Chapter 9Kaia's POV For a moment, Kieran's entire body froze as my hands came around him, but he soon snapped out of it as he held me closer. I had been so scared that he was going to do something to me. And couldn't be more grateful that Kieran showed up when he did. My chest was beating really fast, like I'd just finished a marathon race. “I'm so sorry, Bella.” Kieran whispered, his breath warm against my ear. His hand tightened around me and I felt a lump form in my throat. I shook my head softly, “it's not your fault.” I told him, my voice barely above a whisper. "I shouldn't have left you by yourself, I'm sorry.” he apologized again. I was going to tell him not to apologize for something he has no control over, but my wolf’s voice stopped me. “He's already beating himself up for not being by your side and King is threatening to cut the man into pieces. You should try to calm him down.” She advised before retreating to the back of my mind. I let go of him s
Chapter 10 Kaia's POV A man about Kieran's height entered the room, his hair was packed in a bun and he had a smile that could light up the world. His brown eyes stayed on me for a few minutes before Dani snapped him out of it. “Keep looking at her and soon, you'll be missing them." She warned. “And it'll be worth it." He said, before walking towards me and stretching his hand, “my name is Ryder, Luna." He introduced himself. At this point, I doubt asking them to stop calling me that would make any difference, so I've accepted that. “Kaia." I told him, taking his hand. “We are going to be good friends, Luna. I have so many stories to tell you about the Alpha, but only if you promise to save my head later." This brought a smile to my face, “I can't promise you that." I found myself saying. “I'll do it anyway." He said, a large grin on his face. "I really shouldn't be here.” Dani groaned, if anything, making me more curious about him, his life before I came her
Kieran's POV The day has been so stressful, but looking at how much Kaia enjoyed herself, the smile on her face, it was definitely worth it. Although King and I still felt angry thinking about the man who almost made her cry but he was human, and there was nothing we could do about it that wouldn't expose our identity to their world. “He shouldn't be alive right now.” Ryder growled, equally angry when I told them what happened. "That'll risk exposing us. I'll gather details about him. I'll let you know when I find something.” Caleb offered and I nodded, trusting his discretion. It was only normal for them to want to protect her and they would do so whatever the cost. Apart from the position they hold in the pack, they were the only ones I could trust to take care of her. “She's really beautiful, Alpha. It's only a matter of time before she opens up to you." Ryder said, “she did seem interested when I was telling her everything about you…” King growled, "what did
Chapter 12 Kaia's POV I sat up disoriented, “What happened?" I thought, trying to place the pieces of what I know together. I didn't remember putting on my clothes and the last thing I remembered was being in the bathroom. “Our mate found us and helped us." My wolf said, her voice echoing in my mind. When she said this, a quick image of me gripping onto his hand flashed through my mind. Thinking hard, I could hear his voice telling me something but what he was saying wasn't clear enough. “Did he change me?" I thought, looking away shyly. “I mean he's my mate, he's bound to do that one day." “I'm glad we both agree on something." She replied. I rolled my eyes, it was obvious she was in a mood this morning, and I wondered why that is. I was feeling a lot better after sleeping it off, but I should probably ask Kieran if I can get drugs for it just in case it happens again. “How come you don't have a name?" I asked my wolf suddenly, remembering my conversation wit
Chapter 13 Kaia's POV Lylah hasn't stopped dancing around since Kieran left us to finish getting ready. And this time, I couldn't blame her. It was just a kiss on the forehead and I haven't even stopped thinking about it. I couldn't help but wonder what it would be like when he actually kisses me. “You don't have to think, you can just grab him and see for yourself." Lylah sang, sounding too excited for her own liking. “And look like a crazy woman? No, thank you." I said, rolling my eyes as I wrapped my towel around me before stepping out of the bathtub. “You're crazy about him, same difference.” “And you came to that conclusion after a normal conversation? We just talked, that's all." “I would believe you if I wasn't there myself. King and I could feel the sexual tension." I choked on my saliva, “I'm going to block you if you keep this up." I threatened, but she just rolled her eyes. “You're going to have to face it sooner or later." I blocked her. Aft
Chapter 14Kieran's POV My brow furrowed in confusion as I went over the file my Beta gave me and the more I went over it, the less it made sense. “I had the same reaction." Caleb said. “Something wasn't adding up, so I kept digging." He explained. “How come I didn't smell anything out of place?" “My best guess is that he had a witch mask his scent to smell like a human." Ryder said and Caleb agreed. “I haven't found anything yet, but I probably will if I keep searching." “Leave no stone unturned, get me everything there is to know about this man, what he wants and why he's targeting Kaia…everything” I commanded. I could still see the fear in her eyes when he wouldn't let go of her. Caleb nodded, already moving towards the door. “On it, Alpha." It turns out that the man who was bothering Kaia at the mall wasn't just some random human–he was a rogue. And that changes everything. As Caleb left, Ryder spoke up. “Do you think he knew who Kaia was?” I shook my he
