Aria.
"Aria, please open the door sweetheart," Dad's concerned voice requested."Please, my baby. Open the door," I could understand my mom's voice that she was on the edge of crying.I had kept myself locked for almost the whole day. The first few hours mom and dad didn't bother me as I had asked but after that their concern kicked in. It had been more than an hour since they are trying to get me out of my room.The tears hadn't stopped since, but they surely lessened.The ache in my cheat was what increased time by time.I could hear my parent's continuous questions asking me what happened and why I have locked myself. But what will I tell them?That I found out my mate kissing another she-wolf? And my bully is who turned out to be my mate? They didn't even know that Hunter and my relationship has turned into something like this. I myself couldn't understand what was the reason behind his change them how would I have explained it to my parents?"Aria, please open the door," Dad requested again, "Tell us what happened? We'll fix it,We promise."If only you could fix it, dad! I wish you could!The invisible wounds Hunter had given me over the years could never be fixed. Never."Please, sweetheart. Open the door, talk to us," Mom pleaded.I knew I was hurting them, my silence was hurting them. I didn't feel good locking myself here knowing that my parents are getting worried. But I wasn't in the state to answer their questions whereas thousands of questions were rising in my own mind.But despite my agony and the pain burning like an untamable fire within my body, I was aware that I wasn't doing right by hurting my parents whether it was unintentional. They did nothing wrong, besides they had the right to know every single detail of their daughter's life.I glanced at the corner and saw it was late, the night had crept up without letting me realize it.I knew I didn't have the courage to tell my mom and dad everything, they have a good friendship with Hunter's parents and his parents were good people. At the very least I could mention, they've never hurt anyone despite having the power to such a powerful pack. I didn't want to mention any event or anything between me and Hunter that might hamper their friendship.I'd already let Hunter ruin my peace, but I didn't want to let him be the reason for something bad such as arising arguments between my and his families. Though there were rare chances that Hunter's parents would be proud of their son's deeds or support him in any way still I didn't want to take any risks.But for now, I need to get out of the house. My first shift was coming closer and the burn on my skin was just a sign of it.I wiped my tears, intaking a deep breath I got off the bed. My head was aching due to crying all day long. I had to force my body to take the next few steps I had taken to unlock the door.I clasped the metal doorknob and twisted it, the opening sound of the door must've got mom and dad's attention since their requests stopped and silence engulfed the atmosphere.I opened the door and their faces came into my view.Oh no!Mom's eyes were glistening in tears and dad didn't look any different.The last thing I wanted was to make my parents cry."Aria," Mom pulled me in a hug, I could feel her worry and the slight shaking of her hands. She held me tightly to her as if I would vanish in a blink."What happened sweetheart? Who hurt you? Tell us," Mom moved to cup my face in her hands wiping over the tear stains. I tried hard not to break down.I could not tell them the truth. Not now."Just tell us once, Aria. I'll solve it," Dad walked closer and stroked my hair, "Nobody will dare to say anything to you, I'll take care of it. Just tell me."I knew my dad had power many members on the pack, even so despite being the beta he held equal power as the Alpha and if he gets to know the truth, I knew he would forget every rule and commit something that might create conflicts in the pack.I had to cope with my problem by myself. Yes, the curse was for me and I had to bear it myself."Mom, dad.....I am okay," I sighed, swallowing the so that threatened to get out."No, you are not. You don't need to lie to us," Mom assured, "We can fix it, did your mate say something to you?"That's the thing, mom...The only time he said something to me was when he insults me."Mom, I'm telling you that I'm okay," I spoke this time I could hold myself better than before."How could you be okay? You have been crying the whole day, you want to believe that you kept yourself locked in your room for any particular reason?" Dad began, his tone was soft but I could sense the anger too and it was not directed at me.I knew my parents, I knew what they might be thinking. The farthest they could think was that my mate said something hurtful to me or rejected me. Werewolves getting rejected by their mates for another pretty she-wolf wasn't uncommon."There are some things I can't tell you now," I stammered, putting every drop of strength as I uttered the next words, "I need to fight my battles on my own.""But, why? Why are you saying such things all of a sudden?" Mom's voice got impatient, I could partially feel the trembling behind her words and the apprehension she tried to hide, "You are our daughter, and we are