13. Bullied Again! Aria didn't dare go to the canteen or anywhere else as she was afraid of running into Jake. Or worse, Veronica!She reminisced about her dark eyes. They were extremely gloomy and the way she clasped her jaw, Aria assumed her rage had flared up. Veronica was only beautiful from the outside. From the inside she was a cunning fox with bad intentions. It was better to maintain distance from her.That was the reason Aria sprinted off to her forever hideout place, the library.She felt comfortable here. With no fear of being caught or glared at in the dim and silent room, she heaved in relief. She hankered after the smell of new and old books. This was her place. A calm room with lots and lots of stories.Taking a seat in the farthest corner of the room, she selected a random book titled Werewolf and Vows. The title was strange, but as Aria opened the hardcover, she noticed a sketch. It was incomprehensible, but she saw a woman in the arms of a werewolf. It didn't look r
14. Infatuation Aria collapsed on the floor. She hugged her hands and cried silently. Her body convulsed with pronounced shaking. The air she had loved in the library was suddenly corrupted and cold. Her vision blurred as the tremors from being bullied again coursed through her body. She shrunk into a snail. She was quietly crying when she heard the footsteps. "Aria," She didn't look up when that voice, no matter how soothing it was, hit her ears. Her heart skipped a beat when she sensed an alienated touch creeping up her shoulder and then under her chin."Aria, look at me." She felt her face being lifted up against her will and she met an ocean full of tenderness.A sob escaped her chest. It made him frown before a soft look covered his face."I told her t-there's nothing between us. I told her the s-same thing last time she cornered me. B-but... but..." A lump developed in her throat, refraining her from speaking further.Jake saw her wet lashes. He observed the redness under he
15. Worlds apart "Oh you are," Jake remarked while chewing. "And you will always be my girl."He took complete hold of her sandwich and bit another bite from it. Aria was a fair cook. She was young when she started it off and had an interest in it like no other girl of her age.One may wonder how come Jake Ragnar got to know this about her, but it was not a very difficult thing to learn though. 'You fucking had a spy get all her information for you. I still can't believe it! Poor girl doesn't even know what she's gotten herself into.' His wolf, Felix, mouthed in his mind with a roll of his eyes.Jake chuckled as he took another bite from the tasty Sandwich. Well, it was not supposed to but surprisingly the kiss ignited an inferno in his chest. What shouldn't have happened happened after the kiss and Jake determined he was stupid to be playing with Aria for some silly (not really) documents. She was a beauty with personality any wolf would fall for. Only, she never let them show an
16. Not your old omega anymore As expected by Aria, Jake never bothered her after that confrontation. He seemed to have gone back to his usual life with hot girls throwing themselves on him. He continued to be a jerk with his friends and enjoyed people getting bullied though he never took part in it.Late night parties with the frat boys and long drives were resumed. The scratch marks on his neck indicating his one night stands were being discussed by the girls around her like normally. He was back to being the bad boy in school. Everything was simply back on the track for him. Nevertheless, in poor Aria's life, things were pretty much the same. She was back to sitting in the back of the class. Being bullied by his friends again, and her working hours in the restaurant grew painfully hectic.Fast forward to the present, which is a month after that encounter with Jake, Aria wiped the sweat from her forehead as she looked around the bustling restaurant. The proprietor of her restaura
17. His enemy>>> Her mate! "Aria, here!" Her body shivered with a frosty chill spilling over her body when she heard Kai, the dearest friend of Jake Ragnar.She sighed with shutting eyes as she couldn't stop herself from meeting the eyes of Jake when Kai called for her. She thought she had gotten over him but the truth was, the crush kept intensifying with every day he went deeper into his old brat life."What would you like to order, sir?" She asked with a fake smile flashing on her face.She tried not to look at Jake Ragnar but the guy was hard to unnotice. He stood out with his friends in a black denim jacket put over a white t-shirt. His nicely done hair and those electrifying eyes made her gulp her saliva.'Okay, Aria, you need to focus. Don't let yourself flutter away.' She told herself before taking a deep breath and asking the brats again for their orders as none of them placed any.They were looking at Jake for some reason unknown to Aria. "Sir, may I know your orders?" She
18. Future alpha VS future beta Her ears stung and eyes dilated awfully wide. Aria focused on what he said as she tried to breathe. But hell, it felt as if her lungs transformed into stone in her chest. She couldn't suck in oxygen and to worsen her condition Noah dragged her to the alley beside the restaurant in the dark. He pinned her to the wall and hissed on her face. "Mate, how could you be my fucking mate!" Aria flicked her lashes as composure returned to her body. She realized where she was and how distastefully Noah eyed her. There was anything but delight in his gaze. He looked dissatisfied and the hold on her wrist turned scorching hot as he closed his fingers around her delicate hand. "You are a mortal." He snuggled her neck and inhaled her scent. No matter what Noah assumed out of her, Aria's chest was a heaving mess. She couldn't breath as a searing feeling settled in her belly. She thought she would not find her mate since she was a human; and the other person mated
19. Torn between the alpha and beta Aria was not really in her senses when Jake dragged her towards his car and ushered her inside. He put the seat belt around her with a muscle ticking at his jaw. Closing the door quite aggressively, he walked to the other side and was about to sit inside when Kai called, "Where the hell are you going, asshole?" Jake didn't answer. He grimacingly watched him approach while the other followed behind. All their faces held a look that was a mixture of confusion and amusement. "Aria?" Kai looked behind Jake in the window to see Aria shivering in the car. He got worried and eyed his friend. He dragged Jake away as the others joined them with a shocked face. Aria didn't look good and the traces of tears said a story they didn't want to believe was true. 'This fucker didn't do something with her, right?' Neil asked on the mindlink to all of them. 'Hope so, but she doesn't look good.' Dilane answered, his eyes scanning through the window for any bruise
20. Who Made You Cry, Mate? Noah's POVI saw her eyes dilating. She froze in her spot and forgot she was supposed to breathe if she wanted to live, but she was too petrified by my appearance to even blink her eyes. I twisted my lips and coughed a little bit in order to pull her out of her frozen state. It didn't help though.She remained there with her face turning pale due to lack of oxygen. Her heartbeat was falling too."Aria!" I don't know what got into me but I clutched her elbow and pulled her near my chest. "Breathe, Aria. Breathe." I said in a chaste tone that came out throaty and heavy.Fuck... I hate to admit, her frozen state had gotten me badly. I can see some sort of feelings in her crystal blue eyes. They screamed and said she wanted to do something with me. Something that had a meaning and that it needed to be discussed.'You're hurting her, Noah. Let go of her arm.' Oliver, my wolf said and I immediately pulled back my arm.She didn't seem to feel the pain or notice t