Chapter Sixteen

Aria’s POV

My mate’s once proud, vibrant eyes turn completely cold and unyielding.

“And how did she do that,” He says in response to the allegation. Everyone’s eyes turn towards where the voice came from, which turns out to be Alicia.

“Well how is it possible that she won, Jessica,” she continues with arrogance. “She is nothing but a wolfless Omega.” A loud growl rumbles in Kael’s chest, it does not seem to stop her though.

“Come to think of it, how did the so-called ‘Luna’s’ abilities surface just now? It does not make sense to me at all.” Loud murmurs fill the training grounds, Alicia sports a smirk on her face, probably happy she has successfully planted doubts again in the minds of the pack members.

“I am still waiting for the foul she committed that you can prove,” Kael says impatiently.

“I just told you, it is impossible a wolfless wolf should have such strength, she probably had some witch place a spell on her so she can be this strong.” She utters with conviction. “Jessica is a fully grown and trained warrior with Beta blood, a measly wolf has nothing on her.”

“Let me come out and show her how strong the ‘witch’s spell’ made us,” Willow growls in annoyance.” A low chuckle passes my dry lips.

“Usually when a witch places a spell on an individual, she leaves a mark behind her ears. I will give it a check so we can see.” My mate then walks towards me and pushes each ear slightly forward to show. Loud murmurs filled the air once more, and my heart beat hard against my chest. Did they see something?

“As you can all see my mate is by no means a deceptive person, you will all do well by respecting her and acknowledging her as your Luna.” Kael’s authoritative voice resounds through the training ground.

He then gives Alicia a deathly glare, “Also if anyone dares to accuse my mate of anything without proof no matter how small will face my wrath.” Her face turns completely white with fear. My mate can be scary when he wants to be, in fact, he always looks scary.

“Now back to training,” Gad orders, Anita then walks up to me. My mate gives me a long stare and then heads towards the pack house.

“You were pretty bad-ass Luna, I was so happy you knocked her out. It will shut her loud mouth a bit.” I give her a bright smile in response.

“It felt so good, I can hardly explain it.” We burst into fits of laughter.

She then looks behind me briefly, “I think we should start training, Gad is on his way here.”

I throw a light jab to her belly, and her eyes widen in surprise. “Not bad, I like the idea of using the element of surprise.” She then gives me a sly smile. “But do not expect it to work on me again.”

“That’s better I thought you two got distracted talking rather than training,” Gad finally arrives behind me. Surprisingly I heard him approaching though he was light on his feet. It seems as though my senses are sharper than I thought.

“Try picking up her technique or any weak points you can see,” Gad says, testing my skills since I could take Jessica out.

I take a deep breath, this time relying on my keen senses. I saw the hit before it came, smoothly evading and then landing a light surprise blow to her neck, cutting her air supply. She chokes lightly, coughing.

“Good work, you’re free to go now. Enough practice for one day.” I give him a nod while gently patting her back. She soon stops coughing.

“Do you feel better now?” I ask with concern.

“Yes, I do Luna, hopefully, we are paired permanently.” She walks into the crowd and then screams after me, “See you tomorrow.”

“See ya,” I answer softly, hopefully she hears me. 

Everyone else seems to still be practicing so I can not wait for Martha. My feet hit the hard forest floor, and I walk briskly toward the pack house. My entire body is sore from today’s training. Immediately I step into the dark hallways leading to my room. The air feels heavy making me uneasy.

It seems like someone is here, but I can not pinpoint where exactly. I take a pause and look around.

“So the little trick was real,” the familiar masculine voice of my ex-mate resounds behind me. If this was another time I would have been overjoyed that he was paying me a bit of attention. But the attention he is giving me irks me to no end.

I spin and fold my arms giving him a look of disgust. “What do you want, Alpha? Ooo wait I meant Omari.” I say with sarcasm, his eyes darken slightly. I can not keep allowing past fears to creep in and make me scared whenever he appears.

“It sorta skipped my mind that you are nothing but a regular wolf, since your inability to keep your pack safe.” I taunt.

“You seem to have forgotten what happened last time if not for your nosy little friend, she is not here now.” He threatens with a glint in his eyes.

“What do you want?” I repeat with indignation.

“Why did you not inform me that you saw signs of your wolf surfacing?” He says accusingly.

“Why should I? After everything your pack did to me, you expect me to tell you something so important.”

“When did your wolf surface, Aria?” 

“Unfortunately for you and fortunately for me, you can not make me tell you, I am now your Luna remember?”

He then gives me a condescending look, “This same pack you are talking shit about, saved you and helped you survive. Without us, you might have been as good as dead.”

“You made me wish I should have died for so long, you were supposed to be my mate, the one that would save me from any harm. I prayed to the moon goddess daily that my mate should come and rescue me.” I scream in anger.

“Just when I thought she answered my prayers, you ripped that away from me by choosing Alicia and rubbing her in my face. Sleeping with her time and time again knowing it hurt so bad. Finally marking her as yours. Your cowardly pack does not deserve the least bit of kindness from me.” Tears trickle down my face. His eyes widened in shock, I never stood up for myself and have always let them trample on my emotions continually.

“I hate you with every fiber of my being. Do not ever think for a second that I am that same weak wolfless omega. You people even referred to me as a human to insult me. If you cross me again I will make you regret it, including that daft mate of yours.”

“You look so hot right now,” he says, his eyes seeming dilated. In a second he pushes me harshly against the wall. He takes advantage of the shock just as I was about to push him off, a growl makes us both freeze.

“What the hell is happening here?”