London's POVWhen I saw the expression on Alpha Ryder's face when I told him that Aria's baby was mine, I knew that the geezer still had some feeling for Aria deep down even though he tried covering up. And although it was scary to test the already angered wolf, it brought me satisfaction to see that I was winning. Ryder had now asked his butler to go fetch Aria while I sat down on one of the couches that was closed to his podium. I sank into the seat with a loud sigh and closed my eyes, enjoying the moment that I had molded for myself. "Here you go, sir," I heard someone to my left say. I opened my eyes and turned to my side just to see a maidservant standing beside my seat, a tray with a small glass and a bottle of wine on her hands. "For you, sir." "Thank you," I said with a small smile as I collected the wine bottle and glass from the tray. The maidservant bowed and walked away as I dropped bottle and glass on the table beside me. Leaning back into the plush cushions, I popped

Ryder's POVI felt my guts knot and chest tightened as I watched Alpha London pick Aria up from the floor. He turned to go, to take Aria back to his pack. I should be glad that the she-wolf who lied and spat on my face was being taken away but I didn't know why I felt so... angered. I shifted my gaze from the alpha and turned my head to the side. I could not watch him take her away. I could not because... because I still loved her. "Fucking fuck this," I cursed under my breath as I gritted my teeth and clenched my jaws. I made to stand from my throne and head inside when a familiar voice spoke to me. 'Do you really want to ignore this?' my wolf, Otis, said, the sound of his voice resonating through my skull. 'You really are going to let this bastard take Aria?''I do not have any other choice, Otis,' I replied my wolf as I sat back down on my seat. I turned my gaze to Aria who laid still in London's arms and immediately felt my throat go dry. 'You know that what she did isn't somet

Ryder's POVThe hallway felt unusually quiet, left for the pounding of my heart as it beat wildly in my chest. The air felt thickened around me and everything seemed to be still, as if the entire house had held it's breath along with me. Taking a deep breath to calm myself, I slowly began to approach Aria's door. Each step that I took echoed softly against the polished floor and the sound seemed to grow louder with each passing moment. I looked up from the ground where my gaze had been fixated and shifted my eyes to Aria's door, the barrier between me and the answers that I sought looming a few rooms ahead of me. After a few more steps, I finally stood in front of the door. I took in a deep breath and exhaled softly as I squeezed my hand into a fist. I raised it up and was about bringing it down to knock on the door when different thoughts began crossing my mind. Should I knock? Why couldn't I just turn and leave everything as it was? Did I really have to follow Otis' words? These

Aria's POVI stared at Ryder with disbelief. I couldn't believe him. After locking me up and treating me like I was nothing, he decided to come seel for a reason to justify his actions. But if I were to be honest, I didn't know what hurt more - He asking the question or me not having an answer. "That was the question that you came to ask me?" I asked as a bead of tear rolled down my cheeks. Ryder shrugged, the expression on his face stoic as he stared at me. "You didn't tell me of your... former actions before we got mated and now it has produced a result that has caused us both a lot of hurt," Ryder said, his tone calm and his expression still without any emotions. "Although you still have to face the consequences, I would love to know why you did what you did." "You claim that I caused you a lot of hurt," I muttered with a small sniff as I tried to control the storm of emotions raging through me. "You seem to be handling that hurt very well."Ryder frowned. "What do you mean?" h

Aria's POVI came out from behind the wall where I hid and glanced at the front door, our destination. Taking a deep calming breath, I took a short look down the corridor to make sure the area was clear. Seeing that it was, I reverted my eyes back to the door and let out a deep sigh. "I think the place is clear enough for you to go," Ma Levine muttered as she turned to me. "I made sure to bring all the maids to the other side of the mansion. The guards are still outside, but the ones guarding the gate that leads out of the compound through the garden have been sent to meet the Lycan King."My heart raced wildly within me as Ma Levine's words repeated in my mind. I licked my dry lips and took a deep but shaky breath as I slowly stood up. I grabbed tight the pillar in front of me as my eyes counted the steps that I was going to take. I was about making a move when Ma Levine placed a hand on my shoulder, stopping me. "Aria," the old she-wolf called in a quiet and barely audible voice a