Alora. I swallowed the lump in my throat as I looked around the room, a smile on my face. I found the light switch in the wall and I turned on the lights despite the room being bright enough. The chandelier turned on, reflecting its bright lights on tbe room and seeping through the dust. I coughed and walked deeper into the room. Managing to walk with the side of my feet to avoid pressing it painfully against the floor. The bed was huge and soft, but what took my breath away was the view from the windows. Outside my room was the garden just in the backyard. It's beautiful short trees and chirping birds. I could see them all, even the small fountain at its center that housed the ducks. With the sun shining, it looked like something off the pages of one of those story books Jax had read to me when I was little. And I smiled, touching the dusty windows as I coughed again, feeling my nose getting wet from all the dust. But I didn't mind. This place was mine. "He should have told

Alora. I stood in the dress Raya had given me. Apparently, she had gotten them for me. Though she said they were her old clothes, they were beautiful and also looked new. Together with Carmen she had selected this pale green dress for me to wear to go shopping with Ares. While a part of my heart fluttered at being let out, the other part of me felt scared and uncomfortable to be with Ares for such a long period of time. But with enough encouragement from the girls, I finally gained enough courage to meet Ares at the dining table where he sat still discussing with Seth and Victor. He must have scented the vanilla body gel Carmen had given me, because he turned immediately, making me cast my eyes to the floor nervously. "I'm ready." I whispered softly, feeling their state bore into my body so much that I was tempted to look up at them. I met Ares blue eyes first, they were locked on my face, then my hair and then they ran down my body. But not in the creepy way Jax did especi

Alora. There was so much to see outside. And the humans did a lot of things that the wolves didn't do. While there wasn't a lot of difference between us, the humans lived more freely and happily. There was a huge contrast between Jax Pack and the humans and though I had come across a few when they stumbled into the pack, I hardly knew how they were and today was an eye opener. I saw things I had never seen before like the skateboard and kite Ares told me about and that was a new vocabulary added to my mind and I couldn't stop myself from wanting to know more. "Jayden! Come look!" A girl shouted from outside the window and I turned away from the kite the young boy was holding at the girl who had stood in front of my window. Thankfully, before Ares had left, he had pulled the window down a bit leaving it opened for me to push my head outside. "Look at her eyes!" The girls shouted, calling at her friend who was holding what looked like a tiny white wolf but it had more fur and

Alora. The mall was all shades of amazing and beautiful and I found myself drawn to every single thing I saw. The cotton candy had been the best thing I ever had and I wasn't going to tell Lana it definitely tasted better than her cooking. Ares didn't leave me alone anymore like he had done before and I realized talking to someone else made him mad, especially when I didn't know who the person was. Ares didn't like strangers, I noticed that and while it hurt me that Cameron had been driven away by Ares, I still didn't want Ares to be mad at me anymore. Whenever he yelled or grabbed onto me like that, it scared me. And thankfully, the scene was quickly forgotten as I was too interested in everything that was happening around me. This was the first time I had ever been let out. This was the first place I was ever visiting outside the woods, my parents house, Jax's house and Ares estate. And I wanted to touch every balloon, go into every store and eat everything in sight. "What

Alora. I smiled sadly, keeping my eyes closed as I played the piano, its melody leaving a sudden calmness in my heart, making me forget everything that has happened to me. It removed every pain, hurt and every emotional scar within me, even while my physical ones couldn't be cured, music cured the ones within me. But my little moment of bliss was suddenly interrupted as a loud bang sounded in my ears and I snapped my eyes in surprise. Ares stood in front of me, his blue eyes dark and dangerous as they glared at me, he towered over me like the monster he was radiating power and darkness. I immediately snatched my fingers away from the piano, rising from my feet so quickly that I stumbled against the chair, falling flat on my bum and leaving a dull ache. "Get up, you're coming with me." Ares said in a deadly voice causing shivers to run down my arms as my heart sank, filling its void with fear. "Why? Don't speak to her like that." The older man stood forward, a frown on his