Aria's POV It happened every night for the next week. The vivid dreams of Ryan and I. Somehow a part of me enjoyed it while the other part of me hated it. At least Ryan was sleeping elsewhere! They always woke me at the same point though. With Ryan saying he thought I was a good girl. I didn’t know what that meant, I had no control over my dreams. When he unlocks the door, he seems different. Happier almost. Today I notice that he hasn’t brought me breakfast. “Come Aria, we are having breakfast downstairs today?” I was surprised and even more confused when he smiled. The smile was genuine, there was no force behind it like the other times. Nodding my head, I followed him out the room. Over the last week, I had learnt that it was better not to say anything, not to give him any clues about how I was feeling. He didn’t need to know that I had practised shifting every night. He certainly didn’t need to know that it was getting harder and harder for me to not act on the mate bond.
Aria's POV The rest of the day passed by in a blur. Ryan reluctantly agrees with the doctor that I take a course of pain medication. The medication doesn’t agree with me or maybe it was the whisky that Ryan gave me. It has me slurring my words and fighting against Ryan as he tries to keep me in bed. I try hurling things at him, but they never make it any further than a few feet, not even close to hitting him. At first he laughed at me, making jokes about how I was too weak to do anything, but that just angered me more. I was fed up with being the weak one. “Aria, get into bed!” “Make me!” I snap back at him as I stumble around the bedroom. Was this what it was like to be drunk? It wasn’t a nice feeling. I hear the growl. Instead of backing down, I turn to face him, dropping into a defensive stance. He seems surprised when I growl back. Throwing his hands up in the air as he rolls his eyes at me and walks out. “Where are you going?” I call out down the hallway but he keeps walking
Ryans POV I know what I saw, I don’t care if she wants to deny it. She has her wolf. She has met her mate. He was at the Moon Ball and I had let him leave. There is pure fear in her green eyes as she peers up at me. Her body was trembling, I hadn’t seen her this way before, even when I punished her. She was truly scared. Aria drove me mad. I don’t know why, but she did, I wanted to punish her and care for her at the same time. Here in this moment, she really thought she was telling me the truth. Reaching down I grab her hand. There were no marks, no signs that she had shifted before, but she definitely had claws. To be able to partially shift, she needed to have fully shifted.. “I will ask you once more, Aria. Did you meet your mate at the Moon Ball?” She shakes her head, her dark hair fanning out as she bites on to her bottom lip. I wasn’t going to get answers from her, not now. Not why she was refusing to tell me anything.. Rolling my eyes, I drop her hand, and walk to the bat
Aria’s POV He leaves me standing alone, as he hurries from the room. I was gobsmacked, not only was Ryan my mate, but he was hiding something from me. Wolves couldn’t heal other wolves, it was just impossible. So how had he done it? I take a moment to look in the mirror, confused by how easily I had healed. Thin pink lines sat on my skin which were quickly fading. Rummaging through Ryan’s closet, I pull out one of his t-shirts, and hastily yank it on. It was big on me, almost reaching my knees, but it did the job. I had to get out of here! Hammering on the door, no one answers, not immediately. I start screaming for help when I hear a female voice on the other side, a voice that I recognised. “Please stop Aria, you will make it worse” “Bea?” I didn’t understand, the Doctor had told me that Kyle had gotten away with Bea. How was my best friend here?. “Yes, please just keep your voice down!” “I thought you escaped with Kyle” I whisper through the locked door. “I did, but they fo
Ryan’s POV I try my hardest to move us away from the rocks but the current was strong and was quickly dragging us along. It’s Aria that hits the rocks instead of me. Her head colliding with them with a massive bang and a large gash appears on her forehead. Blood spills quickly, the red bleeding into the clear water. Her body stills instantly, her head falling to one side as she slips under the water. Struggling to keep her afloat as well as pull her towards the river bank, I let my wolf take over. Strength surges through me as I shift, but I finally manage to get us out. Hauling our bodies out, Aria remains still, her chest unmoving. Quickly shifting back, I start compressions, begging that she makes it through. Now was not the time for her to die. As water spurts from her mouth, she takes a deep breath, one that makes her whole body shudder as she coughs and splutters. I could not believe how stupid she had been, but I still sigh with relief as she breathes. “Fuck Aria, why would
Aria’s POV Glaring at Ryan, I was annoyed that he had decided that now should be the time to talk. “So you are finally going to tell me? Explain why you killed my parents, why you disappeared in the night, why you whipped me?” I snap at him, my arms folding across my chest as I feel my heartbeat quicken. I was confused and annoyed by his sudden change of interest, his sudden need to talk to me. “Your father fucked up!” “What?” “I am just trying to tell you what happened!” “My father did no such thing. He was a good man, he let you stay, you’re the one that screwed him over!” I wasn’t listening to this, my father was a good man who would do anything for his pack. “Aria, the Blood Oath, it isn’t what you think it is!”. “What are you trying to say Ryan?” my foot was now tapping on the floor. I couldn’t bring myself to look at him, otherwise I may just attack him. “The Blood Oath your father made me take, it wasn’t what you thought it would be, it was one where I was forced t
Ryan’s POV I couldn’t keep my eyes off of her as she leaves. I was confused that she hadn’t asked more questions about the news of me being a Hybrid. I was certain she would have more questions. She also hadn’t pushed the matter when it came to Bea, but I had no plans of letting them see each other, even if I did tell her that I would think about it. Remaining in the office, I think over our conversation. Aria was in complete denial over the news of her father. Yet she hadn’t really said much when I told her that I was a Hybrid and for some reason, it bothered me. It wasn’t like her, Aria liked to know the ins and outs of everything, so why had she been so quiet about my identity? After a few hours of no commotion, I head back to the bedroom with food for Aria, maybe I should have checked on her. Though I believed her when she told me that she would go back to the bedroom. Passing Bea who was carrying a pile of sheets, her head drops as soon as she sees me “Alpha” she quietly ackn
Aria’s POV The knock at the door makes me jump. If it had been Ryan, he would have just walked in and so would my sister. Frowning, the knock comes again, this time more urgent. Pulling the door open, I’m shocked to see Bea standing there, a small smile on her face as but her skin was dull, like she hadn’t seen sunlight in a while. I throw myself at Bea, knocking the plate of food to the floor. Tears appear in both of our eyes as we hold on to one another. I just couldn’t believe it. I thought I was never going to see her again. “Bea, what happened?” I question her as I beckon her into the room Bea scoops up the plate and the fallen food, she closes the door. “Don’t worry about me, Aria are you okay?” I shake my head at Bea “My head hurts, I don’t understand. Seren hates me, I have no idea where Kyle is and my parents are dead!” Bea hugs me again, apologising that she hadn’t been there for me. “Look, Kyle has gone to his mates pack, but I had to tell Ryan. He wouldn’t have