Aiden's Pov The headache was still there. I had woken up with a severe headache and no medicine administered to me by Nicole's doctor seemed to help me out. My head felt like it was being pounded upon and it suddenly felt so heavy for my neck to carry. I had never felt this type of headache before and I wondered what had caused it. Could it be the noise from the carnival or the repercussion of arguing with Nicole? It was the next day of the carnival and though Nicole had vowed not to speak to me again, she was all over me now, asking if there was anything I wanted her to help me with. She had been the one to notice how much I was burning up and had called her doctor right away despite my assurance that it was nothing serious. She was worried. It was written all over her and all through the time the doctor had checked up on me, she had stood by the door, biting her bottom lip. I knew she was doing that to stop herself from crying. The little time I had stayed with her had made me
Jared's Pov"You disgust me, Jared. Just tell me where Aiden's mother is and I'll leave this place, never to return!" She blurted out, disgust plainly on her face.I frowned but quickly masked it up with a sinister smile which formed at the corner of my lips, coupled with a fiendish glint in my eyes. I would hate for her to see how much I hated that look she was throwing at me."My rebellious sister. I, your brother and the future alpha of the Blood Moon pack. . ." I stressed those words, pausing for emphasis. ". . . will get Aiden and execute him together with his stupid mother who is currently in the dungeons. I am sure she is enjoying the new room allocated to her." I sneered again, my smile broadening at the horror on Adelia's face. I was glad to have gotten the effect I desired even when half of what I had just said was a lie — well, not really because I was not ready to stop hunting Aiden down and when I finally get him, I would execute him and his mother. After all, a fugitive
Aiden's PovI tried to take another step forward but this time, I felt a sharp pain by the side of my tummy and I gasped, dropping to the hard floor as I placed my palm on the affected area and groaned a bit. The pain was starting to get unbearable and I bit my lips hard, trying to stop myself from screaming my lungs out. The movement within me was like a turbulent wave and it sent me writhing in pain."Aiden!" I heard the panicky voice of Nicole and in no time, she was by my side, rushing to help me out."What's wrong? Why did you get out of bed?" She asked as she dropped to her knees beside me. I tried to reply but a whimper escaped my lips and I shut my eyes tightly, groaning in pain."What's wrong, Aiden?" Her voice was shaky. She had now placed my head on her lap and was cradling me to her bosom, placing little kisses on my head. Normally, I would have found that surprising but currently, I found comfort in her actions. Not that my pain had reduced in any way, but knowing that
Adelia didn't know where she was running to but all she knew was she needed to get out of the pack house as soon as she could. It was less than a day since she returned but she already felt suffocated by it and she was disgusted with those she called family. She could not believe they could do this to her. She couldn't believe she could be treated this awfully by them.They all disgusted her.First, she was disgusted by her father. She had known him to be a vile and difficult man but had never seen him as someone who would not keep his words. Adelia had thought Alpha Lundamous was someone who valued his words, someone she could trust even when he wasn't one of her favourite people, but she knew so clearly now that he was a crooked man whom she could not trust. How could he deceive his daughter and go against his promise? Adelia was not sure she would be able to forgive him. Then, there was Jared, a man who should have been her brother. While growing up, Jared had been the perfect
"You rejected him." Jamal blurted out, his dark eyes staring her down: from the crown of her head to the sole of her feet. He had this disdainful look on his face and Adelia didn't like it one bit."I didn't want to." She spoke through gritted teeth, the muscle in her jaw ticking. Was everyone out to get her in this pack? Why were they treating her as though she was a stranger?Sure, she had not been very close to them at any time but she had shared some conversations with them and had respected them as Aiden's friends. They had always been cool so what was this attitude now?"I didn't want to reject him." She repeated."Sure, you didn't." Calix scoffed, his brown eyes glazing up with anger, but Adelia was sure her hazel ones held as much anger in them too."Look! I never wanted to reject Aiden. I was forced to. My father threatened to kill Aiden if I didn't. I had to do it to save Aiden but it is obvious I only wasted my time. They deceived me. They wanted to kill Aiden nevertheless.
Aiden's PovI could not believe it!I could not believe any of it!I had just shifted into a big black wolf with mismatched eyes and I had gone ahead to hurt Nicole.It was a dream, right? I was dreaming, wasn't I? None of those things had happened, right? It just didn't make sense so it could not be true.Even when I tried to assure myself by saying all these, deep down, I knew it was real. I couldn't believe I had done that and I was completely ashamed of myself. How could I have done that to Nicole? How could I have allowed myself to turn into a beast and hurt the one person I should never hurt?I could still remember how I had criticized the rogue wolf which had attacked Nicole on one of her adventures but here I was, doing worst. I couldn't bear to think of what would have happened had no one come to her rescue. Would I have stopped? Would I have regained my senses before doing something I would regret for the rest of my life — not that I didn't regret this but if I had killed
Aiden's PovI could not say a word, not because I didn't know what to say but because I was still stunned by the kiss. I had not been expecting that. It was just a slight brush but it was still a kiss. "I didn't think your type still exist. The book I read said it didn't." Nicole returned to her sitting position."What are you saying?" I sat back too, still maintaining some distance in between. I didn't know what could happen so it was best I stayed away. I didn't even like that she was in the room with me. What if I shifted again? This time around, I didn't think she would survive. There would be no way for her."Nicole, I think you should leave. You can't be here with — ""Epsilon!" She cut me off. "What?" My brow furrowed in confusion. "Epsi what?" "You are an epsilon! Considered an extinct or extremely rare state for a werewolf to have, Epsilons or feral werewolves are created when your wolf instincts supersede your human mind, effectively turning you into an animal — forgive m
Aiden's Pov† † †"I'm a monster, Nicole. I'm —""No, you — " "Shh!" I placed a finger to her lips to silence her. "I'm a monster and you denying it doesn't change what I am. I can't stay with you anymore. I can't subject you to that danger. I can't subject anyone to that danger. Besides, the maids would talk.""Let them talk. I can handle them. You don't have to leave, Aiden." Tears were starting to well up in her eyes and I looked away, unable to look at her."It's for the best, Nicole. Why can't you understand? I need to figure this out myself. I need to understand what's wrong with me and how I can control it.""I just said I will help you out!" She yelled."No, you can't!" I yelled back. "You can't help me figure this out and I will not let you endanger your life by remaining here with you. I gotta leave."With that, I stood to my feet but Nicole held me back as usual. Tears were streaming down her face and she was shaking her head at me."You can't leave me, Aiden. What am I su