[Aera’s POV] "Dammit!" I hiss, gently slapping Ayla’s cheek. "Wake the fuck up!" "Aera?" Turning, I watch as Silas and Lennox rush toward me, their faces filled with shock and confusion. "What happened?" Silas demands, dropping down beside Ayla and scooping her into his arms. "Did you do this?"
"Whose Barren?" Silas asks, furrowing his brow. "Does anyone know?" "Does that really matter?" I snap. "Shouldn’t the main concern here be getting that fucking glass out of Ayla so she can heal?" "It is," Brian agrees, his lips twitching into a frown. "But the issue here is removing it without dam
[Ayla's POV]I find myself sitting in a large room with fluffy white chairs and blood-red floors. Above the ceiling is painted to look like a pristine blue sky, and where the sun is placed, it shines brightly from a small circular window that allows the real sun's rays in."Where is this?" I murmur,
"I don’t want to hear it," I snap. "I just want to wake up and never see you again."Wanting nothing more than to escape, I begin to try to urge myself to wake up, but find that it does nothing."Dammit," I hiss, realizing that I must have gotten more hurt than I thought. "I’m stuck.""Seems this wa
[Ayla’s POV]I wait for Barren’s response to my rejection, but when a smile forms on his lips, I know that he isn’t taking it seriously."I should expect no less from you," he chuckles, giving me a look of adoration. "I’m well aware of your defense mechanism to avoid being hurt. For now, I’ll allow
"Leave?" Aera repeats, clearly shocked by my words. "I won’t…""Ayla!"Saved by the family.Flopping down in bed, I wait as Isabella comes rushing into my room with a look of worry fixed on her delicate features.When she sees Aera sitting beside me, her hazel eyes flash with shock and worry."Aera?
Hell, the elders even insisted on my joining them so they could keep a close eye on me due to my being the first hybrid to ever exist since wolves and lycans didn’t mix, but I was adamant on staying in Crimson Tides.However, now that I was eighteen and old enough to take over my father’s pack, I wa
[Aera’s POV]I get home to find that all the lights in the estate are off. Great! That meant that I wouldn’t have to deal with a bunch of questions from my father about how the party went.After leaving Crimson Tides, I took a detour to clear my mind. I didn’t know why, but having seen Ayla in such
Nodding, I take a deep breath and rush to Ayla’s side while Gwen begins the operation, and after a few minutes have passed, I hear a shriek fill the air before she is lifting a tiny creature into the air and handing it over to Brian to clean while she cuts the bloody cord attached.Once she is finis
[Aera’s POV]9 months Late"Mmm, Aera, right there."Ayla’s voice echoes around me, spurring my movements even more. Knowing she was enjoying what I was doing to her was all the encouragement I needed."Ah!" she gasps, leaning more into the chair in front of her. "Not so hard."Chuckling, I lean for
When I reach my parents, their faces fill with relief, and I feel my heart squeeze. Even though they hadn’t spoken a word about everything that happened, I was sure that they were now expecting me to snap at any given second. I still had a lot of making up to do in order to gain everyone’s trust an
[Celia’s POV] I stare up into Alphonze’s dark, unreadable eyes while trying to figure out exactly what I was feeling. Was I just caught by surprise because he suddenly appeared, and that was why I suddenly felt jittery and my heart was racing? Right, that had to be it; there couldn’t be anything e
This had been proof to me that we were intended to be together since we didn’t meet just once by chance but twice.After that, I approached her and began to woo her since I couldn’t stand the thought of losing her. It was a love that I never imagined could exist, let alone for me, but she made me so
[Alphonze’s POV]I stand to the side, watching as everyone present for the evening enjoys themselves, laughing, dancing, and being merry. It had been a while since I had attended something like this, so it was taking a bit to get used to it again.The last time I came to a full moon ball was when I
"It seems that your date for this evening has arrived," Alphonze announces, clapping me on the shoulder. "I wouldn’t distract you any longer."Nodding, I give him a look and don’t miss the sorrow that flashes in his eyes as he looks from Ayla to me."Hold on as tight as you can because you never kno
[Aera's POV]Soft music drifts toward me as I stand to the side of the large ballroom, waiting for my date to arrive.Despite all the chaos that had been happening in our world, Silas and Alphonze insisted that we have a small, intimate gathering for the full moon as a way to relax and unwind after
[Ayla's POV]The next day, I sit in the passenger seat of Aera's car, staring at Crimsone Tides Estate while fighting the urge to run away. When I entered that building, I'd be making the toughest decision of my life, and I wasn't exactly sure if I was ready.Beside me, Aera remains silent while hol