Aidan's POV“What have you done?!”The words left my mouth before I could even announce my presence.I was informed yesterday that Aurelia wasn't feeling well. I intentionally didn't make any attempt to see her.It was probably one of her old crises returning. Some things you never fully outgrow. I had told myself that when I got the news.I couldn’t sleep all night because Kharl refused to rest. He was pacing in my head and disrupting my sleep for no particular reason.I got up as early as I could, putting on my training kit as I walked into the training field to ease myself a bit and train out my frustration.Yesterday was an off day for all the soldiers, to relax, make merry, and be with their families.But nothing could have prepared me for the sight in front of me when I arrived that morning.First, it was the glass of alcohol and the smell that reeked across the field. It looked like they had a blast yesterday, no doubt, but the deeper I walked in, the more disgusted I felt.I s
Aurelia/Riya’s POV“Let me go!”The whispers kept me up all night. I tossed and turned until I could finally feel my body move again.When I woke up later that night, I was alone in the room. My heart raced, and sweat broke across my face. My body trembled as a cold shiver traveled down my spine.I watched the white curtains float as a breeze blew in. The room had grown colder—not suddenly, but gradually in a way that was hard to understand.“Let me go!”The wind rushed in harder this time, making the curtains flap loudly.That same tiny yet bold voice came again for the third time. This time, it was pleading, low and filled with sadness.“Please let me go.”“I’m not holding you,” I stammered. “I don’t even know who you are… or why I can hear your voice in my head.”My eyes scanned the room as I pushed myself into a sitting position. Every hair on my body stood on end, goosebumps covering my skin in a fresh layer.“The hair. Let the hair go, and we’ll both be free.”“The… air? I didn’
Aurelius PovSomething just didn't sit right with me, every fiber of me felt heavy like I was carrying a weight that doesn't belong to me. Like more load has been dumped on my shoulders and its weight is killing me. I woke up to back pains every morning and my waist and joints were not sitting back. It's more like I was experiencing the chronicles of old age where all parts of my body had given up on me and I was only hanging by a thread. “You look tense and your shoulders are stiff, am I doing anything wrong?” The maid asked, “What? Noo, you didn't do anything wrong”“Are you sure?” The older maid chipped in, “it's okay if you feel she's not doing it right”She walked closer into the sauna space, I saw her rubbed oil on her palm from the corner of my eyes.I came down here for a release but it looks like more bricks and burden were dumped on me. Her palm pressed deep into my flesh as she tried to help me soften the knot under my skin on my shoulders but nothing. I felt her finger
Aiden's POVI can't have a reasonable conversation with this woman, I end up getting angrier, agitated and murderous at the end of our every conversation.It is no news we don't see eye to eye on anything but it's becoming more pressing that she gets me every time, she takes pleasure in disrespecting me and also would rather chew me out than have a freaking good conversation.I walked out of her room more furious than I have ever been, you dare not tell me what not to do, Kharl on the other hand was acting nonchalant as if we weren't both disrespected.“You were disrespected not me”“We were both disrespected, we are just two in one body. You'd react differently if it was someone else” I shot at him“Of course, you can feel my emotions so you know I was angry at first but not anymore” he shrugged Not anymore!“Yes, you've made it obvious that you don't need me. The same way you made it obvious to Aurelia that she's of no use, so sorry if we have a trauma bond. I get blamed for acting
Aurelia POVI didn't know what or how it happened, but I woke up with my head on Ronnie's shoulder. It was a peaceful nap, and I felt really relaxed. He had to head for an emergency, because his twin mind linked him. I had to head back to my quarters alone but I didn't make it to my quarters before I met an individual, a Tall nice good looking man with slicked back black hair. “Ohhhh, woww” his eyes trailed down from my head down to my toes and back up but they didn't make it to my eyes because they settled around my waist“Excuse me?” I clapped twice before his eyes finally traveled back up and settled on my eyes and he looked surprised. “Yeah that's right, my eyes are up here sir.”“Hello,” I waved my hands in front of him, to get his attention. He looked like he's lost in my eyes and he was struggling to find his way back. His smile was long gone and the frown on his face only deepened with every passing second. Now I'm more confused than scared, first I don’t know him and her
Aidan's POVI watch them all leave except Dane, we both have personal matters to discuss. “That's a petty move there Aidan” He commented as we both walk out of the room we just concluded the meeting in, heading to the private area on the rooftop where I can see almost everything going on in my packThis is my favorite hide spot, Steve and Dane were the only people that had access to this place beside me. I went straight to the bar for some alcohol, grabbed two cups and poured some liquor for the both of us, while Dane sat on the stool. I walked back to the couch and dumped myself on there after handing one glass to Dane. “What's wrong?” he asked, throwing a pillow at me. “Nothing, just life. You know, life of an Alpha”“Yeah I get, but there's more” I felt his gaze on me but I refused to make eye contact, the fear that he might figure out my worry through my eyes. I've always believed eyes are the gate to one's soul. Like Aurelia, her eyes that once held hope and love now held