Arielle’s POV:I sighed happily as I finished the last bit of my ice cream.“That was great,” I said out loud. It was in fact more that great; it was perfect.“I don’t know,” Lily replied moments later, taking her last spoonful of ice cream as well and dropping the spoon in the plastic tub that was now empty of its contents with a thud. “I’m more partial to strawberry myself.”I giggled; she had said that three times in the last hour already.I enjoyed the ambience in the room; it was already close to sunset,And I could see how the sun’s rays lit everywhere up in golden light.Lilian and I had gone out to find some ice cream on the town, and in the end, we did go shopping as well. That was evident by the numerous amount of bags with names of boutiques pasted on them.I could still taste the remains of the vanilla ice cream on my tongue, and I loved it far more than I liked strawberry. Instead of saying that to Lilian however, what I did next was to gesture around us.We were sitting
Richard’s POV:Why was she still up at this time, I wondered to myself as I heard Arielle’s voice calling out persistently through the mind link.I groaned inwardly, before calli out.‘Angel,’ I called out to her. I heard silence after a while.‘Richard? Is that you?’ she asked me through the mind link.True to thought, she also sounded addled with sleep. However there was something else added to it; a sort of frustration I had not expected to hear from that sweet voice of hers at this time of night.Turning my head to glance at the alarm clock on my bedside table right beside me, I noted that the time was 11pm.‘Yes it’s me,’ I replied before asking, ‘Is everything okay? Who are you calling out to, angel?’‘I’m… I don’t know,’ she finally admitted and I could hear a tinge of curiosity in her voice. ‘I heard someone calling my name. But it must have been a dream,’ she sounded dismissive of everything.I chuckled.‘You’re tired, Arielle,’ I chided her. ‘You must have spent the day well
Richard’s POV:I woke up pretty early at the crack of dawn the next day, with a spring in my step. I dressed up in my grey sweatpants and a black shirt for my morning run, and after I laced up my trainers, I left my home swiftly and began on the run.Taking the shortcut I always used through the forest, I began to move faster and faster with each second that passed. I continued running, only to stop abruptly when a pleasant and very familiar scent caught my attention.I turned my head and noticed Arielle coming up towards my direction in the forest. She was up this early morning for a morning run as well, and I noticed with no small amount of pleasure, the way she had clearly improvise in her running. She was no longer panting and trying very hard to catch her breath like before. Instead, she seemed to be moving in stride.She was also seemingly not seeing me where I was.I smiled, using my hand to grab her arm, stopping her form moving any further as she was about to run past me, and
Richard’s POV As soon as I set foot in the large meeting hall, I knew that something was going to definitely happen. I would be facing a lot of questioning today. And today, the entire ambience was full of tension.To put it simply, it smelt like trouble.And I was walking right into it.The faces of the Elders was certainly not wncouraging as I stood in the center of the hall before them. However I was not an Alpha for nothing, and my formidable mental prowess was just as good as my own physical strength as well.“Pack Elders,” I greeted them, nodding all around at them. They didn’t respond.This was a well-known tactic by myself and Darren. Being the stubborn but charismatic Alpha and Beta of the Redding Pack that we were known as everywhere, the Elders sometimes seemed to have an axe to grind at the fact that we could always put up a strong and united front for them. They were wise, but I and Darren were the ones leading the pack.Sometimes when we took a decision that the Pack El
Arielle’s POV After I came back from the most enjoyable morning run I had ever been on, I didn’t waste any time in going to my room. As skinny as I closed the door, behind me, I began to remove my workout clothes which had now stuck to my body just a little bit.Today already had been a good day, if not for the fact that I had already seen Richard once today. So I knew that the rest of the day also had to be good as well.I entered my bathroom to begin my morning ablutions. It was already last 7am, and I was going to be late if I didn’t hurry up a little.Putting in the shower, I entered under it and relished in the feeling of the lukewarm water hitting my skin. My body ached nicely from the run. I had pushed myself a little bit more as I was running with Richard, and I now felt a sense of accomplishment within me.Picking up my loofah to wash my body after a short while, I began to go through the motions of washing myself. However my mind was still somewhere else, and that somewhere
Arielle’s POV:l took in a deep breath as I heard those words come out of his mouth.The pack Elders?What had happened?My brows furrowed as I thought over his words.This had to be about the attack, and the face that Rogues were at our border, amped and waiting for an opportune moment to strike.“This is about the Rogues, isn’t it?” I asked him, but he shook his head, leaving me in more confusion. If it was not about the Rogues, then what else could it be?Then he began to explain.“The Pack Elders asked about my mate. They are interested in finding out your identity.”Oh.My mouth opened and then closed as no words could come out. I was speechless and So, the Pack Elders want the identity of his mate to be revealed.Was I ready for such a thing?“What did you tell them?” I asked him earnestly.“That is was not the right time to do so, and we would decide when was the right time to introduce yourself officially to the pack as my mate.” Then he gave me a pointed look. “Still, I want
Arielle’s POV:I knew it before I could even see it.I was healing the wounds of the boys. I could see it close by before my eyes, leaving behind nothing but a scar to show for it. I felt the pain in my chest continue to dull, and a lightheaded feeling came over me, which made me feel a little dizzy. My vision blurred as I continued to heal the boys, and before I knew it their tears had stopped.‘Arielle,’ I heard my name being called. Now I could tell it was the same familiar voice I had heard that came out of seemingly nowhere, but I couldn’t still tell whose voice it was. It sounded like an old woman’s voice, genial and kind. But it was not the voice of Richard’s foster mother, Esme. No, I thought, this voice had a strange accent along with it, and it was calling out to me persistently.I was brought back to reality when I heard my name being called by my assistant. She was looking concernedly at me, but I brushed it off with a smile, which wavered a little when she asked, “Are you
Richard’s POV:I closed the last file with a sigh, and stretched my arms above my head, letting out a groan as I heard and felt a pop in my shoulders.It was already 5pm, and I had to get ready for Arielle’s and my ‘do-over’ date. She was the one who had called it that in the first place, but I quite liked the idea. After all, she had proposed it. So I was bound to like it. Shaking my head at my thoughts, I briefly wondered whether or not she was getting ready at this time as well, before I then stood up and made my way out of the study. Before I had to go and have a shower and get dressed for the date, I had to make sure that the arrangements that I had made with regards to food had been settled and were ready to go.We had eventually settled on dinner at her place, but I had told her I would provide the meal for the evening.I walked down the hallway of my home and towards the direction of the kitchen. But I heard a familiar voice call my name and I turned to glance at Eden’s smilin