So, now we have a few details to discuss. Mom and dad are coming, and they know who Arianna is. Arianna's father is missing, dead or alive, he is still missing. And Irina doesn't know who harmed her mate, but how do you think she would react when she found out that Ari's father is the reason behind the attack?
Arianna: I woke up to Dean kissing my forehead. I smiled and opened my eyes to meet his. He smiled and ran his finger through my hair for a second before sitting beside me. “I am leaving in a bit, I just wanted to tell you goodbye before I did.” He said, and I frowned in confusion before recalling the fact that he was heading off to Russia. “At least let me get ready and tell you goodbye?” I asked, not knowing how things were around here. I knew that it was the way things were done back at the pack. The Alpha leaving would always include his mate and if any, his consorts as well, especially if they had kids, would be waiting by the door for him. It was something that though I did not like considering that I wasn’t one who saw my mate with another woman as a preference that I accepted, they found it normal. “Get some rest, baby. Don’t worry about me.” He said, and I nodded. He gently cupped my cheek and connected his lips with mine for a second. I smiled into the kiss before the
Dean: “It is expected for them to argue.” I said, answering Nikolai who was at the pack. The man wanted to go to the living room earlier only to hear my mate and sister arguing. And though it was something that I hoped against, I wasn’t dumb; these were two strange women with one another. I doubted that Irina was going to leave Arianna without causing a fuss, and knowing Arianna, I knew that she wouldn’t stand if it was hell standing in her face, telling her to stop. “I have to admit, your mate’s personality is a lot stronger than we all thought that it was. She made even Irina speechless.” He said and I chuckled. “She is going to be causing us a lot more trouble, that is one thing that I know very well.” I said, shaking my head at the idea. “Just be sure to keep the two of them from killing one another until I am back and I’ll be taking care of them when I am back.” “Don’t worry, they won’t do that under my watch.” He said and I hummed in response as I read through the papers th
Arianna:I watched as Irina walked toward the door to face me. Her eyes met mine for a second before she looked down at her feet, avoiding my gaze.I rolled my eyes in response and chose to turn to the door as I waited for her arrival.I never liked being rude and was very well aware that this was beyond rude. This was her brother’s house anyway, but then again, I also didn’t stand for shit, and she was pulling great shit to begin with. And that wasn’t something that I wanted to endure. To say the least, if I chose to accept it now, it would only mean that I would be more than willing to do so in the future, and that wasn’t something that I planned on dealing with."We are going to take a tour around the pack’s grounds first. You need to see the training arena and the pack members need to see you around them.” She said and I nodded in response. I had to meet them anyway, and though I did hope to do so early in the morning at the dining table, it seemed to me that fate had other plans
Dean:“Dean, the two of us know that you bringing your mother into this is going to cause us more trouble than we can afford. Needless to say, you know that she hasn’t accepted the woman being around you to begin with.” Dad said and I nodded, agreeing to his statement. It was something that I knew and my main concern right now, but I knew that I had to find a way to compromise with both her and dad about this.“I know, but it is too dangerous for you two to stay here…”“You know for fact that I can defend her and myself, Dean. If anyone has taught you your skills, it was me.” He said and I smiled. I took his hand in mine and kissed his knuckle as a manner of respect. I knew that I wouldn’t be who I was today if it weren’t for him and his patience with me. The two of us have had our differences when I was a kid and my early teenage years, but the older I grew, the more I understood that he simply wanted what was best for me.“I know, old man. But that doesn’t mean that I would be comfo
Arianna:“This is the last of it.” Irina said, showing me the arena where people were combat training.“Irina, how are you?” A woman asked, smiling at her and Irina smiled.“I am well, Victoria, and how are you?” She asked, looking at the woman. I could tell that she was trying to stand as if she owned the world, especially considering the fact that the pack member seemed to address her personally. It was something that I could tell about the woman. She wanted to be the center of attention.“We are all fine.” She said before looking at me. “We caught your scent yesterday with the Alpha, but neither one of us had the chance to get to know you.”“I…”“Arianna,” Irina said, stopping me. Victoria looked at me for a second, frowning at the disrespectful manner and I smiled, extending my hand to the woman.“Arianna, Alpha Dean’s mate.” I said, and the woman’s eyes widened in surprise before she looked down at her feet, avoiding my eyes. She quickly shook my hand and I couldn’t help but smil
