《Call me Alpha》 Chapter 1: Authors Note Chapter 1: Author''s Note Okay. This story is in English. So I came up with this story while reading some werewolf stories. I am finding something that iscking on what I''ve already read. Its the heat. The supposedly raging libido''s of a werewolf. So I decided to make my own. And of course, a twist. A wolf girl who can have two or more mate. And one of them will be the Alpha. What will happen? Come with me with this adventure! Call Me Alpha Owned by N?velDrama.Org. by: jokerde Date: September 11, 2020 Chapter 2: Prologue Chapter 2: Prologue Ashira''s POV Werewolves does exist. Before, it was just a myth. A way to scare the children or to keep the teens from going out too much. But it is real. Werewolves are real. I knew this because I am one of them. I''m a living proof of the myth. I''m a She-Wolf. Humans doesn''t know we exist. No one knew we exist, at least from the human world. "Ashira!" A cheery sweet voice took my attention from gazing out. My friend, Lucy, came running towards my direction. Just like me, she was wearing a white thin satin dress that is just above the knee. We both are wearing a wood-made sandals. If you''re going topare the way we''re dressed, we''ll look so weird despite the age and year we are in. We have no underwear inside the thin white dress. The wood sandals are even made by the elders of the pack. But this is not the way we dress-up. A sacred ceremony will be held and we just need to dress like so. It''s a pack tradition. Werewolves like us need to stick together. We have our pack. Me and my friend, Lucy belongs to the Regal pack under the reigning of Alpha David together with his Beta, Eric. Eric, the Beta of Regal, is the one who took me in and act as my guardian. I was once a Rogue. A lone-wolf. I don''t know who my parents was or if I belong to other pack before. I have no memories of my childhood. All I remember was walking in the middle of the forest and being found by Eric. He''s already a Beta at that time. Eric''s mate, Ophelia, epted me as their orphan child. They also have a son named Cruz, he''s a couple years older than I am. I get along well with Eric and his family. Cruz is even overprotective like I am his sister. Overall, I settled in this pack even though I''m practically an outsider. "You looked excited, Luce." I said to her when she came near me. We walked sideways towards the line where the other She-Wolf is. They wear the same kind of dress. "And you''re not? We''re talking about mapping here! Of course I''ll be hell bent!" Mapping is a pack tradition. It''s held annually before the end of the year. Now, it''s happening five days before christmas. The Mapping is a sacred ceremony and is one of the most important event for every pack. It''s not just the Regal pack that held this ceremony. Every pack all over the continent does. We''ll be able to know from which pack our mate is. This is the main concern of the mapping. Each wolf have their own mates. If a wolf is not able to meet its mate, they won''t have the chance to produce a pup. Even if a wolf had sex with every wolf, you''ll not be able to get pregnant unless it''s your mate. A wolf can only produce their heir with their mate. So finding a mate is a must especially for the Alpha''s of the pack. Even for the Beta and third-inmand. They''ll need their mate to continue their legacy. It''s not easy to pick a Beta or Gamma. Those high rank positions are mostly inherited. Unless that bloodline will betray the Alpha then they will banish that bloodline from having a position in the high ranks. I just shrugged the thought of finally locating my mate. I''m not really interested. "I''m just waiting for this moment ever since I was born." Lucy''s eyes are even sparkling as she said that. That reaction is verymon. Most of the She-Wolf are waiting for this moment of their life. But not me. I don''t have any butterflied flying on my stomach whenever the word mate is involved. "How does this work again?" I asked. I knew most of packws and its system but I never dig deep when ites to anything about mapping or mates. "You''re so uninterested, Ashira. Aren''t you excited to meet your mate?" I shrugged only to answer her question. She rolled her eyes on me. "Whatever. So here," she point the house of the enchantress. "There''s a sacred knife inside and you''ll cut your palm with it. You''ll let the blood drop on the map and it will do its magic." She exined with excitement." "How?" She lumped her shoulders and looked at me like I''m unbelievably naive. "This thing are taught to the toddlers and you don''t know?" She scuffed. I scowled at her. "Whatever. So when the enchantress do her chant, the part of the map where you''re mate is will glow." She said, having sparkles on her eyes once again. "Technically, we won''t know who exactly our mate is." I stated. That sounds like a job. "Exactly! Isn''t it exciting!" Her voice almost made me cover my ear. I scowled. "Exciting how?" Lucy rolled her eyes at me. "We''ll go to where they are, duh! First, we''ll be able to visit other territories." "Only if the mate is not from our own pack." I cut her and shrugged. "Whatever, Ashira! Oh! And second, we''ll be amodated by the other pack. That''s like having a free vacation with ce to stay and free foods to eat!" She screams thest words. "You sound like they don''t feed you here." I cut again. She ignored me this time. "Third, we''ll finally have the chance to attend the annual mapping party!" Every year, every pack celebrates the annual mapping party. On the same dates the Alpha''s agreed on. This year will be held the night before Christmas. So that the She-Wolves will have their time to travel to the packs where the mapping leads them. And to prepare themselves. There are She-Wolves from other pack thate here every annual mapping party. And they''ll meet their mates at the party. The same will happen to us soon. Every year, Regal pack loses its She-Wolves. And every year new She-Wolves from other packs was added. It''s like exchanging the women of packs. But for a reason. The men cannot leave the pack. Only the She-Wolves can. It''s not possible for male wolfs the transfer to another pack. The female should always transfer. That''s every pack''sw. The loyalty of the men wolves is essential. Also, its a packw so even the men like to switch packs, they can''t unless they go Rogue. But only few packs epts Rogue as one of them. Rogue tends to have a traitor''s blood. That''s how packs see them. "Any worst case scenario?" I asked Lucy again. The long line is now a few. I guess the process of mapping is easy. We''re almost next. Many girls came out of the enchantress''s house with wide ear smile. Knowing where their mate is really cause rampage in their system. I can''t rte. Lucy somehow think of an answer to my question. "Hmm, as far as I heard, there''s a wolf before that lose her consciousness. Practically, blood loss. She cut way too deep on her palm. But that''s the worst I know." Okay. I don''t think I''ll be stupid enough to cut myself deep. "Oh my God! I''m next!" Lucy screams. I just smiled and gave her a light push. Not really feeling any excitement. Lucy went inside and I''m the next in line. I looked around me and noticed that there''s only one girl left behind me. I took note of her excitement gushing through her aura. She looked like she''ll pass out any second from being thrilled in knowing her mate. "You wanna go first?" I asked. I knew she''ll love to. The girl''s eyes widened and sparkle with hope. "I can?!" She screamed, making my ears ring for a bit. I smiled and gave way for her to make a cutsie. "Thank you! Thank you!" She jumped-walk past me. A few minutes and Lucy came out of the house. There''s a red cloth wrapped in her left hand just like the others before her. Maybe it helps to stop the bleeding but that''s weird since we can heal fast. Lucy was grinning like crazy. She sure is in high spirits. "Ashiraaaaa!" She jumped on me and hugged me tight. The girl I made a favor already run inside the Enchantress. "MyGod! I know where my mate is!" Lucy screamed once again that made a whizzing noise in my ears. "I''m happy for you. Yay." I said, trying to sound cheerful while I rubbed my ears without her seeing. "Won''t you ask me more?" I was confused at first. Hell, this girl just want to be even more thrilled. I justughed as I saw her eyes glittering, lips pouted.. "Okay. Where!?" "Shadow pack!" She screamed again. Damn, my friend! "Wow!" I eximed. Shadow pack is the second strongest wolf pack. Most wolves in that pack are fighters. They also outrun the other packs in numbers. Our pack, the Regal, is fourth in line in the strongest pack. We also have a lot of wolf that made us earn the fourth ce. We''re mostly women but we made that as an advantage. Our She-Wolves are also fighters. Some even are the best. I was about to talk more and congratte her when the before me came out of the house. Her eyes mirrors the same sparkle every girl had. "I guess I''m next." I said to Lucy. She nodded nonstop with excitement. I walked through the door of the house of enchantress. Once inside, I was weed by the dark with only the dimmed lights from the candles on some ce. A circle wooden table is in the middle of the living room. There''s a huge map in its middle, a box on the side, and five candles formed into circles in shape of a Star. Behind the table is where the enchantress is seated. I can barely see her because of the dark. When my eyes adjusted, I saw her almost in her fifties. "Come closer, Wolf." The enchantress said, almost a whisper. I did. I''m not nervous nor afraid but my feelings are uncanny. This ce feels so heavy. I wonder why. Should I felt this way? I feel so different from the way the other She-Wolves react. The ambiance of the ce somewhat gave me a light fear. Not enough to make my knees tremble though. It''s like my Wolf is saying something. Somehow telling me danger. At least, how I felt. "You know what to do." The Enchantress said. She sound tired and bored. Like, she''ve been doing this thing all her life and she''s just not into it. I looked at the table in front of me. I looked at the box beside the map. Inside, I saw the sacred knife There''s two wolves, hugging each other carved as the knife''s handle. I picked it up and put its edge on my palm. I inhaled deep as I start cutting through my palm but not deep enough. It sting a bit. My forehead is knotted as I let my blood drop on the map. Once my blood dropped on the map, it was quickly absorbed. That exins why there''s no stain of blood in the map after all those girls before me. I put the knife down inside the box again. I almost growled when the enchantress took my hand hastily. Her move is fast, it also made me think she''s weird. She wrapped my hand with a red cloth just like what others have. After, she looked at the map, waiting for the result. I did the same. I looked at the map as well. There''s no light from it yet. I was pretty sure Lucy said it will glow or something. A few seconds and a round little glow was visible in a part of the map. The enchantress''s eyes looked even bored than it already is. "Prime pack." She announced, no emotion can be detected in her voice. Once informed of where my mate will be, I started turning my back to the enchantress. It''s all done. I was about to take a step when another light showed on the map. And then another, and another. Almost every part of the map are glowing! The map took my entire attention. I''m not sure what''s happening and confusion sure disyed on my face. This content ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org. "What¡ª" I was avout to ask but I stopped before I could. I don''t understand any of it. The map and its glowing lights are too distracting. My wolf have a lot of questions. Confusion and fear slowly crawled on me. The Enchantress''s expression didn''t help me at all. She looked shocked. With a light fear. "W-What''s happening..." I managed to ask. Is this supposed to happen? "You''re a stealer!" She screamed. Her voice sounds hysterical. From the sound of her voice and her expression, I know there''s something wrong. Stealer? I''m not a freakin'' theft! But what does she exactly mean? I slowly walked backwards. Away from the table. Away from the map. Away from the Enchantress. ''Ashira. Go home. Now!'' That was Eric talking to me through our mind link. I didn''t think twice when I heard him. I ran fast, heading outside of the house. Lucy was about toe near me but I immediately shapeshifted into my beautiful white wolf. Me and my wolf is so confused. I can hear my wolf whining. And somehow, she sounded angry. I can hear Lucy calls my name but I did not bother looking back. I ran towards home. All I want now is a talk with Eric. He must know something about this stealer thing or else.. I''ll go insane. _____ Thank you for reading. Share it with your friends who love werewolves, too. :) -jokerde Chapter 3: The Mapping Ball (part 1) Chapter 3: The Mapping Ball (part 1) I woke up from soft knocks on my door. Brushing my eyes with the back of my palm, I slipped on a robe and headed to the door. My head felt light when I woke up, feeling exhausted even after a deep slumber. I thought I can''t sleep right away after the howl I had heardst night but my wolf is at peace, making me sleep soundly. None slightness feeling I''m near in danger. I was weed with a trolley pushed cart with food covered in cloche tray when I open the door. I can smell its delicious scent, almost savouring it. My stomach made a loud growl, making me feel how famished I was. No one was there. They just left the food behind. I pulled the trolley inside my room and closed the door, making sure to lock it again. ''Food arrived, sleepyheads!'' Someone mind-linked me and I was certain it was Ava. We are from the same pack and already met each other, being able to ess the mind link. I guess she sent all five of us from Regal pack the same message. I chose not to give a response and head to the bathroom to wash my face. After, I sat on the chair inside the room and ced the tray on the table. My mouth drools upon seeing how delicious the served food was. I grabbed the spoon and start digging in. I ate in silence, thinking of what to do today before the ball. Invitations were sent to me together with the food. It''ll be our key to enter the ball. The invite indicates the time the event will start which was 7 o''clock in the evening. I kept the invites safe, making sure it won''t be lost or misced otherwise I''ll be doomed. I have the dress that Ophelia bought for me so I don''t need to buy one from the shops which what it usually should. It''s an olive green dress with slit on both legs. The colour Ophelia picked surepliments the shade of my deep green eyes. A silver pair of heelses with the dress A silver pair of heelses with the dress. Ophelia being the fashion addict that she is will never style me with an iplete package. She knew I suck at dressing up. I also have a silver ne with the Regal packs'' crest as its pendant. Paired with an inch long silver earrings. I''m sure I''ll shine tonight at the ball. Literally. The thought made me want to toss every shining stuff in my luggage. But of course, I didn''t. I also need to make my face presentable. I never do make-ups well but I knew the basics. I guess I can fix myself for the ball tonight. With all those task aside, Im left with nothing to do for the rest of the day. I was thinking of shifting into my wolf form and roam the Primend. I love to have a run, to ease my feelings and feel free, but I''m scared someone will track my scent. I''m lucky if its my mate I''ll find as my mission will be done but if not, then I''ll have a mate less wolf running after me. Despite thest thought, I badly want to shift and run in this territory. It''s a hugend, mostly green. The air is fresh, ambiance here is calming that I''d want to rest with nature. I feel like I can roam around freely without judging eyes stabbed at my back unlike to my pack. Here, no one knew me. Its like living a new life. Creating new identity. For the first time in my life, I was grateful for having a mate away from home. Its the first time I felt grateful with this mate thing. With my inhibitions, I decided to go for that run. nning ahead for safety routes, I''ll probably head to the river. Its mostly woods on the way and less chance of being spotted. I took a shower and wore a loose shirt with short shorts. I did not bother to wear anything inside since I''ll be shiftingter. I went out of the guesthouse, making sure to avoid crowds. I bought a bottled water at a store, making sure the storekeeper is a woman. I''m starting to have anxiety with my wolf''s abnormality. Since the back of the guesthouse is the woods, I decided to start from there. Quite thankful that everyone around me are females. Luck is still on my side since male wolves needed to stay out of the guest''s sight before the mapping ball. The idea is to prevent men from distinguishing their mate before the party and breaking the purpose of the ceremony. As I walked in the woods, one hand holding a bottled water, I looked for a tree big enough to cover me. I need to take off my clothes so I won''t rip it when I shift. I settled as I saw one. Looking sideways, I made sure no one is around. I grabbed the hem of my shirt and pull it over my head, stripping my shorts after. The cool wind wrapped my naked skin, cold breeze of airing from lips as I breathe. I called for my wolf, wanting to feel the warmth of fur all over me and shifted in my wolf form. The feeling is serene. I loved how weing the nature is in thisnd. As Inded in all fours, I''m thirsty to have a run. I started my way up North. I can smell the river ahead, hearing the currents and chirps of birds clear in my ears. My wolf happily ran fast towards the river. I run fast and free. At this moment, nothing bothers my mind as if every hard thoughts I have now faded. My wolf is enjoying herself, telling herself that she belonged here. That this is where she should be. I reached the clearing to be amazed by how beautiful the scenery is. Clear blue waters gushing freely in the river, green grass and tall trees surrounds. I love it! The river is calling to me, for me to jump and take a swim. I did. I jumped in the air, ready to fall in the cold water. Just when I was about tond in the water, I shifted back into my human form, making a perfect dismount. The cold water made my naked skin shiver, almost painful but also rxing. I swam until I''m out of breathe. I inhaled deep, letting the air flow back to my lungs, filling it. Suddenly, I snapped my neck to my right. I can smell a wolf. Someone''s here! I hid myself down the water, crossing my arms on my chest. Feeling visible under the clear water. Bones snapping and clothes stretching is what I heard next. The wolf just shifted in his human form. A guy around my age showed himselfing behind a tree. He''s wearing a short but left his chest bare. He have blonde-brown messy hair, tall and lean. "Why are you here?" His voice sounds irritated. With knotted forehead, he eyed me boldly making me wrapped my chest more. He took a step forward but not too close. My breath is hitching from the cold. "I..." "Are you one of the guests?" He cut my words, focusing his eyes on mine. I nodded. Unable to speak from shivering. Damn I need to get out of the water now or I''ll die from freezing! "Walk out of the water. And wear this." He threw a ck shirt on the ground and turned his back on me, giving me privacy. I hesitated at first but when another cold wind pass me, I pulled myself out of the water. My moves are quick, needing to get out of the cold. I grabbed his offered shirt and wear it, the hem reaching mid-thigh. The fabric is not helping the freezing feeling tormenting my skin. The guy looked my way again once I''m dressed. My arms are still wrapped in front of my chest, trying to have a self-warmth which eventually failed. I''m freezing! "I''m Nick, the Beta of the Prime. This part of thend is off-limits!" His voice raise a bit and hasn''t changed, still irritated and a bit tired at that. So he''s the Beta. I only know pack information and the names of those in higher rank position but not how they look. This Nick is good looking. Cruz would be a Beta like him in a few weeks. How I missed that guy. "I''m sorry, I didn''t know. I promise I won''te here again." I said, trying to control my shaking voice. I''m not scared, just freaking freezing! Nick sighed, dropping his eyes on the ground before shutting it tightly. "I''m sorry I raised my voice. I''m just too tired handling everything while our Alpha is out there nowhere." I was shocked by his change of mood. He just started whining to a stranger, he might not be too strict as he looked. I saw how Nick''s eyes widened, probably realized what he had just said. "Damn it!" He cursed under his breath. "Pretend you didn''t hear that." He ordered but his expression is almost child-like. He looked cute in a way. "I didn''t hear every words you said." I said, grinning ears to ears now. I''m still freezing but I''m starting to enjoy talking with Nick. He sighed in relief and smiled at me. "Let me walk you back to the guesthouse." He said, starting to be friendly. We walked forward to the forest. I''d like to shift back in my wolf form since I''m still freezing but since Nick offered me apany back to the guesthouse, I thought I shouldn''t. "So where is your Alpha?" I decided to ask. I''ve been curious about it when he mentioned that earlier. Alpha''s must be present at the ball tonight. It''s a pack tradition and its the Alpha''s job to witness every new She-Wolves his pack will have. Also, if the Alpha is mateless yet, he must be there. "You said you''ll pretend you didn''t hear it." Nick''s eyes are looking at me, widened in disbelief. I chuckled. His face is so funny right now. "Sorry. I was just curious. It''s the mapping partyter and Alpha''s should be there." He sighed agreeing at my words. "I don''t know where he is. I''ve been looking for him but I can''t find him anywhere. Every works was left behind and I finished all of them in his behalf. That doesn''t made me happy." His whines are so childish. If I''m not in the mood for humorous talk right now, I might have said its his job as a Beta. But I justughed at him. "That river is myst resort. If he was not there then I don''t know where he is. That''s his spot. That''s why its off-limits. If he''s the one who found you, you could be dead right now." "Well, I guess I''m lucky its you who found me." "You bet." He said grinning at me. Iughed again. He''s so full of himself but whines because of overworks. I''d like to say it to his face but didn''t. He paused walking and stare at nowhere. I was confused before I realized he must be talking with someone through his mind. He closed his eyes and sighed a heavy breath before looking down at me. "I need to make a detour. You can go back by yourself?" I nodded my answer and said my thanks. He nodded at me, his face looking serious again before turning his back at me. Running with his inhuman speed. As for me, I decided to shift on my wolf saying sorry to Nick''s-now ripped-shirt and run back to where I left my clothes. Nick''s POV I was running South where one of the wolf guards told me they spotted Aiden. That guy has been gone since yesterday night and blocked everyone from his mind, not letting us send a message. I was exhausted from all the works he left behind. He never leave his works unfinished but now. If Aiden is at the South part of thend then he must be in the ruins. I''ve reached it and spotted him leaning his back on a big tree near the ruined building. This building used to be the pack building before a war took ce between the Ravenous pack. It was a tragic war, many of our wolves died and some home was burned down to ashes. Aiden''s father was the Alpha back then. Aiden was naked and unconscious. Numerous bottle of liquor on the ground everywhere. I walked to him slowly. Property ? 2024 N0(v)elDrama.Org. "How''d you find me?" Aiden said with low growl. He then sniffed in the air. "Who''re you with?" "Some guest who got lost." I replied, slightly unsure why he asked. He just shrugged so I let it go. "What happened to you? The ball will be in a few hours. You can''t attend it wasted." I kicked some of the bottles stumbling my way. I swear I sound like a mom now. "Like I can get drunk." He said. Yeah, well, his immunity with alcohol is way over average. I sighed. "What''s your problem, man!" My tone is frustrated and irritated by his behavior. Lately, he''s not in his usual. Something''s bothering him and I know it''s his wolf. "I found my mate." He scoffed, sounding unhappy and disappointed. "Really? Who was it?" "I never did see her. I just know she''s here. I smelled her scent." Aiden''s voice is hoarse, tired. I know he never liked the thought of having a mate. Well, I understood him. Despite what happened in the past, I''m sure he won''t like the idea of having one. "Your howl scared everyonest night." I informed him. Im serious! I felt his pain through our pack bond that I almost peed on my pants. "That''s not me. It''s my wolf. It''s angry that I''m rejecting the idea of having her. He''s frustrated that we didn''t catch her. The scent was gone in a blink, we didn''t meet her." Our wolfs can be annoying at times like having our mate. Its hard to control when it wants to be around his female. If my Alpha is having a hard time, then I can just imagine how it feels. Alpha''s have the stronger control of their own wolf. But I guess when ites to mates, Alpha is not an exception. "You should be at the ball tonight." Whatever is happening between him and his wolf, he can''t abandon his role tonight. He growled, getting agitated by the thought that he was left with no choice. "I know." He answer in defeat. I sighed. I wonder how it felt like to have a mate your wolf want but your humanity refuses to have. Its not like the human side of Aiden can shut the bond. His wolf will torment him for sure. Aiden stood up, no expression can be read in his eyes. This kind of sight from him screams how dangerous he can be. "You know, not everyone will be like her." I want to cut my tongue as the words slipped my mouth. Damn! I''ll be killed with my own clumsiness. I was expecting for Aiden to beat me to pulp but no reaction came from him. "She can be all she want but I''ll never be stupid like my father." A sharp growl escaped from Aiden''s throat before he jumped in the air andnd on the ground in his ck wolf. I watched him run away to the center, back from home. I want to believe with his words but having a mate is like being chained. If Aiden can fight his wolf, then his words may be true. Otherwise, he''ll be hell bent on his mate''s feet. Chapter 4: The Mapping Ball (part 2) Chapter 4: The Mapping Ball (part 2) "Never forget: You''re always a viin in another''s story." -jokerde ____________ Ashira''s POV Onest look at the mirror and I nodded to myself. Im contented with my reflection. This is the best I can do anyway. I''mpletely dressed up, ready to attend the ball. I fix my face with light foundation since I''m not really a fan of it. I made my eyes in a light smoky ck shade, just to emphasize my deep green eyes and put some mascara on. I needed not to contour my face since its contrast is all in right ces, also-I don''t know how to contour. My lips is in the shade nude pink. My cheeks are naturally rosy and the thin foundation didn''t cover it, so no need to put blush on. My hair falls straight in my waist not needing straightener. I grabbed the invitation card, feeling my own life depends on this piece of paper and head out of the room. Ava, jump-walking close to me, greeted me. She''s fully dressed herself and ready to go. "Oh my God! I''ve waited for you toe out!" She eximed. My eyebrows flickered, I didn''t know she was. "What? Why?" I asked and started walking down the hall. I thought Ava get along with the four girls with us. "Well, the girls wille in twos, that left me without one so I waited for you. I don''t want to go alone!" She''s really hyper. I wonder if her wolf keeps running in circles inside her. She''s too energetic. "Sorry, I didn''t know. You could''ve told me." I said pointing in my head, referring to our mind link. "I can''t reach you at all. Your mind portal was closed." She pouted. She''s wearing a blue long dress with sleeves and plunging neckline. Her blonde wavy hairpliments the dress. I stopped walking and looked at her. "What?" I didn''t block her or anyone in my mind. I don''t know what she''s saying. "I did not blocked you." "Oh, I''m not saying you did. It happens sometimes when we have a lot to think, we unconsciously close our portal. You must be too excited, too." She grinned at me and shrugged. I knew what she''s saying but I have full control of my wolf. My portal never closes without my permission. And I have no ounce of excitement in my nerves at all. My forehead was knotted all the way to the ground floor, bothered with what Ava had said. ''Did you purposely blocked my mind?'' I asked my wolf but she''s not talking to me. What game is she ying now! It''s 30mins to 7. A shuttle will pick up every guests in the guesthouse to where the ball will be held¡ªto the pack building. I bet their huge hall in that building will be the venue. I noticed our number is not too much. Every She-Wolves with me came from different packs but we''re around 50. No more no less. Five 18-seater Van was parked outside the building, waiting for us. Anton, who weed us yesterday is up front, eyeing everyone with a smile. "Okay, I guess everyone''s here. Good evening,dies!" He winked at us. I''m guessing this one is a yer. "Hop yourselves in the van, a group of ten in each vehicle." Me and Ava hopped on thest van, together with eightdies I''m not sure who''s. The Van moved now and I heard cheery tiny screams from thedies with me, Ava as well. Everyone seems overly excited, I understand that though I can''t feel the same. At the ball, there is no need for me to be anxious for a mateless wolf. Every male wolf that will be present tonight are those 18years old and above men looking for their mates, too. Since Prime pack members are over 500, I''m sure the ball will be packed with males. "Have you heard? Their Alpha is still mateless!" I heard one of the girls in the van said. I know the Alpha''s name was Aiden. He''s 23years old and mateless yet. I heard stories that he is good- looking and has the perfect sculptured body. Alpha Aiden started his title when he was 15. Thete Alpha James, Aiden''s father died early that needs him to take over the pack at a young age. I read it on Eric''s pack documents before. "Really?" It was Ava who join the girls'' conversation. "Really. I wonder if the Alpha will find his mate tonight." Everyone let out a high-pitched "yieeee", probably wishes it would be them. I scoffed. I never thought myself will mate with an Alpha. When I''m yet to know I''m a stealer, I never wished to be mates with an Alpha either. I''ve saw how Luna Maria is, Alpha David''s mate from Regal. She looked loved yes, but almost caged. Alpha''s tend to be possessive of their mates. Obsessed. It''s understandable since pack enemies often go for the Luna''s head and kill the Alpha''s mate. It''s one way of winning a war. The Alpha undergoes hell pain and its wolf mourns, making them worthless to fight back. We''ve reached the pack building. Loud music and strobe lights are sighted. The Prime''s annual mapping party must be modern style. We, at Regal, perform the ssic style, hugging the tradition. Ladies from the first Van go inside the pack building hall. When it was our turn to hop out of the van, the girls with me are exhrating. Ava even clutches my arm tight, letting out a high-pitched yelp. We were formed in line. One by one, we''ll enter the hall where every mateless male wolves will be. "We''re about to start." The host of the party was Nick, the Beta I met earlier today. He''s up there where everyone can see him. Not bothering by using a microphone since each of us have enhanced hearing. He took a glimpsed of me and nodded his head, smiling. I guess Nick did not found his Alpha. Alpha''s are the one in-charge of hosting pack tradition events like this. But since the Beta is the one up there, I''m thinking the Alpha is still on runaway. "Good eveningdies and gentlemen. Before we start this event, I ask every male who can''t smell your mates here tonight to go home or get back to your work." He said. The men inside the hall scattered and only few of them was left. At first they are hundreds and now they''re down to below fifty. I guess some of us won''t meet our mate tonight. This content ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org. "Let us begin." Nick said and everyone stand to their tracks, knowledgeable of what to do next while Im just following them. Im really unaware of how this ceremony works. If only Lucy will be here then someone might have enlightened me. I watched what was happening to some girls who were first in line. They walked inside the hall, they stopped at a certain point, not too much in the center, and male wolves are gathered in a curved line. A few seconds and one male wolf stepped forward. Low growlsing from his lips. Looking intently at thedy''s eyes. "Mine," the male wolf said to the she-wolf. The male''s blue eyes turned pitch ck, his wolf turning over. His canines are showing as he dipped his head on the girl''s neck, smelling her scent before burying his teeth where he should, iming the She-Wolf in front of everybody. Soft gasps and growls came from the girl''s mouth, savoring the pain and pleasure from the male wolf''s im. I wonder how that feels. I never been bitten my whole existence. Once done, they walked away from the center and moved their way to the side, on the tables. Their eyes shining with affection, bodies close to each other. The line goes on and on. Same thing repeats over and over again. The iming in front of everyone and settling to the side. Some girls don''t have their mate. No one moved forward for them means their mate might be somewhere, in a mission, or dead within thest five days. Thest one''s tragic. Ava was one of them. No one walked forward for her. Her mate was not present. And she cried hard once she was sitting on the side. I liked toe to her, hug her andfort her. She must feel devastated wondering where her mate was. Or if he still is alive. She''s so excited in all of this yet she didn''t found hers. I want to go to her but Nick called my attention. "Hey River girl! It''s your turn." He said with everyone to hear, waving at me with a smile stered on his face. I blushed upon realizing I was holding off the line. I stepped forward and stopped at the point where everyone was stopping. I eyed every male wolf left in front of me and noticed no one was taking a move forward. Thoughts fly in my head. Damned fuck! I have no mate here as well?! Just before I was feeling pity over Ava, now I feel agitated. Angry. Almost frustrated. I cannot live another year being afraid that danger might find me! I need my damn mate now! I need my wolf to know where she belongs so I won''t be stolen! I don''t want to be stolen! "Ohh.. I guess your mate''s not here too, River girl." Nick said with pitying voice. That''s my cue to step out of there and walked to where Ava is. "Sucked, huh?" I said to Ava. Not looking at her, just hearing her sobs and heavy sighs. I''m far from crying, I am furious. I needed to find my mate and for all times, he figured to be away now or even dead! "I hoped for him." Ava cried once again. Hard sobs now, trying to control and make a loud sound. I sighed. If only I can tell him how blessed she is still than I am. "Don''t worry. You''ll find him soon." "That depends," she cried again, now sounding a bit childish. "If he''s not dead before that timees!" I chose to be silent. She has a point but for me, if her mate will be dead soon or even now, she''s lucky she haven''t met him. Or else she won''t survive that blow. Having the mate bond is like being gifted of another life, another wave of feelings and happiness. Losing them, it''s better to be dead. "Excuse me. Those who didn''t find their mates tonight may go back to the guesthouse or enjoy the rest of the party." A She-Wolf attends to us and gave an apologetic smile before turning her back on us. We''re five in counts, all failed to meet our mate tonight. "I''ll stay." One said. "Me, too. Might as well enjoy the night." Ava wiped her tears and crinkle her nose. "I''ll enjoy this then." She said. I smiled at her slowly building confidence again. "Their Alpha is not around, right? I didn''t see him." One girl noticed. Not only me notice it, even them. I''m thinking of how irresponsible the Alpha is for running away and leaving tradition like this. "Yeah. I''ll wait for him, maybe he''s mine!" One girl chirped and I can''t help but raise my brows. It''s not wrong, what she says. But if they already knew the Alpha left his responsibility, then why dream of having a mate like that? Every girl with me scattered and start doing what they want to do. They eat or get a drink or dance with their shemales. Ava also stand on her feet and asked me if I''ll like to eat. I humbly denied, feeling far from hungry. Ava went to the food table and take her time thinking what she should have. I felt someone tap me on my shoulders. I turn around and saw Nick''s beaming smile. "Oh, hey." I said smiling back at him. "Someone''s broken-hearted." He teased. I rolled my eyes at him, my smiles fading fast. He became too friendly with me though he just met me earlier. I wonder if he''s just warm to people or is it my ''stealer'' maizing male wolves. "Shut up." I snorted and lightly punched his arm. That''s so udylike to do now while wearing all this make up and dress. Heughed, amused by my misery. "You got issues." I said, my lips t. Seriously? Well, if I''m like the rest of the She-Wolves tonight, then failing to have my mate is just meh. But I''m in the matter of life and death. Not literally but yeah, death. Heughed again. I rolled my eyes and looked around. We''re attracting audiences because of his noise. I scowled at him and widened my eyes, making him stopughing. "Sorry. Nobody spoke to me that way, a female, I mean." "You''re being too friendly with me." I raised one brow as I said that. In my pack, no one except Lucy wants to be around me. And his action now makes me question it. "I am? Well, you''re not hard to be with." He shrugged. "What are your ns now that you''re broken?" He grinned yfully. I rolled my eyes again decided to ignore his teasing. "I''ll probably go back to the guesthouse. I''m not a party person." He grunts, probably hates my n. "You''ll waste the evening that way. Come, dance with me." He offered his hand and I just looked at it. He seems nice, Nick. But not my type. "You''re not my type." I said, ignoring his hand. Heughed hard at my words. "And now you''re being hard to be with. Come, I''m not into you either." He said halfughing making my brows raise. He then sighed and snatched my hand, pulling me on the dance floor. Soft music was yed, perfect for slow dancing. He snaked his arms on my waist, pulling me closer to his body. I rolled my eyes again, feeling ufortable with all the eyes lingering at us. "How does it feel to dance with the Beta?" He yfully said, full of his own self-confidence again. "My Dad is a Beta. You have no effect to me at all." I grinned when his face got knotted, hating how I destroy his confidence easily. "Not from the strongest pack though." He grinned. I justughed at how he try to pull himself up again. I didn''t argue with him at that one. He''s probably stronger than Eric and Cruz. "What''s your name by the way?" "I''m surprised you''d ask." Iughed. He has got angry with me, whined at me, joked around me and told me a secret yet he haven''t ask my name but now. He chuckled. "I forgot to." "Ashira." I said, smiling. "You look good toni¡ª" His words were cut off when a loud growl from upstairs took everyone''s attention. From the sound of it, it was from someone powerful. Powerful enough to make everyone''s tail tucked and shaking. I got scared too only a slightness, my wolf is too confident right now that I seem to be less affected by it. We looked up but before we could see who''s up there, a man fell down on his feet in front of us. Making a perfect dismount. I watched as he bended his knees to support his weight from the impact. I was weed by a pair of deep red eyes, my senses getting all red up. He''s an Alpha. My Alpha! "Mate!" My wolf joyed! I want to be relieved as well but his anger starts cowering on me. I can feel myself shaking. Alpha Aiden is my mate! He''s furious. Anger and pain was all over his face. He looked at me with disgust and affection. I didn''t know those two expression can bebined but it''s what was written on his face. His heavenly-scent lingers on my nose, almost made my mouth waters. Despite his anger, I''m surprisingly attracted to him, too much that I want to throw myself on him, to have him wrap his arms around my body. I want to feel his warmth. Now! My wolf is making me crazy. I controlled her thoughts before she took me over, scared of being ashamed in front of his people. He shot a look at Nick and Nick stepped back a few step, dragging me with him. Aiden snapped his re towards Nick''s arms wrapped around me. I can smell danger, a feeling that he will burst any moment now. And my instinct didn''t failed me! Alpha Aiden let out a loud growl towards Nick and I, making Nick''s hand dropped on his side and stepping away from me. "She''s mine!" he growl loudly, saying the words to Nick who''s almost pale, heads down, cowering from his Alpha''s power. Afraid, tail-tucked. Aiden grabbed my arm tight, pulling me closer to him. I felt electricity shot my being when his skin touched mine. His eyes softened as soon as my body smacked with his, feeling secure over what was his. He sniffed my head and his arm circled on my waist, tugging on it tightly that I''m sure his ws ripped through that part of my dress. My eyes closed on its own when his head lowered on my neck, inhaling my scent. I was lost the moment his breathe touched my skin, and when he kissed the part where the im should be, I moaned softly. He growled softly upon feeling my reaction, I can sense his arousal, his heat is calling for mine. I blushed on the thought that everyone in this room may smell how aroused I am. With that thought, I hid my face on Aiden''s chest. "How dare you!" his growl was pointed to Nick''s who still had his head low, eyes focused on the ground. One of my hand clutched on his shirt while the other tugged on his arm. I looked him in the eyes and then to the people around us. Sending him a message to not cause trouble in the middle of this ceremony. He closed his eyes shut and growled before looking back to Nick. "I''ll deal with youter." he snarled at him before looking around, his chin is up and looking confident, powerful. "The rest of you, enjoy the evening." He ordered before walking away from the crowd and the eyes of his people. Dragging me along with him. Chapter 5: The Encounter Chapter 5: The Encounter His tight grip hurts my arm, making me flinch along with his dragging. I don''t know where we''re headed but we had passed the stairs, walking the hallway of the second floor. The loud sound of the music from the party didn''t offset my heartbeat. Having him this close made every hair in my body stand, giving me such a newfangled feeling. I am relieved I found my mate but his powerful aura keeps making my knees tremble. I''m not okay with it but my traitor wolf is already submitting to his. ''Stop being submissive! He hasn''t im us yet!'' I nagged at my wolf but she just shrugged me off, I growled. "I-I can walk!" I tried to make my voice tough but it came out in a whisper. I growled to myself, continuously nagged at my wolf. Aiden turned his head and looked at me, he didn''t stopped walking nor let my arm go. His expression is somewhat in the middle of confuse and angry. I can''t see his eyes clearly because of the dimmed lights but I''m sure its not red anymore. His wolf has calmed. A bit. No words came out from him until we reached the double doors where I assumed was his office. He kicked the door open and harshly pulled me inside. His office were dark, only a small light from the deskmp brighten the room a bit. My breathe is hitched and air left my lungs when he pushed me on the wall, trapping me with his arms ced at my sides. "How dare you flirt with my Beta in front of my people!" He growled. He was not screaming but his voice has raised its tone, enough to convey his anger. His hardened expression didn''t help to calm me. I started cowering under his re, wanted to sink myself on the wall behind me. Wait. What did he just say? Flirting?! I''ve never flirt my whole life for him to easily judge me without the slightest hesitation! I felt rage of fire build inside of me, I started to look at him straight in his soul. Waiving my stupid wolf who''s not even bothered by this guys'' words! Aiden being my mate won''t change the fact that I''ll never let anyone outsmart me with their petty usations! I''ve had enough experience judgement from my former pack. Now that I know I''ll belong to his pack, I''ll never let anyone judge me again. Not even him! "I''m not flirting with Nick!" My defiant voice shocked him, caught him off guard for a second before growling at me. Opposed from my feisty behavior that I''m sure he''s unustomed with. I don''t care! He pushed me to feel this irritated. His stare turned deadly than it already is. With dark face, he growled at me trying to scare my resistance away. "You danced with him in everyone''s presence including me." He emphasized thest words expecting for me to see his point. I denied to understand his reasoning. He can''t me me for something I did not intend to do! And for God''s sake, I just danced with Nick without any motive to anger Aiden! Hell, I don''t even knew I have a mate earlier! "If you''d stepped forward to me then I''ll know you''re my mate! You could''ve been the one I''m dancing with!" I regret how thest sentence sounds when it came out. I seemed needy and wanted to have a dance with him. Or so how I thought. Aiden''s face softened. The dim light from themp gleamed his eyes. A shade of golden brown eyes focused on mine, making me quiver. I''m drowning into his gaze, fighting my wolf as she tried to take control of the situation. "You''re mine!" He growled and wrapped his arm on my waist, crushing my body closer to him. A wave of electricity run down my spine. Still, I didn''t break the defiant look I''m giving him. Denying my wolf to give an ounce of submission into him. "Doesn''t mean you can use me of being a flirt! If you wanted me, you''ll show yourself in the ceremony! If only you did that, you could''ve avoid making such scene." I snarled at him. His eyes squinted, looking at me with disbelief. "You came to mynd to find me! Not to dance with anyone else!" "Well I''m sorry but you''re not there!" I snapped back trying to control my urges to wrap my arms around him. I want to be closer to him even without the space between our body. I want him! It''s harder to control myself each passing minute that he''s this close to me. "So its my fault." He was not asking but stating the words. Low growls escaped his chest, he''s irritated. I blinked, affected from his dead serious voice. I looked away from him, bothered by his change in tone. "I''m not saying that but its not mine either." I said in a whisper. His fingers dug deep on my waist. A low growl escaped his lips but it sound lusty. I looked at him again and found his eyes fixed on my neck. His jaw clenched as he started trailing his fingers on my neck, where his im should be ced. My eyes instinctively shut from the tingling sensation his touch brought me. Damn! I never thought the mate bond could be this strong! ''im!'' My wolf excitedly cheered to me. I can''t focus on her now. My thoughts are clouded and everything seems to stop around me. Is he gonna im me now? I''m not against it. I wanted him to im me, I''ll feel more secure if he did but I''m also nervous from what''s gonna happen. I''m yet aware of what situation a stealer like me will fave if he won''t im me now. My wolf can feel his wolf''s lust. He want to im me but resistance is present on his face. He''s trying to fight his desire but his feelings are clear to me. I can feel him! He wants to im me! ''im! im!'' My wolf yelled. My heart beats faster and loud, it''s almost deafening. Property ? 2024 N0(v)elDrama.Org. Slowly, his head lowered to my neck. My closed eyes shut tight when the tip of his nose touched my skin. Damn it! I''m being drowned deep from the agitation we''re sharing. Aiden inhaled my scent and exhaled hard through his mouth, his breathe touched my skin once again and I can''t contain my moans. The arms that wrapped my waist hold me even tighter. Another moan- like yelp came out of my throat. "Your scent is so addicting.." he whispered on my neck. I hold my moans to myself when I felt the urge to. I am lost of words. I don''t know what to respond with what he said because his feelings mirrored with mine. His scent is exhrating. Suddenly, he moved back away from me. He looked me straight into my eyes before turning his head on the side, thinking. He no longer holding me anymore that my body wanted to jump to him. To put an end to our distance. I want to p my face from the thoughts I''m having but the bond between us is too strong. I can''t contain it. Aiden sighed deeply before turning his back on me. My chest red with pain with what he did. "You''ll stay on my house. I''ll have someone escort you there." He started. I heard some ss clinking and noticed that he poured liquor on his ss. "I..." I wanted to speak something but I don''t know what to say. I want him toe with me but I can''t find my voice to say it. This feels wrong. "I''ve called someone to take you there." His voice is cold, emotionless. Very different from what he just showed me a few minutes ago. I can''t believe it. He''s not iming me when he should have! "Won''t you im me?" I asked when I recollect my priorities which was to have my mate finish the mating process. Not the intimate part but at least he should start to im me. "I''m making myself as an exception into this tradition." I paused my breathing. Did he just said that? Did he mean what I think he meant? "You''re not iming me?!" My voice raised with shocked and frustration. How can he say that! My nose red up with anger starting to build inside me. I cannot believe him! Just when I needed him to do his part of the mating, he''s being exasperating! He turned his head to the side with his back still on me, not entirely facing me. "I''ll never put my im on you." Chapter 6: Control Chapter 6: Control Ady in her thirties entered Aiden''s office but I can''t take my eyes off his back. I was not able to speak back to what he had said. I was left dumbfounded with the words I just heard. I''ll never put my im in you. Those words kept echoing in my ears while I felt numerous needle stabbed on my chest. I felt like I was poisoned by a venomous snake. My body''s numb, my head feels hazy and my breathe hitched as I stare at Aiden''s back. My wolf is in pain as well but its me who''s taking most of the blow. I wanted to curse the bond between us. Not feeling its significance at the moment. "My Luna," thedy greeted me with a low bow. She just acknowledged me as this packs'' Luna yet my own mate think otherwise. Is he gonna reject me? He doesn''t want me? Questions flood in my mind that I feel I''m going insane. "Go with Aurea, she will assist you with everything you''ll need. I don''t want any male near you. Take that as a warning." Aiden''s deep voicee out chilly again. I''m not paying attention with his threat. My mind is focused on why he have someone to assist me or bring me to his home when in fact he can! "I''ll take you home, my Luna." Aurea said humbly, her eyes still on the ground. I nodded at her. I don''t think Aiden is open for argument right now. And I''m not near on begging anything of him. My pride rises. My chin rose proud as my ego continuously charging, fully ignoring my wolf''s pain. I''m not the type who kiss any wolf''s feet. Not my mate. Not even the Alpha. "Let''s go." I said to Aurea and started to walk outside the office. The car ride was slow, letting me rey what had happened over and over again. Maybe he doesn''t want me. First, he didn''t showed up the traditional way at the ceremony. The scene he must have caused with Nick and I was because of his wolf being possessive with me. But not because he''d want a mate. Nor he want me. And then his words that doesn''t speared my wolf straight into her heartes second but fatal. How could he bluntly tell me he doesn''t want to im me? I never done anything to him for him to be upset. We just met! And yet the thought of having me as his mate disturb him? "We''ve reach your home, Luna." Aurea interrupted my thoughts. "Please. Call me Ashira." I don''t want any im or acknowledgement of something I''m yet to be deserved of. "I''m sorry but you''re our Luna now-" she hesitated. "I know you can''t smell Aiden''s im on me." I cut her words. Bitterness touched the tip of my tongue. "But that doesn''t change the fact that you''re our Alpha''s mate, Luna." She even bowed lightly to me. I just sighed and let her call me Luna in the end. These wolves hugged the tradition righteously, their Alpha should be ashamed. I hopped out of the car and saw a western build house in front of me. Painted in white, two-storey and surrounded of trees everywhere. This is Aiden''s house. There''s no neighboring houses and far from the center which exined the long car ride. "Alpha Aiden asked me to assist you. He''d given me instructions but I''ll do first what you wanted to." Aurea said. We''re inside the house now. She''s holding my luggage that she might picked up at the guesthouse earlier. "What''s his instruction?" "First is to show you your room, Luna." I''ll probably hear the rest of his order but I badly need to get off this dress. "Let''s do that." She walked ahead of me to the stairs. There''s five doors in the second floor that I''ve noticed. We turned left and stopped at the second door there. Aurea opened the door and I was weed by arge circle bed in the center of the room. The theme is in brown and white. ssic. The outside of the house screamed modernization while the inside were most vintage. I eyed the room for a bit, not taking more step inside. I turned to Aurea who immediately bowed her head. "Oh, please. Take it easy." I whined. Her outmost respect of me felt multiple ps that I don''t deserve it. Making me remember that her Alpha indirectly rejected me. She just smiled in response. I sighed. Realizing whatever I''ll say would be worthless because she made up her mind. "Where''s Aiden''s room?" I asked curiously. "The first door we passed is, Luna." I nodded. So we''re next to each other. "What''s the rest of his instructions?" "I''ll need to take you shopping for your clothes." The reason girls from the mapping like me came with light baggage is because we''ll be under responsibility of our mates when we find ours. That summed up the shelter, clothes and food we''ll need. Most likely, our main role here is to give them a pup. To multiply the pack and produce more of their bloodline. "I''ll also cook for your everyday meal-" "I cook my own meal." I stated. That''s the least skill I have but I don''t want to be treated like a princess. Now I regret not participating Ophelia''s cooking lessons. She nodded, agreeing to my words. We talked for a little more and I found that she''s the servant of Aiden. She took care of his house and his food. "Where''s your mate?" I managed to ask while settling my clothes on the closet. "He''s dead." I can feel the sadness in her voice. I can''t believe she''s mateless and still coping with life. Most can''t. I''m just d she''s a woman because if she''s not then she''ll be able to smell my abnormality which is being a stealer. "How''d you survive it?" I asked, ying with my fingers. "Alpha Aiden made me a servant. You know the Alpha''s effect on the pack. Basically, I survived the pain for the responsibility I needed to uphold." I understand her. Though the fact that she''s coping because of the Alpha''s power saddened me. I bet she wanted herself dead when her mate died. What''s good thing that I can see is, she found something to focus on rather than to mourn and cry everyday. We finished our talk when I called it a day. I let her go home to where she''s staying. She lived not too far away in the woods. Once alone, I felt the surging feeling of being with Aiden. Missing him. This is normal because I got to know who my mate is but Im not used to it. I tried waiving the thought of having him near me. There''s a lump on my throat that''s too hard to swallow. My body''s aching for his presence! A picture of Aiden''s golden brown eyes staring at me with lust popped on my mind. I still can feel his touch on my skin. His fingers left invisible marks on my waist, making me feel the sensation of it only. I felt the heat rushed in between my thighs. Damn! I never felt this horny before! I decided to take a shower trying to fight Aiden''s effect on me. Aiden''s POV I never intended to show myself at the ball. The least I wanted is to find my mate and get drunk from that incredible smell again. I locked myself at my office, letting Nick do my role of hosting the ball. But when the ceremony started, I can only smell her! That sweet heavenly scent lingers on my nose that every fucking time it hits my nostrils, I''ll put my hand on my nose. Trying to block her scent but eventually failed. Male wolves attraction toward their mate is stronger. I may be able to smell her clearly but she won''t know I''m around unless she''llid her eyes on me. My wolf keep nagging at me for my resistance. He badly want her and I hates him for being so. I don''t want to have a mate! I don''t want a messed-up Luna at my side! I can feel everything that''s happening below. The party was held on the ground floor. The ceremony was finished and everyone''s enjoying the rest of the night. I regret not staying on my house when my feet seem to have a mind of its own. The scent still lingers everywhere and I can''t stop the mate bond''s pull any longer. My eyes are closed tight as I went out of my office. I stopped on the hall where I can see the party below. Her smell is there, everywhere. As soon as I looked down, my eyes fixed to the most beautiful girl I''ve ever seen. She''s wearing an olive dress that hugged her body, the slit on the dress helped me take a peak of her perfect round legs. I growled to myself, just with her sight and my abnormal thirst for sex seemed to cease. I saw her as she talked with my Beta, Nick. My hearing enhanced on its own to overhear what they''re talking about. "Come, dance with me." Nick even offered his hand to her. I growled to myself as I heard him say that. How dare him ask my mate to dance with him! "You''re no my type." My anger subsides as my mate said that. Her face is serious and she didn''t reached for my dog beta''s hand. My wolf cheered, proud of her already. She must felt devastated when no one walked forward for her. I thought I''ll see her crying and in pain like the usual reaction I''ve seen the past years but she seemed stronger inside. My thoughts ate me that I did not heard what Nick replied. The next thing I saw was him snatching my precious mate''s hand for the dance he''s been hell bent to. I growled inwardly. Can''t this dog wait for his own mate! I''m itching to jump from where I stand to where they were but I stopped myself when I saw her letting him have that dance. What the fuck. I felt my chest tightened from the view. I was just proud of her for a minute and now she''s letting him do as he wishes! Nick''s not her mate! How can she let him touch her! When Nick hugged his arms around my mate''s waist, I almost lost it. My growls are getting louder each minute that I''m watching the scene. My body starts to shake as they continued dancing and talking. I wasn''t able to focus on their talk, my eyes are glued on Nick''s arm around my mate. I''ll break that arm for sure. "Ashira." Said my mate. Even her name sounds beautiful. It suit her though that arm that wrapped around her needs to be taken care of. My wolf growl loud enough for everyone to hear. My wolf''s upset with what''s happening but most at me. And there, I lost it. My eyes turned red, my Alpha blood taking me over. I jumped from second floor andnd a few steps away from them. I''m breathing heavily, trying to calm myself when I was weed by a pair of beautiful deep green eyes and perfect face. Damn, she''s so perfect. I was starting topose myself, stilled by my mate''s sole presence when Nick pulled her a step away from me with his fucking arm still around what''s mine! My eyes sharped to Nick''s and his arm and that''s enough for my anger rises again! I growled and snatched Ashira''s arm, feeling the best sensation I''ve ever encountered just from touching her. I stiffened when her body smashed into me, bolts of electrifying sensation shot through me. Her scent while this close is suffocating my lungs in a good way. I, with disbelief, liked having her around. I looked at Nick again, using my Alpha to him. Making him submit to me. Letting him know his damned ce. "How dare you!" I growled loudly. I can feel the powerful aura surges around me, affecting everyone in the hall but with Nick taking the most blow. I intend for him to. I felt my mate''s hand clutches my shirt so I looked down on her, meeting her beautiful eyes. I can''t see any emotion on her aside from the affection and fear. I must''ve scared her. She then turned her eyes on those around us and back to me, giving me a message. I must have ruined the evening. Everyone are stered with fear. I growled, looking back to Nick. "I''ll deal with youter." I said through gritted teeth. ''I''ll break that fucking arm of yours.'' I mind linked Nick privately, making him paled more than he already is. He just bowed at me slightly. I''m not threatening him. I will break his armter. When Ashira and I reached my office, all I wanted to do when I ced her on the wall is to crush my lips into hers, to taste her inviting lips. But I took over control and stopped myself from doing so. "How dare you flirt with my beta in front of my people!" I yelled. Those are not the words I wished to project but I can''t take it back anymore. I watched how she bowed down her head when she felt the anger I was trying to portray. I regret yelling to her for a moment before her eyes squinted and her head held high again. Meeting my eyes with hers. "I''m not flirting with Nick!" She fought back. I was caught off guard for a second because no one ever yelled at me before. I growled and thought that my mate is stubborn, not liking the idea of it. Our argument went on. I knew I shouldn''t have said what I''ve said specially how my words implied to her but I can''t take it back now. I''m so close to her that my mouth is watering. I can see her face clearly, her lips continuously inviting me, her body''s warmth is making mine re with heat. My jealousy subsides as my thought were clouded by her effects on me. I want to kiss her, devour her, to im her. Make her mine. I want to taste every part of her body, make her quiver from my touch, I want to be inside of her! The mate bond is too strong, I can''t control the my anger to be reced of lust, of want. "So its my fault." I intend to end this argument, epting defeat and taking responsibility of my dreaded actions. I can''t admit it to her but I know my fault, she has none of it. "I''m not saying that but its not mine either." She whispered that made every hair on my body rise. Damn, why did that sound sexy? I held her firmly, not giving any space between us. A soft growl escaped my lips and I knew she can feel the same thing I''m feeling. Lust. She turned her head on the side, avoiding my eyes. Her hair fells back and I took a sight of her beautiful neck. I gulped when the urge to im my mate hits me. I want to dug my teeth on her neck, to mark her that she''s mine. It''s normal for a wolf to be possessive of what was theirs but I never thought I''ll ever be one. Her eyes looked at me again and caught me eyeing her neck. I trailed my fingers on the part of her skin that I''m itching to bite on. Her eyes closed slowly as she felt my finger. I groaned inwardly with the sight. Suddenly, no arguments were needed. All I want is to touch her. ''I can feel her lust! She want us!'' my wolf overjoyed. I can smell her arousal every time I move my finger, loving the sensation I also ought to. ''im her now!'' my wolf once again said. As if bewitched, I bend down and pressed my lips on her skin. Kissing it gently. This is where I''m gonna im her. I said to myself as my lips touched that part of her neck. I smelt her arousal risen with what I did. The bulge on my parts just proved how arouse I am, too. I sniffed on her neck, loving the sensation we''re giving each other. Liking how I affect her. "You''re scent is so addicting.." I whispered, my lips not leaving her skin. I pressed her closer to me when she moaned softly. My canines came out, ready to bite her and put my im on her when an image of my parents faces snapped on me. NO! I hastily moved away from her, letting her go. I turned my back on her and tried to contain my feelings. I felt the frustration when distance ate us, I want her near yet I can''t forget where I stand. I''m an Alpha. I shouldn''t give in to the bond. I groaned to myself as I shut my eyes tight. "You''ll stay on my house. I''ll have someone escort you there." It''s my responsibility as her mate. She''s my responsibility now. I decided to mindlink Aurea, my personal servant. Asking her toe take my mate home. I poured alcohol to my ss. I needed it. "I..." My hand stopped when she''s about to speak before continuing once she didn''t utter a word. "I''ve called someone to take you there." I drank the alcohol straight, feeling it burn my throat but not enough to ovee the heat Ashira has given me. "Won''t you im me?" She asked. I paused for a moment. I wanted to. But my past is haunting me. Yes, I''m scared of iming her. I might not be the mate she''s expected to be. I can''t bend my knees for her. "I''m making myself as an exception into this tradition." I simply said. Giving her the message I meant to say. "You''re not iming me?!" Her voice risen and I felt her pain. I''m hurting her and damn these mate bond for letting me know! I want to look at her, to see how she react right now but I stopped myself and ended looking at my side. "I''ll never put my im on you." Every words that left my mouth are half-meant. I regret it the second I said it, not liking the feeling of hurting my just had known mate. Aurea came afterwards, no more words came from her to me. My servant taken her to my house, I''d given her orders of what to do to her. I can''t be around her now, I''m not sure how far my control can go. When she had left, I wanted to run to her, to follow her fading scent. I can''t have her far. Damn it. I decided to call Nick. I''m not forgetting his flirtatious act toward my mate. When Nick entered my office, I go to him with inhuman speed just as he stepped inside, the door haven''t even closing. "Aiden--" I did not say a word and snatched his arms. My eyes turned red, letting my Alpha blood take over, giving me full power. Property ? 