Chapter 63
Chapter 63 — The Pool
“All she wanted was that special someone to reach beyond the surface and discover her heart."— Terry O’Neal
Kiya
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Entering the mall foyer, | immerse my ears in the intense melody of punk rock. It fills the blitzing tunes with riveting emotion,
amazing vocals, and harmonious instruments molding together into the perfect recipe that captured my attention. | followed, the
music getting louder with my approach. An audience, in their seats, watched and listened to the rock band.
Los Delphines. Fascinated, | took a nearby seat, settling my bags around my legs. As the music raged on, | was enamored by
the band. They give off an otherworldly vibe, deepening my curiosity. All the band members were exceptionally talented. Yet, |
couldn’t take my eyes off the lead vocalist.
Long, curly jet-ck hair curled to perfection with one side shaved. A thick streak of teal poked proudly out of her ringlets. Deep
blue-green eyes with skin light tan. Dressed in all ck leather, she truly was a star. My eyes spied the blue choker around her
neck with an oddly shaped pendant.
Is that...a seashell?
There was something about the vocalist | couldn’t put my finger on. Something told me she was someone special, even Artemis
could feel it.
As special as Phoebe.
Within several minutes, the group finished their song, and the spectators roared in apuse. | pped along. | never found punk
rock to be a genre I''d be interested in, but this band piqued my interest.
As the band packed up, | lingered, shuffling around the seats. Something in me was urging me to talk to the vocalist. Would she
be mean? Snobby? Would she find me unworthy of her time? Too many nights of reading inte horror stories of fan
interactions with musical artists made me wary of approaching.
But it never hurts to try, right? If anything happens, I''ll lick my wounds at home. Huffing a breath of gantry, | grabbed my bags
and walked up to the singer. “Um, hello?”
The moment our eyes met, | felt like my breath snatched from my lungs. She was stunning and her eyes. reminded me of the
deep seas. Her natural scent was interesting, | could smell an oceanic scent radiating z off her. How odd. I’ve never met anyone
who smelt this way before.
The three other band members have the same scent marker. The two men were deep in conversation in the background.
Judging by their closeness, | assume they’re in a rtionship. The shorter woman with rose—gold hair was packing away the
microphone stands.
“Yes?”
| silently cursed myself for losing focus so quickly. “I just wanted to congratte you on your performance.
You''re talented.”
She smiled warmly, almost beaming with pride. “Thank you! It’s nice to hear from a fan.” Her shoulders rxed. “Are you a local
of Carson City?”
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“Sort of.” | shrugged my shoulders. “It’splicated. My name is Kiya.”
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“Violetta.” We both shook hands. Hers were so smooth and supple. “Have you heard of Los Delphines before?”
| shook my head. “This is the first time I’ve heard you guys y and I’m impressed. Were you all always a punk rock band?”
“Pretty much.” Violetta pointed to her members. “The short one with the rose-gold hair is Marina. She may be small, but she
packs one hell of a punch. The lovey—dovey couple over there is José with the ck hair and Chase with the green mohawk.”
“Wow. You guys sure are...”
“Different?” She smirked. “We try to be. We weren''t allowed to be ourselves growing up. | sure as hell wasn’t.
d | left that cult so that | could watch movies and wear whatever the hell | want.”
| stared at her in silence, eyes wide as saucers. “Cult?”
“| didn’t mean to say that!” Violetta stammered, shaking her hands in front of her.
“N-no worries. We say a lot of things we don’t mean.” But deep down, | feel there was some truth to Violetta’s
words.
“Nice ne. is that clear quartz?”
Aweird sense of protectiveness came over me, my hand instinctively covered my moon pendant. “It’s selenite. Is that a seashell
charm on your choker?”
“Yup. You could say...| have a thing for the ocean.” She shot a wink at me, which made me chuckle.
“Interesting. | have a thing for the moon.” Wink wink, nudge nudge. “Anyway, would you guys be staying in Carson City? I''d like
to hear you y live again.”
“Yes, we are. We have a giging up in two weeks at a dive bar called the L&L Tavern. You should check us out there if you’re
around. Look up online for a run—down of where we''ll y.”
“Will do! Thanks!” A text chimed on my phone from Galen, saying everyone was done and on their way to get some pizza.