Dean: “How is she?” I asked, frowning as I stood up from the desk that I was sitting at. Mom and dad who were with me when I got the initial call from Nikolai waited for me to hear about what happened. “She is at the infirmary right now. The baby is safe, but she was on the verge of losing the baby.” He explained and I frowned as I ran my fingers through my hair. “What the fuck happened between her and Irina? Why would Irina be hitting her like that? Hell, what gives her the right to think that she could insult the pack’s Luna by raising a hand on her in front of the pack members?” I asked, frowning as my anger got the best of me. “Marcellus said that Irina kept trying to discriminate against her in front of the pack. Arianna wouldn’t have it and she told her off. Victoria said that when she tried to leave, Irina wouldn’t have it and ended up getting physical.” He explained and I took a deep breath to calm myself down, not wanting to lose my calm demeanor as I knew that things woul
Arianna: My chest ached as I lay on the bed that I was on. The man, Nikolai, has been by my side since the incident. And though I didn’t really know whether it was because of Dean’s orders or his choice, I was somewhat thankful for the fact that I wasn’t left alone in such a situation. I tried sitting up and he frowned before rushing to my side and wrapping his arm around me. “I am fine, Nikolai.” His eyes met mine for a few seconds and the man studied my expression before he shook his head. “You are in pain, and that means you’re not fine.” “No shit, I should have been at an amusement park.” I said, frowning as he slowly helped me sit before placing two pillows behind me. I hissed and he sighed before putting a finger under my chin to study my expression. He looked down at my shoulder before taking a deep breath. “You need the bandage changed.” He said, and I frowned. “And I’ll ask the nurses if they can give you something to ease the pain on your shoulder. Pregnant or not, I a
Dean:I knocked on the infirmary door before opening it. I walked inside and watched as Nikolai stood up to look at me. He nodded at Arianna who was asleep, her heart calm and her stance somewhat relaxed. “How is she?” I asked, my voice above a whisper. “She is okay, we had them giving her painkillers to rest. The baby is fine, but she is seriously going to need to take care of the fact that she has to stay out of all stress.” He said, his voice as low as mine was as he looked at my sleeping mate. She was curled under the blanket with an IV on her wrist, there was no need for a heart monitor, we could easily hear her heartbeat, but the fact that she’s been through this much stress was something that I didn’t like. “Irina?” I asked, and he looked down at his feet, avoiding my eyes. I didn’t need to think twice to know that he was going to tell me something bad, and listening to her room, I knew that she was banging on the door, clearly knowing that we’ve arrived.“She broke most of
“You called for me,” the Alpha asked, entering the hotel. Arianna looked at him and he smiled before opening his arms for her. She looked at her mate for a second before taking a step toward the Alpha. He hugged her tightly before pulling away to shake the Alpha’s hand. “You need not worry about me trying to steal your mate, Alpha Dean.” He said, looking down at the woman as she walked back to her mate. “She wouldn’t spare me a second glance anyway.” Arianna laughed and ran her finger over her mate’s chest as he wrapped his arm around her. “How are you, Alpha Alessandro?” “I am well, Alpha. However, I am more or less curious as to why you would call me for a meeting in Vegas when we could have met in either my house or yours.” He said, raising an eyebrow at the Alpha. “Lucius is back.” Arianna said, and the man’s face dropped. “You’ve heard the rumors.” He said, and she nodded. “Do you believe them?” “I have no reason not to.” She said, taking a step closer as she showed him her
“The body isn’t here.” Arianna said, looking at Alpha Dean who frowned in confusion. The man had followed her to ensure that she was okay, but the last thing that he expected to hear was that the body of his enemy or more specifically, her mother, wasn’t there. “Arianna…” “We are being played, but by who, why, I don’t know.” She said, her voice cold. The Alpha knew that his mate was speaking out of anger and torment. The pain that she was feeling was one that she did not understand, and judging by Lyov’s expression, he felt the same way. “Mariana?” Alpha Kai asked, shaking his head in question. “She never arrived with the Alpha and yet her scent…” “As I said, we are being played.” Arianna said, taking a step back to hide her tears. The Alpha, her mate, grabbed her hand, stopping her before pulling her to his chest. “I know that it hurts…” “You don’t.” She said, her voice coming out colder than she intended for it to. His eyes dropped to the ground but she took a deep breath. “Don
Dean: I watched as Arianna sat on the couch, facing her mother whose eyes met mine for a second. I had to fight back, glaring at the woman as I reminded myself of the fact that she might have been, most likely, forced into staying away from her daughter. I could see it in her eyes when Arianna looked at her, and I could tell that things ended up taking a turn that she did not want for them. However, there was nothing that we could do about it right now. We were going to have to deal with what we had the way that we had them, and one way or the other, we were going to have to be able to cross the mountains together the way that we climbed them. “You have ten minutes to explain to me the basics of what I need to know.” Arianna said, and I shook my head at my mate, knowing that she was having the impatience of a toddler. “Because believe me right now, if I am sitting in front of you, it is because of my mate. However, if it were up to me, I would have been in my bedroom alongside my d
