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Aria. The moment the door slammed behind me, I braced myself for the worst. Cold damp air clung to my skin as the guards pushed me forward roughly. My wrist ached from the metal cuff that burned through my skin. I was in the dungeons. A filthy and dark hole where they left my people to rot the rest of their days away. As they led me deeper, I noticed something was wrong. The air was stale but not rancid and there weren’t any painful screams or rattling chains. The walls were carved in stone and it felt cold as we passed through the narrow dimly lit hallway. And then the guard stopped in front of a heavy iron door as they yanked my hand and removed the cuffs before pulling the heavy door open and pushing me inside what seemed to be an underground chamber. “Enjoy your stay. We’ll be back in the morning in case you change your mind.” One of them said coldly, shoving me into the room as I fell forward. I landed on my shoulder as I bit back a scream. The door clanged shut behind me, t
Aria. I stirred awake to the feeling of fingers brushing against my forehead, my mothers touch pulling me from the comforts of sleep. For the first time in months, I had slept well, and despite the scratchy blanket and stiff, thin mattress beneath me. There had been no nightmares, no angry shouts of Mrs Holt. Instead just warmth. Not the warmth that came from the small fireplace that burned in the middle of the room but the warmth that came from having my parents close by. Blinking in the dim of the light, I woke up to find my mother kneeling beside me and stroking my hair, a gentle smile on her lips. Her brown hair climbed to her skin because it was damp. “Good morning, sweetheart.” She murmured her voice soft as she helped me sit up and I rubbed my eyes and looked to see my father sitting at the edge of the bed. He had a towel in his hair as he tried to clean off steam from his glasses. “Did you guys take a shower?” I asked as my mother nodded. “Twice every week they le
Aria. I should have known the moon goddess wasn’t done punishing me yet. It seemed like not giving me a wolf was just a start of the unfortunate events to happen to me. The moment my eyes landed on Kai Blackthorn, leaning so casually in his stupid motorcycle, like he had all the time in the world and everyone else’s time centered around his, I felt a huge wave of resentment crawl up my spine. He looked too damn smug for my liking. Like he was enjoying this. The power he had over me. “If it isn’t my new slave, little omega.” He said smugly. “Did you enjoy your time with your friends?” I swallowed my frustration, forcing my shoulders higher than usual. “Actually I did.” I said flatly, looking at the sky and then back at him. “So you’re my escort now?” Kai cocked his head, his golden hair getting caught in the morning light as he smirked at me. “Escort? No. More like I’m here to get what belongs to me now.” I crossed my arms. “Oh Kai, don’t flatter yourself. You’re nothing m
Aria. The motorcycle came to a stop in front of the family building I had spent the past few weeks in and I wasted no time in getting off, nearly stumbling as I tried to regain my balance. My shoulder ached from holding on to dear life during the reckless but peaceful ride though I’ll kill myself before I tell Kai that I had somehow enjoyed it. I took a step back, inhaling deeply as I glared at him. “You nearly killed me.” I snapped, brushing the loose strand of hair in my face. Kai pulled off his helmet effortlessly before running his gloved fingers through his blonde hair that had been tousled by the wind before giving me a smug grin. “And yet, here you are. Alive. You’re welcome.” He said, placing his helmet on the bike and resting his elbow against the handle. I rolled my eyes at him and crossed my arms. “Next time, I’ll take my chances walking all the way here.”“Oh, there will be a next time?” He asked, tilting his head, his blue eyes gleaming with amusement. “Good to know
Aria. The halls of Ravencrest High School were colder than I remembered. Maybe it was the fresh weight of shame that pressed against my aching shoulders or maybe it was the way the Ravens turned in my direction as I made my way through the filled hallways with students watching me in amusement and mockery. “Aria!” I recognized Lila’s voice before I turned around to see her running through the halls looking a bit disheveled. Her uniform had a tiny stain of sauce and I assumed she had been on kitchen duty this morning. “Hey. I didn’t see you return to the room after you went to the bathroom.” She said, grabbing my arms and interlinking them together like she did back at home. “I took my stuff there, got dressed and left the dorm. I’ve been in the backyard since.” I told her as we passed through a group of Ravens laughing as they openly pointed at us before looking back at their phones. I rolled my eyes as Lila’s voice softened and she tugged at my uniform. “I was going to ask you
Aria. By the time my third class ended, my shoulder ached from the weight of my bag and the pressure of holding myself together. My stomach growled as I hadn’t eaten anything yet all day. Just one more class before lunch. I looked down at my timetable. Pack History. That was a class I couldn’t afford to miss, that way I could learn more about Ravencrest and their history. I tucked the paper in my bag and took a turn when I saw them. Mia and Tasha. They were both dressed in cheer team uniforms, it was a sleeveless white top with dark blue stripes and in front of it was the Ravencrest logo of a wolf shield with a moon above it. The skirt was dark blue and it was so short I could see their black shorts underneath it. Dark blue arm sleeves with what looked like claw mark designs wrapped around their arm and white sneakers that stride towards me sharply. My heart sank as I slowed and contemplated turning back, but it was too late as Mia’s eyes landed on me and her painted lips curled
