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Alpha Aidan's Rejection 32: More Under His Sleeves
AIDANI quickly made my way back to the hotel suite after receiving the call from Jace, and my anger was visible. I wasn’t ready to leave Nadia and Tara just yet, and when Nadia started grumbling about me leaving, I almost said screw whatever Jace needed to tell me.The little time I got to spend with her was unarguably one of the best times of my life. Truth be told, my eight-year-old daughter already had me wrapped around her finger.And spending time in Tara’s presence was something I wanted to continue doing for the rest of my life.Aside from that, Tara also said she had something to tell me, but when she saw the urgency in my movement after the call, she said that it could wait.Whatever Jace had to say had better be so important that the earth would freeze over if he didn’t tell me.Giving the lady at the reception a curt nod, I made my way up to my floor.The elevator ride was quick, and when I stepped into the suite, Jace was there, gulping down the entire content of a glass
Last Updated : 2024-12-27Alpha Aidan's Rejection 36: Saying Goodbye
TARAChallenge?What the heck!?How did it get to this?“Say no, please, say no,” I pleaded under my breath, ignoring the uproar from the pack members who were present and currently tearing the place apart.This was exactly what Collin wanted, and he was hoping that Aidan would take the bait and fight him. All for what?“Aidan,” my voice came out shaky, but this time it was louder. Loud enough for Aidan to hear so he could turn around to face me.My heart hammered in my chest, and at some point, it felt like the organ was going to give in.I shook my head once, willing Aidan to say no, but somewhere within me, I already knew that Aidan wouldn’t.I knew that he had this compelling need to protect me and Nadia, and maybe he saw this as his opportunity to do so. I knew that Aidan saw that this young girl was in danger, and he felt the need to protect her too.Like a true Alpha.But Collin was challenging Aidan for Attica pack! That was Aidan’s life’s work. Collin wouldn’t fight fair. He
Last Updated : 2024-12-28Alpha Aidan's Rejection 33: Stand Trial
AIDAN After I found the cleared path that led me away from the city and to the woods, I made sure I didn’t rush my pace and be left with no expanse of land to run when I finally shifted, so I kept my feet light on the ground. Thankfully, Vermont pack had a really large uncharted portion of land that looked like it was reserved for mainly shifting and running. After walking for a few more minutes, I recalled that I was so tense and angry earlier, that I forgot to take a change of clothes along with me. So instead of just letting my wolf out immediately, I took note of the surroundings that I was in and noted how many trees were around me and in what direction they pointed so that I could easily find this spot when I was done running. When I was satisfied that I wouldn’t get lost or misled by my scent that would be all over the place when I finished, I took off my shirt and tucked it behind a tree. My shoes and socks came off next, followed by my accessories. I was left with jus
Last Updated : 2024-12-28Alpha Aidan's Rejection 34: How Do You Plead?
TARA The next day, I made my way to the diner in a jolly mood, and even if I didn’t get to my shop to meet any early customers who usually waited to be the first to try our freshly baked goods, I wasn’t bothered. We still had the whole day to sell out. Thoughts of how the previous day was spent filled my mind, and I had to caution myself from overthinking things. I was worried that I didn’t get to tell Aidan what Jenna had told me, but I just hoped that Aidan was in good health. Nadia was so happy after everything yesterday that she fell asleep the moment we got home, and when I woke her up this morning, she got herself ready with a smile and not the usual grumbles. My baby was already in school and I could focus my undivided attention on work till she got back, so I got right into it. I hummed as I got the diner cleaned for the day, set up the tables, and mentally prepared myself for a productive day. Starting with some batter, I baked rounds of lemon muffins that I was sure w
Last Updated : 2024-12-29Alpha Aidan's Rejection 35: The Victim Confessed
AIDAN ‘How do I plead to this charge?’ Outright comical. Collin was out of his goddamn mind to think that he had me in a chokehold by his question. He was even more stupid than I thought he was if he believed that his little show of power from the woods last evening was what brought me here. After my run yesterday, I was steaming with fury. I got back to the hotel suite and Jace was still there, and I asked him to do some digging on the girl from the woods. Turns out that my thoughts about her were right, and she was just collateral damage in Collin’s games. Her parents, who were currently locked up somewhere in Collin’s pack, were indebted to him, and the young girl was left with no other choice than to offer herself up to pay him back. Her being in the woods right about the time I was there was one of Collin’s ways of getting his debt paid, but the Collin that I knew was not going to let any of them go that easily. And these were the people he called his own? People who he
Last Updated : 2024-12-29Alpha Aidan's Rejection 36: Saying Goodbye
TARAChallenge?What the heck!?How did it get to this?“Say no, please, say no,” I pleaded under my breath, ignoring the uproar from the pack members who were present and currently tearing the place apart.This was exactly what Collin wanted, and he was hoping that Aidan would take the bait and fight him. All for what?“Aidan,” my voice came out shaky, but this time it was louder. Loud enough for Aidan to hear so he could turn around to face me.My heart hammered in my chest, and at some point, it felt like the organ was going to give in.I shook my head once, willing Aidan to say no, but somewhere within me, I already knew that Aidan wouldn’t.I knew that he had this compelling need to protect me and Nadia, and maybe he saw this as his opportunity to do so. I knew that Aidan saw that this young girl was in danger, and he felt the need to protect her too.Like a true Alpha.But Collin was challenging Aidan for Attica pack! That was Aidan’s life’s work. Collin wouldn’t fight fair. He