Arianna: I laid on our bed as Dean entered the room. “I really don’t want you telling me to hear her out first, Dean.” I said, not bothering to raise my head from the pillow. The two of us still had blood on our hands and clothes, and I knew that we were going to need to change the sheets before bed. But at this point, I didn’t care. I just wanted to lay in bed for a while. “I didn’t come to tell you anything, malyshka.” He said, wrapping his arm around me as he got on bed behind me. He pulled me toward his chest and a sob escaped my lips before I could stop it. The thing was, at this point, regardless of everything, I was grieving. I was grieving for the man that I called father for years. The man has abused me more than anyone could have, mentally, I mean, and yet, I knew no one but him. I lost my mother to find out that she was alive, seeming to be by our side for so long and yet, not once did she bother to make an appearance. The man that took her away from me was the one fam
Gabriella: I watched as Arianna looked at me, trying to process whether or not I was really there. It was a habit that she had when she was younger; therefore, I wasn’t really surprised when I saw that she was frightened and worried. “Do you want to drink anything, Gabriella?” Lyov asked, and I shook my head. The fact that I saw the man with his wife and son was something that I was thankful for. I knew that he missed a lot as he looked for me. “I am fine, Lyov.” I said, and Arianna shook her head. “You couldn’t have been alive through all this time and yet I’ve never noticed you. The two of us know the number of times that we moved around. Hell, Lorenzo was sure to never have us staying in one place for more than…” “Do you really believe that I am a lookalike that looks exactly like your mother, knows you by heart…” “You know nothing about who I am, what I am, or about me.” Arianna said, and I smiled. “I know that you have a heart of gold, and I know very well that you chose y
Dean: I growled as I ordered my pack members to attack the man who dared call himself Alpha on my grounds. The man didn’t know what he was getting himself into, but I was more than a little sure that he was getting ready for more trouble than he could afford. “I take it that you are taking the habit of hiding behind your mate.” Lorenzo said, and I chuckled. The man was taunting both Arianna and I, but what he didn’t understand was that I was not going to allow him to get between my mate and I. However, judging by how Lyov was looking at the woman, I doubted that she was ONLY a lookalike, and considering the fact that even Arianna, despite not wanting to admit it, didn’t shoot the woman, then something was most likely up. “And I believe that you really don’t know who you are messing with; but then again, I doubt that you ever knew that.” I said, and he growled. The man believed that he could taunt my mate in front of me, but I was going to be sure that I taught him a lesson that he
Arianna: I froze, staring at my mother for a second too long before shaking my head. She wasn’t alive, this was just a game that Lorenzo was playing. He wouldn’t have been able to cheat on the mating bond with Mariana throughout this whole time when she was still alive. I knew that he wouldn’t. “Arianna…” “You are playing a very bad game, Lorenzo.” I said, stopping Lyov from saying a word. The idea and fact that I knew that he would easily try telling me against this was something that I couldn’t deny. But I knew for fact that he was just as delusional. The woman died, I saw the building burning with her inside it. “Am I, child?” He asked, knowing that he was testing me. “Do you really believe that I am playing a game?” “She died.” I stated, my voice becoming colder than it ever was. He chuckled and pushed her in front of us. Lyov growled, and both Yaroslav and Viktor tensed. Yelena, who stood a few steps away from her mate, froze, looking down at the woman before whispering. ‘
Dean: “I want the pack ready, and for the humans to go inside. Protect the kids and I want no one who isn’t ready to fight to go out.” I said, speaking to the pack’s headmistress. She and the other maids were trained for such fights, and I knew that they would be having both Alina and Ray with them. “Until I call you, you stay in the underground tunnels. And if things backfire, you know what to do.” “Yes, Alpha.” She said, and I nodded. My one concern right now was my sister, but I wasn’t dumb, she was in the basement, away from all of this, and hidden. Needless to say, IF things did backfire, then I doubted that she would be affected. If anything, she might end up getting a reward for what she did. “Go,” I said, looking at my daughter for a second. My heart ached at the fact that they were to run with her being this young, but right now, I knew that we were not going to have another option. I ran my finger over Ray’s hair, the guilt that I felt for him was one that I couldn’t des
Arianna: I frowned as I took a deep breath, processing that I was in a room that I didn’t recognize. My heart raced, and I tried sitting up only to find myself cuffed to the bed that I was laying on. The memories of Lorenzo filled my head, and noticing that I couldn’t see Kai, I couldn’t help but feel like my heart was going to burst at how fast it was beating. “Kai?” I called, looking around frantically. “Hey, easy,” Dean’s voice echoed through the room and I growled, not wanting this to be another mind game from Lorenzo. The man has put me through enough torment to get me to process that he wanted me to kill my mate, and that wasn’t something that I wanted. “For the last fucking time, Lorenzo, I am not going to kill him.” I said, and Dean frowned in confusion before he took a deep breath. “Lorenzo is not here, malyshka.” “As if I would be falling for that lie again,” I said, and the man frowned. “What has he put you through, baby girl?” He asked, looking me in the eye, and I