Ariana It’s ok to have desires. Growing up as a female, I was told not to be too outspoken about stuff like sex and shit. That it was shameful for a woman. It made her look slutty and whatever excuses our ancestors made to degrade women. But why do men get a green pass in everything? They can fuck as much as they want. Explore and have many sexual partners and in return, they get a pat on their back for being a ‘real man’. Did it mean they were more human than us? Bullshit. I begged to differ. Women deserved to do what they want as much as men did. Still, I held it in. I hid my true self from the world because I was worried about what people would say. In all my few past relationships, I bit back my dissatisfaction and pretended to be ok. There were times when I wanted to be thrown around like a ragdoll during sex. Times when I wanted to be treated like fine china. Gently and tenderly, like I might break at any moment. Times when I wanted to be contorted in every

Lewis Everything was going well until I almost blurted out about how I had kissed Zoe which led to my decision to leave the pack. I managed to stop myself from finishing my sentence but it turned out Ariana had already found out. She could hear people’s thoughts after all. It was already too late when I realized she was extremely furious. The air around us turned dark and before we knew what was going on, Ariana had sent a knife flying towards the Luna. My heart raced, I stood up, hoping to calm her down but the flying spoons and plates suddenly fell to the ground. She had managed to stop herself in time. The silence that followed after was so tense, a knife could cut through. It was like we were all trying to process what almost happened. But it was only for a split second. James immediately stood up, growling at Ariana menacingly and my heart dropped. If anything, I was ready to fight my Alpha to protect my mate. Fortunately, Zoe had stopped him before he could react

Ariana I steeled my heart and chanted the teleporting spell while avoiding making eye contact with Lewis. I just couldn’t bring myself to look into his eyes. If I did, I was afraid I would decide to stay with him. But that was out of the question. Not after what I had found out. I had to leave for my parent's sake. I wouldn’t be able to face them knowing I had stayed with the people who took their life. Lewis just stood there, staring at me. And from my peripheral vision, I could see he was crying. My chest constricted seeing him like that. It hurt more that I had to leave him this way. I was punishing him for his father’s mistakes. It didn’t take long for the spell to take effect. As I was slowly getting sucked in, I snuck a look at Lewis. I wanted to see his enchanting face for one last time. I wanted to have it embedded in my mind forever. But the look of despair on his face crushed my heart. Now I would be stuck with his sad expression for the rest of my life. I shouldn’

Ariana I stared into Lewis’ eyes to check if he was telling the truth. Not that I didn’t believe him. It’s just that with our current situation, even I could come up with any reason that could help us be able to be together. He had just told me about how my mother and his father were childhood friends and that day, he was actually going to save her due to her call for help but unfortunately, he arrived late. “I have proof, baby… I can’t lie to you. You know that.” Lewis said with a pained expression. I cupped his face with my palms and pecked his lips. “I believe you. Even if you made something up I would always believe you.” I said and I meant it. “But I didn’t make it up my love. My father has recordings that you can listen to. I have them on my phone.” He said and took out his phone before I could stop him. We were seated on a two-seater couch in the small sitting room in the cabin after two more rounds of banging each other. I listened to the recording and when I heard

Lewis I ditched the car and ran to the orphanage since it would be faster that way. The Alpha had already begun running back to the pack after I called him to tell him his Luna had gone into labor. Taking off my clothes, I shifted and carried them in my mouth then I began to run as fast as I could. From the way Ariana kept poking into my mind every second, I knew she was freaking out. ‘Dr. Anthony prepare the Luna’s VIP ward she’s in labor.’ I mind-linked the doctor at the pack’s hospital. ‘What? That’s too soon. I’ll work on it right away.’ I continued to rush forward with Wesley in the lead. Being a beta wolf, he wanted to protect his Alpha’s pups. ‘Lewis! Hurry! I can see a head… oh my God! I don’t know what to do!’ Ariana’s shriek echoed in my head. ‘Calm down baby… You will scare Zoe. Take a few deep breaths and guide her… tell her to push as hard as she can. If the baby stays like that it will suffocate.’ ‘But I’ve never done this before.’ She responded, sounding sc