CHLOE I blinked twice looking at his dumbfounded face. Face "What did you say?" I asked him, not knowing if I had actually heard correctly. “I said you would gr=” "No." I cut him off. "What did you call me?" I saw him get nervous as he looked at our feet and scratched the back of his head. “Ah, um... Chloe,” he replied. timidly as if he had just committed a serious crime. “It’s the first time you’ve called me by my nickname.” I whispered, more to myself than him. “Actually, I've wanted to call you that ever since I heard Max do it,” he said. “But I won’t call you that if you don’t like it.” “No… please don’t stop calling me Chloe. I love the sound of that coming from your voice.” I confessed and I swear, your face lit up like July. “Chloe... You are mine. Chloe,” he said before pecking my lips. “I am yours, as you are mine… Aaron.” I said between kisses. His body rumbled as he laughed. "What is so funny?" I asked, amused by her sweet laugh. “I always hated that nickn
“Did you do this, witch?” he growled and I swear the ground shook beneath us. He took a threatening step towards her as she quickly raised her hands in mock surrender. "Sorry. Not me, mutt,” she said as she pointed at me. "Your." “Ror…” he turned to me. "You did...?" He couldn't finish the word and just gestured around the room. I nodded numbly. “How is this…” he started to ask, but Eleanor interrupted him. “She needs to train more. Chloe still doesn't understand how great and dangerous her powers are as the daughter of the moon goddess." “Wendell Grosvenor is out there getting an army to wipe you all out, and you guys are thinking about having a damn party tonight.” She scolded us like two teenagers who got caught in the janitor's closet. Without another word, she left the room, leaving Aaron and I alone. “Are you really okay, honey?” He said as he held my hands, squeezing them a little too hard. “I… I am. How do you know?" I asked. Realizing he was the only one who came. Ev
Remus and Aspen entered soon after, then the gamma couple from the Night Walker pack followed them. Then Max and Emma, as well as the beta couple from the visiting group. Sierra were the next to enter, leaving me alone, waiting for my name to be announced along with Aaron's. The nerves were consuming me. I didn't want to do this alone. I hated the idea of going in and being the center of attention. I can't do this Rhea. I should just go back inside, I told my wolf and I made a U-turn and was about to run when I came across a wall, only this wall rumbled as I laughed. “And where do you think you’re running to. Cinderella? The clock hasn’t struck midnight yet.” Aaron said as he gave me a quick hug, tingles of mate bond teasing my body as he held me. “Aaron.” I smiled. Relieved. “I thought you weren’t going to show.” “Sorry, baby. I got caught with something. You look stunning.” He responded as he tucked a strand of hair behind my ear and then leaned in to kiss my lips. I was alm
I shook my head, overwhelmed. "No, I'm not fine. I let my anger get the best of me and now, look what happened. How many people were injured?”Aaron stepped forward with a grim expression."We don `t know yet. We need to find out and help them. But first we need to get out of here before the hunters and their allies return.”Max nodded in agreement. “We should go back to pack territory and regroup. We’ll figure out our next steps there.”I shook my head, feeling a deep sense of shame and regret. I always knew my powers were dangerous, but I never imagined I would cause so much devastation.As we started heading back to pack territory, I couldn't help but feel like I had let everyone down.My mind was full of thoughts about how I could have done things differently, how I could have avoided causing so much damage.Suddenly, Rhea moved inside me and I could feel her presence in my mind.“Chloe,&
WOLFANG As I descended the cold, damp staircase that led to the dungeons, I couldn't help but shiver with anticipation. My beta, Max, followed close behind, his sharp claws clicking on the stone steps. We were going to interrogate Wendell's brother, Alastor, and extract information about his treacherous plans for the wolf race. We enter the dungeons. I could hear Alastor's muffled screams coming from one of the cells. The smell of decay and despair hung heavily in the air, and I could barely see through the dimly lit hallways. “Get up, Alastor,” I growled when we reached his cell. “We have some questions for you.” Alastor slowly got up from the ground, his fur matted and his eyes bloodshot from the torture he suffered. "What do you want from me?" he spat. “We want information,” Max growled, anger bristling. “We know your brother is planning something big against our pack. We need to know what it is.” Alastor's eyes darted between us. “I'm not going to talk,” he finally said, h
Yes, I protected my partner, but that was part of our natural instincts. I should suspect someone who could hurt Chloe. And it didn't matter that Eleanor kept saying she had Chloe's best interests at heart. She continued to do things that tested her emotions, and it hurt me to see my partner feeling sad, upset, and exhausted because of this old friend. Suddenly, she turned her bright eyes only to me. “Perhaps you would like to join me on the walk, pup?” I showed my teeth. “I would like you to call me Alpha Aaron and nothing else.” She scoffed at that. “I will address you by whatever name I see fit. Right now, you look and talk like a stubborn, silly puppy. So that’s what you are.” I was on my feet immediately, Cronnos threatening to come out of me. Who the hell does this woman think she is? Let me out and I'll show her who the real Alpha is. She is constantly trying to take our mate away from us. Stop it, I tried to reason with him. If I attack her now, Chloe will be mad a
I nodded, not knowing what to make of his words. “You brought me the ingredients,” she said, pointing to the small package in my hand. "Good. Now we can get to work.” I handed her the package and she placed it in the cauldron, stirring vigorously. The mixture began to bubble and hiss, sending wisps of vapor into the air. The scene was incredibly witchy and I couldn't help but feel a little uncomfortable. Eleanor was known for her powerful magic, and I didn't want to be on the wrong side of that. I wondered, not for the first time, how Chloe trusted her so openly. The woman seemed capable of turning people into frogs at will. As she continued to stir the cauldron, she looked at me with a strange expression. “You don’t trust me, do you?” she asked, her voice low and dangerous. I hesitated for a moment. “I don’t trust anyone who uses magic for their own gain.” Eleanor laughed. “Ah, but that’s the beauty of it, isn’t it? Magic can be used for good or evil, depending on the user's
Eleanor I had been waiting for this visit for a long time. So when Chloe looked me in the eye and told me she knew about the elements, I felt nothing but sadness. “You must know why I didn’t tell you myself. I just hoped you would find your way and look for the answers on your own.” "What do I have to do?" she asked, her eyes resolute. “You have to believe. You see, child, for you to return to this plane in a resurrected form, the only way through death is with hope.” She was a little confused when I said, “So, in essence, I die, but do I die knowing that I will live?” "Yes." I smiled weakly. “You die knowing that this world is waiting for you and that, like everything else, you will only make a small journey.” “Show me the way.” “Tomorrow, when the moon rises, we will finish this. Then your training will be complete.” “How the hell are you.” I turned around, my heart suddenly becoming cold. I knew that voice. My companion looked at me, his eyes bloodshot. Aaron Chloe drag