Luca’s POVThe rat bastard! Touching my fucking blood bound!I lunged for him and ripped him away from Aria before a threw a punch at the left side of his face. He went crashing into the wall with an oomf!“Luca!” Aria cried out as she ran to me and wrapped her arms around my waist from behind.“Bella,” I ground out as I shook in pure rage.“Are you okay?” She asked me sweetly.“Did he hurt you? Do anything else to you?” I roared as I stared daggers at his unmoving form.“No! No! He didn’t, it’s okay Luca, I’m okay!” Her fingers lightly touched my abs as she squeezed tight.I let out a breath of relief and put my hands over hers, “I’m sorry you had to see that side of me.”Aria giggled, “it was actually pretty hot.”“Oh yeah?” I turned around to look down at her with an eyebrow raised.“Mmmhmmm,” she hummed.I smirked as I detached from her and strode over to Matthew before picking him up. I carried him to the door and deposited him roughly outside before turning around to
Aria’s POVI watched as the numbers climbed higher and higher until we reached the top floor of the building. The doors opened with a soft ding, and we exited into what looked like a penthouse. The four of us stepped forward but waited for the rest of my mates to arrive before venturing in further.Just a minute later, the doors to the elevator opened again and in came Marcus, Luca, Erik and Matthew.“We weren’t expecting such a crowd,” a tall, regal man with bright blue hair strode in from another room and approached us. Following him was a petite, plump woman with long red hair and a broody looking, built guy with jet black hair and obsidian eyes. The power that radiated from them was apparent and I suddenly felt overwhelmed.“Yes, this is quite a turn of events, however not unexpected,” spoke the woman softly.“I wasn’t coming here without my mates and child,” I straightened my spine and spoke confidently.“I think that such grit should be admired, very well,” the blue haired
Aria’s POV“I mean, it seems too simple, and he gave up his motives too easily, don’t you think?” Elle told me while we were eating lunch at the public cafeteria.“You’re right. But think about it, if this is truly his motive, maybe we can use it against him somehow, like play along with it to get what we need, which is the metaphorical crown,” I told her as I took a bite from my slice of pepperoni pizza.Elle tapped her chin in thought, “you’re possibly correct.”“I doubt my mates will want to go along with it, so I need you to help me convince them,” I told her seriously.“No, no, no, I ain’t getting into your business with you and your mates,” she whined loudly.The chair next to me screeched as someone pulled it out and sat down, “bella, what business is she talking about?”I looked over at a curious Luca, “I think I have an in for the whole queen of werewolves thing, but I’m not sure that you guys will go along with it. Matthew stated that basically he was next in line for
Aria’s POV“Sweet bella, how are you today?” Luca jogged up next to me, making me grin. For some reason after yesterday, I feel better having him as a mate.“Great! Are you going to classes?” I asked him.Luca laughed and I wasn’t sure what was so funny, “not really, I haven’t attended classes in awhile, I don’t need to because I’ve already taken most of the classes, I just like the scenery around here and now I’m extra thankful I’ve been procrastinating on going back home.”“Oh, so you already have a degree?” I asked him curiously.“I have a PhD in business yes, cliché, I know, but it’s to take over my father’s company. Listen, I wanted to see when you could come home with me? I’m thinking with holidays coming up, you, little Finn and your mates could come then,” he offered.“I’ll bring it up to them and see what they think,” I replied.Luca stopped and grabbed my hands, “Aria, thank you for giving us a chance, I’ll do my best to earn your trust.” He then leaned down and presse
Finn’s POV“I don’t know, princess. Something is fishy, who the hell uses a scent blocker?” I told her after she explained about her run in with this guy who apparently has been hassling her to be his fake girlfriend.“But he knows who my mother is, that sounds promising. But on the other hand, I agree. Something is off, a feeling in my gut tells me he’s really wanting something else,” she agreed.“Let’s table it for now, we can use this as a last resort,” Marcus proposed.Zach and Aria cuddled up on the couch while I sat down across from them. Erik was to Aria’s left and Marcus next to me. My son was sleeping soundly and damn, if that didn’t make me want to puff up my chest at the thought of having a son. A piece of me that Aria carried and brought to life.“Finn, are you listening?” Aria’s sweet voice cut through my thoughts.“I’m sorry princess, what?” I asked her, trying to shake off my daydreaming.Aria giggled, “I was just saying we need a bigger bed. Maybe a bigger house.
Aria’s POVI stared angrily at Luca while he continued to give me cheeky looks throughout dinner. “You could have left the room,” I spat out before grumpily taking a bite of my lasagna.“I think you should come see my home. Not my house here, but my family home,” Luca suggested.“Only if my mates and son come with me,” I replied.“Of course, I wouldn’t dare suggest that they stay behind. We’re all in this together now,” he said as he drank from his wine glass.I set down my fork, “Luca, I need you so I can become the Queen of Wolves, but I don’t know how you factor into it.”He tapped his chin, “maybe it has to do with you becoming the next vampire princess? I’m sorry bella, I really don’t know.”I slumped in my chair, I was hoping maybe he had some sort of in that I didn’t know about.Zach patted my back, “we’ll figure it out babe. We can’t expect things to happen overnight.”With a pout, I nodded, “I know.”“Mommy, are you a queen or a princess?” Little Finn asked.I smi