Chapter: Ari's POVChaos came in the form of a letter from my mother Luna Annalise Audrey Black, the content was simple yet difficult to wrap my mind around… mama wasn't one to beat around the bush…my brother had gone mad.Before the arrival of the letter, life was simple or at least it was simple enough if I take away the fact that I was a twenty two year old Alpha blood that was in line to be Alpha of the Bayblue pack, the largest most ruthless pack in this side of the world thanks to my father's reputation yet I had no mate.But that's okay! I think.The Black family were late bloomers. My father Alpha Ryan Darken Black didn't find his mate until the ripe age of twenty nine probably because he was busy planning war and winning territories but college is no small feat too, so, I guess I had a reason too.As I packed my bags to return home, my girlfriend walked inside my Dorm room."I got your text. Seemed urgent, is everything alright with Storm?" Jennifer was holding a half smoked
Storm's POV I couldn't resist the urge to turn and watch my incredibly fucked up father and mother suck each other's mouth in public.A boy turned to me."Dude, your father is kind of a pro! Way to go, Alpha!" I turned sharply to find Chastity, the beta's daughter standing very close to me. I hadn't heard her come.She touched my thigh."I heard that sometimes, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. Do you want to get out of here…with me?" She asked.I watched as her hand moved higher until there was a threat that she would soon be cupping my manhood if left unchecked. I moved closer to her to whisper in her left ear."its fun, isn't it?" I asked her."What is?" Chastity asked me."The idea that we could bang, Chas" I called her by the shortened version of her name which she seemed to love.I heard the deep throat giggle and I smiled."Yes, it could be" She agreed with me.I stared at her with what I hoped were kind eyes and I gestured for her to come closer, which she did.She w
Ari's POV When Storm came to, he was in the forest lying on a pile of dry leaves with his head on a makeshift pillow. He sat upright and took the backpack that was used to make a pillow and stared at it.The letter A was engraved on it with a white thread…A for Ari."Ari" he murmured again and looked around like he was hoping to catch a glimpse of his rascal older brother. I was far away from him. I was sitting on a log of wood near a fire I made myself and I was tending to the bush meat I was roasting.I have missed this.He stood up from the ground very fast and stared at me cautiously."Finally!" I said as my laughter echoed "I was beginning to think I placed you in a Coma, little dude!" I took a bottle of water that was by my feet and threw it at him. He caught it and quickly took a sip. He was out for a while.I smiled again and gestured for him to come to me."Don't just stand there. Come closer…don't worry, I won't hit you again and…sorry about before, it was the only way to
Chapter 4: Honest to God talk Ari's POVI watched my brother's face as he struggled with disbelief and then another emotion I couldn't decipher. I think it was a surprise. Storm was surprised that someone like me could fail at something so mundane. I chuckled…it was a sad sound but it was all I got. "And that look right there was why I stayed away from you, from our parents and from the pack. Because everyone expects me to be Ari freaking Thunderbolt Black, the future of the Bayblue pack…pride of his parents…hero! Role model! Savior! It was too much, Storm and I cracked, okay? I couldn't hack life outside the pack and I was miserable. I failed most of my first year courses and slipped right into depression…""Why didn't you say anything?" He asked me."What was I supposed to say, Storm? What was I supposed to do? Let you and everyone else down? On what grounds? What would be a good enough reason to give to you, our parents and the pack? So, I did what I have always done, I pushed on
Chapter 5: Look at me Ari's POV When we got home roughly an hour later, my parents were outside. Alpha was sitting on a large armchair with his legs crossed and Luna was pacing like the ground she was walking on was on fire.I knew how much Alpha hated it when she paced and if he was silent about it then he was in his own head.I walked in front of my brother as we approach our parents. I could tell Storm kept his mind in a happy place as he got ready to accept whatever punishment the Alpha dishes out to him."Don't walk behind me, you are no longer ten, little dude and you are taller than me. I bet hiding behind me makes both of us look ridiculous" After I pointed the obvious to my brother, it amused him and he tried to suppress a snicker.“Stormy, I am warning you. Do not make me laugh!" My warning made him laugh harder which in turn made me laugh too. Storm turned around to place his face elsewhere so our parents wouldn't see him laugh and I did the same. It only made us laugh h
Chapter 6: My idiot brother and a girl I don't know Storm's POV "I was wrong, Storm. I had no idea I was breaking you. I am sorry" He was my father, my very proud Alpha father who just admitted he was wrong. What was I supposed to do with that?! Where was I supposed to put all of this anger inside of me?!If I can't stay mad at them then what was I going to do?!I was furious all of a sudden and I ignored my brother's advice. I shoved the Alpha of bayblue pack."No!" I yelled to his face "I said no! You don't get to say I am sorry! Do you hear me, Alpha Ryan?! You don't get to be absolved of your sins with just those words! No sir"I tried to leave but he pulled me back and hugged me. I fought him for a while before I stopped and shrunk myself to fit inside him."Papa" I murmured."I am here. I am here, Storm. I am here my sweet boy""Papa" I cried harder and buried my face in his chest."I am going to fix this. I swear to you, I will fix this"We stayed like that for a while unt
Chapter 7: unfair world Ari's POV I parked my car by the roadside and got out. I ran to her side and I tried to talk her out of it "Whoa! Wait! Whatever it is, can we talk about it?" I asked the girl and tried to move closer. "Don't come closer to me!" She yelled at me "Okay. I won't. Can you tell me your name?" I asked her. "Ani…Aniston" she whispered I nodded like in doing so that she would get down from the ledge "Can you come down and tell me what went wrong with your life that this is the only option you think you have?" "Stop talking to me and leave me in peace" Other cars were stopping already and a handful of people were beginning to gather I looked around and I tried to ignore the crowd and I moved closer to her "You are in pain, Aniston " "No kidding" she answered sarcastically "I know what pain is. Everyone that lives and breathes experiences it once in their lifetime. So, you are not that special, Aniston …" "You are right, there is nothing special a
Chapter 8: Not for long Ari's POV I stopped a cab and followed the scent of the suicidal girl I was going to murder. It was faint but it was still there and I found her in the same place I saved her from earlier. Except this time around she was holding a cone of ice cream and sitting on the fucking ledge.I stepped out of the cab and I almost smiled at the sight of my father's car because it looked unharmed and I tried to ignore the lunatic that was standing on the ledge except she was dangling the key to the Aston Martin Car in her hand and I was as good as dead if I lost the keys. Ryan Darken Black would literally snap me into two if I lost his keys.Aniston concentrated on the ice cream she was holding even though her eyes were leaking again. She hated the tears just as much as I hated watching her cry on my father's key."It won't be long now. There is a way out, just under this beautiful bridge. A way to the sweet succulent freedom I crave for, freedom from the pain and nig