로그인KINGSTONThe next morning, I wake to the sound of someone puking. It doesn’t take long for me to realise that it’s Aeliana once I feel how empty my arms are. I walk over to her bathroom door, trying to push it open, but it seems to be locked.I hear her again, this time, the sound strangled. “Aeliana?” I call to her, knocking on the door. She doesn’t answer, all that comes through is the sound of her emptying her stomach in what sounds nothing short of painful. “Ellie,” I call again.She coughs, “Just a moment..” she says, proceeding to heave again.I immediately mind link Maddox, unaware of the time. Thankfully, he’s open and alert. “I need you to bring Aeliana something for her hangover.”Maddox lets out a heavy sigh, “Is this what I’ve been reduced to? I need to go back to Jaxon.”“Tough luck,” I sneer. “You’re mine for the next three months, and you’re going to make a ton of hangover antidotes because your Luna likes to drink herself to oblivion.”“Seems like a ‘you’ need to hand
“Just a little.”“But you like it when I scream for you.” She says, staring at me, unblinking.“Yeah,” I swallow, my heart pounding. “Only for me, not the whole house.”“I’ll be quieter,” she nods, shushing herself. “I don’t want to wake anyone.” She says, her voice lower. “They’ll hate me even more.”I sit at the edge of the tub, watching her. “They don’t hate you,” I say. But she pins me with a questioning gaze, even drunk she remains cognizant. “They’re warming up to you.”She scoffs, “Same thing.” she says with an eyeroll. “Are you mad at me?”“No,” I truthfully say. “I was worried about you, so next time, tell me, okay?”She reluctantly nods, “Sorry.”“I’ll prepare your pyjamas, and you finish up, okay?”“I don’t want to sleep with pyjamas,” she pouts. “I want that.” She says, pointing somewhere behind me.My gaze shifts, and when I find nothing there, I realise she meant me. “Me?”“Your shirt,” she laughs.“My shirt,” I echo, embarrassment washing over me. I really thought she m
The drive to Noah’s apartment is nothing short of chaotic. They turn my car into a club, singing and dancing in their seats. Aeliana gets quiet when we finally drop Noah off at her doorstep, and she doesn’t say much to me the rest of the drive.When we arrive at the packhouse, I open the door for her, but she doesn’t step out. Her eyes lift to mine, “King, how did you find me?” She asks.“Damien called me.”She huffs, “I see he is back to being such a snitch. Very little brother of him, he shouldn't have.” She sulks, “I was going to stay all night.”“You’d have slept inside the club?” I frown.“Nope,” She says, violently shaking her head. “I wouldn’t have gone to sleep, I would have been wide awake.”“I see,” I nod, offering her my hand. She takes it, grunting as she exists. “Walk with me,” I tell her, slamming my car door.“I miss my Noah,” she sighs. “She is so sweet, so genuine. I don’t deserve her, nobody loves me like Noah.” She says. “And I’m lying to her, and it makes me feel
KINGSTONI’m half asleep when my phone starts ringing, the ringing doesn’t affect me, not until I receive a call from Aeliana’s number. I know it’s her because I have a specific ringtone for her and the sound is enough to jolt me awake.I quickly reach for my phone and press it to my ear. Could she want something? “Hello?” I groan, pressing the phone to my ear.The voice that comes through is not hers, it’s far from female. “Yo, Alpha Kingston.”“Damien?” I frown.“Yeah, I’ve been calling you for a long time now.” He says, his voice barely audible. “Why aren’t you answering my calls?”“I’m asleep, prick, it’s what people do at night.” I groan, sitting up. “What are you doing here?” I snap, he better not have woken Aeliana from her sleep.He laughs, “I’m not in your house, I’m at Rivers.”At Rivers?I slowly pull the phone away and check it, Aeliana’s name flashes on the screen. “That’s Aeliana’s phone.”“Yeah, I know.” He says. “We are together at Rivers, she’s been here for a while n
“My Ellie?” Noah calls, stealing me away from my thoughts.I look up, the glass in my hand nearly slipping but I set it down carefully. “Hmm?”“Are you okay?” She asks, the concern in her voice alarming and deep.I nod, “Yes?” I say, but it comes off as more of a question. I’m unsure if she was talking while she was spaced out.“You seem off lately,” she says. “I know you’re putting forth an effort to smile more but my baby, I can see through you, I know you and right now? I know you’re not you.”“I’m fine,” I say, forcing yet another smile.“Are you sure? You’re not acting like yourself, you often have an excuse not to party with me, but you’re available at any time now, and you ordered bourbon.” She winces.I shrug, “Well, that’s what happens when you’re married, domesticated into a bored housewife, and evil Luna.”“My Aeliana,” she quietly says, her gaze sympathetic.I hate that, I’ve never liked the moments in which people look at me with pity, but I swallow it down, I know she me
“The place looks great,” Noah says.“See, even she likes it,” I beam. “And she’s the pickiest bitch alive.”“True,” Noah nods. “Your club has potential, it feels like I’m wrapped in warmth and I haven’t had liquor yet.”Damien smiles, “I like her, drinks on the house.” He says, rising.I tug on his shirt, and he sits down again. “No, this is why you’re not doing well. You can’t be offering free liquor because you like the customer’s vibe.”“I’m a pretty customer,” Noah frowns.“Not even the pretty ones,” I tell Damien. “I have a membership card, let’s charge that, there’s already a discount there.”“As you wish Luna Aeliana,” he smiles. “What would you like the usual?”I shake my head, “No, give me bourbon.”“And I’ll take your finest red wine,” Noah says cheerfully. “Plus one of each of your standard membership applications.”Damien’s lips curve into a wide grin. “You should bring your friends over more often, A.”“I would,” I give him a small smile. “But you two are already here so.