2024 N0(v)elDrama.Org. I gripped his wrist tightly, feeling his pulse rapidly beating before I turned his arm on his back making him cry from the pain. "You''ve messed with what is mine." I said through gritted teeth. "I didn''t know, Alpha--Ughhh ahh!" I broke his arm before he can finish his words. I don''t care what he knows, I''ve seen what I saw and I don''t like it a bit. I let go of his arms when I heard enough bone cracking and screams of pain from him. He fell with his knees on the ground and clutched his arms, holding the screams to came out of his throat. He was huffing for breathe, feeling another pain as the damage is starting to heal. I licked my lips, slightly satisfied with the sight before walking back behind my table. "You''re dismissed." I said with finality. He weakly stood and bowed lightly before heading to the door, his hand clutching his healing arm. I closed my eyes and sighed when I felt another wave of desire to be near Ashira. I shouldn''t go home tonight, or else I will lose it again. ____ Updating daily with one day maximum absent. :) Hope you like the update so far. Thank you for reading! -jokerde Chapter 7: Desire Chapter 7: Desire I woke up embracing an unfamiliar feeling of emptiness. Only a faint smell of my mate is present in the house. He didn''te homest night. And there''s a void inside of me that screams for my mate, for Aiden. My chest is heaving. Im starting to feel the need of seeing him and holding him. I want to wrap myself around him. This must be the second wave of the mate bond. Even if I don''t want to feel this way, I can''t control it. My anxiety towards the danger I may or may not be in, crept to me. Should I lock myself in his house until he''ll im me? But he said he would never do that. How should I live then? If some mateless wolf found me and im me first before Aiden does, then I will be stolen from him. I was worried that might happen to me, I''m too attached with Aiden now. I can''t think of myself away from him. Will all these affection fade once I''m imed by another wolf? A part of me sides with the thought of being stolen rather than felt this deste inside. But another part which is greater, like to have Aiden and only him alone. A few knock on my door snatched my attention. I just took a shower and had dressed. Time flies fast when I''m alone. I can smell Aurea''s scent just outside the closed door. "It''s open." I said in a low voice that she can hear. "Good morning, Luna." She entered and gave me a light bow before taking a few steps in. "Morning, Aurea." "What would you like to do today?" She asked. I started to think what my ns can be but hesitated once I remembered the danger that''s just waiting for me to step out of this house. It seems that I can''t have any ns today. "I''ve got no ns for today, Aurea." I said, giving her a sad smile. If only I''m away from danger then I would not have a second thought to buy some clothes. The ones I''m wearing now is thest one from the things I brought from home. "Won''t you need to shop for clothes?" She smiled, I''m d to have a female with me for having the same thoughts. I looked down at my feet. Torn between shopping or locking myself here. I''d like to shop, plus I have no choice unless I walk around naked or wear the ball dress I had yesterday. "We''lle to that." I smiled and finished brushing my hair. "How about you teach me how to cook?" I raised my brow, hoping for a ''yes'' from her. She grinned, like I said something that excites her. "I''ll be honored, Luna." I chuckled from her response. Honored? Just by teaching me how to cook? I''m so ashamed of myself being a woman who can''t cook without burning the house. Meanwhile, Aurea is ''honored'' to teach me. "This is the part where you''ll scold me for not knowing how to cook at this age." I teased her. She just smiled at me and lightly bow again. I can''t get used with her respectful actions towards me. "You''re my Luna. I can''t nag you and I''ll never will. But the fact that you''d want to learn is already a great step." She said. I smiled. Remembering her words. It''s not bad to have someone older than me around. It somehow made me see a different perspective. An old one, at that. She really taught me how to cook. Even I can''t believe that I can actually cook. Well, after a few tries. Its nine in the morning when we stopped our ''lesson'' because of my growling stomach. I asked Aurea to sit with me at the table and eat together but she declined humbly. Saying another old-fashioned belief. I started eating as Aurea went to the backyard. Now I know how to fry without messing the food or burning it. The soup I made also tastes good. I looked at the huge table I''m eating at. I''m all alone. Suddenly, I missed eating with Eric, Ophelia and Cruz. That warmth fromughters at the table and not having it now saddened me. I finished eating and took care of the dishes then headed upstairs to my room. I walked passed on Aiden''s room, feeling the emptiness in it. Does he always sleep over at his office? Aurea told me he might be busy that he can''t leave his work. But really? Just when he found me, his priorities already won? This is not what I had expected of my mate. It''s not usually like this. He must have felt the same sensitivity I''m suffering right now. But how can he stand to not see me or to be near me when I, on the other hand, felt like dying. Nick''s POV Damn! My right arm is still sore even though it healedpletely. Every broken bones in my arm was all in the right ces now but I still can feel the tingling aches of it. Damages caused by an Alpha is different than from a regr wolf. I''m lucky I''m a beta, that made my broken arm heal quickly than the others but if I''m not, two days will be the maximum to heal. I red at Aiden who just woke up from my couch. Why is our pack''s Alpha sleeping on my couch when he have his own home to sleep in? "Have some breakfast, darling." I teased him, giving a wide grin when his eyes narrowed at me. "Stop being cocky around me." He said. I justughed off his growl. "Ohe on! It''s just us, darling." I grinned and I received a pillow flying straight to my face. He sure is fast. We''d grew up together that''s made us practically best friends. My Dad was the former beta when his Dad was the Alpha. I didn''t had the Beta title the same time Aiden did became the Alpha but I''ve been around. When I turned 21, I took over my Dad''s position. "Why are you here anyways?" I asked, settling on my kitchen chair. My house is a studio type so nothing divides the couch he''s in and my kitchen. He scoffed and stood up then sat on the bar stool in front of me where the breakfast I prepared was between us. "None if your business." "Don''t tell me you''re avoiding her?" I asked but no answer came from him. My brow raised, starting to suspect I was right. "You left your mate alone in your home?!" I tried catching his eyes but he won''t look at mine. He busied himself with putting food on his te. "Why? You''d like to snatch her away from me again, dog?" Bitterness is evident in his voice that ends with a mock. "I thought I was forgiven?" "You were." I sighed. I can see how the mate bond''s already affecting Aiden. He''s so fucking jealous so why won''t he go home to his mate''s arms than act grumpy little kid? "Come on Aiden, I''m not aware Ashira was your mate when I asked her to dance." Seriously, I was clueless. I thought Ashira''s mate was not aroundst night and she''s so freaking beautiful on that sexy Olive dress that I have to ask her to dance, to kept herpany. That gave me a broken arm. "Now you know. So stop asking about her." This fucking jealous wolf. "I''m not¡ªargh. Whatever." Nothing can stop him from being jealous anyway so these talk would be useless. We ate talking about issues and problems of the pack after. "The renewal of treaty between Ravenous pack is near." Aiden brought up. After the war between Ravenous and Prime, a treaty was made to prevent more wars toe. Aiden was against it at first but my Dad, who was the beta when he took over, pursued him. It''s for the better. Aiden''s mother and former Luna, Luna Tina, was killed on that war. Former Alpha James, Aiden''s father, gone berserk killing thete Alpha Raekon of Ravenous. Since both pack lost each leader, a treaty was decided for both packs. "I''ll handle the preparation for the peace treaty. We can''t have our walls weak when ites to that pack." "How was Elon doing?" Aiden asked, finishing his meal. Alpha Elon is the Alpha of Ravenous pack. The son of former Alpha Raekon and Luna Sofia, he took over the pack when his father died. Alpha Elon was years older than Alpha Aiden though since his father can''t give up the Alpha title even when Alpha Elon met the required age. "I heard he just lost his mate few months back. Some Rogues attacked the pack and killed Luna Katalina." Aiden paused for a second. Alpha Elon must be devastated from his Luna''s death. They didn''t had a pup and that''s terrible for an Alpha, being left behind alone. "How''s he surviving?" "I heard their pack encountered multiple Rouge attacks while Alpha Elon was mourning. Their defenses was weak without Alpha Elon, so former Luna Sofia took over, helping the pack survive before Alpha Elon snapped out of his loss. He''s functioning just fine now." He nodded. "That filthy bloodline wille to an end, then." He said. I nodded. "Luna Katalina died without producing a pup for their Alpha, so yes." "Finally." He snorted. His hatred with Ravenous pack is far from fading. Yes he entered the peace treaty with them since its useless to continue going into war that pack. "Let''s go. We got work to do." Aiden said standing up. "You won''t see Ashira first?" I curiously asked. He hissed by my question. Giving me a sharp and narrowed look. "I really hate how that mouth of yours mentioned my mate''s name, Beta." There he goes again. I put my hands up, sign of defeat. I don''t want my jaw to break next. "I''m just curious. By now, she might be experiencing the heat hard than you do." Aiden didn''t speak but his eyes were far. Does he forgot how the mate bond works? He growled, I don''t know what he was thinking but he sounds frustrated. I decided to continue triggering him. He can''t be this way towards his mate. He need her as his wolf does. "Well, whatever. Let''s just hope she''ll stay inside the house or else she might jumped with any male wolf because of the heat." He growled loud that my knees shake. Damn it! He turned to me and his eyes are red. I actually won triggering him. Though I hope I won''t be beaten so I took a step back. He''s huffing hard and loud. His wolf is taking over but he''s trying to control him. He closed his eyes tight, I figured he''s trying to reach someone through mind link. And he frustratedly growled and snapping his head to me again. "I can''t reach Aurea!" He growled once again, his voice was deeper now. I''m sure Aiden was devastated, making an unsettling focus right now. Ohhh, so this is how the Luna affects the Alpha. Interesting.. "I''ll call her.." I said and grabbed my phone, it almost fell when it slipped my shaking hands. Even though I''m making fun of his situation in my mind, I can''t stop being afraid of him still. Well, it''s natural since he''a the Alpha. God! Why do I have to be sandwiched with his ''mate situation''! A few rings and Aurea won''t pick up my call. That made Aiden growled again, shutting his eyes close tight before jumping into the air and shifted on his ck wolf form. His wolf is huffing, I can''t tell if its worried or angry right now. When he heard the automated message from the call, he run faster than I''ve ever seen him before. Taking the forest route on his way home, he''s in such a hurry that he''s gone from my sight next. I sighed and put my phone back to my pocket. Now I''m left with mine and his pile of works again. Well, I guess having a lot of work is better than having a grumpy, surrounded with love sickness Alpha around me while working. My hair is rising while thinking about it. Now is the first time I''m thankful that old Aurea never put interest with mobiles. Ashira''s POV I can''t remember how Aurea pushed me to go on shopping but I end up walking on path walks with shops everywhere. We''re now at the Center of the pack. We''re surrounded by variety of shops, markets and other services. "What would you like to buy, Luna?" She whispered my title that confused me. "Why are you whispering?" I asked, also in a whisper. "I don''t know if anyone knew you yet. I don''t want to interrupt your introduction ceremony." Well, if Aiden ever nned to introduce me. Or even ept me at that. "Don''t worry. Everybody from the party knows that I''m your Alpha''s mate." I said, remembering the night before. "Alpha Aiden sent everyone from the party a messagest night. No one can spread the news that he found you, Luna." Okay? But why does it feel weird for me? I didn''t like the thought that he''s keeping me hidden. I started shopping for some clothes from different shops. I already bought a dozen of underwear, some I hesitated on buying a dress but Aurea urged me to get it. Saying I might need it on some asions. "You should get this as well, Luna." I turned to Aurea who spoke behind me. My eyes widened with what she''s holding! A red tiny piece ofcy cloth! A sexy lingerie! "Aurea!" I put her hands down, preventing the other customer to see what she''s holding. "I''m not getting that!" I said in a low high-pitched voice. I swear that every blood in my body moved to my cheeks! I''m blushing with the thought of what that piece of cloth means! "What? Why? You''ll need this at your first night, Luna." Aurea seemed so innocent and naive. I can''t me her, she''s expecting us toplete the mating process sooner thanter. But damn! I can''t believe the ideas that build inside my head when she showed me the lingerie! "No. Put it back." I sighed and snatched the item from her hand, tossing it somewhere but away from us. I''m satisfied with what I bought so I headed out of the shop. I came across a pretty man who''s smoking outside. Suddenly, I felt something inside me that red up. My vision instantly hazed making my eyes and mind blurry. I had the urge to throw myself towards the guy. Its weird but I wanted to kiss a stranger and even more than that. ''Aw, heat ising...'' My wolf sang and I can''t understand her at first. "Aurea!" I called lowly, not having enough voice to shout her name. I''m beginning to stumble on my feet. My knees are turning jelly that I had toy my back on the wall for support. Lust. Arousal. Sex. My mind are filled with those and I don''t know how or what to do. I did not realize that I''ve been looking at the guy for some time. I might have gave the wrong impression because he started walking closer to me. "I can smell your lust, wolf." The guy said. His hand touched the side of my face and I can''t stop him. "Why''d your mate left you unimed?" That''s the same question I have but I''m not focusing on it. "Lu-Ashira!" Aurea as if on cue, showed up and pulled me away within the stranger''s reach. "Get back." She snarled at him who put his hands up as defeat. "I just thought your friend needed some help." The stranger wolf said as he shrugged and walked away from us. Aurea looked at me with worried eyes before sniffing in the air. "You''re in heat." She stated. I''m shaking, I can feel the in-between my thighs pulsing, getting wet even. "We should go home now." She said and dragged me towards the car where we ride in. Once inside the car, my urge started to cease. Letting me think clear and the blur slowly fading. "I did not know you''ll have the heat this fast." Aurea said, her pleading eyes says sorry. "I-It''s okay. But what does this mean?" "When you meet your mate, there''s a reason for them to im you instantly. This is the reason. Once they won''t, you''ll experience the heat which is this. The purpose of the im is to stop situations like this." I gulped, starting to feel a little rx but my breathe is still heaving. "What do you mean by having the heat fast?" I asked. Trying to learn from whatever this is and also distracting myself. "Regr wolves can undergo heat two days after theyid their eyes on their mate. Yours, on the other hand, started only fourteen hours after meeting Alpha Aiden." I wonder why but somehow I have a theory about it. I''m a stealer. Does that mean my abnormality leads me to be more horny than a regr wolf? I sighed at the thought. "This is the first time I''ve seen it act that fast." Aurea said. Then she gasped and widened her eyes, an idea gotten into her. "Oh! Its because Aiden was an Alpha! I forgot that they''re much more attractive than anyone and can maize the heat faster than a regr wolf. That is why you''ve heated that fast." I didn''t know that. Well, Im really unaware of stuffs about mate anyway. So its not because I''m a stealer, huh?. That made me sigh in relief. Finally rxingpletely. We reached home fast than when we left it. I went out of the car and inhaled the air. I''m d that Aiden''s house is so peaceful and nature-friendly. Everywhere are trees and greens, that makes the air so fresh. "I''ll put this in your room." Aurea said with all the shopping bags in her hands. I nodded at her. "I''ll stay here for a while." She smiled and bows lightly before heading inside the house. Loud thuds from huge pawsing near my direction was heard a few minutes after Aurea was gone. My heart beat faster when my nose caught the scent of Aiden. He''sing in his wolf form. The scent of him bes stronger, making weird feelings arise within me again. I felt my arousal taking me over once again. What I''m feeling right now is much more stronger than what I had earlier with that stranger. Just by his scent and the thought he ising for me made me wet. Soaking wet. My thigh pressed closed to each other, making me quiver from the sensation that is new to me. I feel different. His wolf jumped from the bushes. He was about to run me over but made an abrupt stop when he saw me. He then easily shifted back to his human form and dropped just in front of me. He grabbed my shoulders tightly as he looked straight into my soul with those bright red Alpha eyes of him. "Where have you been?" His deep masculine voice made me shiver. His tone are fixed anger, frustration and worry. I gulped the lump on my throat when his touch reached my skin, savoring the sensation it brought me. I can''t understand what he was saying. I can''t hear him at all. My heartbeat sounds like a drum that I Content ? N?velDrama.Org 2024. can''t focus on anything except him. He growled softly, his eyes turned golden brown and I immediately drowned into it. He continued speaking, saying things I cannot hear anymore. I groaned when my eyes travelled on his face, on his knotted forehead, his eyes, to his moving lips. I didn''t stop there. I trailed my eyes down his neck, hearing his rapid pulse. My eyes travelled down more to his bare chest, his perfect chiseled stomach, and to his long and hard member. When my eyes focused on his proud manhood, he stopped speaking. I did not looked back at his eyes, not taking away my gaze down there. He''s naked and proud in front of me. I felt my arousal rise high even more. Rabid thoughts were ying on my mind of what I could do with his hard rod and what that can do to me. I caught a different scent and figured it was his arousal. That''s when I looked up to his eyes and found it sparkling with lust and evident. My folds didn''t stop soaking as it pulsate nonstop, making me quiver. I moaned when I felt good down there but longing for something, for him. That''s his cue to groaned, cutting the control he was trying to wall up. He cupped my face with his hands and smashed his lips on mine. I trembled when millions of electricity shot through me, sending me to heaven straight as his lips found mine. He nibbled on my lips, and I opened my mouth for him. I want to deepened our kiss. It''s not enough. I want more. He groaned when I gently bite his lips, zing my teeth on his lower lip. He let go of my face and snaked one arm on my waist, pulling me closer while the other went to my nape, making me moan more. I held his shoulder, supporting myself when I felt my knees turned jelly. Any moment now, I might melt. His raging manhood pressed hard on my exposed belly when my shirt crumbled up. I loved how warm it felt on my skin. It''s even pulsating and telling me it wanted more than just a kiss. His kisses trailed down on my jaw, then to my neck, nibbling on my sensitive skin. I moaned as I grab on his hair, keeping his head down. "Please, I want you..." I begged. I can''t stop myself to plead. I want him. That is how I feel right now, my wetness pulsates even more! I want him now! He groaned and cupped my ass tightly, making me moan hard. God! I feel like I''m in heaven! I felt his canines brushing on my neck. He wanted to im me and this right now is the best time to do it. The arousal we''re sharing won''t give me any pain. I''m not sure of it but I felt like it will. When he licked the skin on my neck, I already lost it. Every nerve in my body red up an incredible fire of lust and arousal. "Luna I''m done-OhmyGod." I opened my eyes and got distracted by Aurea''s voice. Aiden stopped what he was doing, too. Making a low dangerous growl as his eyes shot arrows toward her. I suddenly snapped out of it, embarrassed of what just happened. I pushed Aiden away from me and I was met by his hungry eyes. His stare sent me a message that it was not enough and we''re not done yet. Suddenly, I''m lost. I want more, too but I''m too embarrassed to continue what we''d left behind. "I''m sorry. I''ll took the day off." Aurea said and bow lightly at us. Avoiding to look our way. Aiden didn''t pulled his gaze away from me and I can''t stand the heat on my cheeks anymore. I ran inside the house, straight into my room and locked the door. I want more of him but when I snapped out of the action, I can''t put the mood back again. I buried my face on the pillow and let out a high-pitch scream. Why do I felt so ashamed right now when earlier, every sinful thoughts were clear in my mind?! Damn. I don''t even know how to face him again. A soft knocks on the door made me jump, raising my head from the pillow. "Let''s talk." Said a deep soft voice from outside. It''s Aiden! ______ Hi. A small note. I was a bit distracted making this chapter. A volcano near us is showing symptoms of eruption again but let''s hope it won''t. Just sharing. Sorry if this chapter wille outme. Anyway, enjoy reading and thank you for supporting this story.? If you liked this story, please tell your friends.? -jokerde Chapter 8: A peak on History Chapter 8: A peak on History "Let''s talk." His deep soft voice was heard behind the closed door. He tried to open the doorknob but stopped when he found that it is locked. "Ashira." He called on me when I didn''t respond to him. The way my name escaped his lips make me want to open the door and throw myself in his arms. Slowly, another wave of heat rose again within me. Making me groan softly. Damn it. The heat in me is present again. I clenched my hand on my chest, the breath heaving that is making me huff for more air. I hate how I feel when he''s around, its confusing me. "Open the door." His voice echoed on my head like I must heed on what he was saying. Is he using his power as the Alpha with me? I closed my eyes tight. Not anymore fighting the effects he sent to down my spine. I walked to the door and opened the lock. Slowly, I was met by the most beautiful golden brown eyes and I felt suffocated instantly. Everything around me blurring. Rewinding the kiss we had shared just a moment earlier. I still can feel his soft moist lips on mine and the thought of it makes butterflies flutter on my stomach up to my chest. He''s no longer naked. Wearing only blue denim pants with his bare chest. The sight is glorious and my mind can''t stopplimenting the perfection I''m blessed to be with. "W-What?" I gulped. Hating how my voice croaked then swallowed the lump on my throat. "Can Ie in?" He asked after a short pause, his eyes looked at mine intensely. My knees turned jelly again before I slowly open the door, letting him in. He took careful steps inside my room, stopping at the edge of my bed and took a sit on it. Looking at me again. I followed him and headed towards the other edge of the bed. I sat and lean on the headboard, hugging a pillow in front of me. I''m just wearing a loose shirt and shorts, notfortable with some of my visible skin. His wide back was facing me. My mouth waters with how his muscles flexed on his arm and back whenever he moves. But he''s not trying to face me. "I''m sorry for leaving you in that state." He started, talking about my heat. So he knew what I''m going through. Is that why he rushed home that way? Is he worried about me? No words came out of my mouth, not knowing what to say anyway. A short paused from him made a long silence between us. Plus his scent that''s spreading everywhere and lingering inside the room is suffocating. A sweet torment it is. "Aurea told me what happened at the center." His body shakes a bit as he said that. I can feel the darkness wrapped in his aura. He didn''t like what happened. "That happened because you haven''t imed me yet." I managed to me him. It''s true anyway. Will I continue to undergo the same heat whenever I''m around any guy? Trying to stop those quirky feelings just so I won''t give in from the lust''s pull is so damn hard. It''s killing me. Why would he let me experience the same thing over again when he can make those go away with just fucking biting me! He did not talk. He just sighed and stopped his body from shaking. Then he stood up and faced me, his eyes wanders on my body first before itnded on my eyes. A soft groan escaped from his lips. "That is why I apologize." He said with sincerity, his features even softened. Okay then if he really is apologetic, will he finally im me? "Will you im me now?" I asked even though his wordsst night are clear in my memories. His jaw tightened with my question and his lips formed a t line. I don''t know what he was thinking so I waited for his response. It took him a while before he opened his mouth. "Not now but I will." My brows met as my foreheade to a knot. Okay. He did change his mind but when?! Every time he dys the im, my life is taking a step closer to trouble! I gave this mate shit a shot, okay? I thought I''ll be happier this way than to be snatched by some lonely wolf but everything that''s happening was beyond my expectation. Anger is starting to build a fire inside me. My wolf is starting to hate him for his dy, not being assured of his n on iming me. "It''s okay for you if I jumped to any guy, then." I stated, crossing my arms in front of my chest and ring at him. He let out a loud growl as he gritted his teeth. "You''re mine!" He eximed, emphasizing every word. I stood up hastily that the pillow I''m hiding my body with had fallen on the ground. I''m trying to level my eyes on his and failed because of his height. "You can''t say that if you can''t act upon it!" Thest words tasted bitter on my tongue that I wanted to spit. "I don''t know what your problem is but if troublees our way, I expect you won''t me me!" "No trouble wille for you. From now on, you are forbidden to go outside the house." He said in a low voice. My jaw dropped when I heard that. What? That''s what his n is?! "Are you serious? You can''t lock me here!" I shouted, frustrated with everything that is happening right now. Its already hard the way it is, and he''s adding fuel to the fire?! "I will not lock you in IF you obey my order. You stay here and I won''t lock you up, literally." He managed to be sarcastic with me, huh? That''s when my anger reached my head. I can''t control my body from trembling, my wolf is trying to take over, wanted to cause havoc. "I''ll better be back to my pack than to be on lockdown inside your damned house!" I said through gritted teeth, letting out an angry growl. My eyes turned pitch ck as my vision blurring everything around me. Focusing my anger on him alone. I no longer felt affected by him. No ounce of backing down. Even when his eyes turned red and probably using his Alpha power over me. I''m so angry at him right now. "You''ll never leave my side!" He raised his voice as well. His eyes showed unpleasantness from my behavior and tried to use his power over me. "Why? Only you can walk away from me?!" I shouted back. I felt trembled, not from anger but towards his order. It seemed absolute that I can''t go against him but I tried my best to resist. I growled as I straightened my body which started curling down, ready to obey him. "You''re not allowed to leave." He repeated as if I had not heard him. I wanted tough so hard with how fate is trying to y games with me. Everything is so unfair. "Watch me." I manage to say with sarcasm even though I''m feeling down on the inside. A smirk was formed on my lips that made Aiden''s brow furrowed. With inhuman speed, he''s instantly in front of me and tightly grabbing my jaw. His face is so close to This content ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org. mine as his nose touched my cheek. My breath hitched with his rough moves. "Don''t you dare defy me!" His voice is low but firm. My wolf wants to back off but I did not let her tag me along with her yielding tail. "Make sure you won''t let me escape because once I had the chance, I''m gonna release this heat to every wolf my eyes will see!" His anger is at its fullest. I can feel it deep into my bones and only a few strength was left in my body. "Don''t you dare!" He said through gritted teeth. His hand on my jaw tightened its grip, a low whimper escaped my throat when the pain was evident. It''s hard for me to breathe but I did not cave in. If he wanted me to go through hell, then I might as well do the same to him. "Get the fuck out of my room if you can''t do anything about my thirst." I hissed in a cool voice though my insides are shaking with fear. He growled at my words then he let go of my jaw, moving his hands to my nape and grabbing on my hair. I groaned as he pulled on my hair, making my head stretched backward. "I won''t let you mess on my head." He said, almost a whisper. His words are not what I expected to hear and it seems like he''s saying that to himself more than to me. My anger was reced with confusion when he lowered his head on my neck and his mouth touched my skin. I let out a whimper with the sudden sensation that his simple action has brought me. In a blink, my anger subsides, reacting to his kisses. I moaned when he grazed his teeth on my neck. "You don''t know how much I wanted to im you." He whispers. Is that true? Was he lying to mest night? I wanted to ask but I''m drowned with what he is doing that I can''t open my mouth to speak. I gulped as his hand loosened its grip on my hair. His hand snaked around my waist and the other grabbed on my arm. "N-No one''s stopping you..." He stiffened on my neck, pulling away his head from it. My eyes met with his once again and it''s back to golden brown color. I don''t know what changes his mood but to me, its the closeness between us. "I know." He said softly. He loosened his arms on my waist and slowly stepped away from me. "Give me more time to think." He looked at me onest time and then he''s out of my room. I gained nothing in the end. Am I grounded? Will he lock me up in here? Or am I able to go out? Can I at least have a run? More time to think if what? Of the date when he''ll im me? Our talk is nonsense. Its mostly fighting and nothing was clear to me. One thing is he had changed his mind. He wanted me now. Far fromst night that he said he will never put his im on me which reminds me how that frustrates the hell out of me. I need to make a move. I''d like to know more about him. If he can''t do that, I guess I''ll get my answers myself. I don''t know how, though. I looked at my window and saw a car pulling over in front of the house entrance. I saw a guy stepped out of the car as Aiden got out of the house. They talked for a minute before the guy shifted and ran into the woods. Aiden on the other hand, slipped inside the car and drove away. I know I''m angry with him but I can''t stop myself to feel sad whenever he''s going away. I shrugged what I was feeling and decided to head downstairs to look for Aurea. "Aurea!" I called. She met me at the end of the stairs instantly. "Luna." She said, bowling lightly. "I want to do something fun. What can you rmend?" I said, beaming. If she''ll suggest something like going out, it will be better. Her eyes saddened and a weak smile formed her lips. "Alpha Aiden''s order is you can''t leave the house while he''s away, Luna." My jaw dropped. That answered one of my questions, huh. "I can''t believe him." I shake my hand and bit my lower lip. I''m can''t feel any anger for him right now and it is so amusing. "I''m sorry, Luna. But he said he''ll be back shortly." Aurea said. "I doubt that." Last night, he didn''t evene home to sleep. "If you want, I can prepare a pic in the garden. Will you like that? Though it''ll be just you and me." I gave it a thought and figured I can ask Aurea some questions about Aiden. My eyes beamed with the idea so I agreed to her suggestion. I helped her prepare some food. Just enough for the both of us. Some snacks and bread with two bottles of different vored juice were ced on a basket together with a pic nket and two sses. "Whoa!" My mouth kept open the moment I saw the garden Aurea was talking about. It''s freaking huge! "Howe I never see this? Wow! This is so rxing!" I said cheerfully as I sat on the nket Aurea alreadyid on the small grass. Aurea chuckled at my reaction. I scratch the back of my head when I realize I might have sounded silly. Damn girl, have you never seen a garden before? I have! But everything here is so lively! The flowers, the greens, the butterflies! Wow! I picked some snacks and started eating them when I saw Aurea looking at nowhere. I immediately figure out that she''s mind linking someone. And I knew who that someone is. "You''re sending a message to Aiden?" I asked, careful not to scare her. She gave me an embarrassed smile. "Yes, Luna. Sorry, but it was his order." I hummed and nodded. "What did you say to him?" I looked far and put the snacks in my mouth. What does that guy want to know anyway? "I just told him you liked the garden." She smiled yfully and I blushed on the thought that Aurea might tell him how naive I looked when I saw his impressive garden. "Okay.." I whispered, no longer interested in the ''report'' she''s sending him. "I should tour you around some time, Luna. Alpha Aiden''s house is big. This is the ancestral home of histe parents." Aurea said after a long silence. I zoned out without notice. I stopped munching as she said that. Oh, I forgot I need to gain information about Aiden. I already know that his parents died from the war with the Ravenous pack a few years back but that''s all I''m aware of. "Can you tell me more about it? The war, I mean." I tried doing the puppy eyes that always work with Cruz back home. Aurea chuckled. "I don''t know the full story but I''ll tell you what I know." I nodded and sat properly, eager to listen to her story. "Ten years ago, Prime pack was the second strongest pack in the North. First was the Ravenous pack, Shadow pack was third, followed by Mystic pack and then Regal." I never heard of that before. So my pack was the weakest in the North before? Well, we''ve ranked fourth now. But howe Ravenous pack is thest on the list if they have been the strongest? "Alpha Aiden''s mother, Luna Tina, was born from the Ravenous pack. Her brother, Zeuracious was the Alpha when she met her mate, Alpha James." "Aiden''s father, right?" I corrected it. Sometimes I''m messing up the names. "Yes, Luna." "Okay. And then?" I look like a kid who''s attentively listening to a bedtime story right now. Meh. "In those times, North was too peaceful that there are no boundaries on packnds. Wolves of the North were known to be friendly and unlike the other district, the war was almost taboo in the North." "Then why did Ravenous and Prime had a war?" If it''s so peaceful back then, what''s the meaning of starting a war and destroying the peace? "It started when Alpha Zeuracious met his mate. The first in the history of the North that an Alpha was tricked by a stealer." I shivered when I heard the word. What? Someone like me? I got nervous hearing the story and my hands started shaking. I hide my hands so Aurea would not notice my nervousness. One thing kept ying on my mind. How could a stealer like me start a war? "Do you know what a stealer is, Luna?" Aurea asked when she noticed that I''m zoning out. I blinked fast and looked at her. I don''t know if I''ll answer her with a yes or a no. I suddenly wanted to hide my abnormality from her. I''m suspicious someone will ept me in this pack now that I knew a stealer like me caused all this damage. In the end, I shook my head. "W-What''s a stealer?" I asked, trying to make her believe I''m not aware of it. "Stealers are rare so no one knew too much about them. Some information is gathered from experiences of the past that were passed down to generations. Thest time it was taught to wolf schools are when I was young." My hands are sweating badly right now. I''m quite grateful that stealers are forgotten to teach at every young wolf because damn, what can happen to me if it does? "The rest of the story about Alpha Zeuracious was private so everyone around my age just knew he was tricked. But the story was much tragic than what I only knew. It is said that he found his true mate and ended up killing the stealer." This story is simr to what Eric told me. But how did that seed a war when it sounds like they''ve solved the problem? "What caused the war then?" "The Alpha''s bloodline ended on him. I''m confused with how it happened when in fact he found his mate. I heard his Luna even got pregnant before some Rogue killed her. The pup was even born so I''m not sure how he ended up with no heir to continue his legacy. Then suddenly, news spread that he needed to step down and pass his throne to the strongest wolf by duel. Alpha Zeuracious lost the battle and new Alpha blood was born." "It was Alpha Raekon." I guessed. Alpha Raekon was thete Alpha of Ravenous that Aiden''s father had a war with. "You''re right, Luna." Aurea nodded. "Aiden''s mother was furious when his brother was snatched away from his title. Luna Tina believed that his brother had a child with the stealer but she had no evidence to prove it." Aurea paused to have a drink, her throat must be dry from continuous speaking. My mind wandered back from the past. How can Luna Tina impel that his brother had a pup with the stealer? What was the root of it? I thought the stealer died though. So what''s the origin of her theory? "To make it short, Luna Tina pushed Alpha James to wage a war with the Ravenous pack. She wanted to drag Alpha Raekon down with what she believed was stolen title from her brother. She used Alpha Raekon of hiring the Rogues to kill his brother''s mate to make him weak a few days before the duel." That makes sense. If I was in her shoes, I might think the same but waging a war because of suspicions are never alright. We''re talking about hundreds of lives at stake and intuitions were not a great root to start a war. "Alpha James agreed to the war?" I asked. All I heard was Luna Tina''s anger but it''s always the Alpha who decides. Aurea shook her head and she looked down at her cup with sad eyes. "Alpha James never agreed to her. He''s against the war that his mate wanted to start." "Then why?" "He was blinded by love, my Luna. He''ll bend any rules for his mate and when Luna Tina feed him words enough to pursue him, the war arose." I can''t speak as I heard that. I respect the love he gave for his mate but I can''t say its right to prioritize at that time. "Luna Tina was killed on the night of the war but instead of being weak and inefficient for the war, Alpha James''s mourning leads him to kill hundreds of enemy wolves. Killing Alpha Raekon as well. He took great damage as well but lived for a few days after winning the war. But he died when his wolf denied to heal him, taking a huge blow from losing his mate." I did not realize that tears are flowing down my cheeks until it dropped on my neck. The story saddened me that my chest aches a lot. "Ravenous pack lost a lot, their count gone down to less down half and they haven''t risen up from that damage even after eight years had passed." I sniffed and wiped the tears on my face. Aiden lost his parents during that war. He must felt devastated during those times. I had the urge to go to Aiden and hug him tight even though the tragedy happened a long time ago. "How old was Aiden when the war happened?" I asked, still sniffing and controlling my sobs. "He was fifteen, also the age when he took over the pack," Aurea said, she looked as sad as I am. "He''s too young but he managed to lead the pack to its best. We never lost to any war and our pack kept the highest rank in the North. Everyone loves him, and everyone will love you too when they knew you''re their Luna." I sniffed again, feeling proud of Aiden and his achievements but not feeling an ounce of pride for myself. "I doubt that." "Ohh, my Luna." Aurea reached on my hand and squeeze it. "I know they will because I do. Thank you foring into his life." I sobbed loudly and hugged her tight. I cried on her shoulder as she tapped my back, hushing me. "You''ve made my mate cry enough, Aurea." I looked up and Aiden was standing a few steps behind us. His hands are in his pocket as he looked down at us. Aurea stood up and bow to him. "You let me to, Alpha." She said. I sniffed and wiped the tears on my eyes again. So Aiden was there the whole time? I''m probably too engrossed with Aurea''s story that I did not notice his presence. "He''s here this whole time?" I asked Aurea with a low voice. Tears still roll down from my eyes and I can''t stop it. I feel too sad. I even wanted to cry aloud like a child but of course, I won''t in front of him. He walked near me and bend down, leveling his gaze to me. I saw Aurea bow to us before excusing herself. I looked at Aiden who gave me a weak smile. "Don''t waste your tears on me." He said and that made me cry more. ______ Thank you for waiting! This chapter took so long but I hope you guys love it! Thank you for the support and hope you can share this to your friends? Chapter 9: Possessive Chapter 9: Possessive Everything was blurry and most of what I can remember is crying on Aiden''s shoulder while he hugged me tightly in his arms. I''m too emotional after hearing what happened to his parents and the pack. I can feel his pain while he hugged me close to him. I can feel his pain and the hardships he had after taking over the pack at a young age. The story about Alpha Zeuracious and the stealer also worries me but I set that aside when I heard about Alpha James and Luna Tina. Aiden''s character while he''s trying tofort me is what I least expected of him. He''s too soft and thoughtful of me right now that he seems like a different person. An attitude that I haven''t seen from an Alpha. It must because I''m his mate that he can show me a different side of him. That might be also the reason why I can feel what he had felt. Despite the im not happening between us, the bond is too strong to let those memories flow to me. Next thing I knew, he was carrying me bride-style as we headed upstairs. My sobs had calm but my eyes are still wet from the tears. My nose is probably red from how harsh I was wiping it before. I''m not conscious of how I look right now, not having enough emotion to care for myself when I was too full of his sorrows. He gently put me in the bed and I noticed that I''m not in my room. Everywhere in here smells like Aiden. I''m in his room. "Why am I here?" I asked trying to sit down but he stopped me before I can. "Stay still." He said andy beside me. Hey on his side then reached his hand to my cheek. Gently caressing the part where the tears were. His eyes are intensely looking at mine. "Why are those tears never stoppeding?" heined in a whisper. I giggled at his words. I did not notice that my tears are continuously flowing. My heart felt light around him suddenly. A part of me pitied him still but the other part praises him for being strong and brave during those times of loss. "I''m just too sad." I admit. His eyes softened as he purses his lips, trying to halt a smile. "You''re weird," he said, giving me a weak smile. "It''s all in the past. You don''t have to cry over it." "But you''re involved! me the mate bond for making me feel how you did." I snorted wiping my nose again. He paused for a moment, shocked, before speaking again. "You''re supposed to have those feelings once I marked you." What? It''s my turn to freeze. Aiden was referring to the im but I was bothered by his words. I wanted to p my face for not knowing enough about mates and how the bond works! "Then why am I encountering this now? You haven''t imed me yet." We''re looking at each other with a questioning look. Does this have something to do about me being a stealer? If it is, then I''m providing inklings for what I am. I can''t risk what I am to him, not now that I''d learned that a stealer caused a war in his past! "You''re weirder than I thought then." I thought he was serious but when a smile formed on his lips, I eased myself and smiled back. I let go of the topic and changed it to something else. Avoiding to feel nervous while this close to him, I''m afraid he might feel it. "Why are you home early anyway? Don''t you have work to do?" He''s an Alpha so he must be busy but here he is. I don''t think he has something nned for today. "I decided to spend time with you. I''d like to know you more." A warm hand touches my heart with what he said. Did he just put me first before his own pack? "What''s the change of heart?" I whispered, tugging on his shirt and ying the fabric with my fingers. Just the other day he doesn''t want me. And now he''s acting like this? Instead of answering me, he pulled me close to him, burying my face on his chest as his arm snaked around my waist. He smelled my hair and I can hear his heart beating faster. My own heartbeat deafening me as well. I felt thousands of electricity run down my spine as the hair all over my body rise. Damn. I loved how this feels. In the end, he did not answer my question. "You smell so damn good." I gulped from how my blood went up to my cheeks at hisment. I pressed my face more to his chest, inhaling his scent. "You, too." I said. His arm tightened its hold on my waist as a low whimper escaped my lips. He groaned because of that. If he feels this affected towards me then why won''t he im me? I suddenly thought about the words I heard from him. ''I won''t let you mess on my head.'' That''s what he said to me earlier. But what does that mean? Is he scared of my effects on him? Is he scared to let me in his heart too deep? I can''t let go of the thought that his father was liked that with his mother. Is that the root of this? I wanted to ask but I can''t find the courage to do so. I''m not sure if I''m allowed to go down that subject. Yet. "What do you like to know about me?" I whispered, pushing him away from me and readying myself for the talk but he did not move a bit. If anything, his hug even tightened. "Are we gonna talk like this?" He chuckled a little as he nuzzled on my hair. "I want to, " then he pulled away, finally giving us some space. "but this position will make it harder for me to control myself." I blushed when wild ideas run on my head, he smirked at my reaction. "You''re done crying now?" I snorted with the way his tone and facial expression as he questioned me. He isughing at me! Did I amuse him by being a crybaby over his family''s tale? "Stop teasing me!" I pushed him away further because the distance between us didn''t get justice at all. Aiden''sugh filled the room that made me froze for a bit, recording the moment in my mind. His first everugh with me. I hit his chest with my palm, my face is already red from embarrassment yet he won''t stopughing. "Tell me when you''ll stop." I said and rolled my eyes as I get on my feet, leaving him on his bed. I''m not angry, okay? I just can''t contain the embarrassment I am feeling. "Okay. I''ll stop, I''m sorry." He grabbed my wrist to stop me from walking away. I turned to look at him and I saw his pursed lips from biting the inside of his cheek. Argh! How can this guy have different faces? He looks so childish now, it irritates me. "Where were we?" I was about to tell him off when my stomach growled. I closed my eyes shut as blood started rising up my cheeks again. Damn it! Why did he have to be with me when I''m being ridiculously embarrassing? "Okay, we''re hungry." He said chuckling. He stood up and pushed me out of the room, towards the kitchen. I cannot argue with him after what he just heard. Damn. Can any of this be more awkward as it is? "What will you cook for me?" he asked. Oh no! I don''t know how to cook! "I''m the one who''s hungry!" I said and that was supposed to sound likeining but it turned out defensive. We stopped when we reached the kitchen, his hands are still on my shoulders where he grabbed to push me. "Hmm... Aurea''s not lying then." he said then let go of me before walking passed me straight to the refrigerator, grabbing a few stuff in there. "About what?" I curiously asked as I sat down on the chair. It looks like he''s gonna cook something for me and that''s better than him knowing I don''t know how to cook. "She said you can''t cook." All my hopes of not being found pped me in the face. Aurea!!! Why did she have to report everything to Aiden!? My face felt like burning and damn him for looks enjoying the moment! "I guess you don''t need a ''talk'' to know me more, huh?" I rolled my eyes and slumped on the chair. I''ll remember to have a talk with Aurea. "It''s okay if you can''t cook, Ashira." he said. I just snorted and put my head on the table. I can''t argue anymore, I''m famished. I''ll remember not to cry too much, it''s making me hungry. Aiden started prepping the food and I''m amazed by how fast his hands were. We''re both busy when the doorbell rang. "I''ll go get it." I jumped and started running to the entrance. "Wait!" a loud growl from Aiden made me stop followed by his inhuman speed. In a blink, he''s in front of me. His eyes are dark and he seems upset. Who''s at the door? "I''ll get it. Stay here." his voice is deep and intimidating, I froze. His change of manner confused me. I tried smelling the air if the guest is someone I know. Wait. It''s Nick! I can smell him! He is the visitor! But why did Aiden reacted that way? I wonder how Nick is! Thest time I saw him was the other night from the mapping ball. I decided to walk to the door, careful of my steps. "You''re forbidden to be here." Aiden''s voice was scary. He sounded angry and irritated. Don''t tell me its still because of the dance? I stepped even closer and saw Nick standing outside the door. "You turned off your phone, man. I can''t reach your mind, too. What else would I do?" Nick scratched the back of his head as he said that. "I''ll kill you-" "Hey, Nick!" I stand beside Aiden when I showed myself. Aiden''s voice was starting to sound serious so I had to butt in. "Luna." He slightly bowed at me. I almost chuckled from his acknowledgment when he used to call me ''River girl''. "I told you to stay inside." Aiden growled to me in a deep voice. His arm snaked on my waist and pulled me closer to him. It didn''t escape me that he was trying to send a message to Nick that I am his. "Why? Its Nick. I knew him." Then I leaned to his ear and whispered, "And you are with me so I''m not scared of being in heat." It''s true anyway. He can make my heat go away by kissing me or holding me. I''ve tried it. This content ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org. So if he worries that I''ll be around any guy because of my heat then it''ll be okay now because he''s with me. Nick cleared his throat that made me grin and Aiden just pulled me closer to him, gripping my waist tightly. "We''ll talk about thatter." He whispered back to me. "You''re dismissed." Aiden said to Nick, not looking his way. His gaze is focused on me entirely. "But you are needed in the pack building, Alpha." Nickined. He reminds me again of how whiny he was when we met at the river. I look up to Aiden when he growled and I saw his jaw clenched. What''s the hold-up? He should go now if they needed their Alpha. "I''m off today." There''s finality on his voice. Nick sighed and shook his head. I put my hand on Aiden''s chest as I examined his face. I think I''m the one holding him up, the reason he won''t go. "It''s okay. You can go. I can finish your cooking." I interrupted as I look at his eyes, trying to send a message. I don''t want to stop him from his responsibility. It''s always the pack thates first. "You can''t cook." Aiden blurted out that made my eyes wide. What the hell!? I was trying to help and he just told his Beta that I can''t cook? "You can''t?" A surprised Nick said. I rolled my eyes at Aiden. Damn. I regret saying those words to spare him. I was about to burst in shame but I alter it with anger. "Just go do your job or else I''ll never talk to you again!" I shouted with my nose ring. I walked out of Aiden''s shock face and Nick''s suppressed smile. I don''t know if my threat will work but that just came out and I''m not nning on taking it back now. I went to the kitchen and saw the food on the stove. It''s on simmer but I don''t know how to cook that recipe. Heck, I don''t even know what recipe is that. My body jumped when I felt Aiden behind me. I knew it was him even without looking back, I can smell him. "I''ll finish cooking this then I''ll go." He whispered on my ears that made me shiver. "Just teach me how and I''ll finish this. Your pack needs you, Aiden." I did not move when he snaked his arms on my waist. This stance is bing his hobby and I''m starting to like it. "Our pack." He corrected. "I will hold your introduction ceremony soon. They will know you are their Luna." He pressed his lips on my shoulder after saying that. "But you haven''t imed me yet." It will be weird to introduce me to the pack as his mate when his scent won''t linger on me at least. "I will never introduce you without my im. You are too beautiful to show off unmarked." I''m beyond happy. My wolf was assured atst that he epts me. I was too. I thought he would never ept me from the way he reacted but it took him less than a day to change his mind. With the reason for his resistance still unknown to me, I decided to let it go. When the time is right, he will open up to me. And I will have the right to ask him anything I wanted to know. "Okay." Was all I can say. But a lot of words wanted toe out. He taught me how to finish the meal before he headed out. Nick stayed outside the whole time and I thought it was rude of Aiden to not wee his Beta inside though I assumed he is either jealous or overprotective of me. Today didn''t start well but it ends just right for me. Nick''s POV "Rogues attacked the west border and few of our wolf died." I reported to Aiden. We are reaching the pack building where the other members with a position in the pack await. "How many Rogues?" "Five as the report says." The Rogues got nerve considering their number but the reason for the attack was unknown. "Did our wolves killed every one of them?" "They manage to kill four but they said one of them is incredibly strong. That one Rogue killed six of ours." Aiden snapped his head to look at me. Surprise registered his face and that''s the exact reaction I had when I heard it. "Even I can''t believe it." I said, shaking my head. "Where''s Titus?" He groaned. Aiden asked referring to the head of the guards, Titus is older than us in his early thirties. "He''s at the pack building now, healing at the clinic but slowly." "How can he live when all his men died fighting?" Aiden growled. Leaders must die protecting the pack and its members. That is what Aiden believed in. He always leads that way and we never questioned him. It may sound harsh but that''s how it should work. "He lost his mate on the fight, Aiden. Don''t be too hard on him." "Sharma?!" I nodded in response. Aiden growled as his body start to shake. He never liked it when pack members die without a war. Let alone killed by Rogues. Sharma came from the Shadow pack, one of the strongest She-Wolf fighter and the mate of Titus. We are now walking inside the pack building, headed to Aiden''s office where the others await. "Sharma was killed after killing two Rogues, Alpha Aiden. Right in front of Titus." I started calling him Alpha because we are inside the pack building. Aiden sighed as his eyes turned red, his Alpha blood taking over. He might know how Titus is going through. He found his mate now and I can only imagine how losing one might felt. We got inside the office and enter another door to the assembly room. Everyone was on their designated chair with wary eyes. Aiden sat on his chair and I sat on his left. "Alpha." everyone including me bowed to Aiden who''s jaw tightly clenched. His eye color didn''t change that only means he is angry. "We are disturbed by the strong Rogue, Alpha Aiden. He single-handedly killed six of my fighters." says the head of fighters, Kael. "It''s unusual for a Rogue to have such power. He got no pack, its impossible he got Alpha blood. His power is incredible for his kind." Jeron, the head of the Trackers said next. Everyone spoke in a chorus, making unnecessary noise inside the room. Aiden was growling the entire time. I don''t know if he is listening to theirments, which sounded more than whines. "Silence!" He yelled with a deep growl that made everyone shut their mouths. "We need not be wary with a lone wolf." He growled at everyone at the table, irritated by how they acted. "Titus will not be punished but he''ll be reced. Aero will be the new head of the guards. We''ll tighten the security in every border, make sure enough trackers will take the post, Jeron." "Yes, Alpha." Jeron obeys, bowing to Aiden. "Gather the pups ages 15 and train them hard," Aiden said to Lucrias, the head of training and development. "We''ll multiple the number of guards at every border once they are ready." "Yes, Alpha Aiden." Lucrias said. "And anyone who''s tail tucked between their legs, afraid with this Rogue, will be punished. I will not repeat myself." With that as his final words, Aiden stood up and went out of the room. Everyone followed after him. Aiden sat on the table in his office as he watched everyone walking out of the door, giving low bows to him. I closed the door when everyone was out. "Nick, call Seth," Aiden said. He is talking about his third-inmand, the Gamma of the pack. "Tell him to return to thend." "He''s on a mission of gathering information about Ravenous pack, Aiden." I informed him. "I know!" He growled at me. Damn, why am I taking the blow of his anger? "He is my third-inmand! Now that I have my Luna, he should start doing his job to protect his Luna!" The tragedy from the Ravenous pack might trigger him. I don''t want to believe it but I think... Aiden is afraid. He fears losing his mate in the hands of Rogues. "I''ll call him right away." I assured him. I guess I''ll send someone else to finish the job that Seth will be abandoned soon. "Prepare the funeral of the fallen wolves. I''ll personally send my condolences to their family." I nodded. "I''ll be with Ashira until Sethes back. I will keep my portal open so reach to me if needed. Remember to inform me first when that Rogue set foot on mynd." "I can guard Ashira until Sethes back, Aiden. The pack needs your presence right now." How could he think of locking himself with his mate in this situation? Rogues mocked the pack, killing some of our members yet he chose to stay home? "I''m not letting you near her so what made you think you can guard her?" His growl is directed to me. My wolf let out a whimper, acknowledging its Alpha. He is jealous and that''s evident ever since he found out her mate is the one I''m dancing with. I understand that. But the pack needs their Alpha now. "The packes first, Aiden." I reminded him. Trying to make him bnce the situation and not to focus on his mate alone. He growled at me more. "I''m not choosing her over the pack!" He stormed out of the office as he said that. I let out a deep breath of relief once he was gone. Damn. "How deep will you drown, Aiden." I said even without his presence. _______ Hope u like this update? Chapter 10: The Balance Chapter 10: The Bnce Aiden''s POV The bond between mates is the best thing any other wolf can ask for. Itpletes us, filling us with unthinkable happiness. And that''s happening to me now. I can feel it. Every bit of me can''t ask for more when I''m around Ashira. I''m an Alpha yet I can only control to be away from her for hours. Far from what I expected. I denied to im her. I want to know her first, to see for myself if she has an ounce of greed for power. Just like how I see my mother. I grew up with her words, ''to be the best''. She came from the top wolf pack of the North and she expects nothing but best from me and my father. When Raekon takes over her previous pack from her brother, Uncle Zeuracious, I saw how bewildered and uneasy she be. For her, only our bloodline can be the best. And it should stay that way. When her brother was thrown off his title as Alpha, she did not like it. I witnessed her thirst to be the first. To be on top. To give the crown back to her own blood. Her hunger for power dragged my father down with her. And my father who I looked up to, became someone no one expected he will turn to be. He let his love for my mother to eat him whole. He made the decision to start a war with Raekon''s pack but not for peace, not for any sound decisions but ONLY for her. Hundreds of our wolf died, their family mourned, we lost some of the greatest fighters, the best trackers, and yet, my parents disregard that it was the possible oue of the war. And for what? Kristina, or known as Luna Tina, used her influence to my father as his mate. She knew she can manipte my father''s head, that she can find her way through his decisions. That he won''t let her down. And that resulted in the destruction of peace of the North. Not just that but that war cost her, own life, and my father''s as well. My wrath towards her greed made me push my feelings for Ashira. Trying to waive the pull of the mate bond calling to me. But even if I try to stop myself, I knew I won''t be able to. Now, I don''t know if I can reject her even if I''ll saw her ws. Even if she will be like my mother. I want her and I knew it. I can feel that my wolf started breathing solely for her from the moment we saw her. And even if it will end my life, I''d still want her. That''s how I feel right now. It almost killed me to suppress it the first time and the thought of her being stolen from me kills me the second time. I''m torn with mine and my wolf''s choices. I''m jealous. I''m petrified. I want her for me and only mine. But I''m hesitating. I can''t have a mate that may drag me down just like my mother. I need to see her goal, her intention, her objective of life. Though whenever I see her, every time she''s close to me, my mind is clouded by her. I can''t think clear of my intention and can only focus on how perfect her eyes were, or how beautiful she was made. My mind screams to never let her go, to never let her out of my sight. When some guyes near her, I get protective, anxious, angry even. I don''t want any other scent lingers on her perfect body but mine. I''m aware of my possessiveness for her, one of the changes that I can''t bend to break. But I can''t me myself. She gave me a gift from the moment I met her. She gave me life. She made me feel alive again. She granted me another purpose in life that I thought was just to protect the pack. I never forget my responsibilities for the pack. I knew they needed me. But since I haven''t put my mark on Ashira, I can''t focus on anything aside from being with her. I''m on my way to my house, to where she is now. I''m riding my car and stepped on the brake abruptly. Just a few minutes away and I''ll be home. Home to her. But something yelled at the back of my mind. Something is wrong. I already knew I need to make it right, but I''m ignoring the fact that I can make it right. Nick''s POV A few rang and Seth answered my call. "Nick." He said on the phone. I''m still at the pack building, inside Aiden''s office. Aiden''s been gone for a while now. He must be home again inside his mate''s arms. I got a mountain of papers in front of me, making my head ache. "How''s your survey over?" I said, massaging my temples with my fingers. I sent Seth to watch the actions of Alpha Elon. The renewal of the peace treaty with the Ravenous pack is near. We need to take precautions and keep an eye if they are preparing for battle. Trust is not in Aiden''s book when ites to the Ravenous pack. And so in mine. "Everything seems normal here, Nick but we''ll stay for a few days. Just to be sure. What''s up?" I sent four trackers with Seth for this mission. They will study the pack''s movement outside the border of Ravenous so our fake ally won''t recognize their scent. They are trackers that made their sight enhanced through training. "Alpha wants you back in the pack." I sighed as I said that. Seth is the best tracker next to Jeron. He is also skilled in fighting and for me, he is the right one for this mission yet Aiden calls for him. Hell, he won''t let any male near Ashira, so how will his third-inmand protect her? From afar? "What?! Why? I''m not finished here. I wanted to be sure there will be no harm from Ravenous before I leave my spot." "I know. But he needs you here. Alpha had found his mate." "Wow." Was all he said before a long pause. "I''ll be there then." I nodded in his response. It''s the Gamma''s duty to protect the Luna. "How long will you reach the "Wait, what about the other four?" He asked talking about the team with him. "I''ll assign someone in your stead. Leave the others there. How long will you take?" "Is our Luna in danger?" I sighed. To be honest, I''m not sure. If the Rogue who attacked us is the one who killed Alpha Elon''s mate then maybe yes. "We''re not sure. Yet." "Ohh. Okay. I''ll travel in my wolf so probably in one day and a half in my max speed." "Okay. Don''t mention anyone about the Luna." "Why? Wait, she''s not introduced yet?" "No. Not yet." "Oh. Okay." We said our goodbyes and I turn off the call. I faced the stack of paper works at the table and let out a heavy sigh. Mumbling a lot of whining as I start digging in. I passed by the papers of the females who had their mates in our pack. The document contains their information which was gathered upon their arrival. There are two folders. One is thick and has written "FOR REGISTRATION" above it and the other is thin and has "REINSTATEMENT" on it. The first folder contains the details of she-wolves who met their mate at the annual mapping and the other are thedies who failed to meet theirs. These documents are important and Aiden must be here to have knowledge of his packs'' new members yet he''s not here. I sighed. I decided to look for Ashira''s paper on the thick folder and read it. She''s 18 years old. Blood type AB, 5''5" tall, and the beta''s orphan child of Regal pack. Wait, what? She''s an orphan? Why didn''t she put her parents'' name then? Well, it''s not that it matters. She belonged in our pack now. Our Luna to be exact. Her phone number is also there so I decided to save it on my phone and gave her a short message. Ashira''s POV The sun is almost out and I can''t take these feelings anymore. I miss Aiden. He took so long and since he was gone, I just locked myself inside my room. I''m not in the mood to do anything and I miss the short time I had with Aiden that we are alright. I want more of those moments where we are not shouting at each other''s faces and without him growling or using his Alpha to me. Then again, the packes first. He''s an Alpha and I understand that. Though no matter how hard I told myself to stop missing him, I end up failing. I feel like dying every second he''s away. It''s irritating that I wanted to smash everything around me but I also wanted to cry calling out his name. I declined to do anything of that because those are just for someone who''s insane but damn! I can feel my sanity is leaving me already! My phone beeped and I looked around trying to hear where it was ced. I haven''t touched my phone since I''ve arrived here and it only urred to me now that I haven''t even called home yet. I immediately stood up and went to my luggage where the sound was from. I saw my phone and there''s a lot of missed calls and text messages. Ever since I came here, I never gave it attention at all. I''m guessing that everyone from home is worried about me. I opened the messages starting from the bottom and it was from Lucy. "Hey! I reached my future mate''s pack! Why are you not answering my calls?" Her message was delivered the same day I arrived at the Prime. She left a day early though because Shadow pack is a 24hours ride. I opened the next one and it was from Cruz. "Saw your letter. What are you, five? Anyway, take care. Update me when you''lle home coz I''m sure ur mate will run once he saw u. Haha!" I snorted at his message and I can imagine his face as he texts that. He sent the message the night I arrived at the Prime. Next was from Ophelia. She''s asking if I''m safe and told me a little sympathy advice if ever I won''t meet my mate. I smiled at her message. Ophelia, I just met him. She sent another message and it is dated today, asking me if I''m alright and they are worried. I started typing, "I''m sorry I''ve been busy. I''ll call youter. xoxo" I sent the message and moved on to the fresh text from an unknown number. "Hey, River girl. " was all it says. I knew who it was from how he called me. Its Nick! I replied to him. "Hey, Nick. Where''d you get my number?" I feel light around Nick. He''s the first person I met here and I already treat him as a friend. A few minutes and my phone beeped again. "From your file. Is Aiden with you? He''ll be angry when he found us texting. :P" Iughed at his message. He also knows how jealous Aiden is with him. I can''t me him because when he first found me, I was dancing with Nick though he got nothing to be jealous of. C0ntent ? 2024 (N/?)velDrama.Org. But wait, Aiden''s not there? They leave together, right? Why was he asking if I was with him? I suddenly felt anxious and worried. What if something happened to him? Or is heing to me at any moment? I was typing my reply filled with questions when suddenly my door opened and it was Aiden. He looked so serious and I slowly put my phone down, unable to send the message to Nick. "Is something wrong?" I asked. His eyes are intense as they looked at me. I can feel my heart beating faster the moment my eyes saw him. He is such an apple for my eyes. "You''re not in my room," he said, slowly taking steps closer to me. I sat up straight when he sat in front of me, suddenly feeling uneasy and ufortable with his stare. His eyes are as if looking deep through my soul and I can''t rx my heartbeat from drumming loudly. "It''s not... my room." I was unsure with my answer as I looked down at my sp hands, ying with each finger. I''m indescribably feeling nervous right now. The bed descends slightly when he leaned closer to me. His lips touched my temple and nted a soft kiss there. My eyes automatically closed from the gesture. "What''s mine is yours," he whispered. "From now on, you''ll sleep in my room." He moved away from me a little and looked me in the eyes again. His stare is still intense that I''m drowning in it. I nodded and smiled at him. I''m satisfied with my room but having him together in one space for the rest of the night is better than in this room alone. A few minutes that he kept looking at me before he leaned in again, this time he buried his head on my neck, inhaling my scent. My breath hitched from his sudden move. I stayed still, allowing him to explore my neck, enjoying the sensation from his warmth. "I''m having a hard time leaving you." He suddenly said. His head still on my neck with his forehead pressed above my cor bone. Aiden''s voice is low, almost a whisper. I can feel what he meant, he is struggling with something. I closed my eyes as his feelings flow on mine. Damn. I started to feel his pain, of how torn he is of something yet its unknown to me of what it is. "The packes first. You said that" I nodded, I did say that. "But it''s getting hard to be away from you." I can feel my chest heaving with his words. I feel like I''m being a nuisance to him and his role as the Alpha. He need not say it, I''m not sure if I''m right, but it felt that way. I didn''t respond and waited for his next words. He moved his head up and pressed his lips in between my neck and shoulder. He grazed his half-open lips on my skin and I can feel every hair in my body rose from his action. "I thought I can control the bond, Ashira. But its time to put the bnce back." he whispered on my ear before putting his lips back to where it was. I don''t know what he was talking about. I''m not sure what to say or if I need to say anything. I was about to ask but he spoke again that shook my whole world. "I''m iming you now." His teeth sinking in my skin was the next thing I remember after he said those words. I grabbed his shoulder when I felt the sting of pain shot to my core. His arms snaked on my waist, steadying me. I let out a whimper of pain before a wave of pleasure reced the aching of his im. Once he''s done, he licked the wound to stop it from bleeding before cing a soft kiss on it. "Now, you''re mine." _________________ Hi. Most of the POV''s contained important details, make sure you read them all. No skipping. :P Thanks for the support! Hope you like this chapter. :* Chapter 11: Incredible Speed Chapter 11: Incredible Speed His lips crushed into mine as he put his weight on me. Wey t on the bed with his body on top of mine. I moaned in between our lips as Aiden deepened the kiss, hungry for more. I can feel my body trembled with his every touch, feeling the ecstatic sensation that''s flowing from the contact of our skin. "Aiden..." His name came out of my lips in a whisper when he let go of the kiss. His arms support his weight to watch me beneath him. Those golden brown eyes scream possession, desire, and intensity. His gaze moved down to my neck, to where he put his im. "It looks good on you." He whispered, then he trailed his fingers on the fresh wound that made me close my eyes. "You shocked me though." I gave him a weak smile, it''s true. He just barged inside my room and decided to im me in an instant. I did not prepare myself for the pain but I''m d it''s not too painful. "I''m sorry." He then put his weight on top of me and nuzzled my neck. Giving wet little kisses on his im. "Does it hurt?" I nodded, barely can speak because my breath is hitching from his kisses. "I''m sorry," he whispered, not stopping on nting kisses on my wound. It seems he''s trying to take the pain away. "I just had to do it now." "Because... I''m starting to be a burden to you... Right?" I was careful with my words. I''m not sure if I heard him clear because everything before he ims me, was a blur now. But that''s what I understand from his words. He pulled himself away from me to look at my face. His expression is mixed with disbelief from what I said. "Why''d you say that?" "Its what you said. You are having a hard time because you''re torn with leaving me and doing your job as the Alpha." The lines in his forehead deepened more. "That''s not what I meant. Yes, it''s getting hard to leave you but that''s on me. You''re not at fault here. And definitely not a burden to me." He slides himself toy beside me and hugged his arms on my waist. His eyes never left mine. He may mean what he said but a part of me wanted to keep the words in my mind. This will help me to have limitations of my feelings because right now, I want to cling myself more to him. "Hey, " he called with a soft voice. "I don''t want you feeling that way." I nodded slowly. I can stop thinking about it but I''ll never take it off my system. "Okay..." He then pulled me to his chest and hugged me tightly. "I feel different now, are you?" He asked after inhaling on my hair. I just nodded. After he imed me, a part of me closed a hole that I never knew was there. I feel like I''m reaching something and that I was almost there. "How do you feel?" I asked when I got curious if he felt the same as I do. He inhaled my scent again. It''s beginning to be his new hobby when we''re this close. "Secure, a bit. But satisfaction is what is dominant within me. I knew you are mine and since I imed you, no one can take you away from me." I froze at hisst words. I''m a stealer. And I can be stolen. What can happen with his im if another wolf ims me? I wanted to tell him my abnormality but a huge part of me is against the idea of admitting it. "I can feel you''re anxious. What is it?" My breath halt with what he said. Damn. I forgot that there is no boundary between us now. I can feel him and he can feel me. I don''t know how to answer him. The flow of our conversation and my nervousness are irrelevant. In the end, I shook my head hard and did the decision which was the best thing to do at the moment. I leaned to him and pressed my lips on his, trying to divert his attention. The distraction I used is what I least expected to work. But when he groaned and kissed me back, I realized I seeded. He squeezed my waist with his hand and tugged me closer to his body. I moaned when he bit my lower lip, asking for entrance. Feeling obedient to him, I parted my lips and he took no time to slip his tongue inside. His tongue explored skillfully, giving rise to my desire of having more of him. The thought that we willplete the process and mate right now crossed my mind, giving me a chill of excitement. He groaned to my lip, probably feeling what I am. I can sense his feeling and it''s evident. He craves to have me now and his desire to do it is much greater than mine. "Aiden..." I moaned when his kisses went down on my neck and savor me hungrily. His hands trailed up from my waist and cupped my breast fully. Oh, God! His hands feel warm and good! A soft whimper escaped my lips when he grabbed the fabric of my shirt and ripped it, leaving my bra prominent in his eyes. His golden-brown eyes turned a shade darker as he stares at me, more on my body. I closed my eyes and let out a soft moan. I can''t keep up with his gaze. It''s too intense and stern that I''m immersing in it. A slight feeling of shame registered to me. This is the first time that I''m this exposed in the eyes of a man and I''m not used to it. I was about to cover my chest with my arms but Aiden growled and grabbed my wrist, stopping me from concealing my almost bare chest. "Mine!" he growled lowly before yanking my hands and ripping my bra, tearing it off my body. A suppressed yelp escaped my mouth as the cool breeze zed on my naked breasts. "Aiden!" My voice raised not from fear of what is about to happen but because of my clothes that he started tearing. Aiden just growled at me before lowering his head on my chest. He started cupping one mount as he put the other peak to his mouth. Sucking on it. "Ahh!" I can''t recognize my own voice as I moan. The ecstasy I''m going through is beyond the skies! The warmth from his mouth provided heat all over my body. His hand cupping my breast starts squeezing a little hard, making me whimper. "I want you." he whispered and put my other mound in his mouth. I did not get the chance to speak. All that I can utter are moans and whimper from the pleasure he brought to me. I can feel my panties soaked from excitement and rapture! I''m so wet! The bulge on his pants kept poking on my stomach. Proving me how aroused he is as well. He is hard. Stone hard. And even from his jeans, it''s evident how excited his member is. His hand trailed down from my breast to my stomach, gently ying circles on my skin with his fingers. Every hair in my body rose from his touch. He explored his fingers to my body and his mouth not leaving my breasts, giving it his divided attention. When his hand reached my shorts, he was about to take it off my body, too but he stopped suddenly. I felt him tensed as he froze on top of me. I looked at him with questioning eyes and I noticed how his golden-brown eyes turned pitch ck. He received a message. That''s how I guessed. Someone might be reaching him through a mind link. He closed his eyes and looked at me after a long pause. "I got an emergency." He moved away in front of me. I did not realize his chest was bare. Did I take off his shirt? Or did he? He walked to the closet and grab a new shirt then he wears it over his head. "In the pack? What happened?" I asked, I sat and curled my body. Hiding my naked breast on my folded knees. "The trackers recognized the scent Rogue that attacked the pack today, he came back. I needed to deal with him." he headed to the door, ready to step out when I stood up as well. I didn''t know an attack had happened today. I grabbed the nket and started walking out of the room. "I''ll see you off." He stopped walking and faced me. His pitch-ck eyes softened when he looked at me. My feet stopped on their own just a few steps away from him. "Please stay here. Nick''s downstairs and I can smell your arousal everywhere. I don''t want him to see you in that state." He closed the gap between us and nted a small kiss on my forehead. "I''ll be back." Then he was gone. I was left there zoning out, trying to rey his words in my head. Anyone can smell the scent of my arousal? That made me blush! I wonder if the same scent can be sniffed downstairs or outside the house? We almost did it and my soaking wetness is the proof that I''m ready for him. Reys of what had happened made my blood rush up my face. Damn, we''re so close toplete the mating process! I can''t forget the waves of pleasure that I experienced with Aiden. I seemed to be addicted to it! It''s already dark and I decided to take a bath before grabbing something to eat. Aiden''s POV With inhuman speed, I ran downstairs and outside my home where Nick''s wolf form was waiting for me. I immediately jumped in the air and shifted in my ck wolf. C0ntent ? 