All Chapters of ARIA: The Rise Of The Half Wolf Phoenix : Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

Kael's povOf all the crazy things that could've happened in my last year at this school, this takes the cake. Ghost growling at the only human on campus, this small, breakable girl with big green-gold eyes, and claiming she's mine. My mate!.Is this some kind of joke?Just the word mate feels like rusty chains dragging through my bones. I never thought I would hear it, not in my lifetime, not ever. It had only been mentioned in old books, those dusty things I had to study before I took over from my father. The last real fated mates was centuries ago, so far back that the elders treat it like a myth. The kind of story you tell your kids to make them fall asleep with wonder, not a thing that's actually happening.Legend has it that the moon goddess loved a man so much she gave him forever. He felled in love with another and broke her heart, and left her all alone. Mad, she kept herself from ever loving again but gave us one last gift…….something she didn't get. She blessed the world wi

Aria's povI quickly looked down, trying to avoid the intense stare I felt from across the room. He looked so angry, like he wanted to tear me apart. Seriously, what did he want me to do? Just skip the whole assembly and head to the Dean's office? That would have made things worse.My hands were shaking as I followed Adrian, and I just wanted to disappear. Adrian walked like he owned the place, all confident and slow, my hand still in his arm. His shoes echoed in the silence, which made each step sound like a challenge. All the students were watching us, whispering. He stopped at a first row seat, nodded at a boy seating infront of him, and the kid jumped up like his seat was on fire. I tried to pull my hand away from him, hoping to find a seat in the back where no one could see me.He didn't let go, his grip is like iron, and he was smirking like he knew what I was up to. The first kid wasn't the only one moving, the student next to him was already gone, practically running to get aw

Adrian's povAssembly was epic. On my way to the assembly when her scent hit, human mixed with something else and saw Aria and her friend standing there, the plan had formed in my head. I have always loved attention and I try to up myself each semester. When we entered the hall and I felt her freeze beside me when she realized that it wasn’t the entrance she expected, that had made my grin bigger. I leaned down to whisper against her ear, partly because I enjoy the way she stiffens when my breath touches her skin. “Smile beautiful. Let them admire your beauty”.Her blush betrays her. Damn, she is cute when she is flustered. When it all ends and the hall empties, I do not let her go, even though she tries. Everyone is still staring, their faces filled with disgust…….not at me of course, they wouldn’t dare but at Aria. I felt her stiffen beside me, her head down……. I felt something close to pity. I had hoped me being with her will lessen what she was about to face, guess I have to bre

Aria's povI walk out of the building with my head bent low, hoping no one notices the tears streaking down my cheeks. They sting against my skin, hot and humiliating, and I press my lips together to stop the sob that threatens to escape. The Dean’s words still echo inside my head, cruel, as if he takes pleasure in making me feel small. I keep my gaze on the ground walking straight forward, counting the cracks in the pavement, refusing to let anyone see how broken I feel. Only when the sound of my own steps becomes the only thing I hear do I finally dare to look up.My chest tightens when I realize the courtyard is empty……Completely empty. There is no laughter, no footsteps and no students wandering around late like me. It feels wrong, like I have slipped out of time and been forgotten. I rembered the Dean warning about tardiness, now I understand why. They take it very seriously here, way too seriously from the look of it…..and I was so late.“This wasn’t how I envisioned this day” I

Kael's povI hang my jacket inside my gym locker as though it burns me, shoving it in, as if doing so will shove her out of my head too. I slam the metal door shut and the echo lingers heavy. My chest heaves once, twice, but the anger still coils hot inside me. Rage and confusion twist together in a storm I cannot quiet.Jaxon and Dante remain silent behind me not saying a word. They have not left my side since the assembly, their stares feels like twin knives stabbing at my back. I can feel the weight of their concern……or is it suspicion? It presses down on me with every second that passes. They are waiting, watching, as though I am a wild animal about to snap its chain. Their stillness irritates me more than any words would have.I turn to them, my jaw tight. Their faces give me nothing but quiet judgment. It makes me want to tear the room apart, to demand they stop looking at me as if I am broken.“You are on edge,” Jaxon finally speaks, his voice low, measured and too careful, as