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A SURPRISE VISIT

The snowstorm stopped falling a couple of days ago.Sunlight flickered, unobstructed through the window to the cottage room. It was the middle of the day, but the hearth was still it.Aria laid on the bed with a smile on her face. She raised her quilt further, enjoying the warmth it provided.It had been about a week since the attack on her by Ronan. From that day, Lucien had nursed her back to full health.She had healed faster than she ever thought she could. Her healing was still not as much as a full blood werewolf, but Aria could tell that it had grown much better.That wasn’t the only other thing that had changed since that day. For two days after the attack, Aria could barely walk and had to be fed directly by Lucien.It wasn’t that her body was injured, it was her mind. Her thoughts felt heavy, trying to think felt like she had just ran a marathon. It was slow and sluggish.Eventually, her mind cleared and that was when she noticed the changes.It was her senses. If her healin

A STARTLED ROSE

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

THE IMPOSSIBLE WOLF

Rose’s POV:Rose grinned as she walked Aria through the now silent market. For the first time in days, she felt like herself again.The air was crisp, the silence in the market made her move freely, the scent of grilled meat on her fingers was heavenly. And, Aria, goddess, she was so glad Aria was all right.Rose had been wanting to check on her friend since the first day, but she had never had the strength nor the opportunity to, not until today at least.She was just glad that Aria was alive and well.As they walked through the snow-blanketed market pathway and made small talk, their boots crunched loudly in the now-melting snow, Rose walked beside Aria, trying to make her laugh.“You don’t know how happy I am to see you up and about,” Rose beamed, “it seems like the news of your grievous injuries has been exaggerated.”Aria flashed a smile and a nod as she took another bite out of her grilled meat. “Yeah, they were,” she shrugged, “But you know you’ve already said that, right? Like

SHE IS TO BE KILLED

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'S THREAT

Aria watched Rose’s figure disappear off the path towards the servant’s hall. She spent the next few moments standing at the edge of the market.The usual banter and noise of the market had yet to return. It seemed like the traders were not going to resume until they were sure that she had left.Aria’s mind was entirely focused on her conversation with Rose, especially the last part. The warmth of their talk still clung tightly to her. She could tell that Rose was troubled by something, she just didn’t know what.As the silence settled in around the market, so did Aria’s thoughts.She wasn’t ready to go back to the cottage. Not yet at least.She now had evolved senses, she needed to put them to the test.With a long drawn-out breath, Aria savored the scent of the market as she began walking forward, away from the servant’s hall and deep towards the clawhold.The snow had begun to melt under the heat of the mid-day sun, so the stone paths were slippery. Aria walked slowly, making sure

THE SHADOW

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

LUCIEN'S MISSING?

Warm soft sunlight filtered through the frosted windows of the cottage, and for a brief moment, as Aria stirred, the air grew still for a moment.Aria woke up with a frown on her face.The cold greeted her as her eyes fluttered open.The warmth was gone. Not the warmth of the hearth; no, it was still burning. It was a different type of warmth, a more intimate one.Lucien was gone.She didn’t even need to glance around the room. She could feel it, he wasn’t in the cottage. Her fingers brushed over the fur blanket and, for a very brief moment, she wanted to stay there. But something snapped her awake, something that had just got into her mind.When Lucien had left, he had told her that he was going to go out for a while and be back in just a couple of hours.That was last night.Judging by the intense rays of sunlight entering the room, Aria could tell that it was already morning.“Did something happen?” Aria muttered under her breath, a little bit of unease flushing through her. “He sh

ANSWERS AND MORE QUESTIONS

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

HE NEEDED HER

Lucien frowned, his eyes narrowed as his grip on his obsidian cane grew tighter.The war council meeting was going on longer than he had expected.Lucien sat silently in his stone-carved seat beside his brother, his brows furrowed as his mind strayed away from the purpose of the meeting.His sharp, intense gaze wandered across the enclave as he watched them trade words and hurl insults at each other. One moment they debated strategies for the war and outlined countermeasures; the other, they cursed at each other and hurled slurs across the room.But Lucien wasn’t listening anymore. In fact, he had stopped listening hours ago, his thoughts had strayed to Aria."She should be awake by now." He thought, "I know she would be worried." If this council meeting wasn’t as important as it currently was, Lucien would have left ages ago. His jaw clenched tightly as he thought of Aria.He had planted a kiss on her lips when he had walked out of the cottage. His grip grew tighter the more he tho

LUCIEN'S DEATH?

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

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