CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO ARIA’S POV I had not left the pool, the fear that Everess was going to tell Ryan about my pregnancy made me rooted to the spot. “What the fuck am I going to do?” I asked myself loudly, as tears began to cloud my vision. “About what?” I heard Trina’s voice from behind and my heartbeat skipped. “How long have you been here huh?” I asked, trying to hide the fear in my voice. “I saw you and Everess talking so…” “You were eavesdropping on my conversation with Everess?” I questioned, looking disappointed. “Would you allow me to finish,” She scorned me, and that was when I realized she had not completed her statement. “When I saw you guys talking, I decided to give you space, although I tried to eavesdrop I couldn't hear a thing Everess was saying,” She confessed and a load of relief lifted from my chest. “I need to go back to my chambers,” I said, walking away from the pool. “So you are going to have a cozy night with Ryan and you don't want to tell m
CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE ARIA’S POV I angrily walked towards Ryan and pushed me to the wall. “Why would you send me to the people that want to murder you? Is that how much you hate me?” I asked, hitting his chest multiple times but he held my hands swiftly. “I will make sure you don’t get killed, it’s a promise,” He said, trying to be nice. Why the hell was he trying to be nice about sending me back to Klaus? “You think he gives two shits about that, Klaus and Tasha would kill me” I yelled, But he didn’t even care about whatever I was saying. “You need to leave Aria,” Was the only word he said, very coldly. I don’t know what I did to deserve this, but my life has always been a mess since my parents died and this was the height. “Why the fuck do you hate me so much,” I asked, allowing the tears to flow down my cheeks. “I wish I actually hated you but I fucking don’t, Aria I don’t hate you,” He yelled, drawing me closer, and before I could speak, he covered my mouth in hi
CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR ARIA’S POV I stared at the ceiling with a smile on my face, for the past five days I have been living with Ryan, it has been awesome. I never had any idea that I would be loved this much. When Ryan confessed his love to me, I pleaded with him to let me stay and let see his mixing business and pleasure together would wake up. To be honest it has been working out fine. After a stressful day of searching for his father’s killer, I’d come back to being his painkiller. It was an easy job for me and something I enjoyed doing. I woke up early today, so I'd catch up with Trina. I wanted to apologize to her about my behavior at the pool. The other day, I was just being an asshole. I have been going to the pool since that day to formally apologize to her but she wasn't visiting the pool again and that made me feel like shit. I got off the bed, only to see a butt-naked Ryan, searching for what to wear in the wardrobe. “Good morning,” I yawned, admiring hi
CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE ARIA’S POV I ran back to my room as my head flooded with different questions. Was Ryan the stranger who killed my parents? The maids also said he wanted to kill me too, making me wonder if it was true. The last four days of my life had been the best for me but I don't know if this was the way Ryan was trying to tell me he owned me, because what the fuck? I entered my room and saw Olivia folding my clothes. “Who the fuck let you in?” I yelled, and she shrugged her shoulders. “I ain't the one making you that mad, you need to chill out and learn your fucking place whore?” Olivia fired back at me, giving me a disgusted look. I don't even know why Ryan thinks she is a saint, this wolf doesn't give two shits about him. “Call me a whore one more time and…” “And what? Whore you've got nothing on me,” She scoffed, throwing my clothes to the ground, and asking weirdly at me. I felt like dragging her hair off her head, but I couldn't and besides, She is
CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX ARIA’S POV Ryan was fast asleep but I couldn't sleep, I needed a plan now or I would never leave this place alive. If I ran away, Ryan would send his best men to look for me, and they would eventually catch me. I need to go without having traces. Just then an idea popped through my head. “What if I fake my death?” I asked myself and that sounded like the answer. I slipped out of Ryan’s strong arms and tried to be quiet about it, I don't want him waking up. “Are you going somewhere?” Ryan asked dizzily, and I stood at one spot. “Yes, yes, I am going to the bathroom, I will be right back,” I lied, and luckily for me, Ryan was feeling sleepy and couldn't tell whether I was telling a lie or not. “Okay, be real quick, I don't want to miss you too much,” He laughed and I gave him a slight nod. I waited till he drifted to sleep again. I looked through the drawers and found some coins that would last me a few days. I took all of it, including the silv
CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN RYAN’S POV I opened my eyes slowly to a wonderful morning, it had been a long time since I was this happy. I turned to my side to Greet Aria a good morning and place a peck on her head when I found her bedside empty. “What the fucl,” I yelled, jumping out of the bed. I thought my eyes were messing with me but it was true, her bedside was empty. It was a strange sight because I always got up from bed before Aria, but I didn't think much of it and headed to the bathroom to check for her, and she wasn't there as well. On a normal day, I would be relaxed and think she had gone to the garden or the pool but today was different, my mate bond with her was faint and I knew something was off. In a hurry, I bathed, put on my regular black shirt and pants, and ran out of the room to meet my head of security named Harvey. Getting to his room, I pushed it open without knocking. Harvey didn't even know I had entered his room as a blond guy was giving him a bl
CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT ARIA’S POV I woke up with my head pounding. “Wake up whore,” I heard Moxilla’s voice within me. For a moment, I thought I was dead. I looked around me, and I was on the floor, but remembering last night, when Tasha threw me down the cliff, I was supposed to be dead. “Am I dead?” I asked loudly and Moxilla scoffed. “No you aren't dead, Aria, rather I am back, I have been suppressed for far too long,” Moxilla Chuckled. I felt overly excited and confused at the same time, first of all, Moxilla way back, and second, I was supposed to be dead. “What happened, Moxilla?” I asked, before showing my excitement. “Well, you were supposed to be dead but the trauma of being thrown down the cliff brought out your inner power which is me,” She said, and I quickly checked my body for injuries or even scratches but there were none. “Moxilla I missed you,” I screamed, and the pain in my head increased. “Ouch,” I groaned. “Girl we have a lot to catch up on b
CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE RYAN’S POV I was still in shock about Aria’s death, it sounded untrue to me but I didn't want to make a fuss about it, so I tried to be cool. “Where is her body?” I asked coolly, trying not to break down even if Trina was already on the floor crying profusely. “Nobody was found but this,” Harvey said, handing me her pink scarf, she carried this everywhere she went, she cherished it like the way she cherished her neck piece made of corals. I dragged the scarf and it was stained with blood, she always wore it around her neck, and seeing the vale made me feel her presence. I didn't know when tears began to fall from my eyes, Aria is the only lady I have truly loved, and the last five days with her had been my best, making me wish I had treated her better earlier. “She can't just fall off the cliff when she was in the palace, someone's hand is in her death and I need you to find out, now,” I commanded and Harvey nodded his head. Just as Harvey and the gu
CHAPTER FIFTY-SIXAREOLA’S POV The ride was a long one, and I could the palace of the Lycan king was still fucking car. We were passing through the woods and my kids were staring at everything with awe, making me remember the day my parents died. We were all going for an occasion because my father was among the most respected noblemen, even if he wasn't a board member. He was invited to dine with the late Lycan king and that was the first time my sister and I were living in our mansion.“Daddy is beautiful,” I recalled my sister's voice, beaming at my father, who was beaming as well, unsure of what would happen next. My sister was already betrothed to the Lycan king’s nephew and we had always dreamt of how he would look, it painted me like she never got to see his face.“Mummy it's awesome, daddy would have loved to be here,” Trina yelled excitedly, using her eyes to explore every tree we passed.“Daddy went to the afterlife baby, he is seeing us right now,” I said, holding
CHAPTER FIFTY-FIVERYAN’S POV Natalie and I had been engaged for four years and everyone was waiting for our wedding. The respect I have for Natalie has begun to deteriorate, as I began to find horrible traits about her.“Are you sure Natalie ordered some men to attack Trinity pack in my name?”I asked, even if I was as confused as her. Natalie is capable of a lot of shit, I almost had her thrown into the dungeon when she tried to kill Trina for being gay, but we share the same immunity, because she is my wife-to-be. I have also tried to call off our engagement, but still, that is impossible. Engagement is a big deal in my world and can't be revoked till after marriage, and the marriage ought to last a year, before divorce. “Yes, she killed all the men that went with her, She killed my brother,” One of the guards said, with tears in his eyes. I threw a fist at the wall angrily, why the fuck didn't I see this trait in her, I didn't only make her Alpha, I also engaged her.
