Semua Bab THE BROKEN LUNA: MATED TO THE CRIPPLED ALPHA: Bab 41 - Bab 50

Aria blinked, confused by the sudden change in the expression of her friend.She turned around, spotted Lucien and understanding dawned on her. She smiled at him, and he walked away till he was out of sight.Aria knew how scary Lucien was to most werewolves. To a human, he might as well have been the devil.“Did you just flinch?” She softly asked, half-jokingly,Rose's lips parted, as she quickly shook her head, “No, well, yes. I just didn’t expect him to be there.”“Right.” Aria chuckled. She could still see Rose sneaking glances behind her with a nervous gaze.Rose nodded as she blinked and turned her attention back to Aria. “Anyway, are you really okay?” she asked, her tone solemn, “I heard from some of the traders that you were bloodied and completely scarred when you walked through the market trail.”Aria smiled, as stretched out her hand. “I’m fine Rose,” she answered, a warm fuzzy feeling rose within her as she realized that there was someone else who actually cared for her. “I

Rose’s POV:The room shifted, literally.A long chair at the corner of the hut moved towards Rose, the fire in the hearth flared suddenly as the old woman on the bed turned to face her.She jerked upright, the move weird, it was as if a string had yanked her up instead of her moving on her own accord. Her lips parted as her graying cloudy eyes narrowed at Rose.“What did you say?” her voice was low and unthreatening, but Rose flinched as she quickly sat down on the chair in front of her.She swallowed, clenched her fists and forced herself to look the woman in the eyes, “Matron." She spoke slowly, the urgency all but gone from her tone. “I said I met an impossible wolf.”The old woman, Lucille’s eyebrows furrowed in confusion, “You know I am old, girl. I do not have time for your riddles today,” she growled, “What do you mean?”Rose looked down, her lips parted as she took a deep breath, but she quickly clamped down. She had no idea how to explain what she had just heard to Lucille. E

Aria shivered slightly as she walked forward.The cold cloaked her, it felt heavy, too heavy. The sun was high, and the snow was half melted, but it didn’t make a difference.The only source of warmth she currently had was the memories of Lyra’s face as she walked away. That was the most satisfying confrontation of her life. For the first time ever, she wasn’t just the weak cowering stillblood, now she could look Lyra in the eyes and not flinch.Now she was strong, but right now, as she walked, Aria didn’t want to be strong. She just wanted to be with Lucien.Her steps dragged slightly as she walked back towards the market, the rush of adrenaline from her confrontation with Lyra had long since fled. In its place was a dull echo of pride that followed her around.As she walked into the market square, silence descended on it. This time it was even faster than the last. The hush spread across the market so suddenly that it made Aria stop in place.She frowned, she didn’t have time to thi

Riley’s brows furrowed,Aria noticed.The moment she had made the offer, she had seen the flicker of disbelief pass through Riley’s gaze.Aria could tell that she was both surprised and intrigued. For a long second, both women stared at each other. Riley's gaze narrowed, her silver eyes glinted as she studied Aria.“Do we have a deal?” Aria asked again, breaking the awkward silence.Riley tilted her head, cleared her throat and nodded. “Yes,” she answered, her voice calm and firm. “We have a deal.” her lips curved into a smirk, “But you’ll answer my question first. You offered,”Aria smiled. She let out a sigh of relief as she took another step forward. “Alright,” she nodded, “What do you want to know?”Riley smiled, “What was your conversation with Lyra about?” she asked. “I saw her shaken up, I know werewolves like her, and they are hardly ever shaken up.”Aria took a deep breath and thought about her answer before her lips parted. “She ambushed me because she wanted to know about t

The warmth of the morning sun did little to stop the knot that was beginning to get twisted in his gut. He glanced up, his eyes narrowed as he limped through the snow-covered trail towards the cottage.His mind was focused on one thing alone, Aria."She should be up by now," he thought. "She would probably still be in bed or making some sort of herbal brew from her herb bags."He smiled as he imagined the sight. She was probably humming under her breath, something he had caught her doing lately.He walked up to the courtyard of the cottage and stopped. He shifted slightly, his grip on his cane grew tighter as he stared at the closed door to their home.A deep feeling of unease blossomed within him. Something was wrong,He couldn’t feel her.Lucien froze, his eyes widened as he began moving fast.He forgot about evenly placing his weight, he pushed through the pain as he rushed to the door and pushed it open.It was empty.The fire in the hearth had burned low. The interior of the cott