here for you for any circumstances. You don't need to bear anything or fear anyone.""You both trust me, right?" I questioned taking mom and dad's had in mines."Yes but..." Dad began but I cut him off."Then don't ask me any more questions about it, I'll tell you both once I'm ready," I said, keeping my words collected as much as I could, "Trust me, I won't hide anything from you. I just need some time, for myself."A short-lasting hush fell between the three of us, Mom and dad seemed to exchange looks although the concern on their faces hadn't faded an inch."Okay, we won't push you for anything you are not ready to disclose yet," Mom was the one who broke the silence.I managed to force a small smile, and pull her in a hug, "Thank you for understanding,""But you've to promise us something," Dad spoke and made me look at him after I had broken the hug."What is it?""You'll inform us if anything gets too much for you to handle or cope with and let us deal with it," Dad caressed my cheeks."Yes, I promise," I let out and a smile stretched upon his lips. He leaned down kissed my forehead, his arms went around, and pull me for a warm embrace."Aria," Mom's soft voice came into my hearing."Yes, mom," I answered glancing back slightly to look at her." There isn't much time left for your shift, you know that right?""Yes, I'm aware of it," I nodded and pulled away from dad."You don't need to worry about it, the first shift feels painful at the beginning but it doesn't last long," Dad assured and caressed my cheek."I'm not scared dad," I smiled, "I'm your daughter, remember?"A soft chuckle slipped past his lips so did mom's and he petted my head, "Yes, I do,"It made me feel somehow better that at least I could make them smile after worrying them so much over something they still didn't know. But, I wasn't going to hide it from them for long. I was expecting Hunter to reject me very soon and that would be the end.An end I could put in our story."Are you excited to meet your wolf?" Mom questioned, a smile had formed on her lips."Yeah, I am," I replied, forcing myself to put on one last smile before I was going to head out towards the forest.I hated the fact that the first news my wolf was going to hear was that our mate was our tormentor. But it was true.It was a curse I had nothing to do with but to accept. Someone had said the truth--The truth hurts. In fact, It kills you inside without even letting your screams reach out, without letting the pain creep out. It leaves the cracks everywhere that you can't mend and it slowly kills you inside until you can't feel yourself anymore.AriaEverything around was surrounded with dark as if dark clouds had descended from the sky and enveloped the atmosphere in a never-ending haze. The rainforest was even darker than ever despite the moonlight that shone at its best.One by one, I let the forest engulf me deeper into it. My skin was burning, the more it burned the more accurate I knew when my wolf was going to come out. I opened my clothes and let them rest beside the tree.Out of blue, a pain hit my abdomen. The agonizing scream tore from my throat at the abruptness of it. Before the aftershock from the previous hit could end another pain hit from my spoke. The sound of my bones cracking became the only sound I could hear.The burning sensation increased to the point where I could feel the tears gathering at the corner of my eyes, a cry slipped past my lips before I even knew it. As I started to notice the white fur appearing on my skin, something heightened my grief even more--She was beautiful but because of me she
Hunter.She fainted in my arms, her head fell on my chest, and inchmeal her heavy breathing started calming down. Her luscious dark hair shined even in the dark, her skin was shimmering in sweat and soft as rose petals. She looked like a goddess.I didn't deserve her. I didn't even deserve to touch her.After how I'd behaved with her over the years, I didn't even deserve to talk to her.I had fucked up very badly. In the ways to erase her from my heart, I had committed something I can't even fix now. She deserved happiness, and I'd taken it away from her. She used to be so happy and I took that smile away from her face just for some sick fear of losing her.Aria had been and always was the most beautiful female in our pack, everything about her was beyond astonishing. Her smile, her eyes, every little detail of her thrived me. I loved her, I still did but I pushed her away.From the very start, my demeanor was completely contrary to what Aria wanted in her mate, she wanted someone who
AriaI woke in a familiar atmosphere, in my room. The rays of the morning sun peered through the gap of the curtain and fell on my face waking me up from the slumber that I wished would never end.The surreal memories of last night attacked me from every side, the rise and fall of my chest increased as the pace of my heartbeat gradually turned rapid. The tears once again began gathering in my eyes but what could they bring? Nothing.Except for adding more to my misery, these tears were as useless as the mate bond between me and Hunter Rodriguez.He despised me, all he had ever shown to me was his hatred and this mate bond was not a blessing, it was a curse. A curse that was going to ruin my life completely, snatch the last hopes that I had left inside, the hopes that gave me the strength to keep my shattered life together.I did not have any idea what I should do.I was a mess!And just when I was on the verge of breaking down once again, a sudden knock on the door broke the chains of
