Aria "you!" alpha Bryant said with rage as his eyes caught Aria. "you damn witch, after locking me up, you have the gut to show yourself in front of me?" he walks towards her with fast steps, werewolf claws already coming out of his hands. "my lady." Erika called out with a scared voice, "Let's run." Aria gave a little smile to Erika, she knew that Erika still thought of her as human. Erika had seen her as a weak human for too long, forgetting who she truly was. "don't worry I'm okay," Aria said to Erika and pulled Erika behind her. her werewolf powers may be back but Aria wasn't arrogant enough to think that she could defeat Alpha Bryant with the way she currently was. her werewolf had been locked inside of her for a long time, alpha Bryant had been training to improve himself in preparation for this day. even though Aria told Erika that she was going to be fine, an anxious part of her could feel that she was in danger. elder Svend stood still and gave Aria a cruel smile, he w
Aria "When are you leaving?" Aria asked. she didn't want Erika to say another word about Nadia. Aria's words were so fast and so blunt that she regretted speaking without thinking. this wasn't how she had wanted to talk to Erika about her departure. "What?" Erika asks confused. Aria let out a soft breath. her feet walk slowly heading towards the courtyard, the courtyard was meant to be the perfect place for what she wanted to say to Erika, but now the words were out too soon."remembered the deal you made with beta Brian," Aria said, looking at Erika from the side of her eyes. Erika was so indifferent about her words that Aria almost thought that she had forgotten about it. but there was recognition in her eyes. "I'm married to Prince Zane just as you wanted. there's no need for you to stay by my side, you are free to go to him." Aria stops and strongly gazes at Erika. let her know that it was okay for her to leave. "if I knew this was why you wanted to go to the courtyard, I woul
Aria Aria held her breath as she stepped into Prince Zane's office. He had called for her because of Alpha Bryant's request. although while Aidan delivered Prince Zane's messages, he told her that she could reject Alpha Bryant's request if she wanted. Aria would have taken up the offer to reject Alpha Bryant's request if only she wasn't curious about what Alpha Bryant was planning to do this time. he won't give up, why was he even still in Esterial? "my lady," Aidan and Nadia bow in respect to Aria. Aria's eyes went to everyone in the room, alpha Bryant was with Lillian, and they sat down together. while Prince Zane sat alone, one of his arms resting on the top side of his chair. Aria walked over and sat down close to Prince Zane. Prince Zane brought down his arm protectively around Aria's shoulders. 'this idiot won't try to attack me in front of Prince Zane is he?' Aria thought as she narrowed her eyes at Alpha Bryant, who was glaring at her. "you wanted to see her, here she
Aria "To think I ever trusted someone like you." alpha Bryant said. Aria didn't speak a word to him after he asked, "How could I have ever loved you." Aria hated hearing that he had once loved her. causes she was sure that he never did. "I can't even forgive you for what you did. you don't regret killing Jenny, do you? I see it in your eyes whenever I look at you. the sick satisfaction you get from knowing that she is dead." Aria didn't know what Alpha Bryant was talking about. She was sure that his quest for vengeance had tampered with his mind. Aria hated thinking about Jenny, although she was happy that Jenny was forever gone. "I don't know what nonsense you are spilling out, but I want to get one thing clear, you have never loved me, the both of us know that, so that don't lie." "so what?" alpha Bryant argued, not caring about what Aria had ever felt. "did your sick obsession with me, made you killed her?" Aria laughed loudly at his words, 'This bastard, who does he think h
Aria The war that Aria had been trying to avoid ever since she killed Jenny and almost killed Alpha Bryant before she ran away was coming. Aria had always thought that she didn't want to drag anyone into her mess, especially her family, but now she was in the meeting room with Prince Zane and the inner court elders. She had dragged the whole of Esterial kingdom into her mess. As Aria sat down amid the elders, she could feel a certain disappointment looming over her. Prince Zane was arguing with the elders because they refused to agree with his decision to go to war against Alpha Bryant.Prince Zane was stubborn, he was the type not to forget about what he wanted. As Aria watched him, she remembered that Prince Zane was the exact kind of spoiled brat who always got what he wanted. Aria had always thought that he looked like his father when facing the inner court, but now Aria thought that Prince Zane was different from his father, he was stronger, and the weak innocent mask he alway
Aria "wait outside while I inform Lady Aria that you want to see her," Erika said. Aria stretched out her neck towards the door to check who Erika had brought to her. She felt a familiarity in the air. "what is going on?" Aria got up from the bed, and walked towards Erika, "who is waiting outside?" "my lady, I think they are werewolves, the older man looks scary if you don't want to see them, I can help you to send them away, please tell me you don't want to see them, I don't think it is a good idea to see them," Erika said. 'who is outside the door?' Aria thought as she looked at Erika, why would a werewolf be in the palace, Erika could be mistaken. "Aria." a loud voice said from outside. Aria froze at the sound of the voice. she was familiar with it. it was a voice she could never forget, a voice she thought she would never hear again.Axel opens the door without knocking. "Is this how you are going to welcome us after a long time." the older man said. "look at her face Dad