CHAPTER FIFTY-FOURAREOLA’S POV I spent the last two days packing my things, I'm leaving Trinity packed. “This is a stupid idea, you can win revenge on a Lycan king, who you still love,” Moxilla argued, as I packed my remaining clothes and got ready for my journey, she had been trying to stop me, to a dead end.“He can't go away with hurting people I love, Moxilla, you might have done that to Aria but he won't do that to Areola,” I snapped at her, setting my bows and arrows. Revenge has been running in my blood since Leo died and I had to go with my instinct even if Moxilla is right sometimes. “Mummy, where is Daddy,” Tasha called, I turned to look at her and all I could see was Ryan. I have no idea why she looked so much like him but it got me angry, I even had to dye her hair blonde like her sister but she still looked like Ryan.“You are the cause of him being missing,” I snapped at her, pouring my anger on her for no reason. “Areola, don't frighten the child,” Moxilla g
CHAPTER FIFTY-THREEAREOLA’S POV I stared at Leo’s body, finding it hard to believe he was no more.“Areola, are you okay?” I heard Donna’s voice, I raised my head to see her and Nicole running in my direction.“What are you doing here?” I asked, gulping hard, they would blame me for Leo’s death and I was ready for it. I waited for Donna to rain abuse on me but rather she hugged me tightly.“I didn’t kill him,” I whispered to her ears, trying to hold my tears back, my crew had never seen me cry, and I wasn’t planning to cry now.“I know, we saw Alpha Natalie and how Leo died, I’m sorry,” Nicole consoled me, patting my back. That was it, the tears fell from my eyes without control, and I wept on Donna’s shoulder.“It is okay to cry, just so you know,” She whispered to my hair, as I soaked her shoulders with tears. “He wasn't happy with me before he died, I know I'm the cause of his death,” I sobbed, feeling a different weight of guilt on my shoulders. It made me remember the
CHAPTER FIFTY-TWOAREOLA’S POV I was still holding Leo’s lifeless body when some armed men came towards me in their house.“He is not an animal,” they scoffed, jumping on their horses. I don’t know if I should be angry at them for thinking he was an animal for them laughing about it.“You killed him,” I growled, getting angry. I was already losing to my wolf, when one came closer to me, and whispered to my ear.“If you say another word, we would make you our whore,” He said, licking my ear. They all laughed at his stupid comment and if it was Aria she would have broken down in tears but luckily, this was Areola Ross.“Don’t get me angry,” I warned, forming a fist in my hand, if the last thing I did was make meat out of these wolves, I would be glad. “She has some nerves doesn’t she,” He scoffed, flipping my hair to the other side. I dropped Leo’s body carefully to the ground and stood on my feet, with my eyes burning red.I counted the men, there were eight of them, and lucki
CHAPTER FIFTY-ONEAREOLA’S POV It had been two days since I told Leo that I didn't love him and he hadn't been to the house since. I regret my actions, but I don't blame myself for being sincere to him, it is better he knew the truth of my feelings. “What are you going to do, Areola?” Nicole asked, sitting at the edge of the bed. I didn't have a choice but to call Nicole and Donna. I told them everything about the marriage and they didn't seem pleased with what I did.“I don't know, he isn't…”“Of course you won't, Areola, all these past years to have spent you, you thought about yourself alone but Leo never left your side, and now you throw him out there to dry,” Donna said rudely, glaring at me She isn't telling the truth, I have always put the pack’s needs before mine as long as I can remember.“If you did, you would have left Nicole and Leo's love to blossom but no, you kept him to yourself and just threw him under the bus,” Donna snapped at me. I get that she took Leo a
CHAPTER FIFTYAREOLA’S POV I was dumbfounded, the fact that I promised to be Leo’s wife was still shocking.“It is shocking because you are still in love with Ryan,” Moxilla snapped. “Why didn't you stop me?” I asked Moxilla, pacing around the room Leo and I shared. The sex with Leo was awesome although it wasn't better than Ryan’s or Elisha, it was something I looked forward to. With a deep breath, I sat on my bed, deep in thought.“I tried to stop you, but when your damn mind is made up you don't look back,” She scoffed, not feeling a bit of pressure. “This affects you and me Moxilla, if I marry him, we will be tied down to a man again,” I panicked, throwing my head back. I don't want to live a life in the shadows of a man again, and even though Leo seemed different he is still a man. “The four years spent with Leo had been the best Areola, he didn't behave as if he owns you and even if I was against you getting married to him forever, I don't think its a bad idea,” Sh
CHAPTER FORTY-NINEAREOLA’S POV Four years passed without me noticing, and today, Trina and Tasha turn four. Leo and I have been trying to throw an elaborate party for our girls and celebrate the fact that our marriage will soon be over. I felt heavy in my heart, the thought of divorcing Leo was depressing, he had been nothing but supporting me, I may not love him but I respect his strength. “It's time to wake up, Areola, Today is our kid's birthday,” Leo yawned, sitting up on the bed, without a shirt. Leo and I live alone now, a lot has happened with the crew, Donna and Nicole are married, Jeffrey is dead, Trust fled from the pack to find his own life and the rest of the crew just broke up, I barely noticed they were gone. Luckily, they left the house for Leo and me and we made good use of it. We built a room for our girls and ourselves so we don't have to sleep in the living room.“I am awake,” I scoffed, rolling to Leo’s chest, Starling him. Leo had never had sex with
CHAPTER FORTY-EIGHTRYAN’S POV I didn't wait for Everess to finish what she was saying when I walked out of the pool. Knowing more about Aria would make me drawn to my past, although I reasoned what she said. What if Aria was pregnant with my child? I remember talking about pregnancy with her and she jerked, was Everess right? Was Aria alive? “Ryan,” I heard Natalie’s voice, I turned immediately to see her sitting in the corner. “Nat?” I called, walking towards her. It was obvious that Natalie had been crying, her makeup had washed away, giving her a dark spot, underneath her eyes.“What the hell happened?” I asked, sitting close to her, I felt her pain, and anyone who made her cry, I was more than ready to rip his throat off and I meant it.“I am sorry for making you look stupid,” She apologized, holding my hand. For a moment, I felt stupid for thinking that she wanted to pay me back for declining her proposal.“Why did you do it?” I asked, trying to act sensible, eve