All Chapters of Too Late To Claim Me: Chapter 81 - Chapter 90

"Welcome. You have shown that you are a good girl. And good girls are rewarded" What the actual hell. My whole body were shaking as I read the words, and my heart was pounding heavily against my ribs. Someone had been in here, in this house, watching me. That someone had crept to my window, probably in the dead of night and left this note. And I didn't know if it was a threat, or a warning. But I knew one thing that was certain, I was being watched, every moment I spend here And whoever this person was, they were closer than I thought. I looked up at the window, scanning it for any sign of movement. But there was nothing, only shadows,

RemusShe's here.Aria is actually here, and she's standing in the corridor of the Beta's house, looking even more beautiful than I'd ever seen her. And when I touched her shoulder, and she had turned and looked at me with those wide, pain-filled eyes, it made a resolve inside of me shattered.I couldn't control myself. I admit, I'd spent five years trying to forget her, trying to convince myself that I'd made the right choice. And in one moment, every carefully constructed wall, decisons and thought came crashing down.I kissed her.I could not control myself, so I kissed her.The moment my lips touched hers, I felt the sleeping bond snap back into life, the connection I'd been denying for five years. She was my mate. She had always been my mate. And I had been the greatest fool to have let her go.She kissed me back, and I nearly wept with relief. She wanted this.Oh she wanted me. After everything I'd done to her, after how I'd treated her, she still wanted me.I pulled her into th

AriaI don't know how long I sat there, crying against the cold stone wall.The tears came in waves, each one was more painful than the last. I cried for my son and the danger I had brought him into.I cried for myself, and the pathetic weakness that had led me into Remus's arms.I looked up, when I felt a shadow fell over me. I looked up and saw my father standing in front of me, his expression was a mixture of concern and confusion. Caelum was still in his arms, his small face now etched with worry."Mummy?" His voice was small and scared. "Mummy, why are you crying?"I scrambled to my feet, wiping my face with the back of my hand, and trying to compose myself."I'm fine, baby. I'm fine. I just... I got scared when I couldn't find you.""I'm sorry, Mummy." His lower lip trembled. "Grandfather said we could play. I didn't mean to scare you.""It's okay, sweetheart." I reached for him, and my father handed him over. I held him close, buried my face in his hair, and breathed in his

AriaThe morning of my formal presentation dawned too quick.Even though my mind keep churning with the thoughts that I couldn't escape.The encounter with Remus, the shame that had followed, the lingering scent of him still clinging to my skin despite multiple baths and intense scrubbing, all of it had left me raw and entirely exposed.And now, I had to face him again.My father had come to my room the evening before, his expression a mixture of apology and apprehension.He had told me about the Alpha's command, and the formal presentation before him that was required of me before I could be fully considered a member of the pack again."You'll need to go to the Alpha's house tomorrow," he had said, his voice quiet."He wants to see you. So that he can formally welcome you back to the pack."My first instinct was to refuse, to scream and argue and demand to know why exactly I had to subject myself to this humiliation.But the look in my father's eyes had made me halt.And so I had no

The next day was a whirlwind of activity.The whole pack was fully engaged in preparing for the ceremony, according to the rumors, it's a grand celebration that would officially welcome the new Beta and formally end my exile.Words have it that it will be the kind of event that would be remembered for years, a moment of transition and renewal for the pack.I kept my head down though, focusing on Caelum, on surviving each day, and on not falling apart.I avoided my father, my stepmother, and any conversation with the mention of Remus or Marcus.But I couldn't avoid the news.The announcement came the night before the ceremony. It was a formal proclamation, that was spread throughout the pack by word of mouth and official notices posted in the town square."The ceremony will be held on the same day as the handover. The pack will formally welcome Beta Marcus Nolan, and also welcome the former Beta's daughter Aria Hart back into the pack folds after five years of absence."I heard the