2024 (N/?)velDrama.Org. We started running west where the trackers trace the scent of the same Rogue who killed six of my wolves. He got the nerve to step on mynd again! I can feel my anger rise. No Rogue can make fun of my pack! I will kill him tonight! ''Aiden!'' Nick talked to me in our minds. I knew what he was talking about. I can smell the Rogue. The unfamiliar scent of someone without a pack. I stopped and howled in the air, ordering the fighters to gather around where the Rogue''s scent is but don''t get too close. I will deal with him myself. ''They trapped him. The fighters said he''s not even moving. They said the Rogue is waiting for us.'' I growl angrily. The Rogue is ying with me! ''I''ll kill him!'' I growled and run even quicker. We reached the clearing where my wolves are gathered in a circle, some are hidden. I stopped just with a limited distance in front of the rogue. The rogue''s wolf is colored dark brown, almost ck. I''m suspicious of his color because he''s almost the same as an Alpha wolf. My wolf growled at him, feeling the wrath from my wolf''s deaths and his disturbance to my pack. I''m not intimidated by his wolf. My size is way bigger than his. The Rogue shifted back into his human form. I''m almost amazed at how fast he shifted back. Though not as fast as me, his speed in shifting didn''t even surpass my Beta. He stood naked for everyone to see. I examined his face. He somehow looked familiar but I don''t know if I''d seen him before. His hair is unruly and dark just like the color of his wolf''s fur. I made sure to remember his face. ''He wants to talk, Aiden.'' I growled to Nick. I already know that but I can''t control my wolf for long. "I know you''re stronger than me, Aiden." The Rogue says. I growled at how he called my name with disrespect. "I did note here to fight. I wanted to talk." Rogues'' voice is rude. No sign of respect in his every word. When I felt my wolf desires to jump and bite his head off, I decided to calm myself. ThenI shifted in my human form as well. ''What are you doing?!'' it was Nick. He didn''t change his form and stayed in his wolf in a defensive stance. They probably think it''s not best to lower my ground and shift in my human but they should remember I''m an Alpha. And a lone wolf doesn''t stand a chance to me. I did not answer Nick and focused my stare on the Rogue. "You attacked my pack. Do you admit it?" My deep voice echoed the quiet forest. A few huffs from my wolf was heard, they are furious. The Rogue shrugged, looking cocky. "They attacked first. I just wanted to have a talk with you when their leader and the big girl killed my friends." ''He''s talking about Titus and Sharma.'' ''I damned know, Nick. Stop saying what I already knew. I''m not dumb.'' I growled inwardly as I mind linked that to the ever irritating Nick. ''Sorry. I thought your mind is with Ashi-Luna Ashira.'' I did not bother contending with Nick''s idiocy again. I hope he can stop distracting me though. My wolf just gave him a growl that will somehow help him get the message. "So you admit with killing members of my pack." It won''t be long before I kill this bastard in the presence of my wolfs. He shrugged again. "With your admission, I have every right to kill you here. Now. You can say yourst words." I started gritting my teeth, ready to shift in my wolf, and bring the Rogue to its death any time soon. "Hmm. If I can''t have a talk with you, I might try to have a talk with your mate. Wait, do you have one?" He sniffed into the air and I realized that putting my im to Ashira today is not all good. He will find out. "Oh! Wow. Congrattions. Since when though? I can tell it''s recently." My jaw felt like breaking from how tight it is clenching. Now that he gave an imminent threat, I won''t let him live. I shifted on my wolf and the Rogue did, too. A smirk on his wolf is too obvious that it makes me angrier than I already am. The rogue started running away and I gave everyone a message. ''Never let the Rogue escape!'' I let out a long howl as we all ran after the rogue. I haven''t seen anything different from this rogue. He knew I''m stronger, he''s not that fast either. He is not like what I heard him be. When I noticed no one from my pack can catch up to the rogue, I used my power as the Alpha to increase my speed. In an instant, I''m behind the rogue and he turned his head and looked at me. Our pace is just the same and I can stop him from running with just one thug. I was about to smash my wolf into his when suddenly, his pace became faster. I was distracted by how he did that despite not being an Alpha or even a Beta. I can catch him but when he stepped out of thend''s border, I decided to halt my paws. ''Stop!'' Everyone did as they told. I watched the Rogue until he was gone from my sight. ''What was that?!'' Nick said to me. I did not speak. ''He has the speed of an Alpha, Aiden!'' ''I know.'' ''Is he from a pack of other District? Maybe East or South? '' I growled. Irritated with the questions in my mind. ''He is packless.'' And that fact made me irritated more. How can a lone wolf have the speed of an Alpha? ___________ Thank you for reading! Tell me ur thoughts? Chapter 12: Normal Day Chapter 12: Normal Day Ashira''s POV A heavy arm on my stomach woke me up the next morning. I fell asleepst night after a few hours when Aiden left, and did not notice the time he came back. I saw Aiden''s face as I opened my eyes. His eyes are shut as hey sideways beside me with arms resting above my stomach. He slept in my room. Feeling the urge to use the bathroom, I moved his arm away slowly, avoiding to wake him. But before I could seed, a pair of golden-brown eyes met with mine. "Hey..." I whispered to him. He snuggled me closer to him, burying his face on my neck. He inhaled my scent before speaking. "It feels good to wake up beside you." his voice is hoarse. I giggled at his words. "Good morning to you too." He chuckled and sighed beforeying down on his back and looked at the ceiling. This morning felt warm and had something into it. Different from the other mornings I woke up from before. "What would you like for breakfast?" he asked, voice still husky. Uh! I can''t get enough of his morning voice. It sounds so sexy! Energetically, I stood up and looked at him. "I''ll cook breakfast today!" I said before running to the bathroom. Not waiting for his reply or if he believed me. I left the bathroom door open as I do my stuff. Not really having the time to close it since I needed to pee badly. Going to the sink, I started washing my face then brushed my teeth when I saw Aiden leaning on the door looking at me through the mirror. "Cook for three. Nick''s at the guestroom." I was shocked but I did not make it visible. I just mumbled an ''okay'' while finishing to brush my teeth. So he''s not jealous of Nick now? He was, right? Aiden, on the other hand, kept watching my actions. Like he''s waiting to detect something from me as he said that. I finished brushing and faced him. "What''s wrong?" I can sense he''s bothered by something. "You don''t like Nick, don''t you?" I nearlyughed from his question but pursed my lips to not to. Meanwhile, his face looks so eager to hear my response. "Aiden." I tried sounding serious but it came out soft and weak. I really love saying his name. "He''s not my type. Why''d you ask that?" I felt him rxed from my answer as he grabbed me closer to him. "I just want to be sure." he said sounding stern. I chuckled and wrapped my arms around his waist, getting used to his warmth. "You''re jealous of him?" He sighed and tightly hugged me back. "He''s the first you met before me." "I don''t like him like what you think. I considered him a friend ever since we met though." He sighed again before letting me go. I gave him a wide smile. It''s weird but I like him jealous. He bends down his face and ced a kiss on my lips. I thought it will be a deep long kiss but it was only light and quick before he pulled away from me. "I''ll just take a shower." he said, letting me go. Argh. I wanted more. I went downstairs and started cooking our breakfast. Aurea''s scent is not in the house so maybe she''s not here yet. "Good morning, Luna." A fully dressed Nick with messy hair and sleepy eyes walked towards the table and sat on a chair. "Hey," I started cing the fried foods on a te. Almost done from cooking. "That smelt delicious." He said but his voice is far from awake. "It is." "Thought you can''t cook?" He yawned. I put the bacon and eggs on the table and he quickly took one. "Whatever." I ignored his question, remembering what had happened yesterday when he was so shocked that I can''t cook. "Oh yeah! The girls who didn''t find their mate will be sent back to their packs today." Nick informed me. "And?" I shrugged at him, unaware why he''s saying that to me. "Don''t you have one friend there? The one crying at the ball?" I turned to him as I remembered Ava! I didn''t heard anything from her since Aiden took me in. I wonder if she can stay for a bit? "What time will they be departing?" I asked. "An hour from now. I think." That''s fast. I hope she can stay for a while though. I know how devastated she was from not finding her mate. She must felt lonely for waiting another year. ''Do you want your friend to stay?'' I almost jumped when I heard Aiden''s voice in my head. He must heard our talk. Or maybe he''s keeping an ear the whole time. Since he imed me, I now belonged to his pack and have mind ess with other wolves here as well. ''Can she?! I''ll be happy to have her!'' "Whoa. Why''re you suddenly beaming?" I ignored Nick, rolling my eyes at him and focused waiting for Aiden''s response. ''I want you happy. She can stay in our house as a guest. Let me take care of it.'' A high-pitched ''yiee'' came out of my mouth with what he said. ''Thank you! I''m so happy, I can kiss you right now!'' I decided to tease him a little and giggled on my own words. Nick rolled his eyes, probably figure out that I was talking with Aiden through my mind. ''I''ll be downstairs in a minute. Don''t forget to do that.'' I chuckled and continue making pancakes. Nick snorted and rolled his eyes that made me look at him. "What?" I asked. He pointed two fingers in his head and Iughed. Aiden must be talking to him right now. Nick sighed in defeat. I wonder if they''re arguing. When Nick put his hand up in the air with his middle finger pointed upstairs, Iughed hard. "You should wait for him toe down." I whispered to him andughed when he stuck his tongue out to me. He sure is childish. He grabbed his phone on his pants and made a call. I eavesdropped while finishing the pancakes. "Yes, its name is..." he looked at me in question. "Ava." "Ava. Just ask who''s Ava, damn it." Ohhh someone''s grumpy. Iughed inside. I''m guessing Aiden gave him an early scold for breakfast. "Okay. Apany her to Alpha''s house." He put the call down and met my shining eyes. "It''s done?" I asked. I''m so excited about having a friend over. I can bond with Ava while Aiden is away. C0ntent ? 2024 (N/?)velDrama.Org. I don''t want to be a burden with his pack works. It''s better if I''ll have somepany with me. "Yep. She''ll be here before afternoon." He grabbed some pancakes and are it whole. Wow, he is hungry. I''m d I cooked a lot because the meal for three might not be enough. Aiden came and gave me a kiss on my lips as he snaked his arm around me again. I can sense his possessiveness with his gestures, probably because Nick is here. We started eating and I can''t stopughing when the two of them started talking. They''re like brothers and Nick wasn''t intimidated with Aiden even though he''s his Alpha. "Have you called your family?" Aiden asked me after a while. I looked at my head, I forgot to call Opheliast night because I fell asleep. "You should call them." "I will. Later." He just nodded at me and resume eating. "Hey, Ashira, I saw your file. So Eric was your foster dad?" it was Nick. I nodded at him, unable to speak with my mouth full. "Eric?" Aiden turned to Nick. "Someone I know?" "Yeah. He''s the beta of the Regal pack." "Poster? You''re an orphan?" it was me Aiden turned to asked next. I nodded my head again, slowly this time. I''m notfortable talking about myself and my rtionship with Eric''s family. It''s not because I''m scared of anything but I just don''t like where the conversation will lead next. Aiden''s hand rested on my thigh and he gave me a weak smile. He might sense my difort that I needless to say it. "Who''s your real parents?" It was clueless Nick who asked the question I''ve been avoiding. A low growl escaped Aiden''s throat as he snapped his head on him. I sighed and justughed at the sight of them. "What? Why are you looking at me like that?" Nick asked Aiden, totally oblivious. "No, it''s okay." I said mostly to Aiden and put my palm on his nape. "Dumbass." Aiden said to Nick who widened his eyes. Unaware of anything. Iughed and decided to answer Nick. "I don''t know who my parents are. Eric just found me in the woods when I was a kid." He must have understood what he missed to realize earlier as his lips formed an ''O'' with widen eyes. "I''m sorry." Nick said and I just smiled with a nod at him. "Idiot." Aiden said, not letting go of Nick''s sluggish intellect. The two of them squabble, letting go of the topic. I continuedughing at the two of them. They looked so cute. After eating Aiden said they needed to go to the pack building and asked me to stay inside the house while he''s gone. "I put some guards around the house." "To keep me in?" He chuckled and put his arms around my waist, nestling his head on mine. "To keep you safe, silly." he said and nted a kiss on my nose and down to my lips. I moaned when his kiss deepened that made my breath hitched. He let go after a while and looked at my eyes, his forehead pressed on mine. "I love you, Ashira." he said. I closed my eyes when he kissed my forehead next. "I love you, too." I almost whisper, not used to saying those words to him but it felt just right. He was gone after and I was left alone in the house. It was a few hours when Aurea came to the house and fixed the guestroom meant to be for Ava''s short stay. I guessed Aiden instruct her to do so. "I''m d he imed you, Luna." she said with a smile. We are sitting at a porch in the garden. This has been my favorite ce in the house. I smiled at her and closed my eyes as sun rays hit my face. I love how warm it is. "To tell you the truth, he rejected me at first. That was the same night I met you." I decided to share. I did not bring it up to her before because I was ashamed. But now that he epted me, it don''t feel bad to tell her now. "I''m aware of it, Luna. I''ve been with him since he lost his parents and took over the pack. I knew he will have a hard time when he meets his mate because of how he sees his mother." So I was right. It''s not about me that he reject me but because he feared to be controlled by his feelings. "I''m d the mate''s pull is greater than his fear." I smiled at her. We share the same thought. I was afraid his disdain will be longer but things fell just right. "I heard an attack has urred yesterday. Have you heard of it?" I did not got the chance to ask Aiden about it earlier because I was too excited about Ava''s case. "Yes, Luna. A few rogues trespassed ournd and killed some of the pack''s fighters." I nodded. In Regal, we often had rogues tresspassing but only to disturb the peace, not harming anyone. I guess strong packs got strong rogues after it, huh. "That''s sad. Did they catch them?" "Our fighters managed to kill four of them but there is a rumor that one of the rogues is strong. He escaped and came backst night." That was what Aiden said yesterday. I''m confused if I get to know cases like this from him though he never mentioned it anyway. "Did they took care of it?" Aurea shook her head and gave me a weak smile. "He escaped again before Alpha Aiden catch him is what I heard, Luna." "Oh." "Rumors was the rogue has incredible speed." My forehead knotted at that. A rogue having an incredible speed? That''s new. Most rogues are not strong and fast unlike wolves from a pack. The unity in the pack can make a wolf stronger than any lone wolf. Aurea had to take care of something and excused herself. I was left alone at the garden. I decided to dial Ophelia''s number and after a few rang, she answered. "Chicken! Why did you call sote! I was worried!" I smiled as I heard her voice. I suddenly missed her and felt my eyes moisten. "Hey," I sniffed when I felt my tears swelling up. I get myself together and cleared my throat. "I''m sorry. I got busy so my call dyed." "I can imagine! Hey, Eric! Wait, your dad is home." I heard some noise in the background, she must have attended to Eric. She always does that. Like kissing him or hugging him when he came home. Sometimes, Eric spends the night at work so he''ll "Yeah, I was talking to her. Go grab something to eat. There''s cooked food in the kitchen." Oh, how I missed those moments. "Ashi? You still there?" "Yeah. I''m here." "So how is it? Did you find your mate?" "Is that Ashira?" I heard another voice and it was Cruz. "Yeah!" Ophelia yelled so Cruz must be upstairs. I heard loud footsteps in the background. I heard some noises like snatching the phone and I smiled. God, I miss them a lot! "Go eat with your father and stop pestering me!" "Sorry, chicken. So where we''re we? Oh! Have you found him?" I can hear her excitement and my smile widened from imagining what she looked like now. "I did." I chuckled and bit my lip. I heard spoons falling and Ophelia nagging to respect the food. I can guess that Eric and Cruz must''ve eavesdropping with our conversation. "How was he? Is he good? He don''t have any anger issues, right? Some wolf tend to be since its in our nature." "He''s... kind. And possessive at times." "Oh that''s given! He''s your mate! Eric forbids me to be with my male best friend when we first met." Ophelia chuckled and I did, too. "I heard that." It was Eric in the background. "Hey, Eric." I said loud enough that he can hear. They must have using their enhanced hearing to listen with our conversation. "You good there,dy?" He yelled back. "Don''t mind them, chicken. Eat your foods in silence, will you?" she yelled to them and Iughed. "So, what''s his name?" I bit my inner cheeks. I don''t know how they will react with Aiden. "His name is Aiden." I said. They all fell in silence as they heard the name. It''s never unfamiliar for us since Aiden has been a great Alpha and achieved a lot that earned him spreading rumors anywhere. Also, Eric is a beta. He had meetings with the Prime before. "Oh." "Ask her!" it was Cruz who I heard in the background. Ophelia cleared her throat and before she can talk, I spoke again. "My mate is the Alpha of the Prime pack." I said and smiled. It sounds good to say that. Everyone fell into silence. I pursed my lips as I waited for their response. It took a long pause. "You''re not having a mind link meeting right now, right?" I asked. "Oh, we are, chicken. Wait a bit." I chuckled. She''s never a liar, Ophelia it is. "Okay! We''re happy for you!" she eximed with a yelp. Iughed at her reaction. "What was Eric''s ''but''?" I know he have. He always does. "It''s Cruz that have a but. Eric thinks it''s better since you''ll be safe despite the, you know, your wolf''s abnormality." I nodded. "Okay. What was Cruz''s but?" "He''s just worried since your mate is Alpha Aiden. Eric told us the full story about the Alpha and a stealer and, well, it was Aiden''s--" "His uncle." I finished. "You knew?" "Yeah. I heard the story from a friend." "Okay. That''s good. As for me, I''m just d you found the one! And an Alpha, huh." Iughed then I fell silent for the next minutes. "Hey..." she said on the other line. "You okay?" "I was just thinking... Do you think I need to tell him what... I am?" "No!" It was Cruz''s outburst. "Tell her, not now." Then Eric seconded, calmly but with a loud voice. "She can hear you so stop yelling and wasting the food!" It was Ophelia. I imagined their mouth was full when they eximed. "Chicken, listen to me. I agree with the boys. But I won''t tell you to hide it forever. Just let him knew you more. Show him who you are so he won''t be suspicious of you." I nodded even though she can''t see it. It''s probably best to listen to them. I, too, was thinking the same thing. "But one thing you should never forget is this: Everything is up to you. If you wanted to tell him, you can. If you feel like the time is right, do it. Don''t let our words stop you from being true to yourself. Okay? You understand me?" "Yeah. Thank you, Ophelia. Everyone." Our call ended and I took my time to think about what they had said. It''s best to hide it for now. I knew that. Everything was still fresh and it was just yesterday when he decided to ept me. Everything may be falling into ce faster than I can imagine but it doesn''t mean I should act quickly as well. I needed to wait. I''m not yet sure of what possible oue will be but in order to avoid trouble, I will choose silence for now. My phone beeped and it was a message from Lucy. I had a missed call from her, too. A lot of missed calls. I opened her message. "I hope I can talk with you right now." That''s was all it said. I felt sadness in her words and I can''t stop myself from calling her back. A few rings and she answered. "Ashi!" her voice was stern. "Lucy! I missed you!" I''m worried about her voice. It''s not cheerful like she used to. "Are you okay?" She fell silent for a minute before soft sobs were heard in the other line. I was caught off guard by her sudden outburst. She''s crying like a beaten child! "What happened?! What''s wrong? You didn''t found your mate?" She sniffs. "I did found him." and cried loudly again. "What''s wrong then?" "I was happy when I found him. My mate is the Alpha, Ashira." then she cried loudly again. She mated with an Alpha, too?! Wait, what pack was she sent to again? I think I heard her say Shadow pack, right? "You''re mates with Alpha Jacob?!" I asked. Whoa! I can''t believe it! Me and my friend is mated with an Alpha! "Yes." "Then why are you crying? Is he hurting you?" Another loud cry came from her. I closed my eyes as her cries shot pain to my chest. Lucy is like a sister to me. She''s the only one in Regal pack who let herself close to me despite rumors about me being a rogue. "He''s never gentle to me, Ashi! Jacob, he...he''s scary! I''m hating him but my wolf only screams his name! I don''t know what to do!" I can feel her. She''s troubled. If I''m in her shoes, I might felt insane as well. Her mate must be hurting her that she hate him like this. Lucy always loved the idea of a mate. So hearing her saying she hates him means her mate is rotten. "Its not just that! Jacob wanted to have someone stronger to be his mate and he called me an Omega because I''m not a daughter of an Alpha or Beta at least!" That''s absurd. Lucy is one of the best female fighters in our pack. She''s young but she took down Cruz once. She is far from being an Omega. She''s not weak. "Lucy, listen to me. You''re not an Omega. You''re never weak. Don''t let him do that to you! Show him that you''re strong!" "I can''t! He''s stronger than me and I can''t prove to him that I am strong!" Her mate is an Alpha so I understand what she meant. Even I knew I can''t win a fight with Aiden. "Listen to me, you''ll figure out his weakness. You''re his mate. It''s impossible to reject the bond, trust me." She sniffs on the other lines, continuing her soft sobs as she listens to my words. "He imed me without any tenderness. It hurts so bad! My wolf is in pain but she wanted him still! He said he only imed me so he won''t feel the heat as bad as I would!" "Did you guys had sex?" I don''t know why but I''m thinking that I''ve seen Aiden softened by lust and arousal of me. "What? No! Why''d you ask that in times like this." "Maybe that can be his... Weakness?" Opposite of the reaction I expected, she cried even louder than she did before. "He''s cheating on me! I can feel him cheating on me, Ashi! He''s having sex with another girl and I don''t think he''ll need me for that part because he''s upied with many!" She cried again and again and I just listened to her wails. I didn''t know what she meant from ''she can feel him cheating'' but if she said he is, she must had proof. She''s not the one who easily believed in any rumor. She stopped crying in a sudden. "I might as well cheat on him, too! Right! I''ll give him a fair fight! I''ll hang up." I was worried about her but I ended up chuckling because of her fast solution. Though I don''t know if she can do what she says. I felt the bond and it''s not easy to just be with another guy. That Jacob must have resented Lucy a lot. He didn''t knew her though. Lucy is smart and skilled. She''s strong, too. I''ll remember to ask Aurea how to know if my mate is cheating. I can''t forget Lucy''s words that she can feel it. Chapter 13: Sudden Changes Chapter 13: Sudden Changes A car pulled in front of the entrance. I was in my room upstairs when I saw it as I catch the scent of Ava in it. There''s no deep friendship between me and Ava but I liked her honestly from the first time we met until when the night Ist saw her. She can be happy when she is. Or cry when she''s sad, like at the party. I adore that side of her. ''Your friend is here, Luna.'' Aurea said in my mind. "Alright!" I shouted as I ran with inhuman speed to the ground floor. Aurea is already at the door when I reached there and she slowly opened it, making me stopped abruptly. She gave me a small smile when I started fixing my clothes that became messy when I ran. I''m wearing pants and a loose top from when I showered after talking with Lucy. When I went out of the door, the car is already leaving and Ava was looking around the house. I can''t me her to be fascinated with Aiden''s home, I am too. It''s ancestral but with a few touch of renovation. "Ava!" I called her and her eyes beamed when she saw me. "Ashira! Wow! Your house is huge!" She eximed, singing thest word. I chuckled and walked near her. "It''s Aiden''s, not mine." Ava snorted and gently tapped her hand on my arm. "You''re his mate! What''s his is yours, too!" I scratched the back of my head and smiled, not responding to her statement. Well, she''s right though I''m just not used to it. "Luna." It was Aurea who''s standing behind me. Ava and I looked at her. She smiled at Ava and reached for her small luggage. "I''ll take that in your room, Miss." she said. "Ava, this is Aurea. She''s in charge of the ancestral." I introduced them. Ava happily extended her hand to Aurea, not handing over her luggage. "Hi! Nice to meet you. Please call me Ava." Her cheery voice can make any wolf deaf. Her pitch is really high. "Nice to meet you, Ava." Aurea replied with a smile as they shook hands for seconds. Aurea spoke when their hands let go. "Your luggage, Ava?" "Oh, I''ll take care of it." Ava said that made Aurea nod her head. "I''ll take her to her room." I said and nodded at Aurea, giving her the ''it''s okay'' look. She bowed slightly and walked away. "I can''t believe you''re the Luna now." We''re walking inside the ancestral now and Ava resume on "Me too." I simply said. Not sure what to respond to what she said. I''m not owning the title as the Prime pack''s Luna at the moment. Aiden just epted me that I''m just starting to realize it. We recently reached Ava''s room and she loved it. Her room is thest door on the right-wing. The next room to hers smelled like Nick so I assumed he slept therest night. I also realized that the rooms on the right-wing of the second floor are for the guests. The three rooms on the left consist of mine, Aiden''s, and another door I''ve yet seen. "I was crying for the whole day yesterday," Ava said when I asked her if she''d moved on from failing to meet her mate the other night. "I just stopped when I epted my fate. Maybe I''ll meet him next year." One of the main reasons I decided to invite her is so she can stop sulking over her mate. She''s just full of hope and I know now how awesome is the feeling of having a mate. No wonder most girls can''t wait to find theirs. Also, I remember Lucy with Ava. They''re the same aside from the fact that Lucy found hers and Ava hasn''t. Though both of them are still crying over the same thing-- over their mates. "I hope you''ll enjoy staying here with me." "Oh! I will! Thank you so much, Ashira." She hugged me right as she said that. I tapped her back and smiled at her when we parted. "So what can we do here?" she asked me. I don''t know what, too. I haven''t strolled around the house so I''m not sure what leisure we may find here. "I''m not sure... I''m yet familiar here." I said. "Oh! Then we can roam around together!" I agreed with her and called Aurea toe with us. She might know every corner of the ancestral since she''s here way before us. "I''ll be honored to tour you around, Luna." Aurea said then faced Ava. "And Ava, as well." "Great!" Ava eximed. We went downstairs and as we''re walking, Aurea reached through my mind. ''There are certain points that we won''t have ess to, Luna. But I can show you those when the guest is gone.'' Something inside me got intrigued by what she said. So there are parts of the house that is exclusive to trusted people. I wonder what those are. ''It''s alright. Just your us where we can have fun or something.'' ''Yes, Luna.'' "So what can we expect to see?" Ava asked as we reached the ground. She''s so excited and I can''t help myself being maized by her positive vibes. "The ancestral was renovated over the years, into Alpha Aiden''s liking. Here we have, a theater, a game room, a sauna, and an underground pool." "An underground pool!" Av looked at me with shining eyes and I can almost see her drool. I chuckled at her reaction. "Let''s see that!" I haven''t seen an underground pool before. None in our pack have it. Not even Alpha David. We entered a door that I once thought was a basement, it''s near the backdoor in the kitchen. As soon as we walked down the stairs, I can hear soft movements of water thate from the pool below. "Wow!" When I saw it, I realized how wealthy Aiden is. The freaking pool is huge! Almost half the size of his house! Aurea opened the lights and we are weed by the lights reflected by the water, a bar counter on the side, pool lounge, and bed floats are stacked neatly everywhere! "We''re gonna have fun today!" Ava screamed which made us deaf. Aiden''s POV ''What''s going on over there, Aurea?'' It''s hours since I left Ashira home. Her friend must arrive by now, I guess. ''Luna and the guest are taking a dip at the pool right now, Alpha.'' C0ntent ? 2024 (N/?)velDrama.Org. An image of Ashira on a bikini yed in my head. Damn. We should swim sometime. Alone. I will add that to my ns. "Aiden!" I snapped back from my thoughts when Nick called me. I didn''t notice that I was zoning out for long. Nick and I are busy with paper works at the moment. We''re scheduled for a pack meetingter as well. Since my wolf''s heat, I barely did my role as an Alpha. I got busy cking with women when I got an uncontroble thirst in bed. When I met Ashira, every hunger and thirst I had was gone in an instant. She''s like a cure to me. The im I put on her worked a lot because my urges to be near her subsides. "Come on, man. I thought you already imed her. Stop thinking about going home!" Nick said teasing me. Sometimes, I liked to smash his face if he''s not only my friend. "I was not." I growled at him and he chuckled. We grew up together and it''s cool with me when he acts this way as long as we''re alone. Even Seth can joke around me. Though they already know when to not mess with me. I got little control and patience sometimes. "We''re almost done here. I arranged the funerals for the wolves that died from the rogue attack. It will be held tomorrow." I can''t forget the lives of the members of my pack. Every time someone dies, I mourn for them. A pack is like my family. I stood stronger every day for them and their safety. Though catastrophes like deaths alwayse around. "I will attend to the families they left behind tomorrow." "How about Ashira? You shoulde with her. Everyone can detect you have a mate from your scent." I''m an Alpha and Ashira is now the pack''s Luna. It''s her role to tend for the mourning families of the pack. It''s her right toe with me. But I''m not sure yet if I should reveal her to everyone. "I''ll think about it." Nick hissed from my answer. My jaw tightened when I felt he''s not letting the topic go. "She''s the Luna of our pack. She needed to be there. What would our members think if they can smell her on you but she''s not present to her own pack''s loss?" I paused to think. I can''t hide her forever. My possessiveness over her ate me every time. Plus the Rogue''s words kept haunting my mind. Right now, I can''t risk any dangering her way. But she''s inside mynd. Surrounded by my pack. I can''t see any reason to exclude her from the task. "I''ll tell her." Nick sighed and nodded. Satisfied with my answer. I''m doubtful though I let my fear of nothing fade with the wind. It''s no use. Ashira is my Luna. She belonged to the pack. No one can change that. "And Titus?" Nick started another case. "Your punishment from his negligence is not reasonable. He lost his mate in a fight. It''s the wolf''s nature to mourn for it." I growled in opposition. "Not in this pack, Nick. My father experienced the same and he turned his demise into strength. I have no sympathy for such cowardly actions." Nick shook his head in disagreement. Well, he is my beta. His job is to oppose my ideas. But he won''t budge me with this one. "Your Dad was an Alpha, Aiden. You can''t expect every one of us to act the same way." "I expect the best from everyone. Titus is a member of the council. How can he carry on with his duties if he consents his sorrow consume him?" Nick paused, thinking about what I said. I was right. If Titus can''t stand on his feet in the middle of a fight and wall up for his subordinates because of his mate''s death, how can he resume his responsibility as the head of guards... if he can''t guard his men at all. "I see your point. But we need to rify this to him. The least we should make him feel now is that we resent him." "I do resent his behavior." "But not Titus himself. He contributed a great function in the pack while he leads. It''s only right to give him a decent talk." Nick got a point. He is not halting my decision of recing Titus but telling me how to do it the right way. I nodded to him and he sighed in relief. "Fine. We''ll attend to himst. I''ll ask Ashira toe with me tomorrow." Nick nodded continuously and draw some papers from the rack. "When is Sething?" "I called him yesterday. We can expect him tonight." I needed Seth to do his main purpose as my third inmand. To guard my Luna with his life. "Oh! And prepare a feast." My head knotted with a question. "Why?" He shrugged. "He traveled in his wolf. I''m sure he can devour a whole buffet." Iughed hard from what he said. I''ll make sure Aurea gets the memo. Ashira''s POV Ava sure is true with her words. We did have fun! We swam, watched a movie, and yed games all day before ending it in the rxing sauna room. I can feel my eyelids closing on its own. I''m so exhausted from all the activities andughter I did with her. All I can move now is my arms as Iy down on my bed. Ava already fell asleep and even half asleep while at the sauna so we called it a day. I heard my door opened and I did not bother opening my eyes because I can smell his scent clear. He''s home, yet I''m too sleepy to even open my eyes. My bed descends when he climbed on the bed. I felt his warmth as he wrapped his arms around my waist making me quiver when his skin touched mine. "You''re still not on my bed." he whispered on my ears. His voice is low and husky, I loved the sound of it in my ears. He sounds so sexy that I can feel myself getting aroused just from his voice. "Hmm..." I moaned as he nuzzled on my neck. He gave me soft kisses and light bites that keep my lust charged with excitement. My wolf cheered with overjoy whenever he''s this close to me. My sleep started fading away each minute that he''s with me. A loud yelped escape my lips when I felt myself floating. He''s carrying me on his arms easily like I weighted as thin as air. "Aiden!" Iin, my voice came out low, almost a whisper. "Keep still." I wrapped my arms around his neck as he carried me to his room. I can sense Nick around the house, they probably came together. "I''m not yet sleepy." I pouted and said that when we reached the hallway. He''s a few steps away from his room. His pace changed to slow as he looked down at me. His eyebrow was raised as if he''s not believing what I just said. "It''s true!" I insist, struggling so he''ll let me down on my feet. He did put me down gently, his eyes never left mine. I leaned on the wall, getting intimidated with his gaze. I feel like I''m shrinking from his stare. He took advantage of my situation and put his arm on my left while the other snaked in my waist, to his favorite gesture. "You don''t want to sleep with me?" I was caught off guard by his question. I don''t know which was he talking about. His words had a double meaning that should be careful about how to answer it. "What do you mean?" I looked away from his judging eyes. I noticed how he inhaled my scent, filling his lung with it like its the best smell he ever had. "You don''t want to sleep in my room?" he rified the query I had in my head. So that''s what he meant. "I want to! I just..." Why am I staying in my room anyway? "I was just too tired and I needed toy down." He leaned closer, resting his forehead on mine. His sweet, delicious smell keeps poking my nostrils. Ugh! He is so good to breathe in. "Hmm?" his voice is teasing. I closed my eyes when the tip of his nose touched my cheek. "You''re scared to sleep with me?" I wanted to shook my head but his face forbids me to do so. "No..." "Are you afraid of us mating?" My cheeks flushed with his words. I knew we''llplete the mating process sooner orter but I don''t know what to do about it. The long pause from me made him pulled himself away to me. He watched my expression, studying my face. "You are?" he whispers, trying to conceal his surprise though it''s too evident. I immediately shook my head when I sense him feeling pained. Possibly thinking that I am afraid though the opposite. I just don''t know what to do or what to say. He took my action as my response and exhaled heavily. He ces his lips on my forehead and gave me a long kiss there that I can''t help but close my eyes. His feelings flowed to me like waters. He believed I''m not afraid and he''s happy about it. "You don''t have to worry. I won''t rush things if you''re not yet ready." he said. He cupped my cheeks with both of his hands and looked at my eyes intensely before giving my lips a short but deep kiss. "Let''s go downstairs. We''re having a feast." He was holding my hand while we walked downstairs. I figured what he meant when I saw the table full of foods and Aurea had prepared it. My stomach growled and I remembered thest thing I ate was snacks while Ava and I were ying games. "Seth entered the border. He''ll be here any minute now." it was Nick. I did not notice that he was on the couch. He was holding his temple and I figured they must have done a lot of work in the pack building today. Aiden nodded at him. I can''t rte to their talk at all so I did not bother to ask. "What''s this for?" I asked, referring to the foods on the table. Aiden snakes his arms on my waist and kissed the side of my head before answering. "Seth, my third-inmand, ising. He''ll surely be famished once he gets here." "Oh." I never met anyone from the pack aside from Nick and Aurea. Also, the guy who guides us on my first day here who I believed was named Anton. I heard loud thudsing near to the outside. That must be him. "Give him clothes." Aiden ordered Nick who quickly obeyed. Seth must be in his wolf form. I guessed he came from a long ce to be able to finish a lot of food. A few moments and a guy with blonde hair and as tall as Nick walked inside the house. "Hey, everyone!" he greeted with a wide grin on his face. I felt Aiden''s hand held my waist tight as Seth showed up. I''m used to him being like this when other guys are around. He is so possessive. Seth was happily walking inside the ancestral when suddenly, he made a stop. "What''s that smell?" he said. Confused. Fear crept to me. Is he mateless? Did he lose his mate? Did he smell that I''m a stealer? I felt a shiver run up my spine as wild thoughts started pouring in my head. I clutch on Aiden''s shirt, tight, almost ripping his shirt. I''m nervous right now. If I was right and he no longer has a mate then he can smell the scent of my wolf''s abnormality! His head abruptly snapped at his right, focusing his eyes away from me, to where the stairs are. I saw how his eyes turned ck, his wolf taking over and wanting to shift this instant. He sniffed into the air and closed his eyes. I hide on Aiden''s back like that can conceal my scent. "Mate!" Seth screamed then he runs fast to the stairs! To Ava''s room! I''m mistaken! He is Ava''s mate! Chapter 14: Expose Chapter 14: Expose Everything happened so fast. Seth runs upstairs with inhuman speed and barge into Ava''s room. I was about to follow after him when Aiden stopped me, he held my waist tight that I''m steadied in my feet. I looked up at his face and he shook his head twice. "They''re mates. He won''t harm her." Aiden assures me. I heard Ava''s scream but not entirely from pain, pleasure is mixed in it. Seth must have imed her the moment he came upon her. A faint scent of blood lingers in my nose, then I know I was right. Seth imed Ava. Aiden and I kept standing for minutes. Nick is now on the couch again, scrolling through his phone like nothing was happening. Aurea keeps preparing the table. I guess I''m the only one who is bothered by the sudden event. "Does he have a mate?" I whispered to Aiden and nod my head towards Nick''s direction. Aiden chuckled and kissed my temple. "Luck is not yet on his side, baby." there''s a mocking tone in his voice that made Nick narrowed his eyes on us. "I can hear you." Nick snorted. Aiden''s chuckle raises as he looked at Nick who rolled his eyes at us. "I don''t need a mate yet. I''m too busy with you, darling." Nick said giving Aiden a wink that made Aiden growl. Iughed because of that. "Hey, Seth!" Nick shouted while looking upstairs. "Stop hiding under your mate''s skirt! Don''t waste the food prepared for you!" I chuckled when I heard Seth''s growl from upstairs. I''m happy for Ava. My invitation helped her somehow. She found her mate because she stayed. She wouldn''t need to wait another year to meet Seth. "Let''s eat first." Aiden whispered and pushed my lower back closer to the table. "Nick." he called. He pulled a chair for me then he sat next to mine, cing a hand on my thigh. Aiden''s gesture always flutter my heart. Sometimes I think he''s doing it unconsciously because it already seemed a part of him. Though he did it a few times to prove that I am his. Suddenly, I remembered Lucy and what she''s facing right now with her mate, Alpha Jacob. Aiden is good to me regardless of our first encounter and thinking that my best friend suffers from that guy troubles me. "What''s wrong?" Aiden asked, he probably sensed my feelings. Ugh, I always forgot how this mate bond works. I should be careful on what I''ll feel or else I''ll worry him. I shook my head. "I just remembered something." He examined me, almost waiting for me to add more words in my mouth. I sighed and looked away. I''m not going to say anything but I recalled a thought. "Uhm, a question." He raised an eyebrow to me, waiting for it. I saw Nick sat down on the chair in front of us. "Uh, how would one know if their mate is cheating on them?" Aiden narrowed his eyes on me. Not following with the question. It is Aurea who answered. "A wolf will never cheat once it meet it''s mate." But Lucy said she feels it. Was that just an intuition? I opened my mouth to speak but Nick did before I can utter a word. "Still possible though. For an Alpha." Nick shrugged, his focus is on his food. Then it''s true! Cheating can be sensed by it''s mate! Lucy''s mate is Alpha Jacob. He''s an Alpha. I wonder why Alpha can cheat on their mates though the other wolves can''t. "Why?" I asked, focusing on Nick. He gulped the food on his mouth, shrugging. "An Alpha solely hadplete control with their wolf. Once they put their im, they can escape the anguish from the heat. So cheating is possible for them after it." Nick exined. Luce did mentioned that Jacob imed her, not missing the part that it''s in a harsh way. I felt bad for Lucy even more. I hope I can be with her right now. I noticed Aiden gaped Nick as his eyes narrowed on him. Nick saw that and his expression was dubious. "What?" He asked. His mouth was filled of food again. "Those information are what you should keep for yourself." Aiden said in a deep voice. I understand quickly what Aiden meant. He''s worried that my concern is rted with my rtionship with him. It''s understandable that he think that way since I asked out of the blue. I can sense his uneasiness with the flow of conversation. "It''s true though." Nick''s answer made Aiden hissed. I instantly ced my palm on his chest. "Its not about me. I''m talking about my friend." I assured him. He sighed, not entirely uneased. I turned to Nick again since he is the one which happened to have a slippery tongue around the table. "Whoa. Your friend is mated with an Alpha, too?" Nick eximed with disbelief and amusement. I frowned at him and ignored what he said. "My friend says she can feel her mate cheating. How can she ''feel'' it?" I turned to Aiden, pointing my question to him. I''m really curious on Lucy''s words though Imcking when ites to this topic. Mates are the least of my interest before, but now it became the center of me. Well, my world suddenly revolve around Aiden. Nick looked at Aiden, waiting for him to answer. Aiden though is looking at me like I''m asking something I shouldn''t. As if he hates the subject. "When a mated Alpha have sex with other girl, his mate will be in pain." Aiden finally answer but hesitation is evident in his voice. It took me a while to absorb his words but when I did, my heart aches for Lucy. I don''t know what kind of pain she is having but with all the crying that I heard, the pain must be enough to make her suffer. My eyes saddened but I felt my anger rises within me. I already loathe Lucy''s mate. "I won''t cheat on you, Ashira." It was Aiden that snapped me out of my senses. I quickly shook my head when I realized what he was thinking and what feeling I might flowed to him. "No. Its my friend." "Which Alpha was your friend''s mate? Im not aware any wolf from the North can do that aside from Aiden." Nick said again, unmindful of his own words. Aiden growled at Nick loud. "You''re getting to my fucking nerves!" He snarled at him that made Nick''s jaw dropped. I wanted tough from his face but I suppressed it and just stroke my hand on Aiden''s back, trying to calm him. He moved his hand from my thigh to my back, grabbing to my waist tight. "I''m... Sorry? Wait, what did I do?" Argh. Nick. You really want a piece of Aiden''s anger right now. "You''re trying to ruin Alpha Aiden''s image, Beta." We all looked to grinning Seth who''s walking near the table. I noticed Ava hiding on his back. I''m not used with the cheerful Ava looking so timid concealing herself behind Seth. Though I know she''s just embarrassed. "Oh." Nick sings. He turned to Aiden who still giving him a deadly stare. "I''ll stop talking now." he said and smiled sheepishly. A low trembling growl is still heard from Aiden. "You better." said Seth. Then he grabbed a chair beside me for Ava and sat next to her. "Damn. I missed your cooking, Au!" He said to Aurea who still denied eating with us. I saw Aiden and Nick eat so I knew that they''re both a heavy eater but Seth... Damn. He''s a monster. I won''t be shocked if he''ll finish all the food in just a few minutes. He sure looks famished. Everyone started eating and talking at the table. Aurea left to do something at the back while Nick and Aiden kept on talking. And we''ll, Seth is still eating. I felt a hand tugged on my shirt and it was Ava''s. I turned to her and smiled when I saw her cheeks blushed. Seth''s im is marked on her neck and it''s still fresh. "Thank you for making me stay longer. I owe you." she said, almost a whisper. I smiled at her and held his hand, gently tapping it. "I''m d you found your mate, Ava." I said and her eyes started beaming again. "I''m d too." I can feel her heart is still fluttering. She looks so cute! Now, she will stay in the Prime pack forever. It''s great to think I''ll have a friend here. "Seth." It was Aiden who took our attention. His voice is stern so Seth almost choked when he called him. Seth almost finish half of the food served. He took a big gulp of water before responding to Aiden. "Alpha." he said, suddenly acting formal with Aiden. A short pause came and I figured they may be talking through their minds because Seth''s expression turned attentively listening to Aiden. I proved myself right when Seth nodded and looked at me, giving me a warm smile. "Ashira." Aiden called me. His palm pressed to my back stroked in up and down motion. "Seth will be with you every time I''m away. He''ll protect you. So when you need somewhere to go, drag him along with you." I know that Gamma is the protector of Luna. That sets the rtionship between Seth and me from now on. I understand it but a part of me is uneasy to have a guard every time. "But-" I was about to protest when Aiden cut my words. "This is for your safety and for my peace of mind, Ashira." he exined like he can read my mind. "And my loyalty also stands with you now, Luna." Seth said in a gentle voice. "So if you want something to keep a secret with Alpha Aiden, I''ll zip my mouth." he winked and that made me grin. Somehow, that made me believe him and eased my doubts. I didn''t let any argument to preside. I know my secret will be safe with me but if I''ll have more that I''ll keep from Aiden, it''s good to have Seth as the keeper. I have no choice since he''ll be with me the entire time Aiden is away. "Can youe with me tomorrow?" Aiden asked. I looked at him, frowning. "At the pack building?" He shook his head slowly. "The rogue that attacked killed six of our members. I need to attend to the families they left behind. I need you with me." Blood left my face and my mind started panicking. I know that will be one of my responsibility once I be the Prime''s Luna but I never thought this through. Sympathizing with the mourning loved ones of the deceased wolves narrows the chance of my abnormality to be exposed. I felt Aiden''s hand gripped on my side lightly, making me snapped on my thoughts. I tried blocking my emotions but it''s toote for that. He already felt my tension. "Are you nervous?" he asked bothered by my reaction. I swallowed the huge lump on my throat. "I''m not. I''m just..." I paused. Everyone around the table is looking at me, waiting for my words though I don''t know what to add with my sentence. "I''m... Surprised." I suppressed to sound unsure and I''m d it worked. "That''s your fault." Nick said pointing at Aiden. Aiden snapped his head to him and frowned. "What are you talking about?" "You didn''t reveal her to the pack that Ashira might felt unwanted. Why would she be surprised if she hasn''t feel that way?" Nick continued giving Aiden a ming tone. I''m grateful with Nick''s credulity, that helped me distract Aiden from my oue. Aiden snarled again making Nick shut his mouth. He looked at me with wary eyes and pulled my body close to his. ''You do feel that way?'' I almost jumped when he mind linked me. His gaze is stern and concerning. I swallowed another lump, ready to lie to him for the first time. ''Yes.'' He sighed and looked down. I felt bad when his emotions gushed through me. He felt a heavy guilt right now. "Conduct an introduction ceremony soon." Aiden ordered Nick who quickly cheered up from the news. Seth just grinned since his mouth is full of foods. I was shocked from the sudden change of events. This is not what I expected! An introduction right C0ntent ? 2024 (N/?)velDrama.Org. now, this can be bad. "Atst! When?" "The day after tomorrow." Aiden looked at me like asking for a permission. "That''s Christmas." I said. Trying to postpone their ns. I''m not yetpleted the process of mating! My wolf needed it! If not, the stealer in me will be tricked and all my feelings for Aiden might fade when I got stolen! "I''m sure the pack will be happy to have a Luna as a Christmas gift." Aiden said with finality. He then leaned and kissed the side of my head, inhaling on my scent. Seth suddenly stood up and bowed his head to me. "It will be a great gift for the pack, my Luna." he said and I was left with no more room for argument. I just smiled to him and he went back to his seat. "But I''m stuck with the rogue. When did the attack happen?" The conversation was immediately changed and I was left with troubled mind. I tried keeping up with the chatter, blocking any thoughts that might send emotions that might flow through Aiden. THE night ended with few talks after eating. Nick will sleep on one of the guestroom and Seth decides to sleep with Ava''s room. Aurea also went home after Ava and I helped her cleaned up the dishes. I was left with Aiden as we walked upstairs. His hand barely left my back or my waist the whole time. I don''t mind though. I''ve started getting used with his gestures. What yed my mind are the events that arise for tomorrow and Christmas. "You''ll sleep with me tonight, Ashira." he whispered to my ear as we stopped in front of his door. I nodded at him. My mind was immediately filled with yful thoughts that I got preupied, not able to speak. I tried wiping aside every ideas that might led me to panicking or feeling anxious. I knew I can''t escape my fate. I''ll just hope everything will turn out right tomorrow. To hope that no male wolf has lost its mate from the rogue attack to prevent my abnormality to be exposed. His touch helped me ease my mind as dirty scenes started to build inside my head. My cheeks grew hotter each second. He chuckled and I blushed upon thinking that he might have sensed my reaction. I wanted to curse the bond for making my feelings flow to him but I''m too grateful with it to even hate it. We reached his room and my lungs are rapidly filled with his scent. It''s so sweet and delicious that I''m starting to feel my heat rising high. Forgetting anything else because of his addictive aroma. Aiden walked me to his bed, not taking his hand on my back. The fabric I am wearing is not useful against the warmth of his palm. My breathing heavied as Iy down on his bed, him following beside me right after my back pressed to the soft mattress. "Your emotions are not good over my repression." he whispered in my ear as he rested his arm on my waist, tugging his body closer to mine. I felt my blood went up to my cheeks as his words hit me. I''m not yet used to blocking my feelings so it''s surging through him like water. "Damn." he whispered again in my ears. This time, he grabbed my waist tight while his teeth are gritting. He sounds like having a hard time right now with a thin patience left. "What..." I murmured. My question turned out husky and sexy. I bit my lip as my cheeks burned more. He chuckled and let out a loud sigh then gave space between us, enough for him to watch my face close. I looked at his eyes and it''s golden brown color turned a shade darker. I''ve seen it a lot during moments like this. I figured that when his eyes turned like that, he''s getting aroused. I have proof and proved myself because right now, I can feel his hard member on my hips, poking. I blushed more. "Don''t look so tempting right now..." his voice is soft and low that I felt my heart flutter just by hearing it. I bit my lower lip again, not knowing what to reply. "I''m...not." I said, biting down on my lip. My breathe hitches as my mind is distracted by his hard rod hiding under his pants. He groaned and I looked at him starting at my bitten lip. I let go of it and the next thing I knew was his lips crashed against mine, kissing me deeply. Chapter 15: Awkward Chapter 15: Awkward Aiden''s POV Every thought I had started fading from the moment I taste her lips. I was hesitant at first, not nning to rushpleting the process of mating but whenever Ashira''s this close to me in a secluded room, just the two of us, all I wanted is to praise her body with my mouth. My thirst for sex subsides when I put my im on her. Sure, my wolf is now calm and confident that she belonged only to me but when I''m with Ashira, I always feel the need to release my heat. The difference from before I met her is that my body only called for her. I only want her. I mounted above her without breaking the kiss. My cock is growing big and hard every second that I''m kissing her. Hell, just being with her, my member always reacts the same! She groaned when my mouth left hers, only to moan when I started tasting the skin on her neck. Licking and biting on her sensitive flesh. My mouth traveled down just above her full breast, cutting the thread of control I was trying to make. My wolf growled from fervor as I grabbed on the fabrics that cover what''s mine. I ripped her shirt in half, dismissing it on her body. When I saw her underwear inside, I didn''t bother to think twice as I tear it in half. Enjoying the sight of her rack jiggles once it was freed. I felt the fire of my arousal fuelled when I saw the reaction on her face. She looked too sexy with her rosy cheeks and wearied eyes that made me lust over her. To see more of that pleasing expression. To pleasure her more. Her moist red lips urged me to devour it. I smashed my lips on hers, giving her a deep short kiss that makes her moan more. My hand caressed her arm, feeling the smoothest skin my hand ever touched. I cupped one of her breasts as I shift from kissing her lips to sucking the peak of her other breast. Ashira''s moans are louder and longer than I heard before. Her sound is like music to my ears, persuading me to do more. She grabbed my hair while her other hand tugged on my shirt. I looked through myshes to see her face and I almost lost myself. Her eyes are closed and her mouth is half-open, gasping for air like it left her lungs. I smiled from watching her feeling good. I licked her nipplest before pulling myself up. She looked at me with questioning eyes but I won''t stop. I can''t feel myself stopping tonight. Grabbing the hem of my shirt, I took off my clothes, not taking my gaze away from hers. Her eyes looked down from my face and examined my naked chest like she never sees it before. I smirked when her eyes stopped on my bulging pants, I can feel her excitement flowing through me. I traced my fingers to her hips and stopped when I reached the band of her shorts. I pulled it down along with her panties, wanting her bare next to me. Her eyes shut slowly as herst clothing left her body. Another growl from my wolf was heard as I watched her naked bodyid just for my eyes. Ready to be devoured by me. "Aiden..." She whispers my name like she wanted something she couldn''t find what. Her legs pressed against each other as she tried to hide her gem from my sight. I loved how innocent she looks right now but at the same time, very tempting. I leaned down to her, still mounting above her. "Yes, baby?" I said in a low voice then I teased her ears by licking it. Another moan came from her lips and I''m aroused even more. ''Do it! Do it! Do it!'' my wolf cheered inside my head. I kissed her lips and moved my hands down, grazing my fingers anywhere it touched on the way to her sensitive folds. Ashira cried with ecstasy as my fingers had its first contact with her slit. I can feel it''s moisture, soaking wet from excitement and pleasure. I groaned as my wolf cheered once again, feeling proud we made our mate feel this way. "Please..." her voice croaked, her arousal is evident not just from her voice but also from how soaked she is. I started ying with her down there as I devour her lips, suppressing her moan that can make my hard member burst at any moment. I rubbed my thumb on her clit, ying with it in circles. She mumbled a whimper, feeling the pleasure of my expert finger on her sensitive peak. I let go of our kiss and started kissing her neck, down to her breast. My hand never took its attention away from her drenched spot, teasing it with my dab hand as I sucked on her right teat. "Ohh!" she can no longer contain her moans as she unconsciously grinds her hips on my hand, her feeling of intense pleasure flows to me, making my cock throbbed for her. I groaned and yed her nipples with my teeth, she arched her back at that. Her feet stiffened as it pointed straight. I rubbed her clit faster, my hand is already drenched with her fluids that made my motion free from keeping its pace. "Oh, God! Aiden!" I groaned as I felt her body convulse beneath me, she''s nearing to her edge! I yed with her more, wanted for her to reach her climax and she did. A long soft moan escaped her lips, she''s arching her back as her hands gripped with the sheets tight. My cock is already throbbing and I can feel it pulsates with the desire to take her now. Her breathing is heavy, filling the room with her expiration and soft moans from the aftershock of what she just had. I licked her neck and went up on her lips, kissing it gently as it trembles lightly from her orgasm. I was about to stand up and take off my pants, ready to free my raging member but when I looked up to her, her eyes are closed and her breathing is now even. I frowned as I realized that she passed out, not sure if it''s from the overwhelming pleasure she just had. ''Is she asleep?'' my wolf asked. I growled at him, blocking my emotions of dismay so it won''t flow to Ashira. Afraid that she''ll wake up once she felt my wolf sulking. ''She left us hanging!'' my wolf huffed. I smiled from how cute she looked despite my temperature rising from the heat. I closed my eyes tight as I gently slide myself on her side, not waking her from her slumber. I slowly covered her naked body with a nket. She looks so peaceful like she is but I''m the opposite of peace. I looked at my bulging pants and sighed. Damn. Ashira''s POV The rays of sun passing through the gap of curtains hit my eyes, awakening me. I yawned and looked around the room, realizing that I''m in Aiden''s bed and he is not lying beside me. Suddenly, the memories ofst night flowed to me like waters! Shit! I sat up hastily as my hand covered my mouth. The sheets covering my body fell and I was naked underneath the fabric. Damned hell! I just had my first orgasmst night and I passed out after! I''m tired yesterday from the activities Ava and I did but what Aiden did make me exhaust more! My cheeks blushed as Aiden''s touch is still fresh in my skin, I can still feel how he caress and praise my body. I bit my lower lip as my folds quiver, recalling the sensation Aiden''s fingers brought me! I was too engrossed with him and I loved everything he did. I wanted to p my face for letting the opportunity of mating with him passed! I started being anxious as I think of what Aiden felt right now. Oh God, what would he think of me? I just slept after orgasming from his expert touch and didn''t even give anything likewise in return for him! ''How dare you do that to our mate?!'' my wolf cries, embarrassed about what happened. I''m ashamed too! It''s not like I can control passing out! I didn''t want that to happen either! I tried to defend myself but my wolf continued ming me. ''You''re awake.'' It was Aiden! He''s talking to me through my mind, he possibly felt my emotions already. I tapped my head, still unable to move on fromst night. I did not answer him and ran to the bathroom, letting the cover falling to the floor. I needed a cold shower. Not a good idea because of the cold weather but might help my burning face and body to cool down a bit. In the shower, my wolf continued hissing at me that made me hate myself more. I regret exhausting myself with Ava yesterday. If only I know something will happen with Aiden and me then I could have prepared! ''Are you ignoring me, Ashira?'' His voice is now stern, not happy with my unresponsive behavior. I groaned with frustration, I don''t know how to talk to him or even face him! But today we will sympathize with the families of the lost wolves. I realized I can''t escape him today so I decided to reply. ''Of course not.'' That''s the dumbest thing I think I have ever done in my whole life, at least how I felt at this moment. Even my mind link sounds unsure, awkward, and wary. I felt vibrations of emotion from Aiden, he''s sending me his feelings intentionally! I felt a shiver run down my spine as I recognized that he''s upset. Extremely upset. ''We''re downstairs.'' He said and I think everyone is already up early. I finished my shower and deliberately looked for clothes. ''I''ll be down in a minute.'' I replied when I think he doesn''t like to be ignored. The thought made me think I just ignored himst night when I passed out so I wouldn''t make him remember it again with fresh actions. I chose to slip on a dress, readying myself with what will happenter. The light blue floral dress reached my knee, it''s sleeveless which Aurea personally picked for simple asions. I stopped myself from running down the stairs and tried to look as normal as possible. I also practiced blocking my panicking emotions so Aiden won''t feel it. Everything had happened, I can''t bring it back but I can''t continue sulking like my wolf right now. I heard themughing in the living room, everyone is there. I also smelt something delicious is cooking and figured Aurea is preparing breakfast. When I entered the room, everyone looked at me and smiled at me as they greeted me good mornings. I smiled back, not able to return the greeting because my morning wasn''t that great, and also, Aiden''s stare is shooting holes in me. The chatter started again and I decided to take a sit as well. Everyone is seated. Ava and Seth are next to each other on the couch and Nick is on one-seater while Aiden is on the long sofa, with a huge space beside him that only awaits for me. I am feeling awkward with Aiden''s look, I can''t describe it. I don''t know what he feels right now because he seemed to be blocking his emotions from me. I walked towards him, not meeting his gaze as I sat on the space beside him, just a foot away. I can feel my face started burning as blood runs on my face. The moment I smelled his scent when this close made me remember the heat we sharedst night. "We can do that some other time!" It was Nick, they seemed to be having a conversation that I can''t rte with, not giving attention to the talk as my mind wanders withst night''s. "I''ll prepare everything so just clear a day in your schedule, man!" It was Seth. I felt my hairs perked up when Aiden moved. He didn''t touch me even when I''m so near. Suddenly, I remembered how good it feels to have his hands wrapped around me. "I''ll make sure of that." The conversation goes on but my mind is not present with them. I keep thinking about Aiden''s touch... Aiden''s lips. His tongue, his breath, his scent, his fingers on my-- "Everyone! Get out!" My body jumped with Aiden''s sudden outburst, also making everyone stopped talking and look at him. "Kitchen! Now!" Aiden even growled the one that can make any wolf shake. They scattered and headed to the kitchen and I don''t know if I needed to go as well. I was about to stand up and follow with the rest but Aiden grabbed my wrist and pulled me, making me "What. Are. You. Thinking?" he asked, emphasizing each word with a deep growling voice. I felt stiffened, not following his question. "I don''t--" I stopped when he embraced his arms on my waist as he buried his face on my neck. I can hear my heart pulsing loud from my chest. What the hell did I do? Is he angry? Didst night make him angry? "Don''t think of dirty things when we''re not alone," he whispered but his voice is stern, intimidating. "I can smell your arousal and that scent is only for me." he then bites my shoulder making me whimper but suppressed it immediately as his words struck me. I can feel his canines trying to sink in my skin but he stopped before it happens. I didn''t know that I was surging such scent, I''m, not even aware that I''m already getting aroused just by reminiscing with what happened. "I''m... sorry," I whispered and meant every word. He sighed and loosened his embrace, making me face him. "You''re mine." he growled. I''m getting used to his possessiveness. He looked so handsome right now that I wanted to kiss him so badly. I bit my lips to stop myself. "I am." I said softly. I felt his body eased with my answer. "You owe me." His expression suddenly changed. From intimidating, his expression turned yful, teasing. I quickly blushed from realizing what he meant. "You made it hard for me to sleep while you snore beside me." "I''m not snoring!" I defended. He chuckled and nted a quick kiss on my lips. "I''m exhausted. I can''t believe I slept after... that." I said after the kiss, ying with my knuckles and feeling the guilt cowering This content ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org. in me. He chuckled and rested his back on the sofa. Watching me intensely. "You sure is weird. But don''t think about it. We got a lot of time together. No need to rush things for that." He smirked at thest word. I blushed even more. Damn. How can I even forget about something so shameful? "I... What you did...I...loved it." Every word is hard to utter and I felt uncountable shame as I said it to him. I buried my face on his neck and inhaled his scent as it can calm me. He chuckled and I stayed still that way, trying to hide my face from him. "Was that the first time?" he asked, his voice changed to a husky and sexy tone. I almost moan from the sound of it. I nodded and I can feel his smile. His hug became tighter, making me arch my back. "You are mine, Ashira." He said once again. I loved how it sounds when he says it even from whatever tone he used, the meaning of it came to be the same. We stayed for a few minutes like that before he changed the subject. "We have mourning families to attend today and we''ll go after breakfast." He said as we stood up and headed to the kitchen where clueless eyes greeted us. I am scared. I want to start fretting but whatever happenster will be something I needed to face. Chapter 16: Unlucky Chapter 16: Unlucky ''Someone is nervous.'' I growled to my wolf as she teased me. She''s been doing that for a while now. I was blocking my emotions and only she can feel me, not letting Aiden notice my uneasiness. We''re inside his ck GMC Hummer EV along with Nick and Seth. Ava couldn''te with us because Seth''s parents wanted to bond with her, I tried forcing her but decided to let her go. Nick was driving while Seth is in the seat next to him. Aiden and I sat on the back, my arm encircled with him as his hand is rested on my legs. It took me a great effort to block my feelings and arguing with my wolf, trying hard for Aiden to not take notice that I''m nervous. We arrived at the first house and were greeted by a woman in herte twenties. There are dark circles Content ? N?velDrama.Org 2024. below her swollen eyes. She must''ve been crying this whole time. "Alpha." she bowed her head down, giving respect to Aiden as she saw him. Her eyes turned to me and inhaled. She bowed her head once she figured that Aiden''s im can be smelt on me. She bowed the same to Nick and Seth. We were weed inside her house and I noticed a fading scent of her dead mate in it. They didn''t have a child. "I offer my condolences, Mira." Aiden started. Mira bowed her head to him before low sobs came from her. I felt sad for her and I stood up to give her a tight hug. I can feel my tears started burning the sides of my eyes as I felt her emotions. I rubbed my hand on her back, trying to console her as her cries slowly stopped. "I''m sorry, Alpha. My husband''s death was really painful. I don''t know what to do with my life now." she said between suppressed cries. I figured that my wolf''s abnormality can only be known by the opposite sex. I started easing my panic as I thought that the fighters who died are probably all male. "I''m sorry for your loss." I whispered and she looked at me and gave me a weak smile. "John''s death will be honored for his bravery. He''s a great fighter that our pack will retain. The pack will take care of you on John''s behalf." Mira repeatedly thanked us between her sniffs and sobs. I just had my mate and I don''t know what to feel when I''ll lose Aiden. I understand Mira''s words when she said she doesn''t know what to do with her life anymore. Just thinking I''ll be on her shoes also give me the same thoughts. "Luna." Mira said to me that shocked me at first before realizing that she acknowledged me and my position in her Alpha''s side. "Thank you for yourforts. I''m so grateful." I smiled and held her hand. "I hope the best for your heart''s recovery. I''ll be here for you is you needed someone to talk to." I assured her and I''m true to my words. I feel like I can run to her once she needed me. Aiden''s pack beginned to embrace me as soon as Aiden imed me. Now that I''m being revealed to the pack''s eyes, I feel more like a part of it. My wolf can feel the surging fire to protect this pack and that must be the influence of Aiden being the Alpha. So this is what a Luna feels. "An introduction party will be held for Luna Ashira on the night of Christmas. Everyone from the pack is invited toe." It was Nick who spoke. I was amazed of how formal he is now that we''re out. He even called me Luna. "I won''t miss the chance of it, Luna, Alpha." She said. We took off after a few words from Aiden and Nick. Once inside the car, headed to the next family to attend, I can''t stop thinking of how painful they must be experiencing right now for their loss. "You did well." Aiden whispered to my ears,plimenting what I did with Mira. I didn''t do that because I''m obliged to, but because that is what I think is right to do at that moment. She had no one now. Her mate died and they didn''t produce a pup. "She''s alone now." I murmured. Aiden held my head and bring it to rest on his shoulder, kissing my hair. "She have us. The pack will be there for her." "Yes but," I sighed as I felt another wave of sorrow strikes my chest. What I meant was she''s literally alone, Mira will wake up without her mate on her side and her day will continue the same. Yes, the pack is family. But its different when ites to mate. "What will happen to her now?" "The pack won''t abandon her. We''ll take care if her needs that was once provided by her mate." "What pack was she from?" If she was born here at the Prime, it won''t be too lonely because her family will be there for her bit if she''s like me who came from other pack, then its a different story. "She came from the Crescent Moon pack of the East." That is so far. "She got no family in blood here." "In cases like Mira, they are permitted to go back to their old pack but only if she wishes to." "What usually happens with wolf''s that lost their mate?" In Regal pack, the she-wolves who lost their mate are given a task or activity to keep them upied. That is why our pack have female fighters as well. Male wolves in the other hand already got roles for the pack from the moment they were born. The only issue I was worried in was when ites to the females. "Some end up like Aurea. They''ll have their own work for the pack, to give them responsibility is like giving them piece of life." I nodded. That''s the same with our pack. "Do you make them fighters too?" "Some. If they wanted. Some chose to serve for the pack." Like Aurea, I guess. "What about the others?" "The others go to their old pack, to where their families are. Some had intimate rtionship with wolf of the opposite sex who also lost their mates. Findingfort with each loss." "And the rest?" Aiden didn''t spoke immediately and move his eyes to the window, watching the trees we''re passing by. "The rest go rogue." I paled with that information. My old pack have no cases like that. Alpha David made sure that his wolf stays with his pack. Well, Alpha David mostly done that because he can''t have more wolf to lose. Pack''s believed to strength in numbers. I guess Aiden doesn''t think the same or his pack was just great in numbers that he didn''t mind to lose few. "You''re letting them?" I asked, curious. He shrugged and looked back at me. "I never tolerate traitors. Once they decides to go, I let them." "But makes sure they will never go back." Driving Nick joined our conversation, I hissed when Aiden growled at him. I quickly understood what he meant. "You''re killing them?!" I saw Seth shifted ufortably into his seat as Nick also stiffened. That''s when I realized that Aiden''s low growl are focused on Nick. I instantly put my palm on his chest and tried snatching his eyes away from Nick''s nervous back. "Hey, " I said softly. "I just wanna know. You don''t need to be angry with Nick." He looked at me and his eyes softened when he saw how close my face to his is. I felt the guy''s loosened and found ease when Aiden shifted his mood real quick. ''Thank meter.'' I said to both of them through our link. Seth chuckled lowly and Nick just sighed and continued driving. I don''t know why Aiden won''t want me to know his ways as an Alpha. It''s not like I''m against of killing, death or anything. If someone can be harmful, death is the easiest resolve. It''s his pack though, it''s his rule. I won''t try and change that or hate it unless it''s unreasonable. And rogues have the blood of a traitor. That''s every pack''s view. Aiden leaned his back and pulled me with him, dropping me on his hard chest. I started feeling my heat trying to arise but I controlled it, remembering Aiden''s words from earlier. I can''t risk my aroused scent to be smelt around the car or else he might snap again. The conversation died from there. I didn''t bother talking about it again as Aiden already calmed his nerves. We attend to four more homes and it''s a variety of mourning wives, children, and parents. One of the dead wolves is young and hadn''t found its mate yet. That made me feel sour. I was grateful I had found Aiden and did not have to experience the same. But a part of me also feared that losing him felt better than founding him before losing him. "Are we going home now?" I asked, we''re inside the car again and it''s already past afternoon. It''s almost dark outside. "We got one more to go." Aiden said as he massaged his temple. I murmured an okay as I closed my eyes. What we''re doing is easy but it''s pretty exhausting. "Don''t forget to talk to Titus first about removing him in the council. And properly." Nick said to Aiden, looking at him at the rearview mirror. Aiden nodded and I guessed we''re done with the mourning families. They must need something to discuss with this Titus and we''re passing by before heading home. An Alpha sure is busy with his duties and I can tell that today. No wonder he oftene homete and rarely early. We stopped at a house where every lights are open. It''s almost dark. There''s a few cars parked outside. I think the Titus guy have a guest. "Jeron and Lucrias is here." Nick announced as he unbuckled his seatbelt. I looked at the house and recognized three wolf scent. There must be three of them