ZARAI woke up feeling the sun falling on me and opened my eyes. First, I was s little confused as I was lying on a couch with Aiden lying behind me with his arms around me. We must have fallen asleep while watching the movie.I didn’t think I would ever be comfortable with a man being close to me, and honestly, I do not like when someone touches me. But it is different with Aiden. He makes me feel calm and safe, and that even more after he fought Alpha Chase for me. I know a lot of it must be the matebond, but it’s more than that, I think. I slowly try to get Aiden’s arms away, so I can go to the bathroom.“Mm. Don’t leave.” Aiden mumbles tiredly.“I need to use the bathroom,” I whisper softly, not sure he heard me, but he moves his arm so I can stand up.I run into the bathroom and do my business before I take a closer look. Looking at the shower, I really want to take a hot shower,

AIDEN Rage. It is all I feel right now. I am furious. And I am far from the only one. Everyone in the room is after hearing what Zara told us.“I want revenge. I am going to rip apart that guard and the fucking bastard that kidnapped her,” I say, hearing Zeus’s voice mixed with mine. He is as furious as I am.“The guard is all yours, Aiden. I know that is one revenge you need to have and do for her. But the Alpha and his supposed Luna is mine to kill.” Liam says.“No, dad, they are ours to kill. We do that together.” Zack says, and Liam looks at him before nodding his head.“We are going to burn that place down. There is no way everyone there didn’t know about her.” Xan says, and that surprises us all a little because Xander is always so calm.The room goes quiet, and Liam is calming Laura down, who is sobbing and hurting from hearing what her daughter has been thr

AIDEN “Mark me.” She whispers.I look at Zara, shocked. I know we talked about it while still on the run. And she had agreed, but I also know from the stories gold how intimate it can be, so I chose not to pressure her about it. I knew Laura and Zara had talked about it because Zara was never told anything about it. But here she stands, as beautiful as ever, asking me to mark her.“Zara, are you sure? I don’t want you to do this because of Mel or feel pressured to do it.”“I want to, but I am not ready for it, you know, so I understand if you don’t want to mark me, I won’t be angry. She whispers and looks down to the floor.‘Don’t make mate sad.’ Zeus growls in my head.‘I don’t want to make her sad. But marking her. I am scared ill loose control, Zeus. I don’t want to hurt her.’ I tell him.‘I won’t let you hurt her

ZARA I woke up feeling warm. I felt Aiden’s arms around me, holding me tight, but it was not what made me feel hot. It feels like I am burning up from the inside. I remove Aiden’s arm that is holding me and stumble out of bed. I walk into the main room. I forgot to take the shirt that Aiden had taken off me to have better access to my neck. The burning feeling gets worse, and I don’t know what is happening.‘We need to get outside.’ Sierra’s voice reaches me.‘What, why?’ I ask.‘We need the moon.' Is all she says.I hurry out of our room and downstairs, still not dressed in a shirt. I open the glass door from the living room leading to the garden next to the forest. I look up and see that the moon is full and looks so beautiful.‘Sierra?’ I ask again.‘Take off your bracelet.’ She tells me.“Why?” I ask“Jus

ZARA I am standing in front of the big mirror in the bathroom. I am wearing a short, cream-colored bodycon dress with a square neck and the back and sleeves are in lace, and a pair of matching flats. Mom is helping me to put my hair in a bun, with a few strays of hair framing my face, and putting a light natural makeup on that makes my blue contacts pop.Looking in the mirror, I can not see any trace of the girl I was before I was saved. True to his word, Aiden has been incredibly patient with me. Even though I can feel through our bond how much he wants me, all of me, but he has not once pressured me. After we marked each other that night, I found it a little hard not to touch him; I know he feels the same. So we have touched each other, and I have slowly realized that being intimate doesn’t have to be something that gives pain. Because every time he touches me, my body tingles and gives me butterflies in my stomach.The first time he ha