All Chapters of ARIA: The Rise Of The Half Wolf Phoenix : Chapter 91 - Chapter 97

Aria’s pov I keep walking toward the cafeteria, but my mind is everywhere except in front of my feet. Hopefully Kael and his friends are done with eating by now and they won’t have to sit with me. Though his performance today had made the students ignore and avoid me. There has been less whispers and less shoulder bumps…….they all think I’m Kael’s property now. The thought makes my heart flutter……a small traitorous leap. I shove it down hard. I’m nobody’s property. Not Kael’s, not anyone’s…..Goddess help me. Besides, Misha had told me his pack will never accept a human as one of them, talk more of a human Luna. Humans can never lead wolves, everyone knows that………not that I’m aiming to be his Luna or anything like that. Though… It would be nice. Okay. No……..Stop it. “Hey.” A voice slips in beside me and I stiffen but keep walking. I look beside me to see the vampire I helped in the gym on my first day……..what was his name……Stephan? Stephano? He matches my pace easi

Kael's povCouncillor Thallia, the witch, smiles at my outburst. It’s the kind of smile meant to demean lesser beings and Ghost doesn't like it.Ghost bristles immediately, a low warning rumble curling through my spine, but I force him to stay still. Calm is survival in rooms like this and I don’t plan to provoke creatures who can erase my bloodline with a thought.Thallia closes the thick file in front of her with flourish and places her elbows on the stone table as she leans forward, her fingers tucked beneath her jaw.“I’m curious about you, Mr Blackthorn.”“What about?” I ask after a beat.She tilts her head, studying me. “You have been the perfect student since your first year. Rose through the ranks almost immediately and demonstrated exceptional control over your…….other self. No disciplinary marks and maintained impeccable grades throughout.”Of course……This is where Ghost and I excel. Showing perfection and clean records to prevent anyone from seeing just how depraved he real

Aria's povMy head is still spinning as the two massive men lead me outside, one hand gripping each of mine.It’s probably the only thing keeping me upright.The Council's last reply to me had cracked something open inside my head leaving me numb, my thoughts spilling everywhere. I have even forgotten the threesome I was thinking about leaving my head wide open for the council to invade.Of course that thought was gone immediately I left their presence. Even Dean Elisha’s cold glare hadn’t brought a reaction from me.I stare right in front of me and all I can think is that I failed wolfly.I missed my last chance.I ruined everything.Across the courtyard, Kael leans against the fountain. The moment he sees me, he straightens and releases a sign of relief as if he thought I won’t make it out alive. I look back at the closed door and it dawns on me that my fate is sealed. They saw me in person. They should know I'm human, so why didn’t they agree? Why didn’t they just send me home?

Aria's povFire… screams… blood… the sound of crunching bones. Fire… screams… blood… the sound of crunching bones. The nightmare always starts the same, a cruel loop in my mind but this time it doesn’t stop where it usually does. It keeps going.The dark forest comes next, darker than night and alive. The Creatures from before move between the trees, their bodies twisted, their screeches tearing through the air like blades. Vines slither along the ground and rise wrapping around my legs, my waist, my throat, dragging me back no matter how hard I fight. Their touch burns and freezes all at once, thorns biting into my skin as if the forest itself wants to claim me.I’m running and not moving at all.The ground drops away and the darkness dissolves, and suddenly I'm back in the rose field.But this time I'm surrounded by people instead.They stand around me, dozens of them, their faces turned toward me and their eyes warm with recognition. I don’t recognize any of them, yet my chest ac