inside. "Seth, stay with Ashira in the car. We''ll go first and I''ll tell you once we''re done with our talk." Aiden said as he opened the car door. I was clueless at first and realize I''m noting with him inside. Aiden turned to me and kissed my head. "Seth will know when you two can follow us inside." He said before sliding out of the car. I watched the both of Aiden and Nick walked towards the house and sighed once they entered the front door. Seth looked at me in the back when he heard me sigh. "You okay?" he asked. I noticed Seth was not as formal than the usual Gamma I know. The same goes for Nick. They''re too carefree with their actions towards Aiden and even me. I nodded and shifted on my seat, leaning in to be closer to him. "Were you and Aiden close?" I asked. "Oh." heughed. "Yeah. Me, Nick and him grew up together since our fathers are close with each other too." he said and grinned at me. So Nick and Seth inherited their ranks by blood. "Why''d you ask?" I shrugged and moved back to my seat. "I just thought you''re different from the other Beta and Gamma I saw." I said. I never seen Eric reacts the same way they do. He chuckled and turned to look at me. "Its all the same with every pack. You just haven''t seen it because it mostly happens when there is no audience. In your case, you''re our Luna. We can refrain formality with Aiden in front of you. Wait, what would you like me to call you?" "Uh, just Ashira. I''m not used to being called with a title." My wolf huffed with my answer. She pretty liked to be praised to. I nagged at her in my mind. "You''ll get used to it. I''ll only call you Luna when we have audience, then. I had to ask since Aiden''s mother..." he stopped talking. Hesitant of what to add next. "What? You can tell me. I know some things about her." "Ohhkay. Well, Luna Tina never allowed my father call her in a first name basis. She insisted control and respect anywhere. Nick''s father can''t even joke around Alpha James when Luna Tina was around." He shrugged. "Some are like that, too." I understand his words perfectly. I''m d Aiden didn''t took after his mother''s behavior though. Plus, Luna Tina have her right to act that way since thats the custom in packs and its rank. "How old is the three of you?" i asked, prolonging the conversation. Its better than to stare at nowhere though. "You don''t know Aiden''s age yet?" He looked surprised and his tone didn''t hide it. "Uh, we haven''t had the get to know each other talk." I grinned, slightly embarrassed but hide it behind my smile. "Oh. Well, I''m surprised Aiden had epted a mate. No offense." He raised his brows and I nodded. "Nick and I never thought he''ll take the mate bond seriously." I do, too. The first time I saw him, he''s mixed with ridiculous emotions. I can don''t want to even recall those days. "Well, I''m 22, same as Nick. Aiden was a year older and turned 23st August. Nick and I both had the titlest year when we reached the age of turn over. Have you heard that Aiden was young when he took over the pack?" I figured Seth was telling me all the details he like to share and I''m right to know with. I was listening attentively, interested with knowing more about Aiden. I nodded as answer to his question. "Yeah. He was 15 when he became an Alpha. My father was with him the entire time, guiding him with his duties though he didn''t really need the help. He''s too smart and strong that the pack epted him without any doubts considering his age. Nick and I was with him at those times, training under our fathers." I nodded again. Remembering what Aiden had gone through always made a flinch of pain in my chest as my wolf howl its cries. Seth didn''t talked more and I decided to change the subject. "Why didn''t we go inside with them?" I said as I looked at the house again. I can''t hear them inside or see their shadows through the windows. I figured that Titus guy had an office inside which was wolf proof, as I liked to call it. "They had to talk with Titus'' removal from the council." "What is he?" "Titus is the head of the guards. Aiden will talk to him formally to step down his position. Not that Aiden needed to but Nick convinced him." I bet Aiden just wanted to take Titus off his seat without a proper talk. Well, he can do that though it will be better if he listened to Nick. "What did he do?" "Well, the reason five of our wolf died from the attack was because of his negligence. He was distracted that he''s unable to fight the rogue despite the power bested on him by his position in the council." I frowned, not following with Seth''s exnation. "I don''t understand. Why was he distracted?" "Well his-" Seth paused, I figured Aiden or Nick might''ve been sending him a message. "Its our cue. Let''s go." I frowned more. Why am I needed inside if its a talk about pack positions? I can''t see the need for my presence inside. "Why do we need to join them then? Its pack issue." Seth is already outside the car and he opened my door and held his hand out. I reached to it and moved out of the car. "Titus''s mate, Sharma, died along the others. That''s the reason that he was unable to fight back. And also why you are needed inside. Come." With that being heard, every blood drained my body. I felt my feet stopped and stuck on the ground. I thought we''re done. I thought I''m safe since every mateless wolf I encountered today were females. I never thought... "Hey, we should go. Aiden was having a short meeting with Lucri and Jeron. Titus is alone in the living room now. Aiden said we can start giving our condolences." DAMN. __________ A/N PLEASE READ Since thest update seemed cut and hanged, I decided to write the rest of it. Sorry. I was too sleepy Another chapter will be updated today. Thank you for your support. Should I update today or tomorrow?? Chapter 17: Realization Chapter 17: Realization "Ash? What''s wrong?" Seth turned to me when he noticed that I made a full stop. My knees began shaking and I can feel my stomach turning as anxiety eats my half. My breathing heavied and I can hear my heartbeat right in my ears. Drumming fast and loud. My wolf whines and prays that I shouldn''t go inside, she''s afraid to lose her mate tonight. ''Are you okay? Why are you scared?'' I jumped when I heard Aiden on my mind. I guess he''s still in the office and the wolf-proof room didn''t stop the mate''s bond from flowing my emotions to him. I embraced myself and started calming down. I should block my feelings to stop it from going through him. Once I seeded, I responded to him. ''I''m fine. I almost tripped, that''s all.'' I lied. The second time. It''s necessary at the moment to lie to him or else he''ll bust out of that room and might witness what is about to happen. I can''t deny my responsibility for the pack, this is the first time that Aiden let me do something for his pack and I can''t mess it up. "What?" Seth looked at me while frowning. "You didn''t trip. Why''s Aiden nagging at me?" Seth eximed, Aiden had reached him, too. I closed the gap between us and held his hand. I looked him straight into his eyes. "Remember when you said your loyalty stands with me?" I said, ignoring his previous question. "Yeah? What''s wrong?" "I don''t know yet but if something happens, I expect you to be true to your words and keep anything just between us two." Seth frowned, confused from what''s happening but nodded atst that made me sigh. "I''ll keep my word." he said and I let go of his arms. "Let''s go." I said and walked passed him, Seth following me right after. We started walking again and every step I did make my heart go insane. I focused on controlling its emotions, making sure that nothing will be felt by Aiden. Seth opened the front door for me and I smelt something different. A scent that can make me feel sad or in sorrow. I figured this is the scent of a male wolf that had lost its mate. Titus. I made sure to take down notes of what I''m discovering which was connected with my abnormality. Right now, first, I can distinguish a mateless wolf and that''s an advantage. Second, I can only smell them when I''m a few meters away. This can be a disadvantage because I will have a short time to run away IF they can smell me the same. We reached the living room and we saw Titus with his head down in his hands. He is not crying from his loss but he is mourning inside. I stopped with a given distance, waiting for him to smell my abnormality but he just stayed his head down. I frowned. Can''t he smell me? "Titus. Our Luna wants to sympathize with your loss." I looked at Seth and then back to Titus who slowly looked up at us. He''s not too old but older than me. Probably in his early thirties. He looked at Seth first and then to me. His eyes erged as his gaze ced on me. I swallow hard and realize he probably felt something. He can''t smell me then but he must know what I am once he saw me. That expression tells me he does. He slowly stood up and walked closer to me. I gulped as I gave Seth a nervous look before looking back to Titus. In an instant, he is now in front of me. He used his inhuman speed toe closer to me and horror starts building within me. "Hey!" it was Seth''s fast reaction that stopped him just feet away. Seth''s hand was on Titus'' chest and trying to stop him from getting any closer than he is now. His voice raised but not a yell. "What''s wrong with you?" he asked Titus while thetter never took his eyes off me. He almost looked crazy with disbelief in his eyes. I tried calming myself, making sure I''m blocking my fear away from Aiden. "She''s Alpha Aiden''s mate and our pack''s Luna. You! Should show your respects." Seth growled emphasizing thest sentences. Titus nced at Seth before shaking his head and inhaled hastily. He looked at me again and this time his eyes softened. I didn''t let my guard down. Ready to fight back if needed. "I''m sorry... Luna." he bowed his head slightly but never took his gaze from mine. He reached for my hand, probably going to kiss the back of my hand for respect but when he held it, he started trembling. "This is incredible. I can feel Sharma just from touching you." he smirked but with sorrow evident in his eyes. He let go of my hand when Seth snatched it away from him. "What the hell-" Seth was about to throw at him but Titus cut him off. I can no longer feel my own feet. I put my hand on Seth''s shoulder for support because my knees might give up any moment. "You don''t know?" Titus said as he looked at Seth. My breath is hitching and I can only hear my heartbeat loud with their voices as background noise. "Of course you wouldn''t." He smirked at him before turning to face me again. "Know what?" Seth snapped and snarled at him. "Stay where you are." He warned when Titus tried to take a step closer. I looked at Titus with fear evident in my eyes. He''s gonna say it and Seth will know. I repeated that over and over again in my head to expect what will happen next. I started preparing myself for the possible oue. "Our Luna is a stealer." He said with gritted teeth. Seth moved away from me a bit just to see my face. I stood there frozen while two pairs of eyes examined my reaction. I can feel the side of my eyes burning from threatening tears. I can''t see what exactly Seth was thinking. His face didn''t look at me with dismay nor disgust just curiosity and disbelief. Titus on the other hand has a smirk on his face while his eyes are soft and gentle just like how Aiden looks at me. His gaze is just like how one wolf will look at its mate. I am blocking my emotions from Aiden. I already know that things like this will happen but I didn''t think through many ways to handle the situation. I tried collecting myself and inhaled slowly. I''m still their Luna and my being a stealer doesn''t change that fact. I''m Aiden''s mate and I''m not tricking anyone. Not stealing him. He is mine and I am his. I don''t have any evidence for that but I knew I should at least try to prove it. "Why don''t we have a sit first?" I said in a calm, almost trembling voice. Seth still watched me with the same face while Titus smiled a little before facing his back at us to walk and take a seat. Once Titus is seated, I looked at Seth again and gave him a weak smile. ''Keep your words and trust me.'' I said and he snapped out of his shock before nodding slowly and giving way for me to have a sit. The farthest chair from Titus is where I sat. Seth taking the one next to mine. We''re both looking at Titus and I noticed that his hand that touched mine is trembling a little. ''Is what he said true?'' It was Seth. I looked at him and nodded. He sighed before shaking his head slowly and fixed his eyes on Titus. ''You''re already giving me a test of loyalty with this.'' he said again. I ignored him and exhaled carefully. "I meant no harm here." I started, fixating my eyes on Titus. "You are right but I''m not doing anything wrong." I wanted to assure them but I don''t know how. I got no reaction from them both so I just sighed. Not sure what to say next. "You''re a stealer. Your kind was forgotten by most but this pack will never forget. Are you even our true Luna?" "Watch it, Titus." Seth growled and I''m amused by how protective he still is with me without an ounce of doubt. "It''s okay," I said to Seth and turned to Titus. "I understand your feelings but I didn''te here with harm in mind. I''m Aiden''s mate and my wolf''s abnormality has nothing to do with it. The only thing I wanted is for you to not try and steal me from my mate." Titus chuckled lightly, amused by my words. My jaw tightened as I felt irritated from his response. "I loved Sharma and I won''t settle with a replica of emotions flowing from you. You do feel like her, you do give me chill as she does but no, you are not her and I won''t be tricked." "I''m not tricking anybody." I snarled through gritted teeth. I hate to be judged and right now I''m having a piece of it. "We can''t be sure of that. What will Alpha Aiden do to you once he found out? You don''t think he''ll believe your words, right?" My wolf growled at him and that came out of my lips. He chuckled again. "Respect your Luna!" Seth said, taking my side. "I am not tricking Aiden." "Then let''s tell him." I didn''t have the words to respond to that. Am I ready? But I feel I am not. I''m far from ready because a part of me knew that Aiden will be furious. And I don''t know what will happen to me once he knew what I am. It gave me chills just to think of the worst-case scenario. "See my point? Well, I''m not in the mood to wreck my Alpha''s world. Males like me who lost their mates were out there to find you. Some rogues even look for a stealer like you to feel alive again. But for me, I can keep to myself what I found out tonight." I looked at Seth when he catches my gaze. ''Is it that bad for Aiden to know?'' he asked. ''You don''t need to owe anyone.'' ''I''m not sure yet.'' "I''ll give you my word if you''ll give the favor back, Luna." "My Luna won''t do whatever your filthy mouth says." Seth snarled at him. I ced my hand on his arm without breaking eye contact with Titus. "She is your Luna but not mine. At least not yet. I''m not sure if she is." His words pricked my heart and I can feel the bitterness from it. One of my mate''s wolf just rejected me as their Luna. Another of my fears just came true. "What do you want?" I decided to finish this once and for all. "I won''t say a word to my Alpha about this. I''ll even offer you more knowledge about stealers if you''ll agree to my terms." My heart is thumping and beating loud in my chest. Am I doing the right thing? I had the urge to just say what I am to Aiden. My wolf even assures me that he will understand. That his wolf and she loves each other truly. But in the end, I didn''t listen. I decided to hear what Titus wanted. "What do you want in return?" I said in almost a whisper. Seth hissed on my side as he leaned against the chair. He''s not happy with the turnouts. "Convince Alpha Aiden to let me keep my position as the guard''s head." Seth hissed hastily again and gawked at Titus "You greedy dog!" Seth growled at Titus before snapping his head to me. "He is just using you! Don''t listen to him and his selfishness! We''re telling Aiden about your case and he''ll understand." "You''re not sure he will, right?" Titus said to me, not giving any attention to Seth at all. "Hear me out. I''m not doing this out of greed. I lost my mate and losing my position would just give me free time to mourn over her. I''m not interested in stealing you from my Alpha, I''m not crazy to do that. All I wanted is to keep my ce, even just for a few months. To get busy. I... I can''t live without Sharma while having nothing to do at all." I watched his face and his voice is sincere. ''Don''t believe him!'' Seth said. ''We can''t tell Aiden that I''m a stealer. I have no choice.'' I replied. He frowned at me and snorted. ''At least give it some thought. Let''s talk this through first.'' What he suggests is reasonable. That is better than making rapid decisions. "Let me think it through." I said. Seth shifted on his seat, notfortable with the situation. I am, too but I tried to calm my mind at least. "For how long? In two days, I''ll be out of the council. I don''t have the time." He said calmly. I examined his reaction, no sign of deception can be traced in his face. I am hesitating but what more can I do? Any minute now, Aiden and Nick might be finished with their meeting. If I don''t have enough time to think, Titus doesn''t have enough time to wait, too. "I''ll try to talk it out with Aiden tonight. You''ll have the news tomorrow." "Tomorrow is your introduction ceremony, Luna." Seth raised her brows as he reminded me of tomorrow''s event. Damn. I forgot. ''You can''t fight with Aiden tonight. He will be furious if you proposed to consider this dog.'' I can hear Seth hissing as he mind linked me. I gaped at him, trying to think this through. He is right though I can''t see any ways to do. If I won''t help Titus with his proposition, then he''ll tell Aiden about my abnormality. The worse might I am just choosing the easiest way which-at the moment-is agreeing with Titus. I ignored Seth and looked at Titus who''s waiting for my reply. "I''ll give you news tomorrow. But what if I can''t convince Aiden?" "Then I''m sorry but I needed to tell him what I found out tonight." A cold shiver runs down my spine with his words. I suddenly felt pressured in convincing Aiden if I wanted to survive the day. The chance to respond to him was impossible now because Aiden just walked out of a door which was Titus''s office. ''Keep your word.'' I said to Seth as I looked at Aiden''s glinting eyes though his face was kept serious Property ? 2024 N0(v)elDrama.Org. and strict. ''We need to talk about thister.'' He replied and I heard him sigh. I turned to Titus and stood up, ready to go. "I''m so sorry for your loss." I said and gave him a fake short smile. I looked at Seth, sending him a message that we both need to head out first. He stood up and looked at Titus then to Aiden. "We''ll be outside." I said to Aiden before he could evene near me. He frowned but nodded anyway. Once outside the house, Seth and I almost run back to the car. I slide up to the backseat while he sat back to where he was seated, beside the driver''s seat. "What the hell? Are you a stealer?!" he eximed as soon as the car''s door was closed. His voice is low but with emphasis. "Yes, yes, I am. God! What should I do!?" I put my hands on my head and closed my eyes. "How can I be sure you are not..." He didn''t continue his phrase but I already knew what he meant. "Of course not. I just found out about my abnormality when I undergo the mapping. Aiden is the one who found me, too. Not the other way around. I''m not tricking him or trying to steal him. I''m his true mate." I scowled at thest words. Getting irritated by exining myself when I never did anything wrong. "Fine! But why didn''t you tell him? He should be the first to know." "I found out about his past. What do you expect? The war started because some stealer decided to trick his uncle Zeuracious. I feared he would think the same." Seth silenced for a while. He seems to be thinking about it. "Okay. But what are you? I mean, you really can steal mates?" "I don''t know more about my case aside from the fact that yes, I can make a wolf believe I''m their mate but I would never do that. I don''t even know how to do that." "I never doubted you. I just wanna be sure." "That''s the same as doubting." I rolled my eyes and huffed, resting my back on the seat. "Well, I don''t doubt you now," he said and gave me a half-smile. "So your, uh, abnormality can only be sensed by who? By wolves who lost their mates?" I can see the curiosity in his reaction. This felt new to talk about being a stealer and to think that I''m having this conversation with Seth somehow raise threat in me. "Only the male wolves. Wait, you won''t say a word to Aiden about this!" "Why are you even hiding it? It would be better if he knew. He might have a solution." I already think of that but my anxiety is killing me. What if the opposite will happen? I don''t know what to do if he''ll reject me again. I already felt how it was like and that''s equaled to dying. "I can''t." I simply utter. Seth sighed and looked away. "I can tell him on your behalf if you want." he suggested. "No!" ''Are you okay? Why are you yelling? I''ve been trying to reach you.'' Aiden''s growl is loud and I figured he used his power to break into the wall I''ve been building and also heard my voice. I jumped when Aiden spoke to my mind. I closed my eyes shut when I forgot to wall down when I tried blocking Aiden. "Fine. Have it your way then. But I still think it is better to tell him." Seth said and exhaled hastily, unhappy with my decisions. I sighed too. I''ll think this through, I promised to myself. ''Everything''s good. Are you done?'' I answered to Aiden first, avoiding to create suspicion on his part if I won''t respond to him. ''Will be there in a bit.'' "You have my loyalty, Ash. But I hope you won''t drown yourself in danger with your decisions." Seth said, ending the conversation. I can feel that he liked to talk more but our time was out when Aiden and Nick moved out of Titus''s room. "I hope so, too." Aiden and Nick came back and we started hitting the road again. Headed to the ancestral. Aiden''s hands were on my shoulders as I leaned my back to his chest. Our position can make me feel another wave of heat but my mind is clouded with so many thoughts that I can''t be aroused. "Are you okay? You''ve been quiet." Aiden whispered and I saw Seth shifted ufortably on his seat. I rolled my eyes with his obviously uneased reaction. "Yeah. I''m just...exhausted, I guess." Silence is all over the car as we reached our destination. I gave Seth onest knowing look before Aiden guided me inside the house. Seth and Nick will stay the night. They are talking about the introduction ceremony tomorrow but my mind is not with the conversation. "Don''t you need to be with your mate?" Aiden asked Seth when all of us are ready to sleep. Seth nced at me before looking at Aiden. "I''ll stay the night." he said. Nick tugged on Seth''s neck with a sheepish grin on his face. "You dog! Don''t tell me you already Seth tried shrugging him off as they started to spar. Aiden justughed and he snaked his arms around me. "Let''s call it a day. Take any room you want." Aiden said. I felt his hand giving me a slight push towards the stairs and we walked to his room. Once inside, I watched Aiden as he changed his shirt with somethingfortable. I was standing by the door and he noticed that I was zoning out. "Is something wrong?" he asked. I blinked twice before biting my lower lip, trying to hide the nervousness that started eating me. I should have this conversation with him. I gave it a quick thought of what to talk with him about. Should I admit to him that I''m a stealer? Or should I just convince him to give Titus another chance? I didn''t notice that he had walked near me until I felt his hand on my cheek. "Hey. Talk to me." I looked at his eyes and it breaks my heart to think that I might anger him tonight. I hesitated to give him the talk but I have no choice. I needed to choose or else someone will. "I... I was thinking that perhaps you should give Titus case a second thought..." my voice croaked at the His hand dropped to his side and he looked at me with a question. "A second thought?" I closed my eyes when I felt intimidated as his voice changed. I nodded slowly and met his gaze once again. "Maybe you could give him an extension." He inhaled loudly and turned his back on me. "I won''t. Where is thising from?" a low growl escaped his lips and I almost jumped. I hate to do this. I''m even scared of talking to him about any of this but I also feared telling him what I am. "Did he asked you to talk me through?" he asked again when a long pause came from me. I shook my head even if he can''t see me. He is now looking outside the window, up to the beautiful moon outside. "He didn''t. I just heard what happened with his...mate." I cleared my throat. "I just thought he needed to be busy and taking him off the council is a be idea." He snapped his head and looked at me. I can see his eyes changed to a darker shade of golden- brown, almost turning ck. "Are you telling me that I made the wrong decision?" he smirked as disbelief crossed his face. I quickly shook my head fats."No, of course not I just thought-" "I don''t care what you thought!" he growled as he walked near me. I feel myself shrinking when his height mounted over me. I can no longer meet his eyes as tears threatened to roll out my eyes. "I already gave my word. No one can interfere with my decisions. Not. Even. You." He growled loudly this time that I shut my eyes tightly, feeling the tension from his overwhelming power. He is using his Alpha to me and it''s giving me no choice but to submit. His words cut deep into my chest, to my heart. I felt worthless and without a voice by his words. If I''m the Luna of this pack then what is my worth here? If I can''t convince him then I''d rather tell him the truth. He''ll hear it from Titus anyway, right? I fought the trembles from him and stopped my knees from shaking. I tried calling my wolf to give me strength and resist to our Alpha. I looked him straight in his eyes and he snarled at my behavior. He didn''t like my rebellious side before, and he didn''t like it now. "Are you sure you won''t change your mind?" my voice came out low and soft, far from what I expected it will sound. Aiden growled and grabbed both of my arms, pushing me until my back was pressed to the wall. He leaned closer until his mouth was near my ears, sniffing my scent. "I''m not changing my mind for you. I''m the Alpha and you can''t mess with my rule." I immediately found where his anger ising from. It is a bad idea to meddle with his judgment. "I''m sorry. I forgot you despised your mother and will never let me in your life just to avoid being like your father." My voice is sharp, I can feel the bitterness of it in the tip of my tongue. His grip tightened and I suppressed myself from flinching with the pain it caused. I tried steadying my breathing, trying to seem strong but deep inside, I am shaking. "How dare you!" he looked at me like he is ready to lose control. His body is trembling and I can only imagine the anger he was trying to suppress. "Keep your words. I will never intervene with your rules but don''t you ever ask for me when ites to your pack." My voice spat to him like I was disgusted but, to be honest, I''m dismayed. I never thought I''ll be voiceless when ites to his decision and he just pped it straight to my face. "You just proved to me that I will have no voice when ites to your pack. I just wished you didn''t let me be a part of it." His gripped loosened as he was caught off guard with my words. I immediately freed myself and walked out of his room then headed for the previous room I had. I got offended by what he said and not saying this stuff because he didn''t let me have what I wanted in the first ce. Suddenly, I forgot my agreement with Titus and ready to break off with it. I no longer feel anxious with Aiden knowing that I am a stealer but just furious about what he has said. He indirectly told me of my role in his pack. That I''ll only do what he wants. But that is not what I was made of. I''m ready to be exposed. Pain is better to be ced first than sufferst. I don''t care if Titus will rat me out tomorrow or the day after. The only thing which is important right now is what I just realized by Aiden''s words. That it doesn''t matter what I am, he still can''t ept me whole because of his past. Chapter 18: Fear of losing Chapter 18: Fear of losing I wasying on my bed and Aiden didn''t bother to follow me after I stormed out of his room. That made me mad even more. I can feel my wolf crying inside, angry with what I had done. She wanted to be with our mate tonight. I ignored her and recalled what had happened. The argument I had with Aiden burns the conscience inside me. I didn''t intend for it to turn that way but I got swayed by my outrage. However, his reaction was necessary and rude. He could have told me that he disagrees with what I said. It''s not like I needed him to agree, I''m just trying my luck at chances. Then he raged his fury to me like I''m not his mate! That angered me too much that I can still see red until now. I intend to talk about Titus'' case and if he won''t agree then he could have told me, not to the extent that he''ll use his power over me just to prove his position. I keep ying over and over my head what had happened and once I''m tired of thinking about it, I decided to went out of my room. I walked silently along the hallway, almost fleet my toes when I was in front of Aiden''s room. Thest thing I want now is to see him. I walked downstairs with careful steps then grabbed a ss of water when I reached the kitchen. My throat is suddenly dry from thirst. I looked forward to nowhere as I held the ss in my hand. Running my mind to what to do next. Titus will probably rat me out tomorrow if he''ll found that I failed to convince Aiden. The introduction ceremony can be his great advantage to tell everyone that I''m a stealer and I started to think twice if I''ll bail out of the event. If I dyed telling him I failed, he might get the wrong interpretation and might act hastily, giving me the same consequence. If I''ll tell Aiden myself what I am now, my best guess is he''ll raise hell and there will be no introduction ceremony tomorrow. It''s not like I''m after the Luna title but the people from the pack that I attended today already learned about the ceremony. I also doubt that invites are not yet delivered to every one of the pack, Nick sure does his job well and that part was possibly taken care of. I sighed as I was left with no more ideas. Everything my mind is running on and about leads to anything but a mess. ''Hey, you awake?'' It was Seth who cut me out of my thoughts. I forgot that I have someone who I can talk to about my dilemmas. ''Yeah.'' I replied as I put the ss of water down to the sink. ''Can we talk?'' ''You know where the pool is?'' his reply is fast, I bet he can''t sleep the night after what had happened. His head must be full of wary. ''Yeah. I''ll meet you there.'' I opened the door that leads to the underground and closed it silently. Making sure no sound will be made that may wake anyone. The stairs are long and I thought I''ll be weed by darkness but a dim light at the bar corner was open. Seth is already sitting on a barstool. "Can''t sleep?" I said as soon as he turned his head to look at me. Seth held a ss of whiskey as he lumped on his chair. He nodded. "I needed a drink." he mumbled before taking a big gulp of the liquor. I have one person who knew what I am in a day and he already looked like a mess. I sat on a barstool beside him and grabbed a ss for myself. I drank it straight, feeling it burns my throat as it glides down. "Have you talked?" he asked. Turning his back on the bar and stared at the calm water in front of him. I nodded and poured another shot before looking at the pool, too. "How''d it go?" "He was furious." Seth hissed and took a sip on his ss. "Of course he will." "Tampering with his decision is a bad idea." I mumbled. I admit and ept that my idea has failed and wrong. But still... "Aiden had never let anyone meddle with his discretion. I doubted if he''ll listen to you since what happened with his past left a mark on him. Though I thought you might have a chance." I know I''ve said to myself before that I''ll never be like Luna Tina but that''s not what I was trying to do at all. I''m not trying to use the mate bond to influence Aiden. "Well, I guess I''m just anyone for him..." My voice is low and hurt. I''ve been hurting and my fury is what I''m grateful for making cowering my pain. "Ash..." his voice sympathize with me but I just shrugged at him. "I thought we''ll have a peaceful conversation but it''s the opposite. Aiden even used his Alpha over me." I chuckled sarcastically but deep inside my wolf is crying as I try to halt the tears that start forming in the side of my eyes. "He did?" "Yeah. I didn''t say anything bad for him to hit that extent." I scowled as I drink my whiskey. It''s true though. I talked to him calmly and properly. It''s not like I pushed him or pressured him to change his mind. Damn, I did not even finish any phrase. Seth shook his head and sighed. "His past is a rough road. Just try to understand him for now." he said, I figured he was trying to console me but also taking Aiden''s side. Seth got a point but what''s not is Aiden''s reaction and his insensitive words. "I do understand him. I knew what he''d been through. I felt his pain. Every. Fucking. Pain! But tonight he implies that I''m voiceless! So what will I be beside him? Just a bearer of his child?" I almost sob as a tear flow down my eyes. I am hurt. I hate how Aiden made me feel and what he said just made me realize that I have no seat beside him as a Luna. Hell, I''m not even sure if he sees me as one! "Come on, Ash. He''s just mad. He doesn''t mean his words. Don''t take it too seriously." He ced his hand on my back, gently rubbing it as I wiped the tears off my cheeks. "He doesn''t care what I think. He said it! It''s like whatever I say, he won''t hear any of it!" I wiped another tear and sniffed. "I''m this close about telling him the truth. But if he feels that way towards me then how can he understand that I''m a stealer?" "Ash..." he didn''t say anything further. I know he understands my point and he also doesn''t have any resolve with my problem. He just tapped my back twice before rubbing on it again and that''s enough for me. It''s enough that I have someone I can freely talk with. I''m on the edge of giving up. I got no options left and the only future I can see right now is a disaster. "What''s your n now?" I dried my cheeks and rubbed my nose as I shake my head. His question is what I''ve been asking myself for hours now yet I got no answers. "All I''m left to do is wait for the worst." I sighed and drink my whiskey straight again. The alcohol doesn''t seem to help me calm my nerves. "Let me know what I can do to help." he said, mirroring my emotions. I feel bad for dragging him into this though I can''t change anything now. Both of us could only worry about what wille. It''s midnight and already Christmas yet I didn''t get the chance to greet Seth. We called it a night and I went to my room with a heavier heart. Aiden didn''t show up and I guessed he''s sound asleep by now. I got an introduction ceremony and life to worry aboutter so I closed my eyes and hugged my nket close to my chest. Tonight is the first time I felt alone before going to sleep. Aiden''s POV Loud thuds on the door woke me up from my sleep. My eyes feel like burning as I tried to open it. Damn. I barely sleptst night. I looked at the side of my bed and realized that what happenedst night is real. I sighed and grunt as I closed my eyes once again. I lost my patience again and snapped at Ashira this time. I did not mean to. But she''s trying to change my decision about taking Titus off his position as the pack''s head guard. I don''t like her sniffing her pretty little nose to my discretion. I''ve said it to myself before. That I''ll never let my mate intervene with the pack. And she just did, indirectly, but I feared that''s a start. And Ashira, rebelling against me did not help to cool my head. I can give her anything but an issue of the pack. That''s my sole role and she can''t have a say for it. Last night, her wolf is calling to mine, crying and whining over what happened. My wolf didn''t let me rest as he continues to rock my conscience with what I had done. I lose controlst night and my power overflowed to her though I did not intend to. This is the first time that I hated that part of being an Alpha. I got a tiny thread of patience and when I get angry or irritated, my wild wolf will try to take over. Another loud knock on the door made me hissed and stood up. I can smell Nick that made me even more irritated because it was not her. "What!" I hissed at him as I opened the door. His eyes were wide in shock, caught off guard of my anger. It''s too early to start a bad day. "Whoa. Chill. Merry Christmas?" Nick''s grin made me growl and annoyed more. "What do you want?" I turned to walk back to my bed and I sensed him follow inside. It''s too early and I can''t see the need for his disturbance for my sleep. "Well, our Luna Ashira was supposed to try on a dress forter." I hissed again when I heard my mate''s name. Another guilt coiled to me when I think of her hurt and angered expressionst night. My wolf growl at me again, unhappy with how I treated her. I ignored him but he is getting to me. "Why do I need to know that?" I did not stop a low growl to escape from my throat. I''d love to know what she will do but my stupid pride keeps getting in the way. Nick took a step back and formed his lips into an ''O'', "Someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed." He teased. How clueless can he be? He''s annoying me so early in the day and he seems to enjoy it. I growled at him loud that made him shut up and gulped. "Fine. Bad morning it is. Well, I thought she''s here with you." "You can see she''s not." I snapped again andy down on my bed, my face slumped on the pillow. I need more sleep. "Ohhkay. Then she''s not here, she''s not home. She''s... missing then?" My eyes turned wide open and I almost snapped my head and looked at Nick. "What?!" She''s not here? Did she run away because of what happenedst night? Nick''s expression changed. Probably realizing that my mate is fucking missing. "Oh no." "Where''s Seth?" I stood up and grabbed my shirt. Why is my Gamma who''s supposed to keep an eye on her not doing his fucking job? My moves are fast and all I''m thinking right now is the hope she did run away. Or else, it will be the other way around which she might be taken away. I remembered the rogue who had an incredible speed. Did he take her? But that''s impossible. The guards will know if someone trespassed the border. "Seth''s still on his bed. Where can Ashira go? Did you guys fight?" I snarled as I rememberst night again. Nick didn''t say a word again since my reaction just answered his question. me is starting to creep me out if ever she''ll be on harm''s hand. "Call for him and search the area. I can''t sense her near and she''s blocking our portal, I can''t reach her!" I stormed out of my room as I said that. Panic and anxious is eating me right now. This is your fault! I growled at my wolf when he kept ming me for Ashira''s astray. Hell, I''m not even sure if she does run away but I hope she does than being captivated by an insane rogue. Seth followed Nick and me as we moved out of the house. We part ways to look for her, even Aurea is unaware that she''s gone. I can''t smell another scent so I''m sure no one has entered the house. No unfamiliar smell is lingering around which means no rogue has trespassed my territory. So where the fuck is she? After an hour, the three of us decided to meet at the ancestral again. "I searched the center, her scent is not there." Nick reported. My mind is turning nk as fear of losing her ys with my head. I can''t lose her. She''s my mate and she''s mine! "She''s nowhere at the pack building. Ava hasn''t heard from her since yesterday, too." Seth is huffing as he said that. I closed my eyes shut. I''m dead frustrated. I don''t know where to find her or where she could be. She''s just new here. The ces she''s been to are just the pack building where the annual Content ? N?velDrama.Org 2024. mapping was held and the guesthouse where she stayed. "Where else can she be, Aiden?" Seth asked, probably thinking that I will know the answer to his query unfortunately I don''t. "I don''t know. She''s new here and barely went outside." "I think I know!" Nick eximed with the hope expressed in his eyes, almost beaming as he looked at me. I frowned at his reaction, why is he the only one who''s happy with all of this? "Let''s try searching at your spot! I saw her skinny dipping at your spot on the day of the ball! That''s the only ce she had gone aside from where we searched." I was about to run to where theke is when I halt and looked at Nick. My eyes narrowed at him and my body started shaking. Did I just hear him right? "Did you just said you saw her naked?" The image of Ashira''s naked body exposed on my jerk Beta''s eyes turned my eyes to deep red. Nick paled and took a step back as I snarled at him. My hand turned to a first as I feel irritation for him. "Oops," Seth mumbled and took more step back as well. Another growl was pointed to Nick from my wolf. "I''ll get back to youter." I said through gritted teeth. I ran fast to where my spot is. My thoughts are blurry of Nick''s unnecessary information and hoping my mate was at my spot. It''s Christmas and the breeze of wind is cold. My eyes are still red that made my inhuman speed is faster as my Alpha blood flooded on my nerves. When I''m a few distances away, I caught her scent in the air. She''s here. I run even faster and when I reached the clearing, Ashira was turning her head to me. Shock is illustrated on her face. I slowed down my pace until my steps are slow and careful, closing the distance between us. The whole of me is relieved that I found her. I thought I lost her because of my outrage and I''m d she remained on mynd. Her eyes softened as she looked at me, mirroring mine. We''re a meter away and I wanted her wrapped around my arms. Right now. I was about to lock her in my chest and inhale her delightful scent but her expression changed with resentment, narrowing her eyes on me. "Why are you here?" she spat and turned her head away, breaking our eye contact. She''s still mad. Make peace with my mate! I don''t want her this way! My wolf is walking in circles inside my head, ufortable with our mate''s behavior. I tried blocking him to keep my head focused since his whines are not helping at all. I also feel the same as him so shoving it on my face is not useful at the moment. "I was looking for you." My voice was low and pleading. I want her close. The distance we hadst night is enough to drive me insane. Right now, I want her skin to touch mine. She scuffed and folded her arms in front of her chest. I assumed that she''s used to the cold. She''s only wearing a thin loose shirt and short tight shorts which I noticed was her favorite type of clothing. She didn''t say a word and her silence is killing me. Apologize! My stubborn wolf peaked on my mind even though I blocked him. I growled at him and he hides again. I sighed. "I''m sorry." Finally, the words I''ve been thinkingst night if I should say to her came out. I can feel my wolf cheered and wiggle his tail as he waits for our mate''s response. Ashira looked at me and her eyes are scanning my expression. Her narrowed eyes are now changed into somewhat in between. "I shouldn''t have acted that way. It''s a..." I gulped a huge lump on my throat. I never apologized for my entire life. "I am sorry." A low hmp was her response as she turned her eyes away from mine again. "You used your Alpha over me." sheined. I sighed. This is the time where I regret losing patience every time. I reached my hand to her, slowly crawled my palm on her back to the side of her. "I lost my control. I hope you''ll forgive me." I tugged her closer to my body and she let me do it. Now the side of her arm is pressed on my chest and my hand was gripping on her waist. I felt her stiffened from my touch. She''s good at blocking her emotions now and I hoped she didn''t. I want to know what she feels. She scuffed once again despite her reaction that which is affected by me. Damn, my mate is difficult to please. "We''re just talking and you snapped like that." her voice is almost a whisper. I knew I overreacted but I can''t reign control most of the time. "Will it turn like that every time we''ll disagree with something?" "No. No. I''ll try to have control around you. But I hope you won''t question my decisions next time." I inhaled her scent when the tip of my nose touched her hair. "I was not. I said ''I just thought'', I''m not changing what you decide." "I know that now. Can you forgive me?" I try turning her body faced to mine and she obliged. I looked her in the eyes and it no longer shows anger or resistance. She nodded and wrapped her arms around my waist, burying her face on my neck. Inhaling my scent for it to fill her lungs. Damn this feels so good. "Merry Christmas, mate." I said. She looked up at me and gave me the most mesmerizing smile that I longed to see every day. "Mery Christmas." When my eyesnded on her lips, I didn''t think twice as I locked my lips on hers. A soft moan escaped her throat as I groan from the pleasure a simple kiss can send us both. I controlled myself to kiss her deeper or else I might do her right where we are in this broad daylight. Her eyes looked at me with desire as she bit her lips, making me groan again. I wanted more but she''ll be busy this day. "You got a long day ahead." I said to her with a smile stered on my face. This is the first time I made a promise to myself and that is never to hurt her again. "Yeah. About that, I don''t know what I needed to do for it." I can feel her panicked and I smiled from the thought that she''s no longer blocking me in her mind. "Aurea will brief you for it. But for now, I heard you needed to try on a dress." I said and tighten my hands on her waist. "Oh." I chuckled at her reaction. I inhaled her scent again, not getting tired of her exhrating smell. "Don''t run away from me again." I whispered on her ears before nting a light kiss on her temple. I immediately felt her body shake with my gesture. "I did not. I just needed fresh air. Oh, I borrowed your spot." "Hmm... This is our spot now. You''re wee toe here anytime." I leaned down for another soft kiss on her luscious lips. Wild thoughts about having her here at theke run on my head. Giving me a boner that I''m trying to suppress. Having her this close always makes me go insane. She hummed and didn''t utter another word after the kiss. "Let''s head home." I said as I intertwined our fingers together. Ashira''s POV We reached the ancestral and I saw Seth rushed out of the door, greeted us. "Where have you been!?" he asked with wary. I gave him a sly smile, I guess I caused panic for everyone. "I just took some fresh air." I said. Aiden on my side did his favorite gesture and hugged me close to him, his hand was on my waist tugging tightly again. "You made us worry." his expression is still serious so I gave him a peace sign that made him sigh. "Where''s the jerk?" Aiden with his strict stern voice asked Seth. ''Please help.'' Seth said through our mind link that made me frown, I don''t know what he means and who''s the jerk Aiden was referring to? "Uh, hiding?" Aiden was about to let go of my waist and took a step to walk inside the house when I grabbed his arm and stopped him. "What''s wrong? Jerk who?" I looked at him but his jaw just tightened so I turned to Seth, hoping for a response. "Nick. His big mouth sold him out. He gave Aiden the information where you might be but his tongue slipped and rather said he saw you skinny dipping at theke." A growl came out of Aiden''s chest and I rested my palm on it quickly. Oh no. Nick is in deep trouble and I need to act up now! "No. That''s not what happened. I mean, Nick did saw me-" Aiden growls loudly this time and I almost tugged on his shirt, preparing to stop him if ever he''lle to lose. "No! No, hear me out. Nick is far from me and he threw me his shirt. He didn''t see anything because I was underwater." Aiden looked at me and studied me for a short while before hissing. "Don''t try to save his ass, Ashira." he said with a snarl. I immediately shook my head. "I''m not! Believe me, please? I don''t want you to fight your friends because of a misunderstanding." He growled but sighed at the end. "If anyone touches you, their arm will be broken. And seeing you naked cost them an eye. Do you hear me!?" he turned to the house as he said thest phrase. He probably said that to Nick. "I heard it clear!" a yell from the house was from Nick and I almostughed from the relief on his voice. Aiden kissed me on the head before stepping a foot away. "Aurea and Seth will be yourpany today. I need to go to the pack building," he said. "Let''s go, dog!" he shouted to hiding Nick as he went to his car. "Arf!" A running Nick stormed out.of the house giving me a flying kiss as his thanks. I just chuckled. Damn, they looked so cute together. "See youter in the hall!" Once Seth and I were left alone, he gave me another wary look and I already knew what that means. "We won''t worry about that now." I said and tapped his shoulder twice. "Let''s go. We need a dress to fit in." Aurea awaits inside the kitchen. "Merry Christmas!" I beamed and hugged her. "Merry Christmas to you too, Luna Ashira." she greeted back. I also greet Seth and he did the same, not mirroring my cheerfulness. Breakfast was already prepared on the table and we decided to eat first before starting our busy day. "So what will I do today, Au?" I started calling her the same nickname I heard everyone called her. She doesn''t seem to mind. "You''ll need a proper dress for the ceremony, Luna. It''s a pack tradition so it''s advised to wear something old fashioned but Alpha Aiden insists to let go of the old ways so the dresses will be modernized. You need to try on some so we can pick the most appropriate." I nodded. Seth was eating in silence and I''m still bothered by what he could be thinking. I shrugged the thought and decided to focus on what''s on my te. I don''t want to worry about what''s in the end. We tried on dresses that were delivered at the ancestral. "Alpha Aiden will give a speech before introducing you as the pack''s Luna. You will be asked to say a few words as well so you can prepare that now. Afterward, the party will go on and everybody can enjoy the rest of the night." Seth''s phone rang and he went out of the room to take the call. Au continues to assist me while I''m trying on the clothes. We picked a ssic chiffon blue dress but it''s a bitrge from my frame so Au was marking where it needed to be repaired. Seth came back to the room as soon as Au was about to leave and fix the dress. I noticed his expression was somehow uneasy but relieved as well. His mixed emotions are confusing so when both of us are alone, I talked to him. "What''s wrong?" He looked at me and put his hand on his nape. "Titus called." I paled. Herees the bad news... "What did he say?" I sat on a couch to stop my knees from trembling. I knew this moment wille but it''s too early for it. "I''m confused." "Just tell me what he said!" I wanted to smack his head for providing hanged information and dying the news I''ve been waiting for. He probably told Nick the time he''ll start ratting me out. "He asked me to tell you that he received the news and he''s grateful for it. He said, he''ll keep his promise and Merry Christmas." My jaw dropped. What? What news? Why is he grateful? "Don''t you think Aiden changed his...mind?" ____________ Sorry for not updating tomorrow! Here''s a long chapter! I hope you like it!? Chapter 19: Changes Chapter 19: Changes "Do you think Aiden changed his mind?" Seth''s question is the same as mine. I don''t know what happened but Aiden didn''t talked about it earlier and all I know was that I can''t meddle with his order as the Alpha. We agreed on that point already so I''m not sure what''s happening right now. But why is Titus thanking me if he hadn''t receive a great news? Which I can think none other than his position gave back to him. "Can you call him again?" I asked Seth and sat on a chair beside where he was seated. He nodded then shifted to pick his phone in his pocket and dialed a number. I can sense his breathing stopped when the first ring was heard. "It''s ringing." he said and handed me the phone. I took it quickly and put it on my ears. I''m not sure what I''ll say but it''s clear that I want information from him. My hand is slightly trembling as I wait for him to answer. A few rings and Titus picked up the call. "Hey again." "Titus, it''s me." I said in almost a whisper. I''m afraid Aurea can hear our conversation and I needed to be careful with my words. "Luna." he greeted, acknowledging me atst as his Alpha''s mate. I felt a warm hand caress my heart from the regard. It''s what being an Alpha''s mate is. Everything about the pack starts to embrace me and I always feel d and warm from it. "Yes. Uh, what happened? Seth was saying something." I regret the words that I said. I should have pretended I am involve with the news even though I''m confused what part is it. I put my palm on my head and rubbed on my hair. Damn. I should clear my head or else I''ll blow things up myself. "Thank you so much, Luna. Beta Nick just told me I can have a few more months to keep my position. I knew you can convince Alpha Aiden and really grateful for that." Seth hissed but also sighed in relief when he heard what Titus said. Me on the other hand was still confused as I absorbed the news from him. Aiden didn''t tell me he considered my suggestion but now that he did, I''m happy. I''m pleased that he let my words through to his rough barriers though I don''t know what pushed him to change his mind. I sighed silently and smiled at Seth who grins at me as well. Finally, we can breathe fresh air without worrying about what to happen next. I can feel the relief that embraced us both at the moment. "Oh, you''re talking about that. I''m d I could help." I pretended I forgot about our deal, trying to hide the fact that I''m clueless about any of Aiden''s ns. It would be awful for a Luna to be unaware of pack happenings though I was okay with it. If Aiden didn''t want me in, I won''t push myself deeper. Seth smirked with how I handled my first mistake. I felt light, like a stack of brick was taken off my chest. I wanted to call Aiden and thank him for changing his mind but that would be absurd because I''m keeping this a secret from him. "I apologize for everything I said yesterday, my Luna." Titus'' voice was sincere and I immediately forgave him in my head. I already did even without an apology from him. "That doesn''t matter anymore, Titus. But I expect you to do your side of the deal." "Of course! I won''t say a word. And if you have questions about your, uh, abnormality, you are wee to visit anytime." I saw Seth nodded with his words, he probably have his own set of questions about stealer like I do. I''m actually eager to know more. "Well, can wee over now?" Seth turned his head to me and his expression was taken aback. I know he''s shocked that I wanted to ''Ash, today''s the ceremony.'' I rolled my eyes at him. He always reminds me that and I''m grateful but right now I needed to have answers. ''I have nothing to do now. We have hours to wait for the ceremony.'' ''But why so sudden? Can''t it wait for tomorrow?'' ''I''m nning to tell Aiden about it after the ceremony. I needed to know more to prepare for his questions.'' He grimaced but nodded. I knew what he thinks. What''s the point of helping Titus if I''ll end up confessing to Aiden, right? But I realized one thing when Aiden and I talked at theke. That whatever happens, we''ll talk things over. So Titus got lucky for his preposition. But that also helped me toe out of my shell, and also see another side of Aiden. He can be mad at me and I can be to him, but we always want to be next to each other. Even if he hates me or I hated him, the resolve would still be the same. "Right now? But I thought you will be introduced to the pack tonight." "I am. But an hour or two won''t hurt. I still have time." Titus paused for a short while and I looked to Seth with questioning eyes. ''Why is he hesitating?'' Seth shrugged his shoulder before I heard Titus spoke again. "If you wish, Luna. I''ll wait for you at my home?" I beamed and nodded even if he can''t see my reaction. "Yes, we''ll be there now." The call has ended and I quickly stood up after giving Seth''s phone back. He followed me as we stormed out of the room. "I wonder where Titus can found information about stealers." Seth said as we walked down the stairs. "Ssshh!" I said and looked around. I widened my eyes at him and he utter a mute ''sorry''. I''m avoiding Au to hear us because another mind that knows means another exnation and persuasions. Seth is fine right now and it''s best that Aiden will know next. "Do you want us to take a car or run at the woods?" "There''s a route at the forest?" Thest time it''s a long ride when we took a car. Well, we had six families to catch yesterday and it''s better to take the road but now that Seth said there''s a path in the woods, I think that''s better. "Yeah. We''ll just need to run fast east from here." My wolf cheered and asked me if she can go for a run. It''s been long since I shifted and she''s just itching toe out. "Let''s take that route but I''ll run in my wolf." "Huh?" "What? It''s been a while since I''ve shifted." "Uh, but that''ll mean you need to go naked. Aiden won''t like that." He scowled. I remember what happened to Nick and I figured he''s probably thinking the same. Iughed because of their fear for Aiden when ites to me. Well, he sure is possessive at times. "We won''t know. Come on!" Seth didn''t say a word and just followed me as I run to the woods. I can hide behind these huge trees so being naked is not really a problem. Plus, it''s not like We stormed out of the house and I immediately went behind a huge oak tree. I took of my clothes when I made sure no one was around. I''m not worried about Seth because I know he won''t peek plus he''s shifting in his wolf form, too. ''A run! Atst!'' My wolf cheered and I smiled as she took over control. I shifted in my beautiful white wolf as she stands proud with her shiny coat. She shook her body as she felt the cold breeze against her fur. ''It''s freezing!'' Iughed from her whining. I love the cold yet my wolf who''s supposed to stand the cold because of her thick furs feels the opposite. ''Wow. You''re white!'' Seth eximed. Iughed from his remark. His wolf is brown, almost blonde like the color of his hair. His size is bigger than my wolf though his built definitely looked stronger. ''Your color fits you as a Luna'' What he said was true. It''s rare but the usual Luna wolf is white. Though I don''t know what that means. ''Let''s go.'' We started running east and my wolf howled as she fastens her pace. Enjoying nature as it embraces us, giving warmth to my heart. I miss this. Aiden''s POV " It''s done." I did not looked up to see Nick''s face. I knew what expression he''s portraying right now and I don''t want to talk about it. "Why did you change your mind?" And of course, he will always want to talk. Damn it. "You''re nosy." I hissed and run my hands through my hair. Nick is talking about Titus. I ordered him to tell Titus that he''s allowed to keep his position as the guard''s head. For a while, at least. I still didn''t tolerate the negligence of his duty that took ce with the rogue attack. I still despise that kind of manner and I strongly believe that losing a mate is not an excuse to let the enemy precede a fight. Losing wolves of my pack in the process. " It''s my job to be nosy. So why are you being soft now?" I gave him a narrowed look as I watch him sat down on the chair in front of my table. His words are never filtered and I hate talking to him about this right now. Or any other time. "I''m not! A few months won''t hurt. Aero needs to be briefed for the role until his ready. That''s what changed my mind." That''s a lie. True, Aero needs to be apprised of his new role but he won''t need Titus at all. I decided the extension because of my mate. Stupid as it may sound but I want to make her happy. I want her to know that I''m acknowledging her opinions sometimes but I won''t do it often. Nick nodded but still has the doubting look on his eyes. A low growl came from my throat when I felt irritated with his conviction. "One day I''ll ask the pack to challenge you into duel so you''ll be reced." I''m not serious though. Nick is just really getting on my nerves with his annoying demeanor. He chuckled and stood up. See what I mean? It''s nice to have him as a friend, I spent almost my lifetime with him by my side but he sure irritates the hell out of me. "I''ll go do my job now." "Do that." I leaned over my desk and focused on the papers I had to be done with. "Oh. I almost forgot." I looked up at him again, why does he always need to speak when I needed to focus on my work? "What?" I spat and he raised his brows to me. "I promise I''ll go out after I say this so chill." he''s halfughing as he said that. I frowned and hissed as I shake my head. Damn it. "Spill it so you can finally leave." My teeth are gritted against each other. Any moment now and Nick will receive a growl from my wolf that can make his knee tremble. "Titus asked for permission to talk with you after the ceremony." he said and was about to turn away but halted when I spoke. "What for?" Nick shrugged. "He wont tell me but he assures it won''t be a waste of your time." __________________ Thank you for your support! If you have questions and opinions, you canment down below or message me? Next Update will be tomorrow. Happy reading! Chapter 20: Hopeless Chapter 20: Hopeless I shifted back in my human form behind a tree just a few meters away from Titus'' house. Seth did the same somewhere. I wore the clothes that my wolf carried on her mouth all the way. My wolf felt relieved and satisfied with our short run. The forest route was just 10 minutes run but my wolf is still delighted. I did feel good after letting my wolf out. "You done?" I peeked at the tree and saw Seth fully clothed. I slipped on my shorts fast and walked to him after. "Yeah." I flipped my hair and fixed it as it became unruly from when I slipped on my shirt. I sighed heavily and looked at him. My palm is sweating and I can''t control myself from feeling nervous right now. "Let''s go." Seth knocked on the door once we reached the front of Titus'' house. Few thud noises were heard from inside the house then Titus opened the door and greeted us with a smile. "Luna." he bowed his head slightly and then nod at Seth. I noticed how his eyes gazed at me. It''s full of desire like any moment he will jump on me and have his way. Thankfully he didn''t. "Pleasee in." He said and open his door wider. We went inside the house and a few old and thick book was ced on a table in the middle of his living room. "I was rummaging some old shelves for more information. I apologize for the dust. Please. Have a seat." I smiled and sat on a single sofa. Seth takes the other beside me. I feel nervous but excited to know more about stealers. To know more about me. "It''s okay." "Okay, then I guess it''s better if you''ll ask questions and I''ll answer if I knew about it." Titus sat at the chair in front of us. I saw Seth nced at me then to Titus. "How did you gather this informations, if I may ask?" he said. Yeah, I bet Seth was wondering about that from our way here. I can feel his ounce of doubt with him since from the start. Titus nodded his head to him and then smiled a little when he looked at me. "My mother was from the Ravenous pack. And her mother was the servant of the fake Luna of Alpha Zeuracious. She somehow gathered some information about, " he looked at me. C0ntent ? 2024 (N/?)velDrama.Org. "Stealers, and it''s enough to make a book." Both Seth and I nodded. What he said makes sense. However it can be a basis but if it''s not from a stealer herself, it can be just hearsay or critics. Unless the stealer personally tells his grandmother about her abnormality. "Her name was Zynia." Titus begins and I figured he was referring to the famous stealer. "It was said that she''s kind and she had found a friend with my grandmother, Josephine, despite the gap in their age. Josephine kept her secret because she was also tricked that Zynia is the true mate of Alpha Zeuracious. Though the stealer confided her with a lot of information." I saw Seth shifted on his seat in my peripheral vision. I looked at him and his expression was serious with a bit of difort in it. I suppress a groan of irritation toe out of my throat. ''Hey stop thinking like that.'' I hissed at his mind. I know he''s doubting his loyalty to me right now. Well, from what Titus had said, who wouldn''t? It''s like history repeats itself with Seth and me. He looked at me and cleared his throat before shifting on his seat again. ''I''m not thinking at all.'' he denied and I almostughed when he rolled his eyeballs. ''Whatever. Just wanted to be clear that you''re not Josephine and I''m not Zynia.'' I smiled when Seth avoided my eyes as he scraped his nape. I don''t know if it''s a grin that I saw on his face but it''s something in between. Ohhkay, someone is much nervous than I am. "So? What''s your first question, my Luna?" I studied his face for a while. A nervous smile was stered on my face as both of the guys wait for my response. "Uh, " I cleared my throat and looked at Seth who''s waiting for my first query. I''m not sure which I needed to know first so I settle for themon question. And most stupid at that. "What is stealer?" My question is shaded with an unsure tone that I wanted to p my face because of it. Damn. I always know how to make a fool of myself. Titus chuckled and at first, I thought he''s mocking me. But then, why would he, right? He already acknowledges me as the pack''s Luna. Unless he doesn''t mean it at all. "I''m sorry, Luna," he said in between halfughs. "I was just expecting a more deep topic." "Just answer the damn question." it was Seth who saved me from sinking deep into my seat. ''Get your horses together. The least we want is for you to seem like you have motives.'' Seth snapped at me. This is the first time I heard him sound like that. Wait, he''s trying to defend me when he''s all doubts and difort? Wow, this must be the third-inmand''s bond with it''s Luna. I looked down on my fingers only to look up again when Titus cleared his throat. "Stealers are from the word itself, stealer. They steal mates they do not own, they steal happiness, chances, and opportunities, and what curses them was because they steal the fate that the Moon Goddess aimed at." His tongue was filled with bitterness as he said the words. I flinched from how he tried lesser than he sounds. Ohhkay. I''m none of what he had said so I''m not budging over it. But why does he sound bitter all of a sudden? I snapped my head to Seth''s when I heard a low growl from him. ''Hey. Chill. He''s just exining.'' I said using my mind. ''That''s not how I heard it.'' I rolled my eyes when another growl came from him. ''I''m not bothered by it so calm down. I''m none of what he said.'' He inhaled hastily and closed his eyes as he leaned his back to the sofa. Yeah, Seth, just like that. Rx. It''s Seth who needed to grab his horses and not me. He''s more affected than I am. I looked at Titus who''s confused with Seth''s fallout. What now? He''s trying to be innocent? Or is he? Maybe he doesn''t mean how he sounds at all. "It''s alright. Uh, aside from pointing a stealer''s fault, what harm will I encounter?" Titus smirked and I frowned from his reaction, making him clear his throat again and removed his smugness. Okay. Something is not right with him. I''m starting to get irritated by his camouge behavior. I''d like to snap at him and be frank to set things right but I stopped myself. "Harm? The only harm I know with this issue is the subject itself. The stealers are what is dangerous." Oh? Then he meant I''m the harm? I''m the stealer you dufus! This time, Seth''s growl is loud and focused on Titus, making me flinch as I didn''t expect it. "Another disrespectful phrase to your Luna and I''ll end your life right here and now, Titus." His growl is loud and I knew his authority was sent to Titus. He''s the third-inmand after all. He is dominant over Titus. I''m rmed with Seth''s outrage but I understand where it came from. Even me is feeling annoyed with Titus and his doubled meaning words. "Come now, Seth. Don''t forget you are here for answers," he smirked at Seth before looking at me again. His eyes softened just like the first time he saw me. "I''m not referring to you directly, my Luna." "Then don''t forget I can kill you whenever I want to." Seth is now shaking and I don''t know what to do with him. I''m good withbat practice with Lucy though I haven''t tried it personally in a real battle. Thus, stopping tworge male wolves. Nah-uh. I can''t even imagine. "Enough!" My voice almost echoed the room and everything went silent. Oh, good. I have power over them both. I eyed the both of them, trying to ignore Titus'' soft gaze at me even though it''s creating the hell out of me. "We are here for answers, Seth." I snapped at him before looking at Titus next. "And be careful with your words. I''m starting to doubt the meaning of what your mouth is spouting." None of them spoke. Seth just sighed promptly and Titus bowed his head for me. ''You sound just like how a Luna is.'' my wolfplimented me and I thanked her in my head. Now is not the time to be proud and tall though. "Can we continue now in peace?" I eyed them and they nodded that made me breathe again. "Cool. So where were we?" "From that bastard implying you''re the danger." Seth mumbled and I hissed to him, making him shut up. "I''m sorry if it sounds like that." Titus said while looking at me, I only nod at him though I''m not "Let''s brush that aside and answer me again. What harm will I face with my abnormality?" He paused to think and I waited. I''m still sensing the tension in the air between them but I hoped it won''tst longer to the point Seth will shift in his wolf. "Well... I read from Josephine''s journal that Zynia was once chased by wolves who lost their mates. I know what that means because when I first saw you, I felt as if Sharma was in front of me again. Able to be reached, again. Most wolf like me can lose half of our life''s worth when losing our fated ones. But I can control mine because of my love and loyalty to Sharma. Those who can''t and surrendered with the sorrow and mourning are the ones you need to be afraid of." I knew that. That is why I was so scared yesterday into sympathizing with the pack''s loss. "Those are rogues and lone wolf''s. The ones that are still in a pack like me are not to be feared for." he continued. "Because those who haven''t gone rogue still has control over their wolf." Seth seconded and I sighed. I remembered that Aiden was killing those who go rogue after losing their mates. Maybe it''s not just from being a traitor but also ack of sanity after being mateless. I nodded slowly as I absorb what they had said. It''s a relief then. It''s not like I''ll get out of Prime''s territory so my chances of facing mourning rogues are low. "If..." My words were paused as I gulped a huge jump on my throat. This is the part I''ve been worried about. And my top list concern when we came here for answers. I gathered every strength I have and continue my phrase. "If Aiden will find out about me, is there any way I can prove to him that I''m not deceiving him?" Seth leaned forward and put his hands together in front of him as his elbows were rested on his knees. Even he is eager to know. "I''m not aware that saving a stealer from his mate''s doubts was needed to be documented. No offense but it''s not written in wolf''s history." Titus put his hand up and looked at Seth and me. Okay. He should be this crystal clear now than before. "But I knew what Alpha Zeuracious did to identify his true mate when Luna Violet came." I figured that Luna Violet was the true mate of Zeuracious that Aurea was talking about. If she hadn''t "And that is?" Seth asked, impatient of what Titus will say next. "Well." He sighed. "The elders of Ravenous pack advised him of a foolish solution that he didn''t approve of. But it was Zynia and Luna Violet that agreed to settle the matter once and for all. Both of them imed to be Alpha Zeuracious'' true mate and he can''t point out who''s lying." "So what did they do?" Seth asked more eagerly than before. I think I know. Eric told me about it. That...tragic resolve. "Stealers can bear a pup with anyone. May it be a wolf or a human. It is written from old books and documents that one of the ancient ways of detecting a stealer was to let another wolf - one which is not it''s mate - to go through sexual intercourse." "What?!" Seth almost spits from the information and he watched me. I just stiffened in my seat. I already knew that part but thinking about it swirls my stomach. "But that can''t save you, my Luna. It''s only necessary between stealer and the true mate of a wolf." "How will they know which one was the stealer from that stupid way?" Seth still can''t absorb what Titus said. I guess he understands how it feels especially now that he found Ava. He already knows how mate bond works. "The one who''ll get pregnant is the stealer and death is the punishment for those who use the abnormality for treachery. Which what had happened with Zynia." I no longer with them in the conversation. My mind was floating with hopeless thoughts. I''m Aiden''s true mate and I can''t even prove it to him. Well, I have no ways to. "So Luna Ashira can''t prove herself as Alpha Aiden''s mate." Seth said and his voice mirrored my feelings right now. Hopelessness. "I''m afraid not." Titus watched my expression as I continued staring at nkness. I can''t think of any questions to ask next. My mind is already filled with dismay since my main concern has no possible solution. ''You want to leave?'' Seth asked and I nodded at him. Not bothering to reply with his mind link. I wanted to stop myself from trembling. I''m scared. I fear of what might Aiden said or do if I''ll confess. Damn! I even considered confessing! We left Titus'' house and Seth almost did all the goodbyes and thanks. I can only nod my head to him, not even able to show how grateful I was for the information he shared. Seth and I are now walking into the woods. Maybe we''ll take half an hour or more before we can reach the ancestral at our slow pace. He is not talking and so am I. I guess both of us are thinking over everything Titus partook. "You''ll still tell him?" Seth broke the silence after a long walk. It''s funny that he sounds hesitant with that question though he is the one who persuaded me firsthand to confess. I gave him a weak smile. "Should I?" He watched my face and didn''t respond. His expression looks like he''s pitying me and I just shrugged at him. "Maybe. He''ll found out sooner orter. It''s best if it''lle from me." Seth sighed and didn''t talk back. We share the same thought, I guess. That once I tell Aiden about being a stealer, only the worst cane. Even my hope earlier today was gone. If he knows what I am, I wonder if a talk can straighten out things back as it is. "Let''s just hope he trusts me enough to believe me." I smiled at Seth and looked away. "What if he won''t?" he asked with wary and I know how worried he is for me. Even if he feels this way because I''m his Luna or he treated me as a friend, I still appreciate him. "Only Aiden can answer that." _______ The next chapter will be the introduction of Ashira as Prime''s Luna. Will she confess to being a stealer? Find out. Anyway, I''m exhausted all day so I can''t write straight to the Luna ceremony. I hope you guys still like the update!? Chapter 44: Slip and Leak Chapter 44: Slip and Leak Chapter 44-CMA Ashira¡¯s POV ¡°That¡¯s heartless.