Aria Langston. The screams of my people was what I remembered the most. Piercing, raw and endless. That had cut through the night like a steel blade and they were louder than the roaring flames of our house crashing down and the deafening sounds of wolves fighting just outside the door. It was pure chaos, the kind our parents had told us when we were pups. About bigger packs attacking the smaller ones for power and strength, the forgotten wars and history. But I was living in it now, this was real. This was my pack. Silverwood being attacked by Ravencrest. “Aria!” I heard my mother behind me, trying to pack what little important things we had and stuffing them into a bag as my father pushed the sofa towards the door to avoid the flames from getting to the room we were in. I couldn’t move as I watched what was happening outside, the gut wrenching screen from our neighbor as a big brown wolf burst open through their front door. “Aria Langston!” My mothers voice snapped my head tow
Aria. I woke up with a start, my heart hammering in my chest as if I had just been ripped out from a nightmare. Which I had. For a moment, I didn’t know where I was. But I knew I didn’t feel the comfort of home. The room was dim and there were low murmurs of sleep and the faint scent of wolves around the room. The pain in my shoulder brought it all back. The attack, the night everything changed. The midnight black wolf. The fear… I was in Ravencrest. The sting from the bite made me hiss in pain as I shifted in my narrow bunk bed. My fingers carefully touched the bandaged area on my right shoulder where he had bitten me. The wound was only partially healed because my healing process wasn’t as quick as it should be, due to my underdeveloped wolf. It’s been a month since that night, a month since I had seen my parents. A month since my home, my pack had been destroyed and we were dragged here to live under Ravencrest rules. I looked around the room, the sun rising and casting its
Aria. By the time my third class ended, my shoulder ached from the weight of my bag and the pressure of holding myself together. My stomach growled as I hadn’t eaten anything yet all day. Just one more class before lunch. I looked down at my timetable. Pack History. That was a class I couldn’t afford to miss, that way I could learn more about Ravencrest and their history. I tucked the paper in my bag and took a turn when I saw them. Mia and Tasha. They were both dressed in cheer team uniforms, it was a sleeveless white top with dark blue stripes and in front of it was the Ravencrest logo of a wolf shield with a moon above it. The skirt was dark blue and it was so short I could see their black shorts underneath it. Dark blue arm sleeves with what looked like claw mark designs wrapped around their arm and white sneakers that stride towards me sharply. My heart sank as I slowed and contemplated turning back, but it was too late as Mia’s eyes landed on me and her painted lips curled
Aria. The halls of Ravencrest High School were colder than I remembered. Maybe it was the fresh weight of shame that pressed against my aching shoulders or maybe it was the way the Ravens turned in my direction as I made my way through the filled hallways with students watching me in amusement and mockery. “Aria!” I recognized Lila’s voice before I turned around to see her running through the halls looking a bit disheveled. Her uniform had a tiny stain of sauce and I assumed she had been on kitchen duty this morning. “Hey. I didn’t see you return to the room after you went to the bathroom.” She said, grabbing my arms and interlinking them together like she did back at home. “I took my stuff there, got dressed and left the dorm. I’ve been in the backyard since.” I told her as we passed through a group of Ravens laughing as they openly pointed at us before looking back at their phones. I rolled my eyes as Lila’s voice softened and she tugged at my uniform. “I was going to ask you
Aria. The motorcycle came to a stop in front of the family building I had spent the past few weeks in and I wasted no time in getting off, nearly stumbling as I tried to regain my balance. My shoulder ached from holding on to dear life during the reckless but peaceful ride though I’ll kill myself before I tell Kai that I had somehow enjoyed it. I took a step back, inhaling deeply as I glared at him. “You nearly killed me.” I snapped, brushing the loose strand of hair in my face. Kai pulled off his helmet effortlessly before running his gloved fingers through his blonde hair that had been tousled by the wind before giving me a smug grin. “And yet, here you are. Alive. You’re welcome.” He said, placing his helmet on the bike and resting his elbow against the handle. I rolled my eyes at him and crossed my arms. “Next time, I’ll take my chances walking all the way here.”“Oh, there will be a next time?” He asked, tilting his head, his blue eyes gleaming with amusement. “Good to know
