"Y - - yo - - you," Aiden could barely get the right words out. "Yes, me." Jared snickered at this, but when he saw that Aiden's eyes were on Calix and not on him, he said, "oh! Him? Of course, it's Calix. Who else had you been expecting?" He laughed, patting Calix lovingly on his shoulder like showing up together had not already sent a clear message.Calix, on the other hand, remained calm, just holding Aiden's gaze without wavering. Aiden could not believe that Calix could still look him right in the eye after betraying him this much.But a lot was going through Calix's mind as he watched Aiden's agonized expression; however, he deliberately chose to shut those emotions out of his mind. This was no time to feel or even think. He had done all the thinking and feeling that should be done and right now, he only had to watch the effect of those choices he had made and he was so sure he had made the right decision. Seeing Aiden lying on the dirty ground, injured and weak, Calix was gl
Aiden knew he should not be surprised to see Rio teaming up with Jared but he was surprised nonetheless. He was surprised that Rio was that stupid to support someone as vile as Jared. What had been the deal?There surely must be one because there was no way Rio would go to battle for Jared just because they were in-laws. No alpha would take his army to battle for a fight that wasn't his but it seemed like Rio was that alpha, and from the hatred, Aiden could see in Rio's eyes as he stared down at him, Aiden knew that this man nursed a grudge against him.Why? That was the question. If there was anyone to be holding a grudge, then it should be him. Rio had taken Adelia away from him so he had every legitimate reason to hate him, but he didn't. He didn't hate the man one bit, so why?And there, by Rio's side, was Kappa. Stupid Kappa whom he had defeated. Of course, Velvet had told him that Kappa was somehow involved with Jared but Aiden never knew their bond was that strong for Kappa t
And immediately, the warriors carried out Alpha Rio's order. The arrows came flying, from various angles and before Aiden could think of what to do to escape this impending doom, he felt himself being thrown to the ground. Someone had pushed him with so much force and that person was now lying on him, holding him tightly that he could hardly breathe. Aiden gasped at that, feeling the weight of the person's body on his. From the softness of her skin, Aiden could tell it was a woman and she was hugging him so close to her bosom, like a mother hen protecting her chick. Before Aiden could speak or even ask who it was that was trying to save him, he heard his name being shouted from a distance. It was Velvet and she was shouting at the top of her voice. "Aiden!" She kept shouting, her voice breaking at the end as she screamed. The arrows were still being shot and groans could be heard as the arrows pierced into skins. There was a lot of chaos and the cries of people, coupled with th
"It's your fault! It has always been your fault!" He yelled, before dropping Adelia gently on the ground and rising to his feet.Alpha Velvet rose too but Aiden remained on the bare ground, just staring at Adelia's corpse like he had not heard Rio speak."I'm talking to you, asshole!" Rio yelled but Aiden remained still.That seemed to make Rio angrier and he rushed to where Aiden was sitting, shifting into a big grey wolf in the process. His wolf was quite huge — not as big as Aiden's but big enough to scare anyone away. Its eyes were green, but even with this beautiful shade, they were filled with a glint that sent shivers down anyone's spine. Its ears were pointed slightly forward and its forehead, neck hair and hackles were raised. Ivory teeth appeared between the jaws, with its tongue moving around its mouth, and saliva dripping from its lips. The grey wolf was scary and its only motive was to kill.Despite this, Aiden remained on his spot, like a big wolf was not rushing to hi
Sunlight filtered from the huge window into the room and on his face. This caused Aiden to groan and he tried rolling to the other side of the bed, but the pain that coursed right through him left him paralyzed at a spot. "You shouldn't move like that." He heard a voice say to him and he opened his eyes to look at Velvet who was staring right at him. She was sitting on the bed, beside where he lain, and she was with a white towel. She was dressed simply in a linen dress that stopped right at her ankle and her black hair was left to fall over her shoulder. She looked so peaceful, unlike him, who was so troubled. He tried to sit up but fell back on the bed with a groan, another bout of pain coursing through him and leaving him suddenly dizzy. "I can't feel my leg," he complained, shutting his eyes tightly as he tried to numb the pain he was feeling all over his body. "That's because it was broken. But it will get better soon. The salutary said so." Alpha Velvet replied curtly, lean
"Is Rio the name of that deadly alpha that wanted to kill you?" Alpha Velvet adjusted her sitting position. This was now getting interesting and it was obvious Aiden knew too much more about this battle than she knew. She had spent the previous night wondering who the alpha was and why he had wanted to kill Aiden for Adelia. She had also wondered how Jared had gathered such a large number of warriors when he was a run-away alpha, a fugitive!"Yes. His name is Rio and he is the alpha of the Greystone pack. He is Adelia's mate and Jared's brother-in-law. Turns out that he holds a grudge against me, I wonder why, but that's why he agreed to fight with Jared." Aiden explained. "Oh wow." Alpha Velvet exclaimed in surprise."Kappa claimed to have joined the fight because I killed his beta and humiliated him. He made a bad decision as he had done in the past, and now he's dead. Those who he thought were for him killed him. Rio ordered his men to shoot at him and his beta. I'm sure that's t
He had said he wanted to be alone but that didn't seem to be possible because the door opened few minutes after Alpha Velvet left and Andrew walked in, followed by Jamal. They closed the door quietly after them and when they saw him looking at them, their eyes widened a bit and they paused in their track. "You're awake?" Andrew looked so surprised as he asked the obvious. Aiden raised a brow at him. "Why are you here then? Aren't you here to see me? I woke up few minutes ago. Velvet just left. I thought she told you on her way out." "Oh no. She didn't. We were just checking up on you to see if you were. Salutary Jimoh said you should have woken up by now. We decided to see if you had." Jamal explained and Aiden nodded. They were both wearing a sleeveless surcoat upon their tunic and their hairs were held in a bun. Aiden wondered why they suddenly decided to dress like twins but he didn't ask, rather he watched them quietly as they walked slowly to the bed. An air of uncertainty
It had been two days since the attack and Aiden's leg was healing neatly. In fact, the head salutary had informed that Aiden's recovery was quite fast, compared to the normal time range the injury was supposed to take to heal. Everyone was happy to hear this, especially Alpha Velvet and as she sat beside Aiden at their round table, she smiled broadly at him. They had settled their little fight and Aiden had apologized for being selfish and insensitive. He shouldn't have asked her to leave like it had been her fault that anything happened. Alpha Velvet, not mentally or physically ready to hold a grudge, forgave him immediately and now they were sitting together, sharing a cup of tea, as though nothing had occurred between them.Kunata and Davina were sitting opposite them while Andrew and Jamal occupied the remaining vacant seats and they all sat together, sharing a cup of tea in the refectory. It was peaceful. The pack had finally gotten the peace it craved and Aiden could not exp