¡± Imented. Nick and Seth was talking about what had happened and I was petrified by what Elon did to his wolves. He freaking killed his own family! And for what?! I haven¡¯t met the guy but I can tell that he¡¯s out of sanity! The two were discussing that what happened seemed like a scheme but they can¡¯t point any possible reason for Elon tomence it. But for me, even if that was a y or those wolves did in-surge against their Aplha, Elon had no right to take a life easily like that! ¡°He was keeping something. I bet he nned that attack and wanted to came clean.¡± Nick concludes. I scoffed. ¡°He shouldn¡¯t be an Alpha. He¡¯s staining a very respectful title and an important position with his way of leading.¡± Seth nodded to agree with my statement and Nick just sighed in frustration. ¡°And the renewal of treaty with them?¡± Nick shook his head, he¡¯s clearly disapprove of what has to ¡°Kill him even.¡± Seth seconded. Nick was talking about the highest council of the Wolves. It consists of The Judge, The Punisher, The Enforcer and the King Alpha himself. The highest council¡¯s prior task was to maintain the peace between the packs of the four region of the continent. East, West, South and North--where our pack resides. Other than that, they are in-charge with crimes and unruly behaviour of Alpha leaders and some ¡®rare cases¡¯ which I¡¯m unaware of. ¡°We should report this to the highest council.¡± I said. I¡¯m not sure how that works but I¡¯m sure they could do something about this. Since Prime and Ravenous is under the oath of peace, I knew that Aiden can¡¯t take any action to sort this event though he¡¯s itching to make a move. ¡°We could if we can find them.¡± Nick said chuckling. Oh, yeah. I forgot. ¡°No one knew where The Castle is. They are always the one who finds us, not the other way around.¡± Property ? 2024 N0(v)elDrama.Org. Seth exined. I nodded and sighed. I forgot that the high council have the ability to know the trouble, problems and the sort. They are the ones who pick a situation atrge. But that¡¯s unfair. Should we wait for more innocent lives to be fallen just so they could punish an alpha like Elon? ¡°Plus, there¡¯s no witnesses. Elon killed them. I doubt his disciple will betray him but thedy head guard clearly showed disapproval of her Alpha¡¯s behavior.¡± Nick added. ¡°Was she hot?¡± Seth asked Nick as he wiggles his brows. ¡°She ain¡¯t my mate, so nope.¡± I sighed. How can this two speak of-urgh. Guys. I cleared my throat and they both looked at me. Seth¡¯s even half-smirking. ¡°A girl? You think she could stand as witness?¡± ¡°Nah. She must¡¯ve gained her position by being loyal to her Alpha. I doubt she¡¯ll even break it.¡± Seth butted in. ¡°Ady head guard. Alpha Elon sure trust that woman.¡± Okay, that makes sense. She-Wolves in a council position are rare. I couldn¡¯t disagree with what they said. That girl must¡¯ve gained her way up by earning enough trust from Elon. Damn. I feel bad about all this. This saddens me to the point that it affects my thoughts. I smell the scent of Aiden and he must¡¯ve gone out of the room by how strong the scent was. Secretly, I inhaled the sweet, tangling scent and filled my lungs with it, trying to distract myself from the conversation. His scent works like magic instantly. Seth raised a brow at me but ignored me after. He continued talking to Nick about the same topic and I refrain from filling my lungs with my mate¡¯s scent. ¡°What¡¯s for dinner?¡± Aiden¡¯s baritone deep voice filled my ears as soon as he speak. I looked over my shoulder to see him walking closer to the table where we¡¯re seated while shaking his wet hair. Oh, hi there, gorgeous. I chuckled inwardly from my thought. My mate screams appeal and sultry all over him! Aiden raised a brow as he looked at me before smirking. He walked towards my direction, snaking his hand on my waist as soon as he came close. I wanted to inhale more of him but my lungs already reached its limit. ¡°Gorgeous, huh?¡± he chuckled as he whispered those words. My eyes widened from abrupt shock! He heard me?! My mouth dropped open and I tried hard to ignore Seth who took a glimpse at our side. Nick was still busy talking but I know Seth was half listening to what he was saying. Aiden looked at me with amused but confused eyes. More amusement, though. He watched my face intently like a movie was being yed. ¡°I-¡± my words were cut when he leaned closer and nted a deep kiss on my forehead. I saw how knotted his forehead were, confused about something. ¡°Are you okay?¡± he whispered after. My forehead creased from his question but he spoke before I could. ¡°You¡¯re thoughts were slipping¡­¡± he looked unsure of his own words. On hisst word, particrly. My forehead knotted even more. ¡°Not slipping, its leaking.¡± Seth butted in. Both Aiden and I snapped our heads to a confused Seth who mirrored our expression. ¡°Why can I hear her thoughts?¡± he points his finger at me. Nick continues bbering about something as he checks his phone. Aiden looked at me again, carefully studying my face. He didn¡¯t respond to Seth and I don¡¯t know what to say neither. Aiden ced his hands on my neck, his long fingers extended to my nape that expanded the heat that his skin delivered. ¡°How are you feeling?¡± he asked. I can see Seth on my peripheral sight and he¡¯s no longer paying attention to mumbling Nick but to us. ¡°I-I¡¯m not feeling any thing¡­¡± Aiden eyed Seth for a second before bringing his eyes on me again. ¡°Try to breathe, baby. Get your thoughts together. You¡¯re freaking me out.¡± he almost whispered thest words. I tried analyzing what was happening. Aiden heard my thoughts and from what Seth said, he did too! What is happening? Slipping? Leaking? What, my thoughts?! ¡°Ash, stop thinking and rebuild your barricade.¡± Seth snorted as if my thoughts distorted his. I rolled my eyes and looked at Aiden. His jaw were clenching and I could tell he¡¯s not happy with this. Why wouldn¡¯t he? I just praised him inside my-- Okay, nope. Don¡¯t let him hear that part, Ashira. I closed my eyes and sighed loudly. Multiple times. There¡¯s a part of my wolf that howls but when I asked her why, she didn¡¯t responded to me. What the Fuck? My wolf has been aloof for quite some time now. Its like, she got a world on her own inside me! Do I need a run? I think I need one! Okay, clear your head, girl. As soon as I felt I¡¯m in control, I opened my eyes and raised my eyebrows to Aiden. Questioning him if its all good now or what. When he sighed and relief can be heard, my nerved calmed a bit. ¡°What was that, huh?¡± Seth asked. Nick looked my way, unaware of what was happening. ¡°What was what?¡± Nick blurted. ¡°You didn¡¯t heard her?¡± Aiden asked Nick who knotted his forehead. Okay, from he¡¯s reaction, I¡¯m guessing he didn¡¯t. ¡°Were you discussing about something?¡± his question was directed to me. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I was talking with Seth here. I didn¡¯t paid attention to you. What is it?¡± I shook my head lightly. Now, I feel weird. If my thoughts leaked as they said, why hasn¡¯t it reached Nick? I¡¯d like to brainstorm about this but I was afraid my thoughts will slip once more so I decided to halt and reset. Aiden¡¯s eyes didn¡¯t left mine. The confusion and amusement on it was ced with wariness. I knew deep down that those eyes was wondering the same thought I¡¯d like to wander. He removed his hands on my neck and it went on both sides of my waist. He positioned himself on my back while I was faced to the two guys who¡¯s looking at Aiden right now. Seth cleared his throat. ¡°Maybe we should cook dinner for tonight, Nick.¡± ¡°Y-Yeah¡­¡± Nick agreed. I was confused about their reactions but since I¡¯m not yet a good cook, I didn¡¯t argue. Plus, my head was upied, uh, indirectly. Both of them headed to the freezer and started arguing what to cook for the night. I felt Aiden drew himself closer on my back and I¡¯m pressed to his broad shoulders. My mind was once again drowned by his overwhelming scent and heat but before I could fantasize him in my head, Seth nced on our side, making my system panicked. Was it leaking? Was my thoughts slipping like they said? I saw Seth looked above my head, to Aiden. His eyes focused on my mate for a few seconds, probably talking through their minds, before looking away. ¡°You¡¯re not okay.¡± Aiden whispered in my ears. ¡°What¡¯s troubling you, huh?¡± I cleared my throat and shut my eyes closed. How the hell should I answer him? I don¡¯t know what they¡¯re talking about! Why would I even let my thoughts slip my grip when I tried hard to learn controlling it so that Aiden can¡¯t easily read me through? ¡°I¡¯m not troubled, Aiden.¡± I sighed, frustrated. ¡°Is something wrong with me?¡± He peeked his head to look me in the eyes. I¡¯m sure there¡¯s worry and uneasiness in those golden- brown eyes but he managed to gave me an assured small smile. ¡°You¡¯re perfect, baby.¡± he gave me a peck in the lips that shook me whole inside. ¡°Want to visit Z again after dinner? Maybe we could ask her.¡± I shook my head fast. ¡°I can¡¯t stand the scent. It¡¯s suffocating.¡± ¡°Hmm,¡± his hand moved up to fix some loose strands of hair on my face. ¡° We¡¯ll observe this changes over night then I¡¯ll visit her alone tomorrow.¡± I nodded. ¡°Eggs are for breakfast, idiot!¡± Seth caught my attention and I turned my head to them. Aiden also settled on a seat beside me, and I¡¯m sure his eyes were still on me. Both Seth and Nich argued about what the meal of the night is but I can¡¯tugh or smile even though they¡¯re being funny. One thing my mind kept bugging me about is why did my thoughts suddenly went berserk. I¡¯m feeling fine, better. I¡¯m only irritated and angered by what Elon did but I¡¯m not thinking too much about it to lose hold of my senses. Even if Aiden won¡¯t confirm it, I knew something is off with me. I just don¡¯t know what it is. *** Follow @jokerde_official on instagram to know more updates. Chapter 45: On His Spot Chapter 45: On His Spot Chapter 45: On his spot Ashira''s POV "No stray thoughts sincest night." Aiden said observantly as he looked at me. He was not smiling but a bit of joy is what I read on those golden-brown eyes. He¡¯s relieved and so am I. Who would want some wandering thoughts without consent? Not me. It is the morning of the day Aiden liked and hated the most. The peace treaty between our pack and Ravenous pack has expired, that''s a favor on his part. And he hates that he''ll renew the oath at midnight. If he wanted to be selfish, a war with Elon is suffice for his personal gratification. My respect in him continues to grow whenever he put his pack first in every decision. "Thanks God." I replied with a bright grin on my face. "Wait, weren''t you supposed to be at the Hall? Its a busy day." He snorted. "Nick was always in-charge when ites to the treaty with Ravenous." He saidzily as he snaked his arm on my waist, positioning himself behind me. The sun was exceptionally shining lively today. Its early and the light had perfectly warm on my skin. We just finished eating breakfast and now standing back to chest at the patio, facing the serene greenery of trees and nts in front of us. "I object to that." said Nick who popped out of nowhere. I moved a little to turn and look at Nick who was grinning from ear to ear. "That guy," he points his finger at Aiden and I knew from Nick''s smile that he''s asking for his ass to get kicked any time soon. "started delegating his job to me ever since he met you." He added a loudugh after his goofy smile. I turned at Aiden, grinning. I yed along with Nick¡¯s teasing but inside, I hope that was true. Aiden only snorted. "Really?" I asked, hopeful. And to be honest, it feels good to hear those words from Nick but I hid it behind a low chuckle as Aiden hugged me tighter. The first time I met Aiden, he''s too busy with his duties that I always ached to see him every second. Or to be with him, always. And Nick was right, Aiden is always on my side these days. "That look," Nick''s eyes narrowed at Aiden. "means I need to excuse myself." thenughed as he walks away and like usual, Nick is gone in a blink. Aiden loosened his embrace and I took that opportunity to turn and look at his face. I¡¯m not letting this topic died down because I witnessed the Aiden¡¯s changes, too. I got the feeling that I¡¯ll hate myself if I¡¯m the reason for Aiden¡¯s misdemeanor. "Was that true?" I asked yfully, trying to cover the slightest usation that my mind has entertained. Aiden screwed his eyes shut, looking irritated but the willingness to prolong the conversation is there. Although his jaw kept tightening so I figured he¡¯s irritated somehow. Maybe on Nick? Or me? I¡¯m not sure but I¡¯m willing to risk just to hear his answer. Oh, I hope he does. When Aiden opened his eyelids, I almost drowned by the shade his eyes showed. I was stunned. What was he thinking that made me feel struck like this? His eyes turned to a darker golden-brown that its almost copper. It expresses a feeling that I know every word he¡¯ll say was hard to utter but he wanted to say. I saw this eyes a couple of times: when he¡¯s passionate about something at work, when he flowed his thoughts to me and when he¡¯s under the power of desire and heat. "I didn¡¯t delegate my duties to my Beta ever since I met you, Ashira. I only did when I can''t take my eyes off you since the night that Zeke took you away." he said in a low but deep voice. The tone that had my knees shaking, that voice that melts me. My mouth dropped open. I knew he took a huge blow from that event but upon knowing how dedicated he was with his title, I didn''t think he would react that way up until now. "I¡­ Don¡¯t d-" "Don''t try and stop me, baby.¡± his voice softens. He looked me straight through my soul as silence enveloped us. Atst, he sighed. ¡°If I know they needed me at the hall, I''ll be there. My duty are undemanding these days so don''t worry, I''m notcking on anything." I pouted and took a step back. I want to inch myself away a little because my mind can¡¯t function properly when he¡¯s that way! I can¡¯t argue if he already exined himself like that. Like he said it clearly and that should be final. "I''m not saying-" "I just don''t wanna leave you alone yet." his interruption made my heartbeat quick and loud. It¡¯s a confession! He admits the reason behind his action and I didn¡¯t think he¡¯ll include that, uh, in a sudden. Aiden steps closer and reached for my cheek. He caress my soft skin as I melt in his gaze. "I can''t leave you for a long time." He continued in a whisper. Damn, am I getting horny right now? What the heck!? I swallowed the bump forming on my throat. I feel like my mouth had dried and upon looking at his normally wet lips, I¡¯m more thirsty. I loved times like this with him but I''m morefortable with the grumpy Aiden than... right now. Because I feel like I¡¯ll just jump on him and fuck him in this broad daylight! Not that we haven¡¯t but I still can¡¯t forget thest time I did that. My cheeks red as I remembered that moment and I quickly distract my head to utter any word or else I¡¯ll really jump on him! "I-I can take care of myself-" "A potion that made you weak." He stated to prove a point, indirectly opposing my words. "I drank it myself!" I protested to save myself. Also, Zeke didn¡¯t meant any harm when he offered me to drink the potion. It¡¯s not like that event summed up that I can¡¯t take care of myself! "Don''t make me me this with idiocy, Ashira." My face heated with shame and irritation. He didn¡¯t convey that I¡¯m an idiot but what he prefer that I knew what he meant but I didn''t bother to argue with him on that. True, he may see it that way. An act of idiocy. But for me, that was never the case. I used my fucking mind before making that decision. "Stop being overprotective, Aiden.¡± I shook my head ¡°What if there will be another war, huh? You need to fight for the pack, not babysit me." He snorted and creased his forehead. "I''ll finish a war fast and bloody." My mouth dropped open and his face is not helping me recover from what he said. His expression is far from joking! "Then I''lle back to you." he finished his sentence like he didn¡¯t started it with an impossible phrase. Again, I was lost. I wanted tough with his impulsivity. I can''t believe of the ideas he got just so to keep me safe! Like a bomb, something inside my chest exploded colors and rainbows. Suddenly, I was overwhelmed, overjoyed, and filled with an energy I thought I¡¯ll only feel once in my whole life. I''ve felt this way before. When I was finally epted by my family, overjoyed of the feeling on being a part of Eric and his family. This feels the same just like then. The feeling of home again. My eyes watered and I turn my face to hid it from him. Why should I cry from such a heartwarming words? I don''t want him to think I''m all messed up inside my head. Thoughts leaking, suddenly crying from being overwhelmed, I''ll definitely look like a freak to him. I chuckled awkwardly to hide my emotions. "But you need to leave me at times." I reminded him. I brushed my eyes before tears fell down. "Only if I need to.¡± He held my face with his hands and made me look at him. ¡°But I¡¯lle back to you.¡± I turned to face him and I was weed by the sincerest pair of eyes once more. My heart beats abnormally fast and there was no words I could utter. His gazepletely shut my system! ¡°Hell, this is not the mate bond taking over anymore." he lowered his head and my eyes focused on his parted lips. I looked up to his eyes and found him looking at my lips, too. Ufortable by his gaze, I bit my lower lip unconsciously and he brought his eyes back on mine. ¡°I¡¯ll never leave you even if I''ll want to.¡± he whispered and finally imed my lips. I shiver as I closed my eyes, not sessful to hold back the tears that I tried to suppress. Aiden groaned when I answered his kiss but it became an abrupt kiss when he felt my tears flowed on his hands and moved away. ¡°Why are you crying?¡± I shook my head fast, wiped my tears and chuckled awkwardly. I silently cursed on myself. Damn you, emotions for breaking me away from my favorite part with him! ¡°I was just¡­ overwhelmed.¡± I said. Trying to ease the atmosphere by chuckling but Aiden kept a worried and confused face. ¡°I should talk with Zynia about your changes.¡± he said hesitantly. My eyes widened when I get what he meant! He still thought something was wrong with me! He haven¡¯t recover that my thoughts leakedst night and being emotional makes him paranoid even more. Was I too stiff to him? ¡°I¡¯m fine, Aiden!¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t say otherwise. But she knows your abnormality more than I do. I wanted to be sure if this has to do with it.¡± I sighed. I know he already nned to talk with Zynia but I¡¯d like to spend more time with him or just make out with him. The thought made me pout. My expression didn¡¯t escaped his eyes. He reached to me again, held the sides of my waist and looked me in the eyes like he¡¯s trying to read my head. ¡°You don¡¯t want me to talk with Z?¡± he guessed and I immediately shook my head ¡®no¡¯. ¡°Then?¡± I heard my wolf howl inside me! I was touched, no, I feel something deeper than that. His words sounds so true, sincere and freed. It¡¯s like he tries to reach into me deeper every second. This is the second time he gave me a piece of what he was feeling behind his dark and serious character. And it feels good like the first time. It feels awesome that he can start opening himself to me, beingfortable around me. Property ? 2024 N0(v)elDrama.Org. I sighed and smiled at him. ¡°You can talk to Zynia now. I¡¯ll just go for a run. My wolf kept ignoring me and I think it needs to loose some energy.¡± Aiden narrowed his eyes at me. ¡°What?¡± I asked. ¡°I haven¡¯t seen your wolf form.¡± he stated. Iughed and he catched me inside his embrace. ¡°I¡¯ll talk to Zter. I¡¯ll join you.¡± Iughed even more. He was right. I haven¡¯t shown my wolf to him and that¡¯s because we didn¡¯t started right and in order. ¡°Mmmkay.¡± I mumbled between my grin. ¡°Let¡¯s race to your spot!¡± Aiden grinned and took off his shirt fast. Oh, we can¡¯t wait, huh? Follow @jokerde_official on Instagram. Chapter 45.5: On his Spot 2 Chapter 45.5: On his Spot 2 Chapter 45.5: On His Spot 2 Ashira¡¯s POV ¡°What are you doing?¡± I turned to Aiden and my forehead creased when I saw his dark irritated expression. My hands that holds the hem of my shirt freeze from taking the fabric off as I try to analyze the meaning of Aiden¡¯s This content ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org. moving jaw. He was so excited a few seconds ago and now he looked angry at something I can¡¯t think of. Wow. This guy¡¯s mood transition is fascinating at times. ¡°Getting ready to shift?¡± I said, reluctant if I did something wrong. ¡°You¡¯re not taking your clothes off. Let it shatter and shift. Now.¡± He ordered. I scoffed and rolled my eyes. ¡°Aiden, no one-¡± ¡°You won¡¯t need your clothes on the way back either.¡± he insisted, ignoring my whim. My arms fell on my sides as I sighed. ¡°Fine.¡± He smirked and gripped the band of his pants which where I narrowed my eyes to. ¡°Don¡¯t!¡± I said in amanding voice, copying the way he sounded. ¡°Let it ripped when you shift, baby.¡± I even copied his smirk when he tilt his head to the side, ¡®unbelievable¡¯ was stapled on his expression that I almost burst outughing! I know I was ying but he can¡¯t order me things he won¡¯t follow. Well, just between us, at least. Plus, it feels good to tease him this way rather than get mad by his dominant behavior. When he finally grinned, I knew he caught up what I meant. ¡°It¡¯s not my thing to submit to anyone but if its you¡­¡± he eyed my whole body yfully and I knew what he meant by that! Iughed hard and pushed his hand away when he tried and touch me. ¡°Aiden!¡± I protested. Once he ys around with me like this, we always end up curled and heated! My human form don¡¯t want to exercise , its my wolf that needed to sweat, not me! I smiled when heughed and rxed his body. Aiden looked so young when he¡¯s goofing around like this. He looked up and I watched his adam¡¯s apple moved up and down as he swallows. When his eyes caught mine once again, its in a shade of desire, desire of me. I gulped. He wants to take me now and I can feel it through the bond which elevated by the way he looks at me now. My smile slowly faded and I definitely looked funny right now! I don¡¯t know what to feel but something in my core fired up like an oiled engine ready to start just by his gaze! When I thought Aiden will give in to the fire building between us, he screwed his eyes shut and exhaled. I bit my lip and silently calmed myself when I figured that he was trying to resist. ¡°Shift, Ash. I want to see your wolf.¡± I yed with the lips I was biting and chewed on it. I¡¯m starting to have second thoughts if I still like to have a run but I kept fighting with myself. You got a lot of time to have sex with him! Now, just shift and go for a fucking run! It¡¯s like I was having a silent war inside my head! ¡°And stop biting that lip. Please.¡± He closed his eyes shut and inhaled sharply like he¡¯s seeing a trouble that¡¯s so hard for him. I quickly let my lip go, causing my mouth to be slightly parted. He looked at me again, groaned and closed the distance between us. I found my lips locked on his, sealed by his warm soft lip. A curled fingers held my nape and his arm was wrapped on my waist, drawing me nearer than I already is. I moaned when he slipped his tongue inside my parted lips, tasting every part of my mouth like he won¡¯t have a chance to kiss me again. I moaned and circled my arms around his neck. He deepened the kiss even more as I travelled my hand down to his incredible arms. Heat seared into my body as I felt his naked chiseled hard chest, absorbing his heightened temperature, burning me more! ¡°Temptress.¡± he whispered when he let go of the kiss, gasping. I breathe shortly before another long and captivated kiss savored my lips again. He eventually break the the kiss and settled his forehead on mine. We stayed like that for a long minute, catching the breathe we loose for taking each other¡¯s air. ¡°Its a bad idea for me to shift in my state.¡± he said in a low baritone voice. I opened my eyes, I didn¡¯t realized it was closed all this time. I looked at him and he stood straight, meeting my gaze. His hardened expression says that he¡¯s having a hard time over something. But what? ¡°Why?¡± my voice were weak and low but I knew I could be heard. ¡°I¡¯m aroused, baby.¡± he even chuckled while I¡¯m confused and lost. So? I know he is! I felt his cock hard against my belly but how was that rted with his shape-shifting? Aiden looked at me as if I said something unbelievable. He licked his lower lip and looked down chuckling before giving me back the knee-trembling gaze. ¡°I don¡¯t think you are ready for us to mate in our wolf form.¡± My eyes widened and my mouth dropped. ¡°Oh.¡± Yeah, I don¡¯t think I¡¯m ready for that. It is known that wolf-mating is wild, bloody even. And having an Alpha as my mate, his wolf is much more aggressive than a normal wolf. Aiden chuckled and kissed my forehead when he felt that I¡¯m cringey with the thought he nted inside my head. ¡°I¡¯ll still run with you. You¡¯re incredibly fast as you are, I¡¯m curious if you can beat me in your wolf.¡± he grinned and Iughed. Aiden knew how to lighten the atmosphere! Just by those words, the searing heat building in my core and the fear of wolf-mate calmed me. ¡°I can¡¯t win against an Alpha.¡± I said, admitting defeat. Of course, that¡¯s impossible! He got a pack on his back. His power is like getting transmitted by every wolf under his reign. Aiden grinned sheepishly. ¡°Only by strength and speed.¡± I scoffed. ¡°I never won against you.¡± He raised his brow and chuckled. ¡°You did.¡± he bit his lower lip. Before I could ask, he continued. ¡°Enough talking, let me see your wolf.¡± he said, suddenly back to his dominant tone. I want to ask more but since he¡¯s too eager to see my wolf form, I shoved the thought away. I like to boost my wolf to him, too. My family and Lucianna loves my wolf, and I¡¯m proud of it that I need to show it to him! I grinned from the thought, and my mind wanders of the possible reaction I would gain from him. I took a step back, giving space between us to prepare shifting. I closed my eyes and stood at stance, I called to my wolf, she howled back but just that. She didn¡¯t show any interest like she does before. What¡¯s her problem for real? She always wiggles her tail whenever I¡¯ll let her out but she¡¯s off now. My forehead knotted, confused with my wolf¡¯s changes but I shoved the thought and focused on my shifting. I opened my eyes and saw Aiden at a safe distance, watching me intently. His eyes are full of excitement, expectation, and proud. I know my eyes turned into a deep emerald and Aiden smirked, pleased by the beautiful shade of my wolf eyes. Then it started. Every bones and muscles in my body felt like being extracted without any numbing potion that I almost screamed but I got used to it. The transformation onlysted for seconds, and I shifted. I stand on all fours and stood proud before my mate. Aiden¡¯s eyes were shining as he looks at me. His arms hanged on his side like he got weak all of a sudden. Iughed inside. ¡°What do you think? Huh?¡± I can¡¯t help sounding proud as I asked in his head. Aiden smiled proudly with joy. He shook his head slowly as if getting his conscious back like it has left him. ¡°I think you can take mating with me in your wolf.¡± he said and grinned. My wolf shook its head fast and Aiden grinned from our reaction. This jerk! ¡°Wow, baby.¡± He walked closer and brushed his hand on my fur, overwhelmed is what I felt from him. I loved how he loved my wolf. I could feel his affection, he was stunned by my white wolf form! ¡°You look perfect for a Luna. Mother will get jealous if she¡¯s alive.¡± A! My mate looked star-struck right now! He reached his hands to my neck and patted my wobbly fur. ¡°Ugh. My wolf wants to take over right now.¡± he said, chuckling. ¡°Let him.¡± I answered yfully in our mind link. ¡°Nah. I know what he¡¯ll try to do.¡± heughed. ¡°Unless, you want that?¡± ¡°No!¡± I protested followed by augh. Aiden did, too. ¡°We¡¯ll do that one of these days. My wolf will haunt me in my sleep, for sure.¡± Iughed again. ¡°Let¡¯s run.¡± I offered excitedly. Running along with nature is my passion. Specially my wolf. I feel recharged, alive and kicking after a tiring run. Though I¡¯d like to take a mile long, thinking of being on Aiden¡¯s peaceful spot is enough for me. Aiden looked at my fox-like eyes and grinned. ¡°After you.¡± he said, teasing. He knew he¡¯ll caught up with my speed! Ugh! Unfair. I aloofly tilt my head, grinning inside as heughs. I didn¡¯t waste a second and run to the woods where his spot is headed. Ahhh! I¡¯ll definitely take a dip! I¡¯m almost halfway there when I looked back to find no trace of Aiden behind me. Argh! That jerk! He¡¯s really getting into my nerves when he¡¯s this boastful of his speed! I¡¯m almost at the clearing when Aiden ran past me, the air whirled as he passed and my wolf growled at him. He was seated on the green grass when I reached the river. I studied his rxed body as he sat. His palms were on the grass behind him as he leans, grinning while enjoying the sun kissing his face and bare chest. He looked deliciously gorgeous. Like a painting painted by the most skilled artist ever lived. Oh, God. ¡°What caught you along the way?¡± he teased with a yful smile stered on his face. I rolled my eyes and ignore his mocking. I run and jump to the river as I shape-shift into my human form. I dived perfectly in the cold water, swam with fishes shocked with mynding. ¡°Ah! That felt good!¡± I yelled after pulling myself up. I looked at Aiden who¡¯s watching me with his dark hooded eyes. His gaze tells me that he sees me as a prey right now. Ready to be eaten any time. His elbows are rested on his knees as he sat on the same spot. That look tells me he¡¯s been waiting for me to came out of the water. I gulped. My upped breast is clearly disyed in his sight but the rest of my body is not entirely hidden in this clean waters. And oh, the way he travelled his eyes down on my body tells me I¡¯m in trouble. ¡°Come here.¡± hemanded. I could hear the desire and hunger in his voice and it felt like he¡¯s been waiting to devour me all this while. Oh, God. **** Follow me on Instagram if you want to know more about the updates. @jokerde_official Share CMA to your friends. :D Chapter 46: On his Spot 3 Chapter 46: On his Spot 3 Chapter 46: On his Spot s3x Ashira¡¯s POV I bit my lip and dipped my body lower in the water in a slow, careful way. His eyes strongly reflects his desire and hismand was send straight to the bond between us. I can¡¯t help getting dizzy from the haze of heat I felt. Loving every inch of the tingling feeling he sent just by eyeing me. ¡°Come here, Ashira.¡± he repeats, slightly leaning forward which intensify the emotions on his eyes. I gulped. ¡°I-I¡¯m e-enjoying the water-¡± ¡°Never mind, then. I¡¯lle to you.¡± he said, paying less attention with what I was saying. My lips parted lightly as I watched him get on his feet, his eyes didn¡¯t blink as he kept its contact with mine. In front of me stands a perfectly chiseled bare chest. The sun kisses his oiled-like body and it shines gorgeously. His chest was broad and firm, abs that were perfectly sculpted. Hard, aching to be touched. I wouldn¡¯t start any more thoughts about his V-Line or else I¡¯ll be d to take that pants off of him. Oh, God. I diverted my eyes somewhere, trying to focus on the movements of the trees, the sound of the humming birds, the feel of that body embracing mine-- Oh, Goodness gracious. I clearly failed catching my own concentration, his seducing charms won again this time. And he¡¯s yet making a move! In the end, I decided to distract the tempting aura between us by conversing. ¡°You w-want to swim?¡± I wanted to p myself from how idiotic I may had sound from stuttering! And what kind of question was that?! Ugh! Aiden rolled his eyes and smirked. ¡°You knew what I want.¡± His voice is low and a soft growl escaped his throat which made it clear to me of what he wants. My cheeks heated from the thoughts that his words had sent. Aiden and I, ming in heat whilst covered under the cold water.My legs wrapped on his waist as he thru- Oh, no, stop! I¡¯d faint if I absorbed more perverted scenes inside my head! ¡°W-We can¡¯t, uh, in the water, I don¡¯t-¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t know you got limits.¡± his smirk widened and turned into a yful smile. I flushed even more. ¡°Of course, I have! Don¡¯t you?¡± ¡°I set no limits for pleasure.¡± he simply answered. He was still standing and not making any steps towards me. ¡°We¡¯re in the open, Aiden.¡± I warned. I¡¯m trying hard for this to not hap though I can¡¯t help myself from being excited. The level of challenge I got in mind, makes me feel more of an exhibitionist but it thrills me even more. Oh, God. ¡°This is my spot, no one will try and enter this part of thend. So, technically, we¡¯re in a private ce.¡± ¡°An open private ce.¡± I scoffed. He chuckled. ¡°That¡¯s the perfect word for it, yes. I don¡¯t mind the water but I think you do.¡± he grinned. Can he be more vocal about this? Damn, I barely feel my face! It seems like I¡¯m numbed from flushing! And this guy won¡¯t stop sending images in my head! He extended his hand to me. ¡°Come here or I¡¯ll lose the ability to mind what you want and don¡¯t.¡± I shiver. The water is starting to stroke the firstyer of my skin but the way he shows his desire to have sex with me makes me quiver more. I sighed. I didn¡¯t expect this when I opt for a run but now that I¡¯m in this situation, and I like it too, its better not to do it in the water. Or not yet. Slowly, I made my way to his. His arms was still in the air, waiting for me to reach to him. I can¡¯t stop my lips from trembling but not from the cold or fear, just deep excitement and frustration. Thrilled of having sex in the wild and frustrated to be inside his arms badly. Yes, I¡¯ve been aching to be touched by him. To be in his embrace. I flushed when his eyes travelled down to my naked body. My breast stands firm and ready, my core quivering to be touched. I can feel my wetness throbbing and it matches the thudding of my heart. But it seems I¡¯m not the only one waiting for each of our warmth because in one quick move, Aiden was in front of me, making me gasp even when I sensed himing. ¡°You¡¯re ravishing to watch but I can¡¯t wait any longer.¡± His lips were on mine just as he spoke in a low growl yet arousing voice. I answered his kiss with the same longing, same passion. I opened my mouth to deepen the kiss, he didn¡¯t waste a second and slid his tongue inside, exploring the soft insides of my mouth expertly. His hands crawled to my back, pulling me closer to his body. I instantly felt his warmth on my nakedness, cringing as the please heightened and I¡¯m lost in it. I circled my arms on his neck as I felt my knees jellied, weakened by the delight of being kissed by him. ¡°I want you so much, baby.¡± he whispered and his fingers pressed hardly on the exposed skin of my back as he kissed me again, harder and deeper. More pleasurable and I¡¯m in a haze. I moaned, not pained but pleasured from the way his fingers dug on my back. I¡¯ve known him to be a rough lover in bed but it only intensified the exhration and heat I¡¯m feeling. I want to match his actions, like him, I wanted to show my desire of him. How much I wanted to touch him, to caress every bit of his skin, of his raging manhood, of him inside me. I want it all. With that thought, I crawled my hand down to his chest, to his stomach. I took my time and trailed my fingers on his ming rock hard abs. Just by looking at this body, and you¡¯ll know how strong he is. Touching it is a whole different story. Damn it! I crawled my hand lower until I reached the band of his pants. I hold unto it, gripped on the fabric, wanting to pull and expose the raging hardness beneath it. ¡°Pull my pants down.¡± Aiden ordered in a hoarse voice without leaving my lips. He is in an incredible thirst like he hasn¡¯t drank anything for a long time and my mouth is the only source of what he needs. I touched his cock through the fabric and it pulsates right on my hand, yet obeying to hismand. It¡¯s really huge and I don¡¯t think I¡¯ll ever recover from being overwhelmed by its size. Aiden groaned when I stroked it slowly, gripping on it, feeling it. He let out a low animal growl and pulled away from our kiss. Both of his hands gripped on my hips in a tolerable force. His deep golden-brown eyes prated mine and its on fire, burning, ming, hot, same as what I¡¯m feeling deep into my core. He growled a sound of pleasure, leaning down, he nibble on my neck, on his burning im on my skin. My hand gripped tighter on his length as I cried from the added sensation of his lips in contact with my mark. He sucked and licked on my sensitive flesh that sent millions of delighting electricity straight through my core. My chest heaved with hot blood rushing through my veins, spreading mes throughout my body. Intoxicating. Electrifying. Addicting. ¡°Aiden¡­¡± I wasn¡¯t sure what I was begging for but it seems that he knew which exactly. In one swift move, Aiden¡¯s hand was on the back of my right knee. He pulled it up and circled it on his waist, his other hand holds me for support with less effort, its as if I weight nothing to him. He let go of my knees and his hand found its way to my core, feeling the wetness of my sensitive part which had been aching for his attention the moment our lips met. ¡°You¡¯re so ready for me,¡± he grunted, enjoying the feels of my slickness. I cried hard as pleasure burst through me from his simple caress. He flicked my clit repeatedly in an alternative mind-blowing pace. He started with slow, agonizing movement then rubbed my bud faster, rougher. My toes curled as I felt my first orgasm taking over, barely could breathe and stand. ¡°Aiden!¡± my voice sounds unfamiliar to me, its begging, pleading, low and sultry. I¡¯m no longer minding the embarrassment, I only care for what¡¯s there toe for me. ¡°Fuck, yes!¡± I cried more when he rubbed me even faster and I¡¯m nearer of my edge. Before I could explode, Aiden took his expert hand away from my clit, making me moaned my ¡°Not yet, baby.¡± his voice is hoarse, freaking sexy into my ears but I grunted, unhappy with what he¡¯s done. I felt this before when he was punishing me and this is the feeling I hate the most. Before I could ask, Aiden had meid down the green cold grass, he hovered on top of me with one arm on my back as he carefully ced me below him. ¡°Spread your legs.¡± he ordered but he was already pushing my legs apart with his, readying me wider for him. He kept contact with my eyes, its burning, powerful, dominating. I was left with no choice but to submit, not to him, but to the pleasure and temptation lingering between us. Those golden-brown eyes travelled down to my body, boldly fascinated with the view and I can¡¯t stop moaning as I felt his hot gazes through my skin. ¡°So beautiful, so perfect.¡± his eyes went back to mine, piercing my soul, seducing my senses. I gasped as I felt the hot tip of his cock on my entrance, seeking for it, asking for permission that need less to be spoken. My lips parted when I felt him moved forward, the edge of his manhood entered my slippery cove before pulling out then pushing the tip back in. Aiden grunted couple of times, savoring the feeling while I gasped from each teasing thrust. I cursed softly as I felt my climax starting to build inside me again. Fast. This is what I hate whenever he stops me froming. I be sensitive, hungrier for more. I attempted to move my hips upward, trying to bury his long wide shaft deeper, trying to feel more of him so that I could finally explode but he won¡¯t let me. ¡°Stay still.¡± he ordered in a huskymanding voice. He¡¯s barely on his edge, he wanted to feel me deep, too. But why the hell is he torturing me like this? ¡°Aiden! Please!¡± He smirked at me, never taking his eyes off me, barely even blinking. One of his hand gripped on my hip and the other went down to my clit, rubbing me roughly that I my toes curled as I cried. ¡°You can¡¯te yet.¡± I groaned when he took his fingers away from my bud before I could find my release. ¡°Please! I want to My hands went on my breast, kneading on it as I pinched its crown. I wanted to feel more pleasured in any way I can, but its not enough to reach my orgasm. I bit my lip and looked at his eyes, sending message through my gaze of what I want and what he should do. Aiden groaned as he watched me ying with my tits and in a one quick move, he thrust into me hard and rough. Deep. I moaned loud with pleasure as my core burst with rainbow, my body trembled as I climaxed by his pration. ¡°Fuck.¡± he cursed softly in a whisper and he held both of my hips as he plunged into me deeper, rougher and faster. He looked troubled but joyed. Impatient but pleasured. And I¡¯m aroused by how he looked, his lips parted as he moves and those eyes sent numerous emotion that surely mirrored mine. My toes curled in the air as another wave of orgasm washed through me, my back arching and I can¡¯t stop my moans. Aiden didn¡¯t stop moving in and out of me and I can feel another blow starting to build inside me again. ¡°Aiden, please, ohhh! Wait-¡± ¡°No one can make you feel like I did. You¡¯re mine.¡± the words yed in between his growls. He moved slow but deeper, hitting a particr part inside me, maximizing the heightened pleasure and I quiver, shaken once more by another mind-blowing orgasm. ¡°Fuck, you¡¯re making me cum. You¡¯re too tight.¡± I moaned, lost for words and my eyes rolled at the back of my head when he moved in a fast and rough pace again. My hips moved rhythmically, meeting his thrust halfway. I mped down on his hard cock as it pulsates inside me, my muscles gripped on his and I¡¯ming again. The orgasm took over like a bomb until I couldn¡¯t think of anything, only feel the pleasure. In one deep thrust, I felt his boiling seeds gushing inside me. His groan and growl were mixed as he stilled above me then slowly pulling out and roughly thrusting in again. ¡°Oh, Ash.¡± he moaned as thest drop of his liquid was released. I felt full, overwhelmed. He came hard and I came the same, multiple times. Aiden dropped his body to mine, his elbow leaning on the ground for support. Our breathes were ragged and fast, thoughtless of our surrounding. ¡°I love you, baby.¡± Aiden whispered in my ear, nting a soft kiss on my temple, breathe still ragged. One thing I knew, I loved everything about him and him loving everything about me made me love him more. There¡¯s no denying that what I felt is no more because of the mate bond. I¡¯ll still love him even without the line that binds us. ¡°I love you, too.¡± * * * Aiden¡¯s POv Ashira was in her wolf form, standing in front of The Ancestral, unsure with the idea of entering the house in her wolf. I sighed. I never thought of this as an issue. I used to do that all the time before. ¡°Come on, you coulde inside even in your wolf.¡± I urged. ¡®I¡¯ll break something! My tail would probably wiggle on one of your antiques, Aiden.¡¯ She answered through our link. Oh well, I did broke few. The house is big, yes, but a werewolf is twice the width and length of a human. But so what? ¡°Who cares about the vases? Just go inside and change.¡± ¡®But-!¡± Content ? N?velDrama.Org 2024. ¡°I order you to break every vases in your way. Just don¡¯t insist on shifting to your human or I¡¯ll punish you.¡± Ashira¡¯s beautiful white wolf turned to me with narrowed eyes. I kept a serious face, trying to tell her that I¡¯m far from kidding. ¡°That¡¯s not a threat.¡± I added. She made a wolfy ¡®hmped¡¯ and looked away, she also started walking to the house. I watched her carefully walking in the double doors and I almostughed from how she almost crawl. ¡°You¡¯ll fit in, honey!¡± I shouted yfully. Ashira growled at me but didn¡¯t looked back. Iughed. Its been too long since my house had a female touch in it. I can¡¯t recall anyone minding the furniture and decorations aside from my mother. The thought of Ashira acting this way made me smile, a familiar warmth caressed my chest. A loud sound of a ceramic shattering made meugh hard. ¡®I told you!¡¯ she nagged in my head. ¡°That¡¯s alright. It¡¯s only a hundred years old.¡± I teased but I didn¡¯t know exactly what she broke inside. ¡®Oh, God!¡¯ Iughed even more. ¡®Aiden!¡¯ she¡¯s definitely pissed as she realized I¡¯m making fun of her situation. ¡°I¡¯ll just talk with Z now. I¡¯ll be back before you finished cleaning up.¡± I said with my mind. ¡®Okay.¡¯ With a huge smile, I headed to the basement. There¡¯s a lot of foreign changes in Ashira that I¡¯d like to clear with Zynia. They both have the same abnormality and I knew asking her is easier rather than investigating on my own. ******** Follow @jokerde_official on instagram for updates. Chapter 47: Oh My! Chapter 47: Oh My! Chapter 47: Oh My Aiden¡¯s POV ¡®Aiden.¡¯ I was about to walk down the to the basement when Nick reached my mind. The tone in my Beta¡¯s voice made me halt my steps, he¡¯s troubled about something and it sounded important to me. ¡®Any problem?¡¯ I asked, jumping to the point. Nick have this side where he kept taking the long road before saying what the problem is. And I know there¡¯s a problem. ¡®I need you at the hall. Are you avable right now?¡¯ See what I mean? I sighed and looked down the stairs. The talk with Zynia could wait. ¡®I¡¯ll be there.¡¯ I turned and went to where my truck was parked, sliding on the driver¡¯s seat and switching the engine on. ¡®There¡¯s some change of ns. I¡¯m needed at work. I¡¯ll talk to Z once I got back.¡¯ I mind-linked Ashira so she would know where I¡¯ll be. ¡®Is everything all right?¡¯ she asked. ¡®I don¡¯t know yet but if there is, I¡¯m sure its a minor trouble.¡¯ Well, from the way Nick called on me, it¡¯s nothing major. If it is, I¡¯m sure he will be hell-bent on telling me what the problem could be. Which he didn¡¯t. ¡®Okay, take care.¡¯ I called on to Seth as I drove, checking if he¡¯s around and he confirmed he does. I can¡¯t left Ashira alone and though Seth always got trap with my mate¡¯s troublesome behaviour at time, he¡¯s the most trusted person for her protection. I reached the Hall fast and Nick was already standing in front of the building as I turned the engine off. ¡°What seems to be the problem?¡± I headed inside the Hall and he walked beside me. ¡°It¡¯s the Ravenous pack.¡± he answered. I stopped walking and gave him the look. What is it this time? Nick gave me an ¡®I-know-right-look¡¯ and I sighed, continued walking to my office as this conversation needed privacy. I sat on my chair and Nick started talking the moment the door was closed. ¡°No one in that rotten pack has coordinated with us. They won¡¯t answer to our call, they won¡¯t let our shifters to enter their territory to converse. Something was off.¡± The peace treaty between our packs has been lifted today, and Elon was being stubborn already. Though I would say that this is the first time they barred us off before a contract renewal. Which is not usual, at all. ¡°Station some watchers around theirnd, observe their movements from a safe distance.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll arrange it immediately. But our members can¡¯t get too close or else it will look to them that we¡¯re spying.¡± I smirked. ¡°We are.¡± If Elon is involved, I¡¯ll definitely break every rules. If not for my pack, I would¡¯ve provoked him so he could start a war for me to finish. Nick sighed and scratched the back of his head. ¡°I know. But it will look that we want to start a war.¡± I turned my chair and looked at the wall. My eyes lingered on my father¡¯s portrait with my mother beside him. Silence enveloped my office as my thoughts wandered far. Too far that I don¡¯t know what I was thinking of, or how deep I slumber with the hatred memories of the past. This picture made me strong since the first day I sat on this chair, since the day I acquire this position and gripped the responsibility to look after the pack. ¡°Maybe we should,¡± I said before thinking and earned a loud hiss from my beta. Iughed upon realizing I had said it out loud. ¡°Aiden,¡± Nick warned. ¡°That¡¯s not an option.¡± I knew he got a point, its his job to be on point. But a war with Elon has been on the top of my choices ever since I could remember. Though I knew I shouldn¡¯t. That makes it hard to fought inside. ¡°I was kidding, nerd. Just let Elon with his old tiring ways, we can¡¯t read his stupid ns but still be prepared for the worst.¡± Even without the unusual movement in Ravenous pack from the past renewal ceremony, I set up the pack and prepare for any possible attack. It has yet toe, but I won¡¯t let our guard down. One thing my father had thought me was this: Never close one eye if the enemy has stepped yournd. It does not matter if its just a toe, never trust the owner of the foot. I turned around and faced Nick, eyeing him briefly, he nods his head as response to mymand. Sighing, I straighten on my chair and mmed my palm weakly on the wooden table. ¡°Since I¡¯m here, I¡¯ll sign and study the important documents.¡± I looked at the pile of papers above my desk. ¡°Okay. Arrangement were made to confer the renewal at the Ruins, is that where you still prefer the meeting to take ce?¡± I nodded. That¡¯s been the ce we held the same ceremony since it started anyway. The very ce that this war has started and there we try and bury that bloody past by the bond of peace treaty of our packs. Irony at its finest. ¡°I¡¯ll leave you then.¡± Nick excused himself and I busied myself with the piled works, tossing insignificant reports to my wait list and focusing on the essentials. I finished my works but stayed at my office for a while. ¡°You¡¯re still here?¡± I didn¡¯t bother to turn and look at Nick. He ced a thinyer of papers on my desk and I checked it out. ¡°What¡¯s this for?¡± ¡°Financial reports for the advanced training of our packs¡¯ pup shifters.¡± he recited. I raised my brow and scanned the documents. There¡¯s overall half a hundred of pups who signed up for the advance training and I smiled upon seeing my pack evolving better. ¡°They are not done for the basic training, right?¡± ¡°Yes, but some pups are good and ready for the next stage. Lucrias arranged the list personally.¡± ¡°Hmm.¡± I signed the paper after reading it thoroughly. ¡°I¡¯m done for today.¡± I said as I gave him the paper he asked for me to sign. ¡°Give me a lift. I¡¯ll just hand this downstairs.¡± I nodded, picking up the key to my vehicle. ¡°I¡¯ll wait in the truck.¡± I looked at my wristwatch and found that itste. I don¡¯t feel the hunger yet which made me realize that my head was upied with thoughts I shouldn¡¯t entertain. ¡°You¡¯re aura makes me cringe. What¡¯s up?¡± Nick said as he slide inside the truck. I ignored him and started the engine, driving back to The Ancestral. ¡°You¡¯re still thinking of starting a war with Elon, huh?¡± I knew Nick won¡¯t let the conversation just close if I ignore him. He¡¯s so nosy and does not have the ability to let any topic he like to slide. I sighed and shrugged, not minding to respond. But yes, that¡¯s the thought. That¡¯s always been the thought. Nick sighed. ¡°You¡¯re this way every year, Aiden.¡± I chuckled. ¡°I¡¯m not acting on it. Chill.¡± ¡°Still, you¡¯re freaking me out!¡± Iughed. ¡°Can¡¯t help with your fear. Sorry.¡± Property ? 2024 N0(v)elDrama.Org. Nick kept bbering his opinions and thoughts and I kept my eyes on the road. Practically blocking him inside my head. I know what to do, and what not. Those are just wild thoughts, I don¡¯t need him to try and stop something I wouldn¡¯t do in the first ce. I step on the break as I parked roughly in front of my house. ¡°Goodness, I almost hit my head.¡± Nickined. ¡°You¡¯ll heal.¡± I said cockily. Upon walking out of the truck, I caught Ashira¡¯s scent quickly. It¡¯s faint, just the mate bond letting me smell her. She¡¯s at our room, safe and hidden inside the four corners of the wolf-proof room. ¡®Ash.¡¯ I called into her inside my head. ¡®I¡¯m home.¡¯ I looked up and watched the huge ss window at our bedroom, witnessed her peaking through the thick ss, checking if I had arrived truthfully. ¡®Are you hungry? I¡¯ll be down in a sec.¡¯ ¡®No, don¡¯t bother. I¡¯ll just talk with Z for a bit then I¡¯ll be upstairs.¡¯ I saw her nodded to me so I started my way inside the house. ¡°I can smell food.¡± Nick sniffed the air and run towards the kitchen. ¡°Hey, Seth, where you¡¯ve been.¡± ¡°Patrol. I stayed after.¡± I heard Seth answered then the two started eating. I walked down the basement, hearing two heartbeats of my visitors in peace. Zynia got even better and I can hear it from the way her heart beats. It¡¯s not weak, and I can¡¯t distinguish which was Zeke and hers by now. I made Aurea took a leave while my rogue traveller stays at the house. I have to, otherwise its not too long before she caught their scent. Three knocks and I opened the door to their room once I reached it. Zeke wasyingfortably on his bed while Zynia sat on a chair, scribbling through her notes, a journal perhaps. ¡°Alpha Aiden.¡± she greeted me, slowly cing down the pen. Zeke took a nce at us but just that, so I ignored him. ¡°How are you feeling? Are they feeding you right?¡± I asked, grabbing a chair and sitting right in front of her in a safe distance. ¡°They do, they do.¡± she chuckled. ¡°Your Gamma is kind to us-¡± ¡°Rude.¡± Zeke interrupts. My forehead creased with hisment. True, Seth talks properly, more serious than Nick but I can¡¯t see him rude towards Z. ¡°Don¡¯t be like that, Zeke. He¡¯s probably just protective of his Luna,¡± she smiled. Oh, he acted rude towards my ¡®cousin¡¯. I would, too. Plus, I get what they meant, it¡¯s not Seth¡¯s job to be over-friendly with them. He probably see them as a threat until now. They are still rogues without any bond with our pack. Zeke might not harm any of us, yes, because we¡¯re under the blood oath. But Zynia was not. ¡°I know you have questions, Alpha Aiden. I could see it clear into your eyes. Confused. Seeking. You came for my aid, and I¡¯m willing to help.¡± Zynia smiled at me, gently. I sighed and looked up, gathering every thoughts, every question that I came here for. It¡¯s gettingte and soon the moon would rise through the darkness. No more time should be wasted. ¡°I worry about her.¡± I started. ¡°Last night, I heard her mind without her intention. Her thoughts seems to leak to me and Seth but she¡¯spletely unaware of it. We¡¯re in the same room with Nick that time but he didn¡¯t heard it. Itsted for only a few minutes and she managed to barred her mind but I can¡¯t let that slip easily. I need answers.¡± Zynia blinked twice, she looked taken aback of what she heard. ¡°Where is she now? Can you ask her toe down-¡± ¡°No, she hates the smell. She said your scent is suffocating and it didn¡¯t faded the way you said it would be.¡± Zynia gasped, her hand flew to her mouth as shock drew all over her face. ¡°What is it? Tell me, Zynia.¡± Without blinking, her expression didn¡¯t change as she dropped her hands. ¡°Oh my, Alpha Aiden, she-¡± ¡®AIDEN! ELON HAS STARTED A WAR!¡¯ I almost jumped when Nick rmed me inside my head. I stood up, making Zynia stop her words. ¡°I¡¯ll be back. Ravenous has started a war.¡± I said and walked out of the room. ¡°Ohhh! Finally! It¡¯s been ages since I tastes some blood.¡± I heard Zeke said but I ignored him. I¡¯ll let Z take care of her son. ¡®Is this another of Elon¡¯s scheme?¡¯ I asked as I stride up the staircase in my inhuman speed. I almost bumped on Nick at the front door, his eyes was wide open, his mind connecting to our fighters, too. ¡°No, Aiden. They are at every border and bought all of their fighters. They are definitely not here for the renewal ceremony.¡± I growled, agitated but celebrating inside. Adrenaline, thrill and thirst enveloped my every being. My wolf howls inside, he¡¯s been waiting for this day toe just like the way I do. Imanded the council heads, giving their designated task but one: Elon is mine to kill. Finally, the end of his fucking bloodline. *** Follow @jokerde_official on Instagram for more updates Chapter 48: War Chapter 48: War Chapter 48: War Aiden¡¯s POV ¡®Stay close, no one will fight alone!¡¯ My ck wolf stands proud along with my pack of wolves. Nick¡¯s brown wolf stands on my right, positions at the border, giving chance for Ravenous wolves to enter thend and start their attack. But I kept guards around themunity for the safety of our females and pups. My pack is way stronger. In strength and in number. They don¡¯t stand a chance to us. Elon shouldn¡¯t have dared to. Ashira¡¯s safe with Seth and Zeke at the Ancestral. I assigned fighters around the house for her protection, too. Though I knew Seth could handle it well, not to mind, but Zeke adds with- ¡°Oh, yeah! I love wars!¡± I snapped my head on my left and saw Zeke standing there on his human form. What.the.fuck? Why is this guy here? I wanted to curse at him but since he¡¯s not from my pack, and I¡¯m in my wolf, I can¡¯tmunicate with him. He looked at me with wide smile which eventually faded when I growled at him. He rolled his eyes at me. ¡°What? My ws need to be stained, too.¡± I sighed inside my head. Its alright, Seth can protect Ashira alone anyway. I ignored him and waited. I could hear the sound of huge paws running to our direction. They¡¯re getting near. ¡®Why is the rogue on our side, Alpha Aiden?¡¯ one of the wolf asked. ¡®Don¡¯t mind the rogue. Prepare for battle, kill the Ravenous wolves in sight. Don¡¯t. Show. Mercy.¡¯ I send themand to every wolves and they howl their prayers to the Moon for guidance. It¡¯s dark, but our eyes are used to it. We¡¯re at territory, having the full knowledge of every corner of our My ck wolf is shaking and growling, thrilled to taste blood, to torn an enemy in half. One particr enemy to be exact. Reflecting the emotions I feel, wanting to revenge the things I seek refuge of. Afar, I saw it. A hundred army of wolves running to our direction, prepared, without any hesitation of our numbers. ¡®Hundred? Pfft. Is this a joke?¡¯ Nick said in our mind. We are thrice their number, ready for them. This war hasn¡¯t started yet but the result is clear. We¡¯ll win this easy. When Ravenous¡¯ army of wolves reached the certain distance where a clearing is perfect for battle, I howled mymand to attack. Loud, echoing through the forest, reaching any living. Haunting the enemy, strengthening the allies. The growl an Alpha would give to start a war, to charge up the adrenaline of his army. ¡®Attack!¡¯ My army of wolves run forward, meeting the enemy with their sharp fangs and w. I run past the rest, snapping the head of the first enemy who tried to w me. My wolf watched the poor beheaded body shift back to its human form. Loud howl roared and the rest of the pack took their turn to kill the trespassers. ¡®Have each others back, no one of ours will die tonight,¡¯ I growled. ¡°Only them.¡± Everything was fast. Wolf heads of the enemy flies everywhere, its not a fair fight, one Ravenous wolf versus three of mine. It adds up when they kill one, jumping from the dead wolf to another breathing enemy. I let my wolves attack, I know how well they can take down these weaklings. They¡¯re making me proud from proving themselves. Nick kept his ce beside me, we both had the same thought. Our wolves could take them down easily. I run past them, looking for a particr person. One who I thought would lead out front but not. Where is he? At the back? He¡¯s a coward so that¡¯s where he¡¯ll position himself. But no, I can¡¯t even smell his old rotten scent. ¡®Where is that bastard!?¡¯ ¡®You don¡¯t think this is another of his pranks?¡¯ Nick questioned. No. This is not a prank but something is off. ¡®He sent half of his wolf for us to kill, Nick. This is war.¡¯ Low growls and huffing can be heard around us. The noise of pain, strength and blood has faded together with the lives of the enemies. Only my army stands and the rest has fallen. ¡°Oh, this one right there still breathes, huh.¡± it was Zeke. He fought in his human form, he didn¡¯t mind to shift since he saw our advantage. He was about to get closer to the poor foe, gasping and scared for his life. The Ravenous soldier is still young, too young. He has shifted on his human, showing the weakness of his wolf, closing to meet the darkness. I shifted and stopped Zeke from killing the boy. ¡°Wait.¡± he halted. ¡°Ohh. Naked Alpha boy.¡± Zeke tried to sound humorous but I ignored him. Nick shifted as well as he look around the war field. I walked closer to the boyying helplessly on the ground. ¡°Where¡¯s your Alpha?¡± I said in my The boy opened his mouth to speak but lood came off from his mouth, it flowed thick and red on his chin and neck, choking himself in the process. ¡°W-We¡­j-just¡­¡± he coughed but I can see in his eyes that he wants to say something, he¡¯s willing to say something. They are just what? ¡°What?¡¯ my teeth snarled, getting impatient yet was left with no choice but to wait. The poor boy coughed and more blood gushed out of his mouth. The slit on his throat made it harder for him to speak and I knew he¡¯s going to die soon. Nick knelt beside the boy, too. All three of us waits to hear what the poor Ravenous soldier was trying to say. He coughed over and over again.I watched him suffer as darkness tries and pull him to his death. When I figured he was not able to survive, I sighed and stood up. He won¡¯t be able to add any more words, anyway. ¡°D-De-¡± I stopped and turned to him again. Looking down at him as he tries and speak. ¡°What¡¯s the boy saying?¡± I ignored Zeke, Nick kept kneeling in front of the boy, waiting for more information but thed has his eyes on me. His focus was on me, he wanted to tell me something. ¡°D-Dec-Decoys.¡± My eyes widened but before the boy speak more, he breathe out hisst breath as darkness took him. They were just decoys. I heard it right and clear. I¡¯m not weakened, I¡¯m far from failing war strategies and I¡¯m sure this attack is a war. I looked around, trying to see what I failed to perceive. There is nothing different with the wars I knew and seen. Numerous count of dead bodyid down halved or chopped and bloody everywhere. I didn¡¯t notice it at first, I didn¡¯t see it through. But its there. What I failed to notice is just in front of my eyes, pping an unexpected strategy straight to my face. ¡°They are all pups.¡± I said the observation that slide my sight. I sighed and screwed my eyes shut. Nick stood beside me and looked around. Zeke did the same. ¡°Oh, no.¡± Nick hissed. ¡°Hm, exined their weakness.¡± Zeke said, unaware and numb of the situation. It was hard to see their maturity while in their wolf form but now its clear, they are all a pup, someone you wouldn¡¯t send to war. The wolves Elon sent was beginners. Around the age of the shifters I sent for basic training, the ones taking advanced upbringing. They are all a pup to me. ¡°No high ranks, No experienced wolves.¡± I observed. Elon fucking used his mind in a wrong way. AGAIN. ¡°They are just a decoy. That¡¯s what the boy said.¡± Nick knelt and touch one of the dead body. ¡°Their blood were thick and cold, afraid inside. Not the usual hot-boiled blood of someone eager to kill. The attack was made because of an Alpha¡¯smand, an order they can¡¯t bent.¡± ¡°Ugh. Pack¡¯s are the worst.¡± Zeke murmured when he gets it. Elon wasted the future of these boys to cover something, and he¡¯s not even here. His presence is nowhere in mynd, nor other wolves from his pack. I knew because my nerve is connected with every soil of my territory. No other trespassers. So for what does these boys stands decoy for? My head kept thinking of the probabilities. Decoy¡­ For what? ¡°Listen.¡± I said out loud, taking the attention of my wolves. ¡°Burn the bodies and patrol the area. Don¡¯t let your guard down, this war is not finish.¡± they obliged. ¡°Not. Yet.¡± I whispered through my teeth. The wolves nodded their head, howling. Some shifted in their human form, the rest stayed in their wolf. ¡°I¡¯ll head to the Ancestral. Something is not right with this.¡± I started walking but got distracted when the rogue spoke warily. ¡°What?¡± Zeke blurted, making me turn towards him. His eyes are dted, means he is talking with someone inside his head. He¡¯s not from a pack, so it must be his mother that he could mind-link with. He looked at me after a while, his expression was unreadable and I cringe from what message got through him. I don¡¯t know it yet but it made my chest pumped, an instinct I could only feel when Ashira is involve. ¡°Mother found your Gamma¡¯s body covered in blood.¡± he paused, listening to their mindlink. ¡°And some of your guardsying on the ground, dead, no, fallen asleep.¡± I shiver from his news. I don¡¯t want to think it is real but when I tried and reach Ashira¡¯s mind, its as if she¡¯s nowhere to be found. Like she don¡¯t exist at all. She¡¯s barred, concealed, again. Like the first time. This is not right. I shifted on my wolf and started running home, I need to see it. I need to see her! I need to know if she¡¯s safe because I can¡¯t fucking get to her! Why didn¡¯t I receive any message from Seth if they¡¯re under attack? That¡¯s not the only question I have, the fact that even Seth and the guards surrounding the Ancestral were concealed and unreachable messes with my head! Zeke ran beside me in his human form. Nick following on our trail, not able to keep up with our speed. ¡°Your mate is nowhere to be found, too, mother said.¡± Zeke added and I growled loud. I don¡¯t need him to say that because I already can¡¯t connect our link, and if he¡¯s saying that then Ashira is gone for real! Fuck! I galloped faster, outrunning Zeke and Nick behind. My head kept reaching out to Ashira but I can¡¯t feel her. I can¡¯t fucking sense her at all! Not through mind-link, not through our bond, I can¡¯t even fucking smell or sense her at my territory! Just like when Zeke took her! This feels just like that but the only thing that stir my system is that my mate is in danger this time! This is Elon¡¯s n! This is what his young army stands decoy for! But why would he take my mate? To mess with me? To weaken me? That fucking bastard! I¡¯LL FUCKING KILL YOU, ELON! ¡°Do you think she was taken? Did anyone found out about Ashira¡¯s abnormality?¡± It was Nick who asked. Wait! Did he found out about her abnormality? Did he knew my mate was a stealer? What- My legs slowed down as realization hit me. Elon¡¯s mate had died, and Ashira is a stealer. He found her. He came for her. He fucking knew! Did he? But how!? I felt my chest will explode, tearing into tiny little pieces. My wolf was angered, terrified as it looked up to the moon. My wolf is hurting, its threefold longing for his mate and that only means he lost connection with Ashira¡¯s wolf, too! Howling, it calls for her wolf. It calls for his mate. It prayed for the Moon Goddess to bring back what was his and I can¡¯t control him, I fucking can¡¯t take back my wolf¡¯s emotion grasped under my power! Fuck! My wolf¡¯s Alpha is taking charge, overpowering my sanity as human! I can hear voices around me as my wolf continues to howl in agony, calling for our mate. My wolf¡¯s focus has gotten hard to control, it was drowned with our loneliness as if its mate had died. Fuck! No! Ashira is alive! This is just another potion! I can¡¯t feel that I lost my half, I¡¯m worried, incredibly unease, but I don¡¯t feel she¡¯s dead. Damn, the thought itself makes a mess inside me! Nick tries to call me, calling my name. He has shifted on his human and was standing in front of me in a safe distance. My wolf has stopped and just continues to howl like a mindless dog and I tried my best to tame him! This is not me. I¡¯m an Alpha and I can¡¯t let my wolf weaken me! I¡¯m of James¡¯ blood, my father, the true strength of an Alpha. I need to overpower my wolf or else I¡¯ll go limp and watch it cry over and over! ¡°Aiden! Fuck! Get a hold of yourself!¡± I¡¯m trying, you fucker! I know my wolf won¡¯t listen to me at this point and the only thing to stop him was to shut him off for a while. But how could I save Ashira if I¡¯ll make my wolf sleep in a deep slumber? No. This is not the time to shut him off. Complete control of one¡¯s wolf is a lifelong practice. I thought I had, but with what¡¯s happening right now, it turns out that the mate bond can surely mess with what I had trained to be. ¡°What¡¯s happening to that dog?¡± Zeke asked. I could hear them but my wolf couldn¡¯t. ¡°He¡¯s losing control of his wolf. Aiden!¡± ¡°I thought he¡¯s an Alpha.¡± ¡°He is, dumbhead! His wolf felt the absence of their mate. Its the mate bond messing with him right now. You should fight your wolf, Aiden!¡± ¡°Oh. And I thought packs¡¯ are the worst.¡± I know I should fought my wolf through this but fuck! I did it easily before, but its so hard to do right now! It¡¯s like my wolf had no connection with me at all but to our mate solely! Wait. No. No, I¡¯m unconsciously longing, worrying and scared which affects the link I have with my wolf, adding on his. The feelings had multiplied which made it hard for me to put my grip to our power. I¡¯m angered but I don¡¯t sense anger from my wolf¡¯s emotions right now which only means he cares for none other than its mate. No, I can¡¯t be this way or else my wolf won¡¯t think of anything to avenge this. I concentrated on my pulse, the sound of it echoed in my ears as I tries to focus my head. Calm down, Aiden. Fucking calm down. I tranquil my thoughts, freeing my mind from every disturbance. I kept repeating these phrase over and over in my head. ¡®Tame your wolf so you can have every power you¡¯ll need to save Ashira.¡¯ The sound of waters gushing like heavy flood became a serene sound of water drops. I exhaled and opened my eyes as I ordered my wolf to back down because I¡¯ll shift back to my human. And I did. ¡°Thank Heaven.¡± Nick breathed. ¡°That took long.¡± I was huffing like I fought with a hundred army all by myself. This is the fucking first time that I lose control over my wolf aside from when I was fifteen. Fuck. I need to find Ashira now! Nick walked close to me in a slow careful move. Afraid that my wolf might get elerated once more. ¡°Aiden. Are you calm?¡± I nodded my head though I knew I don¡¯t seem at peace by now. My eyes are narrowed and my heart beats like crazy through my chest. I closed my eyes and Ashira¡¯s angelic smile was what I captured. My chest burned and ached that I can¡¯t stop itching to kill every Ravenous wolf I will see. I gathered myself and exhaled, bncing the emotions as hard as I can. ¡°Let¡¯s head home and n.¡± "What happened, Mother?¡± Zeke went to Z waiting in front of the Ancestral. I looked around and through the bushes I can see some wolf guards fallen into deep sleep. ¡°Aiden!¡± Nick called inside the house. I run to him and closed my eyes upon seeing Sethying on the floor, drowned in blood. My nose red in anger when I saw Seth almost dead, and the fact that there¡¯s only a faint smell of Ashira around the house added to it. I went to see Seth¡¯s body. He was wed in his chest and stomach, bruises are visible on his face down to his neck and arms. My Gamma fought a strong wolf, and not just one, I presume. ¡°I made him drink a healing potion but his wounds are too deep.¡± Zynia said. ¡°He¡¯s barely breathing. Bring him to the clinic and call the pack doctor to tend to him first.¡± Nick and Zeke immediately took action, leaving me and Zynia alone. ¡°What happened here?¡± I asked, my lips trembled through the words. The house is a mess, a forced entrance has obviously urred. And its so quiet than how it really is. Like it misses half of my world. ¡°I don¡¯t know the whole of it. When I went up, I saw your Gamma on the floor like that. I didn¡¯t saw anyone and Luna Ashira was nowhere in the house.¡± Zynia exined with worry and panic. ¡°You didn¡¯t hear anything?¡± I¡¯m starting to think ill about Zynia. She¡¯s just at the basement, she¡¯ll clearly hear a thing. Any thing. ¡°I fell asleep, too but the effect of the potion was only for a short time because I got the blood of a stealer and-¡± I snapped my head to her. ¡°Potion?¡± ¡°Yes, Alpha Aiden. I believe someone used a sleeping smoke potion around the house. That exins the guards outside in slumber.¡± I eyed her for a second. Is this woman telling the truth? ¡°Should I believe you?¡± ¡°I owe my life to you, Alpha Aiden. I won¡¯t harm you or your mate. She¡¯s one of us, a good kind. I have no reason to betray you or your people.¡± ¡°Seth clearly fought. He don¡¯t have the blood of your kind. He didn¡¯t fell asleep, how could you exin that?¡¯ Zynia gulped hard that I heard it. My forehead creased from how her face turned into a worrier expression. ¡°What!¡± I snapped when she took her time in silence. She looked like she¡¯s observing me, thinking if she should speak or not. ¡°A-Actually, this is what I was trying to say earlier. Luna Ashira, she-she¡¯s pregnant.¡± My jaw dropped and a high-pitched sound haunt my ears like tinnitus. I was shaken once more, the tiny little pieces that shattered inside my chest has been pulverized. I felt numb that I can¡¯t feel my feet, making my body stumble and leaning on the wall. ¡°A pregnant stealer can protect herself and those she wanted to protect near her, but unconsciously. The changes you said to me are also the symptoms of pregnancy of our kind but-¡± I didn¡¯t heard the rest of what she¡¯s saying. My Ashira was taken by a mateless wolf and she¡¯s carrying my child! ¡°Alpha Aiden, if I was right, I think I heard Seth utter Ravenous Alpha Elon¡¯s name before he fell senseless.¡± I snapped my head at her upon hearing the bastard¡¯s name. ELON! ¡°I-I¡¯m afraid Alpha Elon¡¯s mate was dead. Luna Ashira is pregnant and the pup in her womb will protect This content ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org. her but also weaken the bond between you two.¡± My head is floating and I can¡¯t follow what she¡¯s trying to say to me. Does it matter? She¡¯s not with me, she¡¯s in possible danger and God knows what Elon will do to her! ¡°I¡¯ll take her back to me.¡± ¡°No, no, that¡¯s not what I meant, Alpha Aiden.¡± I knotted my forehead. ¡°The mate bond will be weak. Have you heard that stealers can be stolen?¡± I stiffened. ¡°If Elon has enough knowledge about this, your mate might be stolen like she didn¡¯t met you. At all.¡± I never thought a world could be destroyed in just a day but for me, at this very moment, mine just got crushed. *** Follow @jokerde_official on instagram for more updates. Chapter 49: Stolen Mate Chapter 49: Stolen Mate Chapter 49: Stolen Mate Nick¡¯s POV I watched Aiden and he is terrifying and deadly to look at right now. We just arrived at the Ancestral after taking care of Seth. Seth has almost died, and the pack doctor said that its thanks to what Z gave him, he survived death. Ava is now by Seth¡¯s side so I left with Zeke but was met by this sight of Aiden. Zynia told us about Ashira being taken by Elon and the probability that she will be stolen from Aiden from being his mate. And from how I see Aiden right now, I don¡¯t think its right to have a talk with him yet. I can feel that another war wille but far from the childish war Alpha Elon started. I don¡¯t think Aiden will go easy on him now. ¡°Nick, to the office, now.¡± I watched Aiden stood up from where he was seated and I nodded slowly when his back has faced me. Damn, why am I having dyed response? Oh, my tail¡¯s tucked right now. Damn it. There¡¯s a dark aura which surrounds him and it feels like if I inhaled the same air he breathes, I will die. ¡®His head must be messy right now.¡¯ I thought as I followed to his office, gently closing the door when I entered the room. I know I have this habit to piss him off, but my head unconsciously adjusts depending to the situation. There¡¯s no room for mistakes for now. ¡°Alpha Aiden.¡± I bowed slightly. He motioned for me to sit and I did. I must show I honor him though we are friends. Alphas tend to be aggressive when something is messing with their heads or if they are serious about something. And Aiden is now both. Aiden looked at me and his eyes are enough to deliver a message that he likes to kill. It¡¯s turning red, too reddish that it made a ck shade. It¡¯s fucking scary. ¡°We will attack Ravenous tonight.