Aria "where's he?!" Aria asks Aidan as she slams the door to Prince Zane's office open. Aidan was the only one in the office. he wasn't surprised by Aria's action, rather he was annoyed. "Prince Zane went to see you, I'm surprised you didn't meet him on your way here." Aidan didn't say get out, but Aria could hear the hidden tones in his voice. even though he was being respectful to her, he wanted her to leave so that he could go back to his work. 'to think he has the nerve to come and see me after what he did. I'm going to murder him when I see_'"My Princ_" Prince Zane raised his hands to stop Aidan's greetings, indicating that he could go back to work. all of Aria's thoughts stopped as she felt Prince Zane's hand on hers that was placed on the doorknob, helping her to close the door to the office. the door was closed so gently that it comforted the rough way it had been slammed earlier."did you like my gift?" Prince Zane asks with a little smile on his face, his hands stil
Aria Aria raised her head at the sound of the door, hoping that Prince Zane was the one who came into the room. her expression fell when she saw her brother's face. Axel carefully looked behind as he closed the door. Aria wasn't even in the mood to ask him what he was doing. "Are you the only one in here?" Axel asks, "Is your maid around?" he looks around the room. "she is hanging out with lady Brunhilda." Aria gave a soulless reply. 'where is he?' she thought to herself again for what felt like a hundred times. Prince Zane didn't come back to the room last night. she wondered if her father had something to do with it. did Nadia tell Prince Zane that her Dad didn't want them to be together? "Have you seen Dad today?" Aria groans in irritation at Axel's question, "What do you want? I haven't seen Dad, and I don't want to hear any more questions from you." "calm down." Axel carefully walks over to Aria who glares hard at him. "I don't know if it's okay for your maid to hear this
Aria "I'm sorry my Queen."the young lady whose name is Clover bowed down in front of Aria. She was one of the new batch of humans who had agreed to come to Esterial. Aria had chosen to show them around the town. she loved going outside the palace, Aria now knew every place in Esterial kingdom. the human Clover, her head was still down. she was afraid, the other humans with her, looked as though they were equally afraid."It's okay. it's just a little stain." Aria said kindly as she encouraged Clover to raise her head.Clover had clumsily stained Aria's dress with the snack that was given to her. Aria brought food for them when she noticed that they were hungry. although they were afraid of her, Aria knew that they were going to adjust to a different lifestyle in Esterial, and they would soon realize that they were safe. "Please forgive me, my Queen," Clover begged again."don't worry, my current maid is not the type who loves to scold me for everything I do." Aria tried to clean
Aria "Dad there's not much things to pack," Axel said to his father.Aria had thought that she would be relieved when her father and her brother returned to the pack, but she didn't feel relieved. her chest tightened with unknown pain. a little voice in her head said, 'Everyone is leaving you. no one is going to stay, you are all alone.' Zane's hand brushed against hers, driving away her fears, taking away her pain, and helping her to feel light. he won't hold her in front of her father. Zane usually likes to do whatever he likes without caring, but he is careful with his actions in front of alpha Draven. "why won't you let me escort you out?" Aria argues with her father in his room. We heard that your last escort ended in tears, I can't let myself cry in the palace in front of all the girls who are always watching me," Axel said. it annoys Aria that she couldn't tell Axel that no one cared about him because he was right. somehow, he had managed to get himself a lot of admirers du
Aria Aria tried to hide the tears in her eyes as she gazed at Erika and Brian. Erika was already crying, and seeing her tears made it difficult for Aria to stop herself from crying. "you two ladies are making me feel bad." Brian said, "Maybe we should stay in Esterial." he said to Erika. "no. it's okay if you both don't stay here, staying here means you have to quit your job as Bryant Beta, and let's be honest, Bryant would be lost without you by his side." Aria said in between tears. Brian chuckles softly. "Besides, living here isn't a good idea. there are a lot of politics that can turn into a headache. I'm sure you don't want that." Aria wipes the tears on her face. she was in front of the palace gate. she had only wanted to follow them out a little. but now she couldn't stop crying. "Queen Aria." Erika left Brian's side and hugged Aria. "I'm going to miss you." "I'm going to miss you too," Aria murmured into Erika's shoulder. "thank you for everything, Brian." Aria removes
