Novel & Cerita How To Pronounce Ali

“How dare you, Aaliyah? Brandon does not bel…” Brandon interrupts her, his tone cold as ice. “It’s Alpha Brandon to you, Amelia. And I would watch what I say next if I were you…” His wolf flashes in his eyes calm and in control. She swallows her retort and looks away. “Geena please let's go”. She cups Geena’s elbow and just before they leave I say to Geena “Toodle-oo, sis,” giving her a fake wave.

“She changed—ever since you arrived and came into my life. I thought she was a genuine friend like Vance, but...I guess, like everyone else, Elise sees me for only my power and my title as an Alpha King. Unlike you and Vance, you see me as Kallias.” I inhaled a sharp breath. “Then you don’t need to mourn a friend you never had in the first place, Kal.” He smiled and returned to eating. “Am I your friend, Evadne?” EHVAD-NAY. I just noticed he spoke my name the way I always wanted it to be pronounced. Some call me E-VAD-NEE. Others utter it as E-VAD-NAY. "I always tell people my name is pronounced as ebony, except replace B with V and NY with NAY, and also replace the ON with VAD—"

“Sigh… People like you are just too easy to take advantage of. Stop worrying so much and get some proper sleep tonight.” Elise was caught off guard by the sudden gesture. Her cheeks flushed slightly, and she lowered her head, too embarrassed to meet Alia’s gaze. She responded in a small, muffled voice, “Mm…” Standing up, Alia adjusted her coat casually, her tone returning to its usual lightness. “Alright, we should get going. Be careful while you stay here—this time, no more ‘bad signal’ excuses.” She deliberately dragged out the last part, her voice carrying a hint of teasing.

Aaliyah reiterated emphatically. “You gotta be kidding me!” He spat out.

I whispered. "Goodnight, Aliyah."

Alisha was busy swinging herself from side to side. "My womb opener…" she continued, "in the person of Alisha, aka Ali baby." The cheerings and laughter which followed this could not be overemphasized, it was indeed a moment of family's joy and happiness. Alisha got down her seat and put her palms together. "Namaste," she said. "No Ali baby, the right way," Rudra corrected, and she obeyed instantly. "Your Grace," she bowed and everyone clapped. Raghav smiled and carried her up again.

Cory’s smooth, playful baritone crackled through the speaker. I snorted “Open up, Rem. I’m losing my grip on the pepperoni.” “Wow, Rem.” Aliyah leaned closer. “Nick name basics huh?” She asked, a coy smile tugging the corner of her mouth. “Drop it,” I whispered, shooting her a warning look. “And please, behave.” “Honey,” she whispered back, “when am I ever not on my best behavior.”

**** ¦THE PRESENT¦ AALIYAH Her eyes slowly parted as a groan escaped her feebly pale lips. I had sat up as she restlessly moved. "Aal" She called with frailty. I placed a moist towel across her forehead before she relaxed. "Fucking Wu" Maria paced around, pissed.

Her mother was 5'5 while Aliyah was 5'11, her mother had brown hair that was really blonde but she dyed it, she had light brown eyes, matching her skin colour. "Hola mamá." She mumbled into her neck, loving the scent of home. Her mother pulled away. "Hola mi amor como has estado ¿Dónde está el marido?" Aaliyah smiled, turning to Antonio, he placed a smile on his face. (Hello my love, how have you been? Where is the husband?) "Mamá and everyone this is Antonio." They all smiled, greeting him. She turned to her father hugging him. "How have you been?" She asked.

She put the paper on the table opposite her and wrote down Olivia's name in Arabic 'أوليڤيا' then she handed the paper to Olivia. "This is so cool! I want to know the names of the letters that spell my name," Olivia said excitedly. "The first one is alef, the second one is wow, third is lam, fourth is ya', the fifth is fa', sixth is ya' and the last one is alef," Rayne told her.