¡± he proimed. ¡°I don¡¯t give a fuck if I need to wipe his pack off the map, I need to have my mate back.¡± I gulped. If we are to attack Ravenous pack, they will surely be wiped. I nodded, looking elsewhere to avoid his eyes because he is looking at me and it scares the shit out of me. ¡°Are you against it? No opinion that you think will bnce mydecision?¡± I looked at him with widened eyes. Did he just ask that? He hates the bnce but his responsible behavior always took him over. Thinking the safety and what¡¯s better for the pack and such first. Though he never asked for it. He never need it though I keep reminding him. But now. His head sure is messy and he¡¯s trying to not make a mistake. Anger can make a bad results, he must have think he¡¯s too angry to decide alone. This is not my Alpha I was talking with, he¡¯s still Aiden, in his right mind. But in wrath. ¡°No, Aiden. Our pack won¡¯t be jeopardize with the war because we¡¯re ahead in number. We are not under the peace treaty either, and Elon had started a war. Though this will be bloody but our shifters will fight for their Luna. They will fight for you.¡± He nodded and sighed. ¡°I need every strong wolf to prepare in an hour. Let the pups in training to guard the territory, together with the females. We can¡¯t lose many.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll arrange it. But its not possible to lose some, Aiden.¡± ¡°This is war. Few lives will be sacrificed and what I can do is to limit its number. Though I doubt their pack could kill a lot of ours, I still can¡¯t take the risk.¡± I nodded. We¡¯re ahead in numbers. And this is war, some will be wounded or die. But that¡¯s how life of a werewolf works. A few knock on the door interrupted us. Aiden nodded at me which indicates that I¡¯ll let in whoever it is. Zynia starts ourside and Zeke was standing behind him when I opened the door. ¡°May we speak with Alpha Aiden?¡± Zynia said. ¡®Let them in.¡¯ Aiden permits inside my head so I widened the door and let them both enter the office. ¡°You may sit.¡± Aiden said. Zynia sat on a chair but Zeke kept standing so I stood where I could see the three of them. ¡°I¡¯m sorry to interrupt but I can tell that you¡¯ll start a war with Ravenous pack. Am I right, Alpha Aiden?¡± Zynia started. Aiden knotted his forehead but nodded his head. ¡°I will.¡± he said shortly. ¡°Well, I hope we could help. My son have some information that may be of use, Alpha Aiden.¡± I looked at Zeke and he rolled his eyes, looking bored and irritated. I knew he hates how his mother still respect packs and such after what she had been through. Aiden looked at Zeke, too. Watching him, no, waiting for him to speak. His eyes conveys that he can¡¯t waste time to fool around with the rogue and I can tell that Zeke felt that because his jaw clenched, and he stood straight. ¡°If you will start a war, go and ask for help with other packs because you are outnumbered.¡± My jaw dropped from what he said. I thought he¡¯ll add some helpful data but I think he is spouting nonsense that I almostugh. I thought Aiden will shut him off but he kept watching Zeke with a serious face. He was attentive, Property ? N?velDrama.Org. listening, looking forward for what he will hear next. Does he consider Zeke¡¯s words? As if the rogue understood that Aiden wanted to hear him out, he looked alive and engrossed. ¡°How many of yours will fight?¡± Aiden looked at me before answering, ¡°Five hundred experienced shifters.¡± he answered with a sigh as he leaned on his chair. Zeke folded his arms on his chest. ¡°And how many do you think Elon has?¡± "He have two-hundred wolves, only half of it are experienced.¡± I butt in. ¡°Well, your data was outdated.¡± Zeke slumped himself on a chair. ¡°It¡¯s been a long time since Elon started recruiting rogues. Words spread that he was waiting for the right moment to attack your pack.¡± My jaw dropped from what I heard. How did that-Is that even true? Aiden doesn¡¯t seem shock at all but I saw his knuckles whitened as his hand formed a fist. One thing I knew about Aiden, he¡¯s scarier once he kept quiet than snapping at us. ¡°That¡¯s impossible. We have watchers around Ravenous pack, there was no report about that.¡± I said, Aiden on the other hand closed his eyes and inhaled. ¡°Ravenous is thend nearest to the East region where the Valley of Rogues are, Beta. He didn¡¯t take the wolves to his pack, of course. He gave aid, food and everything the rogues asked just so they will take his side when he decides to attack your pack. They stayed in the Valley, but they are with him. Not just to return the favor but, well, you know us, rogues. We love the fight. They¡¯ll join in for the fun.¡± Oh, fucking hell. ¡°How many?¡± Aiden¡¯s Alpha voice roared in the room though he spoke with a low voice. That gave me a shiver. ¡°Five-hundred rogues from the Valley.¡± Zeke shrugged. ¡°Oh, we could still continue the fight, Aiden. Ours are experienced, best at fighting-¡± ¡°And three-hundred rogues from inside the North region. I think Elon also have the alliance of some rogues from the South region though I don¡¯t know how far he¡¯d travelled.¡± Zeke cut me off and my jaw almost dropped on the floor. What the fucking hell! That¡¯s over a thousand wolves. More, even! ¡°How true are these information, Zeke?¡± I asked again because Aiden kept zoning out, thoughts are probably running on his head, messing with it even more. ¡°I¡¯m a rogue. We don¡¯t need to hide secrets from each other, dog, we don¡¯t have packs to uphold.¡± I looked at Aiden but he kept immobile on his seat. ¡°Aiden¡­¡± I started in a wary tone and he opened his eyes before exhaling. Snapping out of his thoughts. Oh fuck, I can only imagine what¡¯s going on with his head. ¡°I need to speak with the Alphas. Nick, call Jacob, David and Aros.¡± he ordered to me. He was referring to the three other wolf pack of the North under alliance with Prime pack. Alpha Jacob of Shadow pack, Alpha David of Regal pack and Alpha Aros of Trivian pack. I nodded but still spoke what I needed to say. ¡°Aiden, it will took at least five days before their arrival.¡± I reminded him. ¡®Take a hold of his wolf for those days or else you¡¯ll lose this battle.¡¯ I said through our mind-link. I need to remind him so he could. ¡°I fucking know, Nick.¡± he snarled. ¡°Now arrange the conference, there¡¯s no time to waste.¡± Ashira¡¯s POV ¡°Let go of me, you pig!¡± I tried my best to resist the worst Alpha I¡¯ve ever known who¡¯s standing right in front of me. I was fucking kidnapped by him! And luck was not on my side because he knew I¡¯m a stealer! He¡¯s a fucking mate-less wolf! ¡°Such beauty.¡± he tried to caress my face. ¡°I never thought I¡¯ll feel this alive again.¡± he whispered as he wiped the hairs off my face. I was trembling, afraid, anxious. This is the first time I encountered a mate-less wolf who actually wants me. Who¡¯s actually in love with the thought of the mate bond! Titus didn¡¯t, his love for his mate is greater but this pig is surely thirsty for the bond! I moved back even though the wall is already t on my back. I¡¯m cornered without nowhere to go. He made me drink the same potion Zeke had given me before. I felt weak and hopeless and my tears had dried up from crying. I called for Aiden countless times, asking for help, longing for him but I knew I won¡¯t be heard. I waited for an hour then two, waiting for the potion¡¯s effect to leave my system but it didn¡¯t happen. I don¡¯t know if the potion is still on my body or what. I still can¡¯t reach through Aiden¡¯s portal and I don¡¯t fucking know if I¡¯m in a wolf-proof room which forbid me tomunicate with him! ¡°I¡¯ve been looking for your kind. A stealer. The gifts for someone like me, the bearer of my child. The future of my pack.¡± ¡°I will not bear your child! I will never!¡± I whispered through gritted teeth. Elon looked taken aback for a second, then heughed hard like he find my words amusing. ¡°Shhh. You are mine now, kitten. I¡¯ll make sure you¡¯ll have my pup inside you.¡± he held my face hard on his grip that my jaw was hurting. Tears pooled on my eyes but I kept a straight face, my eyes narrowed at him and if only my hands are not tied and I¡¯m not weak, I¡¯ll make sure to scratch that evil smile off his face! ¡°Feisty. I like it. You aroused me even more.¡± he took his tongue and licked the tears rolling down my cheeks. My stomach churns and I almost puke as I tried and turn my head away from him. I did freed from his grip and his smile grewrger. ¡°Aiden wille for me.¡± I snarled at him. I knew he will. He¡¯lle for me. Pleasee for me. I thought Elon would be angered but his expression turned to somewhat yful shocked, forming his mouth in an ¡®O¡¯ like I¡¯ve said something impossible. ¡°Oh, darling, don¡¯t you know? Your mate has underestimated me and he¡¯ll die by my hands. I promise.¡± heughed and turned his back on me. I spat on the floor when I taste my blood from the insides of my cheeks, probably from his grip. I watched him wave at me as he closes the door,ughing as he shut the door of the room. Chapter 50: Time Apart Chapter 50: Time Apart Chapter 50: Time Apart Aiden¡¯s POV I can feel the process of losing my shit every fucking minute. My wolf howls and cries inside me and I kept controlling my mind in order to stop joining him. Though I¡¯m dying. Inside, I¡¯m burning with a heat that is not from a haze but with immediate immobilization and death. ¡®Get my mate baaack!!!¡¯ ¡®Shut up! Shut the fuck up!¡¯ ¡®I¡¯ll kill that old man, I¡¯ll kill anyone who¡¯ll get in our way. Get her back!¡¯ We could. That¡¯s possible. I¡¯m not scared of dying, I never was. I want her back, I need to save her. I got to save Ashira. I ran my fingers through my hair. I¡¯ve been in our bedroom, waiting, thinking, what am I doing here? I should save her. ¡®Let¡¯s go now.¡¯ Yeah, yeah, you¡¯re right. I need to move now. I¡¯ll attack him and kill him. That¡¯s easy. I can win over Elon, I¡¯m stronger. NO! ¡®LISTEN TO ME!¡¯ ¡®NO!¡¯ This is not a joke. Yes, I could attack with my pack but I¡¯m risking a lot of lives against the enemy. And if I was killed, there¡¯s no hope on saving Ashira, at all. No, Elon won¡¯t kill her. He¡¯ll want her alive or else he holds nothing against me. I can still fell our bond though I couldn¡¯t reach her. She¡¯s alive. And that is what matters. ¡®What if he¡¯s hurting her?!¡¯ my wolf is getting angry, more as hours passes. But who doesn¡¯t? I am too. I do, too. But I need to think, calm and clear my head. For now, I need to trust Ashira. Our connection is beyond the mate bond, she won¡¯t be stolen as quick as Elon would want to. *** ¡°Where¡¯s Jacob?¡± I asked Nick as I look at the screen where the two Alpha looked back to me with hardened expression. ¡°He got business to attend but he¡¯s nearby. He already know and agreed alliance with us. He¡¯ll be here at dawn and he called to his pack, Shadow pack¡¯s army will arrive tomorrow evening.¡± I nodded. ¡°I¡¯m sorry to disturb your evening, David, Aros.¡± They nodded but didn¡¯t speak. They are letting me talk and that¡¯s what I need right now. ¡°I don¡¯t have much time and I ask for this meeting to confirm your alliance with my pack. My mate was taken by Elon, she¡¯s carrying our pup but she¡¯s not aware of it yet.¡± I sighed when my body trembled with the thought. I don¡¯t know how far the pup can protect Ashira like how Zynia said, but what I feared was for both their life to be harmed once Elon found out about it. I shook my head, trying to concentrate. ¡°I need more troops to fight against Ravenous and I need it fast. Can I rely to the both of you?¡± ¡°Regal pack is always on your side.¡± David confirmed. ¡°Trivian sides with the good pack. I¡¯m with you. But Ravenous is a small pack, their shifters are half of yours. Less, based on the reports. Why do you need more army to fight?¡± Aros asked. ¡°Elon made a pact with some rogues at the Valley, and some from the North. He was doing these illegal activities behind us, preparing for this day so he could start a war against my pack.¡± ¡°Bloody hell.¡± David groaned. ¡°That sly! Where is the high council in times like this? This is a direct serious breakage of the rules.¡± ¡°We know we can¡¯t rely on the high council alone, so I¡¯m asking for your help, lend me the strength I needed to win this war.¡± Both of them nodded. ¡°How many are your experienced soldiers, David?¡± ¡°The veterans on my pack is around two-hundred, and one-hundred improved fighters. The rest are Property ? N?velDrama.Org. beginners but they went under special training, almost a hundred, too.¡± ¡°I only need the best of yours. I can¡¯t risk lives of innocent wolves and ruin the future of your packs.¡± ¡°I understand. I¡¯ll lend two-hundred and fifty army.¡± he answered with a nod. ¡°When can I expect your arrival?¡± ¡°Tomorrow. Evening.¡± Regal pack is just twelve hours away by vehicle and due to the time he gave, I¡¯m guessing he¡¯s not letting his pack run on their wolf form. That would decrease the time by half if they will. And that¡¯s a good idea than to exhaust them before a fight. I nodded at him and turned to Aros. ¡°How about you, Aros?¡± ¡°Since that¡¯s how you¡¯d like this to operate, I got three-hundred veterans but expect us the day after tomorrow, at dawn.¡± Trivian pack is the farthest pack from the Prime. ¡°Or you could meet us at Ravenous.¡± But they are the nearest pack to Elon. A six hours ride, at most. He nodded. ¡°When are you nning the attack?¡± I closed my eyes and inhaled, filling my lungs with air, trying to straighten my head. I can¡¯t make a mistake. I should not. I opened my eyes, feeling that everything was ced in the right tracks. ¡°Tomorrow, when the moon has fully risen, we will start the attack.¡± The both of them nodded, probably feeling the need to attack soon, too. ¡°Thank you for this cooperation-¡± ¡°Thank us once its done.¡± David cut me off with a small smile. ¡°Hang on, brother. We¡¯ll win this then you¡¯ll let me kick your ass.¡± Aros joked and I just smiled. We are of the same age, known each other since we¡¯re a pup but since his distance is far, we often bond unlike Jacob and I. The conference has ended when the screen has turned off. ¡°You didn¡¯t tell them that Ash was a stealer, Aiden.¡± Nick said as I sat on my chair. ¡°I don¡¯t need to.¡± Telling them may only blurred their thoughts and thest thing I would want is for my ally to question the bond I have with Ashira. ¡°And David already knew. Ashira was a former Regal wolf, an adopted child of the Beta, that news won¡¯t escape his ears.¡± Silence filled the room and I can feel that Nick¡¯s head was filled with thoughts. ¡°What is it, Nick?¡± I decided to initiate, hating the feeling of thinking what¡¯s running inside his head when I already had a lot to think about. ¡°I¡¯m just worried about Ashira. What if Elon found out about her pregnancy?¡± Nick always says the right words as if reading through my mind. And what he said is exactly what kept distracting me. ¡°Can you call our visitors? I need Zynia¡¯s perception to this.¡± Nick nodded and exited the room. My head is wandering with unpleasant thoughts and its killing me. It¡¯s hard to keep being tough and strong when I feel so vulnerable inside. Ashira¡¯s POV How long have I been in this dark room? Ten hours? More? I lost count of the time but I¡¯m sure every second was slow, painful. It was as if I¡¯m in a vehicle, full of excitement to reach a ce but the ride is too slow. Will you evere for me? I gasped and pped my hand on my head, grabbing on the lose strands of my hair, angered by the thought that past by my mind. Of course, he will. Aiden wille for me. I knew he would. I hope he will but its not even necessary to hope because I know, even if I can¡¯t feel our bond right now, he will save me. The potion kept making me feel nauseous but not to the point of vomiting. I just need to keep my eyes closed, avoiding the sight of swirling surroundings. I don¡¯t feel alone. I feelplete, and I knew that was because of the mate bond between me and Aiden. The potion might have affected my senses but I can still feel him inside me. I still wonder why the potion¡¯s effect hasn¡¯t left my body though. It fades fast before, now it didn¡¯t. Just when I need to reach Aiden¡¯s mind, luck left my side. Mind-link has a certain distance to work. The portal also has its limit but the connection between mates have no limit. So wherever I am, may it be the distance or a wolf-proofed ce, I could still reach him. I should just wait for the potion to dry down my system. Rustles on the door made me jumped, snapping my eyes towards the closed door. Elon entered the room, his brow was raised as his eyes found me, then he showed his goofy evil smile. ¡°Hello, wife.¡± his voice were teasing, making fun of me. I growled. ¡°I am not your wife.¡± I spat the words like poison but he justughed like I¡¯ve said something funny for him. ¡°Oh, yeah. I don¡¯t need you to be my wife. What should I call you? Babymaker? My bitch?¡± he looked up, thinking. ¡°Hmm, thetter sounds right.¡± I trembled, not from fear, but from wrath I feel towards him. ¡°Fuck you.¡± I spit on the floor. ¡°Free me from these chains so I could kill you!¡± ¡°HAHAHA! KILL ME? ME? I¡¯m an Alpha, bitch. What made you think you can even scratch me?¡± My teeth gritted together. ¡°I¡¯m a Luna with a pack empowering me. Let me go and I¡¯ll show you what I can do!¡± I tried to lose the restraints but couldn¡¯t. The effects of the potion still runs on my vein and these silver chains forbade me to use any of my power left. His eyes narrowed but I can read on it how he finds me entertaining. He¡¯s not taking me seriously, at all. But what should I expect from a heartless dog like him? ¡°Fierce, but do you know? I love bedding a wild cat tied on my bed, powerless. Such a temptress, you are.¡± My chest is heaving and I could feel my blood boiling from anger. He¡¯s right, I don¡¯t have the strength to fight him right now. But if I¡¯ll have a chance to, I don¡¯t care if I need to die. Death is better than giving this bastard a pup to continue his legacy. A child to inherit his rotten attitude and beliefs is not entitled to even exist. And I rather die than to make his ns possible. ¡°Oh, well. I don¡¯t need your cooperation, anyway. In your state, what do you think can I do?¡± I did not speak. Tears started swelling out of my eyes but not from anger alone, I fear for what he could do to me because right now, I¡¯m nothing but a helpless prey. ¡°I can do this,¡± In one swift move, he is standing in front of me. He held my neck with one hand, choking me as he lift me off the ground. I coughed multiple times and once again, I felt my world shaking. I¡¯m getting dizzy and theck of oxygen made my stomach churns. His other hand caress my arm, down to my wrists where the chains are. He tugged on it downwards, tightening the chains and choking me more as he pulled me down and his straggling stops my body to follow. ¡°See? You can¡¯t do anything, right?¡± He let go and I coughed more, choking on my own saliva. I felt my blood moved back to my head, drained for a while, caught by his force. ¡°Ahh!¡± I screamed when he grabbed on my hair, making me look up to meet his eyes. ¡°Now, don¡¯t you look pitiful?¡± My breathes are heavy but I managed tough a little. Choked, and coughed but continued tough weakly. ¡° Ha. Only girls would grab a woman¡¯s hair, ugh!¡± he tightened his grip and I felt like my scalp will leave my head any moment. Still, I tried to look unmoved. ¡°Was being a Luna of the strongest pack of the North made you proud, huh?¡± He¡¯s getting agitated, and I know I provoked him somehow. The veins on his neck were visible, I don¡¯t know if he¡¯s trying to resist his anger or if this is his limit already. A heavy palm met my cheek and I was deafened from the impact of his p. I taste my blood from the cut he made inside my cheeks. And damn, it stings for a human body. If only the potion don¡¯t have the effects on me, I would¡¯ve healed quick but since its otherwise, the blood gushes out of my mouth. I grinned when I saw how his flesh trembles from irritation. I damned provoked him well. ¡°Come here,¡± he pulled on my hair to follow him as he walks to the bed. I tried to stop him, putting my weight on my feet, but he just lifted me up before throwing me on the soft mattress that I¡¯d avoid to even sat on. My body bounced on the softness of the bed and I was thankful that I didn¡¯t wore a dress as my legs curled up from the force he applied. ¡°Let¡¯s start making my baby, bitch.¡± *** Only Ten more chapters left. Follow @jokerde_official on instagram for news and updates about CallMeAlpha and uing Lucy and Jacob¡¯s story. xoxo Chapter 51: Activated Chapter 51: Activated Chapter 51: Activated Ashira¡¯s POV The bastards¡¯ hands travelled on my arms, trying to act gentle though his fingers are digging on my skin. I can feel his urge to abuse me sexually, physically, even mentally. His aura screams dominance, a sadistic nature that won¡¯t do any good. I know I¡¯m in danger but I didn¡¯t realize the level of harm I¡¯m in until just now where Iy on this bed with him hovering on my top. I can¡¯t move. I don¡¯t have any strength to do so. The potion made me weak, lifting my inhuman senses and skills, leaving me with a frail body. ¡°This is the difference in power between us, Luna. I can do this,¡± he cupped my breast, hard! I cried from the force he pose, he was not being gentle at all! I can feel that this will bruise from the way he was kneading my breast! ¡°and you can¡¯t do anything but to cry.¡± heughed and let go of my breast. The moment I was freed from his touch, I pulled myself up to the headboard of the bed, asking for it to sink me through the wall. To help. Tears fell on my cheeks like falls of water. I¡¯m not making any sound but my lips are trembling, and I¡¯m terribly scared inside. Elon straighten his back as he kneels on the bed, facing me. He licked his dry-chapped lips and smirked as if he already won a game. I am scared and angered. The emotions keep taking turn as Elon moves around. ¡°That¡¯s the farthest distance you can go, Luna. What¡¯s your name, by the way?¡± I didn¡¯t answer. I looked at him with narrowing eyes, wishing that I could melt him with my re. The Alpha¡¯s nose red as he exhaled. He grabbed my ankle and I screamed with fear as pulled me harshly that he ended up being positioned in between my legs. I didn¡¯t sat up and stayedying helplessly with my chained hands in front of my chest. The skin on my stomach was shown when the shirt I was wearing curled up because of his sudden move. ¡°I¡¯m asking you so you should answer!¡± he said through gritted teeth. I almostugh when I heard seeking of respect from his tone. ¡°I don¡¯t care what you ask.¡± I spat on him. His face darkened and a low growl escaped his lips. ¡°You are disrespectful for a bitch.¡± I smirked and closed my eyes. My chest moved up and down from the heaving of my breathe. He might made my body fragile but not my head. ¡°I pay respect for those worthy of it.¡± I felt his body shake as he growled loud though it didn¡¯t affect me at all. His dominance and power is weak for an Alpha. ¡°You won¡¯t scare me, Elon.¡± I looked down to him with piercing eyes . ¡°I admire your confidence to beat Aiden when your power didn¡¯t even reached his toe.¡± I said with a smirk. He growled loudly, angered and provoked. ¡°You bitch!¡± The next thing I felt is the tingling sound of pain echoing inside my ears when he gave me a strong p that my face almost sank on the mattress. I could taste the blood on my mouth and I¡¯m bleeding a lot than the first time he strike me. He held my jaw next, crawling above me that our face are an inch away. ¡°But where is that strong mate of yours right now while I do this?¡± he held on my shirt and stripped me open. ¡°No!¡± I gasped, hugging my chest quickly with my chained arms. Heughed and whistle, moving away to take a good look on my exposed body. ¡°Pretty luscious tits you have! Is that what you used to sweep your Alpha off his feet?¡± heughed devilishly once again. ¡°I¡¯ll have a taste of these!¡± He leaned down and I struggled to make him stop but my legs were imprisoned by his legs, making it hard for me to move. ¡°Get off me!¡± When his lips touched the exposed skin of my breast, I felt my heart beat loud and hard, its awakening something in me! My mouth dropped open and my eyes are widened from how hard my chest thumped. It¡¯s deafening and I¡¯m confuse. I haven¡¯t felt this my entire life, at all! ¡°Ahhhh!¡± I screamed when I can¡¯t bear the overwhelming feeling inside me. My heart is pumping like crazy and there¡¯s an unfamiliar sound that kept deafening my ears! It almost hurt but there¡¯s no pain. What is this? I have no time to focus on what Elon was doing on my breast! My body was trembling, shaking as if I¡¯ll shift any time soon but no, this is different. I haven¡¯t felt this in my existence! ¡°You love it, huh? How did my tongue-Ahhhh!¡± An enormous amount of electricity were released by my body and it electrocuted Elon. The pervert Alpha fled away from me as if someone pushed him hard on the air. My breathing slowly normalized as I watch Elon hit the wall and fell down on the floor. His body kept shaking from the electricity that my body discharged. I¡¯m safe. Is this my gift? Electricity? Is this my gift? I quickly stood up and went on the corner of the room, watching Elon as he coughed nonstop and pulling himself up. ¡°Don¡¯te near me!¡± ¡°You¡­¡± he coughed. ¡°bitch!¡± He recovered and stood on where he was thrown. He looked at me with angered and narrowing eyes, as if ready to kill me! I can see confusion in his eyes and I¡¯m sure it mirrored mine, as well! If he does not know what just happen, I don¡¯t know how I did that, too! I paid a little attention about my nakedness, distracted by the thoughts running inside my head that I feel like I¡¯m about to burst! ¡°What did you do?!¡± I don¡¯t know! I don¡¯t fucking know but why would I say that? Its an advantage for me that he won¡¯te near me, scared to be electrocuted so I¡¯ll use this leverage to stop dy his evil intentions. ¡°Don¡¯te near me or I¡¯ll kill you!¡± I said, trying to act brave and ready though inside I¡¯m confused and scared of my changes. He made a low growl and his eyes didn¡¯t left mine. He seems thinking and I do not know what he¡¯s N?velDrama.Org: owner of this content. nning next. Just when I thought everything is taking my side, I felt a slight sting of pain on my belly. ¡°Ahh!¡± My palm held on where the pain is and I felt my belly moving! My eyes followed to check and it really is! My belly is moving like something alive was inside! It took a minute before the pain subsides and the movement has stopped. I didn¡¯t notice Elon¡¯s reaction but he was shocked and fuddled. My belly now has a bump. It¡¯s not big, just a size of a te. I¡¯m not sure but could it be¡­ Just like a water on a pail was poured on me, my senses came back to me. I could hear the guards outside the room, I could see through the smallest hole of the wall, I could smell perfectly and I could feel another heartbeat inside me. A small tiny heartbeat. ¡°You¡¯re fucking pregnant!¡± Elon burst with disbelief. I knelt on the floor with my hands on my tummy. A baby. My pup with Aiden. Tears pooled my eyes and I felt the mate bond activated once again. The potion has worn out and I could reach to him again! AIDEN!!! Aiden¡¯s POV Nick, Zynia and Zeke sat ufortably in front of me. I believe its from the aura I¡¯ve been exerting inside the room. I know I¡¯m deadly to even look at right now, being in the same room with me is another whole level. ¡°If Elon found out about the pregnancy of Luna Ashira, he might try to kill the pup. I believe he didn¡¯t n to abduct her but to kill her, Alpha Aiden. But when he saw her, he found about her abnormality and he sees a role she can do for a mate-less Alpha like him.¡± Zynia said. ¡°That can be right, Aiden.¡± Nick seconded. ¡°Since he conceived to start a war between the pack, I think he nned to kill Ashira before facing you.¡± ¡°To weaken my strength.¡± I hissed. Like father, like son. That son of a bitch! ¡°That¡¯s a nice distraction.¡± Zeke joined in. ¡°So this means that Elon wanted to impregnate Ashira to continue his legacy, right?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Nick answered. ¡°Which why he will try to kill the pup.¡± ¡°He can¡¯t.¡± Zynia spoke and our heads turned to her. Her words echoed in my head. Hope peaks on my head like sunshine and my attention was focused on Z. ¡°What do you mean?¡± a low growl was present on my voice and it echoed the room. ¡°A pregnant stealer¡¯s child is impossible to kill, even a miscarriage or even an intentional abortion is unattainable. It is a gift from the Moon Goddess and the pup has a purpose in this world. No one can stop the fate.¡± My heart swelled from what I heard! They will be safe! ¡°Does that mean that Alpha Elon can¡¯t kill Ashira?¡± Nick asked the question I was about to utter. Zynia nodded and a sigh of relief escaped my chest. ¡°Then we have nothing to worry about, isn¡¯t it?¡± Zeke said. The emotion that enveloped my chest is beyond relieved. I can¡¯t think straight or n the uing attack while thinking about Ashira and the possible harm she was facing. It¡¯s killing me. Every. Fucking. Second. And the fact that I can¡¯t do anything yet, churns my insides, messes with my head, and weakening my wolf. I barely standing at the edge of a thin ledge. And the information I found is the best help I got today. ¡°Luna Ashira will be safe. And the baby in her womb. But she¡¯s not an exception in our abnormality. She can be steal, and Elon might resort to that.¡± Zynia answered. ¡°I don¡¯t get that stealing thing.¡± Zeke snorted. My breathing was hitched the moment I heard the word ¡®steal¡¯. It¡¯s what Ashira has been scared of when we met. She needed me to im her, toplete the process so her wolf won¡¯t be stolen by anyone. ¡°I imed her. She is mine.¡± I growled. ¡°She won¡¯t be stolen from me by anyone.¡± Nick nodded as an approval. Zynia, on the other hand, sighed. I can feel that something is wrong. Am I¡­ mistaken? ¡°It was just a myth, Alpha Aiden. The iming of the one true mate is not a way to prevent a stealer to be snatched. This abnormality has a loophole, and that¡¯s that. Elon may steal her, given that he knew the right way of doing it.¡± Everybody paused. Thinking. ¡°What will happen once she is stolen?¡± I managed to ask. I¡¯m not sure how bad this is but if Elon can¡¯t hurt Ashira and our child, then I¡¯ll settle with anything. As long as they are alive and well, I¡¯ll trade my world. ¡°She won¡¯t remember you. She will hate you without any reason. She won¡¯t want to be in the same room with you, she¡¯ll detest your presence. She won¡¯t even look at you. That will be the result.¡± A loud thud in my head rang through my ears. An Ashira who does not know me¡­ Can I take it? ¡°This happened to me once, but I survived with the help of a legendary enchantress who strengthen my bond with Zeuracious. She¡¯s dead and no one can do what she can. So if she forget you, there is no help toe, there will be no cure.¡± she exined. A picture of Ashira¡¯s beaming smile shes on my mind like a movie. Carefree, truly happy. Shining brighter than the sun right on my face. A day without that smile. A day without those piercing emerald green eyes. Without her touch, without her warmth¡­ How can I survive that? ¡®AIDEN!!!¡¯ I stood up hastily that my chair fell on the floor. Am I hearing things? Am I hallucinating? ¡®Aiden! Please hear me! I¡¯m pregnant!¡¯ It is Ashira! Its Ashira reaching thru our portal! Chapter 52: I will not wait. Chapter 52: I will not wait. Chapter 52: I will not wait Aiden¡¯s POV ¡®Ashira! Are you alright? Did they hurt you?¡¯ I know that¡¯s a foolish question and I already knew the answer to that. Fuck. I still wanted to know how Elon harmed her with the thought of revenge. I¡¯ll definitely do the same thing that that fucker did to my mate, ten folds. ¡®W-Were fine. Aiden, didn¡¯t you heard me? I¡¯m pregnant! I have your pup in my womb right now!¡¯ I felt her relief through our mate bond. The connection hase back, I can sense her presence within me. I can feel her emotions, her scent is only faint due to the distance but she¡¯s there. I can feel her. I sighed and smiled to myself. She¡¯s so happy that she¡¯s pregnant and I¡¯m on the seventh heaven. Over the moon even, euphoric about having a child and starting a family with her. I feel like I just found the purpose of living. Though this fucking situation is killing the mood, I can¡¯t celebrate the same as she sounds. ¡®I know, baby, I know.¡¯ ¡®What? How did you know? You should see my belly bump! Oh, God. I never thought being pregnant would surprise me like this .¡¯ I bit my lip, trying to suppress the smile forming on my lips from the sound of her euphoric mood. She¡¯s so happy that she forgot the case she¡¯s in. The danger she¡¯s facing and that she¡¯s in the enemy¡¯sir. I sighed. ¡®I want to see you now. So bad.¡¯ I can feel that she was taken aback from my words and I cursed under my breath. I just ruined her moment. She is probably baffled and saddened by how my words meant the longing I feel inside. ¡® I-I¡¯ll make sure both of you will be safe. I promise, I wille for you.¡¯ I said and tried to revive her mood but I didn¡¯t felt her emotion changed. A huge sigh escaped my mouth. I closed my eyes shut. ¡®I will save you now¡¯ is what I wanted to say and its frustrating that I can¡¯t yet. My lips trembled and a low growl escaped my lips. My hand formed a fist and the white on my knuckles was visible. Damn it. I want to see it, too. I want to feel our child. I¡¯m sure I will hear its pulse right on her belly. If only she¡¯s here. And that Goddamn son of a bitch just took this moment from me. The moment to celebrate having a child with my loving mate. This hit me so bad, I want to see how happy she is with her smile and her sparkling eyes. Right now, I¡¯m sure she does. ¡®Aiden. We¡¯re fine. Please, focus your mind and don¡¯t be distracted. I can feel your outrage from here.¡¯ ¡®How can I focus when I know that you¡¯re in danger? I will save you and I promise, I will kill that bastard.¡¯ ¡®I trust you. I know you wille for me, baby.¡¯ The way she said thest word is far from how we tease each other by that call sign. I felt her sincerity and it fueled my chest. She recharged my soul and only then did I found that my courage to save her was starting to crumble. ¡®And you don¡¯t need to worry. I don¡¯t think Elon can harm me physically, though I¡¯m not sure how long it willst.¡¯ ¡®What do you mean?¡¯ ¡®I kind of electrocuted him when he touched me. I think that¡¯s the same time that the concealing potion¡¯s effect has left my system. If I could do that again the next time hee here, he won¡¯t get near me.¡¯ I¡¯m baffled from the news she said. Electrocuted? I snapped on my head and opened my eyes. I saw three pairs of eyes fixed on me, scared even. Even Zeke looked bothered though I can see that he¡¯s trying topose himself. I sighed. ¡°I¡¯m in the portal with Ashira, the potion must have worn out.¡± I exined. I forgot I havepany inside the room. Nick burst a sigh, not yet absorbing what I just said. When he does, his eyes grewrge and he¡¯s almost panicking. ¡°She¡¯s alright. Elon just got aware of her pregnancy but she said something like she electrocuted him,¡± I looked at Zynia, hoping for an exnation. ¡°How did she do that?¡± Zynia stood up and put her palms together in front of her chest. Her eyes are full of glow, relieved of something. ¡°I¡¯m not sure which power it came from but it could be her gift as a stealer or the pup inside her womb were trying to protect its mother.¡± I nodded and turned my back on them. I need more time to talk with Ashira. ¡®That¡¯s good to hear, Ash. Tomorrow at dawn, we¡¯ll attack Ravenous so until then, I hope you can protect yourself and our baby.¡¯ ¡®Of course, Aiden. Don¡¯t belittle me, I¡¯m not weak.¡¯ Iughed inwardly from her irritated tone. That¡¯s my girl. I sniffed the air and sensed that Jacob just entered my territory followed by a mind-linked report from one of the guards. I looked at Nick and it seems he got the report, too. He was already on his feet and nodded at me before I couldmand. At least an Alpha, Beta or Gamma needs to escort Jacob¡¯s arrival as a formal respect. When Nick walked out of the room, I went back to our mate portal. I also saw Zynia and Zeke followed Nick outside that left me alone inside the room. ¡®I know you are strong, baby.¡¯ ¡®I will protect this child, Aiden.¡¯ I sighed and bit my lip upon her promise. I know the baby inside her womb will be fine just like Zynia had exined but it is Ashira that I care the most right now. More than our child, to be honest. I¡¯m stopping myself on opening the worst that I¡¯m afraid to happen aside from having a killed mate. The stealing thing that Zynia said earlier. Should I disclose this to her? But¡­ it would be better if she knew. ¡®I don¡¯t know if I should say this, I don¡¯t want you to be afraid.¡¯ I started. A few minutes of silence and I start to worry. ¡®Ashira? Are you okay? What¡¯s happening there?¡¯ ¡®No. I- Nothing is happening here. I was- I¡¯m waiting for what you wanted to say.¡¯ I sighed and pinched the bridge of my nose then running my hands over my head as I try to calm my ramming heart beat. I thought Elon came for her again. I thought I broke contact with her mind again. Damn it. ¡®Listen, baby. Elon can¡¯t do anything to our pup. Killing the life inside your womb right now is beyond possible-¡¯ ¡®Really? God, Aiden! That¡¯s great news! Did Zynia said that? We have nothing to worry about-¡¯ ¡®Ashira, please listen to me. Our child will be fine. But we can¡¯t have our guards down yet. Elon might try to steal you from me. He will stole you, and that would mean that you will never remember any memories with me. Like I never exist in your life. Elon might steal you and own you as his own mate.¡¯ I feel like I¡¯m breaking down. The words I said to her was almost like my whining. I hate to say this but right now, I¡¯m only praying that I could save Ashira at the right time. ¡®No, Aiden, I won¡¯t let him do anything or even get near me. I don¡¯t want to be stole! I¡¯m your mate!¡¯ ¡®I know, please, calm down.¡¯ ¡®I will never forget you! I-I-I don¡¯t want to be-, Aiden, please¡­¡¯ I could feel her frightened emotion, she¡¯s scared and she¡¯s probably crying right now. Alone. Without me. Fuck. I screamed my frustration and punch the wall in front of me. A hole was made by my fist and the wall cracked up to the ceiling. Damn it! Damn it! I feel the same, Ashira! I do! If only I wouldn¡¯t think of the welfare of my pack. I would attack on my own just to save her so why did I even wait this far? Right. I¡¯ll save her no matter the cost. ¡®I¡¯ll save you now. I¡¯lle for you, baby. Please don¡¯t cry. Reach to me and I¡¯ll answer right away. I¡¯ll ¡®What will you do, Aiden? Don¡¯te unprepared. Please, I need you.¡¯ ¡®I¡¯ll do anything for you, Ashira. I¡¯ll risk everything for you.¡¯ I will attack Ravenous without the help of our alliance. I couldn¡¯t wait another minute and I won¡¯t wait for hours while my mate is scared and crying as she fights alone. I moved out of the room with inhumane speed. Just when I reached the living room, I saw Nick with Jacob and his mate, Lucianna just arrived. ¡°Brother.¡± Jacob greeted but I can only nod. My head is focused on the attack the formed inside my head. I turned to Nick and saw his forehead creasing with confusion. ¡°Nick, prepare every shifters. Fighters, Guards, Trackers and Watchers. Everyone who knew how to fight. Just leave the pup beginners to defend thend.¡± ¡°What? Why? What¡¯s happening?¡± ¡°Just do as you are told!¡± ¡°Aiden, what are you nning?¡± Jacob butted in. I sighed and watched them. Nick was confused but he¡¯s yet following mymand. Jacob has the criticizing look on his face and beside him is Lucianna who¡¯s arms are wrapped on Jacob¡¯s arms. In a split moment, I saw a picture of me and Ashira together just like how Lucianna and Jacob is right now. I shook my head after a few seconds and moved my eyes back to Nick. Ignoring Jacob¡¯s question, I tried and exined to Nick what I nned to happen. ¡°We¡¯re attacking Ravenous right now so gather everyone.¡± ¡°Are you craz-¡± ¡°Go on, Nick. Follow themand of your Alpha since it seems he knew how to assassinate his own pack in a heroic way.¡± Jacob snarled at me. I saw how Lucianna look at her mate with widened eyes and dropped jaw. A loud growl directed to Jacob escaped my throat. ¡°Stay out of this, Jacob!¡± The Alpha in front of me smirked and crossed his arms in front of his chest. ¡°Says someone who asked for our help. Has your mind left you, Aiden?¡± I felt every nerve in my body exploded. Without any thoughts, I grabbed his cor and pushed him that we¡¯re both on the floor. I¡¯m towering above him and he looked at me with a tired look. ¡°You don¡¯t know what I¡¯m going through!¡± ¡°Aiden!¡± Lucianna shouted. ¡°Don¡¯t fight, you guys!¡± Nick. C0ntent ? 2024 (N/?)velDrama.Org. ¡°Do I need to be in your shoes to know what¡¯s best? You are risking your life and the life of your loyal soldiers by not using your head!¡± My teeth gritted as a growl came out of my chest. ¡°Please have a calm conversation, you two.¡± Lucianna pleaded. I nted my head and sighed, pulling myself up and standing on my feet. ¡°I¡¯ll risk everything to save my mate. If you¡¯re against it, then try and stop me.¡± I said in a calm tone but every words that came out of my mouth were emphasizing that I¡¯ve already made my decision. ¡°Aiden. Even if you save Ashira and died, another mateless wolf wille for her. Who will save her then, huh?¡± Jacob insisted on trying to change my decision but what shocked me is how he knew about Ashira¡¯s wolf abnormality. I turned to Nick with questioning eyes. ¡°I told him about it.¡± Nick answered with a sigh. ¡°Sorry, it kind of slipped when we were talking over the phone.¡± I sighed and screwed my eyes shut. ¡°I won¡¯t tell anyone and Lucianna won¡¯t harm her friend. Your secret is safe with us but think of what I just said, Aiden. You need to act ordingly and n this thoroughly. Wars shouldn¡¯t be made in an impulsive reasons. Hundreds of life is at stake and you need to take your pack under consideration. Its our duty as Alpha.¡± ¡°You don¡¯t understand, Jacob. A stealer like Ashira can be stolen with a process that someone like Elon may know how. A mateless wolf with knowledge of rare potions like him have a dark enchantress behind his back. Supporting him. If he seeded, my mate won¡¯t even remember who I am and what I am to her.¡± ¡°So? You can¡¯t think of a solution for a problem that is yet to exist. The mate bond is strong, you can think of a solution after you¡¯ve sessfully saved Ashira if Elon will precede on stealing her. And you can only do that if you are still alive!¡± ¡°You don¡¯t get it! I can¡¯t waste time! This is not just my mate we are saving but my child, too!¡± ¡°Oh my! Ash is pregnant?!¡± Lucianna blurted out. I nodded at her and sighed. ¡°Elon will want to execute stealing Ashira to have a sessor of his title. And I have a feeling that he¡¯ll do it soon.¡± A long silence filled around us. Jacob was thinking and I think he finally understand the reason of my impulsive decision. Damn. This conversation already killed a lot of time. ¡°I know you understand now.¡± I turned to Nick. ¡°Follow my instruction, we can¡¯t waste any more minutes.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll join you then. I won¡¯t leave a brother behind.¡± Jacob said. I looked at him with narrowed eyes. I can¡¯t believe he will support me on this but I need every help I can gather right now. I nodded and reached out my hand to Jacob. A sign of appreciation. He took it and gave me a tap on my shoulder. ¡°Uh, excuse me.¡± Our eyes went to the person standing on the opened entrance door. Zeke were huffing as he stands there. ¡°We can surely attack Ravenous pack right now even without the alliance of other pack.¡± he said and raised his hand where he holds a piece of paper. *** Thank you for everyone who follow me on IG and understand the dy of update. Thanks for those who mourned with me. I¡¯ll update again soon. Chapter 53: Unexpected Turn of Events Chapter 53: Unexpected Turn of Events Chapter 53: Unexpected Turn of Events Aiden¡¯s POV ¡°What?¡± I asked Zeke as he quickly stepped forward to our direction. My eyes didn¡¯t left the piece of material he have in his hand. I can smell a fainted scent of an outsider mixed with an ink on that paper and I figured that its a letter, probably from a rogue. ¡°A trusted friend knew I¡¯m working with your pack in return for my mother¡¯s health and he managed to send this news to me.¡± he handed me the letter and I quickly opened it. *** Z, I noticed your interest with the vague transaction of the fifth North pack with the rogues and decided to let you know the news you probably didn¡¯t heard of yet. Despite the bribing made by Elon of Ravenous to the rogues, no participation on their part will ur. I pity the poor Alpha for being used though he deserved it, don¡¯t you think? Though the elders who disguised themselves as leaders will lose their lives. P.S. I don¡¯t know how to deliver this message so maybe your Alpha friend can retrieve me from the pack guards? Simon *** ¡°Is this true?¡± Nick who¡¯s reading the letter next to me asked Zeke and I looked up from the paper to Zeke for answers. ¡°I told you he¡¯s a trusted friend.¡± ¡°How about the blood oath?¡± ¡°That Alpha was an idiot to wrap the rogues under a blood pact, believing we got a leader. Rogues are rogues. The elders who disyed themselves as leaders sacrificed themselves in the first ce for the supply they needed that Elon gives.¡± Nick nodded. ¡°I¡¯m not sure if this is genuinely true but since you said your friend is trustworthy¡­¡± ¡°This won¡¯t change a thing, right? We¡¯re still going to attack whether what written in that letter is a fact or not.¡± Zeke cut Nick. And he¡¯s right. No one can stop me from saving Ashira, anyway. I looked at the people around me and their eyes showed intense determination that fueled this fight even more. ¡°Let¡¯s not waste any more time.¡± I said. ¡°Nick, prepare the shifters as I instructed. I¡¯ll inform Aros and David about this change of n.¡± Nick nodded and he was gone in an instant. ¡°I¡¯ll join the attack. I want to save my best friend.¡± Lucianna said. I watched Jacob snapped his neck to look at his mate. I knew he¡¯s against it. ¡°No. You¡¯ll stay here.¡± Jacob refused. ¡°You¡¯re underestimating me again, Jake.¡± she looked Jacob straight in the eyes. As if talking inside their personal portal. Jacob sighed. ¡°Don¡¯t get lost in my sight.¡± I decided to leave the two of them and headed for the office. I grabbed my phone then called David and Aros in conference. ¡°I¡¯ll be executing the attack right now. News reached to me that the rogues will betray Elon and Ashira is in grave danger more than the both of you knew. I put the matter of whether you¡¯ll want to bring your battalion or not in your hands.¡± The conference ended and both Alpha insisted that they will stick with the previous n though the matter of their arrival will still be the same considering the distance. ¡®Aiden, we¡¯re ready.¡¯ Nick mind-linked me. I exhaled a hot breathe before responding to him. ¡®Ashira?¡¯ I¡¯m reaching our portal. ¡®I¡¯ming to get you.¡¯ Elon¡¯s POV ¡°Those fuckers! Ahhhhhh!¡± I tossed every fucking things near me and it hit the walls, my screams draining the oxygen inside my lungs. ¡°Alpha Elon, I warned you about this. Rogues are traitors, they will never change.¡± Marion, my beta, said as if I didn¡¯t know that now! I took the risk and failed again! I fucking knew rogues are deceiving but I made a pact with those elders and they fucking- ¡°Ahhhhhhhh!!!¡± ¡°Rogues are not in a pack and they won¡¯t have a bond like of a pack.¡± ¡°I fucking know, fucking Beta! Shut the fuck up!¡± I have no more cards left. The bitch of a stealer mate of Aiden is already pregnant! I won¡¯t be able to produce a descendant by using her! I should have killed that bitch rather than taking her here! If I only knew she¡¯s worthless! And those fucking worthless rogues are fucking cowards! They sent a fucking letter of insult to me, informing me of their wicked deceit! ¡°What¡¯s your next n now, Alpha Elon?¡± my Gamma, Tharus, spoke. I screwed my eyes shut and my nose red as I inhaled hastily. n. n. n. ¡°Some of our pack¡¯s shifters are rejecting yourmand to participate this war, Alpha Elon. No one wants to fight anymore ever since you sacrificed the lives of those young soldiers for revenge with the Prime.¡± My teeth gritted upon remembering the downfall of my own pack. I am left with nothing. In the end, I can¡¯t even avenge my father. My narrowing eyes opened and Marion almost jumped when my re directed on him. ¡°I¡¯ll kill that bitch so that full-of-himself-Aiden will get weak! I¡¯ll kill him, too!¡± I will definitely be killed. If I can¡¯t use that worthless stealer and can¡¯t fight with Prime, then I¡¯ll leave a scar on Aiden¡¯s life and be satisfied watching him suffer at my afterlife! The door of the room opened and my mother, Sofia, entered while seated on her wheelchair. Mother even got weak from all the stress and pain she got through. Yet, I couldn¡¯t achieve my promise to avenge her lost mate, my loving father. ¡°Leave us.¡± she ordered. Both Marion and Tharus left the room silently after giving a respectful bow on my mother. Sofia strolled closer to where I stand and reached out her hand to me. I grabbed it, falling one of my knee to the floor and gave the back of his palm a kiss. ¡°Mother. This is my end.¡± I whispered on her hand. Tears started pooling down my eyes. I¡¯m panicking, I¡¯m scared and I¡¯m angered. ¡°I don¡¯t want to die yet.¡± I started crying like a child. Loud aching screams of agony and fear enveloped the room but I didn¡¯t seem to care about anything. ¡°Now, now.¡± Sofia hugged my head closer to her chest and caress my head like she always does when I was a child. ¡°Stop crying, my dear. You¡¯re an Alpha, for God¡¯s sake.¡± ¡°I¡¯m going to die,¡± I cried, sniffling. ¡°I haven¡¯t avenge Father and yet I¡¯m going to be killed. Mother!!!¡± ¡°Shhh. Hush now, darling.¡± she consoles. ¡°You will die, that¡¯s for sure. But you can still achieve something much more painful than killing that poor girl you abducted.¡± I slowly stopped crying and looked up to my mother¡¯s face. Her expression is serious and her smile was almost terrifying. I rubbed my nose like a lost child, as well as my tears. ¡°What do you mean, mother?¡± She bend down a little and get something underneath the wheelchair and I watched as she slightly struggled. My forehead knotted when I saw two candles on her small hands. One red in color and the other was ck. Both unused. On her other hand was a small bottle with purple liquid and a small piece of paper. ¡°The red candle is mixed with a dark magic and the ck one contains a drop of a stealer¡¯s blood.¡± she exined and handed the candles to me. ¡°What is this for?¡± She ignored my question and continues exining further, handing the small paper on my hand. ¡°Written in this note are the words you needed to chant in front of the woman. Make sure to lit the candles before reading this then put this,¡± she gave me the tiny bottle. ¡°put the liquid in your mouth after reading the chant and spit it on the girl once it tasted bitter.¡± I¡¯m confused with what she was saying. ¡°What is this? Will this kill that bitch?¡± Mother smiled slyly. ¡°No, Elon. This is how you steal a stealer.¡± Ashira¡¯s POV The door opened as I was seated on the corner of the room. My arms resting on my knees which was on my chest. As soon as I saw Elon entered the room, I tugged on my skirt, afraid to show any more skin for his perverted eyes. There was something evil on his eyes right now. Greater evil than what he has before. What is he nning to do this time? I prayed hard for my gift to work once he try toe near me. I won¡¯t let hime closer. My mind was too afraid of even entertaining that once hee to touch me, I might be stolen just like what Aiden said he might do. ¡°Don¡¯t get close or I¡¯ll send you flying again.¡± I warned though I¡¯m not even sure if I could do that again. Elon chuckled. He was two meter away from where I am when he stopped walking and I exhaled my relief. Did it work? Was he scared? Oh, God, please. If ever he touch me, please let my gift work. ¡°You know,¡± I narrowed my eyes at him when he started speaking. ¡°I thought you¡¯re worthless. A pregnant stealer, one I couldn¡¯t nt my seed to give me a pup who will continue my legacy. You¡¯re better off dead, I thought.¡± My teeth gritted. What is he talking about? Is he trying to tell me that he will kill me now that he can¡¯t use my abnormality? Huh! That¡¯s impossible, bastard! You won¡¯t be able to kill me and my child! ¡°But,¡± he started kneeling on the floor from where he was standing. I watched as he ced two candles in front of him. ¡°I¡¯ve seen your purpose to me.¡± A red and ck candle. My forehead knotted from confusion but my heart is flustered. I can feel that there¡¯s something wrong with what he was doing. No, what is he trying to do? ¡°Tenebrae, audite me. Lupus et loco horroris et vastae postntes ut reviviscant. C0ntent ? 2024 (N/?)velDrama.Org. Commodare donum luna. Nil conteram nobis. Ne mors. Nemo.¡± I watched him smirk before drinking something from a small bottle. My heart beat was changing the rhythm of its beat. Too fast and loud. No, its even faster each passing second. ¡°What are you doing?!¡± I screamed. My hands clutched on my chest as the beating started building a pain in my heart. It gotten hard to breathe as if the air around me was too thin,cking. ¡°What-¡± A cold ck liquid flowed from my head to my face. Suddenly, my heart stopped beating and my vision became blurry. What is happening to me? There¡¯s a tingling pain striking into my heart but I don¡¯t have enough force to even ache for it. But it hurts. It hurts a lot. I saw Elonughed and speak something but I didn¡¯t heard it as darkness enveloped my consciousness. There¡¯s only one word I uttered in my mind before faintingpletely. Aiden. Aiden¡¯s POV We reached the Ravenous pack faster than expected. We stopped running upon reaching Ravenous I was too distracted since I can¡¯t reach Ashira through our portal. Was she sleeping? Did Elon do something to her? No, I don¡¯t feel any pain so she¡¯s definitely safe. But why is she unresponsive? ¡°Aiden. There¡¯s no guard.¡± Jacob said. He was standing next to me and my army was behind us. Nick was on my other side while Lucianna stands next to her mate. Zeke came with us and he was standing just behind me. I looked around the perimeter of the Ravenousnd and there was no guard at sight. ¡°What is happening here?¡± Nick whispered. ¡°Its too quiet. And no one seems to be waiting for our attack. Or even ready.¡± I gritted my teeth. Is this some kind of n Elon has? ¡°Keep moving. Be mindful for any surprise attack.¡± I ordered and my army in their wolf forms howled. We continued running until we reached the gate of the pack. Still nothing. ¡°It¡¯s questionably quiet.¡± Jacob observed. The gate was even open and no one seemed to mind closing it for protection. This is far from what we expected to face. I slowly walked inside the gate and no one came to attack me. Not a single soul in sight. I can feel the presence of the people, they are here. But they are not attacking us. Were they hiding? A noise rumbling from of the house was heard and I moved into my fighting stance. Someone is I heard calming footstep walking closer. It¡¯s not even running. And its just three person. We waited until the three peoplee to the light and when I saw their faces, I already knew who they are. Marion, Tharus and Shi. The Beta, Gamma and the female head of the guards of this pack. Why does it seem to me that they are not trying to fight us? ¡°I came for my mate.¡± I said through gritted teeth. The three stopped on a safe distance. ¡°We know you¡¯reing. No one of ours will fight with yours.¡± Marion answered. My forehead knotted and I stood straight. They will not fight? Will they hand Ashira to me this easy? She¡¯s not dead. I¡¯m sure I¡¯ll know if she was even harmed. So how? Why? As if Marion read my thoughts, he spoke again. ¡°The people of this pack rejected Alpha Elon as its leader, we are now only tied by a fading bond, waiting for a new Alpha blood to fight him over his title.¡± I¡¯m not shock at all if his own people turn their back on him. This is what he gets for being a self- centered, conceited bastard. ¡°Where is he?¡± I¡¯ll be more than happy to kill that fucking coward and took this pack under my reign. I¡¯ll get everything from him as payment for abducting my mate. And I¡¯ll make sure to end his pointless life. ¡°He already epts his faith. He is waiting at the Arena, the whole pack people are already waiting there as witness for the new Alpha to reign.¡± Nick moved closer to me and whispered. ¡°I don¡¯t think this is a trap. Even if it is, they don¡¯t stand a chance.¡± I breathed heavily. I already know that. ¡°Where is my mate?¡± ¡°I¡¯ll go find her.¡± Lucianna suggested. No, I wanted to be the one to go see her. ¡°I-¡± ¡°This Elon is the son of the person who killed my father, right?¡± Zeke absentmindedly said. His eyes were lost in thoughts and I can feel the building wrath inside him. No, he had that anger inside him ever since. That¡¯s right. Zeke have an Alpha¡¯s blood. My Uncle Zeuracious was his father, and the blood of the rightful leader of this pack runs in his veins. I don¡¯t know if he knew that if he killed Elon, he will be the new Alpha of this pack but¡­ Even though I knew he have no interest of bing an Alpha, he is still the original heir of Ravenous. I might be trying to manipte this situation but I know Zeke is not the type to escape a responsibility. ¡°I entrust you of killing Elon, Zeke.¡± I saw how Nick snapped his head to me. Jacob, too. I gave them the look and they didn¡¯t utter a word. ¡°Do you want to avenge Zeuracious? Revenge Ashira for me? Can you kill Elon, huh, Zeke?¡± He looked at me with such hunger in his eyes. He studied my face if I was serious and when he saw my sincerity, he smirked. ¡°Do you even need to question my skills?¡± he jumped excitedly like he will y a boxing game and look to Marion. ¡°Where is this Arena?¡± ¡°I¡¯ll guide you, then.¡± Tharus answered. Zeke moved and my army of wolf followed. I looked at Nick and Jacob. ¡°I¡¯ll get Ashira. I can smell her in that cabin.¡± ¡°Aiden.¡± Jacob intrude before I could take a step. ¡°We are needed at the Arena. At least two Alpha must witness the fight or else it will be void.¡± Fuck! Fuckws! ¡°No-¡± ¡°I will find her.¡± Lucy said. ¡°I promise we¡¯ll follow at the Arena.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll go with her.¡± Nick suggested. Loud screams and cheers was heard and we looked towards where the Arena was. The people of Ravenous was cheering that finally, their worthless Alpha will be gone atst. Zeke must have arrived there. I gritted my teeth. ¡°Let¡¯s go, Aiden.¡± Jacob nudge at me. I don¡¯t want to. I want to see my mate safe first! ¡°I¡¯ll mind-link Jacob once I¡¯m with her. Please, go.¡± Lucy insisted. Fucking hell. Lucianna¡¯s POV ¡°In here. I can smell her inside.¡± I watched Nick as he turned the knob. ¡°I can smell her, too, you know.¡± This guy is such a bber. Once the door was opened. I saw my best friendying at the cold floor. Her hands were freed but the handcuffs used to tie her was still beneath her immobile hands. ¡°Ashi!¡± I run to her. Her skin was so cold to touch. ¡° Oh, God.¡± I said when I saw her belly bump. She really is pregnant! But why is it this big already? ¡°Wake her up, no, inform your boyfriend that we find her.¡± Nick ordered. I growled at him. Is this guy an Alpha of what? He likes ordering around a lot. Nick started waking Ashira and she was being responsive. She¡¯s waking up! ¡°She¡¯s okay. She¡¯s awaken.¡± I rolled my eyes. I can see it, beta. Instead of expressing my irritation, I did reached on to Jacob. ¡®We found Ashira. She¡¯s starting to wake up. We¡¯ll be there in a bit so please tell Aiden to wait.¡¯ God, Ashira, your mate is so head over heels in love with you. ¡®Okay. Come here now.¡¯ Jacob answered. A. He misses me too soon. Iughed inside but didn¡¯t bother replying to Jacob because Ashira ¡°Luce?¡± her eyes glittered when she looked at me. In a second, he looked at Nick and knotted her forehead before looking back at me. I threw myself at her and hugged her tight. ¡°Thank God you¡¯re okay!¡± My eyes are watery, tears are attempting to pool down my cheeks and I¡¯m just trying to suppress it. ¡°Don¡¯t go jumping on a pregnant woman, you crazy.¡± She joked and Iughed. ¡°Sorry. Let¡¯s go. Your mate might run here soon if we won¡¯t go to him now.¡± I guided her to stand while sheughs. ¡°I bet.¡± sheughed and I joined her. We started walking out of the Cabin and headed to where the Arena was. Nick kept walking behind us and I wondered why he was unusually quiet. I decided to ignore him when Ashira squeezed my palm with her hand. ¡°I¡¯m d you¡¯re here.¡± she spoke in a low voice. ¡°Always. If its saving you, I¡¯ll always tag myself along.¡± She looked at me with a knotted forehead. She was about to speak but the crowd cheered which caught her attention. I can see the fight from up here and at the high railings is where Jacob and Aiden stands. I saw Aiden turned and look at us. When his eyes saw Ashira, I¡¯m sure I saw it shone. He is relieved and happy. I looked at Ashira next and her eyes are wide open, shocked. Oh my! I¡¯ll be a witness of there heartwarmingeback! This must be an exceptional euphoric feeling for Aiden after the pain he faced when he lost her. And now, I¡¯ll see how they will- My thoughts stopped when Ashira started running down. Aiden was just straight ahead and she¡¯s running towards her. A! I¡¯m gonna cry! I saw Aiden was lost, barely moving his legs as he step forward, he will meet Ashira halfway! My eyes waters as they grew nearer to each other and my heart flutters from happiness for my best friend. They were a few inches away when I saw Ashira run past Aiden and to the railings. Aiden followed her with confused look. Hurt. Questioning. She¡­ was looking down the Arena field where the fight are taking ce. Right now, Zeke was holding the bloody body of Elon on the ground. I saw Zeke¡¯s w as it strike on Elon¡¯s neck. Thest move that ended the fight. But I was confused on what I heard Ashira shouted when Zeke¡¯s ws were in the air. ¡°ELON!!! NOOO! DON¡¯T KILL HIM! DON¡¯T KILL MY MATE!¡± *** Please follow my instagram for news about the update. Chapter 54: An Alphas Downfall Chapter 54: An Alpha''s Downfall Chapter 54: An Alpha¡¯s Downfall Aiden¡¯s POV ¡°Fucking calm down. You¡¯re fidgeting.¡± I growled silently at Jacob from what he said. But I am! I¡¯m fucking fidgeting because we haven¡¯t heard from Lucianna or Nick if they found Ashira by now. ¡°Chill.¡± I groaned between gritted teeth. ¡°You start the it.¡± I said, referring to the fight to ur. ¡°You should be the one doing the introduction, First-Alpha-on-the-North-list.¡± Ugh. I know that but I can¡¯t take my head off Ashira, continuously reaching her mind but I really can¡¯t get inside our portal. This is so frustrating! I looked at Jacob with narrowed eyes and he slumped his shoulder with a sigh. ¡°Good image to show me, brother.¡± I snorted. ¡°Like I needed to teach more, brother. You had your mate without my help so you can do this one.¡± Jacobughed. ¡°Lazy Alpha of the strongest pack.¡± he continuedughing when I scoffed, ignoring him. He cleared his throat before taking a step forward. We are standing at the upper floor of the field, where we can see the fight clearly and where we are able to interfere the fight once it got out of hand. Well, one needs to kill the other, anyway so we wouldn¡¯t need to intervene but if someone walks in and try help Elon, we have the right to kill them right away. ¡°An evening I¡¯m sure is not pleasant to everyone here.¡± Jacob started. I almostughed by his opening speech. The crowd sure is pleasant right now for being off the bond with their worthless Alpha. ¡°The winner of this fight will be dered the next to reigning Alpha of Ravenous pack. The fifth in line of the North region.¡± the crowd cheered and some shouted to start killing Elon already. Jacob looked back to me with a smirk before he continues. ¡°A win will be decided when one of the fighter dies. No rules will apply for the two alpha bloods on the field but its strictly forbidden for anyone to intervene.¡± The crowd continues shouting and I knew no one will try and help their Alpha at all. What a poor bastard. ¡°Let the battle begin!¡± Property ? N?velDrama.Org. ¡®Nick, update me.¡¯ I said through the mind-link. ¡®We¡¯re still at it. I¡¯ll update you so do your role there.¡¯ I sighed and cleared my throat. I tried reaching Ashira¡¯s thoughts again but still nothing. Okay. I think I need to focus right now into this battle. I don¡¯t think there will be harm to be done since the pack already decides for themselves. So no one will fight us now. Zeke stands proud in the middle of the field and in front of him is Elon who¡¯s sittingfortably on the ground with his legs straight and his hands leaning for support. ¡°And who are you?¡± Elon asked Zeke. Since Jacob and I are Alpha, we can hear the conversation with our enhanced hearing. The whole crowd won¡¯t but we do. Zeke¡¯s nose is ring. I¡¯m not sure but I already saw a shade of red in his eyes even though he is still not an Alpha. The crowd must be cheering for him to win. Giving him an ample amount of force and strength. Elon looked up to where I was. ¡°It¡¯s you I wanted to fight, Aiden. Why are you asking a..¡± he looked at Zeke with a disgust look. ¡°I don¡¯t even know what you are, boy.¡± Zeke¡¯s body started shaking uncontrobly. ¡°Zeke, you need to fight in human form.¡± I said, enough for his ears to hear. Zeke looked at me angrily. His body is still shaking, his breathes are uneven and saliva are dripping down his mouth. A condition when the wolf part is taking over the human. Which he shouldn¡¯t do. Though its not against the rules, the crowd might think he don¡¯t have any control over his wolf. And that is not the right thing to show if you want to be an Alpha and if you want the pack to ept you. But of course, Zeke does not care about any of these at all. ¡°This guy doesn¡¯t even knew the basic?¡± Elon said andughed as he stood up, looking at Zeke with narrowed eyes. ¡°What is your right to fight me, boy? And¡­ what is this smell? You¡¯re a rogue?¡± Elon The crowd seems to be confused as the cheering dies down a little. ¡°So what?¡± Zeke said with emphasis of anger and he surely can¡¯t hold his wolf any longer. ¡°Zeke. Fight in human form.¡± Jacob also instructed as he noticed that Zeke¡¯s trembling won¡¯t stop. It even increases to the point that his shirt were ripped when his shoulders started growing bigger. An uing shape-shifting. ¡°This is bad.¡± Jacob muttered beside me. I sighed loudly. ¡°Maybe if he shifted, we could change the report. What do you think?¡± I scoffed. ¡°With all these crowd?¡± Jacob is being silly. ¡°They don¡¯t want their Alpha, anyway.¡± ¡°Still. There¡¯s the Beta who¡¯s waiting for a mistake to happen so he could reign this pack.¡± Not that it matters but I would like Zeke to be the Alpha of Ravenous. He deserves that right. ¡°Zeke, there¡¯s aw. If you won¡¯t kill him the right way, we can¡¯t let you fight him.¡± I said to him. Zeke looked at me while Elon kept smirking. Why is this bastard even feels like he win this round when all of his pack wanted him out? ¡°There¡¯s no such thing as that, though, right?¡± Jacob whispered to me. I growled at him. Of course, there isn¡¯t but I¡¯m trying tpo encourage Zeke to do the proper ways so the goal will be achieved right. ¡°I¡­¡± Zeke talked, making our attention back at the field. His eyes are focused to Elon and its fight his wolf form taking over. ¡°am the son of Zeuracious.¡± After he said that, he gave a blow on Elon¡¯s unprepared face. The crowd cheered when Elon fell on the ground, t on his face. The weak Alpha spit blood and looked at Zeke with narrowed eyes and wide psycho smile. ¡°The son of the fool Alpha. Don¡¯t make meugh.¡± From what he said, Zeke took another step to attack but Elon easily dodged it, giving a kick on Zeke¡¯s ribs, losing his bnce. Elon stood up to attack but before his ws reached Zeke¡¯s torso, Zeke ducked and stabbed Elon¡¯s stomach. ¡°Watch the fool¡¯s son kill you.¡± he said and pierced his ws deeper, hitting the internal organs of Elon, before twisting his hands for further impact. ¡°Ack!¡± Blood bursted out of Elon¡¯s mouth and his arms numbed falling on his sides. ¡®We found her.¡¯ I looked on my side when I heard Nick on my head. Immediately, I lose my focus on the fight. ¡°They found her and she¡¯s alright.¡± Jacob said to me, too. Lucianna had reached to him, as well. I sighed in relief and nodded at Jacob. He looked down and continues watching the fight. I peaked on the field and Zeke is the only one attacking right now. Elon ispletely immobile. This already looked like a winning match for Zeke as I see it so I decided to talk with Nick. ¡®Is she alright?¡¯ ¡®Yeah. I think so. She¡¯s not talking to me though. Is that weird?¡¯ My forehead knotted from his report. ¡®How about Lucianna?¡¯ ¡®Still the same. Nothing change between them though I feel like I¡¯m left out.¡¯ I groaned from how I imagined Nick pouting right now as he said those. ¡®Stop acting like a child and be mindful of the surrounding. If anyone wants to assault me, they¡¯ll go for my mate so keep your guards up and stop sulking.¡¯ ¡®I got it.¡¯ I sighed. At least, she¡¯s safe. ¡°Zeke is winning,¡± Jacob updated me about the fight. ¡°Are they here yet?¡± ¡°They¡¯reing.¡± He nodded and we both continue watching the fight. Zeke surely made this a fight worthy to watch as he make Elon suffer than have a quick death. ¡°You¡­¡± Zeke stopped hitting when Elon spoke. He looked up at where I was standing. His face is bloody and deformed from the swollen bruises. ¡°¡­didn¡¯t win this fight.¡± Even from his state right now, he managed to smirk. The same look that its as if he did win. I¡¯m not a bit scared from what he said. I had my mate back, and he lose his own pack. I can¡¯t see the sense he was trying to point out. ¡°That Alpha is all mouth.¡± Jacob whispered. In a brisk of wind, I smelled the most intoxicating scent that my lungs craved a lot. She¡¯s here. I turned around and saw Ashira up there. Standing next to her friend with Nick behind them. My mate. Finally. I am willing to die just to have a look on that face. Just to be able to touch her, to smell her. I don¡¯t know what her emotion is right now. I can¡¯t feel her yet. Did they make her drink another kind of concealing potion? ¡°Just end it already.¡± I heard Jacob whispered, talking about the fight down the field but I don¡¯t care about it anymore. My hands started to shake and I tried my best to hide it. It¡¯s itching to be in Ashira¡¯s skin. My wolf is howling, longing. ¡®Stay in there, pal.¡¯ I said to my wolf when I felt him trying to take over. What¡¯s he gonna do to Ashira when I let him out? Jump to her? I watched as I saw Ash took a slow step forward. Looking in my direction. I thought she¡¯s gonna fall and when she started running to me, I wanted to run to her too but my legs made a slow steps to her. She¡¯s getting close, her scent is getting stronger. My hand went up to the air when we¡¯re a meter away but¡­ My eyes slowly watched as she run past me, ignoring mepletely. My hand was stuck in the air as the tip of her hair slowly fly in the air and herpletely gone to my reach. A familiar sting on my chest was what I felt and it seems that my breathe has stopped, no, the air has left my lungs. And its so hard to breathe. I heard Ashira screamed and¡­ she¡¯s crying. I can¡¯t hear it clear, it seems like my heart moved to my ears and all I could hear are its loud beats. I¡¯m confused. Or am I just denying the possibilities that- ¡°DON¡¯T KILL MY MATE!¡± That four words crushed me into pieces. My whole body was stunned, I can¡¯t move or even to look back to my mate crying for someone else¡¯s. Nick stopped just right in front of me and I had the strength to put my extended arm down to my sides. My eyes never left looking forward and I can¡¯t even look at Nick who¡¯s watching me in a shock expression. Or to Ashira crying behind me. I thought the sting I felt is in its maximum when my mate ignored me but the moment I heard the words she screamed, another wave of pain stabbed my chest. ¡°Noooo!¡± I hear her screamed again and slowly, I looked her way. She was kneeling on the fllor, her hands are on the metal railings and she¡¯s crying nonstop. The tears that fell on her eyes didn¡¯t even halt and¡­ It felt so real. Like she really did lose¡­ me. I¡¯m her mate. Why is she crying for him? ¡°What are you doing, Ashira?!¡± it was Jacob. She tried and grabbed Ashira in the arm but she kept wiggling, looking at Jacob with narrowed teary eyes. ¡°Why did you kill him?!¡± ¡°What are you saying!? Get the fuck up!¡± Jacob snatched her arm and I wanted to stop him but¡­ Lucianna ran past me and I saw how she looked at me with worrying eyes. ¡°Jacob, no, stop it. She¡¯s¡­¡± I didn¡¯t hear what she said next because Ashira screamed again. ¡°You let the father of my child get killed!¡± My mind went ck and the crying Ash, scolding Jacob, cheering crowd, every sound around me has be muffled noise. Father of her child? That¡¯s ours. That child is mine. I wanted to shout at her, I wanted to be mad, I can¡¯t. I can feel the bond between us but she¡­ she can¡¯t? Is itpletely gone to her? She¡¯s bond to Elon now? Elon seeded? This is what he¡¯s saying that I didn¡¯t win at all? For the first time in my life, I will say Elon is right. I did lost. The bond between them didn¡¯t even break when Elon died. Death won¡¯t stop this curse, is it? Ashira, please, scream my name¡­ I tried reaching our portal over and over again. Saying the exact same words. Begging. Pleading. ¡°ELON!!!¡± she screams in agony and pain. Its not my name she screamed. Lucianna¡¯s POV ¡°Let me go!¡± Ashira kept struggling from our hold. I was guessing that she was stolen by Elon before we reach here. He did onest mess before dying, that jerk. I can¡¯t even look at Aiden. I can see how lost he is. He is not even moving from where he was, he was not saying any words, but his eyes says it all. It¡¯s heartbreaking. ¡°That¡¯s not your fucking mate, wake up!¡± Jacob kept being harsh with Ashira but all she does was cry and scream her fake mate¡¯s name. ¡°Jake, please, that¡¯s pointless.¡± ¡°You have your mate over there!¡± he ignored me and pointed at Aiden as he speaks. ¡°Fucking open your eyes and look at your mate!¡± Ashira stopped crying and we thought she will look at Aiden but she looked down the field, to the lifeless body of Elon. She screamed once more and we were send flying over the bench, electrocuted. Damn, that stings. Jacob had caught me tho he took the blow. Ashira didn¡¯t seem to care as she jumped on the railings, to the field! ¡°Ashira, you¡¯re pregnant!¡± Oh, right, the baby won¡¯t be harmed. ¡°Fuck,¡± Jacob cussed in the wind. ¡°What are you doing standing there like an idiot, Aiden?!¡± Jacob helped me up, his eyes are narrowed to Aiden who didn¡¯t gave any response. I heard Jacob clicked his tongue but didn¡¯t say a word tho I can feel he got a lot to say. We watched Ashira down the field, running to Elon and Zeke was watching her with knotted forehead. ¡°We need to get her back to the pack. Zynia needs to know this.¡± I heard Nick said to Aiden but still no response from him at all. Slowly, Aiden walked to the railings, looking down the field where Ashira hugged the lifeless body of that fucking jerk Alpha. Zeke¡¯s POV ¡°What are you- Don¡¯t tell me¡­ Fuck you, jerk!¡± I gave the dead Elon a kick upon realizing that Ashira was fucking snatched by him! ¡°Stop! Please, stop! You killed him! What more do you want?!¡± I feel like my blood went to my head from the way she acts right now. Disgusting. I held her arms and made her stood up. My eyes leveled with her widened eyes and I can see pain in there. ¡°Fuck!¡± I tried shaking her. ¡°He is not your fucking mate! Wake up, damn it!¡± Her sobs were what I heard before she looked down to Elon and screamed her cries once more. I shaked her, telling the same thing over and over again but she kept crying like a true widowed woman! ¡°Fucking hell!