Noah
~•~“Noah isn’t over me and you know that, so stop wasting your time trying to be all nice and caring, she’s never going to be in love with you. She can never get over me.”His harsh words felt like a slap in the face, leaving me speechless. I stood at the entrance of the door and watched the boys argue. They didn’t even notice I had been standing there.He really thought I could never get over him? I was about to go back inside but turned back when I heard the sound of someone’s body thumping to the ground.Aiden had punched Dimitri who was lying on the ground, looking all weak. I walked over and stretched my hands to Aiden, so we would go inside together.Before we went inside, I gave Dimitri, who had finally opened his eyes, a disappointing nod before going back into the house with Aiden.I had always tried to stay out of their arguments and didn’t take sides even when I knew who was wrong. I didn’t want to get caught up in the middle, so I just kept my mouth shut.But this time, it was different. Dimitri’s words hurt me and he actually deserved that punch. He was a self-absorbed and egotistical person.“Are you okay?” I asked Aiden as we walked into his room. His room was the closest to the main door.“He’s just an ass, I wouldn’t let him spoil my day.” He responded before disappearing into the bathroom. The sound of the running water from the sink meant he was washing up.I sat on his bed, patiently waiting for him to come back. I looked around his room, admiring the artwork on the walls.Even if I had seen them a thousand times, I couldn’t stop thinking of how someone could be so talented.Aiden painted each and every one of the paintings hanging on the wall. He also made one of me which I put on the wall opposite my bed.“Do you want to get out of here?” He asked, gently folding the white towel he had just used and placing it on the dryer.With the fight that just happened, the house was going to be filled with tension, and going away wasn’t going to be such a bad idea.“Yeah, we should go to Katie’s,” I suggested with a slight smile. I hadn’t seen her in a while and she would be a good distraction from everything that was going on.Aiden nodded his head and grabbed his car keys from the brown wooden table in the corner of his room.“Let’s go.” He opened his door and gestured for me to leave the room. After we got out, he closed the door behind him.Aiden and Katie were also friends, so he didn’t mind hanging out with us. We were like three best friends but I was closer to Katie than he was. Even though Katie and Aiden were friends first.“I’m sorry about what Dimitri said earlier.” I apologized on his behalf. “I’m also sorry about the scene he created in my room this morning.”“You know you don’t have to apologize?” He raised a brow at me and opened the car door for me to enter. “It’s not your fault he’s acting that way.” He closed the door after I was settled in.I waited for him to get into the car before speaking again. “I know but you guys are fighting because of me.”“Can we stop talking about him?” He gave me a pleasing look before starting the car and I nodded my head.I just wanted to make sure Aiden was okay. Dimitri said some pretty harsh things about him wasting his time on me and how I was never going to love him.I didn’t know how he felt about that and he wasn’t going to talk about it, so I didn’t ask further.“How much of our conversation did you hear?” Aiden asked me and I immediately knew he worried about me hearing the part where they said the hunters had returned.“I heard you guys talk about the hunters,” I replied, giving him a flat look. I didn’t want to give off any emotions, I didn’t want him to be worried or try talking me out of whatever plans I had. I didn't have a plan yet but I was surely going to come up with one.“You know it’s not certain yet.” I rolled my eyes at his fake reassurance. “It could just be a rumor.” He added when he saw I wasn’t assured it was a rumor.“You don’t have to try to make me feel better. I don’t even want to think about it. I also hope it is just a rumor but we still have to be prepared in case they’re really here.”“Prepared? Prepared to do what? You don’t have to worry. Dimitri and I will protect you.” I scoffed immediately after he mentioned Dimitri’s name.Although, what he said was true. Even with everything happening, Dimitri wouldn’t let anything happen to my life.“I can protect myself.”Aiden didn’t want to argue with me so he didn’t respond and just pulled up into Katie’s driveway. The drive to her house didn’t take long because her house wasn’t far from ours.