I started running from the castle, I was a complete disarray of tears as I rushed out towards the woods. Noah was walking towards the castle entrance when I came barreling past him almost tripping over my own feet as I whimpered, his brows furrowed as he turned to look as I ran past him,
“Arya? Are you okay? Arya!?” He called after me but I didn’t stop running.
I couldn’t think straight, the moment alpha Dimitri came to tell us that father had died it seemed that I had lost all hold on reality.
My ears were ringing and my eyes were blurry, Adonis tried to grab my arm as I started running but I was quick and bolted away as quickly as I could. I couldn’t deal with this, how was I meant to come to terms with this.
As I ran past the opening of our castle border into the woods I exploded from my uniform as Alexa took over, I needed to run.
I needed to allow her to take control right now because I was in no sensible place right now to even think of
Arya Adonis just kept standing in front of me, anger and frustration radiating from him in waves as his whole body clenched, “You don’t know what you’re saying Arya, you’ve just lost both your parents and you’re still in shock. You’re obviously not thinking clearly,” He said calmly before sighing, “Sean is now the alpha of Lacuna, and he will take over full control of this pack. You have other responsibilities to attend to as my mate, as future luna and queen of pack Solasta. Both you and you’re brother have your own responsibilities Arya, just not to the same packs,” My brows furrowed in anger as I clenched my jaw, my eyes were spitting diggers at him at this point, “How dare you just presume that I will go back with you, like the true prince you are, right?” Immediately looking around at my surroundings I quickly found what I was looking for as I took five steps to the right of Adonis, to basket hanging from the tree there. Wi
Arya As I stood in the office which once belonged to my father, I now faced Sean as he reluctantly yet firmly took his place as the new alpha of Lacuna pack. I was dressed in my uniform, my hair tied back in a neat pony tail as my hands clung into fists behind my back. My expression was indifferent as I stared at my brother with a straight face, it was Wednesday, a whole day after this whole nightmare had started. I was keeping a tight grip on my emotions right now as the rest of the warrior commanders stood beside me facing our new alpha, Noah however wasn’t standing, he was seated in an arm chair slightly to the left of Sean. Noah was Sean’s Beta, and at this present moment in time he had his eyes solely fixed on me as he studied my appearance. I knew his motives for this, after watching as I ran from the castle into the woods yesterday, he was clearly watching for any indication that my emotions could be flaring. But, my grasp around
AdonisSince that moment in the woods with Arya earlier this morning, I haven’t seen her. I felt infuriated with this whole situation with her and her brother, I understood the agony she was feeling right now, but this delusional idea that she had in her head about standing by Sean’s side and rejecting me was seriously starting to piss me off.I was sitting in my chambers gingerly leaning back in my seat as my short glass of scotch hung clutched in the vise grips of my hand, as I swung it from side to side nonchalantly. All I could do was stare passably at the wall across the room, the longer I sat there, the more agitated I began to fell.Suddenly there was a knock at the door,“What!” I barked, not in the mood to be polite at this very moment. The door opened and I saw my father standing there staring at questioningly as he raised a brow at me,“I’m going to guess you’re earlier meeting with
Arya Noah yanked my arm as he pulled me into my bedroom before closing the door behind him, “What the fuck do you think you’re doing, get out of my room before I call the guards!” I shouted, and at that moment I heard how stupid that actually sounded as the words escaped my mouth. I was a warrior, and I wanted to call the guards to deal with one other wolf… rolling my eyes I turned away from Noah as I crossed my arms against my chest. Great Arya, give Noah more ammunition to use against you when he goes running to Sean to tell him how weak and pathetic I am. Wait, what am I even thinking right now, first of all Noah shouldn’t even be in my room, and secondly, the opinion of both Sean and his beta is not my concern. I was being manipulated and the sad part was that I was allowing it to happen, all because I didn’t want to leave Sean’s side and abandon our pack. But my place was beside Adonis, I knew that and could feel it
Arya I must have fallen asleep in Adonis’s arms, the calming effect of the mate bond truly was a remarkable thing to experience, I now understood why it was so difficult to live without it once you have found it, the reason my father died within merely hours of finding out our mother had been killed. And with the pain of their absence still so fresh and heavy on my heart, I honestly didn’t want to open my eyes right now. I didn’t want to have to think about rejecting Adonis, I knew it would kill me, I could feel it. But what choice did I have, I knew Sean wouldn’t let this go, he hated the Thorin’s way too much and now that he was in power over our kingdom, he would break all ties with them once they left. Suddenly a hard knock at the door shook me from my sleep, my eyes flew open when the knocks became louder and louder. Adonis growled as he finally let go of me to go and see who it was, upon opening it an incredibly enr
