Aiden's Pov I was blank, just like a stone. No matter what my friends or mother did, they couldn't get a reaction from me. It was like I had wandered away from the real world that I found it difficult to interact with it anymore. To be honest, nothing made sense to me anymore. I had always known I was useless but it hadn't really dawned on me, nor had it sank into my subconscious. But Adelia's rejection had sent that reality down to me. Being rejected was the worst feeling ever and I felt completely useless. There was suddenly no will to live anymore. Adelia had been my source of strength and she had given me hope, a hope for a better life but now that she was gone, I felt broken. It had been a week since the rejection yet I hadn't recovered, I couldn't recover. I could not even mind link her anymore since the connection had been broken. It was so disheartening. Within the week, I had tried to see her again. I had made my visitation to the packhouse more frequent, hoping that I
Adelia's Pov It was a beautiful morning and the sun was out, casting its rays on everything, creating a colourful iridescence. It was so beautiful and it made me chuckle softly as I thought about how nature held a perfect irony to the way I was feeling. My entire world was dark and gloomy, unlike this beautiful morning. I chuckled harder at this perfect contrast. "Are you okay?" Leah asked me, the morning breeze blowing some strands of her wild brown hair to her face. It was still a surprise how she was here with me even after our argument that particular night. She had not shown up at my house for days and I had already concluded that our friendship was finally over but surprisingly, she was here to bid me farewell, just as most of the pack members did. I was finally leaving my pack, my homeland, and I was going with Rio to his own pack. It was funny. It was funny because I and Aiden used to tease each other in the past, saying 'the last will be a slave to the blood moon pack'.
Adelia's Pov I didn't want him holding me but I was too weak to push him away. I was exhausted, tired of all that was happening in my life. "I'll miss you." He smiled into my face, reaching out to wipe my tears but I turned my face to the side. "Are you still angry at me?" "I hope you will let Aiden be, now that I've done all that you guys asked me to," I said and he frowned, his eyes twitching a bit. "Fine. But stop thinking of that dumbass. He isn't worth it. You have someone better now. Think about him." My brother pointed to Rio who was smiling brightly with his beta and some other gammas from his pack. They had come to take me away to their pack like the prisoner I was. "You won't tell me what to do," I spoke calmly but strongly. Jared groaned at that but he said nothing. "I've kept my own side of the promise. You guys should make sure to keep yours. I'm going with Rio now. It is your duty, Jared, to ensure that Aiden is safe." "Aw, come on, Addy. Of course, we will ke
Jared's Pov I was beyond excited. To be honest, I was thrilled and that was because everything was going just the way I wanted it to. I wanted that freak out of our lives for good and Adelia's rejection of him was not enough. I wanted him dead. So when my father asked me to go get him, I was beyond thrilled. Even when I had wanted to execute that order instantly, I had to wait for Adelia to leave, for I knew how much of trouble she could be especially when it involved that freak. I couldn't even bring myself to say his name. That was how much I hated him. One would ask why I hated him this much when we had been close friends growing up. Well, the truth was I had never really liked Aiden. I was always threatened by him. With Aiden, I was like a shadow, unseen. He was always in the limelight, always the best in everything and this made the pack members compare him to me. I was the Alpha's son, the one who would rule the pack after my father so I was supposed to be the best. I wa
"I'm sorry." He said finally but he still did not look sorry at all. Instead, he looked angry and his apology felt like an insult instead. My anger was beginning to get the better of me but I had to refrain from doing anything. Aiden was acting differently which was strange so it was only wise I didn't push things further. I would show him who the boss was when we got to the packhouse. "Follow me!" I turned around to leave. I could not wait to melt out some punishment on this prick but that would be after my father had handed him over to me. I could not wait to teach him a lesson. I was going to make him suffer, I was going to make him beg and plead, I was going to make him crawl and wish for death. But no, I would not give it to him yet, I would make sure he dies a slow and painful death. I would make sure to knock that silly smile off his face. But to my surprise, Aiden didn't follow me as I ordered, instead, he asked me a stupid question. "Where to?" "You don't get to ask m
We were in the large throne room, waiting for my father to show up. The news of our arrival had been passed across to him so we were waiting for him to arrive so we could carry on to the next step. As I sat on my chair, a smaller chair beside my father's big one, I found my mind drifting back to all that had happened at the omega's territory. I had been unable to get the day's event out of my head and it was all I had thought about all through our journey back to the packhouse. Aiden had a wolf! Aiden was not wolfless as we all thought! This realization has done nothing but bothered me all through the way back and as I stared at Aiden, I realized I hated him more. My head kept replaying the event and no matter how hard I tried to push those thoughts away, I could not. It was all I could think about and it felt like I was beginning to go crazy. How could this be? If he had his wolf all this time then why had he not shifted at the shape-shifting ceremony? It was seven years now so
They were all standing at the lake, the only place in the pack they considered their solace. But even at the lake, their hearts were unsettled, various conflicting thoughts winding in and out of their minds. It was disheartening and neither of them knew what to do. "I can't believe this." Andrew broke the silence that had dwelt in their midst for a while now. "This is unbelievable. How could this happen?" He turned to look at his friends like they knew the answer to the question he was asking. But his friends stared back at him, confusion and pain in their eyes. It was obvious they were just as shocked as he was. They had been returning from their regular training when they saw it: various posters carrying the face of Aiden, and when they had gone closer to have a clearer look, they found out their friend had been declared a rogue and was to be killed for protection of the pack. According to what was written, Aiden had exhibited rebellious acts towards the alpha and his family and
Jared returned to his room, excitement coursing through him as he replayed the event that had transpired in the throne room. Finally! He was getting all that he had ever wanted and it was such a delight to see. The next thing to do was to either strip Leah, Adelia's friend, of her position as a scout wolf or to restrict her from leaving the pack with other scouts. Jared knew that Leah was in support of the rejection but he did not know if she was in support of Aiden's death. It was possible she would inform Adelia about it when she goes on one of their scout journeys and that would escalate issues. Jared knew he had to do something quickly, at least until Aiden had been put to death, before totally relaxing. Nevertheless, he was on the right track. He had made big progress in his plan and in no time, everything would be okay. Jared pinched himself again to reassure himself that none of these was a dream. It was really happening. Aiden was really going to die, he was really going