LOGINAria’s POV:
My eyes were on the assassin who broke through the window and aimed straight at Damien. No one is doing anything as the devil was on gun point. I am still stuck to the ground as fear paralyzed me. I still have not recovered from the gore and then now someone has broken through the window and is ready to kill Alpha Damien. It may give me the perfect opportunity to run away but what if the killer shoots me too. In a second the assassin was pinned to the wall by Alpha Damien as they struggled to get the gun. Alpha Damien was growling and snarling in the assassin's face and his claws were out, he had taken the advantage of his wolf and attacked the killer who didn't expect his move. “ Run, Little Bird, Run.” Damien’s deep voice startled me as he ordered me again to run from the room but I was too lost to move an inch as Damien and the killer started shuffling around the room, punches and kicks were thrown at each other. My head was spinning and my eyes were filled with unshed tears which made it hard to see where I was going as my body was shaking. I jerked hard as something grazed my right arm and the pain shot through it. A painful scream ripped through my lips and I slumped on the floor as the pain spread through my body and I was withering on the floor. My body heated up and my wolf was whimpering and walking away from me. She felt so weak and hurt. Two more shots rang around me and my body was still having a seizure and the pain increased, a warm liquid trailed down my warm and when I saw what it was I heaved, puking the contents of my empty stomach. “ Little Bird! Are you alright?” Damien's voice sounded so distant but I could feel his hands all over my body and his scent around me. Another scream ripped through my throat as I felt someone bite my neck and the pain spread through my body and after that I lost the struggle of staying conscious. “Aria.” I thought I heard Damien calling my name but maybe I am dreaming! I don't know how much time has passed but now I feel nothing, no pain, no wound, nothing but my eyes are still shut and I can smell bleach in the air and the beeping sound. Someone is holding my hand as tingles spread through the arm. “ I know you are awake.” Damien’s voice sounded like a purr and my body reacted in an instant. My stomach clenched in response and don't get me started on the way my pussy clenched and I can feel it getting wet. I may be having a sex dream about Damien! He was not even leaving me alone in my dreams. “ It's not a dream, Slave. Your body is reacting to its master.” His voice purred again and I opened my eyes wide and looked at where my hand was in his and what had my arm tingling. “ Where am I? What happened?” I looked at my surroundings and the room was white and there is a heart monitor and other machines beside it and by the looks of it, I think I am in a hospital. “ Slow down, A silver bullet grazed your arm and I took you to the hospital.” He explained as I took my hand back and rubbed it to make his touch go away. Damien's jaw clenched at the action but he didn't say anything. “ I am going to devour your pussy, Little Bird,how are you gonna erase the feel of my mouth from it, when I give you orgasms.” Damien's voice sounded in my head making me jolt right up. “ What the fuck! What did you do!” I screamed, clutching my head and ready to kill the bastard. I don't care if he is an Alpha and I don't care if he is the powerful Mafia boss. “ I marked you to save you. Silver was killing you slowly and I don't want to waste my money on a silver bullet.” His words shocked me to my core. “ Did you say what I heard right now! Or am I not hearing it right?” I asked again, so I am not losing my mind. “ Yes, I marked you, Slave.” He narrowed his eyes seeing my reaction. I slumped on the bed, not believing it. I touched my neck and it sure was tender and tingles spread through me and a warmth spread through my heart. I ran to the bathroom to check it in the mirror and to my horror there was a bite mark which was red in colour but healing slowly. “ What the fuck!” I shouted, pushing the contents of the counter as anger consumed me. “ How dare you do this to me!” “ You bastard!” “ I will kill you.” My wolf was weak as the silver makes our animal side weak but I just need a pair of scissors to kill the bastard and I will be free of him. “ What did you say?” Damien’s cool and indifferent voice growled behind me and I turned around with the scissors in my hand ready to stab him but he pinned me to the wall again. “ I said, I will kill you and you are a bastard to force a mark on me. You have no right to mark me.” I tried to stab him but my hands were locked by his large one and he pinned me above my head with one hand and the other one wrapped around my neck. “ I have every right to do whatever I can to you. You are mine, My property.” He growled, his body vibrating with his growl and his anger. He partially shifted as his canines elongated and his claws painfully dug around my neck and my wrists. “ No, I am not yours, I will escape from you and I will find my mate and erase you completely.” It was the wrong choice of words I have used because his hold around my neck tightened and another animalistic growl ripped through him, his wolf enraged and ready to shift. “ Shut the fuck up, Little Bird, i will kill every man who even looks at you. Do you think it's easy to escape me! Try and check yourself.” His warning sent delicious shivers over my body and I shamelessly rubbed my pussy on his thighs as he glued his body to mine and his thigh between my legs. Damien breathed down my neck and licked the bite mark, a moan slipped from my lips, I bit my lip to stop it but another lick made the second moan slip too. “ Lock it in your head, Slave, you are mine, your body, your soul, everything is mine. Even you can't stop me from taking what's mine.” He left me after that, I was a panting and withering mess as he left me unfinished after arousing me. “ I hate you Alpha Damien, I will