Aniston's POV I stared at the ceiling like I was just noticing for the first time that it wasn't really a white colored ceiling; it had tiny blue dots that were almost invisible. They looked hidden, like they were secrets to be discovered. They were beautiful.Then I was no longer staring at the ceiling but the clear night sky, like I could see through the bedroom ceiling to the beauty above.I could count the stars forever and I wouldn't be able to count them all. I knew it was just my mind playing tricks on me by creating a space where I could have a moment of peace without my ridiculous life getting in the way.Slowly, the stars shone brighter but one caught my attention. It stood out. Like it was unbothered and it wasn't trying to impress anyone with its light, yet that star somehow was the brightest. No matter where I turned to face, my eyes unwillingly came back to the lone star.Slowly, the room returned to normal, there were no more stars and there was no more brightness.J

Aniston I sat in front of the Alpha's office.I was nervous. I clasped my hand over the other and squeezed like I was trying to reassure myself which makes me a bonafide self soothing lunatic but who cares."Everything will be fine" I murmured reassuringly. Everything will be just fine… but then the panic kicked in.I was headed to the panic zone when the door opened and Alpha's PA asked me to come inside."The Alpha is ready to see you""I have never been called to the Alpha's office before, including my father's office. This would be the first time I am entering his office""So?" He was impatient.I smiled like I wasn't close to crapping my pants."So, I am gonna go in"I stood up ."Yes, please come with me"The PA led me to the door, opened the door and ushered me Inside."Miss Powell for you, Alpha Rayn" The personal assistant said out loud."Thank you, Mr. Heckler" Alpha Ryan said and the PA left, closing the door behind him.I walked inside the office and I was surprised to

Ari's POV "I will make it simple. Tell me the truth or get the hell out of my pack!"She looked at me and she shrugged as tears ran down her face.Oh my God!I felt my heart squeezed. Oh lord she's choosing to leave. She's choosing…wooh! I can't breathe.I tried to gather my wandering thoughts."Don't do this, Aniston" I spoke softly to her. "I really thought things were better between us""It was but you can never know who I am. You would hate me" I grabbed her, maybe too roughly than I intended."I could never hate you. I am incapable of hating you. Don't you know this by now?" I asked her and hugged her tightly…too tightly."I am sorry. I am really sorry"I saw it. It was the moment I lost her and there was nothing I could do about it. I pulled away from her. "You do realize that if you do this, we are over!" I yelled angrily at her."Yes""And I won't come for you. If you do this Aniston, we might as well be strangers to each other"She hesitated from answering. I didn't know

Ari's Pov I entered my bedroom. I just spent an hour listening to Raven talk about fashion while making me watch a romcom movie in the living room and I was bored out of my mind. It was why I excused myself to take a shower. I was miserable and I knew it. Life without Aniston wasn't as easy as I thought it would be. And then there was also the little problem of being stuck between loving the girl I hated with every fiber of my body. I wished I could attach a single emotion to her. I wanted to hate her in totality or love her without regret…I wanted just one emotion for Aniston Powell because doing both was exhausting and I didn't know how much longer I could keep it up. Most nights I lay awake in bed thinking of her and hating myself afterwards. Not knowing what she chose over me was hard…harder than being bitten by a hungry python. I wanted Aniston to either break my heart in totality or heal what she broke. I pulled at my pants and unclad myself. I entered the shower but

Dev's POV I waited for the judgment, the grunting and the blame placing but none of it came. Instead he smiled warmly at me and he placed both hands into his pocket. It took a few seconds after for me to realize that none of that was going to happen. "Like you said you had to…I'm sure it wasn't that bad. We all have to do something we don't like for the greater good, I should know…" his voice faded away for a few seconds. "What the hell! I'm probably not going to see you again so I might as well tell you. I recently found a bloodless way to stop my pack from going to war with a ruthless pack…sure it cost my family…everything. My Nana is yet to say a word to me and my people can't be openly relieved hence they are termed cowards but I can live with the hostility because no one is going to die and that's good enough for me" I looked at him…at this stranger who opened up to someone he just met and I wondered whether I could do the same, just tell him what ails my heart in hope that