¡± A hand grabbed my wrist and pulled me away from Ashira. ¡°Stop, Zeke.¡± It was Aiden. ¡°What? You¡¯re okay with this? She-¡± ¡°Everyone!¡± Aiden screamed towards the crowd who was oblivious of what the fuck was already happening because of their bastard Alpha. ¡°The battle ended right before our eyes and the report will be sent to the High Council with clear results.¡± ¡°How can you act so calm-¡± ¡°For now, wee your new Alpha. The son of Zeuracious, my cousin, the leader that would reign Ravenous pack with dignity and honor. Zeke!¡± Howls and cheer was filled in the Arena but I can¡¯t take my eyes off Aiden,pletely ignored the sobs of Ashira on the ground. ¡°What did you just say-¡± ¡°You did well. From now on, you have the responsibility for this pack. Thank you for killing Elon for me.¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t killed him for you! And what-¡± ¡°You¡¯re the reason why my mate is dead?!¡± Ashira shouted all of a sudden. I looked at Aiden and he can¡¯t even look at Ashira. He was facing her but his eyes are looking past her. ¡°I did.¡± I saw how his jaws clenched. ¡°Fuck you!¡± Ashira¡¯s palm went on Aiden¡¯s face, making a loud sound and I knew from how his skin went red that it probably stung. But Aiden¡¯s face didn¡¯t changed at all. He didn¡¯t look mad, hurt or sad. It seems he loose the sense of emotion. Or maybe he is the peak of pain that it won¡¯t add up more. ¡°You areing to my pack with me.¡± is thest word Aiden uttered. *** For those who prayed for my lil sis, she is fine now. Thank you for your love, I appreciate it. Follow instagram ount @jokerde_official for news and updates. Chapter 55: If I lay here Chapter 55: If Iy here Chapter 55: If Iy here¡­ Aiden¡¯s POV I watched Ashira from afar yet I feel like we are way farther than we already are. She¡¯s been zoning out, looking at nothing without any emotion and then she¡¯ll cry for minutes¡­or hours. She had been repeating the same sincest night that we arrive to the pack. And it hurts me more. Elon being her recognized mate already made my knees bent. But seeing her like this sent me straight to hell. I can¡¯t stand seeing her crying and broken like this but I also can¡¯t take my eyes off her. Even for a second. ¡°Aiden.¡± I didn¡¯t bother to look back, I knew Nick has been lurking around since we got here. Everyone was worried. But I¡¯m beyond them. I¡¯m afraid. Scared. Hopeless. Each time that I look at Ashira and each narrowed angered eyes look she gave me, I knew I can¡¯t go near her again. It feels like forever. Only Lucianna cane near her. The memories she had with me seems to be altered based on Lucianna¡¯s observation. So technically, Ashira don¡¯t remember me. At all. ¡°Ash is not eating since we arrive and it¡¯s almost night now.¡± Nick is right and it seems to me that my mate is trying to kill herself. The effects of losing a mate is too much for her, she¡¯s drowning herself into a darkness that didn¡¯t even exist. A darkness made for her to suffer, and for me to die alive. ¡°Where¡¯s Luce?¡± I looked back at Ashira and right now she¡¯s crying again, sobbing while hugging her arms in her chest. I sighed as my heart was pinched by that sight. ¡°She is with Zynia right now at the basement. Aren¡¯t you supposed to talk with Z?¡± ¡°Later.¡± I know I need to but I can¡¯t keep my eyes off her. Not now. Not yet. ¡°You¡¯ve been saying that sincest night, Aiden. And you are still not moving from where you stand. Should I ask Zynia toe up?¡± ¡°No!¡± We were both taken aback when I shouted. I quickly look at Ashira¡¯s way to see if she heard us but she¡¯s not paying any attention to us at all. She has stopped sobbing but she¡¯s zoning off again. I sighed. She is so lost in her thoughts. I looked back to Nick and his eyes are still wide as he looks at me. ¡°Ashira hates the smell of a fellow stealer.¡± I think he needs exnation over my opposed behaviour. ¡°I¡¯ll have a talk with Z now but guard my mate and don¡¯t let your eyes off her.¡± Nick nodded. ¡°You can count on me.¡± I looked at him with unsure re. ¡°You have a tendency of being distracted. Don¡¯t.¡± ¡°I won¡¯t, dude! Just go.¡± Nick rolled his eyes at me and looked at Ashira like a snap dog. I sighed. Okay, I¡¯ll trust him. Seth is still under recovery but we expect him to be fine until tomorrow. He¡¯s conscious now and Ava was with him. Upon hearing the news about what happened to Ashira, he acted the same way Zeke did. And Zeke¡­ Oh, well. ¡°Just in time, Aiden.¡± Lucianna came to me half-running. ¡°What¡¯s up?¡± I asked with a knotted forehead. ¡°Zeke is on rampage again.¡± she said. ¡°I wanted to stop him but can¡¯t beat an Alpha, can I?¡± I chuckled. ¡°Yeah, you can but not unscratched. I¡¯ll handle this.¡± I stepped forward and felt the dark atmosphereing from Zeke¡¯s rage. Lucianna leaned on the wall outside the room as I walked right through it. I saw Zeke curled as he tried to held his screams. He must be suffering from the pain of rejecting the pack he won over. ¡°Still resisting?¡± The moment I spoke, Zeke¡¯s red eyes pierced at me like he was a predator. ¡°I. Don¡¯t. Want. This.¡± even the way he speak seems like a hard job. His fangs are showing and the drools now reached his chin. ¡°Aiden, my son does not want to be an Alpha. It¡¯s the power of the pack that is giving him pain.¡± Zynia who¡¯s standing behind me spoke. I looked at her and sighed before watching Zeke again. ¡°It¡¯s because he is rejecting the title made for him, Z. The pain of his people is mirroring back to him, making him feel ten fold of their agony.¡± ¡°I. Have. No. People.¡± ¡°Well, you do now. So either ept the position, suffer everyday or have someone with an Alpha blood kill you for the title.¡± Zeke screams loud enough that it echoed the whole basement. I¡¯m guessing that¡¯s another wave of pain from the pack bond and his frustration. ¡°Have a run. Your wolf needs it.¡± Zeke was huffing heavily as he looks at me with anger. I can¡¯t do anything for him though. It¡¯s how it is, I could not return time. And if I could, I would. Zeke stood up, slightly trembling and I figured he will follow what I just said. ¡°And give it some thoughts as you wander, Zeke.¡± He growled at me but headed out of the room with heavy footsteps. ¡°He¡¯s like a child throwing tantrums.¡± Lucianna said as she entered the room. ¡°He almost bumped into me.¡± ¡°Forgive my son, Lucy. He didn¡¯t want to be an Alpha that is why he acts like that.¡± Zynia said apologetically. ¡°No, it¡¯s okay. So, Aiden how¡¯s my friend up there?¡± I sat on the vacant chair next to me. ¡°Still the same.¡± ¡°I¡¯ve been waiting for you for a talk, Alpha Aiden.¡± Zynia started. ¡°I can only imagine what you¡¯re going through.¡± And I was hoping I could just imagine all of this. ¡°I¡¯m fine. What¡¯s hard to see was my mate, doing that to herself.¡± ¡°Yes, that is one of the effects of losing a mate. I had the same experience when Zeus died.¡± ¡°And you survived it.¡± Lucianna sat on one chair next to Zynia as she looked at her attentively. ¡°How did you do that?¡± ¡°I had Zeke. He was born and I was given a new purpose in life.¡± Lucy and I made eye contact as if we were given ideas. ¡°Will Ashira survive this too when she gave birth to my pup?¡± It¡¯s the same question I knew Lucianna came up with. But I¡¯m too hopeful from what I heard. C0ntent ? 2024 (N/?)velDrama.Org. ¡°She will stop sulking, yes. But I don¡¯t think it will make her remember you, Alpha Aiden.¡± My breathe hitched. ¡°Why?¡± Lucianna asked. I wanted to ask that but I forgot my own words as I heard what she have said. ¡°Luna Ashira was stolen. She thinks the baby was Elon¡¯s and it won¡¯t change the fact that she has forgotten,¡± she looked at me. ¡°You.¡± Silence enveloped us inside the room. I can see in my peripheral vision the way Lucianna looks at me with a worried look. I¡¯m not sure what face I¡¯m making but I feel like half of my body is buried underground. ¡°One good thing I can say for what was happening right now is that the pup she is carrying has a strong ability. I can sense it even from down here. She¡¯s carrying a boy, and with iparable strength.¡± ¡°That¡¯s good news, right, Aiden?¡± Luce tried to cheer up the mood but I¡¯m not blending in to it. ¡°As long as the pup is healthy, I couldn¡¯t care more.¡± I simply said. I won¡¯t even care if I had a boy or a girl. I want my family back. That¡¯s all I want now. ¡°I think you need to tell her the truth now. Exin to her what happened, she¡¯ll resist, but we need to trouble her mind a bit.¡± Z suggested. ¡°So I will start telling things about Aiden to her now?¡± ¡°Yes, Lucy. What you were doing was keeping her entertained but she need to know that she lived another version of her world that she¡¯s oblivious of. And I rmend for Aiden to talk to her about it.¡± My jaw tightened and my hand made a fist. ¡°She hates me.¡± ¡°She does. After all, she thinks you asked Zeke to kill her mate for you. But I still believe that the bond between you both is stronger than what she believed. Let your wolf howl for her. Let her see you, talk to her, make herfortable with you again.¡± My mind wandered as she said those words. I don¡¯t know how it will work but if its the best thing to do, I will. ¡°I¡¯ll talk to her.¡± I stood up. ¡°Also, Z, give your son a talk. Ravenous is rightfully his. He shouldn¡¯t run away from it.¡± When she nodded, I left. *** As I climb up the stairs from the basement, my lungs filled itself of Ashira¡¯s intoxicating scent as if on instinct that I¡¯ll be near her soon. I saw Nick from where I left him, looking after my mate just as I ordered. I looked at Ashira next, she was sitting at where she has been positioned sincest night. The view of the garden surrounding her was eaten by the dark and I see her as the only bright light that gave life on that spot. She was seated in her usual bench. Can she feel that it was hers? That she belonged here? That she belonged to me? Is she even confused of her feelings? Can I make her confuse? Can she feel any changes about herself when I¡¯m around? Looking back, I can¡¯t see much of peaceful bond we had together. Its either we fight and make up for what we fought for. I¡¯m always around her, and I want to be around her. But I regret not having more good times with her. Because right now, what memories can I say to her so that she could remember me? ¡°Hey, Aiden, where are you going?¡± Nick whispered, he was afraid that I¡¯lle near her. I am, too. I continued walking. My feet feels heavy from each step I take and as I get closer, it felt heavier. The moment I stopped in front of her, air from my lungs left mepletely. ¡°Hey, Ash.¡± I said in almost a whisper. The way she looked at my face with disgusts and anger almost made me want to step back again. But no, I¡¯m taking back what¡¯s mine first. ***** For those who asks for update inments, please follow @jokerde_official on Instagram because I¡¯m having errors in replying. Chapter 56: Stole you Chapter 56: Stole you Chapter 56: Stole you Aiden¡¯s POV ¡°How dare you toe near me?¡± Her voice is trembling but I heard the hate and anger in it with clear emphasis. I never thought that the sparkling eyes I adored will ever look at me like this. Like I¡¯m a monster. Like I shouldn¡¯t even exist. Can¡¯t she feel our bond at all? My mind is puzzled, its breaking apart. This situation is dreading, and theck of solution or cure for Ashira¡¯s case had increases the frustration I feel that leads to a building sense of lost on my part. The pain in my chest was thest thing I have on the list, or so I tried. Because if I don¡¯t and just let myself get drowned from every sting I felt in my soul, I won¡¯t be able to function. At all. ¡°This is my pack.I make the rules.¡± I know I sounded rude but I can¡¯t find any more ways to talk to her without begging, pleading or breaking down. I feel so weak, I feel so hopeless but I should be strong or we won¡¯t survive this. ¡°Power-trip, right? That¡¯s what you use to kill my Elon. You used your power to order some rogue to kill the father of my child!¡± My. I felt a loud thud inside my chest and my wolf just stumbled inside me upon hearing her words. Instead, I let out a fakeugh that made a deep crease on her forehead. I think she¡¯ll burst her anger anytime soon so I decided to speak before she does. ¡°If only your believed mate is alive, I¡¯ll be d to kill him again.¡± I saw her eyes widened before her nose red. ¡°You are heartless.¡± ¡°You took my heart, I won¡¯t wonder why.¡± My eyes softened as I look at her reaction, she seem to be shocked at what she heard from me. But what more touched my soul was the way I sensed the effects I gave her. I touched her soul. Only for a bit because her walls started to guard up again. ¡°I won¡¯t cheat with my mate.¡± she said. I sighed from the frustration of how she was picking up the conversation. ¡°I know.¡± You will never cheat with me. ¡°Can I sit beside you?¡± ¡°You are asking? You just shoved to my face how powerful you are in your territory. Even if I say ¡®no¡¯, you¡¯ll still have it your way.¡± ¡°If I¡¯m having it my way, you will be in my arms.¡± I sighed. ¡°I need a talk with you.¡± Silence was what she responded me with. Was she taken aback? Am I making this quick? I¡¯m not lying though. I wanted to held her in my arms, feel her body that I miss, touch her, kiss her. Tell her how much I love her. ¡°You are flirting with me.¡± she stated and I chuckled. I am, baby. She moved on the edge of the bench and motioned for me to sit and that made me smile. Ashira, even though she was unaware of what I really am to her, she still have the same kind heart. N?velDrama.Org: owner of this content. I sat on the other edge and my heart lighten up a bit. This is enough. This feels enough. I can live with this. ¡°I¡¯m not forgiving you for what you did to Elon.¡± This again¡­ I wanted to get tired from all of this but no, she is not aware of the truth. She didn¡¯t know she was mine. She still is. ¡°I am not asking for forgiveness.¡± I sighed. ¡°You¡¯re rude.¡± I looked at her and when her eyes met with mine, she quickly looked away. She hates me and I can feel her anger but her actions somewhat opposed her emotions and words. I looked at the bump on her belly and in just a short time, it grew bigger than yesterday. I can even hear my pup¡¯s pulse inside her womb, I can feel it sensing me back. Upon noticing the way I look at her bulging tummy, she ced her hand on top of it as if that will cover it. I chuckled. ¡°What do you want from me?¡± I heard her ask but my eyes was kept on her belly as she starts to stroke it gently. Damn, I wanna do that too. ¡°Are you nning to do something bad to my child?¡± there is fear and disgust in her voice. The mixture of her tone made the hole in my chest grewrger, expanded with a pain I¡¯m surprised I took in. With clenched jaw, I looked her back in the eyes. My expression is hardened, hurt, but I¡¯m trying my best to resist the irritation I felt from her question. ¡°I will never do that to my child.¡± I hissed after saying the words. It came out with too much anger that she may absorb. ¡°I¡¯m not the bad one here.¡± ¡°Your?¡± Her emerald eyes squinted as it looked at me with confusion and disbelief. ¡°You called my baby yours? How dare you?!¡± she stood up, her eyes were angry and hateful as if I¡¯m a monster. I tilted my head to the side, diverting my vision away from her and my tongue pushing the inside of my cheeks to stop myself because I can feel myself bursting any moment. ¡°This is my child with Elon! The Alpha you just killed! The one who never did anything to you but you decided to kill him because you are powerful! Well, guess what? I don¡¯t care if you are the strongest Alpha of the North, if strongest means you can kill anyone who didn¡¯t do anything to be killed then I rather be with the weakest-¡± ¡°You don¡¯t know anything, woman.¡± The nerves on my forehead started to throb. I am starting to lose it and the view of my mate bbering non-sense overpowers the sympathy I have for her for being like this. ¡°I know you killed my Elon just for your own-¡± My head snapped back to her and looked at her eyes with narrowing eyes. ¡°I KILLED HIM BECAUSE HE STOLE YOU FROM ME!¡± I growled! My voice echoed from how loud I shouted and it made Ashira jump, startled from my sudden outburst. I¡¯m not a person of patience, but it is not my intention to scare her that I immediately regretted my actions. Her face still have that same hatred but its mixed with confusion. She looks at me as if I¡¯m dumb, like I¡¯m a fool. Maybe, I am. ¡°Aiden!¡± Lucianna came from nowhere and stand between me and Ashira. I shook my head and looked up where the sky was dark. Funny how the stars are not visible, too. I feel like the skies are mirroring my life ironically. My voice was heard from the basement, I wouldn¡¯t be surprised if it reached the whole pack. Damn. ¡°You should tell it to her in a more gentler way. She won¡¯t understand you that way.¡± Lucianna scoffed and turned to Ashira who is now frowning at her friend. ¡°You¡¯re on his side? I thought you don¡¯t like him? And tell me what exactly?¡± Lucy looked at me with a pleading look, as if she was asking me to stop something I¡¯m not aware of but upon realizing my current state I found out that my eyes are red. My wolf took over quickly just when I lose my cool. I sighed and closed my eyes. ¡°I¡¯ll tell youter but I need to talk with this guy first. I¡¯ll get back to youter, Ash.¡± Lucianna grabbed on my arm and pulled me away from where my mate stands bewildered. My wolf wanted to growl at Lucianna for taking the chance of telling her the truth but I took over already. I can¡¯t keep losing over my wolf, that is un-Alpha thing to happen and I just be just that. ¡°Why did you shout at her like that!?¡± Her voice is low but with emphasis in every word. ¡°You should¡¯ve tell her in a calm way or else the both of you will just sh! She¡¯s not the Ashira before, Aiden.¡± ¡°She¡¯s still my Ashira. She didn¡¯t change, her memories and beliefs are altered but she¡¯s still my mate.¡± ¡°Well, she didn¡¯t know that so start acting ording to her state.¡± I sighed. She have a point and I knew I lost it. I decided to refrain from speaking because what I did was not right. ¡°Now, I will talk to her. I will try to exin to her what happened-¡± ¡°I should be the one to do that, Lucianna.¡± ¡°And you blew off your chance by shouting and scaring her so back off for now, I¡¯ll handle this.¡± ¡°She won¡¯t believe you.¡± ¡°She won¡¯t believe you, too, you know.¡± Fuck. Why did I even think I¡¯ll be a special case to this? ¡°But our bond might touch her again¡­¡± Lucianna looked at me with a pitying look and I immediately shook my head. ¡°Stop giving me that look.¡± ¡°Then don¡¯t act that way so you won¡¯t gain ¡®this¡¯ look, Aiden. If you will not be stronger than this problem, then both of you will be lost.¡± I sighed in defeat. I know that. I know but still, my emotions are exploding inside my chest when I¡¯m near Ashira. ¡°I¡¯ll talk to her, I¡¯ll exin it and the rest is up to her.¡± Our talk was done when I nodded to herst words. She is right, I blew my chance. But tomorrow, I¡¯ll try again. Ashira¡¯s POV There is something wrong with me. I can feel it. I¡¯m not sure if its because I had lost Elon or if from my pregnancy but something inside me feel like dying and awakening from time to time. I can¡¯t handle the pain whenever the thought of Elon¡¯s face shes in my head. My chest feels like I was stabbed by a sword bigger than my heart, tearing me in half, and the next thing I knew, I¡¯m crying with my throat being clenched. I can¡¯t shout, I can¡¯t cry louder, I feel like someone was holding my neck, choking me everytime. ¡°Okay, now we can talk in peace.¡± Lucy jiggly walked to me and grinned. ¡°Let¡¯s getfortable now.¡± she motioned for me to sit. My eyes went to the rude Alpha named Aiden as I caught him staring at me while standing from where Lucy pulled him. I felt my friend tugged on my fingers and pull me back to the bench but my eyes never left those golden-brown eyes. This is what I was talking about. When this man is near me, when I smell his scent, when I feel his presence, when I see him, I feel like I¡¯m alive. If Elon¡¯s picture in my head kills me, this guy makes me feel something¡­ weird. Why am I mesmerized by the eyes of my mate¡¯s killer anyway? The Alpha looked away first before heading towards the house. I watched him walk and everything looked like a slow-motion. My hand made a fist when I felt like something inside me has shaken. This is what I¡¯m talking about. There¡¯s something about him that pulls me closer though I know I hate him but he still give me this kind of feels. Lucianna noticed where I was looking and she snapped her head to the guy and scoffing, she looked back at me. ¡°Don¡¯t mind him. That reaction of him was normal since he is going through a lot so just bare with him.¡± I frowned. ¡°He said something¡­¡± ¡°Yeah, well,¡± Lucy shrugged and smile. A weak smile. The smile she does only when something is going on. The same smile she¡¯s been giving me sincest night. ¡°You heard him clear, I bet.¡± ¡®I killed him because he stole you from me!¡¯ Those words echoed in my head with the same baritone loud voice. To be honest, I felt like my wolf howled inside me though I can¡¯t see her howling. I haven¡¯t seen my wolf since¡­ I can¡¯t remember. She seemed idle, far, resting, like I¡¯m alone right now. ¡°Any questions?¡± Lucy have her brows up, waiting for me to speak but I couldn¡¯t find my words. I feel like I got things I wanted to rify and it feels like I had piled up questions but I don¡¯t know where to start. ¡°Confuse phase, huh?¡± she concluded from my silence. I nodded and looked back at the house, he¡¯s not there where he was standing all day. I knew he was guarding me and maybe that¡¯s to be sure I won¡¯t escape but¡­ now it feels like he was watching me the entire time. ¡°He¡­¡± I trailed off when I saw Elon¡¯s face in my head again. Again, a pinching feeling in my chest was there. I feel hurt, pained that I lost him. ¡°Hey, hey, why are you crying?¡± I sobbed louder as tears pooled down my eyes like falls. My mouth was open but I can¡¯t hear any soundsing out of it. I feel the choking feeling again, as if my neck was held by someone, trapping the sounds. I wanted to scream Elon¡¯s name. I want to call for him. Ask anyone to bring his back. Bring my life back. Lucianna hugged me tight as my world seems to crumble down on me.. ¡°Hush, now, Ash. This is just a fake effect. You didn¡¯t lose your mate. You didn¡¯t lose him.¡± I can hear Luce and I wanted to ask what she meant but I feel like I was caged inside this longing lonely feeling. I have my child inside me but I¡¯m not happy, I fear I might lose it, too. I might lose us both. ¡°Listen to me,¡± Lucy held my face in her palms, making me look at her through my blurry vision. The sobbing from me continues but it started to died down again. An episode, it seems. ¡°Whatever you are feeling right now is not true. You hear me?¡± I shook my head. ¡°N-No¡­¡± ¡°No? No, Ashira. It¡¯s not real. That bastard Elon was not your mate. Aiden. Aiden is your true mate. He is your mate, listen to me!¡± My sobs grew louder as the pain in my heart increases. She said Aiden was my mate and I wanted to be confuse but the huge part of my head was screaming Elon¡¯s name. ¡°E-Elon. Elon.¡± I whispered between my cries. ¡°Fuck.¡± Lucianna stood up and started walking back and forth as I kept sulking on the bench. I embraced myself because I feel like I need to. I have to. I feel like I¡¯m tearing apart more and more as the picture of Elon in my head has added. His smile. Hisugh. The way he look¡­ Why¡­ does Elon have the same golden brown eyes? My cries halted in a brief second. As if an off button was pressed inside me. ¡°I¡¯ll wait until you feel better. You need to hear this.¡± Lucy said something but I didn¡¯t understand her. My mind was focused with one thing. Elon¡¯s golden brown eyes that looked at me with an abundant of love and affection. But it confuses me of why the emotion seen in my mate¡¯s eyes are the same with what that rude Alpha has. Lucianna¡¯s POV I walked inside the Ancestral and found Aiden¡¯s scent at the kitchen so I headed straight to him. He was alone. ¡°It¡¯s no good.¡± I said the moment his eyes looked at mine. ¡°Every time I try and tell her about the truth or about you, she breaks down and cry.¡± He looked back at the ss he was holding and yed with it. I figured he won¡¯t talk so I decided to continue. ¡°I think your name is the key to trigger her breakdowns. Or the thought of you as her mate. The physical connection between you two were not though. Maybe you can try to talk to her again tomorrow?¡± He sighed. ¡°That¡¯s the n.¡± he said as he tapped his head with two fingers. ¡°You need not to say it.¡± then he sipped on his drink. ¡°Oh.¡± Well, he is the type who never gives up anyway. ¡°Jake will being here tomorrow, I will ask him to let me stay a little bit longer-¡± ¡°He needs you, too. It¡¯s okay if he wants you back to his pack,¡± ¡°He¡¯ll understand. I don¡¯t want to leave yet, anyway. Plus, he¡¯s just visit for a bit.¡± He nodded and I decided to excuse myself. As I was walking out of the Ancestral, I took a quick nce on the garden where Ashira is. I hope everything goes well tomorrow. Chapter 57: Arrival of the King (Part One) Chapter 57: Arrival of the King (Part One) Chapter 57: Arrival of the King (Part One) Aiden¡¯s POV *p!* I don¡¯t mind the sting I felt on my face but Ashira¡¯s p also struck my heart with an intolerable pain. I was stunned and unable to move from where I stood, even my face won¡¯t tilt back and my eyes has feared seeing her current expression. ¡°You can¡¯t fool me!¡± Even her voice has a hint of pain in it that my chest felt heavy and clenched. I tried talking to her about the truth again today. She has rested and slept outdoorsst night and I let her be, trying not to distract her. I watched her sleep from far. I waited for her to wake up, asked someone to bring her some food. She ate. A little. But she was still dozing off and now she is crying. Mad, angered, lonely, and hurt. That is all I could smell from her. From her scent, I know she does not feel anything for me. ¡°You are not my mate. My mate is dead! You killed him!¡± I hissed and tilted my head up as I screwed my eyes shut. I listened to her low, rough sobs and tried my best to keep my mouth shut. Truth is what I tried to tell her and now she¡¯s like this. If I try convincing her more, she might hate me more and I don¡¯t want to add up what she already felt about me. ¡°Stop trying to manipte me! Please! Leave me and my child alone!¡± I slowly turned my head to look at her. Is this the right decision? Should I just leave her alone and let her do what she want or think what she believes? Her face is wet because of her tears. She is still too gorgeous despite her distress aura and looks. This gorgeous person seems so far away and yet she wanted to be further. ¡°I can¡¯t.¡± I whispered. She turned around and screamed inwardly before facing me again. ¡°You are so full of yourself! Can¡¯t you see that I hate it here? I wanna go back to my old pack, to be in the ce where I had memories with Elon! I don¡¯t want to be here, I don¡¯t want to stay here, I don¡¯t want to be with you!¡± Every phrase she said seems like an arrow piercing through my heart, making me bleed. ¡°If only you didn¡¯t kill my mate!¡± she cried hard and I feel like I want the ground to eat me whole. She sat on the bench and tried suppressing her cries and she looked more pitiful that way. ¡°Your mate feels like dying now, baby.¡± I whispered. I don¡¯t know if she heard me and I think she didn¡¯t because I didn¡¯t hear any response from what I said. Her sobs are drowning her and I feel invisible now in front of her. Am I not allowed to feel the pain? I sighed. I can¡¯t let her go. ¡°I¡¯ll talk to youter.¡± Maybe its not the time yet. Ashira¡¯s POV I hear his footsteps walking away but I can¡¯t stop myself from crying. I feel like I don¡¯t want to cry anymore, I don¡¯t wanna be hurt anymore. But something inside me churns every time, making me suffer from the pain of losing someone. I know what he meant about what he said and he was referring to himself as my mate again. Calling me names like ¡®baby¡¯ and ¡®honey¡¯ from time to time. I don¡¯t believe him, but I¡¯m confused. Why does he feel like dying like he said? I¡¯m the one who feels like I¡¯ll follow Elon to the lights soon. If not for the pup he left me with, I might kill myself already than living everyday to feel like this. Tortured. Pained. Dying. I¡¯m so baffled from my own emotions. I¡¯m torn to what I should believe and not, what¡¯s the truth? Why is that Aiden iming that he was my mate? Elon is my mate. Is that possible? I never heard of any of that. I just lost Elon. And what I was feeling right now is not a joke. I¡¯m dying inside. I know I lost my mate. I know Elon is my mate. Why will I be confuse? I know I¡¯m sure, but there¡¯s a question in my head that I wanted to find answers to. But what is the question? I don¡¯t know what I¡¯m looking for and its hard to answer a question that doesn¡¯t exist. Right. Maybe there is no question, it does not exist. And I shouldn¡¯t be having any confusion because there is nothing to be confused about. ¡°Luna Ashira?¡± I covered my nose and tried not to breathe because of the scent that suffocates my lungs. What the hell? What is this smell? A few days had passed and Lucianna said he needed to go back to her mate. I got no one I knew here at Prime pack and their Alpha named Aiden kept bugging me everyday. I looked at the old woman who stands presentably meters away from me. Its her. The scent ising from her. ¡°Please don¡¯te near me.¡± I tried saying as I covered my nose. Why does she smell like this? The scent is too sweet, too much that it hurts my nose and throat. The olddy smiled at me. ¡°I know meeting with you now is not a good thing because of your pregnancy but I took the risk while Alpha Aiden is away.¡± What is she saying? She needs to see me but she can only do that when Aiden is not around? Is she here to help me? My hand fell on my side as I stood up and face her. I did my best to control my breathing, inhaling a small amount of oxygen to decrease the intoxication I feel from smelling her scent. ¡°Please help me.¡± I pleaded. ¡°I wanted to get out of here. I don¡¯t want to be here. Please, I need help.¡± Her smile faded and her eyes turned sad, there is agony in it. ¡°Luna, I¡¯m here to help you but not with the means of escaping the truth.¡± Truth? Is she one of them? ¡°You are here to manipte me, too, aren¡¯t you?¡± ¡°Manipte? You think that is what everyone was trying to do since the day you arrived in this ce?¡± My forehead knotted from what she said. Is this some kind of trick? A reverse maniption? ¡°That won¡¯t work on me.¡± I defended. ¡°If you will tell me that Elon is not my mate and my true fated one is that Alpha Aiden then please stop taking the risk of talking to me. I hate your scent.¡± I didn¡¯t wait for her to speak and sat on the bench. My back facing the olddy and I crinkled my nose, trying to get rid of her scent. ¡°Do you know what a ¡®stealer¡¯ is, Luna?¡± I sighed hastily and closed my eyes. She¡¯s still on it. ¡°I¡¯m no longer a Luna so stop calling me that.¡± The olddy chuckled softly. What¡¯s so funny now? ¡°Well, do you know what is a stealer, Ashira?¡± Stealer? I haven¡¯t heard of it but there is some ring into that word. Have I heard it somewhere? The olddy took my silence as my answer and continued speaking. ¡°Stealer is a wolf abnormality. They can produce a pup with another wolf who is not their mate. Some stealers are evil and those kinds steals the mate of others for fame, greed, or vanity.¡± she paused. I don¡¯t think I need to hear some kind of useless story. Why is she trying to educate me about this stealer thing? Also, why do my chest feels like someone is pinching and clenching inside? ¡°I am not interested with story-telling at the moment. Please, leave me alone.¡± I said and ced my palm on my chest, trying to sooth the tolerable pain I¡¯m feeling inside. The olddy ignored my plead. ¡°Mate-less wolves may snatch a stealer given the right rituals. It¡¯s a taboo but some still acquires-¡± ¡°I said, I don¡¯t need to hear your story!¡± I stood up and faced her. I¡¯m trying to tell her how serious I am with pushing her away from here. The pain in my chest also increases from hearing her words and I¡¯m afraid the origin of the chest pain might because something is going on with the pup on my belly. ¡°Just go away!¡± ¡°You need to hear me because thest case I mentioned is what¡¯s happening to you now. Everyone is telling the truth and what you are believing right now is a lie. A fantasy that maniptes your mind and soul.¡± I scoffed sarcastically. ¡°So, what, are you telling me my wolf is abnormal? I know what I experienced and every memory I had with Elon is not a nted maniption. I can feel it, I can feel him.¡± My tears are threatening to fall as my mind recalls every touch, every moment I had with Elon. It¡¯s like a fucking clip that kept reying inside my head and it hurts me! It hurts to know that I lost that love, that happiness, that person! ¡°You are a stealer, Ashira. I was a stealer, too and the reason that you hate my scent was because of your pregnancy.¡± ¡°How can I believe you? If I¡¯m a stealer and this stealer thing is asplicated as you said then how can I be sure that all of you are not the one who is trying to snatch me from Elon?¡± The olddy was not able to respond from what I said. Silence enveloped us for a whole long minute and we just stared at each other. I¡¯m only relying with what I have. And what I have now are memories. ¡°Zynia!¡± I heard a loud warning voice from inside the house and it¡¯s not hard to recognize who its from. The olddy must¡¯ve named Zynia because she looked inside the house for a second before turning back to me. ¡°Everything is up to you, Ashira. We are just trying to help here.¡± Aiden came beside the olddy. His eyes are narrowed and questioning but Zynia just chuckled at him. ¡°I¡¯m just trying to help.¡± she exined. ¡°You know how she hates your scent. Please go back inside and never repeat this mistake again.¡± The olddy nods and looked at me one more time before entering the house with her inhuman speed. I looked at Aiden and I saw him sighed as he looks at me next. My forehead knotted from his reaction. ¡°How did you know that I hate her scent?¡± I asked immediately. Again, confusion and ideas started crawling inside my head. What is happening? It¡¯s as if I have some kind of cut wire inside my mind that prevents me to think. I have something to think about but I pause, reset and the question is gone again in my head. That¡¯s why when I think of a question, I do my best to ask it quickly before I lose it. It¡¯s as if my mind is stopping me to be confused or question myself. Maybe its the pregnancy? I don¡¯t This content ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org. know. ¡°You already know what I will say and you will not believe me so why do you need to know about it?¡± he started walking near me and my eyes never left his gaze. I felt ashamed from asking but now I¡¯m terribly confused. Why does it seemed to me that he knows me well? I was taken aback when I felt a sheer sting of pain in my chest that I lightly coughed from its impact. What the fuck is wrong with me? ¡°Are you okay?¡± he asked. I looked at him and almost stumbled when he is so close to me. ¡°I-I¡¯m fine..¡± I observed his expression and he looks so worried about me. Why? Why is he like this around me? I don¡¯t know him, I don¡¯t know him at all but why does it seem like he knew me whole? He sighed. ¡°I don¡¯t want you to be stressed. Our pup won¡¯t be born healthy if you keep being that way.¡± I frowned. ¡°There you go again.¡± I hissed. ¡°Why do you always im my child as yours? Are you nning to harm-¡± ¡°I don¡¯t care what you believe. I know the pup is mine and its okay if you won¡¯t ept the fact that I¡¯m the father as long as you and the child is safe-¡± ¡°You are not the father. That¡¯s the fact.¡± ¡°If you say so.¡± he smirked. I bit my lip and my nose red from his reaction. I¡¯m getting irritated and sees his behaviour as rude but I can¡¯t say anything more. The guy is no longer trying to manipte me but he decided to keep on his scheme. What the hell. ¡°What do you want to eat tonight?¡± What the hell. ¡°C-Can I have s-some steak?¡± What the hell, Ashira! *** Follow @jokerde_official on Instagram for news about the update. This chapter is a part one and part two will follow shortly. Chapter 57.5: Arrival of the King (Part Two) Chapter 57.5: Arrival of the King (Part Two) Chapter 57.5: Arrival of the King (Part Two) Ashira¡¯s POV Two weeks had passed. I recovered a little from the pain of losing my mate. I got the hang of living in this pack and being with their Alpha, Aiden. Hee and go from time to time but not a single day has passed that he don¡¯t visit. We talk. I still hate him but we talk. I don¡¯t know why I feel different when he is around. Its not a light feeling, I can feel my chest twisting with pain and wrath but something in me whispers that I enjoy his During daylight, I feel fine. Coping. Better. Not until the darkes. I still cry whenever a picture of Elon pops out of my head but it often happens at night and it deprives me of having enough sleep. At bed time, I use all thoughts I have to think. And it mostly consists of Elon. But during the day, I feel different. I feel mixed types of emotions. I feel alive. ¡°Who are you?¡± The man I asked looked at me with a funny expression. His brow is arched and the side of his lips are up as if smirking. I hate his guts, is what I first think but there¡¯s something inside me that says he is a good person. ¡°Man!¡± he looked up and chuckled. ¡°You don¡¯t recognize the person who almost died saving you?¡± I fumbled. What is he¡­ talking about? He saved me? When? I frowned and crinkled my nose. ¡°You saved me? This is the first time I met you.¡± And I¡¯m not lying. ¡°I was briefed that its useless to remind things to you but I¡¯m a rule-breaker guy sometimes. I used to follow your reckless ns and decisions, you know.¡± My mind was confused with what he was saying but it made me think harder of who he is or if I met him before or if he was saying the truth. ¡°The name is ¡®Seth¡¯, and you¡¯re too young to forget things, Ash.¡± he leaned closer and smiled at me. I shifted my body backwards because of the little distance left between us. ¡°Remember soon, Luna.¡± he whispered in a serious expression. ¡°Seth.¡± a voice said and that made the guy in front of me jumped away back to his seat. ¡°Oops.¡± I don¡¯t need to look behind me to see who arrives. It¡¯s Aiden. I got ustomed with his voice and scent. I can hear his footsteps getting closer and the man named Seth looked at me again then grinned. ¡°I¡¯ll continue guarding you from far, I¡¯ll go now!¡± he intentionally shouted for Aiden¡¯s ear to reach though I didn¡¯t think shouting is necessary because we are werewolves, our hearing senses are enhanced. Seth is gone in a glimpse and Aiden sat to where Seth left to. ¡°Did he bothered you?¡± he asked. His eyes were looking at me and it seems normal but I think there is something deep in those eyes. It¡¯s¡­ speaking to me. Saying more words I couldn¡¯t understand but I know there is something in it. ¡°Did he say anything that may distract your peace, Ashira?¡± he asked again and I could say he is slightly annoyed by my silence. I pulled my gaze away and sighed. ¡°He didn¡¯t had the chance to.¡± My eyes went back at his, I seem to be maized by his eyes. Its weird. At times that I remember my mate and his face shes on my mind, I can see Aiden¡¯s eyes in Elon¡¯s face though I know my mate don¡¯t own a pair of golden-brown eyes but a brown hazel eyes. Its weird. I¡¯ve said the word ¡®weird¡¯ redundantly but its true. These days, I feel like I¡¯m schizophrenic. Like I have two different personality, two different emotions, two worlds. Everything about me is halved. I tell you, its weird. I saw his eyes soften as our gazes locked for a while. ¡°I will order him to watch from afar from now on.¡± he broke the eye contact and I almost groaned when his attention was not on me, feeling a little jealous over the flying butterflies in front of us. ¡°Why?¡± I frowned. He looked at me and mirrored the same frown in his forehead. ¡°He can be a nuisance at times.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t mind. I didn¡¯tin. Are you on your stupid power-tripping mood again?¡± Aiden¡¯s jaw dropped and he was silent for a while before closing his eyes then pinching the bridge of his nose. He looks stressed, is it my fault? He really is a power-tripping person though. I guess he doesn¡¯t like to be called that, huh? ¡°I¡¯m not. If you like keeping him around then I¡¯ll let him get close to you from time to time.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t have a choice here, Aiden. I won¡¯t ask for requests or anything for my favor but its not bad to have someone to talk sometimes.¡± Now that Lucianna has gone back to her pack, all I can do is stare at his house garden all day. ¡°I¡¯d like to apany you but the pack is in chaos without me-¡± ¡°Oh, no, I¡¯m-I¡¯m not saying I want to be with¡­ you.¡± Fuck. Why did that sound so wrong? I meant it that I don¡¯t want to be with him but not in a rude way. Who am I kidding? Am I trying to be kind with the man who ordered to kill my mate? I looked away so I could not see his reaction. I don¡¯t know but I think I¡¯ll hate seeing his expression right now. ¡°Don¡¯t be guilty, I understand you.¡± I snapped my head to him. ¡°I¡¯m not guilty!¡± ¡°Your face says so.¡± I can feel my face burning. Am I angry or ashamed? Why is it that I¡¯m not sure with my own emotions? ¡°Well, I¡¯m not guilty. ¡° I looked away. ¡°I only tell the truth so I have nothing to be guilty about.¡± ¡°Okay.¡± I peak a look at him and saw him smirking. I scoffed. There¡¯s no point of arguing over this kind of conversation, right? Dread minutes of silence passed by us and I had calmed myself from the thoughts that kept confusing my chest. I can hear his breathing, his pulse, his heart beat, the singing birds, the wind. All I mentioned helped me calm and feel serene. ¡°Do you want to go somewhere?¡± If he didn¡¯t spoke, I wouldn¡¯t realize that I was closing my eyes and enjoying the peaceful feeling I started to have. ¡°Where?¡± Right now, I¡¯m not going against Aiden. I¡¯m in his pack, I¡¯m under his power and its not good to always fought when in enemy¡¯sir. I kind of epted the fact that I can¡¯t escape what and where I am now. ¡°Somewhere.¡± ¡°Why are you asking me toe?¡± He looked at me and when his eyes met with mine, I felt the same feeling I was having with him again. That feeling where my heart beats loud on my ears, my vision focuses and my mind seems to question something but doesn¡¯t know what to ask. ¡°Aren¡¯t you bored? I¡¯m not going to harm you, don¡¯t worry.¡± I¡¯m not worried. To be honest, its not just his voice that I got ustomed with. The times I had in his territory, I didn¡¯t saw him try something bad or even his colleagues. I touched my belly and its almost full-grown now. He looked down and watched my hand caress my bump so I stopped doing it. He looked at me again and this time, he wears an expression that in the middle of sad and hurt. I sighed. ¡°Okay¡­¡± *** ¡°Do you want to shift to your wolf?¡± Aiden asked as we walks quietly in the middle of the forest. I don¡¯t know where we are going but there¡¯s a pathway that seems to exist naturally. So I am guessing that the ce we are heading is not secluded. ¡°Uh,¡± I gave his suggestion a good thought because I feel like I needed a run, too but another part of my head says I don¡¯t want to be naked in front of a stranger after. ¡°No.¡± ¡°You sure? I know you loved running and if you don¡¯t want to be nakedter, I can ask someone to bring clothes for you.¡± I looked at him as I walk. It¡¯s not new to me that he acts like he knew me well but it always caught me off my guard. I decided to refrain from asking questions I won¡¯t believe after. ¡°Maybe some other time.¡± Aiden nodded and we fell silent again. It¡¯s not too long before we reached a clearing and I can hear the gushes of water, birds chirping and calm refreshing wind. I felt excitement and fascination that I walked faster than him, moving forward towards the light and¡­ ¡°Wow!¡± I eximed! It¡¯s a river! And this ce has a peaceful atmosphere with all the greens surrounding the clear blue waters! The view is breathtaking! ¡°Wee back to our spot.¡± his breath touched my ears as he whispers behind me and I almost jumped from realizing how close he was to me. Our. I don¡¯t remember being here ever but maybe Aiden is trying to nt his thoughts on my head again so I let it go and ignored what he said. ¡°This is amazing! No one is here though, does nobody fund this ce yet?¡± I walked closer to the river and watched my own reflection from the water. It¡¯s crystal clear and even there¡¯s a current, I can see myself still. ¡°Everyone in my pack knew this ce and they know its off-limits so they never dare toe here.¡± Aiden walked closer to me again but this time he put enough distance between us. I managed to breath and calm myself now that he is not too close. ¡°I see. Power-tripping.¡± I whispered thest words but I heard him chuckle. I smiled and bit my lower lip to suppressughing. Ohh. He heard it and didn¡¯t argue, huh? ¡°How¡¯s your pregnancy? Does our baby giving you a hard time?¡± Our. He always im my baby as his. This, I can¡¯t get used to. ¡°It¡¯s fine. And its my baby, Aiden. Stop using the word ¡®our¡¯.¡± I sighed. I got tired fighting with him because he is so determined to im me as his own mate. It feels like we are fighting a battle with opposite theme and no one will win in the end. ¡°It is mine.¡± his voice is proud, serious. I just sighed. Here he goes again. ¡°I don¡¯t remember making this child with you. Elon and I shared-¡± I was caught off guard when Aiden was suddenly standing in front of me. His height hovers me and the way he look at my eyes makes me feel little. Am I¡­ scared? ¡°Don¡¯t you dare go there, Ashira. I might forget that you are not yourself and you won¡¯t like what I will do to you next.¡± I swear I paled from how powerful his voice gripped on me that he almost reached my soul. I can¡¯t utter a word and if only my lips are not formed in a tight t line, he might see how much I trembles. ¡°The child is mine. Its ours. I don¡¯t care if you don¡¯t believe me, but don¡¯t deprive me of my right.¡± his hands reached out and his palms met my cheeks. He caress his thumb on the side of my lip and I couldn¡¯t stand the warmth I felt from his touch. What is happening to me? I feel like a part of me is submitting to him, softening. He moved closer and my heart can¡¯t stop beating fast and loud. His golden-brown eyes have drowned me with the way it looked at me now and there¡¯s a familiar pain in my chest. Not pity, but close. I feel as if I need to do something for him and I don¡¯t know what. His forehead touched mine and everything around me seems like flowers and rainbows. I closed my eyes from the feeling. It¡¯s overwhelming. I... like it. ¡°Imagining the thoughts you have right now with another man, the memories of us that faded, your love This content ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org. that I longed for everyday. You have a lot of ways to hurt me and the list goes on. I¡¯m already at my edge, baby.¡± I opened my eyes when he moved away and I still feel him close. I saw Aiden looking down to my baby bump. I watched as his hands reached up towards my belly and I noticed that his hands are slightly trembling as if he was scared to touch me. The moment his hands touched my belly, I swear I felt the child inside me moved! I never felt it move! Aiden breathed and smiled when he felt the movement inside my bump. He looked at me and I can¡¯t exin why I wanted to cry from the happiness I saw in his eyes. Why would I cry? Damn it! Aiden slowly knelt and softly touched his forehead on my belly. ¡°Hi there, pup.¡± his voice trembled and I don¡¯t know if he was crying or what. I feel like I¡¯mplete and iplete. I don¡¯t know what¡¯s happening to me. I should shove him off, kick him but no. No, its not what my other half is saying. Does my baby wants Aiden? Did my child took a liking with the killer of his father? Aiden looked up to me, his eyes are sad, pleading. ¡°Please, even if you don¡¯t remember me, even if you hate me now, please let me hold you like this. I want to end the feeling of dying, Ashira. Please let me love you even if you don¡¯t, let me be a father to our child. And even if its too selfish to ask, let me feel alive again.¡± He stood up and face me. His eyes are wet, he is not crying but I am. My tears are pooling like falls down my cheek and soft rough sobs escaped my throat. I am hurting. I am hurting but I don¡¯t know why. I am clueless of myself. Its weird. I¡¯m crying but without any picture of my mate¡¯s face on my mind. I¡¯m hurting but without the thought of my dead Elon. I¡¯m crying and hurting for Aiden. I jumped and ced my arms around his neck and embraced him tight. ¡°Ahhhh!¡± I screamed my cry because I can¡¯t take it anymore. I wanted to cry in his arms and I don¡¯t care how my other part says its not right but now, I feel I should. I need to. I cried hard over and over again. He slowly encircled his arms around me, burying his face on my neck. His hand were on my waist, hugging tight and the other was holding the back of my head. ¡°Are you crying because of Elon again?¡± he asked in a whisper. I shook my head hard. ¡°Then why are you crying?¡± I cried again, sobs after sobs, I can¡¯t speak clearly. All my throat wanted to utter was screams of cry. ¡°I-I d-don¡¯t know¡­¡± I really don¡¯t know. ¡°Alpha of Prime pack of the North.¡± a voice with a spiky and power tone said from somewhere. I felt Aiden¡¯s hug loosened and in a blinkhe quickly hide me on his back. I was still crying and unaware of what is happening around me. ¡°No need to worry, Alpha. I came to help.¡± said the voice again. I calmed myself and looked over to Aiden¡¯s side to see the person he was trying to block me on. There, a tall and muscr man stands as he wears a ck suit with a ck hat. He looked vintage, like he lived from the past. There¡¯s a different aura around him and I can feel that this guy is danger. ¡°Alpha King.¡± Aiden bowed his head to the man and my eyes grew wide upon hearing the identity of the man in front of us. *** Follow @jokerde_official for news about the updates. Chapter 58: The Alpha Kings Offer Chapter 58: The Alpha King''s Offer Chapter 58: The Alpha King¡¯s Offer Ashira¡¯s POV I never saw the Alpha King in person, no one does. And seeing him now, his aura full of¡­ darkness and power, I feel my knees trembled. As if I snapped in my own thought, I bowed my head like Aiden did. ¡°A-Alpha King.¡± I uttered in a trembling voice. He didn¡¯t even do anything to scare us but I feel this way¡­ ¡°At ease, my wolves. I¡¯m not here for harm, as I¡¯ve said, I¡¯m here to help.¡± his voice really makes everyone who heard it shake. I get it that his power is beyond anyone because of thebination of wolves of all continent under his reign but experiencing it right now in flesh is just too surreal. We lifted our heads and I was weed by an oceanic blue eyes. I haven¡¯t seen eyes like that all my life. Never. Some regr wolves do have blue eyes but not like his. Those eyes seems alive, like it has a mind of its own. It¡¯s shining, its too¡­ bright. ¡°It¡¯s a pleasure to have your presence in my pack, Alpha King.¡± Aiden said. I can¡¯t hear any fear in his voice and I was mesmerize with his confidence. But really, why is the Alpha King here? ¡°Drop the formalities, Aiden.¡± Alpha King chuckled. ¡°You can address me with my name since I didn¡¯t ¡°I can¡¯t do that, Alpha King. Pardon me.¡± Aiden replied. I saw his jaw clenched and I don¡¯t know what he was thinking right now. ¡°Oh well, if you prefer.¡± he chuckled again. He seems jolly inside but it also looked like he has two different face. ¡°Is this your young wolf your Luna?¡± he looked at me and smile. ¡°Yes, Alpha King.¡± Aiden answered. I felt his hand found my hand and he squeezed my palm. What is he saying? How can he lie to the Alpha King about this? He is still at it even though the Highness is whom he was talking to? ¡°I-I¡¯m not h-his Luna¡­¡± I corrected but my voice is slowly fading that I can¡¯t finish my sentence. I gulped. Damn, calm yourself, Ashira! ¡°Oh, still under the curse as I see it.¡± His Highness said and I frowned but before I could say anything, he spoke again. ¡°Well, Aiden, I¡¯m giving you the option to choose whether we speak in private or with your Luna¡¯s presence. I don¡¯t mind thetter since she is the wolf involved with what I would like to discuss.¡± I looked at Aiden and his eyes moved in the side of his eyes but he didn¡¯t turn his head though I know he is looking at me. He seems up on his guard, not taking his attention away from the Alpha King as if thetter will do something dangerous. ¡°I believe the two of us is enough for this meeting, Alpha King.¡± Aiden said after a few thoughts. I want to be here, too! They said its about me and I wanted to be here but I can¡¯t oppose like I have no right to do it. ¡°Very well.¡± Alpha King looked at me and smiled. His eyes went to my belly and if I¡¯m not mistaken, I saw those eyes narrowed for a bit. ¡°Thank Moon Goddess for the blessing she vested upon you, Luna. I congratte you both.¡± his eyes went back to mine and smiled again. ¡°T-Thank you, Alpha King.¡± Though its not Aiden¡¯s but I don¡¯t have any strength to correct His Highness. ¡°When did you received the blessing, if I may ask?¡± Aiden answered his question. ¡°Almost a month now, Your Highness.¡± ¡°Hmm,¡± is what the Alpha King uttered. ¡°Well, I prefer to talk here, Aiden. This ce looks secured and I like to speak with you in private.¡± Aiden bowed as answer. He turned to me then and held my arm gently. ¡°Go back to the house, Ash. Seth is already waiting for you halfway.¡± I wanted to used him of thinking I might escape for sending someone to guard me but when I looked at the Alpha King, I found my voice nowhere. I only nodded and in shaking knees, I walked towards where we came from earlier. Not too far from them, I looked back. Alpha King is already standing in front of Aiden now, a meter away from each other. I gulped. I never thought that such an intimidating man ever exist. ¡°Ash.¡± I looked in front of me and saw Seth walking closer. With onest nce, I looked back to Aiden and continued walking away. ¡°Seth, right?¡± I said. ¡°Can you please hold my hand? I feel like I¡¯ll trip any moment. My knees are shaking¡­¡± ¡°Here.¡± he offered his arm and I took it quickly. Wew! This is true tension I feel right now. Even if I¡¯m far from them, I can still feel Alpha King¡¯s heavy aura at this distance. ¡°Wow. I never thought its like this when the King is around. I¡¯m already graced just by feeling his overflowing power.¡± Seth said. ¡°Okay, let¡¯s head back to the Ancestral now.¡± I wonder what it is they are going to talk about me though¡­ Aiden¡¯s POV ¡°Well, now away from any ear other than yours, I will start. But first, let¡¯s talk about your Luna.¡± This is my first time to see him in person. The Alpha King only sent letters from the pce, no one knew where he resides and now he meet me in person. For what again, for help? ¡°Yes, Your Highness.¡± ¡°It¡¯s Zeron, Aiden. Oh well, nevermind. I know your mate had the rare wolf abnormality, a stealer. Am I correct?¡± I observed him for a second. What is it that he want? He never show himself to anyone unless needed or if he wanted to, so why? I nodded instead. ¡°Stolen by the dead former Alpha of Ravenous pack, I can only imagine what you are going through right now.¡± ¡°Nothing I couldn¡¯t handle, Your Highness.¡± Alpha King arched his brow and smirked that I felt my nape turned cold. He is up to something and I can feel it. I shouldn¡¯ty my guard down. ¡°Brave. Very brave. No wonder you were bless with a strong pup.¡± he smiled but there is something hideous behind it. ¡°Well, given that she¡¯s a stealer, her pregnancy is earlier than of a normal wolf. A month and she will give birth to your child so I came just in the right time.¡± I frowned and he smiled from my reaction. ¡°I can help you bring her back,¡± he continued, not giving me a chance to question his previous phrase. ¡°There is no enchantress alive at this generation that is strong enough to lift the curse but I can, I¡¯m willing to offer my hand to help my people.¡± My ears rings from what I heard. A chance to bring Ashira back to me! Suddenly, pictures of the moments I had with Ashira, her smile, her warmth, the way she loved me, it all reyed in my head like a movie. Yes, that¡¯s what I want. I want it all back. Alpha King smiled widely this time, I knew he could read my thoughts based on my expression right now. ¡°Yes, yes, I can bring all what was snatched from you, Aiden.¡± But wait, ¡°With all due respect, Your Highness, may I ask something?¡± His smile fades for a moment but he smiled again, one that creeps me out. I can feel some unnecessary power around me. He is surging his power for me to fear him, and it works well. I gulped. I need to hold on even if his mere presence is suffocating as it is. ¡°Of course.¡± he answered. ¡°I don¡¯t think you are doing this without something in return, Your Highness.¡± Silence surrounds us for a whole minute. He is still smiling and that smile no longer worked to ease the atmosphere. ¡°Clever.¡± he said as his smile fadedpletely. ¡°You are right. I want something in return but I know you will agree no matter what.¡± ¡°Is that a threat, Your Highness?¡± He stared at me and didn¡¯t speak a word. Did I angered the King? What is he thinking? His face is too emotionless that I couldn¡¯t read behind it. Atst, he chuckled. ¡°Of course not, Alpha. As I¡¯ve said, I intent no harm.¡± I sighed inwardly. I don¡¯t know if I can trust him but I stand powerless before him. Even if he wanted to assassinate my whole pack, I have no power to protect everyone. He can wipe my whole people in just a snap of fingers. ¡°May I know what you wanted in return?¡± ¡°The child in your Luna¡¯s womb.¡± My jaw dropped from what he said. No, no. ¡°W-What is it that you want from my child, Your Highness? Will you t-take him-¡± ¡°Don¡¯t be absurd. A stealer child is untouchable, unconquerable, and I don¡¯t n to take an innocent life.¡± I felt like a huge thorn were pulled out of my chest upon hearing what he said. ¡°Then what?¡± I suddenly felt the urge to use honorifics as I know he never came here to help. I only think he came here for his own benefit though if he did gave Ashira back to me, I will benefit from him, too. His brow arch and smirk again. A very hideous and evil expressioning from him. ¡°I know, as the father of the child, you can feel it, too. Your pup is surging a great amount of power. Something different from all the stealer child given birth in this world.¡± He paused and watched me. His eyes are intense, like he is reaching through my soul. I did not bother to speak and let him continue. ¡°I will give you back your mate, fix her, lift the curse and in exchange, I will take the strength of your child.¡± ¡°It¡¯s still a month before the child will be born.¡± ¡°I need to absorb the power before the fetus formedpletely. Looking at the size of your mate¡¯s belly, the pup is starting to grow faster and the more it grows, the more it get stronger.¡± He wanted to acquire the strength of my child. But why? The Alpha King is the strongest of all, he didn¡¯t need more strength. Unless¡­ ¡°Is there something I should know, Your Highness?¡± I decided to act brave and ask before its toote. ¡°Hmm, you know enough and that information is all I n to share. So, what do you think? It¡¯s not too much to ask, right?¡± he smiled with his eyes but all I can see is a mask above his face. This is the only chance to save Ashira from the hellhole Elon made for us. Given that my pup will live, I don¡¯t care about the power he holds as a stealer child. I know there is something more behind this power that the Alpha King is bothered by it but I can¡¯t see any reason to choose power over my mate¡¯s peace. And mine. C0ntent ? 2024 (N/?)velDrama.Org. ¡°I¡¯m sure you won¡¯t give me time to think.¡± I tested. His smile faded slowly and I was struck by his piercing blue eyes that my head ached from looking at it, making me bow my head to him. This is the power of the Alpha King. He is making me bow without uttering amand, he need not to speak. ¡°I¡¯m afraid I don¡¯t have the time to wait, Aiden.¡± Ack! I coughed as the atmosphere suffocated me more. ¡°Do you agree to my terms?¡± I don¡¯t think I have any choice anyway. And I will always choose Ashira. ¡°I agree, Your Highness.¡± I didn¡¯t need to bow my head because he already made me. I¡¯m being selfish right now. I know I¡¯m choosing the easy way of bringing back Ashira to his usual self but there is no other option either. And I can only think of one thing¡­ I will have her back again¡­ *** Sorry for thete update. I lost track and it really is hard to make finales. Tomorrow is the next update. Chapter 58.5: Agreed Chapter 58.5: Agreed Chapter 58.5 Aiden¡¯s POV ¡°I expected you to, Aiden.¡± said the Alpha King Zeron. ¡°I will give you time to discuss this matter with your mate. I¡¯ll be back in an hour and meet you and your Luna at this serene ce.¡± Discuss this with Ashira? Should I¡­? ¡°Onest question, Your Highness, if I may.¡± I bowed my head to him as my jaw tightens. I didn¡¯t gave it a thought to discuss this matter with Ashira, I know she will not like it because of the current state of her mind right now. She don¡¯t believe me or anyone. She might think I¡¯m the one who¡¯s stealing her. ¡°Of course, my brave wolf.¡± I looked up and saw him and his eyes smiling again. I¡¯m beginning to think that when he tries to control his annoyance, he does that smile. ¡°If I disagreed, what it is you might do?¡± I watched his face with that overly faked smile and it took a while before he moved or utter a word. ¡°I will still take your pup¡¯s strength, might kill you in the process and you and your Luna will not be graced of the gift I offer.¡± Zeron didn¡¯t take the smile off his face as he said the words. I knew it. Everything he does is formality, not a genuine type of helping out. His aura haven¡¯t change, its still dark and heavy. If anything, its just getting heavier. ¡°Now, I believe I¡¯ve made myself clear.¡± he continued. The smile he stered on his face had faded in such a fast transition and I¡¯ve never seen a deadly pair of eyes looking at me the way he does. ¡°You will give me what I want and be grateful I¡¯m giving you something in return.¡± My hands formed a fist but before I could say anything he was gone together with a strong wind. Teleportation, the power solely blessed to the Alpha King. An hour. I sighed, tugging my hair tight as I could. What should I do? I want this, right? I will have Ashira back, her smile, her feelings, her memories of me. Everything. But is it worth in exchange for my pup¡¯s strength? Curing Ashira, is there anything much important than that? An hour and the Alpha King will be back. An hour¡­ *** ¡°Why¡¯d you suddenly call for me? I¡¯m still working at the Hall--Oh.¡± Nick stopped and looked around the room, realizing I¡¯m not having a meeting with him alone. I also called for Zynia toe and Zeke dragged himself along. ¡°What happened?¡± I asked for them toe in my office and discuss the matter at hand with them. This is not necessary but I¡¯ve made up my mind. I will keep this a secret to Ashira and I want them to know about it for future reference. ¡°The Alpha King visited me today.¡± I started. I narrowed my eyes at Nick because he looked like he was about to burst and scream, luckily he got my message. ¡°He will lift the curse and bring back Ashira to her usual self, away from Elon, away from all those pain-¡± ¡°And you believed him?¡± Zeke snorted. ¡°I heard that man is a freak. With all that power, the wires in his mind might have snapped.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t believe in rogue rumors, son.¡± Zynia looked at me. ¡°Alpha Aiden, I believe if the Alpha King said he can lift the curse, then he might have the ability to do so. There is nothing impossible to the King. His power is next to the Moon Goddess, as the myth says.¡± The Alpha King himself announces that no enchantress is alive in this time that can help us. Zeron knew his people, he will know if someone as skilled to cure a stolen wolf exists. He govern the continent, all four regions and every wolf pack in the district. ¡°I didn¡¯t doubt the King and his power. What troubled me is what he asked in return for lending a hand.¡± I sighed. ¡°He desires to acquire the power of my unborn child.¡± Zynia ang Nick gasped while Zeke hissed. ¡°And you agreed to this offer?¡± Zeke looked at me with using eyes. The other two waited for my answer and I closed my eyes as I lean to my chair. ¡°I did.¡± Zynia gasped as her hand closed his mouth. ¡°Oh, man.¡± Nick bowed and touched his head, avoiding to look at me. I expected this reaction from them. I knew, just like them, Ashira won¡¯t like the decision I just made. *THUD* I fell from my seat as a fistnded on my jaw. I didn¡¯t saw Zeke¡¯s action because of being drowned in my own thoughts and now he hovered above me. Another punch wasing and I closed my eyes, letting him hit me. I deserve this, maybe more. ¡°You fucker!¡± Another punch. ¡°I expected better from you than be a pawn to that maniptive person-¡± Another one. Damn, it stings. ¡°Hey, hey, stop now, buddy.¡± Nick pulled Zeke away from me while Zynia helped me sat up. I could taste blood inside my mouth, Zeke did a great job punching my face. It¡¯s been a while since I got beaten up and I didn¡¯t expect that my cousin will be the one to do it. ¡°Let me go!¡± Zeke shouted but Nick hold on to him tighter. ¡°There¡¯s no point in fighting, Zeke!¡± Zynia shouted. ¡°Keep your hands to yourself, we can talk about this without unnecessary force.¡± ¡°You!¡± Zeke pointed at me. ¡°I don¡¯t know Ash well but you should given it a thought of what she wants! You know her better!¡± I spat some blood and stood up. I deserve this¡­ ¡°Alpha Aiden¡­¡± Zynia went to me. ¡°I apologize for my son¡¯s behaviour but I also share the same thought. Ashira is the mother of the child, she has a say in this.¡± I leaned on my seat and cracked my neck. ¡°I made up my mind. Ashira is not in her usual self, she will think I¡¯m the bad guy and refuse right away.¡± ¡°But she has the right to know!¡± Zeke burst out. Nick no longer stops him and he calmed down a bit. ¡°What do you think she¡¯ll say when she lose the child, huh?¡± ¡°Zeron will not take the child¡¯s life. Its still impossible to kill a stealer child and he is not an exception for it.¡± Silence surrounds the room and I decided to continue. ¡°I don¡¯t care about the power my child has in him. As long as both of them are fine, I will exchange anything for them.¡± ¡°But Ash is fine, Aiden! Can¡¯t you see that? She¡¯s breathing, she¡¯s here, she¡¯s-¡± ¡°But I¡¯m not fine!¡± I stood up. ¡°It kills me everyday! The sight of my mate crying over some fantasy nted inside her head! The thought of her thinking about another guy is enough to kill me! I can¡¯t sleep hearing the sounds of her cries every night, and I can¡¯t even sense her! She is fine, she is with me, I can see her everyday but I can¡¯t even touch her! No one of you knows how I can feel our mate bond fading each day that has passed!¡± ¡°So you¡¯ll do this for your own selfish reason? What if Ashira wants her son to remain with the power blessed by the moon?¡± Zeke just wouldn¡¯t stop. ¡°The child will still be powerful when he turn over the pack. He is still my son, a true Alpha blood will run on his veins and I won¡¯t greed for more.¡± Zynia walked to his son and ced her palm on his chest, whispering words to calm Zeke. There is silence again. Everybody in the room is careful to say words or maybe all of them is against me that they choose to pick their words right. ¡°Aiden has made up his mind. And we don¡¯t stand a chance in fighting the Alpha King. As I see that he wanted the pup¡¯s power, he will still take it without anyone¡¯s permission.¡± Nick said and looked at me. ¡°Did he mentioned why he is after the child?¡± I shook my head. ¡°He won¡¯t tell me.¡± ¡°Maybe the King is afraid.¡± Zynia took everyone¡¯s attention and our eyes are questioning what she meant. ¡°Don¡¯t you remember what I said before? The bloodline of the Alpha King came from the son of the stealer.¡± ¡°I never heard of it.¡± Nick said. ¡°The first and greatest Alpha King who helped stopped the war and managed to unify the pack in every region was a child of a stealer. He acquired a huge deal of power that even those who were not under his reign submitted to him. As time passed by, the link to the powerful blood is weakened when the third Alpha King gave birth to a girl. We know the blood of a male is stronger than of the female and now that six generation had passed and Zeron as the sixth Alpha King, the power is not as great as it should be.¡± ¡°You mean, we can win a fight against him?¡± I asked. ¡°No, Alpha Aiden. He is still the Alpha King and much powerful than anyone. What I¡¯m saying is maybe its time to change the regime and your unborn child might be the next Alpha King.¡± Is that possible? I can see the desperation behind the King¡¯s friendly face earlier but I thought he was just thirsty for more power. ¡°The Moon Goddess might seen the need to change the ruler and so she blessed you a powerful pup. If I am right, the Alpha King Zeron is afraid that his son won¡¯t acquire its position in the throne or their bloodlinee to an end.¡± ¡°Whoa. It will be great if Aiden¡¯s child is fated to be the next King!¡± Nick eximed. ¡°But we won¡¯t know for sure. Plus, if I was right and they don¡¯t want their title to be taken from them then once the child is born, he might be assassinated or hunted. The child is untouchable inside the womb but once it breathed the earth¡¯s air, he can be killed, too.¡± As I see it, I think I made the right decision. I heard the King, he is willing to kill me if I disagreed with his deal and I know he can in a snap of his finger. And as I said, as long as my family is safe, I¡¯m willing to exchange anything. ¡°Well,¡± Zeke scratched the back of his head. ¡°I¡¯m one who don¡¯t care about the power so unless the child is alive, I won¡¯t say anymore. And oh, sorry for the punches.¡± Nick chuckled. ¡°I will never question your decision, Aiden but for a moment there, I thought you are willing to give up the life of your unborn so, yeah. Now that no one is dying, I support your judgment.¡± I sighed and smiled at them. ¡°I know one day that Ashira will know about this and so I called you three to-¡± ¡°Help you exin? Aw! Are you chickening out?¡± Zekeughed as he interrupted me. -_- Oh well, I guess that is the reason. I chuckled and all of them burst outughing. ¡°Well, one thing I can say, Alpha Aiden. If my hunches are wrong and the pup is a normal child of a stealer then you are right. The child will still have the power of an Alpha and that is enough. But if I¡¯m right and the unborn is destined to be the next King, then I don¡¯t think the King can break what the Moon Goddess fated to happen.¡± Zynia smiled at me as she said the words. I¡¯ve think about it. I care for Ashira and the child more than anything and having them both is already a gift enough. *** I looked at her with awe as I walked closer to her. She still sit in the same spot on that part of our spot. She loved the river so much. She used to be here before when she hasn¡¯t been stolen from me. Maybe there are things that Elon cannot take away from her. I asked for her toe with me here again. In just a few minutes, Zeron will be here, too. There is no turning back now. ¡°Hey,¡± I called when I saw her eyes are closed as she enjoy the soft gushing of the wind. ¡°How are you feeling?¡± I know she felt meing closer and that she let her guard down around me. I sat down on the grass beside her with enough distance to be careful as to not make her feel ufortable. Though, even this little distance is killing me. I wanted to wrap my arms around her, snake my hands on her waist. I missed doing that to her. She looked at me and I felt everything slowed down around me just by her gaze. When will I ever stop being stunned every time I see those eyes? ¡°I¡¯m okay. D-Did the Alpha King left for real?¡± her voice stammered and I already hated the way I see her trembled in fear. I sighed. ¡°Yeah but he will be back.¡± ¡°What is it that you two talked about? He said its about me.¡± I fell silent for a second. I know that a right time wille that I will tell her about the child but for now, I want her back first. She cleared her throat that drove me out of my senses. ¡°I-Its okay, don¡¯t tell me.¡± Aw. Now, she¡¯s sad. I sighed. I reached my hand up and touched her cheek. She didn¡¯t flinched and that made me smile. ¡°Soon, I¡¯ll tell you. But for now, thank you foring with me.¡± Her mesmerizing emerald eyes looked at me with hesitation but she nodded in the end. I slowly took N?velDrama.Org: owner of this content. my hand off her cheek against my own will. Damn. More, I want more. Soon, I¡¯ll have more. I wonder how she feels right now. I know she is still under the curse but she¡¯s been obedient with me thesest few days. She still utter words about Elon which makes me loses my control but only on seldom asions. I looked at her belly for a moment. Next month, she will give birth. I can feel myself hyping up from the thought of seeing my pup in flesh. I can hear its heart beating, my child¡¯s sole living is enough to make me happy. If only I can share the same happiness with her without Elon¡¯s interference. ¡°W-Why?¡± she asked and I frowned. What is it that she was asking? ¡°What is it?¡± I looked at her and she looked hesitant again. ¡°You look sad.¡± she whispered and her eyes didn¡¯t left mine. My lips parted with the words I heard from her. Did she just¡­ is it care I heard? Ashira sighed and sat straight, facing me. I watched as her hand went to grab my hand and my eyes widened when she ced it on her belly. ¡°You can touch it. I-It¡¯s what you want, right?¡± she looked away. ¡°D-Don¡¯t be sad now. I-I will let you touch my belly s-sometimes.¡± I can see her face blushing, she feels embarrassed but I can¡¯t help but smile. I want more, Ashira. More of than this. More of this. I caress her belly and enjoy the warmth of her and our child. I chuckled as I moved closer to her stomach, imagining myself face-to-face with my pup. ¡°Hi, there, buddy.¡± I whispered on her bump. I can feel my chest tightening but not because of any pain or struggle. I¡¯m overwhelmed. ¡°I-It does n-not mean I see you as the f-fathe-¡± ¡°Shhh. Don¡¯t ruin my moment¡­¡± I chuckled. I felt the baby inside her moved and my eyes grew wide. I feel like our child is talking to me, too. ¡®Sorry for being a selfish dad, pup.¡¯ I said to my mind. I don¡¯t know if the baby inside her will hear me since my bond with Ashira has been cut but I just want to apologize for I know I¡¯m making a decision without the consent of both of them. ¡®I ghot chis¡­¡¯ I stopped caressing her belly and looked at Ashira. She was still blushing and looking away. ¡°Did you hear that?¡± I asked, confused and shocked. She looked at me with questioning eyes. ¡°What?¡± she looked around, looking for anything that had made any sound. She didn¡¯t heard that¡­ I looked down to her belly and recall the voice that answered me in my head. It¡¯s a little voice of a boy. I got this. He said unclear but I know that¡¯s what I heard. Did my unborn pup just talked to me? ¡°Well, both of you are early.¡± I stand on guard and on my feet the second I heard him speak. The Alpha King has arrived. I didn¡¯t even sensed his presence and I¡¯m sure I¡¯m on game. His power is really beyond my reach. Looking down to Ashira, I offered her my hand since its getting harder for her to move. I can feel her trembling from fear and I know she is notfortable with the King¡¯s presence. She stood beside me now, squeezing my palm with her as if she needed it. ¡°Alpha King.¡± we both bowed our head to him. On the side of my eyes, I watch my mate and she¡¯s screwing her eyes shut tight. This will be over in a minute, baby. ¡°At ease.