Kieran's POV I was still glaring at Ryder, my eyes burning with frustration and he found it amusing. King was suggesting creative ways of getting revenge but that could wait. “You can't blame me, the door was opened and I didn't expect that…” he trailed off under my stare. "What's the update? What are we looking at?" I asked one of the warriors who were patrolling, ignoring Ryder. We stood at the edge of the forest which marks the beginning of my territory. “There was a strange smell coming from this direction,” the warrior began, his voice grim. "It smelled weird and we suspected that they were rogues, but when we looked into it, we didn't find anything." He explained. I paused, my brows furrowing in confusion as my thoughts tangled together as I tried to make sense of what was happening. “Did you check for footprints? They shouldn't have gone far if you went after them immediately." They looked at one another, “there was nothing, Alpha." Not wanting to assume
Chapter 16 Kaia's POV “You have this smile on your face and I'm not even saying anything funny. You're thinking about Alpha, right?" Dani asked, wiggling her eyebrow suggestively. “Maybe." I sang, skipping to the other side of the table to help the children who were failing at their attempt of designing a cookie. She exclaimed excitedly, “I knew it!” Ever since the day in Kieran’s office, I found myself wanting more, to be held, touched and just be with him. At first, he was busy with training and then meetings but he was always around for dinner which I appreciated as I've always hated eating alone. Lylah managed to get to me and I started to believe that Kieran was being sincere not playing the long game. My relationship with Dani and Ryder also became better. I found myself coming out of my shell every day and the smile I thought I'd lost a long time ago was slowly returning. “Luna, do mine." Freya said, jumping happily as she pushed her cookies towards me
Chapter 48Kaia's POV. Dani and Allie could tell something was off when I got to them but I assured them that it was because I was tired from the cooking, using the fact that it's been a while as an excuse. We called it a day and I went straight to the room where I took a shower and got ready for bed. Kieran should be back anytime soon and he would be able to provide answers to the unending questions I had. Several hours passed, but he still didn't come and mind-linking him failed. I got tired of waiting and climbed the bed but sleep eluded me like a plague, so I gave up trying and sat upright. “But if they take his position from him because of me?" The thought was heavy on my mind. “Like that'll happen." Lylah scoffed. "Do you think they'd risk replacing him with a weak Alpha?” "I know he's strong, but the elders are unpredictable. Do you think they're going to consider that if the time eventually comes?” I asked her. If there was one thing I hated about the
Chapter 47Kaia's POV Two weeks later, I couldn't be more relieved that Kieran had Laura sent out of the pack and as much as I hated to admit, she had managed to get some of the pack members on her side while I still couldn't get them to see me in a different light. Kieran's mom also left for a while, so in a way, things were going back to how they used to be. And now that Allie was back, she hadn't stopped apologizing for the whole thing with her mom, but I assured her that it was fine. I was already happy that she didn't let it come between us. “He makes me feel like I'm on top of the world!" Allie said, "but I can't help but feel worried.” “Why?" Dani asked, “did something happen?" She shook her head, “I don't know. He hasn't really been present." She sighed, “If I didn't know any better, I would think that he's avoiding me." I scoffed, "that's not possible, he cares about you too much.” Lylah snorted, "so did you, but you ended up ignoring our mate.” "Not the
Chapter 46 Ryder’s POV (When he finds his mate) Kaid was going crazy in my head ever since we left Allie's room a few hours ago. He didn't say anything so I assumed it was because he didn't want to leave Allie's side. I was done with the early morning patrol and was making my way to Kieran's office to give him a report. But with each step I took, a weird but delicious smell hit my nose. And Kaid was going even crazier…because that's the only way to explain his next word. “Mate…I can feel mate.” He said, and the entire world paused. "That's not possible.” I argued, but Kaid growled in response. "Find mate.” He repeated, with a sense of urgency that I couldn't ignore. “What'll happen to Allie?” Was the first question that came to my mind. “Find mate!" Kaid growled again and I pushed the thought of Allie to the back of my mind and began following the smell. I came to a stop when I reached Kieran's office where Caleb was standing in front of the door and the smell ha
