"What?" Aiden gasped, his mouth falling open as he stared at this alpha who didn't know how to mince words. He had not been expecting such a reply and with the way she was looking at him, he knew she was ready to drop another blunt comment."Will you please turn aside?" He immediately cut her off. "I want to put this on."Her smile broadened and she looked like she was going to speak. But then she changed her mind and simply turned to look at the wall. With a heavy sigh, Aiden quickly shuffled into his clothes, glancing at the alpha every second to ensure that she was snooping. He knew he had a good body and had nothing to be ashamed of, nevertheless, he was not comfortable with her looking at him while he dressed."Can I look now?" Alpha Velvet asked, amusement still in her voice. It was like she was trying so hard not to laugh and Aiden wondered what was so funny to her."Not yet." He answered, not because he was not done but because he didn't want her looking at him yet."Why? On
Jared's Pov.We were having a family dinner when Adelia barged in with her alpha mate. This ungrateful thing would never understand what I had done for her by separating her from that cursed entity called Aiden. I knew she was still angry with all of us for matching her with Rio but I still maintain that we had made the right decision. One thing about Adelia was her short-sightedness. She would never admit it but I and the rest of the family knew how shortsighted she could be. Rather than looking into the future, Adelia only saw and acted on the present. This was why she was yet to understand our purpose for sending her with Rio.As much as I didn't like Rio, I could not deny that he was a much better choice. He was the one with a better pack and a better position, unlike some rag-wearing useless wolf-like Aiden. But Adelia would soon come into that light. She would soon understand. I was sure of that. But before then, we would have to endure her antics — I was not sure how much I
Jared's PovSilence pervaded the room as the resounding voice of my father echoed in our ears. I was beginning to think that this illness made my father angrier and way harsher. I noticed how quick he was to yell at everyone now. No one spoke. Even Adelia looked shaken.Then Alpha Lundamous began to cough, breaking the silence that had reigned over the room. The Luna immediately handed him a cup of water and after his cough had died down, he raised angry pair of eyes at Adelia."Speak." He pronounced."I'll be outside, Addy. I think this is a family's business." It was Rio saying and I was sure he was only leaving to escape the tension in the room. After he had left, Adelia took a step forward."Fine!" She yelled. "Aiden has finally shifted. Turns out that he isn't wolfless as you all tagged him to be. And for the record, his wolf is far stronger than anything you can ever imagine.""What?" It was my mother and she looked just as shocked as my father."Yes. Turns out I was right. Tu
It was quite dark when Aiden finally woke up. He had fallen asleep while waiting for the alpha to return and was just waking up now after many hours of being asleep. Well, he could not blame himself for sleeping that long. His body was yet to recover from the journey of the previous day so he needed all the rest he could get. Yawning loudly, he rose to his feet, a chuckle escaping his lips as he thought about how lazy he was becoming. He was sure the whole pack thought him to be lazy and Kunata must be convincing them to send him away. He chuckled again, finding that thought really funny. He could not tell if he was not bothered because of how sweet the alpha was being to him but Aiden knew he was going to remain in this new pack for as long as he wanted — so far Alpha Velvet remained the alpha.Now he had no idea why she was being the way she was to him but just as he had decided before, he would enjoy it while it lasted and would fight her without a second thought if she proved t
"Kunata!" Davina was scolding him but Kunata didn't stop. Instead, he stomped his foot angrily on the ground, the dried leaves on the ground making a squishy sound. "I'm tired of watching her act so sweet around him." He yelled at Davina. Then he turned to the alpha who was glaring at him with fire in her eyes. She looked so angry like she wanted to pounce on him, but Kunata looked unfazed. Instead, he folded his arms."What is it you are not telling us, Alpha? What is it with this man? Why did you bring him to our pack?""Kunata!" Davina was tugging at his arm, fear on her face but Kunata would not even look at her."Why did you bring him along, alpha?" He asked instead."Because he was homeless. What were you expecting me to do? Leave him alone?" Alpha Velvet's voice was rough and edgy and the veins in her neck were popping out."And how did you know he was homeless? Did he whisper it into your ears?""Shut your mouth, Kunata! I won't have you spill nonsense just because you are my
Jared's Pov.I had been waiting for close to thirty minutes yet no sign of him. Did he think I was a joke? Had he deliberately accepted to meet me just to stand me up for hours? I raked a finger through my hair, trying to control my anger as I stood at the foot of the baobab tree we had agreed to meet at. This spot was one of the secret places we could meet and I had personally chosen it so we could have our conversation without being seen by nosy wolves in the pack. I let out a big sigh, still wondering if I had been played. Had he done this just to get back at me? I didn't want to believe that I had been stupid enough to get played on like this. To be honest, I would not be surprised if he didn't show up. Somehow, I was expecting him not to. It had been years since we last had a proper conversation and I was not sure he liked me anymore to want to be around me. Nevertheless, he should have just told me he was not going to come rather than lead me on only to abandon me to my fate
Aiden was starting to feel discouraged after running for a while without any sight of the alpha. He had no idea if he had followed the exact path she had taken but he had seen some paw prints on the wet ground and had simply followed. But currently, he was beginning to doubt if those paws belonged to the alpha.Wiping the sweat that had now creased his brow, he sighed heavily, wondering if he should just return or continue his search. Would she even want to see him? After listening to Kunata say shit about him, he was not so confident about the Alpha's feelings for him anymore. Though she had not said anything bad about him — except that she would kill him if he turned out to be an enemy; his heart was still hurt by those words — Aiden didn't know how she was feeling inside. Was she beginning to have some second thoughts about him? Would she listen to Kunata and send him out of the pack? Or would she let him stay but withdraw herself from him?Surprisingly, he didn't like the sound
It was quiet around there but the sky was black with no moon or stars. But neither of them was bothered because they could see clearly even at night due to their wolves' sight. An owl was hooting from a distance and for some reason, that made the environment more serene and comfortable. Alpha Velvet was quiet even after Aiden's question and Aiden wondered if he should repeat his question. He had not hesitated to tell her about himself but here she was, hesitating to tell him hers. Didn't she just say she trusted him? "Davina told me the room I stay in belongs to your brother. Where is he?" He decided to take another route in asking his question. "You don't give up, do you?" The alpha sighed heavily, her shoulders drooped. "I guess not." Aiden softly replied and she sighed again, raising her chin to look at the black sky. "His name is Nicholas, right?" "How do you know that?" She looked shocked. "I overheard the couple talking about it." He replied and she sighed again, return