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
Cider and her pups had been long forgotten and one major contributing factor to that was the fact that Cider made sure to live as quietly as she could to not draw any attention to herself or her pups — and that had worked because Aiden and Alpha Velvet had forgotten about them. As for Calix's mate and pups, no one knew Calix was a traitor until the war so his family was still treated as citizens. That was a very good and important question Davina just asked. "But are they alive? I mean, Cider and her pups. Weren't they tortured to death with Lundamous and his Luna?" Jamal asked, looking quite surprised. When he had not heard anything about Jared's mate, he had assumed that they had been killed with Alpha Lundamous. But now that Davina was bringing them up, what had happened? "They weren't." Aiden sighed heavily. "I have forgotten about them." "Same here." Alpha Velvet sighed too. "So what are we gonna do to them?" Andrew asked. "I don't know." Aiden sighed again. "Don't you thi
They were done with the interrogation and were heading to the prison where Jared and Calix had been locked in for days. Behind them were Cider and Calix's mate, Harper, being dragged along by some deltas and their cries echoed as they walked down the grassy path. Davina had gone back to her room, saying she could not bear to watch anyone die and Jamal wished he could do the same without being accused of being weak. It was not as if he was scared to watch them get killed — he had fought quite several wars so he knew what blood was and had seen the sporadic movement of a body before its death many times, so he was not scared.However, he felt sick. Calix was once his friend — that was a truth Aiden and Andrew were trying to deny. There was no way he was going to watch Calix's death without being haunted. They had grown up together, laughed and fought together. Those memories were forever stamped in his head and no matter how he tried to erase them, they would forever remain.And then
Jamal's heart was now slamming hard in his ribcage as they entered the dark dusty cell. The torch flames the deltas were holding lightened the room up a bit and Jamal watched as Calix shut his eyes tightly at the sudden light that was now shining in the room. Why he was looking at him, Jamal had no idea, but he could not stop looking at Calix who was still squeezing his eyes shut. Definitely, the light must have hurt his eyes. Jared, on other hand, was not that quiet. He left the bars he had been holding and lurched at Aiden immediately after Aiden entered the cell, grabbing a fistful of Aiden's overcoat and snarling into his face. "You!" He growled.Aiden shut his eyes for a moment before opening them."Get off me!" He pushed Jared violently. "You smell like shit."That comment didn't go down well with Jared and in a bid to retaliate, Jared tried to hit Aiden but the deltas interfered, holding Jared in place while Jared struggled to break free from their hold."Let me go. Have you
Kunata's frown deepened. It was clear he had been looking for an avenue to hit Calix and he took this as a cue."Are you calling me a liar, you piece of shit?" He advanced but Alpha Velvet held him back. She was looking at Aiden with a frown on her face. Andrew was watching Aiden too, but not with a frown but with an understanding. He understood why Aiden was being silent. He was speechless too.Never in his wildest thought did he think he would feel sorry for Calix but watching him cower in fear did something to his heart. As much as Andrew didn't want to admit this, he knew he couldn't deny it. He had been so sure he wanted Calix dead but now, he didn't know what he wanted anymore. He was suddenly in a dilemma. So yes, he understood Aiden's silence. He knew why Aiden was silent."Aiden! You're not talking to me!" Calix shouted, and then stood to his feet."I can't stay here anymore." Jamal dropped his hands in reckless abandon, as one would do when one was tired and frustrated. "