Wrapped in My Enemy’s Arms

Ayla’s POV“I prefer treating other students than touching her. She’s cursed.”A woman fumes near me.My eyelids open slowly, I lift up my head but immediately set it down back from the throbbing pain.“Shhh… she’s awake,” another says.My hearing keeps getting wilder every day. It wasn’t like the other werewolves. Maybe I was really cursed.“Now that you’re awake, can you rid yourself of this place?” the nurse says.I lift my body gently but I’m surprised, I don’t feel any pain besides the headache. I rip the bandage round my torso and check my injury.My head snaps to the nurse as I get to my feet.“How long have I been here?”She only stares at me like I carried the plague before storming out.“A few hours,” the other lady says.At least there are still people in this academy who don’t mind talking to me— I hear what she says again.“I can’t possibly heal in a few hours, what happened to me?”She only shrugs and hands me a bag before heading out.“Wait…” I went after her – but she

Ayla’s POV“Kiara!”“What do you mean prepared?”She doesn’t turn back or answer me. At that moment my head snaps up and my body begins trembling.The room glows an ethereal light and my body feels impossibly light—like the air itself is pulling me upward.I feel a gentle tap on my shoulder—When I turn, a tall brunette woman stands behind me—beautiful, unreal, and her eyes glowed like moons reflecting on water.“Who are you?” I whisper.She only smiles and brushes her fingers against my cheeks.“When the moon bleeds and the cursed wolf kneels,” her voice echoed, soft yet thunderous, “love shall either heal the wound… or end the world.”Then she’s gone.“Wait!” I scream out, but the room is back to normal.Before I can process what just happened, Kael bursts in.“What did you do?” he growls.My brows furrow. “What do you mean, what did I do?”“You can summon the messenger!”“Look, I don’t—know. I was here and there was suddenly light and—and—I don’t know,” I stuttered.His nostrils fla

Ayla’s POV“I’m sorry… I-I shouldn’t be here.”I swivel on my heels, intending to flee, but a large hand clamps around my wrist, bringing me to a halt mid-step.Alpha Kael pulls me closer, my body slamming into his solid, rock-hard frame.Heat surges through me and my wolf purrs and stirs within me, releasing a sharp wave of desire rushing all through my body.No, not now. I plead silently to the wolf within me. That’s when it hits me. The pull I’ve been feeling, that irresistible tug in my chest and gut—it’s coming from him. Alpha Kael.“I know you feel it too,” he murmurs, his deep voice vibrating through my core. One hand presses against my waist, keeping me tethered to him, while the other grazes my temple in a gesture that feels tender and possessive.Tender? Why would I think this man is tender? There’s nothing tender about him.If he thinks I’m going to surrender to this bond, he’s absolutely mistaken. I would never—ever—be with a man like him.“I don’t know what you’re talking

Ayla’s POVAll I could think about was him—my mate. Every rational thought, every attempt to control my wolf fell apart when he was near. My mind screamed for restraint, but my body had its own urgent need. I tried so hard to keep it in, but my restraint exploded the moment he got near me.Earlier today, a storm of emotions had raged through me: anger, then bitter hatred, especially after overhearing Kael speak with that old man. That hatred had twisted into pain, then sadness and now uncontrollable desire– all directed at the man the goddess chose to be mated to me. I didn’t notice when I rose to my feet and grabbed Kael by his shirt before slamming my lips into his.Something raw, primal and scorching rose from within me as my mouth found his. Every nerve in my body came alive. It was exactly what I needed, a release I didn’t realize I had been starving for. “Ayla… you’re not in your right senses. No!” Kael snapped, pushing me back. “This is just part of your awakening symptoms

Ayla’s POVI barely make it into the bathroom before throwing up my guts into the sink. I grip the edges of the sink, sweat beaded at my temples as I try to stabilize my breathing. When it finally passes, I rest against the porcelain and lift my head, the girl staring at me barely looked herself. Dark circles had begun forming under my eyes, and the last thing I wanted was people sensing something is wrong with me. It’s been a week since I last saw Kael, a week since I said I hated him. He’s probably avoiding me because of that but he needs to do something about the bond. I wake up almost every night restless, I just want some peace in my life but it looks like that’s only something I can dream of.I rinsed my mouth and splashed cold water on my face. Then I grab on a leather jacket and head out of my room. Some fresh air would help me a lot right now.I stepped outside into the night, the sky was bright with stars—stars that reminded me of my father, he would say the brightest sta