Bidding Violetta and her bandmates farewell, | write a note on my phone to check deeper into the
band.
The next day, | stood in front of my full-length mirror in my ck, polka—dotted swimsuit. It exposed all my scars, from the ones
on my back, my thighs, and ankles. It feels weird to have them visible in the ce they were born in, but there was not much |
could do about it. Grabbing my sunsses and slipping on my flip- flops, | met Abigail at my door.
“Ready to go?” Goddess, she looked amazing in her in, bright yellow bikini. Jackie was going to be all over her, swimming in
something other than water. Smiling, | put my shades in my hair and loop my arm with
hers.
“Yup!”
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The pool party was as active as an amusement park, Wolves of all shapes and sizes swimming, mingling, or dancing to the
ring music. There was a minibar serving all sorts of drinks from juice for the pups to alcools for the adults.
There were several pools, the big one for adults and teenagers who could swim. There was a smaller pool for the unshifted pups
who wanted to hang out with their peers and parents teaching their smaller children how to swim. | spot my friends and their
mates, huddled near the pool or on the grass. Pink blossomed on Galen’s cheeks as he swam with his mate, Mikhail.
Adorable!
Unfortunately, that feeling faded when | saw Darien and Odessa making out like they couldn’t breathe without one another. |
want to be happy for Darien, but | couldn’t because his mate was a conniving cheater. The happiness in his eyes made my chest
tighten because he was ignorant of Odessa not holding the same amount of love he did.
“Mine!” Abigail was ripped from my arm and lifted in the air by her strong mate donning a forest-green two- piece. “By the Moon
Goddess, you look so delicious, my love.”
“We''re here to have fun, so try to keep your hands to yourself.” She teased, smooching the Beta’s nose as she was slowly put
back on her feet. Jackie scoffed, rolling her eyes as her biceps bulged with her arms tightening around Abigail’s waist.
“Impossible, my sweet. I’m not letting you out of my sight.”
“Gotta go!” It was my cue to leave when they started making out. | found couples around the pool,
arge pool raft near the pool and took a seat, not wanting to go in the water yet. My eyes spotted many mated couples around
the pool, enjoying each other’spany on and off the waters. The stench of love was potent, making me gag a little. The sun
was out, but it didn’t warm me.
Apang of jealousy ached in my heart, recapping that | wanted what | couldn’t have. | was sitting here, feeling the unweing
sting of loneliness around destined love. Everyone | knew was mated now, even Sapphire who | have yet to see arrive. It wasn’t
even the stupid bond | wanted! | wanted someone to look at me with pure admiration in their eyes, holding me close in their arms
as the world faded around us.
| wanted to mean the world to someone. | wanted someone to just...love me for me. Not because they had to. Was that a bad
thing? Was it a bad thing that | wanted the love to blossom naturally, not because of destiny?
| hated that the first person | thought about with this love was Neron. That damned Alpha. | am determined to not have the bond
affect my rationale, but the good feelings it gives were mind-boggling. | couldn’t love Neron. But goddamnit, | hated how his
touch made me feel.
Stupid bond. Stupid Alpha. Stupid werewolf bullshit. Stupid-!
“AAH!’
My world blurred around me before | plunged deep into the cold, chlorinated water. Swimming to the surface, my ears were
bombarded withughter. | turn to my right to see Isaiah and Sapphire cackling as they rose off
the intable raft | was just sitting on!
Those assholes catapulted me into the pool!
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“Need some help there?” Sapphire mocked, shooting me an infuriating wink.
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“You two are so dead!” Wet and angry, | shot out of the pool like a rocket and chased the pair down. They ran fast, but | was
faster.
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| smacked into someone and we both went tumbling hard into the grass. Upon contact, | knew who it was when the sparks
ignited by our touch. | open my eyes to be pulled in by his bright blue. He smirked as | slowly realized thepromising position
we were in. |id there syed out across Neron’s body. Neron was shirtless in only his swim trunks, his arms wrapped around
me, holding me tight against his hard body.
“Wow, Kiya. It looks like you''ve fallen for me.” He chuckled. “Get it? Because you fell?”
He liked to make puns? What a nightmare! “Don’t ever be aedian, Neron.”
| struggled to move my wet body off him, but his arms locked around me tighter, pressing my body into his. My eyes couldn''t look
away as our breathing slowly settled as one. That’s when | suddenly realized just how close our faces were.
