Aiden kept staring at him, finding it funny that the man would think he knew his alpha. He had mentioned her name with so much pride and Aiden was sure he had expected him to cower at the sound. But Aiden was not in any way afraid, in fact, he was intrigued. Intrigued by this pack with a female alpha. "Let him go, Kunata!" Alpha Velvet sighed. Kunata finally let him go, but not without squeezing his shirt a little bit tighter and growling into his face. Aiden adjusted his tunic and leaned back to the heap of stones, his golden-brown eyes on the alpha who was slowly approaching him. "I don't think you should come close to him, alpha. I strongly believe he is dangerous." "Stop it, Kunata. I can take care of myself, remember?" They were talking about him as if he wasn't there. Aiden wanted to yell at them that he was right by their side and would appreciate it if they let him be but it seemed like the words had solidified in his throat, making it difficult to get them out. Alpha
Adelia's Pov The walls of the castle-like building were high, so high that they surrounded the house like a fortress. I sucked in a breath as I stood by the gate which was just as high as the walls and with another gasp for breath, I knocked at the gate. As I waited for a reply, I wondered why I was this nervous to see Aiden. The moment I had been waiting for was finally here, yet anxiety consumed my entire being. I tried to assure myself that I would do just fine but the uncertainty of Aiden's reaction to seeing me made me more nervous. The last time we had spoken to each other was on that dreadful day I rejected him. How would he react when he saw me again? Would he pull me into a fierce hug and tell me how much he had missed me or would he yell at me to leave?There were so many thoughts flooding into my head and I tried to listen to the positive ones even when it was difficult not to consider the negative ones.The gate finally opened, pulling me out of my thoughts, and a stern
Adelia's PovShe looked at me, her blue eyes watering as her lips quivered."I don't know. He left. He didn't want to hurt me so he left. He felt he would harm me if he remained here with me. But I don't think so. I told him we will get through this together. I know I will be able to calm him anytime he shifts. I'm not afraid of Aiden. I love him." She burst out in tears. I stared at her, my jaw dropped in shock and surprise. What was she saying? Why would Aiden think he would hurt her? Aiden was the sweetest person I have ever known so it just didn't sit right with me that he would hurt a person. Besides, did she just say she loved Aiden? What made her think she had the right?There were so many questions I wanted to ask but the exact opposite left my lips."I don't understand.""Do you know Aiden is an Epsilon?" She wiped her tears and sniffed. She was looking at me like I should know what she was talking about but I had no idea."A what?""An Epsilon. Don't you know what that mea
Adelia's Pov I had had enough of her speaking about Aiden like they shared something. Aiden was mine. He had always been mine and I would not watch some human girl snatch him away from me. He belonged to me. Sure, I had made some mistakes in the past but I was going to make amends. Aiden would forgive me and we would accept each other. No one would be able to come between us. No one! Not even this human girl! "Why?" Nicole asked confusion written plainly on her face. "I just told you I love him. I'm in love with Aiden and he loves me too. You won't regret taking me along. Aiden will be glad you did too. I'm sure he wants to see me. He misses me just as I miss him." "Shut up!" I exploded, my eyes darkening with anger. I could feel my body tense up as the muscles in my jaw ticked. The desire to ram her head to the wall was overwhelming. "Aiden doesn't love you!" "He does!" Nicole snapped at me. It was clear she couldn't see how angry I was. If she could, she would never have yel
They had been walking for quite a long time and Aiden kept wondering when they would get to the so-called pack — if there was even a pack. What if all these were just a set-up to lead him somewhere he shouldn't be? If he was being honest with himself, he would admit that he was starting to think coming along with them was a big mistake. The alpha didn't look like she meant any harm but Aiden knew better than to judge from outward appearance. He had seen people do evil things regardless of their comely appearance so he would not be surprised if this alpha turned out to be evil. "Are you tired?" The deep voice of the alpha invaded his thought and he turned to see her looking at him. They had been walking quietly so this was the first she was saying to him since they started this journey. "No." He shook his head, glancing away from her to avoid her intense gaze. The way she stared at him was as though she could see through him and he was bothered that she might see through his lies
Adelia's PovWhat had I done?I could not get this question out of my mind. I had long left Nicole's house yet the realisation of what I had done kept hunting me. I could not believe I had killed someone and guilt was beginning to eat me up. It had never been my intention to kill her; my sole reason for going to her was to get more information about Aiden's whereabouts, but never to kill her.I could not believe I had done that. I could still remember the look in her eyes when she breathed her last, the movement of her body and how deep her nails had pierced into my skin. I was not sure I could ever wipe that memory from my head. It was a burden I would forever carry to my grave — which was actually strange.This wasn't the first time I was killing someone. Once I had sneaked to the forest where a hot fight was going on between our pack and some other pack whose name I could not remember.The Blood Moon pack had fought so many battles in the past with different packs who thought the
The morning light filtered into his room, cascading rays on his face and with a loud groan, he rolled to the side, burying his face into the pillow. He knew it was time to wake up but he was too lazy to. The stress from the previous day was telling on him and all he wanted was to sleep. However, the thought of what the pack members would say struck him and lazily, he pushed himself to a sitting position, scratching his head as his long bangs fell over his face. A sigh escaped his lips as he tried to adjust his eyesight to the brightness of the room. It was a new day in a new pack and he wondered if he was ready to face it. From how Kunata had painted bad in the eyes of the pack members, Aiden would not be surprised if they hated him now. Kunata had made a bad impression of him on the people by accusing him of esteeming himself higher than everyone in the pack. It was crazy how Kunata thought and Aiden was yet to fully comprehend his motive: if he was doing all these to frustrate h
"What?" Aiden gasped, his mouth falling open as he stared at this alpha who didn't know how to mince words. He had not been expecting such a reply and with the way she was looking at him, he knew she was ready to drop another blunt comment."Will you please turn aside?" He immediately cut her off. "I want to put this on."Her smile broadened and she looked like she was going to speak. But then she changed her mind and simply turned to look at the wall. With a heavy sigh, Aiden quickly shuffled into his clothes, glancing at the alpha every second to ensure that she was snooping. He knew he had a good body and had nothing to be ashamed of, nevertheless, he was not comfortable with her looking at him while he dressed."Can I look now?" Alpha Velvet asked, amusement still in her voice. It was like she was trying so hard not to laugh and Aiden wondered what was so funny to her."Not yet." He answered, not because he was not done but because he didn't want her looking at him yet."Why? On