run away from you and no one can find me, not even you.” I gritted out the words as my body shut down.Aria's POVDays went by.Damien trained me like I was preparing for war.He pushed harder than he did with any of his warriors. Harder than I thought was possible.Every morning, before the sun fully rose, he dragged me out of bed and onto the training grounds. Every night, I collapsed back into it bruised, exhausted, and furious.But stronger."Block!" he barked, coming at me with a strike that would've broken ribs if it landed.I twisted out of the way just in time, feeling the air whoosh past my side."Stop dodging and counter," he snapped."I'm trying!""Try harder."I snarled and lunged at him, aiming a punch at his jaw. He blocked it easily, grabbed my wrist, and twisted. Pain shot up my arm, and I dropped to one knee with a hiss."Predictable," he said coldly. "You telegraph every move."I yanked my wrist free and shoved him hard in the chest. He didn't budge."Maybe if you actually taught me instead of just beating the hell out of me, I'd get better," I snapped.His eyes flash
Aria's POVI woke before the sun.My body ached a little, my throat was raw from crying, and my chest still felt like it had been split open and left to bleed. But underneath all of that was something else.Anger.I was done. Done letting other people decide what happened to me. Done being some fragile thing everyone else had to protect or use or break.I sat up carefully, trying not to wake Damien. He was sprawled on his back beside me, one arm thrown over his head, his chest rising and falling in steady breaths.But I wasn't crying anymore.I slipped out of bed and grabbed a pair of leggings and a sports bra from the dresser. My hands shook a little as I tied my hair back, but I forced them steady.By the time Damien stirred, I was already lacing up my sneakers."What are you doing?" he asked, his voice rough with sleep."Getting ready," I said without looking at him."For what?"I turned and met his gaze head-on. "Training."He sat up slowly, frowning. "You're still recovering.""I
Damien's POV The drive to Regan's pack felt longer than it should have.I sat in the back of the SUV, watching the road with rage burning in me. That's all I've been feeling lately. Rage. And I couldn't fucking help it. My mind ran through every method I'd use to extract information from that bastard.Aria had wanted to come.I'd told her no.She'd argued, said it was her right, but I shut it down before she could finish. The plan as to leave after she'd fallen asleep, but turns out she's been watching my every move, out of nothing but curiosity. She really wanted to know everything. I guess my promise wasn't exactly enough.Blake sat in the passenger seat, silent. My other men followed in two SUVs behind us, armed and ready. We weren't here for diplomacy. We were here for answers, and I'd get them no matter what it cost.When we pulled up to Regan's pack house, the wolves guarding the entrance stiffened.They recognized me.Good.I stepped out of the car, and the air shifted immedi
Damien's POV Three of my men walked into my office—Vin, Toby, and Blake. I'd sent them out weeks ago to dig into Aria's past, scrape up anything that might explain the spell, the nightmares, the fragments of memories bleeding through her sleep.They looked like they'd been through hell, but what was begining to annoy me was the fact that their hands were empty.I leaned back in my chair, fingers steepled. "Well?"Marcus cleared his throat. "Nothing, Alpha."My jaw ticked. "Nothing.""We searched every registry. Every old pack archive. Every abandoned territory in the region." Blake stepped forward, expression grim. "There's no record of her. No birth certificate. No pack transfer logs. It's like she appeared out of thin air.""Impossible.""We know," Toby muttered. "But it's like she didn't exist before she showed up at that shithole pack."I pushed to my feet slowly, feeling the beast inside me coil tighter. "You're telling me that a werewolf just appears out of thin air? No fucking
Aria's POV I woke up, wrapped around Damien like a vine. It's been so for days. My face pressed against his chest, his heavy arm across my waist. I should have pulled away if I didn't love it so much as I always pretended not to, but I didn't. Because despite everything, he'd become someone I could, I dare say, trust, and someone I feel safe with. Despite his arrogance and being a control freak and dominant, he'd held me through the worst nights I've had in weeks.I hated how much it mattered and how much I've come to cling to him. Since when did I become so clingy? "You awake?" His voice rumbled through his chest." Maybe."I tilted my head back to glare at him. Well, I shouldn't have. His eyes were already on me, dark and warm. I couldn't help the pull towards him. My wolf was not even here."Get dressed," he said, breaking the moment. "We're going out." I blinked."Out?" " You're annoying when you cry. I need a distraction before you start leaking all over me again."Heat flood
Damien's POVThe moment the word "freedom" left her lips, my jaw clenched.I didn't like that word.Not from her mouth.Not when it meant putting distance between us.But before I could respond, Aria's expression shifted.That defiant glare melted into something else entirely.Something that made my wolf sit up and take notice.She walked toward me.Slowly.Her hips swayed in a way that had my hands gripping the edge of my desk."What if I want to be punished?"Her voice was low, sultry.The kind of tone that sent blood rushing south.She leaned down, her breath warm against my ear."It's rather late. I'd prefer to do something else."Fuck.I grabbed her before I could think twice.My hand wrapped around her throat, pulling her down to me as I crashed my mouth against hers.She gasped, and I took advantage, deepening the kiss until she was trembling in my arms.When I pulled back, her lips were swollen, her breathing ragged."You want a punishment, little bird?""Yes.""You're going t