“Noah,” Katie screamed at the top of her voice when she saw me through the car window. She opened the door and jumped into the car, pulling me into a suffocating hug.I couldn’t help but break into happy giggles. “I’ve missed you too,” I said, throwing my arms over her.When she was satisfied with the hug, she stepped out of the car. “Hey, Aiden.” She turned and smiled at Aiden.“I thought I was invisible for a second.” He teased her and locked the car when I stepped outside.“Do you guys want something to eat?” Katie asked as we settled on the couch in the living room.Aiden and I exchanged glances before nodding our heads in unison. “Nope, thanks.” We both replied.Katie raised a brow and gave us a skeptical look. “Are you sure?” She focused on me. “You never say no to my meal.”Katie was an excellent cook but with everything that had happened, I didn’t have any appetite to eat. Even if the news was unconfirmed, the thought of hunters being back in town was enough to fill me with dread. I felt like I was on edge, waiting for something terrible to happen.Dimitri ~•~The news about the hunters being back in town was a bluff. Or at least, for about three weeks, we didn’t see or get attacked by any of them. That still didn’t stop me from advising everyone to be vigilant and careful whenever they went out. Especially while hanging around in the woods. I was a little bit relieved and was happy my father didn’t get to find out about it and stress himself out. There was no doubt he was going to drop everything he was doing at Sparkle Falls, the neighboring town, to come to our rescue. Father had gone over there to rest for a while and take a break from Hawkins. He was the Alpha of the pack for a very long time. He was a good one at that but I couldn’t say the same about myself. After the incident with Aiden and Noah, they hadn’t really spoken much to me. Aiden easily forgave me because we were brothers and it was inevitable for brothers to fight. Noah, on the other hand, didn’t give me a time of the day. She didn’t even want to look at
Noah~•~“Who was that on the phone?” I asked Aiden as he walked back inside the house with a worried expression registered on his face. “Dimitri.” He responded, throwing his phone on the couch. I lowered the volume of the television and turned to him. “Why do you look sad?” He sighed before responding. “He overheard some college students talking about how they think he’s a werewolf.” I gasped at his words. The majority of the students attending that school were humans and werewolves kept their identities a secret. The fear of my secret getting exposed was one of the main reasons I hadn’t started college. I wanted to be a lawyer for the longest time. The humans finding out about the werewolves wasn’t good news, because they were going to do everything possible to wipe us away from the face of the earth. That meant an impending war. “How? What?” I tried coming up with a complete sentence but my words failed me. “Calm down, Noah.” Aiden placed his hands on my shoulders and gave
Noah~•~My heart skipped a bit when I saw his hands coming towards my thigh but I acted cool even if everything in me wanted to explode. It was like he was doing it purposely to get a reaction from me. He hesitated for a while and I could feel his gaze on me even if I didn’t look up to him. A shiver ran down my spine as his fingers brushed against my thigh. I tried hard to fight the urge to jump off but I failed. I jerked his hands away from my body and ran to meet Katie at the door. It wasn’t a good day to wear shorts. “Noah, come on!” Aiden stood up and walked to the door. “We’ve been friends for so long, you don’t have to act awkward around me.” Katie betrayed me and pushed me to him, landing me in his arms. “I’m not awkward.” I took some steps back and stood in front of him. “Then why did you act that way when I touched you?” “Because- because ” I trailed off, at a loss for words. I couldn’t tell him I had feelings for him. I didn’t know if he still felt the same way about
