MasukApologies for the break, I had been unwell but I am better now, thanks to everyone who reached out. This chapter was heavy with tension between Aria and Kai, so much anger, yet the bond pulling at her heart refuses to break. I loved writing this messy, conflicted moment where hate and care blur together. Things are only getting more complicated from here. Thank you for reading and staying on this journey with Aria. Make sure to leave a like, a comment and a review as this helps push this book to more readers!
“The Foxbridge Foxes!”The reaction was immediate but the Ravens’ side reacted, though with a different kind of energy.Beside me, Maya groaned. “Oh no.”I turned to her. “What?”“The Foxes made it to the finals,” she said, shaking her head. “A part of me doesn’t even want the Ravens to win tonight.
Aria.“Seriously? These seats? We can barely see anything.”I leaned forward, squinting past rows of heads and waving flags, trying to catch a proper glimpse of the field below. It was hard. All I could see clearly were flashes of gold, black, and the occasional blur of movement.Beside me, Maya let
Aria’s voice echoed in my head.“They like each other.”“Guys,” Ryder cut in, his tone sharper now. “Give us a minute.”The room quieted slightly.“We’ll meet you on the field,” he added.There were a few nods, a couple of claps on my shoulder again, lighter this time, more careful.“Let me know if
Then I looked up.The mirror reflected it all back.The uniform with my last name at the back. BlackthonThe number. 1The image, perfect future alpha, quarterback, captain..The lie.I held my own gaze for a second longer.Then I turned away.I reached for the table beside me, where Coach had left
Kai.I stood in front of the mirror longer than I should have because I couldn’t quite believe what I looked like.The reflection staring back at me barely resembled the person I was supposed to be.My left eye was bloodshot, the red stark against the pale of my skin. A dark bruise spread across bot
The one Kai had taken from my bag.The one piece of home I still had.My chest tightened.I reached out slowly, brushing my fingers along its surface. The memory hit immediately, him handing it back to me, and lying to my face that he had bought it. I shook my head as a tear escaped my eyes.I swall
“Because that guy Elliot is friends with the wolves who actually humiliated us at the stray welcome and made a joke out of us.” I watched her mouth open to respond when someone came to stand in front of us. “Hey.” Elliot Kane stood in front of us, hands in his pocket, black hair tousled like h
“Come on, Lila. Let’s see what’s going on.” I dragged Lila along as we pushed through the group to see Tobias standing in front of the board looking all smug and annoying. He was grinning from ear to ear. “Oh look,” he drawled with pure mockery. “Here comes out very own silver medalists. Just in t
Aria. The cafeteria buzzed with noise and clicking trays, some laughter could be heard behind me and chairs scrapped across the hall. “Did you notice that Mia and Tasha didn’t speak to us at all during classes.” Lila said as we shuffled slowly through the lunch line as I was feeling pains on my sh
“Good girl.” He said softly, as he smirked at me before he continued his conversation about football. I zoned out as I continued my meal, keeping my eyes down. I sat beside him like an obedient shadow. Just like he wanted.Then I felt a shift in the air. And a chill ran down my spine and I looked up