How close our lips were.
One fatal move and I''d be kissing him.
“Neron...” | whimpered. “L—Let me go.”
“You feel it too, do you? Our bond revitalizing?” As one arm remained locked around my waist, Neron brings a hand to brush my
wet curls from my face, thumb caressing my cheek. | had to resist nuzzling into hisrge palm. “Goddess, | want to kiss you right
now. You''re so beautiful.”
| saw it. That love | wanted simmering in his deep cerulean blue. The waves of his desire and admiration. crashing violently
against the shore, pulling me deeper into the depths of his soul. It was suffocating, seductive. It urged me to sink deep, to lose
myself in the unmatched azure. | didn’t want to look away.
| couldn''t look away.
His lips moved closer to mine, his breath bing hotter and more ragged as he closed in. | didn’t want to move. There was a
deep part of me that was curious about what would happen if | did just let go. | wanted to have a single, soft taste of what his lips
offered.
“N-Neron...”
“Kiya...”
The world faded into ck. It was only the two of us in our smoldering bubble. It felt good. It felt peaceful.. My resistance
wavered and my resolve crumbled. At that moment, | wanted nothing more but to feel his lips
on mine.
Just...a single...taste....
I shut my eyes, leaning into him, enjoying the heavy aroma of his sandalwood scent swallowing me whole. | wanted to feel what
it was like to be loved deeper than familial. | want to feel this love that Selene destine all werewolves to have. | wanted to feel
him.
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Our lips brushed up against one another, sparks shooting off like detonating fireworks. It felt amazing!! wanted more! | needed
more! | wanted-!
“What the fuck is this?”
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We jumped, bashing our heads
against each other from the shrill
voice. Our faces turned to Seg) m
Odessying aowh gus with
burtihg intensity and hatred, most
aimed at me. Realizing what had
happened, or was about to happen, |
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| felt something brush up against my leg.
Somethingrge.
OH, MY GODDESS!
My face burned the brightest shade of red it could muster as | rose on my feet, taking several steps away from Neron and
Odessa. “Nope! Don’t worry, that won’t ever happen again!”
“Kiya, aren''t you overreacting just a
bit?” Neron asked me, arching an
eyebrow while arpinaaessa
pointedtyldre’. could see the anger
rolling off him, pissed at the woman
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Our almost kiss.
“Take care of that, will you?” | pointed to the noticeable tent in his swimming trunks. Panicked, | ran to the other side of the
packhouse. | hid behind a wall with my hand over my chest, trying to calm my pounding
heart.
| couldn''t believe that happened. | almost kissed Neron! | became so enraptured in his beautiful eyes that the mate bond pulled
me closer to him. | almost surrendered to destiny.
Goddamnit! Why did things have to be that much harder?
After fifteen minutes, | returned to the
party, walking towards the bar.
Cursing myself for falling so ae
breaking int years rig promise to
abyays Rak him. Goddamnit Selene,
could you have chosen someone else
to be tied to this damn bond with
me? At least all my friends were
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I did not catch.
“Give me the strongest drink you have,” | demanded the female bartender. The blond arched an eyebrow in curiosity and shock.
“For a little thing like you? We have the Long Ind Iced Tea-”
“Give me that with extra vodka.”
“Delta Kiya, | wouldn’t-”
“Now.”
My growl meant business. In under a minute, my order was made and handed to me. | chugged down the strong drink to take my
mind off what happened. Not a good coping mechanism, | know, but | do what | want.
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While walking back to the pool for a much-needed dip, the wind was suddenly knocked out of me. My world spun rapidly like a
merry—go-round. My muscles, strong and mighty, suddenly went weak and limp, sendin00:42 me to my knees.
| couldn''t breathe. No air could get in my lungs like someone’s squeezing the life out of me.
My stomach toiled and tumbled wildly. My head pounded like jackhammers to concrete.
As | gasped for air, something dribbled out of my mouth. Staining the grass red. Is that blood?
“Poison!” Artemis eximed. “You''ve been poisoned!”
Nothing she said registered in my mind. Not even the shouts and screams heard all around me. Thest thing | remembered
was tumbling onto the ground in intense pain.
Then my world turned ck.
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