Aria No one understood what was going on. 'why are they all here?' Aria asks herself. "wha..." Aria's voice was weak. She almost didn't believe that was what came out of her, "what is going on?" she asked weakly. her body falling to the ground without control.'what is happening to me?' she thought to herself as she tried to keep her eyes from closing. from the dim light that was threatening to disappear from her heavy eyes that wanted to close, Aria saw Erika running towards Brian. 'Erik...' Aria thought shut down. She lost consciousness.Aria felt a headache in her head. She tried using her hands to ease the pain she felt in her head, but her hands couldn't move. realizing that her hands couldn't move made her sharply open her eyes. She was in a dim room, tied to a chair. her hands were tied to the back of the chair along with her legs. Aria took in a deep breath, trying to calm herself. she looked around and saw Alpha Bryant and Kaiser. Aria was surprised to see that they w
Aria "leave me alone." Aria turned towards the door of the room she had been captured in as she heard beta Brian's voice. he sounded weak. the door abruptly opened. a mysterious figure dressed in black attire with a mask and a hood over its face pushes Beta Brian's chair to the floor.just like the rest of them, he was tied the same way, Aria was surprised that his chair wasn't even broken with the way he landed with a loud thud.beta Brian grunted in pain.the dark figure walked towards him and took his chair up. "What did you do to him?!" alpha Bryant shouted. his eyes were aflame with rage. "I thought we were the only ones here." kaiser said.the dark figure ignores them, walks towards the door, and shuts it close. Brian had been badly beaten up. his eyes were swollen. "Brian!" Aria's voice was filled with fear, she didn't like how weak Brian looked. his eyes looked like he could barely look at them. as though he wanted to shut them forever. "stay awake." Aria was afraid th
Aria 'how can he call himself my husband when he hasn't even noticed that I have gone missing.' Aria thought angrily about Zane. 'but then again can I blame him when our marriage means nothing to him. he was no longer a prince, he was now the king. finding a new wife was going to be easy for him. The elders would be happy too.' Aria couldn't force herself to think happy thoughts. she didn't know how many days it had been. with the way the room they were locked in was constructed, it was hard to tell which time was night and which was day. Aria knew the day when the room was hot, and the night whenever the room was cold. she was barely eating. her strange kidnapper fed her, but at first, she rejected the food. the second time she threw a tantrum and almost spilled the food away. third time Aria gave in and ate a tiny bit because there was no point in letting herself die when she still didn't know who wanted to kill her and why they were stalling. "Why are you three being so stubbo
Aria "what do you plan on gaining by doing all this?" Nadia ask. Aria thought her questions were directed at Erika but then noticed how she kept her questioning gaze on Brian.'He...' Aria thought back to the time she saw Brian and Erika together. everything he said about Erika. all this while, 'he did this.' even though Aria knew that Brian was partly responsible for what was going on, she still couldn't believe it. "I don't know what you are talking about." beta Brian said. but Aria could tell that he was lying. he always sounds like that whenever he has been caught in the act. it was hard for him to hide his guilt. That was how Aria noticed that something was off with him back then when he was hiding Bryant's relationship with Jenny. Nadia gave out a scoff. "don't you dare touch him!" Erika attacked Nadia again. Aria was surprised with how much strength she had, but that wasn't the only surprising thing. Brian refused to look at any of them in the eye. "did you do this?" k
Aria "Lillian, I never expected this from you." alpha Bryant said, "you know how much I hate Aria and yet you betrayed me by working with her maid to tie me up." Aria rolled her eyes at Alpha Bryant, she had lost count of the number of times she heard Alpha Bryant and Kaiser say that they hated her."How dare you drag my mate into this Brian. if this whole thing was just you, I wouldn't be that surprised." "This attitude of yours is the reason I agreed to Brian's plan," Lillian said, she frowned at Bryant. "I can't stand you acting like this in front of me anymore. I swear that I would go crazy if I heard you grumble about how much you hate Aria." "I'm already going crazy," Aria said in a snarky tone."I'm not talking to you, murderer." Lillian retorted. "you three need to make up, until then I'm not setting you free Bryant." Lillian left the room in anger. Erika hurried after her. "so what is it going to be guys." Brian took out his chair, turned it around, sat on it, and rested
Aria Aria listened to Alpha Bryant as he asked Brian about the ongoing war. "I send the soldiers home." beta Brian said nonchalantly. "it's a good thing that the pack members still recognized me as the Beta even though I came to Esterial just when the war was about to begin." "you have no right to do that." alpha Bryant struggled against the ropes, if not for the wolfbane, he would have changed into his wolf."I'm deeply sorry alpha Bryant." Brian apologized. he didn't sound like he was sorry. "there's currently no war, it has been called off. Well I was the one who called it off, and don't worry, I gave a heartfelt apology to the other pack you aligned yourself with." "you have ruined everything!" kaiser shouted in rage. "I'm going to kill you." alpha Bryant shouted. Aria remained quiet, she didn't know what to say. was Brian wrong?"of course you want to kill me, just the same way you want to kill Aria." Brian glared harshly at his friends. he was running out of patience. "I'm
Aria "you two be honest with yourself." Brian's voice was directed to Alpha Bryant and Kaiser. he was bold, angry, and unafraid of his alpha, and his friends. he was someone Aria couldn't be back then before she ran away from the pack. she had allowed her anger and hatred to get into her head. from all of Brian's words, Aria was starting to think of what could have happened if she had told him back then of her dumb plan, he would have snapped her out of it. taught her how to handle things in a way that wouldn't lead to blood share. it wouldn't be the first time they fought each other as friends. but the issue Jenny brought into their life was too big for any of them to grasp. it was something that none of them were prepared for. Jenny didn't only poison Alpha Bryant's mind with her lies, but she had also poisoned Aria's heart, slowly she made Aria's heart darker until she ended up turning into a sick person. her sickness was something that Brian couldn't cure, his good, pure heart c
Aria "uh," Aria said. it had been two days now since Brian poured out his frustrations on them. they were still tied up but after what happened with Brian, no one said anything. They haven't argued or sent death threats to each other like the first time they did when they found themselves tied up. "about what Brian said." Aria struggles to get the words out. someone needed to say something and it had to be her, even though Brian made it seem as though what happened between them wasn't her fault, Aria still felt like it was all her fault. She knew what to say but whenever she opened her mouth all the words she had practiced inside her head disappeared as though she never had a talk with herself inside her mind before opening her mouth. "I'm sorry Bryant. I'm sorry for everything I did." Alpha Bryant was quiet. he didn't say a word back to Aria. he and Kaiser remained quiet. Aria's apology didn't go the way she wanted it to. because of everything Brian said, she felt bad about killin
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.'