Aria pov
I miss him already. What sort of pack meeting was he having that I couldn't come. I wish there was something I could do in the pack when him and the guys wasn't around. They were the only ones I could freely chat with. Because I was alpha Draven daughter. No one except for those that really knew me would be willing to chat with me freely. I was strong but just because I was didn't mean that I look down at the strength of others, I wasn't that kind of wolf.I stood up from the couch I was laying on and mindlessly walk around the house. The Tv I was watching before was boring. I rather go out for a run and be one with my wolf than to sit down on a couch like a lazy bump. Beta Brian was standing outside talking to one of the men under him. It either an errand or he was assigned to strengthen security around the pack. I watch him through the window while waiting for him to walk into the pack house. I hardly see him around the pack lately. It was either because he was busy or because the only one I could ever truly see was my Bryant. I was completely captivated by him when he was around me."Ma" beta Brian greeted me with a little bow as he came into the pack house. A small smile was playing at his lip as I glared at him. There was no reason for him to do that. He knows that, he was not like the others, both of us were not strangers him, Kaiser, alpha Bryant and I were all childhood friends."I have told you so many times to stop calling me that." My black high boots made loud noise in the wooden floor of the pack house as I step towards beta Brian with my hands folded. I was putting on one of Bryant sweat shirt. His clothes was not so big to the point that it could swallow me up. It wasn't like Bryant wasn't tall. He was, it was just that I wasn't short and anyway, he was tall but not that tall. He was just few inches taller than me."Alright what shall I call you then, little pudding?"My glare deepen as I remember the horrible nick name that was given to me in grade school. Back then I use to be short and chubby. Really chubby. I wasn't exactly the hotest girl in town when I was young. I look horrible at that time. But Bryant, Brian, and Kaiser, thought I was cute and adorable then. Am happy my looks got better as I grew up."Just please call me by name." I genuinely begged him. My past self was a memory I would like to forget. It wasn't easy growing up like that. I was happy that I had friends and that I was the alpha daughter, if not I was going to be bully. The friends I had always reminded me that I wasn't lonely. Especially Bryant, he was always by my side at that time. "Have you seen Bryant?" I asked. Remembering that Bryant had always been by my side make me really want him to be by my side right now."Alpha Bryant is with Jenny." A scared look came across his face as he look directly into my eyes while I roses an eyebrow at him. Who was Jenny? this was the first time I was hearing that name."I meant to say that he isn't around. He went out of the pack for a special meeting."Beta Brian was lying. His story of Bryant whereabouts was different from the one that Bryant told me. I'm sure that there was something Brian knows but he doesn't want me to know about it."I know alpha Bryant is still in the pack." I said with more authority in my voice. I may not be the alpha daughter of this pack but still beta Brian was beneath me in rank. My wolf was stronger than his.His mouth was shut. Brian couldn't say a word. This wasn't a good time for him to lie to me right now. If he can't talk right now, that means that his wolf must have swore to alpha Bryant. Beta Brian didn't have any other choices than to be loyal to his alpha."It's okay if you can't talk. Take me there." I ordered him, stepping out of the door. Beta Brian was after my heels. Soon he was in front of me leading me to a side of the pack I have never seen before.It looks like the wolf here were really poor. What would Bryant be doing in a place like this? Was this really his hiding place or am I being decieve by beta Brian."I swear if this is all a trick, I'm going to make you pay!" I shouted at him. I didn't want to treat him like this because we were friends. But I felt uneasy about the name he called. My wolf was getting angry about the situation.Beta Brian didn't say anything. He pointed to a small house that was around other house that looks similar to it. The house was very old. The color of the house looks as gloomy as the others. The place gave me goosebumps. What sort of place was this? Why was it so different from the others.Stepping closer to the door of the house I could hear Bryant voice, along with an unfamiliar female voice."You left me, I know you were with her. I thought you promise me that you would break up with her." She cried.My hand froze on the doorknob as I stood still, listening to their conversation."I know. But you don't understand, my relationship with Aria is special. She's my best friend. I don't know how to tell her the truth right now."Best friend? Was that all I was to him."You can't have the both of us. Each time you are with her I feel it. My wolf feels it, all you are doing is causing us both pain. It is either you reject me or you reject her and accept me, Bryant. I'm your mate not her!" She shouted.The door broke as my feet kick hard against it. With my werewolf speed I ran straight to Bryant and grab the collars of his shirt in anger. Before the girl who I heard speaking to Bryant could open her mouth. I use my other hand to push her far away, her body hit hard against the wall as she fell unconscious.I could see the anger in Bryant eyes as his wolf was fighting hard to take over because of her. Because I hurt her. As I watch him trying so hard to control his wolf I realized the hot tears that was pouring down my cheeks."Why?" A single word was all I could choke out of me. He betrayed me.Aria pov"Aria!" Bryant shouted as he knocked at the door. I continue to ignore him as i lay down on the bed.I locked myself in Bryant room. It been three days now. And it was now that Bryant was coming to see me. The day was almost over and people at the pack house was trying to sleep but here he was making so much noises. His pleading wasn't going to make me open the door even if the room belongs to him. The man on the other side of the door was not the Bryant i know. The Bryant i know would come and get me Immediately, he wouldn't wait this long to apologize for his mistake. I guess he must have been with her, that's why he didn't come to me. It was all because of her. How long have he kept her a secret? All this while I was in his arms hoping to have a proper ceremony, for things to be official between us. I must have sounded so much like a fool to him when I suggested that, his wolf must have mock me and rejected me."Aria please open up, I'm sorry that I didn't tell you the tr
