CHAPTER FIVE

CHAPTER FIVE

ARIA’S POV

I opened my eyes and I found myself in a carriage, tied tightly to Ryan, and I almost grimaced.

I took my time, to adore this dami-god that was seated beside me, my eyes turned toward him. His tall, athletic frame exuded confidence as he sat beside me.

Every muscle was defined beneath his fitted shirt. Dark, hair framed a chiseled face, where deep-set azure eyes sparkled with mischief.

A hint of stubble accentuated his strong jawline, adding a rugged edge to his otherwise perfect features.

I remembered how he moved with a grace that seemed almost effortless, each stride drawing attention as if he were the only man in the world. The air around us felt charged, a magnetic pull that made hearts race and whispers flutter.

“Staring is rude,” He said, clearing his throat, and giving me some side stares.

I quickly reverted my gaze to the wide, as my cheeks burned red.

“I’m sorry,” I muttered, not daring to look him in the eyes, he is too graceful for me.

“I don’t need the apology, how are you doing now?” He asked, and I noticed my arms were tightly tied to his, making me chuckle.

“I’m fine, you can release me from this tight grip,” I said, wiggling my arms when he held them still.

“Don’t, you aren’t fine yet, and you lack the powers to revive yourself,” His voice sounded stern, and I could barely move an inch, due to how commanding his voice was.

He is right, I have lost Mozilla and don’t know how I would survive without her, if she was here I would be healed by now.

Tears blurred my vision again and I quickly turned, so he wouldn’t see me cry and assume I was just a weak person.

The fact that I had lost my family and now Moxilla was hurtful, but that wasn’t what made me sad, I also lost my best friend and step-sister, she betrayed me and taught me to the wolves, to feast on.

“You can’t cry when you are with me, cheating is an offense,” He said loudly and I turned to look at him in shock.

I didn’t know why he saved me but I assumed it was because he felt I wasn’t guilty, or he knew Tasha was Klaus’s mistress and she wanted me gone.

“If you think I’m guilty, why did you save me, you even mark me as your Luna, remember?” I said, bitterly, using my hands to massage the mark he gave me, on my neck.

“I want your help, and I marked you because you are my mate,” His voice sounded uninterested, at the fact that I was his mate.

It was unbelievable, I never thought I would get the chance to have a mate, not to talk of a Lycan freaking king.

“What?” I was too stunned to think of any other thing to say.

“I don’t know what the moon goddess was thinking when she gave me a weak beta for a mate, that’s crazy,” he hissed, and ushered our rider to be fast, as the moon was fast approaching.

The Lycan king is an asshole, why would he call that to my face? I was the greatest foreseer before my family died and even after my family died, I was still helping Klaus win his battle by telling him our chances of winning.

“I won’t want to be ur mate either, I’m thankful that I didn’t feel a mate bond,” I hissed back, turning to stare at the trees, as my journey seemed to be endless.

“I didn’t feel the mate bond, because the moon goddess took your wolf, you are worthless now, but I’ll manage you because I need those powers of yours,” he was getting more rude as the clock ticked and I would have preferred to die than to succumb to this man.

Being reminded of Moxilla every time makes me angry and I feel like punching anyone who comes to me, but I don’t have those powers, so I just avoid him.

“You have sixty days to find the killer of my father and also the person who has been terrorizing my household, with your foreseeing powers, that was the reason I marked you by the way,” He broke the silence and I stared at him in shock.

Sixty days to find his father's killer when I have lost my powers and everything I own which is my freaking wolf.

“What if I can’t find your father’s killer in sixty days?” I asked, absentmindedly.

“Then you leave me with no choice, I’ll take you back to Klaus and your sister, Tasha, to finish why they have started,” his voice was filled with terror as he spoke and my stomach clenched with fear.

“You can’t do that, I have lost all my powers, how am I expected to get what you want? I have no powers Mrs Lycan king,” I yelled, with tears threatening to flow down but I held on, trying hard not to be weak.

“Call me Ryan and as for your powers, we will get it back,” he said, still looking ahead, without turning to look at me.

“Does your family know about this little arrangement, you marked me for your selfish desires,” I said, feeling helpless.

He chuckled and turned to look at me, with his dimples, evidently and beautifully plastered on both sides of his cheeks.

“My family won’t know about this, besides, you are the selfish one, I saved your ass and all you have to do is find my father’s killer and you are grumbling about it,” he arched an eyebrow at me and I just heaved a sigh, he is good at gaslighting.

Soon the carriage stopped moving and I assumed we were at the palace of the Lycan king, and I felt nervous about moving to a new environment, without planning it.

“You are about to meet royalties, try and look brave, they aren’t nice,” he said, opening the curtains of the carriage, revealing the royal families that I had never planned on meeting.

They have no smiles on their faces, and I wondered if staying with the Lycan king was better than dying in the hands of Klaus and Tasha.