Xeros Pov
I didn’t take my eyes off Aria throughout the entire journey back to the pack house. Upon our arrival at my pack house, I was quickly led to my private room and made to lay down on the bed. I instructed Aria to wait with my brothers.
A few minutes later, a man walked in, “Hello Xeros, I am the doctor that has been assigned to monitor your healing process”
“From what I can see, your wolf is healing really slowly and we need to do something urgently so as to save its life,” the doctor explained. “I would like you to give me all the details, from when the injury occurred till this very stage”
I groaned, I couldn’t see myself explaining the whole thing to him again. It made no sense.
“Leave.” I said firmly.
“What do you mean by that? You require urgent attention” the doctor insisted.
“Leave and tell them I will only get treated by Aria” I instructed the doctor and I watched his face fill with unease before stepping out of the room.
Alexander came in a few minutes Later, “this isn’t safe, Xeros. We have no idea who that lady is! She might just be another traitor” he said.
“I have asked someone to get more information on her and until then she isn’t coming anywhere near you”
I stared at him, “do you want me to die?”
“What do you mean by that?” He asked in confusion.
“I said, do you want to lose your brother?!” I said more firmly.
Alexander shook his head.
“Then bring Aria to me. Right now!” I said, then groaned in pain as I felt the intensity of the pain double.
The next thing I could remember was hearing Aria’s voice, “he would need to get a blood transfusion. He has lost a lot of blood”
“And how can the blood be gotten?” Alexander questioned her.
“I would donate my blood,” Aria said.
“There is no way I’m letting you do that,” Alexander argued. I knew he felt the idea of Aria offering to donate blood to me was suspicious.
But, for some reason, I had so much trust in her. “Let her do it, Alex”
Alexander stared at me, “I promise, I would be fine” I assured him.
He nodded, then gave Aria the permission to begin the process.
I watched as she found a way to extract a small volume of her blood and then watched her set up an IV with some of the medical equipment the doctor brought earlier. She inserted the needle into my arm and her blood started flowing through my veins.
A few minutes later, I began to feel relieved. Her blood was making me better and stronger. I stared at Aria who sat at the corner of the room with a tired look on her face. I needed to do something to make her stay longer.
“Aria,” I called out, trying to get her attention.
She tilted her head to stare at me.
“Tell me more about yourself. How long have you been working as a doctor?” I asked.
“Four years now,” she replied. “I also have a broad knowledge of werewolf medicine, hence my ability to treat you”
“And how has it been working as a doctor?” I asked again. I wanted to keep on hearing her voice, she intrigued me.
She gave me a breakdown of how it has been for her. The challenging and the rewarding aspects of being a doctor. With every sentence she uttered I found myself being more drawn to her,
I needed someone like Aria as my Luna.
“I need to leave for a few minutes” she said as she rose to her feet. I felt the emptiness immediately she left, that is how much she kept me entertained and fascinated.
The door to the room opened and I was a bit disappointed when I saw it wasn’t Aria but instead Alexander.
“I have information on Aria” he stated, taking a seat beside me.
I nodded, “tell me”
“She is a criminal, her pack is currently searching for her” Alexander stated, “it was said that she committed a crime and was exiled to the human world for a few years”
I nodded as it all made sense why she learnt medicine in the human world. I began wondering about the crime she committed that made her pack exile her.
Alexander left the room and after a short while, Aria stepped into the room.
“Aria, why are your pack members searching for you? They claim you are a criminal” I asked immediately as she stepped into the room.
