really thought it was over.Mom took my hand and walked with me to the table. Everyone was already seated, and they smiled at me. I didn’t want them to feel bad for me, and I could see they were trying hard to pretend not to pity me. I would have fucking bawled my eyes out if they had.Mom pulled a chair out for me next to her, and we sat down together."Is love supposed to be this fucking
Storm's pov I started running back, recognizing the different cities, forests and mountains I saw on the way over here. There were dead people in a lot of places, that had not been collected by their packs yet. This war was fucking brutal. Then at night, when the moon was high in the sky, I was mind-linked again. I almost replied, but I was distracted when a small wolf whimpered towards me. It looked badly hurt, and I heard other wolves fighting nearby. And the fucked up thing was, that I had no fucking desire to join the fight. I had always seen these people as my enemy. The Iron Alpha was a brutal killer and his pack needed to die. And now, I knew those people and I couldn’t kill their fucking soldiers. So, like a damn coward, I ran away from the fight. I knew it wouldn’t take me weeks to get home. Aaro took a long fucking way to get home. She got caught too, but it wasn’t just that. She had no sense of direction, and she had run in circles to avoid me sometimes. It would proba
Aeryn’s pov Storm said my name. I didn’t hear shit after he said my name. It was the first fucking time he called me Aeryn and I didn’t know what to think. Did that mean he accepted me? Did it change anything? I mean, we were still stuck in this mess. I tried to keep my voice from breaking, although I knew he must sense what I was feeling through the bond. This conversation needed to end, so I could fucking think. Or cry. I wasn’t fucking sure at this point. He mind-linked me, instead of waiting for me to reach out. He fucking cared. Ugh, I fucked up. Why did I even mind-link him every night? It was only going to make things harder. What were we going to do? Never be together and just talk every night. I wanted more. I wanted a life with Storm. I cried myself to sleep, wishing he was here and feeling fucking guilty about it. I couldn’t ask Storm to abandon Eve there and just come back. I couldn’t ask him to give his pack up for me. He was the fucking Alpha. I woke up after barel
Storm’s povHow fucking stubborn was I, thinking I could do everything myself?! I had no fucking clue what to do, and the only person I knew that had my back was Aeryn. Which was fucking hilarious considering I just ran away from her and tried to kill her the week before that.I didn’t fully trust Aeryn; how could I after what she had done? But I did know she cared about me. There was no fucking point in mind-linking me each night. Or telling me she missed me or loved me. I was gone, so why try to manipulate me? Besides, I could feel her emotions. I knew she wasn’t lying.So I asked her for help. I had no idea how she could help, but maybe she could come up with a plan with me? Or her dad could do something? Fuck, I am the Alpha of the fucking century. Goddess, I suck at this job."You’re not that bad." Brand said, and I appreciated the small amount of support I was getting from him. Anything was better than the silent treatment."You don’t have to do this alone."The only person who e