Noah~•~“What do you mean he’s dead?” My lips parted and I blinked, not believing the words I had just heard. “He just slumped and died, no one knows the cause of his death yet,” Aiden explained solemnly, giving me a pitiful look. I felt dizzy and I could barely breathe. I could feel my legs shaking and I struggled to stay upright. I was scared, more scared than I’d ever been in my life.Uncle Zach was one of the other fatherly figures I had while growing up. He was very nice to me and always made sure I was okay. He checked on me whenever he had the chance and now he was gone. Why did I always lose people? I was starting to think I was cursed or something. The worst part was that no one knew the cause of his death. I had just woken up and heard someone knocking on my door. I opened the door to see it was Aiden with a tense expression on his face. My heart broke as he told me the news about Uncle Zach’s passing. He was like a father to everyone in the pack, even if he was a litt
Noah~•~I was deep in my sleep when I heard multiple knocks on my door. I didn’t want to wake up but the knocks were persistent. I groaned and sat up in bed, rubbing my eyes. Slowly, I got out of bed and made my way to the door. I was feeling dizzy from taking half a bottle of alcohol, so it wasn’t easy getting to the door. I was surprised to see Dimitri when the door swung open. Scratching my eyes, I asked. “What are you doing here?” “I came to check up on you.” He said, entering inside the room while I stood at the door, wondering what was going on. “You didn’t come down for dinner and you’ve been in your room throughout.” Still confused, I closed the door and went back to my bed. “What time is it?” I asked, searching for my phone on my scattered bed. “It’s almost 10 pm,” Dimitri replied and I facepalmed. I had been asleep for hours. “Were you drinking?” He asked, his gaze lingering on the almost empty bottle of bourbon lying on my cabinet. I ignored his question and laid bac
Noah~•~I spent the rest of the night in the bathtub washing myself and crying. I felt dirty, I felt used, I felt embarrassed. I knew I had fucked up. I even cried harder when I saw the spots of blood on the areas of my vagina. Dimitri had taken my virginity and didn’t say anything else to me when he was done. He just stared at me for a while and got dressed up before leaving my room. I couldn’t stop myself from crying and I couldn’t tell the only person who could make me feel better - Aiden, what I had just done. I wasn’t blaming anyone for what had just happened, it was all my fault but I wish I could go back in time and slam the door when I saw it was Dimitri knocking. I have made many mistakes in my life, but this was the greatest one, I couldn’t take it back. I felt hurt, I felt sad, I felt betrayed, I felt heartbroken. My heart was filled with a whirlwind of emotions. I swallowed hard as I thought of the events of the previous night. How was I going to face Aiden? Even if
Noah~•~“Why does it feel like you’ve been avoiding me for the past two weeks?” Aiden asked after we were done eating breakfast. “I haven’t been avoiding you, everything has just been overwhelming.” I cleared up all the plates and took them back to the kitchen while Aiden trailed behind me. “Noah.” He gently took my hand and pulled me to the counter, after I had placed the dirty plates in the sink. “Are you sure? You know you can talk to me about anything.” Sure, I could talk to him about anything. But how do I tell him his elder brother, who treats me like trash took my virginity? I couldn’t bring myself to look at him in the eye. I couldn’t tell him. Aiden trusted me and I had betrayed that trust. I had betrayed him and I didn’t know how to make it right. He reached out and took my hands. His touch was gentle and reassuring. “Look, I know something is bothering you and you have to talk to me.” I sighed. “Okay, fine. It’s nothing really, it’s just because of Uncle Zach and his
Noah~•~When he was done, he came and stood in front of me, a sheepish grin on his face. “Noah.” He took a deep breath and giggled. “Will you be my girlfriend?” His blue eyes were full of hope but I felt my heart sink. How could I say yes when I had just slept with his brother? “Noah, I’m sorry.” He began pacing back and forth in the room. “I’m so stupid, you’re mourning Uncle Zach and I’m here asking you to be my girlfriend.” I was frozen, I didn’t know what to say to him. “I know this isn’t the right time, I shouldn’t have asked you.” He sat down beside me. “Noah, say something please.” I thought for a while before finally speaking. If I didn’t want him to find out my secret, I needed to act normal. “Aiden, calm down.” I reached for his hands and squeezed it gently. “Can I give you an answer later? I don’t want our special day to be on the day of Uncle Zach’s funeral.” “Okay.” “Aiden,” I called his name softly. “What happens when you find your true mate?” I asked, my heart