ZARA
I don’t know what happened when the king talked to me. But I knew then that even if he isn’t my birth father, he is my dad. He held me for a long time, whispering calm words. After he let go, Aiden hugged me and asked me if I was okay. And I was, but I was so exhausted, years of abuse and being partly starved and been on the run for days now, my body was giving up.
Not wanting me to get hurt because of exhaustion, Aiden told me not to shift today but sit on his wolf. While we were running, he wanted me to rest. Dad, grandpa, and Zach all agreed with him, so I did as he said. I was so tired I slept while he was running and was surprised I had not fallen off.
It was now two full days when we only stopped to eat and drink. While I had not shifted but been on the back of Zeus and dad’s wolf Shadow so that Zeus could relax a little from the extra weight.
But now we were all resting by the fire, and dad told us we would reach the pack
AIDEN“Adopted? So you are not even of Beta blood?” Alpha Chase smirks, thinking he already has won.“No, Alpha, but I am an Alpha-born wolf that the king himself has trained,” I tell him, and for a second, I see uncertainty flash in his eyes.Good, this piece of shit thinks he can take my mate from me. He is in for a surprise of his life. I pull off my shirt, my tattoos coming into sight, and I see him get big eyes.Getting tattoos as a wolf is not easy as we will heal when done in the usual way. To not make them heal and disappear, you need to have wolfsbane to the ink.I move away so the others won’t be caught in the fight and gets ready.“I am waiting. Alpha.” At least our bond is nowhere completed, so I know Zara won’t be feeling this.Liam stepped forward“Here are the rules for this challenge. There will be no shifting, but it is allowed to bring your
ZARAA sound woke me up. I was still in a sleeping Aiden’s arms. I looked beside me and saw dad and grandpa were sleeping, but Zach was awake, having his eyes locked on something or someone. I gently removed Aiden’s arm and sat up, and saw that it was Alpha Chase; Zach was keeping an eye on. However, when my eyes fell on Alpha Chase, his eyes were locked onto Aiden and me, hatred burning in his eyes.Zack noticed me waking up and smiled at me. I smiled back and went to sit next to him.“Morning, sis.” He grinned.“Morning, Brother,” I answered, making him smile even bigger. He hugged me, and I relaxed.“We will reach home today. Dad wants us to run the rest of the way today.” Zach tells me, and I nod my head.“I am nervous,” I admit.“Why?” he asks, surprised.“What if she gets disappointed?” I say.“Mom?” he
ZARADad decided we should walk the last part without shifting. I was walking in silence and could hear dad and grandpa agree to sit down and talk about what he knew the next day. Dad wants us to use the rest of the day to let me get settled in and for us all to rest. After a little I felt as if someone was pushing at my mind, like when Sierra talked to me, but still different.‘It's our mate trying g to talk through the mindlink. Just think about how you let him into your mind and speak to him like that.’ Sierra tells me. I do as she says, and I hear Aiden’s voice in my head.‘Welcome home, beautiful.’ He tells me‘Thank you. I am nervous.’ I admit.‘I know, I can feel it. But I will be by your side for as long as you want and need me.’ He promises.‘You don’t want to go home to your family?’ I ask him, not wanting to take him away from them.&ls
LAURA My little girl is home. I was shocked when I woke up that night. Zach called home to tell Liam they had found Zara. They had found my little girl. It had been a few very long days waiting for them to return after Liam had gone to help get her home safely. I was sitting in the kitchen with Rosa and Xander when Liam’s voice sounded in my head. I got happy and also excited because I knew that meant they weren’t far from home, and not long after, I felt a new member being added to the pack. ‘I had to make her a pack member again. She smelled like a rouge.’ Liam says through the mindlink. ‘I felt it. They must have done something when they took her.’ I say. ‘Yes, and she was a small kid only connected here because you were. Had she grown up here, the packlink would have grown with her. But now she is here. But baby, you need to be prepared.’ He says. ‘What do you mean?’ I ask, but somehow I know. I just don’t want to admit it. ‘It’s bad, baby. Her body is covered in scars. And
ZARA Aiden took my hand and we walked up the stairs to the second floor, to show me around. Having my hand in his feels good and makes me relax. “There are 3 bedrooms on this floor a private TV room and a small kitchen for small snacks drinks in the fridge stuff like that,” Aiden tells me as we are walking between the doors. He walks into the TV room and I look around, the room has a couch that looks soft to sit in and a huge TV on the wall. “We can change everything some will have it the way we would like. Colors on walls, furniture, and whatever you would want to change. And this counts for every room here, I want you to feel good here and feel safe.“ Aiden continues and I turn around and look at him. “I think we should decide together,” I tell him and he smiles at me. “I would love that.” He says and kisses my temple before he takes my hand and we leave the room. He shows me the small kitchen before walking towards the last 4 doors. He opens the first door and we walk inside.
hello allI just want to inform you that I by mistake got two new chapters mixed up with each other. and added chapter 20 before chapter 19.I fixed this and am only waiting for the editor to accept the changes.I apologize for the confusionalso I read in some comments there was a bit of confusion about Aiden. for those who read the first book "the king and the rejected she-wolf" a while back you would know Aiden as the boy Kai that Mack adopted. I changed the name. and have done so in both stories, so any future readers won't get confused.again. thank you for reading and for following the book//Sal
ZARAI woke up feeling the sun falling on me and opened my eyes. First, I was s little confused as I was lying on a couch with Aiden lying behind me with his arms around me. We must have fallen asleep while watching the movie.I didn’t think I would ever be comfortable with a man being close to me, and honestly, I do not like when someone touches me. But it is different with Aiden. He makes me feel calm and safe, and that even more after he fought Alpha Chase for me. I know a lot of it must be the matebond, but it’s more than that, I think. I slowly try to get Aiden’s arms away, so I can go to the bathroom.“Mm. Don’t leave.” Aiden mumbles tiredly.“I need to use the bathroom,” I whisper softly, not sure he heard me, but he moves his arm so I can stand up.I run into the bathroom and do my business before I take a closer look. Looking at the shower, I really want to take a hot shower,
ZARA Everyone walked into the big living room and sat down on couches and chairs. I sit on a big comfortable chair with Aiden sitting on the armrest. Dad and mom are sitting on another chair my brothers are on the couch with grandpa and Rosa. Dad said Aiden’s mom and dad wanted to be here too, but dad had said no to that. “First Zara I want you to know that no one here will judge you. We just want to know what you have been through so we better can help you and be there for you. We all love you and care about you.” I Nod my head and take a deep breath. “The people I was with told me to call them Master and Mistress.” I start, and slowly, I begin telling them about how I, as a child, was always kept in my room and ever only got out when the Witch was trying g to do something. I still don’t understand what it was. I also tell them about when the Mistress wanted me to begin cleaning the house and begin to learn cooking. I