All Chapters of ARIA: The Rise Of The Half Wolf Phoenix : Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

Aria's povThe gym smells of sweat and metal, heavy and thick, and I already know this is going to be hell. The training starts before I can even figure out where to stand. Everything here is sharp, fast, and brutal. Totally different from the way my dad trains us in our pack back home. Few minutes after I ran out from that dressing room, Students of every kind begin filing in, and the air changes with each scent that joins the space. Vampires, wolves, panthers, witches—apparently all first years are shoved into this class until they are evaluated and separated. I had thought, foolishly, that it would be only omegas. That, at least, I could have handled but of course fate decided to laugh at me.Coach Stevens barks orders, his voice like a whip, loud enough to shake the walls. He is huge man, broad shoulders stretching his shirt, head shaved to the scalp like some military commander carved out of stone. His arms are thick as tree trunks and his voice sounds deep and cutting. He swear

Kael's povI never should have touched her.The thought hits me the moment the door slams shut behind me as I entered my house. The echo shakes the walls, but it does nothing to drown out the memory of her scent. The way her pulse had raced under my hand. I can still feel her heat against me, still hear the small, sharp breath she took when I leaned too close. Twice I nearly lost it. Twice I almost forgot who I was.Two omegas jump when the sound of the door crashes through the house. They are standing near the entryway, their heads bowed. They were trembling so hard their hands shook. Great……sharing my personal space, the last thing I need tonight.I walk toward them slowly, and their fear rolls through the room like smoke. I can smell it—salt and panic and submission. Why do they keep coming when they’re so terrified of me? I don’t choose Omegas to serve me like the other alphas do, I barely use them. Yet the school keeps sending them every semester like clockwork.“Speak,” I growl.

Aria's povI look up, startled. Adrian. I would recognize that sexy voice anywhere.He had the perfect grin on his beautiful face, his dark hair falling over his forehead, eyes gleaming with amusement. Three other boys hover behind him, all vampire-beautiful and smug. The air shifts the moment he arrives, like it bends to him.“Don’t tell me you’re so hungry you’ve started eating off the floor?” he teases, crouching down slightly.I flush, scrambling to my feet. “Oh, no! I just… I dropped it, so I’m cleaning up before—”He snaps his fingers and one of his guys immediately kneels and starts gathering the mess.“No, it’s fine! I can do it!” I protest.I bent down trying to pack the food, no way was I letting someone else suffer for me again, just like the way he made someone give up their seat for me at the assembly“Not happening,” Adrian says lightly, taking my hand. His voice is calm, firm and commanding. Something about it made me not want to argue. Even though he claimed vampires

Kael’s povThe scent of fear hits me first as soon as I stepped into my house. It hangs heavy in the air, thick enough to make Ghost stir beneath my skin. His growl rumbles low, pressing against my chest. It has only been a day since the omegas arrived, yet the house already feels suffocating. Their scent clings to every corner, they smell like weakness, nerves and submission. I’m tired of them already and I haven’t even spoken to them since that day they came.Dinner scent drifts from the kitchen, a mix of meat, herbs and something sweet. It should tempt me, but it doesn’t. My stomach knots instead of growling. All I want is silence, the house empty with just me inside, that should make me feel better.The book in my hand feels heavier than it should. I couldn’t find any book in the library that talked about fated mates no matter how long I looked, finally I saw this book that tells a story about the moon goddess and her love, hopefully it says something about how she created the fat

Kael’s pov“You have to make an example of them or you will look weak, Kael. Those are the rules. Show the Alpha of the Blackwolves and his son who they are to bow to If you become Alpha.”My father’s voice keeps echoing in my head long after the call ends. If I become Alpha?What the hell does that even mean?I have been training, fighting, and bleeding for that title for six years. I’ve led half the pack’s raids, handled disputes, done his dirty work, enforced every damn law he didn’t have the courage to face himself. After everything I’ve done, after the blood I’ve spilled, he dares to say if I become Alpha?I grip the bottle of my beer tighter and stare at the still blue water in front of me. I am louging at the pool side watching it glitters under the afternoon sun. Infront of me, laughter rings out. Misha and her friends are in the pool swimmimg or whatever they are doing. Water never seems to touch their body, their hair is still perfect, not a single strand out of place. Their