Zach’s POV“It’s done,” we handed The Red Wolf the sack that contained the head of his “rival”.“Good, good. So, boys, how are things going with your mate?” He asked us.I swear that though I couldn’t see it, I could hear his smirk.“What’s that got to do with anything?” Finn asked, presumably bored. I knew better though, he was deflecting.“She’s a special girl, isn’t she?” He continued on. I clenched my fists but tried to appear unaffected, “she’s just a girl, don’t mistake anything for what it isn’t.”“Pretty thing, too,” he mused.“What the fuck are you playing at?” Marcus rumbled. Great, so much for appearing unaffected. Doesn’t he realize he’ll use her against us?“Oh great! So, you do care!” The Red Wolf sounded giddy like a child, and I felt a heavy pit grow in my stomach.“I want her,” he finally declared.“Excuse me?” I choked as I asked.“Did I stutter boy? I want her,” he repeated.“No fucking way,” Finn chimed in.The Red Wolf laughed, “I wasn’t asking. If I
Aria’s POVAfter a short shopping trip filled with way more clothes than I needed, we went back to Zach’s house. The guys left me to go to another “meeting” and I was sorting through the outfits and hanging them in the closet when my phone buzzed.Excited for it to be one of them, I pulled my phone out and nearly dropped it.Unknown Number:SMS pictureGood times, am I right?With shaky hands, I clicked on the picture and dropped the phone almost instantly. I kneeled down and picked it back up, but the same photo was on the screen. There I was naked and touching myself with Finn and Zach in the background stroking themselves.Before I could do anything, another message came through:Let’s meet in our usual spot right now while your guard dogs are occupied.I typed furiously:What do you want with me?The phone pinged back UNDELIVERED.With a growl I threw my phone at the wall and watched as it smashed to bits. Fuck. The guys were going to kill me.I raced to the closet and pulled
Finn’s POVI was livid that someone had snuck in here while we were messing around. Zach swore the writing wasn’t on the mirror when he went into the bathroom which meant they had purposely waited. Who knows how long they were there, what they may have seen? My mate, in a vulnerable position. I was ready to tear someone apart. Rip their heads off and piss in their skulls. Things like that were swarming my brain when Aria spoke, “who…who is doing this? Oh god, did they see us?”“I don’t know, princess. Fuck, I’m so mad we didn’t notice anyone come in and leave. What the fuck is going on?!” I slammed my fist against the mirror and it shattered into pieces. My blood mixed with broken shards and Aria gasped, “you’re hurt!”I chuckled dryly, “it’s just a scratch, don’t worry, princess.”She gingerly took my hand and tsk’d, “let me clean you up.”My heart pitter pattered in my chest as she ran the water in the sink and washed off my fist before looking around for some tweezers. Aria pic
Aria’s POVI was flattered and honestly a little nervous. Suddenly, realization hit me about how stupid I was to want “real world experience” when these guys didn’t care about things like that.“Finn, oh god, with Noah…I’m so sorry,” I apologized again.He smiled softly at me and gave me a peck on the cheek, “don’t worry about it, princess, all I care about is that I get to call you mine now.”I gave him a large grin, “it feels kind of good. It feels right, actually.”Zach came rushing into the room, “did I hear right??!!”I giggled, “hear what exactly?”“Come on, don’t mess with me, Aria. You agreed to be ours? I get to cal you my girlfriend now?” He said while bouncing on his heels.I bit my bottom lip and nodded. He rewarded me with a goofy grin, “hell yeah!”I rolled my eyes at his silliness. Suddenly I heard Finn on the phone and I turned to look at his puzzled.“She said yes!” He shouted into the phone.“Marcus?” I mouthed at him.He nodded before a confused look cros
Aria’s POVI woke up and tried to stretch out, but my arms were pinned. I smiled remembering last night before I realized that the scent didn’t match Marcus.“Zach,” I sighed at him hugging me like a koala bear.“Yes, babe?” He asked sleepily.“What happened to Marcus?” I asked.I could nearly hear the frown in his voice as he answered, “he left last night so I took over.”I giggled, “so you invited yourself again?”He tickled my sides, “problem?”“No! No! Stop!” I shrieked at the sensation.He laughed deeply, “tell me the truth, you’re not mad at me being here, are you?”“No! Now stop it!” I was thrashing about as he continued his relentless tickling.Finally, he stopped and kissed my hair, “good.”I let out a sigh of relief, “meanie.”“You love it,” he teased.“Hmm…” I hummed. I was glad that he seemed to be in better spirits than yesterday. A deep part of me hated upsetting him.The bed dipped from behind me, and I looked to see Finn had joined us with a cocky smile,
Marcus’ POV“Aria?” I asked her quietly, unsure if she was still awake.“Yes?” She answered sleepily.“Did you find what you were looking for when you kissed Noah?” I asked her.“Honestly? Yes and no. I found that kissing him was different from kissing one of my mates. I can say with absolute certainty I wouldn’t do it again. It felt wrong and dirty. I’m sorry, Marcus. Thank you for sticking up for me with Zach, but he’s right. It wasn’t right of me to do that to you guys. Not after how you’ve been here for me. Do you think he’ll be able to forgive me?” She asked quietly.“Of course, baby girl. He’s crazy about you. He’s just hurt; to be honest, we all were a bit hurt, but we understand. We’re not committed yet, otherwise Noah’s body would never be found.”She cuddled further into me, “thank you, Marcus.”Aria yawned again and soon her soft snores filled the room, but I couldn’t sleep. I slowly and quietly detached myself from her before exiting the room to find Finn standing ou