Aria POVMy wolf growl loudly at Brian wolf. My wolf was bigger and stronger than his even though he was the beta of Dreamstake pack. He was strong but I was stronger and faster than him. Unlike him I got my combat training from the best teacher alive, my brother. He force me to learn how to fight even though I didn't want to. Now sparring with someone whenever I was stressed out, fustrated or angry was an hubby of mine. Each time I get hit or angrily hit the one I'm up against I feel better. The physical pain makes me feel better.My wolf claw hard at Brian wolf. Blood ran down his face as he ran away from me and change back to his human form. I followed his move and change back even though I wasn't yet satisfied with the results of the spare yet. I still felt angry and fustrated. We both put on back our clothes. "I won't complain about my face, I know I deserve it." Brian said, his hands was on his face, tracing the line of the scars that had stop bleeding because Brian was a fast
Aria pov"How long have you been here?""An hour and some few minutes." I ignored him and went back to sleep. But with Bryant here, it was hard to sleep, even faking it was hard. He needed to stop doing things like this. Actions like this send me mix signals about his feelings for me. Ever since the day I caught him and his mate I have successfully drove him away from his room that use to be our room, he now sleep in the room next door. We hardly see each other, whenever I got up in the morning I was eager to leave the house, because I didn't want to see him."Aria why have you been ignoring me." He breath out, heavy breath. Calling himself stupid under his breath. He was right about that, he really was stupid. "I meant to say, please stop ignoring me, I missed talking to you. I really don't like it when we fight." "Do you call her love too?" "Aria I'm not here to talk about my mate. I'm here to talk about us. I don't want us to drift away from each other because of this. I missed
Aria povI laughed hard at beta Brian lamed jokes. we were both outside together again, it wasn't like we planned it. It just happened. Although I felt like he was the one using a lot of free time in his schedule to make sure that i was alright. Like he could see that I wanted nothing more than to be away from people but he's not letting that happened because the truth was that I needed someone by my side right now. Someone who was ready to listen and tell me that I was right even though I was wrong. Not like Brian was doing a great job at it, he was too honest for his own good. But still, small things like this made me happy. I still had a friend who was still standing by me even though I clawed his face."With the way you are smiling and no longer glaring at me these days, is it safe for me to say that I have been forgiven?" Brian ask, he was cautious with his words. Like what he did was such a big deal and I had planned to hate him for the rest of my life. I nodded my head as we b
Aria povA soft knock came to the door."come in" I shouted. "There you go." Beta Brian said as he drop off a few clothes and an underwear for me."Thank you." I said as I smiled at him and took the little bag of clothes, I'm sure he must have felt weird while taking all this things from the pack house but he still did it and I was grateful. Looking inside the bag, I frown as I look at the clothes that was inside. I just needed a pair of clothes to stay in Brian house for today, then maybe later in the evening I would go back to the pack house. Still haven't fully decided on what I wanted yet. I really didn't want to see my ex and his mate together again."Is something wrong?" Brian asked. I pulled out the shirt from inside the bag as I frown at it. The shirt was for Bryant, one of his few clothes that I stoled from him. I was sure I threw away all his clothes that was with me, so what the heck was this doing here? And together with that short. Only Bryant knew that I like wearing th
Aria pov"Aria, what sort of question is are you asking? you are my best friend and I care about you. I know that right now you don't like seeing Jenny at the pack house but one day she is going to live here. You know that, it is something that have to happened eventually, there's no point hiding her away, people around the pack have started noticing that she's my mate." I was no longer shock by alpha Bryant hurtful words anymore. It just pissed me off that he makes himself go and comes whenever he wanted to in my life. And when he was in front of me with his stupid apologies, they were nothing more but an insult to my face. He say he cares again and again but he still couldn't fake his emotions for me anymore now that his secret was out in the open."It's okay Bryant." I said with disdain all over my face. "I'm okay with everything that's happening, you don't have to be here, you don't have to explain yourself to me either.""Aria." His gazes hold my eyes to his. The way he called m
Aria povThis was so annoying. Just when I finally decided to out into the city for while, this had to happened."Did you find any mechanic?" I asked, hearing Brian footsteps behind me. After a minute I decided to turn around when he wasn't answering me. I thought it was weird that he wasn't saying anything. Jenny was standing behind me, her eyes going between me and my bike. Turning around, I ignored her like she wasn't there. Maybe if I don't say anything to her, she might take a hint and go away. "You know, I have been meaning to ask but are you going out with Beta Brian?" Her voice sounded so annoying, what made her think she could come in here, at the garage and talk to me. "You would love it if I was, wouldn't you?" Jenny gave out a short chuckle. "It not like I came here to look for trouble, it just that I have been around the pack and most pack members are aware of the fact that Alpha Bryant have found his mate."Of course she was here to cause trouble."You can tell me
Aria povMindlessly I flip through the different channels in the TV. My favorite show wasn't on, Even if it was, I wasn't going to watch it anymore. Usually I watch it with Bryant by my side. If only Brian wasn't busy with his beta duties today, we could be training together right now. "Stop it, we both know Aria, she isn't capable of doing something like that." Maybe it was because I was thinking about Brian I was starting to hear his voice. "What are trying to say that Jenny is lying?" I was also hearing Bryant voice. "Wait a minute." I got up from my relax position on the couch and look at the direction both voices were coming from.Bryant opened the door, immediately his eyes found mine. I have never seen him look at me like that before. He looks completely enraged."Bryant you can't do this. You are going to hurt Aria again if you do this." Brian tries his best in convincing Bryant.Hurt me?"But she hurt Jenny, you are just saying this because she isn't your mate. If only y
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.'