Last Updated : 2024-12-30Alpha Aidan's Rejection 37: One Small Kiss
TARAZora was finally asleep, so Aidan and I could leave her room and go over to his.“Do I want to know how you’re so good with stuff like that?” Aidan asked, referring to Zora. “It was like you were a professional doctor with the way you handled her panicking and her wounds.”“I’ve had a lot of practice,” I replied. “With Nadia. She’s very energetic for someone with skin as soft as hers.”My smile was automatic, and it reached my eyes. I couldn’t sustain it for more than a few seconds though, as the impending doom drew nearer and nearer.“Speaking of Nadia, I have to FaceTime her. We last saw this morning before she left for school, and she didn’t know that I wouldn’t be around till later.”“That’s okay,” Aidan said. “Come on in and have some privacy.”Aidan led the way to his suite, and on getting inside, my jaw dropped. I could swear that I needed a shovel to scoop myself off the floor. Damn.If I thought Aidan was doing well for himself before, I thought differently now. The pla
Last Updated : 2024-12-30Alpha Aidan's Rejection 38: Screw Me
AIDANDid I want to kiss her? Damn right, I did.Did I want to taste her skin again, bury myself inside her, and tattoo my name in the deepest parts of Tara’s mind?Fuck yes.Yes, a fucking million times.But when her eyes fluttered open and she caught a grip on herself, taking a step back to put some distance between me and her, I knew that it wasn’t what she wanted. Not right now at least.I could work with that.It had been hours since the incident at the suite with Tara, and right after she wished me luck on the challenge, I took her home.We were back in the same place again though, because I could trace her ambrosia scent among the livid crowd.I was currently standing at the center of it all, with my shorts hanging low on my hips, and my chest bare.Much to my dismay, Jace wasn’t able to find any tangible information on what Collin had under his sleeves for the fight, but I didn’t bother about that too much.I knew he wasn’t coming fair, and I was prepared.Jace was on standby
Last Updated : 2024-12-31
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Alpha Aidan's Rejection 48: Lurking
TARAThe next two days were hectic for me because even after the back and forth with Aidan about not buying a whole house, right after we finished from the boutique and got changed into warmer clothes, Aidan signed the papers to a new building, and handed the keys over to me.The house was flashy, massive, spacious, and more of a home than was befitting for just me and Nadia.All through the signing process, my mind did a whole marathon of speculating about the many ways that the day would end, but to my surprise, Aidan left almost immediately, after making sure that we had everything we needed.When I asked him where he was off to, he told me he was going back to his hotel suite.And just like that, Nadia and I had Aidan’s new home to ourselves till ours was repaired.Nadia was currently in school, and I had just finished putting up some plants and furniture around to make the place look more cozy when I heard my phone ring.Picking it up, it was Jenna.“Where are you, Tara?” She ask
Alpha Aidan's Rejection 47: Change Of Clothes
TARABuy me a what?I don’t think I heard him right, but did Aidan Graham just say he was going to buy me a house?Heck no.I was about to start arguing, rightfully so, because he was out of his thoughts to just decide out of the blue that he would buy a house for me, but Aidan was gone before I could get a word out. A humorless laugh rumbled from my chest, and I stared at Nadia who was still half asleep on my lap, oblivious to the chaos going on around her.“Can you believe this guy?” I asked out loud, knowing that I wasn’t going to get any response from anyone.Folding my hands across my chest, or rather, Aidan’s shirt, I went mute.The material of the shirt was soft on my skin, giving a stark contrast to the very hard surface that was Aidan’s bare chest.Unconsciously, I inhaled deeply, forcing Aidan’s perfect scent up my nostrils.Christ.I almost messed up by throwing myself over to him when he unexpectedly took his shirt off. Why did he do that?And most importantly, how on ea
Alpha Aidan's Rejection 46: The Seductress’ Temptation
TARAI didn’t realize it when I first took a look at the address that the lady who called sent, but when Jace called me back an hour ago to tell me that the affected block was in fact where Tara lived, I went mental.She must have deleted my number because I could swear that I called her a hundred times within that time, but I couldn’t get to her.Different evil thoughts crossed my mind, and it physically hurt to think that something may have happened to either one of them.Since Jace was closer, I sent him to check up on the houses that were affected and confirm that Tara and Nadia were okay while I made my way to them.I didn’t bother changing out of my sleep clothes as I barged out of the hotel to find my car.When Jace called back telling me that he hadn’t seen them among the people outside, I struggled to keep myself upright. While I was driving, it took the moon goddess’s protection to not run myself into a tree.I arrived at the block to see the number of people standing outsid
Alpha Aidan's Rejection 45: You Are Soaked