¡± Ash and I both look forward to where the King stands in a safe distance. I observed that he has changed his clothes and now in more like an armor. Earlier, he wore a normal house clothes. Also , this time he brought the royal sword with him. Embedded with the royal¡¯s Paraiba Tourmaline gem, the same color the Alpha King¡¯s eyes. ¡°Shall we start?¡± Zeron does not seem to waste any more time. ¡°What-¡± Ashira¡¯s words were cut and I was put into a daze when suddenly the King stands in front of us. I didn¡¯t saw his move in advance, its too quick and silent that I was not ready for it. Shit! Upon clearing my thought, I watched as he poked Ashira with one finger in the head. That action made her unconscious so I quickly grabbed her before she could fall down the ground. ¡°What did you do?!¡± I said in anger. ¡°Easy. I just put her to sleep since I can¡¯t waste time on any struggling she might do. Also, I know she won¡¯t like to see you bleed.¡± I don¡¯t know how Zeron will take the child¡¯s strength but I can understand that my blood will be needed for it. Is this why he said he might kill me in the process before? I watched Ashira¡¯s face and she seems asleep in peace. ¡°Lie her down straight, Aiden.¡± Ack! I felt that same suffocating feeling of when my system is overwhelmed by the power he has. It¡¯s too strong and his words acted like amand I needed to obey but with my mind still at the clear. I decided to not prolong this andy Ashira t on the ground. I took my coat and formed a pillow her head could rest in. I stood up and faced the King as I finished. ¡°Now, what?¡± ¡°It¡¯s good you¡¯re as eager as I am.¡± he smiled. That same fake friendly smile. ¡°I just want this to end soon.¡± ¡°Hmm.¡± he looked at me, his smile faded in an instant. ¡°So am I.¡± Watching his every action, I saw him held the handle of his sword and pulled it out of its sheath. The sound of the metal clinking through the sheath made my ears ring. The sword itself holds a tremendous amount of power. ¡°Listen, my wolf, I will need to thrust my de to your chest. I will not damage your heart, that I promise.¡± I knew it. ¡°Is this part of the-¡± ¡°Yes. I need you pooling with your own blood and so that blood will cover your mate. Pretty huge amount is needed but not too much to kill you.¡± I gritted my teeth. ¡°For what? Bringing back my mate or taking my child¡¯s strength?¡± He watched my face, studying me. ¡°Both.¡± I made this decision and I know I¡¯m ready to face the consequences of it. I don¡¯t know if I could trust the King but I have no option but to. Either way, he can get what he wants. Instead of more bloodshed and life as payment, I swore myself I¡¯ll take the burden on myself. ¡°Anytime you¡¯re ready.¡± he smiled again. I sighed and closed my eyes. For bringing back Ashira. For the safety of my child. For my family. ¡°I¡¯m ready, Your Hi-¡± Ack! I coughed and blood came out of my mouth as my chest felt burning from the de that struck my flesh. I can feel every bits of it and it fucking hurts like hell! True to his words, the de didn¡¯t reach any of my organ but it didn¡¯t change the fact that it feel as if dying. ¡°When I pull my sword, you¡¯ll start to bled hard. Make sure to soak your mate¡¯s chest down to her lower abdomen with your blood before you heal or else I need to stab you once more. Do you understand?¡± Huff*Huff* My vision is blurry and I know the its making me lose my head but I fought the pain as hard as I could. I will heal and the healing will start when he pulled out his de but from the damage I received, I won¡¯t heal as fast as I could. I nodded slowly. ¡°Ahhhh!¡± I shouted the moment the de was out of my flesh. With with my mind intact, I went on my knees and hover over Ashira¡¯s immobile body. My blood kept gushing out of the open wound and I continued coughing blood. I can feel my body healing, repairing every broken tissue slowly, making the blood lessen a bit. Just a little more¡­ ¡°Very well. That would be sufficient.¡± Zeron kneeled down beside Ashira and I moved away from above her. I¡¯m in all fours as I cough blood, my wound is almost closed but the pain can be felt inside. I watched as Zeron ced his hands above Ashira¡¯s heart, not touching her skin in the process. His eyes are closed and his mouth was moving, uttering some words that I believe is part of the ritual but I can¡¯t hear or understand any of it. After a while, I felt my heart throbbing as if my heart beat is crawling to every corners of my body. I feel something inside me that awakens, its calling. Its¡­ Its the mate bond! ¡°You have your mate back now. Well, unconscious, but when she woke up she¡¯s good as new.¡± I looked at Ashira and I don¡¯t know how to exin the feeling I¡¯m having right now. I¡¯m overjoyed. Slowly, my hand found its way to held her hand. I hold on to it as if my life was just ced in those tiny hands. I¡¯m never taking my eyes off you again¡­ ¡°Now, for the pup¡­¡± I watched Zeron ced his hand on Ashira¡¯s bump that is soaked in my blood. He started chanting words that I don¡¯t understand again, hissing from time to time. I watched as ocean blue mist left Ashira¡¯s belly and the smoke-like thing was absorbed by Zeron¡¯s body. From that moment, I told myself that I did the right thing. This is better. The royal blood won¡¯t run after my son or family just to ensure the throne is for them. I don¡¯t need that much power, we won¡¯t need it. This is for everyone¡¯s safety. ¡°And it¡¯s done.¡± The King stood up. The sun was gone and the dark already took over the ce but his eyes still shine, I can see it piercing my soul by his gaze. ¡°How would I know that my mate is back?¡± ¡°You will. Once she woke up in an hour or more. I never eat my own words, Aiden, trust at least that.¡± I looked at Ashira again. I can¡¯t wait¡­ ¡°I¡¯ll be taking my leave.¡± he turned his back on me and I stood up before he disappear in the air again. ¡°Wait.¡± he halted but didn¡¯t bother looking back to me but I know he¡¯s willing to listen. ¡°I believe I need not to thank you, Your Highness.¡± ¡°Heh.¡± he looked up to the sky but didn¡¯t face me. ¡°I hope we won¡¯t need to meet again.¡± With those words that he left, he disappeared in thin air again. I hope so, too. I walked back to Ashira and held her face. ¡°Are you with me now for real?¡± I whispered. Leaning down, I ced my lips on her. I miss you, baby. I went down to her bump and kissed my unborn inside her despite the bloody clothes she wear. ¡®Forgive me, little one¡­¡¯ I waited. Will I hear it again? But no response like I had earlier. Am I just hallucinating? Sighing, I decided to mind-link Seth and Nick. I need to take Ash back home and my strength seems weaken because of the wound inflicted by the royal de, and so I needed help. I can¡¯t let her wake up covered with my blood, that would be suspicious. Chapter 59: The Pain Chapter 59: The Pain Ashira¡¯s POV Have you ever felt waking up with a feathery feeling? I can feel like my body was flying in the air as if I don¡¯t weight at all. It¡¯s¡­ so light. I feel so light. ¡°It¡¯s been three days. Why isn¡¯t she waking up?¡± Aiden? Why is his voice so hoarse and tired? Did Nick stopped helping him out with the pack works and he was loaded with the job? I can feel a familiar warmth on my palm. I know this hand. I know every inch and warmth of this big hands. Suddenly, I feel like my hand was micro-sized in between his. ¡°Have we been tricked?¡± That¡¯s Seth. Tricked of what? Hey, why can¡¯t I open my eyes? I feel light but toozy to even open my eyelids? ¡®No. Please no. Come back to me, baby.¡¯ I sweat that was Aiden¡¯s voice reaching me through our portal. I have heard that same words from him, sometimes I heard him said how much I meant to him and how much he loves me. But most of the time, he say those words. Am I not allowed to sleep? What¡¯s wrong with him? ¡®Wee back to you.¡¯ I was then ced on my core, its too bright but I can see my wolf despite being camouge by her fur. Did she just weed me? Why? ¡®Wee back?¡¯ ¡®Hmp!¡¯ she looked like I did something bad and she¡¯s not happy with it. What did I do wrong? ¡®Are you in your bitch attitude again? You were idle for quite some time, what¡¯s wrong with you?¡¯ Actually, what¡¯s wrong with everybody? ¡®I was busy taking care of your puppy! Stuck here babysitting is not a good experience specially with your pup¡¯s grumpy wolf!¡¯ Pup? Oh, right! I was pregnant! Wait, if I¡¯m with Aiden right now then¡­ he saved me from Elon! Oh my God! He saved us! ¡®Ashira¡­ be with me¡­¡¯ It was Aiden, reaching out again. Am I out for too long after he saved me? He seems too worried. Oh, God I need to wake up! Seth¡¯s POV ¡°This is bad. If this continues, Aiden will die before Ashira even woke up.¡± I shook my head. Ava thought that the pan she was holding is good enough to hit my head. ¡°Aw! Hon! My head is not a freaking stone!¡± ¡°That¡¯s what you get for spouting nonsense, you idiot!¡± Oh, I can see my mate¡¯s nose ring with anger. ¡°What can I say? He hasn¡¯t eat anything, he put water in his mouth but give it to the unconscious Ashira. If we got enemy right now, they would¡¯ve attacked because of how vulnerable our Alpha is.¡± It¡¯s true. Aiden haven¡¯t left Ash¡¯s side since the day we saw them at their spot few days ago. I can¡¯t forget the shock I felt seeing her covered in blood but what I feared more is that it was Aiden¡¯s blood all over her body. And it¡¯s a lot. I never saw him bled that much even at the battles our pack had. Never. I can only wonder what happened since he didn¡¯t say much about what happened. Nick told me what he nned. I¡¯m not against it, even I wanted Ashira to be back because I know how she and the whole Elon¡¯s disaster affected Aiden. Also, I know that the pup inside Ashira will be strong enough without the stealer¡¯s gift. ¡°Are you scared that Ash will-¡± ¡°No. Don¡¯t say it. She¡¯ll wake up, not now but soon. As long as she¡¯s breathing, we have a reason to hope. What concerns me was Aiden. It seems like he is the once who¡¯s scared.¡± ¡°Do you think that King tricked him, though?¡± I felt silent. Nobody knows the King. No one know what kind of ruler he is but if he did tricked Aiden then there is no way we could take a revenge. ¡°I just hope for the better.¡± Ava sighed and hugged me, I hugged her back tightly. ¡°Okay, I need to finish cooking now. You go upstairs and look after Alpha Aiden.¡± ¡°Duty calls.¡± I grinned. I do pray everything goes well. I entered Aiden¡¯s room and saw the same scene. Him, holding Ashira¡¯s hands with both of his. He never took his eyes off her, he haven¡¯t sleep even for a bit. I don¡¯t know how strong he is to hold on but I know he is physically fatigued. Or even mentally. I tried talking to him about rest but he remained by her side, awake, guarded. ¡°Hey, Ava¡¯s cooking something. You want anything?¡± I asked. I waited for a moment but no response from him. I sighed. ¡°Man, you¡¯re a handful.¡± I whined. I decided to sit on the chair behind him and watched as Ashy on the bed, peacefully sleeping. ¡®Hey, wake up on your slumber now, sleeping beauty. Your knight will be dead before you know it.¡¯ I said through her portal. I¡¯ve been talking like this to her but it seems her mind is still at rest. I sighed. No response, too. ¡°Have we been tricked?¡± I asked carefully. I thought he will finally speak to me if I trigger something but still, he is quiet. I sighed. I watched as Aiden suffered silently. What is he thinking right now? Does he think he deserves this? Is he hoping like us? Is he praying? Is he talking to her? Is he losing hope? Is he giving up? No, thest one is far from being possible. ¡°Baby¡­ I¡¯m here.¡± I jumped from where I was dozing off with my own thoughts when I heard him speak. Baby? I looked at Ashira and her eyes are open! SHE¡¯S AWAKE! ¡°Can you hear me? Look at me, baby, please¡­¡± Aiden begged. I can¡¯t imagine Aiden pleading like this. I¡¯ve been with him for so long and he never sounded so¡­ helpless. ¡°Aiden¡­ W-What¡¯s wrong?¡­¡± Aiden was stunned for a moment. He was unable to speak upon hearing Ash¡¯s voice. I looked at his back, I can¡¯t see his expression¡­ He suddenly moved and hugged Ashira tight. He embraced her and¡­ Aiden cried. He is almost screaming his cries as he held his mate in a tight embrace. He didn¡¯t mind my presence, its as if I am not in this room or¡­ he simply don¡¯t care. I never seen Aiden cried. Just now. Ashira¡¯s POV ¡°Ahhh!¡± my eyes watered from the way Aiden is crying. It sounded¡­ painful. The cry I hear when someone dies, the agony when someone broke your heart. It¡¯s the same. But why is he like this? I encircled my arms around him and embraced him as tight as I could. What¡¯s wrong? Why is he like this. My eyes started to pool tears and I¡¯m sobbing hard, getting absorbed by his emotions despite the confusion inside me. Did I put him into so much pain that he breakdown like this? What happened? He continued crying while his face is buried on my neck. I tried consoling him, calming him by caressing his back but he doesn¡¯t stop. He won¡¯t stop. He can¡¯t. He whined like a hurt animal and I can feel the pain he have from the emotions that slipping through our link. I can¡¯t stop myself but join him. He was hurt, pained but happy. Damn, what just happened? ¡°Aiden, what¡¯s wrong? Look at me, please¡­¡± I whispered between my sobs. I held his face and made him look at me. I was stunned for a second. His eyes are so sad. Oh my, what happened for him to be like this? I grabbed his face with both of my hand and kissed him on the lips. His lips are trembling, he is happy but there¡¯s something else he hold inside that I can¡¯t put into words. His arms snaked on my waist and pulled me closer to him as he kiss me back. We are kissing without our tongues, its a deep smack but its just enough. It feels enough. ¡°What¡¯s wrong? Why are you crying like this?¡± I asked when I break the contact of our lips. I pressed my forehead to his and wiped the tears off his eyes and cheeks. He is still sobbing but not like earlier. But the feeling that I can¡¯t exin is still there. It¡¯s drowning him and he seems unaware that its slipping to me. ¡°Y-You¡¯re here. You are here. With me.¡± he whispered and tears started pooling down his eyes again. ¡°Shh, baby, what¡¯s wrong? I never left you. I¡¯m always here. I will always be with you.¡± Is it that bad to sleep now? Or am I not asleep? I wanted to pry for answers and exnation but I know this is not the right time. Aiden is still sinking in this drowning feeling and even if I can feel half of it, I can¡¯t swam myself up. Oh, Aiden¡­ what happened to you? To me? To us? He hugged me once more and as I had him in my arms, I felt everything he was feeling right now. He thought I won¡¯te back, and he is grateful to heavens that I¡¯m here. It confuses me but I can still feel it so bad. ¡°Don¡¯t leave me again¡­¡± he whispered and kisses me again. I never thought of leaving you¡­ ¡°I won¡¯t. I will never.¡± ¡°You¡¯re back¡­ you¡¯re back.¡± He kept repeating those words over and over like he couldn¡¯t believe it. I looked at Seth who is quietly walking out of the room. I guess I didn¡¯t just fell asleep. *** It¡¯s been two days since I woke up. Two days since I witnessed my mate cried so hard and looking back, I never thought he will be okay. He never left my side since. He holds my hand, and never let go if it in everything that I do. May it be eating, bathing, anything. ¡°You always look at me.¡± I said. We are sitting here at our spot. The sun is shining bright and the day is wonderful that I asked him to take me here. I feel like its been too long since I¡¯ve been here so I enjoyed the greenery. But Aiden¡¯s gaze never left mine. Slowly, his arm that rested on my waist moved up to my shoulder. He pulled me closer. He kissed the top of my head in long seconds then he looked at my eyes again. ¡°I love you, Ash.¡± he whispered. I smiled. ¡°I love you, too.¡± He kept being like this every since I woke up two days ago. I don¡¯t remember what happened after I was taken hostage by Elon but Aiden filled me up with details. He said that Elon has stolen me from him and that the King came to lift the curse. I never remember any of it, but I cared less. All that is important to me now is that I¡¯m back and cured. He thought I won¡¯t wake up anymore, that I left him for real. Aiden rested his head on myp as hey on the grass, he caress my baby bump and nted kisses on it. I smiled. ¡°Oh, it moved.¡± I said as I felt it. I chuckled when he continued kissing my belly, asking for more movements. I ran my fingers through his hair as he yed with our baby. Aww, I think he can¡¯t wait for our child to be born! He look so cute! ¡°Did he fell asleep?¡± Aiden pouted when the baby didn¡¯t moved again, and Iughed from his reaction. He waited but when there¡¯s no response from our child, he closed his eyes and gave my bump a long kiss. Aww, he looks so daddy-ing. I continue to caress his hair. He seemed over protected of metely. I can only imagine the fear he gone through while I¡¯m out of our bond. Though he barely talks about it and ensure me that everything was fine, I know it didn¡¯t. Still, I didn¡¯t pry for more but I¡¯m itching for stories. Maybe he wanted to put everything behind us and I don¡¯t want him to keep on remembering what happened. ¡°Aiden¡­¡± I called. He looked up at me. ¡°Hmm?¡± ¡°Did it scare you too much?¡± I bit my lip when I felt that my question has sounded wrong. He sat up and looked at the river. ¡°Which did?¡± Which? Not what? Was the pain that many? That thought made my eyes weary and sad. I never want him to experience all that has happened and I can¡¯t imagine what he has faced. ¡°W-When I was stolen?¡± I bit my lip. I saw him look at me in the side of his eyes but like the usual, he never look me in the eyes when I mention conversation like this. ¡°Yeah¡­¡± he simple answered. He looked at me, watched my face like he will forget how I look any second. ¡°Very.¡± he smiled weakly and reached his hand up to my cheeks. ¡°I won¡¯t let that happen again.¡± I bit my lip. His every word sounded like a de striking deep into my chest. He is trying to conceal his emotions within him again, though I can feel the shards of it. ¡°Of course, that won¡¯t happen.¡± I chuckled. Please get better soon, I¡¯m already here. ¡°Once I give birth to our pup, I won¡¯t be a stealer anymore. And our baby will be gifted.¡± I looked down to my belly and caress it with my palm ever gently. ¡°I wonder what gift he will be blessed with.¡± I whisper and smiled in the air. He remained silent so I looked up to look at him. ¡°Aiden?¡± He looked at me as if I pulled him out of deep thoughts. ¡°Well, as long as he is healthy¡­¡± he leaned forward, ced his hand above mine that caress my belly and gave me a kiss in the forehead. ¡°Both of you, alive, is enough for me.¡± I smiled and nodded my head slowly. ¡°What should we name him?¡± Aiden asks, diverting the topic and it excites the hell out of me! But wait, ¡°You always address our baby as ¡®he¡¯, what if its a girl?¡± He frowned and snorted. ¡°I know he¡¯s a boy.¡± he caress my belly again. ¡°Right, little one?¡± he even tickles me using his fingers! ¡°Aiden! I¡¯m the one being tickled!¡± Iughed, pushing his hand away. ¡°Oh well, both of you are my little one, anyway.¡± he smirked. ¡°No way!¡± Iughed and he pulled me closer to him, smelling my hair. ¡°Okay, so since its our first child, I¡¯ll give you the right to name him or her.¡± ¡°It¡¯s a him. And why don¡¯t we name him together?¡± I rolled my eyes. This one wouldn¡¯t give up without a fight. ¡°No, you name him. I¡¯ll name our second child.¡± ¡°Hmmm¡­¡± he lowered his head and buried his head on my neck. ¡°You haven¡¯t given birth and you¡¯re now thinking of making another one. You are so naughty¡­¡± he bit on my skin gently that I gasped from shock! ¡°Aiden!¡± I pushed him away and heughed. ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll name him, then.¡± I looked at him as I waited. He is looking afar, hmmm, he really is thinking about it huh? ¡°Quillon.¡± he suddenly spoke after minutes. I was enjoying the movements of the water in the river that I didn¡¯t took note of how long he gave it a thought. ¡°Hmm?¡± ¡°I will name our child ¡®Quillon¡¯, is that okay with you?¡± I looked at him and watched as his golden-brown eyes shines so bright. He likes the name, huh? Smiling, I said. ¡°Quillon it is. How did youe up with that name, though?¡± He smiled weakly again and looked far away. ¡°It means something. The Guard of the Sword.¡± Hmm¡­ ¡°Oh.¡± Where did thate from, though? Oh, well. I delegate him the right to name our child so I won¡¯t question his choice. I looked down to my belly. ¡°Baby Quillon¡­ I can¡¯t wait to see him.¡± Aiden pulled me to lean on his chest and snaked his arms around me. ¡°Hmm¡­ Me, too.¡± *** ¡°No! Not that theme! I want to have a wild one!¡± Nick screamed. Aiden and I are currently seated on the Ancestral living room together with Nick, Seth, Zynia and Ava. Nick was nning to throw a party to celebrate myeback and for the baby to be known by the whole pack. Not that they can¡¯t sense I¡¯m pregnant but Nick as he is, he¡¯ll look for any possibility just to throw a party. ¡°How¡¯s Zeke?¡± I whispered to Aiden as I let the others argue about the party Nick is fussing about. I heard that Zeke is now the Alpha of the Ravenous pack and he is the one who killed Elon. Well, he is the rightful ruler of that pack since he got a pure Alpha blood in him. I¡¯m happy for him. ¡°He was stubborn at first but I guess the pack grew inside him. He¡¯s surprisingly good at ruling and he earned the respect of his people during the short time that he spent in his pack.¡± I nodded. ¡°That¡¯s good. But why is Zynia didn¡¯t join him to his pack?¡± I¡¯m worried that it has to do anything about Zynia¡¯s reputation as a stealer and all the tragedy that happened before might affect her. ¡°She¡¯ll follow him soon but she wants to wait for you to give birth. Zynia will be your midwife or something.¡± I watched as he ys with my fingers using his hands as he exins. I don¡¯t think he ever let go of my hand even once. Okay, maybe he misses me so much. ¡°Oh, I see.¡± He nted a kiss on my shoulder as he continues to y with my fingers. ¡°Hey, aren¡¯t you needed to the Hall or something?¡± ¡°Nah. Nick can handle it.¡± As soon as Nick heard his name, he popped up in front of us, almost startled me. ¡°Yep! Its not that busy right now so Aiden can rest for a while.¡± Nick grinned at us and continued his little meeting with Seth and Ava about the party. Is it just me or did Nick stopped whining? The Nick I knew never stopining about the works. ¡°That was weird.¡± I voiced out my thoughts. Maybe its not overloaded at the Hall. Aiden sighed and buried his head on my nape this time. ¡°Don¡¯t mind him.¡± he sniffed on my hair next. ¡°I¡¯ve missed your scent¡­¡± I blushed when I felt him nting small kisses on my nape. Oh, heck. Can I still undergo a heat even though I¡¯m bulging from this pregnancy? ¡°Aiden¡­¡± I whimpered. ¡°Tsss¡­¡± he hisses, gently biting on my nape that almost made me jump. ¡°You¡¯re easily aroused than before. I can smell it on you¡­¡± My eyes grewrge and I looked around, afraid that everybody in the room might smell--Oh, God. ¡°Okay, I¡¯m getting off of you now because you¡¯re being naughty.¡± I stood up and walked away from Aiden. He chuckled but he let me go though I didn¡¯t expect him to. Okay, this is the first time I¡¯m two feet away from him. I looked back to see how he reacts when I walk away but I quickly regretted my action when Aiden stares as me with those golden-brown eyes that¡­ drowns me. I think I should go back to his side- No! Oh, Ashira, here you go again! Don¡¯t be seduced by that man! Fuck, why am I even fighting myself over this tempting man when I¡¯m a bursting bubble pregnant by his child! I sighed and closed my eyes. Can I even make love to him when my belly is this big already? ¡°Luna.¡± I jumped when I heard Zynia who I didn¡¯t sense has walked to me already. I looked at Aiden and I saw him smirked from my reaction. ¡®Was it entertaining that you can easily took my attention?¡¯ I said through our mind-link. I know he can sense that I¡¯m distracted by those, argh, luscious gaze. ¡°Hey, Z. What¡¯s up?¡± I smiled to Zynia which she returned. ¡®Very.¡¯ he replied and when I look back to him, I saw how he shook his head with a huge grin on his face. That sly! ¡°Well, I think its only a matter of days before you feel the contractions andbor so I wanted to talk to you about it.¡± Zynia smiled. Oh. Few days¡­ I looked at Aiden and from how his eyes watches us, I knew he is listening. ¡°Sure, uh, let¡¯s head to the kitchen? I want to grab something to eat, too.¡± ¡°Of course, let me guide you. You seems so fragile, the baby is too big to bloat your belly that much.¡± We started walking towards the kitchen and Zynia held my elbow for support. I chuckled. ¡°Well, I do ate a lot these days. I¡¯m always hungry.¡± ¡°That is given since the child inside your womb is requiring more as it grew, Luna.¡± ¡°So tell me, will this hurt or anything? I¡¯m kinda nervous with the thought of giving birth.¡± I¡¯ve heard how painful it is but I can¡¯t keep the child inside me forever, can I? Iughed at my own thought. Zynia smiled at me. ¡°It is painful but you can do it. There¡¯s one way you can give birth to the child that will not be as painful, though. That¡¯s also what I wanted to discuss to you about.¡± I frowned. ¡°Which is?¡± ¡°You can shift on your wolf, Luna Ashira. That way, it¡¯s less harder and painful than giving birth in your human form.¡± My mind wanders to the thought. Giving birth in my wolf form¡­ ¡®I¡¯d love that!!!¡¯ my wolf cheers in the back of my head. ¡®Since I¡¯m the one taking care of your snob little pup inside you, I want to deliver him!¡¯ and now she soundedmanding. But I want to do it the normal way¡­ I don¡¯t know who my biological parents are, and being a wolf, I wanted my pup to remember my face and see me first. I want to experience holding my son right after taking him out to this world. ¡°If you wanted to shift on your wolf then during the first contraction, you needed to shift immediately and so I need to know which you prefer..¡± Zynia continued exining about it and it sounded as if she is convincing me to shift but I cut her words early. ¡°From how you sound, I already understand that giving birth to my child will be painful,¡± I said, looking This content ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org. down at my belly as my palm caress it. ¡°But I won¡¯t shift, Z. I want to hold him the moment he breathed the earth¡¯s air¡­¡± ¡®Bummerrrrrr¡¯ my wolf whines. Zynia smiled and nodded slowly. ¡°No.¡± Both of us turned our head to the kitchen door. I frowned when I saw Aiden walking closer to us, did he just oppose what I wanted? He stood beside me, snaking his arms on my waist. ¡°You will give birth on your wolf form, Ashira.¡± his voice is hard, stern and full of authority. I don¡¯t understand but there is fear in his eyes. ¡°Aiden.¡± I sighed. ¡°I¡¯ve already decided.¡± He look at me but didn¡¯t speak. I fought his eyes with mine, not breaking the eye contact, showing him my determination with the choice I picked. ¡°I will leave you both to discuss this matter.¡± Zynia interrupted and Aiden looked at her first. ¡°If you¡¯ll excuse me, Luna Ashira, Alpha Aiden.¡± Both of us nodded and once she exits the kitchen and joined everyone at the living room, I stand in front of Aiden who¡¯s eyes still looking away. ¡°Aiden, this is not your choice.¡± I started. He didn¡¯t look at me at first and I saw how his jaw clenches. This really bothers him but I can see he is not angry at me¡­ He didn¡¯t respond and I know this behavior of him. He don¡¯t want further discussion, he made up his mind and he tries to avoid talking to me about it because he fear that he will change his opposition. I sighed and raised my hand to held his cheek, urging him to look at me. ¡°Hey¡­¡± Once his eyes met mine, I saw how devastated he feels. There¡¯s something going on in that stubborn head of him again, that¡¯s what I¡¯m sure of. ¡°Something is bothering you. What is it? Tell me¡­¡± Aiden closed his eyes and took a deep sigh. I thought he will still oppose my decision but instead, he reached for my waist and pulled me closer to him. My face is buried on his chiseled chest, and I almost got distracted by his warmth and scent. Ash, focus. This heat caused by my pregnancy just heightened than how it already is. Sigh, I feel like a fool. ¡°Please¡­¡± he whispered. My eyes widened from his sudden plead. Why is he like this? I tried getting out of his embrace, to see his face, but he just hugged me tighter. He don¡¯t want me to see his expression¡­ ¡°It¡¯s less dangerous to give birth in wolf form. I-I don¡¯t want to take the risk¡­¡± I feel like crying upon hearing those words from him. No, I don¡¯t want him to be like this. I don¡¯t want him scared forever. Just how can I erase the pain hiding behind your shadow, Aiden?¡­ Chapter 60: Traumatized Chapter 60: Traumatized Ashira¡¯s POV ¡°Just shift when the time hase¡­ Please.¡± My tears pooled down my cheek. I don¡¯t want to show him that I feel pity for him, I know that¡¯s the least thing he needed to see. But its too painful for me to see him like this¡­ ¡°B-But I want to be the first one to hold him¡­¡± ¡°You can still do that even on your wolf.¡± he responded, wiping the tears on my cheek. ¡°But its different.¡± I pushed him and he didn¡¯t resist this time. I looked him in the eyes and noticed that his eyes are red. He looked so soft, far from how he is and it pained me to know that I made him this way. If it ain¡¯t for me, he wouldn¡¯t feel like this. I tiptoed and pressed my forehead to his. Aiden¡¯s hand easily guided me for support. With closed eyes, I started praying that every pain that traumatize him up to now will begone. ¡°I can¡¯t risk losing you again¡­¡± he whispered. Even with my eyes closed, I can still see his expression in my head. The sound of his heart beating like crazy says how terrified he is. His argument is understandable but I want his fear to fade and stop hunting him forever. He shouldn¡¯t leave like this, we can¡¯t live like this. ¡°You won¡¯t lose me. I¡¯m here, Aiden. The universe let mee back to you, no one will take me away.¡± I pulled away and look him in his bloodshot eyes. Oh, baby¡­ I kissed his eyes and smiling at him as I pulled away. ¡°I don¡¯t want to see you like this anymore. Don¡¯t let the past haunt you, baby. I will never leave you. Give me this onest thing, Aiden. I will fight for my life, I will live for you and for Quillon. You won¡¯t lose me.¡± He was silent for a while but took a deep breathter on. With his eyes closed, he shook his head but then nodded after. ¡°Will you be happy with your choice?¡± he whispers in a soft melodic voice. I pouted and nodded slowly. ¡°Very.¡± Aiden sighed then open his eyes, catching my gaze. Oh, how I love those golden-brown gem. ¡°Okay.¡± he leaned in to kiss my head. ¡°Anything to make you happy¡­¡± I smiled at him. There will be more to our life than what we have now and I hope time will heal the bad memories he had¡­ ¡°Thank you, Aiden.¡± He looked at me and smiled. Its genuine, not the weak smile that he often gave me. ¡°That¡¯s not enough.¡± he said in a hoarse voice. In a swift movement, he lifted me up and made me sit on the table. My gasp was covered by his lip as he kissed me hard yet gently. ¡°Aiden¡­¡± I moaned when his hand grabbed on my butt. ¡°W-We can¡¯t¡­¡± I don¡¯t know if we can have sex since my tummy is bulging like a balloon that will soon explore but fuck! I love how he feels. I miss this! Though its scary to even think that his huge manhood will prate inside me right now. ¡°We can¡­¡± he continued kissing me and grabbing on the corners of my body that needed his touch so bad. I kept moaning, feeling my body as my pregnancy intensified the sensitivity and libido. Oh, damn. ¡°N-No. W-What if you bump o-on the baby¡¯s head¡­¡± Aiden stopped kissing on my neck. Does he share the same thought? Is that even possible? ¡°Pfft!¡± He isughing! Oh my God! Aiden isughing while his head is buried on my neck! I feel like my face flushed in heat from being embarrass. ¡°Aiden!¡± ¡°Sorry, baby.¡± but he is stillughing. ¡°That¡¯s an absurd idea but enough to kill the mood.¡± heughed again. I pouted and my cheeks felt hotter. ¡°Okay, we¡¯ll wait until you give birth.¡± he grinned as he ced his hand on my belly. ¡°Stop hiding in there, Quillon.¡± he said to my belly. ¡°I still have a week before hees out! Don¡¯t urge him to go out early.¡± Aidenughed. ¡°Yeah, yeah.¡± *** I woke up the next day and there was amotion just right outside our bedroom door. What is happening? Struggling to sat up, I saw Seth, Zynia and Ava standing outside my room¡¯s open door. Their eyes are wide open as they look to me and then to the whole room. I look around and saw nothing different. Frowning, I stood up. ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± No one dared to speak and I got curious even more. ¡°Guys?¡± Where is Aiden, by the way? ¡°G-Good morning, Luna Ashira¡­¡± Zynia greeted but she seems to be in shock, too. All three of them, actually. ¡°Good morning. Where is Aiden?¡± they are still in daze. Okay, something is up. ¡°Hey! Snap out of it!¡± I shouted and the three of them blinked, then slowly walked inside the room. I decided to sat back on the bed. My back is killing me. I feel like the child has gained weight again and my belly felt heavier. ¡°Where is Aiden?¡± I asked again. This is the first time that I woke up without Aiden beside me. ¡°He was needed in the Hall a-and will be back before breakfast¡­¡± Seth answered but he kept looking around the room which made me arched my brows. I look around too but still, I saw nothing different. Ignoring him, I spoke. ¡°Is everything all right?¡± Seth cleared his throat and look back to me. ¡°An old oak tree fell on the electric wires and the whole pack lost connection with the main energy tower.¡± Oh. That¡¯s a lot of work. Looking around the room, I sighed. ¡°So it means it was fixed now? The lights and air-condition of the room is working just fine.¡± And why every light in our room is open? Did Aiden switched everything on? ¡°T-That¡¯s the thing¡­¡± Ava said in a confused expression. Whats the thing? ¡°The wires are not fix yet¡­¡± Seth swallowed. ¡° and your room is the only one that has electricity.¡± My jaw dropped. What? I look around my room and realize that every appliance is indeed working in good condition. If the whole pack lose its connection with the energy tower, then howe my room is¡­ ¡°Now that I remember, Alpha Aiden once said during the time you were abducted by Elon that you electrocuted him.¡± I don¡¯t really remember how I did that but it did happen. ¡°Y-Yes¡­¡± ¡°Then maybe your gift is electricity, Luna Ashira. Mine was speed but it seems the Moon Goddess vested you a blessing close to our nature.¡± ¡°Is it not because of the child inside her?¡± Seth asked. If my gift is electricity then¡­ Oh, God! How will I control this? Is there no such thing as manual for stealer gifts so I can get to know more about this? ¡°That¡¯s impossible to happen. The child¡¯s power will onlye when necessary. Like when the mother is in danger. This one is definitely a gift.¡± ¡°I-I don¡¯t know how I did this, though¡­¡± Zynia walked closer to me and tap my shoulder. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, Luna. You will know more about this ability.¡± I can feel my adrenaline gushing to my veins from this discovery. I never thought my wolf¡¯s abnormality will reach this extent. There is one thing my mind is thinking about: If I can do study more about my newfound ability, then maybe I can help the pack with this power. ¡°But its safe to explore your gift once the baby is born, Ash.¡± Ava smiled at me. Oh, right. This could wait- ¡°No, this gift will be passed down to my child.¡± I remember Z said it before. Zynia smiled. ¡°Some will be left for you. You may still wander your ability even if the power is transmitted to the pup.¡± ¡®Let¡¯s hope your pup won¡¯t roast anyone with that ability given that he is so grumpy.¡¯ my wolf said to me. Iughed from her humor. Oh my! I guess my baby is giving my pup a hard time. ¡®Are you awake, my love?¡¯ it was Aiden. ¡®Y-Yes¡­¡¯ ¡®I¡¯m on my way back¡­¡¯ I can¡¯t help but smile with the thought of seeing Aiden. Daaamn! How bent will I be over him? I¡¯m still not used with the feeling and I¡¯m being overwhelmed. ¡°The problem has been solved. Aiden and Nick wille over for breakfast.¡± Seth informed us. Ava and Zynia excused themselves to prepare the meals and I was left alone with Seth. I smiled awkwardly and raised my brows at Seth when I noticed that he kept watching me. ¡°What now?¡± He chuckled. ¡°I haven¡¯t talk to you since¡­¡± Oh, now that I think about it, Aiden hasn¡¯t left my side but now and I didn¡¯t got the chance to interact with everyone up to now. ¡°Well, I just want to say that I¡¯m d you are back.¡± I smiled. Seth is the only person I really got closed with in this pack. I know I be his duty, a Luna he swore to protect, but I saw him as a brother. He supported and guided me beyond his obligations. Even Luce¡¯s gamma didn¡¯t treat her the way Seth did to me. ¡°Thank you, Seth.¡± I said. He was taken aback from my sudden appreciation and that made me smile. ¡°You treat me not just the Luna of this pack. I found a family in you and I¡¯m grateful for what you¡¯ve done for me.¡± Seth diverted his gaze away from me and I saw his face turning red. Aw! He liked being appreciated, huh. ¡°Aw! Are you blushing?¡± Iughed when he flushed more! He looked so cute! ¡°W-Whatever!¡± Iughed hard that my baby-belly hardened. Oh my! I never thought he will get shy once his hard work is gratified! ¡°Am I interrupting something?¡± I stoppedughing as I saw Aiden leaning on the door frame and looking at us. Oh, he¡¯s here! My brow arched when I saw his serious, dark expression. It seems like he will punch someone anytime soon with those jaw clenching. Wait. Don¡¯t tell me he is jealous? This side of him didn¡¯t fades and I guess it won¡¯t forever, huh? Iughed more. ¡°What is so funny?¡± even his voice sounds scary! If only I don¡¯t know what he is thinking, I might cringed! Seth looked like he wanted to escape so bad and Aiden is blocking his only exit made him pale! Watching Seth trying to hide his panicking self made meugh even more. ¡®Do you want me dead, woman? Stopughing! Each time you do, Aiden¡¯s face get darker! Oh, you¡¯re killing me!¡¯ I stoppedughing as I heard Seth inside my head. I turned to look at Aiden and Seth was right. Ohkay. That is jealousy right there. Grinning awkwardly, I started walking towards Aiden who don¡¯t even move where he stand. I can¡¯t believe this man. My belly is bulged because of the child he gave me and yet, he can still get jealous over this. Seth have Ava as his mate, too. C0ntent ? 2024 (N/?)velDrama.Org. ¡°What¡¯s with that foul mood, so early in the morning?¡± I said, trying to be sweet and lighten up his mood. Shooing away the imaginary dark smoke aura surrounding him. His jaw tightened but his arms reached to hold my waist. His eyes are glued at my face and I can¡¯t read what he was thinking. I¡¯m sure Aiden is not angry but he is releasing some kind of scary pheromones, not affecting me though I¡¯m sure Seth does. Slowly, my yful grin faded and I bite my lower lip. Am I just assuming that he is jealous? Is there something else going on in his head? He is still my mate, the Aiden I knew but it seems like there¡¯s something bothering him every second. I was thinking that it may be a trauma of losing me again, but these days I can¡¯t prevent having a thought that he is hiding something to me. ¡°Dude, chill. Are you still doubting my intentions with Ash?¡± Seth even chuckled but in an awkward way. Maybe he realize it so he cleared his throat. ¡°Oh, she discovered her gift!¡± I wanted tough from how Seth yearned to divert the conversation and cut the tension but since Aiden still hasn¡¯t left his eyes on me, I just grinned. ¡°You did, huh¡­¡± atst he spoke. ¡°What is it?¡± his fingers on my back started drawing circles and I almost yelped when I felt how arousing his movement are. ¡°E-Electricity¡­¡± Fuck. ¡°Hmm¡­ that¡¯s awesome.¡± he smiled though its a yful one. I know he loved teasing me like this and with an audience! This sly! ¡°Well, next time that dog came in your room, make sure you roast him alive.¡± he even gave Seth a deadly re. Ohh! He is mad about it! Iughed as I see Seth scratching the back of his head, uneasy with the situation. ¡°I will when I learned more about it, I promise.¡± Iughed and Aiden patted my head like a good girl. Aww! ¡°Hey!¡± Sethined and Iughed more, he kept whining about me not standing on his side but I¡¯m already drowned with my mate¡¯s gaze. Aiden smiled and nted a kiss on my cheek. ¡®I missed you¡­¡¯ he said through our mind-link. Frowning, I looked at him with questioning eyes. He only went to sort a pack problem and now he looked like he haven¡¯t seen me in years. ¡®Aren¡¯t you a clingy mate.¡¯ Iughed when he groaned and rolled his eyes. ¡®So?¡¯ he answered snobbishly that I blushed. He doesn¡¯t care to be showy now, huh? ¡°Hey! Come downstairs! Breakfast is ready!¡± Nick shouted from the ground floor. We headed to the kitchen while Aiden and Seth keep arguing on the way. I onlyughed from how childish these guys can be despite their position in life. ¡°So when¡¯s your due, Ash?¡± Ava asked while we are in the middle of eating, Nick, Seth, Zynia, Aiden and me are around the table, having a fill for the morning. ¡°I¡¯m really amazed with how fast your pregnancy is. Normal she-wolves take three months to give birth but looking at your belly right now, are you near?¡± I chuckled. ¡°Yeah. Z told me I have a week or less.¡± ¡°Whoa. That¡¯s so near! And you still look fresh despite being pregnant. Maybe its a boy.¡± ¡°It is a boy.¡± Aiden joined the conversation. ¡°You sounds so sure.¡± Nickughed as he stuff his mouth with some pancakes. ¡°Because I am.¡± Aiden seriously responded. Ohhkay. I know he believed the pup will be a boy but for me, I¡¯m still not sure. I tried asking my wolf but she just told me how grumpy and snob my child is. Maybe Aiden was just hopeful since Alpha mostly have a son as first child. He can¡¯t be too sure about the gender. Duh. Nobody dared to oppose Aiden¡¯s assumption for my child¡¯s gender though I can see in their faces that they don¡¯t believe him fully. I just chuckled. Ahh! I can wake up to this every morning. Chapter 61: The Birth Chapter 61: The Birth Chapter 61: Ashira¡¯s POV In spite of Nick¡¯s motivation and hard work to held a pack party, he seeded. After three days of preparation, the party is ongoing tonight at the pack¡¯s clearing. Nick insisted for a wild party so he picked a bonfire theme in the heart of the Prime¡¯s forest where booze and feast are served. I sat in the man-made stage together with the officials of the pack, and Aiden beside me. The pack people has started eating, drinking and dancing. Everything is so peaceful and they are fun to watch. ¡°I got bored with this loud get-together.¡± Seth said out of the blue. He does look bored as he sip on his drink. Ava chuckled beside him. ¡°You¡¯re just no fun!¡± Nick said as he bob his head with the music. ¡°Having a mate made you guys no fun!!!¡± And I think he¡¯s a bit drunk. ¡°Oh yeah? I think you are just too horny, looking for some wild chick.¡± Seth teased. Aiden and Iughed when Nick started his tantrums. He look so childish blushing and embarrassed upon hearing his friend said that. I wonder when Nick finds his mate. He¡¯s the same age of Aiden and Seth yet he hasn¡¯t found his fated one. Property ? N?velDrama.Org. ¡°Do you think Nick will find his mate soon?¡± I whispered to Aiden. His arm is stretched on my shoulder, rubbing his fingers on my arm. I don¡¯t need a coat despite the cold of the night, Aiden¡¯s warmth is enough. ¡°Maybe this year.¡± he smiled and kissed me on my temple. Aw! We are outside and he still acts so sweet! Okay, I need to get used with his gestures. I don¡¯t think he will change anytime soon. ¡°How did you say so?¡± ¡°His¡­¡± he looked at me and seems hesitant to add his words. ¡°His?¡± ¡°Nick¡¯s sexual urges are unusual these days so I guess he will find his mate this year.¡± Wow! That¡¯s a thing? Oh, my! I can¡¯t wait to see a mated Nick! He is so loyal to the pack, works beyond a pledge and once he found his mate, I know he will be hell-bent inlove with her! ¡°What¡¯s with the sexual urges though?¡± Aiden squinted his eyes at me as if he was studying if I¡¯m being serious with my question. What¡¯s wrong? ¡°Male wolf like us experiences an unusual thirst when we are about to meet our mate soon. I was surprised you didn¡¯t know that, you seem knowledgeable with pack rules and traditions.¡± So that¡¯s their cue, huh? I shrugged, looking away. ¡°I¡¯m not interested with the mate bond before and given less attention with mate-rted topics.¡± I admitted. That¡¯s true, though. He leaned closer to me and even without looking at him, I know he stares at me. ¡°Hmm,¡± he hummed, retreating the words he wanted to utter. My huge guess is he wanted to tease me! ¡°Well, I¡¯m d you still came here for the ball even though its for your favor.¡± I snapped my eyes to him and found that yful smirk on his face. ¡°I didn¡¯t!¡± Liar, Ashira! You did wanted to meet your mate to escape the danger of your abnormality! Argh. How fast my guilt has eaten me. Aiden chuckled and pulled me closer. ¡°I¡¯m just teasing you, baby.¡± he kissed my forehead. ¡°I need to give some words to the pack. I¡¯ll be back.¡± I watched as he walked to the highest corner of the stage, taking everyone¡¯s attention. The pack people looked at their Alpha with eyes full of admiration and love. While I look at my mate with overwhelming pride. He earned the loyalty of his people because of being himself, a good leader, tough and righteous. Holding my belly, I thought of my unborn child. ¡®Quillon, if you really came out as a boy like your father said, you will soon set foot on the same spot your father stands right now. And I know you will be just like him. Fearless with a heart for his people.¡¯ I smiled imagining my unborn child. I found another reason to fall in love with this life. ¡°Everyone enjoying the night?¡± Aiden started that made the people howl and cheer, showing how lively there were tonight. ¡°That¡¯s good.¡± he chuckled. ¡°As everyone know, these past months were not as well and peaceful but rest assured that every struggles has been solved. This night is a way to thank the Heavens and the Moon for giving their guidance, and also to celebrate a great news.¡± he turned and look at me. ¡°Our Luna has blessed our pack with a ruler descending from my blood, a gift from the Moon Goddess to tighten the strength of Prime!¡± ¡°Luna! Luna!¡± I stood up and wave to the people and I can¡¯t stop my eyes from getting wet for the tears of happiness that threaten to fall down my cheeks. Howl and screams of pleasantries echoed the forest and Iughed from how lovely this evening has be. ¡°Enjoy the rest of the evening.¡± Aiden said as his closing remarks. I can¡¯t help but remember how he said the same words during the Mapping Ball. The only difference is his vibe. He looked more carefree now than before, more light, not soft but not too tough either. Just an Alpha in his best mood. ¡°Can I have a dance?¡± I didn¡¯t realize I was too drowned with my own thoughts to not notice Aiden¡¯s reaching hand. I arched an eyebrow at him. The party music is ying again right now and I¡¯m not sure if he does want me to dance wildly tonight. ¡°Uh, I¡¯m pregnant.¡± I said in a hesitant voice. Aiden looked somewhere and the music was changed into a slow, romantic song. Iughed and received his hand. We walked to the middle of the crowd and the people seems like a sea swayed by a ship, moving away and giving us our space on the dancefloor. Aiden carefully ced my hand on his shoulder, kissing the back of my palm first before letting it go. His arms found its ce on my waist and his eyes are sparkling with the fire¡¯s light from the bonfire. I can¡¯t stop smiling. I never thought that dancing with someone you love can give this kind of emotions. A feeling so deep that I forget the people around us, drowned with the world we build just for us. Aiden leaned forward and I closed my eyes when his lips touched my forehead. ¡°There¡¯s a lot of things I regret¡­¡± he whispers, pressing his forehead with mine. His eyes are closed, he looks so peaceful yet troubled. ¡°Which are?¡± I pry, closing my eyes, too. Feeling every moved, every touch. Hearing his breath, the sweet music, my heartbeat. ¡°A lot. But first is not dancing with you at the Ball.¡± I chuckled. ¡°You should regret that. I looked awesome that night and now you have a big belly between us as we dance.¡± Aiden chuckled. ¡°You are beyond amazing even until now, baby. Our child made you even more beautiful though I would like to squeeze you in my arms right now and he is getting in the way.¡± Iughed and p his shoulder lightly. ¡°Don¡¯t bully him! He mighte out any moment if you keep ¡°Oh, he should. He kept getting my way a lot of times.¡± he pulled away and looked at me with a huge grin on his face. ¡°How could you say that!¡± He pouted his lips, and I know he is thinking about something again! ¡°This will sound selfish, baby, but once Quillon is born, I promise you more sleepless night.¡± My cheeks flushed hot from the thoughts that run to my mind because of what he said! I can¡¯t believe this guy! Aiden chuckled and drew me closer to him. I quickly rested my head on his chest, hiding the embarrassment given by my naughty mind while Aiden justughed more. ¡°I hate you.¡± I mumbled. ¡°You don¡¯t mean that.¡± he countered. Hmp! ¡°Yeah, I don¡¯t.¡± Aiden chuckled and nted soft kisses on my head. ¡°I love you, baby¡­¡± he whispered and I blushed even more. I kept on hearing those words from time to time but I still love how it sounds in my ears. That husky, sweet, soft voice saying those words just gave more sincerity and I felt how true it is from hearing the beating of his heart. I smiled. ¡°I love you more¡­¡± He pulled away to give me a long satisfying kiss. On that night, while the wind blows, the fire glows and our people witnessed our love, I know from the depth of my heart that I will never get lost. I epted my fate and I won¡¯t stop loving Aiden. *** Aiden¡¯s POV ¡°Ahhhhhh!¡± Ashira screamed in pain. ¡°Fuck! Go get Zynia!¡± I ordered Nick. It¡¯s time for Ashira to give birth! The moment we came home from the pack party, her water broke and now she won¡¯t stop screaming as shey on a hospital bed I prepared for this day. ¡°Baby, I¡¯m here. I¡¯m here.¡± I tried consoling her since she holds my hand so tight like she¡¯s afraid to let it go. ¡°FASTER!¡± I shouted to Nick again. I don¡¯t know what to do. Fuck! She¡¯s hurting! She¡¯s in pain! ¡°Aiden!!! Ahhhh!¡± ¡°Baby, please, please, shift. Shift on your wolf.¡± ¡°N-No! Ahhhh! It fucking hurts!¡± Fuck! Why is she so stubborn! From the amount of pain I see she¡¯s in, I know its too much! Will she be able to do this? ¡°Ashira! Listen to me and shift now!¡± ¡°Don¡¯t start an argument about this, Aiden! Ahhh!¡± ¡°No! Shift or I¡¯ll make you shift!¡± I can order her to. I can use my power tomand her. She is my Luna but I¡¯m still the Alpha- ¡°No.¡± she tried calming herself by blowing breathes. ¡°P-Please trust me on t-this. I w-won¡¯t leave you this t-time.¡± Her words p me hard that I awaken from the darkest corner I been wandering. I kept denying it but now I truly admit defeat with the fear of losing her for real. ¡°I will take it from here, Alpha Aiden.¡± Zynia came and I took a step back, letting her do what needed to be done. ¡°Ava! Get some warm water and towel!¡± I just stood there, watching my mate scream, be in pain, drowning in her cries but¡­ trusting her. Those days that the Alpha King healed her, three days of waiting for her to wake up, is pure hell. What I felt that time is different from when she was taken by Elon. Those days, she¡¯s on my grasp, she is with me but I don¡¯t know if she really is. She didn¡¯t wake up the same time given by the King, she is alive, I can still hear the sound of her heart beating that day. I never intend to stop hearing those heartbeat, afraid that it may stop. I was devastated, scared but held none but to hope. I hoped, I prayed, I begged for her to be fine, for her to wake up, for her to be alive. Multiple times that I told myself its okay that she is stolen but please keep her alive, let me see her eyes open, let me see her doing anything butying on our bed in deep slumber. And now, I¡¯m scared that she won¡¯t make it as she deliver our baby. I¡¯ve known a lot of Luna who lose their life giving birth. I don¡¯t want to lose her this soon. I can¡¯t live, I know I won¡¯t be able to. I¡¯m selfish, I know. But I want her with me. She is the only thing that I see necessary, a gem I can¡¯t afford losing or I will trade my life. But Ashira is right. I need to trust her. She can do this. She will deliver our baby and both of us will raise our son. It¡¯s a boy. I know its a boy because I heard it spoke to me before. It¡¯s a boy. You can do this, my love. I silently cheered. ¡°Uwaaa!¡± a child¡¯s cry echoed in the room and I feel like I saw a different color, a newfound life. I quickly went beside my mate, grabbing her hands with both of mine, feeling her pulse, hearing if it beats just right. ¡°I-I made it¡­¡± she seems too weak but when she smiled, I almost cried. Leaning in, I gave her a kiss in the forehead. ¡°You did, baby. Thank you¡­¡± Thank you for being alive, being with me, giving birth to our child, for giving me life. I wanted to say a lot but I can¡¯t utter any more words. ¡°It¡¯s a boy!¡± Zynia shouted and the people inside the room cheered! ¡°L-Let me hold h-him¡­¡± Ashira begged. I went to Zynia and my mouth parted as I saw my son. ¡®Everyone get out!¡¯ I ordered to Ava, Seth and Nick. I looked at Zynia and we both got terrified. My son¡¯s eyes are oceanic blue! A Blue Paraiba Tourmaline shade of eyes! ¡°This is¡­¡± I can¡¯t be wrong. This eye color distinguish its beholder¡¯s fate. My son, he¡­ ¡°The King didn¡¯t seed.¡± Zynia whispered back. I looked at Ashira who¡¯s eyes are closed, waiting for me to give her the child. What should I do? ¡°We need to conceal the truth¡­¡± I don¡¯t know how but there is a way. I know there is a way. ¡°I will agree, this is for the safety of the child, Alpha Aiden.¡± But Ashira wanted to hold her son. Do I need to deprive this to her? I can¡¯t let her know, the fewer who knows, the better. This is not the right time for her to know. I can feel the pup¡¯s strength suddenly surging, the same feeling I had when the King is around. But this is much suffocating¡­ ¡®No, baby, I need to conceal your power this instant.¡¯ ¡°Let¡¯s-¡± ¡°Alpha Aiden, look.¡± Z showed me the baby. It has stopped crying and calmly looking at me right now. His eyes slowly changes color as he looked at me. It turned golden-brown, just like mine. ¡°I think he concealed himself¡­¡± Zynia softly whispers and I can hear the fascination in her voice. ¡°This little guy knows what¡¯s going on.¡± This is not the first time my child heard me. ¡°Oh, look! He is smiling!¡± I smirked as I saw my child smiling at me like he is proud of himself. Huh! I got a smug kid. Chuckling, I took him from Zynia¡¯s arms. ¡°Behave now and conceal yourself for a while. Your mother wants to see you¡­¡± I whispered and he giggled, the most cutest sound I ever heard in my whole life. ¡°Thank you.¡± I whispered and gave him a kiss on his head. ¡°Oh, God!¡± Ashira¡¯s eyes are pooled with tears the moment Iid our child on her arms. ¡°Oh, my! I love him!¡± she looked at me with teary eyes and I know just how true her words meant. I looked at the both of them and I never thought I could see my own world right before my eyes. This¡­ Its enough. ¡°Aiden, he looked just like you¡­¡± she smiled at me. ¡°But he got my lips. Ohhh! Quillon, you are so cute!¡± The baby kept giggling and I saw pure happiness in my mate¡¯s face. I moved up to her and gave her a kiss on her forehead. ¡°I love you.¡± Looking up at me with a smile, ¡°I love you, too, Aiden.¡± she said. Quillon still possess the power of an Alpha King. Zynia was right. Whatever the King ns to stop, he won¡¯t be able to break the fate given by the Moon Goddess. The King helped me bring Ashira back to our bond, and I didn¡¯t trade anything for it. I don¡¯t need to me myself any longer. I have nothing to keep with Ashira now. Once she recovered, I will tell her the truth. Chapter 62: THE END Chapter 62: THE END Chapter 62: Aiden¡¯s POV ¡°Is everything alright? What happened back there earlier? You scared us.¡± Nick said. Ashira is now resting as well as Quillon. This is a long night and Ashira gave birth easily and faster than expected. ¡°Yes. Nothing was wrong. Go to Zynia and ask her toe in my office. I¡¯ll head there and wait for her.¡± Nick looked confuse and I know he have a lot of question in his head but I can¡¯t disclose this to anyone yet. I will soon, I know. I didn¡¯t wait for Nick to say more and turned to go inside the office. It¡¯s not too long and Zynia came knocking. ¡°Alpha Aiden.¡± she greeted. ¡°Please close the door, Z.¡± I asked and she did. ¡°Take a seat.¡± I grabbed a ss and wine for us, giving her the other while I sip on mine, trying to clear the thoughts swirling inside my head. ¡°About Quillon¡­¡± I sighed. ¡°I guess your calctions are right, Z. He does possess the same power of the Alpha King. I¡¯m beyond grateful that Zeron didn¡¯t acquire what he wanted but I¡¯m also afraid for what maye for my child.¡± ¡°I understand your concern, Alpha Aiden. Your child is still young and unable to protect himself yet. The King does not know about this, he thinks he seeded and its better he think that way.¡± ¡°The child concealed his power himself. We saw how he hide the colors of his eyes, we felt how the surging power inside him was shroud. As if he understand the danger, as if he ain¡¯t a newborn. Is that possible?¡± ¡°To be honest, I¡¯m without knowledge with a child next in line to the highest throne. I¡¯m not saying we shouldn¡¯t trust the child for his ability but time wille that his power wille out without his desire to do so.¡± She is right. And I can¡¯t risk the chances. It¡¯s us versus the Alpha King. Even with Quillon on our side, having him unaware of his own power, we won¡¯t stand a chance. And I don¡¯t know if the King will be too generous to spare a child¡¯s life if that child is what he feared. ¡°I¡¯ve studied something about the royal¡¯s life before. The Alpha King has a sword embedded with a gem that matches the color of his eyes. The Paraiba Tourmaline. It is use to conceal ones power, and let it out or be controlled by the owner¡¯s free will. I will look for that kind of gem, we need to seal Quillon¡¯s power for now.¡± ¡°And what of Luna Ashira?¡± ¡°I will tell her. I will tell this to my Beta and Gamma, as well. I¡¯ve thought the less person who knew, the better. But its different now, I will need a hand. I will need all your help.¡± ¡°I¡¯m honored to be trusted, Alpha Aiden.¡± ¡°I need Zeke to know about this, too. He knew a lot of rogue and those connection can be useful in finding a Paraiba Tourmaline gem. I will let you handle spreading the word to him as I know you will go back to Ravenous.¡± ¡°In a few days, I will. And I¡¯m make sure my son will help your child, Alpha Aiden.¡± Our meeting has ended and I started the n on my own. I called for Seth and Nick, began exining the matter at hand to them. ¡°You mean your pup can be the next Alpha King?¡± Nick burst. ¡°You just repeated what he said.¡± Seth sighed. ¡°From how you sound, it means Quillon will be in danger.¡± ¡°Once this news spread and reached the King¡¯s ears, I believe he will.¡± I answered. Its a good thing they knew about what Zeron wanted to have when he offered to help Ashira¡¯s case. They caught up quickly with the issue. ¡°It will be better to keep this on us. Keep this unknown from your mates, as well.¡± ¡°You can trust us on that, Aiden.¡± Seth said and I can see how serious he was. ¡°So where is this gem located?¡± Nick asked. ¡°If you studied it before then it might be written there where we can find it.¡± ¡°We will conduct a thorough research about the gemstone. I also asked for Zeke¡¯s help given his connections with the rogues. And it will be less suspicious that he is the one looking for it.¡± ¡°Okay. We will do our best for this, too.¡± ¡°One more thing I needed to ask the both of you is to look after Quillon as he grows. One needs to tend to him when I¡¯m busy. He will grew faster than a normal pup. In just a month, I¡¯m sure he will act like a five-year old child though I hope he will stop developing fast at that age like a normal wolf.¡± ¡°I think that will be my job now.¡± Seth offered. ¡°I¡¯m the Luna¡¯s protector and the both of you needed to attent the pack works.¡± ¡°Indeed. Once he lose control of his concealment, someone needed to remind him. The child is an infant yet he understood me well.¡± ¡°You also need to discuss this with Ashira, Aiden.¡± Nick said in a worry tone. I paused for a minute. ¡°I will. She is one of the person that will be closest to Quillon.¡± ¡°She won¡¯t get angry with you this time. The King gained nothing, nothing was taken from you guys.¡± ¡°She will understand you. Don¡¯t keep lying to her about this.¡± Seth seconded. I nodded my head and sighed. ¡°I know.¡± *** Ashira¡¯s POV A moment of silence enveloped the both of us. Quillon was sleeping soundly on his crib after I feed him. I can¡¯t believe I delivered my son safely, I thought I¡¯m gonna die from the pain! But seeing him now, so cute and tiny, hearing his little heartbeat, I feel so blessed and all the pain I had has gone. And this early in the morning, Aiden talked to me. ¡°I¡¯m sorry I didn¡¯t tell you sooner.¡± I can¡¯t count how many times he apologized. ¡°I had no choice at that time. I want you back to me, I was willing to trade even my life just to have you again. I know what I did was egocentric but-¡± ¡°Shh!¡± I ced my finger on his lip, trying to stop him from talking. I had too much information that my head can¡¯t absorb it well. ¡°The Alpha King took our child¡¯s power in exchange of healing me, did I got it right? Don¡¯t speak yet, just move your head.¡± I took my finger away his lips and Aiden slowly nodded. I can see the regrets in his eyes, he looked pleading even without uttering a word. I can only guess how many ¡®sorry¡¯ he was having inside his head from how he looked right now. ¡°And you agreed?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t-¡± ¡°Don¡¯t speak yet.¡± I cut in. He sighed and nodded his head. I don¡¯t know why Aiden look like I won¡¯t even understand a word. I¡¯m not that narrow-minded and I know he was under desperate times. Seeing him fear the thought of losing me, I know he is capable of doing anything just to save me in any circumstances. What I hate right now is how he gave so little of trust to me. I sighed. ¡°I¡¯m not mad at what you did, Aiden.¡± I leaned closer to him and caress his cheek. He closed his eyes and held my hand, I smiled. ¡°But you should have trusted me. I understand how¡­ you felt that time. I know I can only imagine the pain that you faced alone, but I¡¯m back now. I¡¯m here. And I forgive you for that.¡± He opened his eyes and I saw it waters as it glinted. ¡°I love you.¡± is what he said. I smiled. ¡°Me, too. But since the child still possess his power, this can be a dangerous time, did I get that right?¡± ¡°Yes. We believed that Zeron don¡¯t want to give up the throne that is why he tried taking Quillon¡¯s gift.¡± ¡°And he failed.¡± He nodded, grabbed my hand and kissed it. ¡°Yes, unfortunately.¡± Unfortunately. Yes, I will agree to him on that. We shared the same thought and I won¡¯t ask for more of my son. He was just born and a huge responsibility is already hanging on his shoulder. I can¡¯t believe I will give birth to a possible candidate for the royal throne but given the enemy we will face because of this, I can¡¯t be joyed. ¡°Is there anything we could do to¡­ stop any possible danger?¡± I looked at my son¡¯s crib and watched as he sleeps. Oh, young one. Aiden hugged me from behind and I know we share the same emotions. I can feel him. We are scared. ¡°I¡¯m already working on it.¡± ¡°Okay. I trust you and I believe you can find the answers. Tell me if I can help in any way, please¡­¡± ¡°You¡¯re already helping, baby.¡± he turned me to face him. ¡°Being the mother of our child is help enough. Though you need to watch out for some possibility that he may leak his powers unintentionally.¡± he kissed me on my cheek and I chuckled from how his words sounded. ¡°f course he might without intent. You made it seem like he knows what he is doing. O¡± I chuckled more. ¡°Oh, he does.¡± Aiden said with pride. What? I pushed him and find his eyes. He is serious! Quillon was just born yesterday and Aiden¡¯s already telling me that our child is with knowledge of this problem? At one day old?! Aiden gave me a smug smile and that creep me more! ¡°Aiden!¡± I smacked his chest. ¡°Tell me what you mean!¡± Heughed and grabbed my fist that hitting him, pulling me closer. ¡°Believe me, Ashira. Our son understands us even at his early age. The level of his intelligence is not of a regr stealer pup, he is more developed. Try talking to him about things and you will see it for yourself.¡± Oh, wow. I never thought I will have this feeling of discovering more from my child. No wonder my wolf said he is grumpy and snob! Quillon is a unique child! ¡°I can¡¯t believe I gave birth to such a beautiful child like him¡­¡± I whispered, dozing off with my thoughts. ¡°With or without these gifts, he is beautiful.¡± Aiden said, looking at Quillon¡¯s crib. ¡°And cute. Our son is the second cutest thing I¡¯ve seen in my life.¡± ¡°Huh?¡± Who¡¯s the first one? Aidenughed and pulled me for an embrace. ¡°Thank you for giving me a family, Ashira. Thank you for making me the happiest man alive.¡± *** It¡¯s been two months since I gave birth to Quillon and I can¡¯t believe how fast he grows. ¡°Quillon, don¡¯t go too far!¡± We are at our spot and Quillon can¡¯t pull himself out of the river. He loved running after the fishes and he¡¯s been on it for half an hour. Yes, my two months old son is already swimming. He can also talk, almost do everything, to be honest. Normal wolf pup reaches this stage on fifth month and then the development will stop, making them grow normally. Stealer wolf pup on the other hand only needed two months and then the development will be in a regr time. But Quillon has reached the normal development stage at one month. He is 100cm tall now, his speaking is well and can easily learn things. His strength is too much that he already started having a spar training with Seth. Aiden said it was because of the King¡¯s ability. He is born with a gift that even the Alpha King failed to take. Suddenly, I felt a cold shoulder and looked at where Quillon was. Bzzt! Bzzt! I sighed. He got excited again and electrify the river. Oh my. ¡°Quillon! You¡¯ll kill all those fishes, I¡¯m telling you.¡± He popped his head out of the water and grinned at me. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Mommy.¡± Oh, this young boy! How can I even get mad at him if he knew my weakness too well! I can¡¯t stop admiring how cute my son is when he grins like that! Damn, my heart is melting! C0ntent ? 2024 (N/?)velDrama.Org. ¡°Okay,e up here and eat something. You¡¯ve been scaring the fishes for half an hour now.¡± ¡°Okay, Mommy!¡± It only took him a blink and he was beside me. I didn¡¯t even sense himing but I got used to it now. Before, I can¡¯t stop halting or my eyes widening because of shock. But its part of his gift. He moves like a mist, like feather in the wind. ¡°Mom, I think Uncle Seth was affected with my power. He hasn¡¯te up yet.¡± ¡°Oh shi-cheesedog!¡± I forgot Seth was also swimming at the river to guard on Quillon! Fuck! Was he electrocuted?! I ran to the riverside and called for him. ¡°Seth! Are you alright?!¡± After a long minute, Seth popped out of the water with a dazed face. ¡°That was not fun.¡± he muttered and shook his head. ¡°Sorry, Uncle Seth.¡± Quillon held on my dress, hiding behind me while he held a sandwich on his hand. ¡°No worries, bud. You almost win there though.¡± Seth smiled and pat Quillon¡¯s head. I sighed and urged them to eat now. Aiden was at the pack and I know why he was so busy. He never stopped looking for the paraiba tourmaline gemstone for straight two months now. Hee home at night and took off in the morning. He was so hell-bend on looking for the gem together with Nick, Zeke also helps on the other side. Aiden still give us time, taking the weekends off. Of course he never let the day pass without teh sleepless nights he promised when I was still pregnant. Oh my, remembering it makes me flush! And if there¡¯s a person who won¡¯t be swayed by Quillon¡¯s maniptive cuteness, that¡¯s Aiden. Quillon look up to him a lot, he idolize his father and I¡¯m grateful that my son does. ¡°What game were you ying that you got too excited, baby?¡± ¡°Fishing a hundred. Uncle Seth was so good at it because he hasrge hands.¡± Seth burst outughing, or boasting. Argh. And here I am thinking what might excites Quillon to the point of losing control of his gift. ¡°You almost beat me though.¡± ¡°Yeah, but I lost my cool again.¡± Aww. Now my baby boy is pouting. He looks so cute! There are times that Quillon loses control of his power. When he was too mad, too excited or too sad. The child always feel down when he does. At a young age and mind, he know the danger of being found and he don¡¯t want to harm anyone because of him. I feel bad whenever he is like this, thinking like a grown up man. I held cheeks and kissed him yfully. ¡°Mommyyyyy!~¡± heins. Iughed. ¡°You know, baby, its okay to lose control sometimes. As long as you will be reminded of concealing it, you¡¯re good, okay?¡± ¡°But Daddy wants me to conceal it. I promised I will help him.¡± I will surely kill Aidenter. I smiled at my child. ¡°You are helping him, baby. You¡¯re doing good. He won¡¯t be mad at you for little mistakes, he loves you.¡± ¡°I know he does, Mommy~¡­¡± ¡°Aww,e here, baby!¡± I squish him inside my arms, in a tight embrace. I thought he will continue his sad emotion but he startedughing. ¡°Hey, Kill!¡± =_= That was Nick! ¡°Nick, I told you to stop calling him that!¡± I nagged and gave him a deadly stare. This loveless Beta started giving my son some weird nickname! I felt Quillon moved to my shoulder and take a peak to who¡¯sing. Huh! I know him well and he sensed his Daddying! ¡°Daddy!¡± I watched as he run towards Aiden. He never use his super-enhanced speed whenever he wanted to go to his father. It was as if he wanted the time to be longer, and I know why. He miss him truly. ¡°Hey, little one!¡± Aiden crouch and picked Quillon up, swinging him in the air. I felt a warm hand touching my heart and I always feel this whenever I watch the both of them together. My family¡­ Aiden looked at me and I was immediately drowned by his gaze. ¡®I got off early.¡¯ he said in our mind and smiled at me. These days, I can¡¯t stop myself quivering whenever he give me the ¡®look¡¯. You know, that look where you know you¡¯ll both end up in bed. Damnnn! ¡®What are you thinking¡­¡¯ he said in a teasing voice. I can only imagine how I look right now for him to read right through me! ¡°C-Come eat some snacks!¡± I called to them, taking my eyes off him. A daddy-Aiden is too much to handle! Much hotter and sexier in my eyes! ¡°You¡¯re so transparent.¡± Seth scoffed. ¡°Go get a room. Aw!¡± Serves him right! I just threw a bottle of water in his head,dies and gentlemen. I hear Quillon telling stories to his Dad as they came nearer. ¡°...then I almost electrify Uncle Seth.¡± I heard him say in a cute guilty voice. I smiled as I prepare more sandwiches for Aiden and Nick. Now, this small swimming of Quillon turned to a pic. ¡°Really? You should have try roasting him sometimes.¡± Aidenughed. ¡°Hey! Don¡¯t listen to your father, buddy.¡± Seth said quickly. ¡°Bad influence.¡± he said to Aiden with widened eyes. Aiden justughed as he hugged Quillon who sat on his crossed legs. Aww. I wanted to cuddle with them so baaaad! ¡°How¡¯s your treasure hunt, Dad?¡± our son asked while eating his sandwich. He knows that Aiden was searching for the paraiban tourmaline gem and he also know it will help him conceal his power. I was against it at first but Aiden trust our son too much, he trusted his ability and capability to understand in a young age. And he is not mistaken because Quillon took the information with an open mind. Also, I think Aiden don¡¯t want Quillon to get mad at him for being gone for so long. He want our son to know that he is doing this for him, his way of showing his love. ¡°We finally found the treasure.¡± Aiden said to Quillon, poking his nose while smiling widely. My eyes widened and Quillon mirrored the same expression! He found it! ¡°Really, Daddy?!¡± our son began jumping like a spring and I can¡¯t take my eyes off of Aiden, still in shock that he found it this early! He saw my expression and moved close to me. ¡°I found it, baby.¡± he whispered, leaning in to kiss my lips tenderly. ¡°I found it atst.¡± ¡°How? Just today?¡± ¡°Yeah. Ady rogue came to the pack, she possess the gem in her ne that was given to her by her mother.¡± he pulled me inside his warm embrace. I can¡¯t tell how happy I was. Finally, our child won¡¯t worry about concealing his power. Finally¡­ ¡°And also,¡± he turned to look to Seth. ¡°Hey, Seth. Nick found his mate!¡± Aidenughed. ¡°For real?!¡± Seth looked at Nick and punched his arm. I can¡¯t believe this! ¡°But why does Nick looked bothered?¡± I asked. ¡°Who¡¯s his mate?¡± I can¡¯t believe he found his fated one even though its not yet the mapping! ¡°No wonder his mate can¡¯t be found by the mapping, she¡¯s a rogue!¡± Aiden announced! ¡°No way! For real? The samedy rogue that had the gem?!¡± I eximed! ¡°She hates me!¡± Nick looked like he was about to cry as he shouted. Instead of adding more words, he stuffed his mouth with food. Okay, I think he¡¯s stress-eating. ¡°What¡¯s wrong with him?¡± I asked to Aiden. Seth won¡¯t stop bothering Nick, teasing the poor Beta. My son on the other hand, from jumping like a spring is now running after a butterfly. Aiden pulled me closer to him. ¡°The dog got excited about the gem, he identally saw his mate naked. She was showering at the guesthouse.¡± ¡°What?! I bet that was not an ident!¡± Seth teased more. We allugh while Nick seems down. They have found the gem, Quillon¡¯s power will be sealed and he can start living like a normal pup, he can now y with other wolves, everything is going back to pieces! ¡°Thank you for your hardwork.¡± I said to Aiden when everyone was busy doing their own thing. He looked down and find my eyes, giving me the most genuine smile. He is happy like I am. ¡°I promised to protect you and our child.¡± ¡°And you always did. Thank you for loving us, Aiden.¡± I whispered. His hands on my waist tightened, drawing me closer to him than I already is. I can feel his heart beating loud but with relief. ¡°I love you.¡± Burying my face to his neck, I hugged him tight. ¡°I love you, too.¡± I will never get tired of loving you until myst breath, Aiden. ¡°I want huggies, too!¡± Quillon jumped from nowhere and both of usughed as we held him inside our arms. I may have started the wrong way, but having Aiden and Quillon on my arms right now proved that I¡¯m far from how I was at the beginning. A loving mate, a loving son, I won¡¯t ask for more¡­ ¡°I want a baby sister¡­¡± Quillon said out of the blue. Aiden and I looked at each other. I was startled from what I heard but I can see in Aiden¡¯s eyes that he loved the idea. ¡°Quillon, did Daddy told you to say that in your portal?¡± I asked sweetly and caress my son¡¯s cheeks. He looks so cute! ¡®Yes, Mommy, but he said not to tell you.¡¯ my son answered in my head. I burst outughing as Aiden scratched the back of his head, known that he was found. I grabbed them both and hug them tight once more. ¡°I love you both!¡± THE END ---------- THANK YOU FOR WAITING, FOR THE SUPPORT. FOR EVERYTHING. I HOPE EVERYONE ENJOY MY WORK AND MORE TO COME! GODBLESS AND LOVE FOR YOU ALL! Follow me on Insta @jokerde_official for inquiries and updates. The Novel will be updated first on this website. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!