"Is Rio the name of that deadly alpha that wanted to kill you?" Alpha Velvet adjusted her sitting position. This was now getting interesting and it was obvious Aiden knew too much more about this battle than she knew. She had spent the previous night wondering who the alpha was and why he had wanted to kill Aiden for Adelia. She had also wondered how Jared had gathered such a large number of warriors when he was a run-away alpha, a fugitive!"Yes. His name is Rio and he is the alpha of the Greystone pack. He is Adelia's mate and Jared's brother-in-law. Turns out that he holds a grudge against me, I wonder why, but that's why he agreed to fight with Jared." Aiden explained. "Oh wow." Alpha Velvet exclaimed in surprise."Kappa claimed to have joined the fight because I killed his beta and humiliated him. He made a bad decision as he had done in the past, and now he's dead. Those who he thought were for him killed him. Rio ordered his men to shoot at him and his beta. I'm sure that's t

It had been two days since the attack and Aiden's leg was healing neatly. In fact, the head salutary had informed that Aiden's recovery was quite fast, compared to the normal time range the injury was supposed to take to heal. Everyone was happy to hear this, especially Alpha Velvet and as she sat beside Aiden at their round table, she smiled broadly at him. They had settled their little fight and Aiden had apologized for being selfish and insensitive. He shouldn't have asked her to leave like it had been her fault that anything happened. Alpha Velvet, not mentally or physically ready to hold a grudge, forgave him immediately and now they were sitting together, sharing a cup of tea, as though nothing had occurred between them.Kunata and Davina were sitting opposite them while Andrew and Jamal occupied the remaining vacant seats and they all sat together, sharing a cup of tea in the refectory. It was peaceful. The pack had finally gotten the peace it craved and Aiden could not exp

They were done with the interrogation and were heading to the prison where Jared and Calix had been locked in for days. Behind them were Cider and Calix's mate, Harper, being dragged along by some deltas and their cries echoed as they walked down the grassy path. Davina had gone back to her room, saying she could not bear to watch anyone die and Jamal wished he could do the same without being accused of being weak. It was not as if he was scared to watch them get killed — he had fought quite several wars so he knew what blood was and had seen the sporadic movement of a body before its death many times, so he was not scared.However, he felt sick. Calix was once his friend — that was a truth Aiden and Andrew were trying to deny. There was no way he was going to watch Calix's death without being haunted. They had grown up together, laughed and fought together. Those memories were forever stamped in his head and no matter how he tried to erase them, they would forever remain.And then

Kunata's frown deepened. It was clear he had been looking for an avenue to hit Calix and he took this as a cue."Are you calling me a liar, you piece of shit?" He advanced but Alpha Velvet held him back. She was looking at Aiden with a frown on her face. Andrew was watching Aiden too, but not with a frown but with an understanding. He understood why Aiden was being silent. He was speechless too.Never in his wildest thought did he think he would feel sorry for Calix but watching him cower in fear did something to his heart. As much as Andrew didn't want to admit this, he knew he couldn't deny it. He had been so sure he wanted Calix dead but now, he didn't know what he wanted anymore. He was suddenly in a dilemma. So yes, he understood Aiden's silence. He knew why Aiden was silent."Aiden! You're not talking to me!" Calix shouted, and then stood to his feet."I can't stay here anymore." Jamal dropped his hands in reckless abandon, as one would do when one was tired and frustrated. "

Aiden didn't sleep well. He kept tossing about the bed, rolling from one side to the other and waking up Alpha Velvet in the process. He was restless and the dreams he was having were not helping issues too. They were all about Calix and all the dreams reminded him of all the happy times he enjoyed with this man while growing up. In one of the dreams, he had been sitting with Calix playing a board game while Jamal and Andrew argued about who would win. This had happened about ten years ago when they were only teenagers and Calix had ended up winning. Another dream was about them all sharing a plate of food prepared by his mother and they all talked happily, laughing and playing with one another.These dreams were torturous and they made Aiden very restless. Finally, he jumped out of the bed to stand by the window, and there he remained till daybreak, just staring into space from their big window which enabled them to see ongoing events around the pack house. It had been a day since