Adonis I sat hunched over the edge of the bed as my father stood some distance away looking out through the drawn curtains, he held onto the hem of the curtain deep in thought and I knew what it was about. It had to do with the curse and the fact that the moon run was tomorrow night. He honestly didn’t have to tell me that the situation was becoming dire because I already knew it, I knew without a doubt what it would mean if Arya didn’t allow me to mark her by tomorrow night. And as the thought of us, both succumbing to death because of some sadistic fucking witch came to mind, I instantly felt as my blood began to boil, Nyko wanted out, he needed to run and be set free. But most of all we needed our mate because we weren’t willing to die just so little Sean could have his revenge, and I wondered for a moment… would he still be so fucking all for it if he knew that his sister would also die tomorrow night if she hasn’t allowed me to mar
AryaI kept running…Straight past our perimeter of safety as I allowed Alexa to carry me out further, I was sobbing inside of my wolf form which was causing Alexa to whimper in return.She felt my anguish and pain, everything had just become too much for me to bare.Just a week ago I had found myself dreading something as trivial as a sit-down dinner with the Solasta pack, I remember standing before the large mirror in my chambers while mother tightened that blasted dress she insisted I wear to the formal affair.I wanted to laugh now at the irony of how I had condemned that dress, thinking it to be the worst thing to ever cross my path. Oh was I wrong about that, how naïve of me to think that a simple dress could have been the nightmare when the true monster had been lurking so much closer to me all along.I couldn’t stop, I didn’t want to stop…If only I hadn’t been s
I finally made my way out of the bathroom only to bump into Asher on my way down the stairs, “Oomph,” I groaned as I took a step back before looking up into his dark brown eyes, his hair was black and messy as it hung in waves framing his face. He looked down at me and smiled as he helped steady me from falling back, and there was a very strange feeling of zapping energy coming from him, it startled me as I took in a quick breath before pulling away from him. “Oh, um, I’m sorry… I didn’t mean to-” but instead his smile merely grew, even more, the longer he stared at me, “No, it’s fine, I mean, really it’s okay,” He said still with that goofy smile on his face. I blinked and had this very strange feeling as I kept staring at him, I had to literally pull back and divert my gaze away from him. He was my cousin, so why was he making me feel so strange the moment he touched me, it didn’t make sense and it was kind of unnerving. There was a
Adonis My beast is on the brink of losing his mind, I've been stuck in this cage with my men for hours, my father's beta is in here with me, and all in all, we're about twenty-two. There are a few more cages filled with our men and woman, our warriors and fighters. But all I can think of right now is my father, his lifeless body lying there, and Sean refusing to let me take him home for a proper burial. And then there's Arya, I wonder if she's still with her real family, I wish I could see her face one last time. I know the moon is almost at its highest and soon it will be too late, I'll be dead, and.... gulping my jaw clenches as my brows come together. And so will she... I'm sitting hunched over as my arms drape over my knees, my head is hung low and I'm blocking out the murmurs as Sean's men torment mine. But I don't care about that right now, time is ticking away and I'm stuck in here, my mate is far away and our time is basically up. Tonight the curse that has been weighing
Arya My head was spinning as I stood up, it was dark inside this section of the cave and the air seemed stuffier, it wasn't exactly my first choice to get in here but it would most likely prove to be the most successful. I know the way and even though it's a tight space of squeezing through an opening best suited for a child I know that this is the only way we will go undetected, Asher suddenly groans from behind me as he squeezes through the gap in the wall. "Seriously, Arya, this was your big plan, to lead us through a gap for midgets?" Scoffing I roll my eyes as I push on through the narrow space, "I didn't tell you to come with me, last time I checked you were the one who wouldn't let me come alone, remember?" "You can't be serious to think that you would have been able to take Sean on by yourself, I've had dealings with him in the past, and whether he's my cousin or not he's always been a bit of an entitled dick." "Firstly, I can handle Sean just fine. Yes, he's sort of los
Arya I had managed to convince alpha Blake, Aaron, and Axel to enter the cave through the only other opening they thought was there. Little do they know that I've sent them through the opening which would ultimately keep them as far away from danger as possible, long enough for me to get to Adonis and free him and his people. The entrance I had sent alpha Blake and my brothers into however would lead them to a section we like to call confusion, it's named that because to our enemies it would seem like the only way in if they happened to stumble across it, and once inside it's like a maze which has you wandering in circles before eventually coming across cages which would be unoccupied. They would be unoccupied because they were still being installed when my dad... cringing at the fact that I just referred to alpha Warrick as my father when he was nothing of the sorts has me reliving a moment in the section of confusion just a few weeks
