Aria's POV"Can you please stop?" I groan.Xander kept trying to kiss me at every chance he got the whole day."Why?" he wraps an arm around my waist, pulling me closer to him."I'm trying to get some sleep, Xander. Please stop this madness already," I groan. Xander is going to drop me off at the healer’s before he leaves for a meeting in a neighboring pack tomorrow.I need to get as much rest as I can because tomorrow is going to be a very busy day for me. I don’t know if they have some of the plants I need for the poison or if I have to look for a new one to substitute it."Dealing with herbs is very tiring, Xander, and I'd appreciate it if you let me sleep tonight. You can start thinking of making those babies later, not now," I whisper, smacking his arm that was slowly making its way under the huge T-shirt I was wearing.Dealing with Xander wasn't easy. I have to muster every ounce of willpower in me to stop myself from giving in. Not just giving in, I might as well get into makin

Aria's POVRose's high-pitched voice filled my ears, and a frown took over my face. I don't know how, but her voice somehow sounded high-pitched—maybe it's because I'm annoyed, or perhaps the pain in my wrist is getting worse."Rose," I force a smile.She rushed to my side, linking arms with my injured arm. It took everything in me to stop myself from wincing. I made a mental note to check my arm when I get to the lab, it’s supposed to heal almost instantly but it’s feels as if i got injured few seconds ago. Maybe it might have something to do with withdrawal or something was stopping me from healing faster. "Where have you been? The alpha has been looking for you." Xander is here? I turn my gaze to the window, but it's already very dark outside. I didn't expect Xander to be back this early; he had to go to two different meetings in two different packs, and maybe he has rounds."Where is he?" I ask as I scan the room for him, but I couldn't find him."He thought you might be in the

Aria's POVI'm currently standing in a foggy field. I turn to see if anyone is close, but no one is. It's more because I can't see anything, but the white fog covers the whole place like smoke.Sounds of giggling from a few feet away make me snap my head in that direction. My sensitive ears pick up the light sound of running kids.I follow the sound of the kids running, but as the sounds get louder, the fog grows thicker and darker.I jerk to a stop when I step on something soft yet hard. The sound of a high-pitched scream fills my ears, and I realize I've stepped on a child's foot. Still not able to see anything, I wave my hand around, trying to find the child's body, but I can't. Their foot disappears from under mine, and I scream, "I'm so sorry, I didn't mean—"Another scream cuts me off.I turn to the direction of the scream, waving my arms in that direction, and I reluctantly feel a child's shoulder. I quickly pull her closer.A pair of golden orbs stare up at me. I place my hand

Xander's POVI know Jackson tends to be a prick and leaves more than enough missed calls and voicemails for any inconvenience just to bug me, but Lucas never calls. When he does, it’s always one or two missed calls, but this time, he left like ten missed calls and a few weird texts, I stared at them for a long but couldn’t get what he was trying to say."Can you guys give me a sec?" I say, excusing myself from the room. I didn’t stop until I was outside.I tap on Lucas's name on the screen to dial his number, I watch as the phone rings a few times, but there was no answer from him. I try dialing his number again. After what feels like forever, I try a few more times, but he doesn’t pick up. Something is definitely wrong. The few times I’ve called Lucas, he always picks up after two rings.I feel a twitch in my heart; I need to know what the heck is going on. I dial Jackson’s number, and after a few rings, he picks up.“Alpha,” his voice is a bit breathy and heavy. Confirming my specul

Aria's POV"Eight months," I whisper-yell the words, causing my head to throb."Fuck," I mutter, placing my hand on my head to subside the pain."Easy," Xander smiles, placing his hand on mine squaring it in a comforting manner. "Are you sure it’s been eight months? It shouldn’t have been that long. Does that mean they’ve gone along with the plan with the poison I made? So I wasted days of my life making it just for them not to use it because I was out.""Sunshine, I was just joking," he must’ve noticed the horror expression on my face. I took a deep breath."Are you sure?" I inquire. He could be lying just to get me to calm down. What if I lost the chance to avenge my parents? What if he didn’t get to kill v victor, what if he survived and his currently an enemy to the pack. What’s if it has been years not months, and Xander is just trying to calm me down?But he still looks the same, hasn’t been a major change in his looks. I take a deep breath, my head throbbing hard. "Look over