*Blood Moon pack*Aiden watched Alpha Velvet leave and his heart squeezed in pain as he stared at her retreating figure. He knew he had hurt her. He had seen her eyes shimmer with tears for a second before she blinked. Perhaps, he shouldn't have spoken that harshly to her but he had just been frustrated by her behaviour. He had tried all he could to show her that she was the one he desired, the one his heart yearned for and not Adelia, but it was obvious she didn't believe him. If she did, she would have no reason to disapprove of his talking with Adelia alone. Couldn't she trust him just a little bit?He was already upset about his friends and now, he had to deal with Alpha Velvet's jealousy too. Aiden was exhausted; he wanted nothing but to be alone, all by himself."Shall we?" Adelia's voice brought him out of his reverie and he finally tore his eyes from the door he had been looking at. "Yes." He replied, glancing at Kunata who had been very quiet, just standing by the side lik
*Blood Moon pack*Adelia, on the other hand, was feeling tormented by Aiden's silence. She could see the torture on his face even when he was trying not to show it. If only there was another way to go about this thing, she wouldn't have let him feel this pain. But he needed to know. It was high time he did. She had kept this secret for so long and it was time she let it out."I never wanted to reject you. I didn't mean any of the things I said to you. I just said all that so you would accept the rejection." She continued."Why are you telling me this now?" Aiden asked, his eyes clouded with pain — pain he didn't think he would ever feel. He thought he was done with everything Adelia but standing with her and listening to her say all these to him, his emotion was indescribable. He could not explain what he was feeling. He was just so confused and that was very frustrating."Because you deserve to know the truth." Adelia looked taken aback. "I can't have you thinking I rejected you bec
*Blood Moon pack*It had been a while since Adelia left, yet Aiden could not get himself to leave. He could not believe all that she had told him and as he stood by the Pine tree, he tried to process all she had just said to him. After standing in the same spot for a while, Aiden finally came to his senses and he rushed back to the packhouse, only to discover that Adelia had left with her guards. He sighed heavily, face-palming himself as he leaned on the pillar at the verandah of the pack building. What was he going to do now? Rather than get useful tips about Jared, he got something even worse. Nicole!What had Adelia done to her? Was she alright? How had Adelia gotten to know about her? How did she know that Nicole had housed him? Many questions were running through his head, but he had no answers to them and the more he thought about them, the more frustrated, exhausted, and angry, he became. It felt like nothing good was happening after this war. In fact, he was starting to
*Blood Moon pack* "I just wanted to do what was right for the pack. I tried to do what would be right for us. I thought she had information that would aid our search for Jared. Unfortunately, I was wrong." "You were?" Alpha Velvet raised a brow, "she didn't say anything about Jared?" "No." Aiden shook his head. "Then why was she here then if she didn't have any news about Jared? Why will she lie to have one? Wasn't that the reason she wanted to talk to you alone?" Alpha Velvet pulled herself from his embrace so she could face him. This time, Aiden didn't stop her. He let her leave his embrace. "If she had any such news about her brother, I know not. But she didn't tell me." He shook his head again. "Then what were you two talking about for close to an hour?" Alpha Velvet folded her arms, her brows furrowing as she stared at Aiden, trying to gauge the expression on his face. But Aiden was not looking at her. Rather, he was staring behind her shoulder, probably at the wall or the
Calix kept running, looking behind his shoulder from time to time to ensure that no one was following him. His heart was pounding loudly in his chest and his subconscious was warning him to return, but how could he turn back now? He had come too far to give up now.He could sight the clearing Jared had told him about and a sigh of relief escaped his lips as he got closer to it. He was now out of breath and the moment he reached the clearing, he slumped and fell to the ground. He had deliberately chosen not to shift so he could hide his scent. The plan was to leave the Blood Moon pack without a trace and now that he had gotten to his destination, he was exhausted. "Why are you panting like a street dog?" A voice said to him but Calix only hissed, shutting his eyes tightly as he tried to catch his breath. Of course, he knew who it was and that was all the more reason he was refusing to speak. Jared had always been annoying and he would not stop now."One would think you've run a marat
Calix gasped, looking taken aback. Jared would never cease to surprise him. How had they gone from talking about Aiden to talking about him and how he felt? Now that Jared was asking, Calix realised that he had never really thought about how he was feeling about Aiden's return if he was happy that his friend was back, healthy and stronger or if he was angry at that. What exactly was he feeling?The only thing Calix realised was that he had been scared at first: scared that Aiden would think him to be a betrayal for agreeing to be Jared's beta just as Andrew and Jamal had accused him, but Aiden had not been that way, rather he had been very understanding and supportive — even when most of the things he had said to him was a lie. Also, Aiden had not treated him any less than he treated Andrew and Jamal. If anything, it felt as though Aiden was much more comfortable with him than he was with Andrew and Jamal who were so loyal to him. Aiden preferred to stay with him than with Andrew a
Aiden was nervous and Alpha Velvet could sense this. They had been standing in front of a castle-like building for the past thirty minutes yet Aiden didn't look like he was going to make any move soon. His eyes were fixated on the huge black gate and he would not go in. Alpha Velvet wondered why he was being so hesitant. Could it be because he didn't know what to expect when he was inside, seeing how his leaving had ended on a bad note? Of course, Aiden had told her how he had attacked Nicole and five other maids who had tried to help Nicole. Was Aiden being hesitant because of them? Well, there was only one way to find out. "Aiden." Alpha Velvet called out, her dark eyes on him as she watched him intently. He didn't respond, just as she had expected. But she went on regardless. "How long are we gonna stand here? We are attracting some attention." Truly, people threw them furtive looks as they walked past. Many a time, they whispered words to one another, pointing fingers a
Alpha Velvet could not believe her ears. She had expected something bad but not this. Never in her wildest dream did she expect to hear that Adelia had killed the poor girl. That devil!Of course, Adelia was the evil spirit that the little girl had spoken about. It was obvious the old lady and her little girl didn't know much about their kind for them to tag a werewolf as an evil spirit; however, wasn't that the best phrase to characterize Adelia? No werewolf in their right senses will attack a human — an innocent one. What was Adelia thinking?"I knew it! I knew that bitch had done something bad." Alpha Velvet could not hold back her tongue. She didn't know Nicole personally — she had not even seen her before — yet she was so angry. She was so angry she wanted nothing but to rush to Adelia's pack and confront her. How would she do such a thing?Alpha Velvet finally tore her eyes from the old woman to look at Aiden when he didn't say anything and her brows furrowed when she saw how