Arya We headed out the back of the castle as the eerie silence made it all too real, the whole castle was deserted, it has gone from a vibrant and busy place to absolute emptiness. Mist and fog covered the grounds like a clouded blanket. Looking up at the sky it was plain to see that bad weather was approaching, the clouds were dark and I couldn't help but wonder if we were in for a blizzard as a sudden and unexpected gush of wind blew icy particles right past us swirling across the darkened sky. None of us said anything though, because honestly, a blizzard was the least of our worries right now, right? I didn't want any of my family going underground with me and an unimaginable fear started creeping deep inside of me at the realization of what we could be walking into, I've been down there so I know all too well each and every angle of the place, going alone would mean that I would be able to move unnoticed amongst the shadows, hav
Arya "This is not a fight we can win, if Sean has everyone underground that can only mean that he's managed to overthrow Dimitri's men completely, and so doing anyone who would apose him from his own pack. Going down there would be suicide, I can't let any of you come with me." My words suddenly became completely lost to me the moment Asher pushed right past his brothers like they were not even there, he sidestepped alpha Blake and was instantly right up in my face as he caged me against the door behind me. Staring right down into my eyes I could feel his breath fanning my face as his eyes were suddenly burning with his wolf steering the ship behind them, "You're not going alone, I won't let you, you're mine." I grimaced at his words as my jaw dropped, but strange enough that same strange tingling sensation returned down my spine and my heart started racing to almost five beats per second, "Asher, what... I don't..
Arya It felt like a nightmare coming undone at the seems of a torturous contribution of self-loathing, I hated the lie, the faketiciuous mist of distraction that concealed my eyes from the truth. The moment we walked onto the grounds of the castle. it became clear that we were unwelcome, I held my head high, confidence resonating within me and projecting itself within the concealed realm of my soul. Asher turned his face to look at me, brows furrowed as my family and I entered the castle, only to be met with confused resistance. Where was everyone, why was everything so quiet? I swallowed hard as I stood at the entrance of our castle entrance, the doors wide open and no one there to guard it, what the hell was going on? Inhaling deeply I closed my eyes, I tried to understand the foreign situation I was now presented with. The castle was never empty, never left unattended. So why now, why did I feel
Adonis I couldn't think straight, my entire body was suddenly set on fire as my wolf sprinted toward pack Lacuna, my mind was running a mile a second as I tried to focus, grasp at anything that would give me some sort of clarity as to what I would be expecting when I get there. Sean was an irksome sun of a bitch but he wasn't some bloodthirsty erratic murderous barbarian, surely. My wolf had one thing on his mind, to get there and rip anyone apart who stood in my way. Because even though I had received the call that my father was dead, I didn't want to believe it. It had to be a mistake, a sick joke, something Sean had conjured up in his head to lure Arya back home to him. He probably had my father locked away somewhere, even that was enough to push my wolf right over the edge of no return. Did the little prick not realize that he was dealing with a Thorin, the Bithwood's might be mighty warriors, but the Tho
Arya “Okay let me get this straight, you’re proposing that I just hide here until…” “Until after this whole thing is over and Adonis has marked you.” My mouth gaped as I stared at alpha Blake, my father, and a man that wasn’t making any sense right now. “I’m not hiding away while all of you take the risks for me, that’s not how I was brought up and I’m not going to start being a coward now.” I snapped as my eyes scanned the room over all of them. My mother, my brothers, and even Peta were standing before me urging me to stay low and not to confront Sean while they all protected me like I was some damsel who couldn’t defend myself. My eyes darted toward Peta and I found myself suddenly standing before him as I tried to get him to look at me but he wouldn’t, instead he looked down at the floor instead. “Peta, we have fought together, side by side since we were kids. You know this is bullshit and that
Sean“Why haven’t I heard from Peta, it’s almost evening and he hasn’t returned with Arya. And where the fuck is Adonis, can somebody tell me where he’s disappeared to. Get me, Dimitri… NOW!”I bellow at my warriors as they stand before me, Lucian eyes me warily before turning and marching out of my office, Lucan and Liam following swiftly behind him.Noah stays seated in front of my desk as his eyes stay fixed on me, he clenches his jaw and I can see he wants to say something but he’s holding back.Noah’s my beta, I trust him. But right now my wolf is about to lose his mind, we need to find Arya and bring her back.All kinds of different scenarios begin to dance around in a taunting way in my mind, and it’s only driving my wolf into a fit of rage.I try to calm him but it doesn’t seem to be working, I suddenly find myself slamming my fists against the table as