Emily's POV: I stood there for a moment, reconsidering my decision to go to Aiden's room. I had no clue if he needed someone with him at this moment, but I could only recall how he had always been there for me when I needed him the most. He never held back from protecting me or offering the support I needed. I wanted to reciprocate that for him. I wanted to show him that he was loved. I wanted to tell him that I would always care for him and be there for him. Taking a deep breath, I walked toward the staircase, my heart racing. As I climbed the stairs and approached his room, I stood by his door and took another breath. He must have realized I was standing outside his room because he could hear my footsteps and even my breath from a distance. I raised my hand to the door and knocked, waiting for a response, but there was none. "Aiden..." I softly called out and knocked again. "Aiden, can I come in, please?" I asked, but there was still no answer. "Aiden, are you in there?" I aske

Aiden’s POV: Emily kept looking at me in shock while I lowered my eyes down realizing how appalled she must have been upon hearing this. “A human?” She asked in disbelief, her eyes blinking rapidly. “Yes, just like you,” I started and looked her in the eye. “Pure, innocent, beautiful and loving,” I started and then continued with a smile on my face and her hands in mine, “She was as compassionate as you. She had empathy. She was caring. She had integrity. She was scared before, like you were… From all this. But then she became strong and confident. She was exactly like you, Emily.” I added to her and she kept looking at me, still in disbelief. “But – then how, I mean how you are a werewolf…?” She started in confusion. “That’s what was strange. I got everything from my father except from my looks. I got his anger, his powers, his abilities and his nature. Just like him, I also fell in love with a human.” I told her. “If your dad loved your mom so much then why was he stressing o

Aiden’s POV: I kept looking at my mother in shock as I realized how my world was about to shatter soon. I didn’t want my mother to die. I loved her very much. I couldn’t even imagine my life without her, and yet she was there, willing to take her own life so that Dad couldn't turn her into a wolf. As Mom ran inside the house, I couldn’t understand what was happening, but I saw Dad running inside behind her, calling out her name. “Alicia, don’t you dare…” Dad shouted again as I followed them inside with tears welling up in my eyes. I still couldn’t believe that Mom was ready to kill herself. “Mom, please…” I cried out while Mom brought out a knife, and Dad ran to snatch it away from her. “Alicia, what are you doing, stop it.” Dad shouted again and tried to grab her arms while she resisted against him. “Leave me, Kevin,” Mom shouted, trying to get the knife back from him. “I don’t want to become a werewolf. I want to die.” She shouted again while crying and trying to snatch the

Aiden’s POV: I couldn't wait for that special night with Emily. I wanted to ensure her first experience would be memorable, filled with immense pleasure and breathless moans. Just thinking about it brought a huge smile to my face as I descended the stairs. “Everything looks really great between you two, huh?” Mason's voice interrupted my racy thoughts. I turned to him, and he grinned at me. I approached them in the hallway. “I mean, we tried not to listen to your conversations but…” Mason paused. “Did you hear everything?” I asked, growing frustrated as I poured myself a drink. “Of course not… As soon as we saw you guys, kissing… We stopped listening…” Mason admitted, trying unsuccessfully to suppress a smile. He lowered his head and took a sip of his drink. “How did you see I was kissing her?” I asked arrogantly. “From here.” Lucas replied, pointing towards the guest room, which was clearly visible from the hall. I sighed, sitting down with a glass of wine in hand. “So every

Aiden’s POV: “What?” She appeared shocked and scared, and I was reveling in that. “What – what do you mean?” She asked, her voice trembling.“I mean what I said. You will get punished if I’m right.” I replied, arching my eyebrow as she stared at me in disbelief. The punishment I had in mind was something she might not have imagined. It was something I would be happy to do. I couldn’t wait to be proven right.“But, punishment, uh…” She struggled to form a sentence and gulped as I took a deep breath.“Come on get in the car.” I added, turning around to head for the passenger seat while she remained outside, still trying to process what I had just said. It must have been shocking to her, considering how much I loved her and still I was going to punish her, but I was serious about it.“Why isn’t she getting inside?” Melissa asked me from behind, but I didn't respond.“Did you say something to her?” She inquired further, but I continued to ignore her and turned to Dylan, who was looking