Aria "My Queen, I was sent to tell you that you have a visitor. General Radford isn't sure if Alpha Bryant is allowed into the palace or not." Genevieve said, her head bowed. "is Brian here too?" Erika ask. eager to know if her mate was in the kingdom. she removed her hands from Aria's hair even though she hadn't finished braiding. "Beta Brian is with alpha Bryant, along with Lady Lillian." without a word, Aria hurried off to them. She didn't need Genevieve to relay a message to people she wanted to see. "You still haven't informed your guards that we aren't enemies anymore. I don't want anybody threatening me anytime I come here." alpha Bryant nagged Aria. Aria rolled her eyes. "I have told them, but they are vampires, you can't expect them to start trusting our kind just because I say so." "but they trust you," Bryant stated. Aria could see that he still couldn't understand the difference between them. She was Zane's wife. of course, they trust her. after Aria free alpha Bry
Aria Aria looked at Zane's schedule, she collected it from Aidan. even though she was no longer doing any of Zane's duties she wanted to help him. there was not much for her to do as a Queen.Aria squirted her eyes at the paper she was holding. "Erika." she called. "did Zan_ I mean did the King leave the palace today?" Erika put down the tea she was having with Lady Brunhilda. "I believe King Zane had been in the palace all day." "What is the point of coming to my chamber to see me if all you are going to do is think about your husband." Lady Brunhilda mumbled audibly for Aria to hear. Aria examined Zane's schedule again. "he's doing it again." she said to herself. she got up from her chair and headed straight to the throne room. Erika wanted to follow her but Lady Brunhilda stopped Erika. She raised a tea cup in front of Erika. "we are not yet done with our tea." "everyone please excuse us." Aria tried being polite so that she could hide the anger in her tone. all the official
Aria The dungeon was just as Aria remembers. Zane was back to his duties as king. not many people in the palace have seen him yet. Aria suspected that he didn't want them to. but he couldn't hide forever. those who have seen him were shocked, some were scared. Aria had almost fired a servant who was terrified of Zane's looks but Zane stopped her."Are you sure that you don't need General Radford's help with interrogating them?" Aria asks Zane. Elder Orvyn had gained back his consciousness. but Svend was still passed out. elder Orvyn screamed in fear when he saw his colleague's swollen face. 'this could be you.' Aria thought as she watched Elder Orvyn distancing himself from his friend who hit him. She wonders if he appreciates the fact that he was passed out while Zane beat Svend up. "This is something I want to personally handle," Zane said. he hasn't been able to get any words out of Elder Orvyn."you can't keep me locked up in here." Elder Orvyn said!Aria raised a questioning
Aria the wind blew with a heavy rush around Aria's ear. her eyes were closed as she held on, tightly to Zane. She could feel herself going up, higher and higher. made her wonder how far Zane could Jump. they were supposed to be coming down by now but his feet hadn't touched the floor yet. in curiosity, Aria opened her eyes and gasped out loud at Zane's dragon wings. "you can fly?" she asked amazed. "yeah," Zane replied in a low voice. he sounded as though, his being able to fly was a crime, an abomination. Aria was barely able to catch his words, it almost escaped her. A few minutes ago, he was able to face her, now he was hiding his face from her again. his fears were coming back. Aria knew that it was because of his dragon scales wings, 'I have to do something,'"this. is. amazing!" Aria screams out loud in a voice full of excitement. her random outburst caught Zane off guard. he was confused. "I can't believe I'm flying. I can't believe you can fly," she said excitedly, as thou
Aria Elder Svend comes out of hiding with a sly grin on his face. Aria and Zane both watch him as he claps his hands together as though he just came out of an amazing movie theater. He was being annoying. "That was so sweet. the two of you know how to put on a great show." he continued clapping and pretended as though he was wiping a tear off his face because of how touched he was. "what are you doing?" Elder Orvyn asks, Svend. he came out of hiding with an angry look on his face. "can't you see what I'm doing?" elder Svend asks, "I'm clapping, it been over a hundred years since I last saw an entertaining love tale like theirs, so full of sickening emotions, I'm too old to feel anything like that," he said in irritation. "This wasn't the plan." Elder Orvyn's fearful eyes looked over to Zane before he turned his fears away. "you are ruining the plan." "of course, the plan." Elder Svend said in a voice that sounded like he didn't care about whatever plans they had made. "the plan
Aria 'he's afraid.' Aria thought. after listening to Zane, she understood the fears she saw in his eyes. the fear of being accepted as though all his life he had lived like an outcast even though he was King Kaida's son. something like that wasn't going to disappear in one day just because she told him that she loved him. even if Zane could hear the truth in her words, he would prefer to isolate himself and believe in what he had always believed all his life. it was his way of safeguarding his heart. his way of living. 'I need to bring him out of it.' Aria thought sadly. if she left him like this, he wasn't going to change. he won't want to change. Aria thought that Zane was no different from a blind man if he continued like this. he got his sight back but he still wanted to remain in darkness. his darkness. something he had unconsciously created for himself without knowing. 'I need to be gentle, let him know that he can trust me instead of assuming that he was going to trust me.'