Aria. I should have known the moon goddess wasn’t done punishing me yet. It seemed like not giving me a wolf was just a start of the unfortunate events to happen to me. The moment my eyes landed on Kai Blackthorn, leaning so casually in his stupid motorcycle, like he had all the time in the world and everyone else’s time centered around his, I felt a huge wave of resentment crawl up my spine. He looked too damn smug for my liking. Like he was enjoying this. The power he had over me. “If it isn’t my new slave, little omega.” He said smugly. “Did you enjoy your time with your friends?” I swallowed my frustration, forcing my shoulders higher than usual. “Actually I did.” I said flatly, looking at the sky and then back at him. “So you’re my escort now?” Kai cocked his head, his golden hair getting caught in the morning light as he smirked at me. “Escort? No. More like I’m here to get what belongs to me now.” I crossed my arms. “Oh Kai, don’t flatter yourself. You’re nothing m
Aria. I stirred awake to the feeling of fingers brushing against my forehead, my mothers touch pulling me from the comforts of sleep. For the first time in months, I had slept well, and despite the scratchy blanket and stiff, thin mattress beneath me. There had been no nightmares, no angry shouts of Mrs Holt. Instead just warmth. Not the warmth that came from the small fireplace that burned in the middle of the room but the warmth that came from having my parents close by. Blinking in the dim of the light, I woke up to find my mother kneeling beside me and stroking my hair, a gentle smile on her lips. Her brown hair climbed to her skin because it was damp. “Good morning, sweetheart.” She murmured her voice soft as she helped me sit up and I rubbed my eyes and looked to see my father sitting at the edge of the bed. He had a towel in his hair as he tried to clean off steam from his glasses. “Did you guys take a shower?” I asked as my mother nodded. “Twice every week they le
Aria. The moment the door slammed behind me, I braced myself for the worst. Cold damp air clung to my skin as the guards pushed me forward roughly. My wrist ached from the metal cuff that burned through my skin. I was in the dungeons. A filthy and dark hole where they left my people to rot the rest of their days away. As they led me deeper, I noticed something was wrong. The air was stale but not rancid and there weren’t any painful screams or rattling chains. The walls were carved in stone and it felt cold as we passed through the narrow dimly lit hallway. And then the guard stopped in front of a heavy iron door as they yanked my hand and removed the cuffs before pulling the heavy door open and pushing me inside what seemed to be an underground chamber. “Enjoy your stay. We’ll be back in the morning in case you change your mind.” One of them said coldly, shoving me into the room as I fell forward. I landed on my shoulder as I bit back a scream. The door clanged shut behind me, t
Aria. The dorm was eerily quiet when I stepped in. And as soon as I did, twenty pairs of eyes stared back at me and I instantly noticed the room filled with unease. Some started at me sadly while the others was with hostility. I felt the weight of their stares weigh me down like a thousand pounds and I forced myself to walk towards my bunk feeling the ache of it on my shoulder and making my body heavier to move. Lila was the first to move, she took a step towards me, grabbing my arm gently as she pulled me into a hug. I sighed in relief as I melted into her embrace as tears stung at the end of my eyes but I blinked them away when she pulled herself off me and looked down at me as if checking for any new injuries. “Aria?” She asked as I took a seat on her bed despite staining it with food but I couldn’t hold myself standing anymore and the weight of the stares didn’t help at all. “What happened? We saw Kai drag you away and then this announcement. Are you—” “I’m fine.” I mutt
Aria. The silence in the empty classroom was suffocating, it felt like the walls were closing against me and with Kai being so close, I felt like I could faint at any moment. My heartbeat pounded against my chest and my breath came out shaky. Kai Blackthorn stood in front of me, his piercing blue eyes locked into mine, dark and unreadable. There was something about his presence that felt like a dark storm cloud, swallowing the air and bright lights waving a dark forbidding presence. “You’ll find out soon enough, little omega.” He said, his voice low and laced with a bit of teasing. But I knew he was far from making light jokes. The words lingered in the air like a threat, curling around my throat and making it impossible to even breathe. “What do you want, Kai?” I asked, swallowing hard and fighting the urge to bite down my lips, like I did when I was nervous. He tilted his head slightly, watching me for a second. His expression was unreadable but there was a dangerous gaze in tho
Aria. The tray of spaghetti hit me square in the chest, the cold noodles and sauce splattering over my new uniform and across my face. The cafeteria erupted into laughter, the sound deafening as the other Ravens joined in throwing food at us from all sides. I didn’t move, I stood frozen, not believing what was happening. My heart pounded as laughter and jeers echoed around me. My shoulder throbbed from the food impact and I could feel blood mixing with the sauce from the spaghetti. But the physical pain was nothing compared to the humiliation that burned in my chest. I blinked back the tears, refusing to give them the satisfaction from seeing me cry. Beside me, Lila was trembling and already crying, her uniform stained with food as well as every Silverwood wolf around us. From the corner or my eye, I saw Maya standing at the edge of the crowd. Her face was pale as tears ran down her cheeks. She looked guilty as she clenched her hands beside her like she wanted to intervene but did