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
Aiden's mother was sitting by the window, staring bleakly into space. It has been a whole day since Aiden had been taken away and each minute without him had been torturous for her, especially when she knew he was going to die soon. Aiden's mother, Caroline found herself wondering what her son had done to deserve so many misfortune in life. Where had she gone wrong or what had she done to the moon goddess to deserve this pain? She could still remember how shocked she had been when she had watched her son's humiliating experience during the shapeshifting ceremony. Like every other mother whose child had clocked eighteen, Caroline had gone to support her son. She had dressed her best and had joined her fellow mothers in cheering for her son. She could still remember how she had engaged in an argument with one of the mothers about what wolf her son would shift into. She had prayed so much that he would not be an omega like her but would be just like his father, Zeke. Zeke had been a
Aiden's PovI was beyond pissed. I was very angry, not only at the alpha and his son but at myself for being so weak. If I wasn't so weak, then I would not be in this type of situation. I would not be chained to the teeth - literally. I would not have my hands cuffed behind me, nor would I have my feet chained. I could barely move because of this very uncomfortable position. I could feel all manner of strains all over my body. I was in pain, even when I had barely been touched by anyone.After Alpha Lundamous' verdict, some gammas had taken me here and had locked me up. From the look of the room, I could tell I was locked up in the infamous dungeon I had heard about while growing up. I still could not believe that I was in a dungeon I had believed to be a fairy tale. I never really believed that the past alpha would build a dungeon until now. Truly, seeing was believing. The dungeon was like a large hall. It was big but empty. There was virtually nothing in the large hall, only ton
Aiden's Pov He was dressed neatly in a pair of black woollen pants, black leather boots and a button-down shirt. His copper hair was pulled to the back, displaying all of his foreheads and his grey eyes were twinkling with derision. The sight of Jared made me even more aware of my helpless situation and my eyes dropped to the dirty floor as embarrassment enveloped me. While Jared looked so neat, here I was, as dirty as a pig. I was dressed in nothing but the shorts I had been dragged with to the packhouse. My hair was a sweaty mass of silky mess and the strands stuck onto my skin in an ugly fashion. My body was filled with dirt and I could smell some stench — I desperately hoped it wasn't from me. "Well. Well. Well." He accentuated every word he said with a clap. "Look who we've got here. The mighty Aiden!" Then he chuckled, his set of sparkingly white teeth on display as he laughed. I wish I could say he had really bad dentition but he didn't. His teeth were really beautiful t
Jared's Pov As I walked out of the Dungeon where Aiden had been locked up, I found myself pondering on all that we had spoken about. Aiden had been genuinely confused when I brought the topic of him having a wolf up. It felt like he had no idea what I was talking about and I could see the shock in his eyes. But how could that be? How could he be completely oblivious to a creature that lives in him? How could he not feel it, talk to it or even know it? Just what type of person was Aiden? Aiden was strange. He had always been strange and I don't think he would ever stop being strange. One thing I knew for sure was that I had seen it: his eye colour. There had been a switch and I knew that could only be the eyes of his wolf. It was even more strange that the eye colour was mismatched. Black and gold? How on earth! This was enough reason why I should get rid of him. I didn't know what would become of him if he remained alive. Despite all these, I was thrilled. I was thrilled and ve
Aiden's Pov "I don't know what you're planning, Aiden. But your plan will never work. I will never let you shift before anyone. Your useless wolf will die within you." It had been hours since Jared left the dungeons but I still had not been able to get this particular statement of his out of my mind. I knew I should not be paying any attention to Jared or his words since he was only a bastard who had no good thing to say. However, I could not stop myself from thinking about what he had said. There had been something about the way he had spoken that afternoon that made me deep in thought. A wolf? What wolf was he talking about? Was he just making stuff up to rile and ridicule me? Jared of all people should know I didn't have a wolf, for he had done nothing but bug and insult me all these years. "Oh please, I know you aren't wolfless." Those had been his exact words and I was still trying to process what he had meant by that. He had spoken with so much tenacity and I could see
"Calix!" Aiden's eyes widened as he stared at his friend in shock. Never in his wildest dream did he expect to see Calix in the dungeons, dressed in his gamma attire and staring at him with glassy eyes. Meanwhile, Calix could not get his eyes off his friend and he could feel hot tears stinging his eyes. Aiden didn't look himself. In fact, it felt like he was looking at a different person entirely and Calix could only imagine how badly Aiden had been treated. Seeing Aiden now, all the pent-up anger he had towards the man disappeared and nothing but fury consumed him, fury at those who did this. There was a nasty bruise on Aiden's forehead like it had been smashed with heavy metal. There was also a deep cut on his already swollen lips and smeared blood had clotted by the side of his face. His nose had several cuts too, coupled with the scars and bruises on his bare skin. It was obvious his friend had undergone so much torture and the mere sight of him brought tears to Calix's eyes
The four friends froze in their tracks, their hearts pounding loudly in their chests as they watched the old man walk to them. Where the old man had come from or why he was still awake at this hour of the night, none of the friends could tell so they exchanged shocked looks with one another.There was fear on everyone's faces with none of them knowing what to do or say. Unlike, Calix who still had his mask intact, Jamal and Andrew had long pulled theirs out so their identity was known to the old man who happened to be one of the well-known elders, one quite close to the alpha. The friends had seen him around the alpha, though, mostly quiet, he still tagged along like the elder he was.The elders were old werewolves with great experience and knowledge of the pack due to their long years of existence. They are mostly a set of old wolves who had decided to make the pack their final resting place. The friends would have not been this worried if they had been caught by someone else, but a