Aria's POV It's been day since everything that happened and the Brothers have been very busy. So was I. I have been busy trying to help the entire werewolf community around us that were affected by Edgar's schemes. My blood was indeed the only solution that could save the people affected with the sickness. I thought they would need a lot of my blood but they only needed it as a primary ingredients to develop the medicine. It was only a drop that was needed per person. Even though I gave out a lot of blood, and it made me weak for days, I was able to cover up many people that were affected. They were healed immediately. Now I wonder what everyone's perspective of being a red wolf is. Do they still see me as a curse or do they think everything that happened was because of me?Edgar was stripped off his wolf and was banished somewhere he would never escape. He deserved it. As for Lucas and his father, they lost their pack. His father got the same punishment but was made to work as a s
Aria’s POVThey dragged Edgar back like the traitor he was. His clothes were torn, and his face was bruised, but somehow, he still had that smugness in his eyes like he wasn’t scared at all. I stood there, breathing hard, trying to steady the storm inside me. My heart was pounding, not because I was afraid anymore but because I was angry.I walked toward him slowly. My feet felt heavy, but I didn’t stop. He lifted his head when I stopped in front of him, and I saw that disgusting smirk again. He looked at me like this was all just a game, like he hadn’t tried to use me, like he didn’t try to kill my mates.“You think this is over?” he asked with that mocking tone, as if he was still in control. “You’re too soft, Aria. You don’t have what it takes to deal with someone like me.”I didn’t reply. I slapped him. Once. Then again. And again. My hands shook from the force, and I didn’t care how loud it sounded. He didn’t flinch, but I saw the red marks forming across his face, and I welcomed
Aria’s POVI didn’t sleep. The cold stone floor pressed against my back all night. My arms were sore from being tied up, and the silence kept growing louder. I would be a crazy idiot if I was able to sleep in a place like this. Who would be able to sleep when death is knocking on their door? I kept listening for footsteps, for a voice, for anything. But no one came. Maybe they couldn’t find me. Could it be that they got hurt and the weren't going to come for me anymore? I wanted to believe they’d come for me. I really did. But I was starting to lose hope.The door creaked open early the next morning. I didn’t even flinch when two guards entered. Their faces were covered, their grips rough. They dragged me up, my legs numb from sitting too long. I stumbled but didn’t cry out. I wouldn't give them the satisfaction.We moved through long halls, stone and dark, just like before. But this time, the air felt different. It smelled like fire and smoke and something else, something rotten.We
Aria's POV The air was damp. Cold. Suffocating. I could hear the faint echo of footsteps and the distant clink of metal against stone. My wrists ached from the tight ropes and my head was still spinning from the blindfold cutting across my eyes. Every breath I took was filtered through fabric, and all I could smell was the earth. It was wet, moldy, and ancient.We were underground. I didn’t need to see to know that. I could feel it. The air was heavier down here, stale like it hadn’t moved in years. I didn’t speak or scream. I just listened.I counted the turns and the steps. The hands on my arm that shoved me forward every time I slowed. Whoever these people were, they were trained. They didn’t speak a word. Until they stopped walking.A door creaked open ahead of me, thick, old wood judging by the sound. I was shoved forward one last time before the blindfold was ripped from my eyes. And the first thing I saw was darkness.Not literal. The room was lit dimly, with torches mounted a
Aria’s POVThe room was quiet, except for the faint creak of the chair as I shifted again. My palms were clammy. My heart hadn’t stopped beating a little too fast for the past hour. I could still feel the echo of Xeros’s voice in my ears from earlier.“Only if you agree. No one’s forcing you, Aria. But we won’t lie—it’s dangerous.”Dangerous? That word felt like a joke now. My entire life had been dangerous from the start.I sat back and looked at them, Xeros, Alexander, Carlo. All three of them staring at me with guilt and expectation. I let them wait in silence for a moment longer before I spoke. I didn't want them to keep looking at me like this so I had to change my mind. “I’ll do it.”Xeros flinched. “Are you sure?”I nodded once. “But it’s on my terms. You don’t get to lock me in a room again. You don’t get to decide for me behind closed doors. If I’m bait, I’m the one who leads the trap.”At least they needed to let me prove myself that I was worthy of being their Luna. So the
Aria's POVI didn't want to see anyone. I didn’t want to hear anyone either. For hours now, I’d locked myself in the room the brothers gave me well, more like the prison with soft pillows. I didn’t want their food. I didn’t want their care. I didn’t want their lies.There were soft knocks at first. Polite. Careful. They said my name a few times, Xeros, mostly. He always tried to sound calm when he was clearly panicking. I didn’t answer. Eventually, I heard Alexander’s voice. “Aria, open the door. We just want to talk.”I turned my head away and pulled the blanket higher. They could talk to the wall for all I cared.Then came Carlo, and I could hear the irritation in his tone. “You’re being dramatic. At least let us explain.”Explain what? That they were all liars? That I was a walking antidote and they were too much of cowards to admit it?Silence stretched on. I thought they gave up. Until—The door burst open with a loud crack. The handle flew across the floor like it had been punch