Aiden's POV The bond between mates is the best thing any other wolf can ask for. It completes us, filling us with unthinkable happiness. And that's happening to me now. I can feel it. Every bit of me can't ask for more when I'm around Ashira. I'm an Alpha yet I can only control to be away from her for hours. Far from what I expected. I denied to claim her. I want to know her first, to see for myself if she has an ounce of greed for power. Just like how I see my mother. I grew up with her words, 'to be the best'. She came from the top wolf pack of the North and she expects nothing but best from me and my father. When Raekon takes over her previous pack from her brother, Uncle Zeuracious, I saw how bewildered and uneasy she become. For her, only our bloodline can be the best. And it should stay that way. When her brother was thrown off his title as Alpha, she did not like it. I witnessed her thirst to be the first. To be on top. To give the crown back to her own blood. Her hunger

Ashira's POVA heavy arm on my stomach woke me up the next morning. I fell asleep last night after a few hours when Aiden left, and did not notice the time he came back.I saw Aiden's face as I opened my eyes. His eyes are shut as he lay sideways beside me with arms resting above my stomach.He slept in my room.Feeling the urge to use the bathroom, I moved his arm away slowly, avoiding to wake him. But before I could succeed, a pair of golden-brown eyes met with mine."Hey..." I whispered to him.He snuggled me closer to him, burying his face on my neck.He inhaled my scent before speaking. "It feels good to wake up beside you." his voice is hoarse.I giggled at his words. "Good morning to you too."He chuckled and sighed before laying down on his back and looked at the ceiling.This morning felt warm and had something into it. Different from the other mornings I woke up from before.

Everything happened so fast. Seth runs upstairs with inhuman speed and barge into Ava's room.I was about to follow after him when Aiden stopped me, he held my waist tight that I'm steadied in my feet. I looked up at his face and he shook his head twice."They're mates. He won't harm her." Aiden assures me.I heard Ava's scream but not entirely from pain, pleasure is mixed in it. Seth must have claimed her the moment he came upon her. A faint scent of blood lingers in my nose, then I know I was right. Seth claimed Ava.Aiden and I kept standing for minutes. Nick is now on the couch again, scrolling through his phone like nothing was happening. Aurea keeps preparing the table. I guess I'm the only one who is bothered by the sudden event."Does he have a mate?" I whispered to Aiden and nod my head towards Nick's direction.Aiden chuckled and kissed my temple. "Luck is not yet on his side, baby." there's a mocking tone in his voice that made Ni

'Someone is nervous.' I growled to my wolf as she teased me. She's been doing that for a while now. I was blocking my emotions and only she can feel me, not letting Aiden notice my uneasiness.We're inside his black GMC Hummer EV along with Nick and Seth. Ava couldn't come with us because Seth's parents wanted to bond with her, I tried forcing her but decided to let her go.Nick was driving while Seth is in the seat next to him. Aiden and I sat on the back, my arm encircled with him as his hand is rested on my legs.It took me a great effort to block my feelings and arguing with my wolf, trying hard for Aiden to not take notice that I'm nervous.We arrived at the first house and were greeted by a woman in her late twenties. There are dark circles below her swollen eyes. She must've been crying this whole time."Alpha." she bowed her head down, giving respect to Aiden as she saw him. Her eyes turned to me and inhaled. She bowed her hea

I was laying on my bed and Aiden didn't bother to follow me after I stormed out of his room. That made me mad even more.I can feel my wolf crying inside, angry with what I had done. She wanted to be with our mate tonight. I ignored her and recalled what had happened.The argument I had with Aiden burns the conscience inside me. I didn't intend for it to turn that way but I got swayed by my outrage. However, his reaction was necessary and rude.He could have told me that he disagrees with what I said. It's not like I needed him to agree, I'm just trying my luck at chances.Then he raged his fury to me like I'm not his mate! That angered me too much that I can still see red until now.I intend to talk about Titus' case and if he won't agree then he could have told me, not to the extent that he'll use his power over me just to prove his position.I keep playing over and over my head what had happened and once I'm tired of thinking about it, I