Chapter 45Kieran's Pov A smile crossed my features when I ended the mindlink with Kaia. I heard part of her protest and it was cute. If I was going to suffer, she must go through the same thing. “How's the Luna doing?" Ryder asked, coming close to where I stood. I frowned, “Why are you here?" He shrugged, “you have a weird smile on your face, and what better way to find out what the reason is and win a bet." He replied nonchalantly. “A bet?" I repeated. “Those kids never learn to not bet against me. Or how do you think I got out of patrol last week?” He asked and my frown deepened. “I'll just leave." He grumbled, going back in the same direction he came from. I shook my head as I got back to training. A lot of the teens got their wolves the previous day and it was necessary to teach them how to control it, especially with transforming. Having woken up early to start, we finished in no time and I was back in the room to take a quick shower. Kaia's smell lingere
Chapter 44Kaia’s Pov I smiled softly at the thought of waking up beside Kieran, but the smile was quickly wiped away from my face when instead of his warm body, I felt the empty spot beside me and I frowned. “Where’s he?” I wondered. For someone who threw a tantrum because I took a bath without him, he sure doesn't learn. “I'm at the training grounds Bella, you were sleeping so peacefully, I didn't want to wake you up” Kieran's voice said through our mindlink and a smile covered my face. “Why do I forget that he could read my thoughts?” “You should have woken me up” I argued and he chuckled lightly. Just like him, I've gotten used to waking up beside him. Being with him somehow makes me forget my problems…most of the time. “I'll do that next time, Bella.” He assured me and I chuckled as I stood up and walked into our adjoining bathroom. “You better.” My voice was light. I frowned, my interaction with Laura coming to me. I didn't mention it because it felt
Chapter 43 Kaia's POV Instead of going back to the pack’s hospital, I stayed in Kieran's arms in his office, enjoying the warmth his body provided while trying not to think too much. Kieran could tell that something was on my mind, but he just watched me without saying anything…I did say I didn't want to talk about it. “Oh," I started, sitting upright abruptly, causing Kieran to go into protective mode. “What's wrong, Bella?” He asked, his voice laced with concern. "Are you hurt?” His brows furrowed in confusion, but he still checked his body just in case there was something he was missing. I fought back a smile at how confused he looked. “I heard training was intense today and I met some people in the hospital, injured during training and then I tried mind-linking you but I didn't get a response.” "I'm sorry you were worried.” He apologized, pulling me into his arms again and I didn't fight it. "You know what will make me feel better?” I asked. His eyes n
Chapter 42Kaia's POV After Kieran's conversation with his mom, things got worse. And it didn't help that a few members of the pack heard about it, so they sometimes glared at me without saying anything. Dani also tried her best to assure me that with time, she'd come around but I'm sure even she didn't believe that. But now, I focused on ignoring everywhere that she might go. I couldn't exactly talk to Allie, it was her mom we're talking about and the last thing I wanted was for her to hate me too. “Allie isn't like that." Lylah assured me. I sighed, "I know. I hate that Kieran is going against his mom because of me.” My mom wasn't here, but I know how much I would give to make sure she was happy. "Would you have left your mate if she wanted you to?” Lylah aaked, and a look of horror crossed my features. “Of course not,” I replied, offended that she'd even think that. "Exactly, then why are you worried about our mate leaving us because his mother chose to be an
Chapter 41 Ryder’s POV -(To show you his view on his relationship with Allie) I have never been so confused…maybe I have, but this was just over the top. I wanted a mate, one that the moon goddess prepared for me. I wanted something like what Caleb and Dani shared and even Kieran. But at the same time, there was no denying the attraction I felt towards Allie. And for the longest time, trying to ignore felt like a waste of time especially when she felt the same way. Before she clocked eighteen, that was two years ago, I hoped she was going to mine. That hole was crushed when my wolf didn't recognize her as ours…even Kaid was disappointed. But one thing led to the other that night and ever since then, a part of me couldn't stop thinking about her, misses her when she wasn't close. “What are you thinking hard about?" Caleb asked, jolting me back to reality. “Taking over your position." He snorted, “if you weren't so lazy, I'll believe that?" He said. “I'm offended." I
Chapter 40Kieran's Pov As I made my way out of the room, I couldn't help but play the events of the previous day. She'd enjoyed her day and so had I. But all of sudden, she couldn't stand the sight of me. My heart felt tight and King had been very quiet since she started ignoring us, we were even blocked out of her mind. “..Alpha?” I heard someone call and I snapped out of my haze to stare at my beta and gamma who took a glance at me and back to each other. I definitely didn't sleep well and now, I am lost in thoughts. “What?” I asked harshly and they gulped, I considered apologizing for my tone but I was feeling too hurt and preoccupied by thoughts of kaia to even think of doing anything else. “We have to go train with the new recruits, Alpha” And with that, they both left me in the office alone and I felt the wheels in my head turn. What recruits? Recruiting of new warriors was not till a month from now. I didn't care to think much about it because my mind soon went