Ariana The moment the murdered man in my dream had a face, I didn't know what to do. My heart couldn't take it. It was a vision… I was sure now. But the fact that I saw someone I loved die before my eyes would haunt me forever. I stepped away from Lewis, not wanting him close. I was right after all. All I did was bring bad luck to the people I loved. I'm sure Lewis's future would have been different if he hadn't met me. He wouldn't have to have his heart brutally ripped out of his chest. But because he was cursed with a mate like me, his life was cut short. Telling him I need to be alone, I rushed into the woods to clear my mind and think about my next course of action. What can I do to protect him? The thing is, I don't even know who the attacker is. His face wasn't shown in my vision. I groaned in frustration. I hated how I had all these powers and I couldn't use them at will. They just showed up when they wanted. 'You can.' my mind egged me on. Wait a minute… maybe I can. I

Lewis I don't know how Ariana had a wolf when she was a hybrid but I guess the Goddess decided to bless her with one. Not that I minded. It was a plus. Wesley could now stop being grumpy and go for runs with Ariana’s beautiful wolf, Jade. When she shifted, I was in awe. She was big, an Alpha wolf. Wesley kept clawing in my mind to be let out but what I didn’t expect was for him to go straight for the kill. They had just met and he already mounted and mated with her for several hours. It took my all to force myself back and gain back control. ‘That’s how it’s done.’ He said and I rolled my eyes internally. He was referring to how I had delayed in claiming Ariana but I wasn’t complaining. She was worth the wait and the effort. “How about I make us some… coffee?” I wanted to say food but I remembered I can only make chicken wraps properly and we had eaten that on our picnic. “Then we can order pizza for dinner?” “Um… just coffee is fine. I’m not that hungry.” Ariana said quietly

I tightened my arms around Ariana, holding her close. Afraid that if I loosened my arms even for a split second, she might disappear. We were lying down on the rug in the sitting room, butt naked with our legs entangled with each other. After that intense love-making, we were too tired to move. Well, I wasn’t but Ariana whined and refused to move. She was exhausted and I had felt guilty for being so rough when she had just had her first shift. When she said she wanted to break up, I was quiet for a few minutes. My eyes stung. I could feel my heart squeezing painfully... It felt like someone was piercing a needle through it, one at a time. Wesley howled in my mind, feeling upset but I calmed him down. Our mate was just scared, scared for us. Understanding why she made that decision, I didn’t get upset with her. But I was angry with the goddess. If she loved her children, why would she give them gifts that would cause them pain and call it a blessing? Frustrated and sad, I pounded

Lewis “Baby…” I turned briefly to look at Ariana who was seated in the passenger’s seat, refusing to talk to me. Intense guilt was rolling off of her in waves and I didn’t know how to assure her that I was ok. We were heading west of the dark forest, where the coven for witches was located. Ariana seemed not able to control the energy in her body which causes her to have intense outbursts when angry. I called James who directed me to his mother-in-law, Cordelia. A witch who was recently accepted back into the coven. She advised me to take Ariana to the coven so that they could help her control her magic. “I told you I’m ok. You couldn’t control it… cheer up, mmmm?” I said to her, squeezing her hand that I was holding while I steered the car with the other. “No… I could have killed you Lewis.” She whispered in a low voice, her head hanging low, averting my gaze. “At that moment I really felt like an evil person. I had all these evil thoughts in my mind and I wanted to kill some

Lewis. I awoke to Ariana’s sweet scent swirling around me. It was alluring and for some reason, smelt sweeter this morning. Her tantalizing scent made my mouth water.. My wolf panted loudly in my mind, sending explicit images to the forefront of my mind, making my morning wood painfully hard. Looking over at my mate sleeping peacefully next to me, I didn’t have the heart to wake her up so I settled for treating myself to an early breakfast. Feasting on her hot wet core. And it was divine. We had just driven through the large gates of the coven’s mansion and my mate seemed to be amazed by the sight. I chuckled, thinking she would get really surprised when she saw my Alpha’s mansion back at the pack. He was one of the richest men I know. A force to reckon with. Cordelia, Zoe’s mother was already waiting for us at the entrance and she welcomed us warmly. Although Ariana seemed a little nervous so I squeezed her hand, reassuring her that I was there with her. I was on high alert