I couldn’t sleep. My conversation with Luca kept spinning in my head. I was confused and scared at the same time…. scared that all this while, Luca was just trying to use me to get revenge on Aaron. All the dates, all the compliments, all the love and all the time he showed me was all because of some dumb revenge on Aaron? I still find it difficult to believe. I really trusted Luca and I thought he was a great friend but now I just don’t know how to feel about him. I’ve been replaying the video nonstop, straining to catch every word between Luca and the woman, who I now know is named Meara. I’ve never heard of her name before, and Luca has never mentioned her, not once, which makes me wonder if from his pack. After all, she looks like a Beta. Luca and Meara’s voices are so low, I’ve been doing everything I can to hear them clearly but it’s so hard. I really need to know what exactly they are talking about so I can get to the bottom of this. On the eighth replay, I finally caught a
After Luca ditched me, I took an Uber back to my dorm. I'm so confused as to why he left suddenly. Was something wrong? I could tell something was up with the way his expression shifted when he got a text but I just can’t figure out what exactly and why he didn’t say anything. I’ve been thinking about this for the past couple of hours and nothing seems to make sense. Not the sudden shift of energy and definitely not the fact that he left me at the beach alone by that hour of the day. I changed to my usual nightie, laid on my bed while staring at my phone screen waiting for a text from Luca that will explain everything but nothing came. Two hours passed and still nothing. "Something's bad is going on with Luca," Milan said."It seems like it, but I’m not very sure. I mean, he could have messaged about it, but he did. He could have dropped me back at the dorm, but he didn’t. He just cut the date short like he did last time, which makes me wonder if.…""Aaron is right?" She askedI w
I walked closer to the beach and found him on the mat, a spread of snacks beside him, waiting under the moon.As I walked further, he turned towards me, a soft smile appearing. "I love your scent," He said as if intoxicated "Thanks, it's a new perfume," I replied, holding his outstretched hand. "Not the perfume, your actual scent. I love it,"As I sat beside him, a smile played on my lips as he leaned in, his breath ghosting over my neck. "There's something about your scent, Bella... something that drives me wild," He murmured, his eyes alight with a captivating glow.I laughed, tucking my hair behind my ear. "You're acting like you're bewitched," I teased."Maybe I am," He said."Oh, stop it. I get it, you like my scent."He laughed and said, "I love it, but what do you think?" He gestured towards the candles and lights."It’s great," I replied."Just great?" He asked, his voice laced with disappointment. "It took me two hours to set this up, and all you can say is 'it's great'?""
As I was halfway through curling my hair, a text from Luca popped up on my phone, instantly bringing a smile to my face. He wrote that he couldn't wait to see me tonight.I quickly replied, saying the same thing and thanking him for the flowers. He got flowers for me today- that’s two days in a row. Texting back, I set my phone aside to finish getting ready. It's our second date, and I'm pretty sure it's a picnic because he suggested I wear a sundress or something casual. I've never been on a picnic date before, so I'm really excited. My sundress is on, my shoes are ready, and I'm wearing the earrings Courtney lent me. She's incredibly excited about my date with Luca, I guess she really wants that double date to happen. Speaking of double date, Kenzie and Courtney are seriously in love. They want to move in together and are planning this whole future thing together. It’s so adorable. As I continue to curl my hair, I couldn't help but think about how great my last date with Luca was
~ BELLA’S POV"Wow, I can’t believe I get to see what Bella is like on a date," Luca said with a smirk on his face. I couldn’t help but blush. Luca and I are on a date, and he seems very excited about it."Yeah… you are so lucky," I said "Of course I am. I’m not just sitting with the most amazing woman I’ve ever met, I’m on a date with her."The waiter walked up to us and served us the food we had ordered a couple of minutes before. He asked if we needed anything else, I said no, and then he left."This food better be good," I said, breaking the silence, "or I’m never letting you pick the restaurant again."Luca gasped dramatically. "Wow. The disrespect. I bring you to a place, which is very much my favorite restaurant, and this is how you repay me?" He smirked I laughed, picking up my fork. "You Googled ‘date spots near me’ and clicked the first one. Don’t lie."He grinned, and when he laughed, it wasn’t loud or teasing like usual. It was soft. Genuine. Something about it hit me u
~ AARON’S POV"What the hell! How did that happen?" I asked "I can’t say much, but I think it was just a sudden attack. We need you here, the town needs its Alpha back before things get worse." Luke said I couldn’t help but groan, my heart racing in my chest. I didn’t leave the town for more than two weeks, and now this happens? What the fuck is going on?"I don’t know if I can come. I haven’t patched things up with Bella here, and to make it worse, Luca is with her, and I can’t let her be alone with him.""I’m afraid you have to... even if it’s for a few days. We need you here, Aaron." Luke said I sighed heavily trying to think about the possibility of me not leaving. I can’t leave Bella especially since I know Luca is planning something. "There has to be another way. I can’t leave!" I said Luke went silent for a moment before he finally spoke "We needed you the other time and you failed us, please don’t fail us again."The weight of the decision settled heavily. I knew I could