Aria"Aria, sweetheart get ready quickly. Okay?" Dad asked as he noticed me walk upstairs after I was done with a small baking session with mom."For what?" I asked, confused.To keep my mind off of things, I had decided to bake some cookies with some and I'd be a lie if I said that it helped me in any sort of way. The entire time I had to force myself to concentrate on baking. It was as if there was no other thought left in my brain except for that one person and what made it worse was that I could feel the emotions Sierra was going through. The mate bond was affecting both of us and the distance and the abortive future I could see had given my pain a few more reasons to increase."Your mom hasn't told you yet?" Dad asked before he tilt his head to glance back mom who was storing the freshly baked cookies in the jar, "Honey, why haven't you told her that we and some important pack members who are in charge of the pack along us are invited to Brian's house?" Mom's mouth formed 'o'
AriaAlpha Brian and Luna Olivia greeted us as we reached their mansion."How are you, sweetheart? Olivia walked closer to me and caressed my cheek."I am fine," I flashed her a smile which she gladly returned."Come on everyone, let's have a seat," Brian guided us inside.This was the first time in the last four years that I have stepped into this house, from the time being Hunter draw the distance between us I never tried to look back not even thinking of coming here on the occasions.But today I had to...Because after all these years, I finally decided to face him. Running and keeping away from myself due to the fear of facing his gaze full of hatred was not what I am going to do anymore.We all took seats around the round table. There were plenty of people here today, and Hunter's beta and gamma were there too. They flashed me a small smile like they always had every time we'd ever met."What's it about, Brian? An announcement you were talking about, what's it?" Dad asked.Brian'
Aria'I, Hunter Rodriguez, the Alpha of Silvercrest pack reject Aria Brown as my mate and the Luna.'A day had passed by.It turned out that at least Hunter had some mercy left to not utter those words that will severe the bond, immediately after I left. For once he decided not to act like the monster show how much hatred he has stored for me in his heart.Sierra and I both were keeping ourselves together, gathering our strength to face the upcoming storm of pain that would come along with the inevitable rejection. The truth was hard to accept nonetheless it was the truth— This mate bond is a curse. Having my tormentor as my mate was a curse that I had to reject even if it'd break me and tear me apart.No matter how hard it was to fight this mate bond, I had to do it.A trembling sigh left my mouth as I stared outside the window, it was late at night and the moon seemed to shine at its best yet there was this undefinable darkness that could be sensed but not seen. The silence felt st
AriaThey were everywhere.From attacking the pack members, and destroying things to even harming the children. Their disgusting nature and vicious moves of them made my blood boil. Their sight only caused the rage to entrench in every fiber that ever existed in my body.My eyes caught the scene of a few rouges attacking a group of omega who hadn't shifted yet, their canines dripped with blood and red eyes stared at them in the most threatening way anyone could ever imagine. And then the worst nightmare was about to come true, they were going to pounce on her; At the next very moment, one of them jumped at one of those helpless omegas.All I saw was red.I approached them at full speed and with a leap, I caught that rouge's neck between my cannies in mid-air before he could even reach the omega and tore his head away from his filthy body soon as my paws hit the ground.His nasty blood was all over my fur and Sierra shook it away."Luna...." The omega I just saved, her barely audible
AriaMy eyes, for some unexplainable reason locked with that one rouge in the middle.None of the other rouges moved but only he did, calm and unbothered by my presence he began approaching me. His demeanor seemed strange, his gray eyes were the most unusual ones I had ever seen but I could see the power radiating from him. Unlike all the other rouges, he radiated the power of an....alpha.But he was still a rouge and I could sense that.He stood in front of me, his dark fur matched the darkness of the night that still had hours left to fade away.There was no one around in this area, a pin drop silence existed around and no sign of life could be spotted anywhere except for the dead bodies of the border guards.His stare was challenging as if provoking me to make a move and face the consequences.At this point I was sure, this was not any ordinary rouge. The power, authority, and unmistakably the depravity that shined in his eyes without any bound told me that the real intention this