TARAIt had been minutes since I put Nadia to bed, and even longer since Aidan drove off my front porch, unsettling me in so many right but yet wrong ways.I came back down to the kitchen to grab some water, and I found myself stuck in one place, while my mind wandered in different directions.After Aidan and Nadia left together in the afternoon, I found out that I was able to get so much work done even after running my errand, and it was all thanks to him.Realizing that almost everything I did today wouldn’t have been possible if Aidan had not walked into the diner, and because he made Nadia so happy that she wouldn’t stop yapping about him for days to come, I decided to show my appreciation.“It’s not such a big deal, so do not make one out of it, Tara,” I said to myself as I thought about what I could do that would show Aidan that I was thankful without doing too much.“Maybe I could call him?” I asked rhetorically.Deciding against that, I considered buying him a cup of coffee.A
Alpha Aidan's Rejection 44: Another Chance
AIDANIn all my thirty-four years on planet Earth, I’ve only considered a handful of people to be perfect, if any. And if one of them had told me that my list of those people would include the eight-year-old that was currently sleeping in my arms, I would have laughed in their faces.She was perfect in every goddamn way, and I still couldn't believe that she was mine. That she was my daughter. My flesh and blood.Hours with her felt like minutes, which was why I was currently struggling to hand her over to her mother. “Thank you so much for keeping an eye on her, Aidan. I hope she didn’t stress you out too much or try to burn down your place?” Tara asked, chuckling nervously, and I only shook my head.“She was good like she promised.”“Okay, good,” Tara breathed, and memories of how I could practically taste her lips from how close to me she was in this same suite just a while back resurfaced. She continued speaking, but I could hardly focus on her words.I did not trust myself to no
Alpha Aidan's Rejection 43: Aidan’s Proposal
TARANadia was the only person who didn’t feel the tension and the awkwardness in the diner with Aidan’s presence. In fact, she was elated to see him, and the way she was currently holding on to his very large palm—the one that was caressing mine only a few days ago—was an indication of that.Riley was behind us, basking in her glory about the fact that she was right with her earlier speculations.Jenna, on the other hand, was the only one without any readable expression, so she was going to be my distraction from talking to Aidan directly.I realized that this was the first time that Jenna and Aidan had really been in the same spot, except for the opening day of the multipack moon meet which was weeks ago, and even then, they didn’t get a chance to speak to each other.I stuck with introductions.“Jenna,” I began. “This is Aidan Graham. Aidan, this is my friend, Nadia’s godmother, Jenna, or Jen,” I said, sputtering unnecessary details.Nadia giggled, saying, “Aunt Jenna.”With a smil
Alpha Aidan's Rejection 42: Cancel My Plans
TARAIt was Saturday already, and I was presently at the diner, but I couldn’t wait for the days to speed up on itself. It had been days since Collin and a number of his loyal allies stormed out of Vermont pack, and not one person that had come into the diner since then hadn’t talked about it.They had something to say, while others had quite a lot to say.Aidan’s name was heard left, right, and center, and that didn’t mean well for me since I was trying to rule a line on things between the two of us.When everyone was either singing praises about him for taking out the cruel alpha of Vermont pack or swooning over how in their words, ‘he did it for me’, it was hard to keep my thoughts in one place.Yeah. They spread the rumors that Aidan accepted the challenge because of me.“I didn’t think it at first when you zoomed off to go and try to put a stop to the challenge, but I see it now. So y’all are a thing.”It was Riley speaking, and we were both by the counter, attending to a few aft
Alpha Aidan's Rejection 41: Take My Chances
AIDANSince going back to sleep was out of the picture after Tara and Jace left the suite, I went into the bathroom to take a shower, hoping that it would take my mind off some of my troubles, or at least give me some clarity on things.I couldn’t help but think that I had made such a terrible mistake by getting Collin out of the picture, seeing as Tara handled things earlier.The truth is that I thought about how both of them would feel safe, but I didn’t really think through how Tara would take it. Or rather, I didn’t expect her to take it that way.As I showered, I wondered what I could do to make it better. To make her hate me less for making her upset.I came up with nothing.So when Jace came back to the hotel suite after making sure that Tara got home safely, I brought up the conversation.“Do you think we made a mistake?”“I don’t think I understand what you are asking me, Alpha,” Jace said, confused.“I mean with Collin. Do you think interfering with Vermont pack’s line of au
Alpha Aidan's Rejection 40: An Official Title
TARAI was going to pretend like I didn’t know that Aidan’s beta was currently following me as I made my way home after I walked out of them earlier.Certain that Aidan must have sent him to be my bodyguard since it was still the early hours of the morning, I walked home in silence, wondering why within the last few hours, Aidan had riled me up more times than I could count.When I got to the front of my house, I turned to Jace, who was still following me, and I watched his failed attempt to act natural like he was just some stranger passing by.“You can go now, Jace. This is me,” I said, pointing to my apartment. “It was nice meeting you, even if it wasn’t under a much better circumstance.”After a few seconds of waiting without getting any response from him, I unlocked the door and went inside. Letting my bag drop to the floor carelessly, I shrugged off my coat and my shoes.I needed to see Nadia, and then I needed coffee or sleep, or both.I was still contemplating on which one to
