A good way for a payback

Aria’s POV

What am I? A go-getter? Jace had no idea what he was talking about. 

“Perhaps, did someone tell you I was waiting for you?” 

“Oh, not at all, mate.” 

Gosh! This is unbearable. 

“You rejected me, Jace. You humiliated me in front of…”

He placed a finger on my lips, smiling like an idiot. “Hey, baby. Your face will get wrinkled if you keep being upset.”

I'm losing it. 

“Get away from me, Jace! I am no longer interested in you. I wanted you to save me but you wanted them to have their way with me. And now you are back to claim me? You must be out of your mind!”

That was enough to send Jace away, at least that was what I thought. But I was wrong, jace didnt came to leave empty-handed. 

 “Okay, I will leave because you are upset and I detest infuriating the love of my life.” 

When he winked at me before leaving, I nearly got a hold of his neck and pinned him to the tree. 

Jace’s confidence was enormous. How could he even think of coming to the Bloodmoon pack to stand in front of me? 

If I were him, I would have been so ashamed to stand in front of me. 

At the mansion, the servants were busy, running around with trays of food. Others were carrying cleaning items, while others trimmed the precious flowers. 

It piqued my curiosity and led me to wonder what was going on.

Nothing interesting happened before I left earlier on. And I never got a hint from any of my brothers that someone important was stopping by.

Could it be one of their ways to welcome me back to the family?

Well, I wouldn't be surprised if they were about to throw another party for me. They'd been doing all they could to spoil me silly.

As I strolled past a group of servants, they halted what they were doing and bowed their heads. I wanted to ask what was going on in the palace, but I decided to let it slide. Whatever it was, I would be cleared inside.

My jaw dropped in awe the moment I stepped inside the extra-large living room. 

It was as if the furniture, walls, and floor were polished with grease. It shimmered like a gold piece under the sun.

“What is going on?” 

My wolf asked, stretching her paws.

“I have no idea, but we shall soon know.” 

As I headed towards the stairs, Elias, shining in his grey suit that suited his skin tone, was stepping down majestically. His hair shone like silk as if it were dipped into a bowl of hair milk. 

Unlike the other days, he would leave the house in just a suit, He had his doctor’s coat on and a stethoscope hung over his neck.

Elias was so engrossed in buttoning his sleeve that he didn't notice me until he was halfway down the stairs.

“Little sis?” 

His lips curled up in a smile,

“Hi, bro.”

I waved three fingers, smiling at him.

“Care to join me?” 

He asked, pausing in front of me.

If not for the fact that he was in his professional uniform, I would have wasted my time, racking my brain to know where he was headed.

And since it was evident that he was going to the hospital, why would I go there?

Among all the places in this world, the hospital is the first place I detested. Maybe it was because the hospital was where my mishap started.

Being swapped right from birth and taken to another place where you weren't created is one of the traumas one would never forget in their entire life.

“Some other time,”

“Alright.”

He shrugged his shoulders, gave me a slight smile, and walked past me.

“He is leaving!” 

My wolf snapped in eagerness, causing me to remember I’d wanted to ask Elias why the servants were busy.

“Excuse me please, Elias.”

He stopped walking, then spun around. Since I moved into the pack, I noticed that was his usual way of answering when he was interested in the conversation.

“Are we having a guest?” 

He lifted a brow like the question wasn't clear to him.

“The servants are busy, and the dining table is loaded with a variety of food,” 

His eyes slid to the dining area and a smirk appeared beside his lips.

“Oh, Lana ordered that.”

Lana? Why would she do that?

“I heard she is expecting a guest… a special guest.”

He exaggerated the last part like the guest wasn't important to him and he wasn't interested in them.

“Who?”

My curiosity wouldn't leave me alone if I didn't know all the details about the guest.

Perhaps, it could be someone I knew. Maybe someone from the Silverclaw pack.

Could it be Alpha Gregory?

My blood boiled under my skin as his thought crossed my mind.

Aside from Jace, the next person I was ready to unleash my revenge on was Gregory. The nonchalant who turned me into an entertainment puppet.   

“Don't know,” 

He adjusted the stethoscope on his neck.

“And I don't care to know.”

I sighed.

“Oh, okay.” 

“But you can ask Kael if it is important to you.” 

Then Kael it is! 

Fortunately, Kael stepped out of the study room that was behind the staircase. His cologne filled the air as he walked towards us, causing me to shut my eyes and inhale the scent for a few seconds.

“Kael, little sis has something to ask you.” 

Elias smoothened my hair, pecked my cheek, and hurried off.

“What is that, Aria? Is someone bothering you?”

Oh, yes, Jace was bothering me and I wished I could tell Kael so he would help me deal with him. But Jace had to pass through the hell I had prepared for him in my hands.

“The servants look busy,” 

His eyes darted around, following the movement of the servants who were headed towards the dining area with more fruit.

At that point, I wondered if Lana had invited the whole of the Bloodmoon pack members for a feast. 

The table was already adorned with different delicacies that one could ever think of. Why would she waste that much just for some silly delinquents like her? 

“Do you not like it?” 

Why wouldn't I like it? 

“You have the power to stop it, you know. You are the Alpha.”

He added, before I could say a word.

Oh, wow!

I didn't know I had the power to stop anyone from visiting the mansion even if they were invited by Lana.

It would be so much fun if I could stop Lana from receiving the guests. She might even end up shedding tears. 

What a good way for a payback.

But it was better to know who was coming over so I would be sure of the decision to make.

If it were Alpha Gregory, I was ready to humiliate and send him back to his pack.

“Who is that?”

Kael paused, then his brows furrowed in a thin frown.

“Heard his name is Jace Hogan,”

Snap!

Jace and Lana? What are the odds!

Could that be my sign of getting back at them?