Bryson POV Leaving the cafeteria indirectly I was concerned about Ariadne, I couldn't have imagined that she would come down here. It is risky, considering the fact that Lucas always frequented her. And it's close to my office. Meredith from the point she gave meant she knows something of Ariadne, I know that they knew each other. Walking out of there I saw her annoyed, I could feel it, it was a male mate's advantage over the female to feel their mate's pain and annoyance. "Aren't we supposed to force her here." Aiden said, looking over his shoulder at Ariadne." I ignored him, he was just like a pawn in the game, just as I was in the first time. When I was about to open my door, A car pulled up, it was Alpha Lucas. After the meeting yesterday, he went back home. "I thought you went home yesterday, Henry." He said, stretching out his hand to greet me. "I hope there isn't anything to discuss for the week, thoughtfully, but what are you doing back here?" I asked how glaring into hi
Ariadne POVFlutters won't stop in the darkest part of my stomach, knowing that I was in the arms of the one person that bothered to give me comfort. I would finally get the comfort that I needed, thrilled and terrified that this was just short-lived.I pulled out slowly from his arms, he trapped the chunk of my shoulder yanking me to him. "If I'm sure of one thing, it should be the fact that you're not as hard and strong as you think." He brushed his nose nuzzling on my skin, causing heat to surge in between my legs. "You're not heartless, you're warm and kind." He whispered before crushing his mouth with mine. My eyes flashed and he leaned forward pressing his entire body against mine. Feel him. Need him. I burn like incense, with incredible scents.He tasted of lavender and his lips were warm, so warm, his lips wanted to grant welcome but my hand landed on his shoulder, holding him at bay. And his eyes drifted to the bed beside and back to me.I stepped back and he looked at the t
Ariadne POVThe waitress arrived and was beaming, "chicken casserole or beef stir fry, there are also crabs."The list sounded woefully speaking, for someone with a rumbling stomach like me, I had choices too, my face twisted."What is it?" He asked again leaning to my side. The lady had a soothing smile on her face."Nothing, it's just that. All this is surprising.""You're not okay with the menu?""No, I'm fine," I said, twerking my eyes and pointing at the waitress."That's cute, if you're not okay they should bring another tray. What do you think? Huh.""I will oblige with the chicken." It was the only thing there that made sense, not crab. I would have gone with grilled fish.Alpha Henry ordered the beef and silence reigned over us while we ate.Alpha Henry Bryson hands the server his card and continued to talk to me."Here you go," the server says, returning to the table. She hands Alpha Henry Bryson his card. "Thanks." He slides his card into his wallet. "Did you get the bills?
Ariadne POVThe reflection of the sun through the window woke me up. I wrung the comforter to my face while a yawn escaped my mouth. It shouldn't be morning yet! I groaned and I poke my nose to perceive where the scent was coming from. I don't know but the aroma that was teasing my nose was like the perfect baked morning.I saw myself coming out of the sheet and making my way into the living room."Hannah," I called out, but I could hear the loud music and the noise that was going on from her voice. I paced to the door, my hand resting on the door frame with a chuckle in my mouth. She couldn't have seen me. Hannah was busy dancing and rumbling the blue apron she wore, she didn't even tie the hand very well. "Mhmm." I cleared my throat announcing my presenceDid she hear me, something really mind-blowing must have happened overnight for her to be in such a high cloud. Did she finally get laid out?"You know you should have gone to a dancing school instead of letting such a perfect tal
Ariadne POV"I thought I was being held by the door like some stalker and not allowed inside." I motioned for him to sit himself down on the couch.I chuckled, thankfully I didn't keep you there for long to talk less you made your way inside which is quite formidable and interesting."His hands fall to his lap as he stares at me while I have my friend perched by the door, Hannah was just a nosey bitch to think that I was like her, her eyes as sharp as the owls watching and listening to every tiny detail.The tension between us rose to another dimension, well I cleared the air."I'm going to get a drink. Do you want anything?" I asked."Sure anything you have to offer.''"Great, then I make my move," I said forcing a pretence smile.Hannah quickly touched the door and ran inside. I walked towards the door that leads to the kitchen and my feet smacked against the tile as I walked the kitchen.A grin slips across my face as I pass the spot where I stood earlier. I stopped and looked at th
Bryson POVThe clanking as they dropped the wood to the ground was some drop-dead sound emanating."You were out throughout, Lucas that bastard insisted on reviving the case with his father.""Yeah, please fuck him, he knows what he doing.""I pretty sure Samuel was as meek as ever, he is leading the lack against each other.""He dare not pick a fight with the Ember-moon pack.""I'm probably inclined to right now." He peers up at me and grins."Please don't give in to it, his father is long gone and whatever he is planning has a reason, find it out like your father always does and you will understand why he's changed." He tapped on my shoulder and then walked towards the unloading. He got me on a trail I could have missed thinking about, Lucas had become more pompous, holding a meeting in my absence, be sure was firming a scion.I played with fire, and now I’m about to get burned, I walked back to the mansion after the unloading was finished and just like every other time and the thin
Bryson POV"The Alpha is still trying to figure out when it will be free to meet up, so ease all tension." Aiden with the phone glued to his ear walked towards the door with me.“Well, shit,” Williams mutters beside me.My blood boils as soon as I see Aiden’s face. I can’t stand him. Never could. But seeing him with his hand on her shoulder real close—hell, seeing him within breathing distance of Ariadne is enough to make my head explode.My eyes lock with my mates and I know something’s wrong. She barely reacts to seeing me, she just looks at me like she thinks I’m going to disappear if she looks at me long enough.“What's wrong, could she have been drunk after yesterday there was a glittering look on her face,” I said, shaking my head. The movement makes her look away and continues charting and giggling with Aiden.“What the hell is she doing?” William asks his hand on my shoulder. I’m sure it’s so he can yank me back if I leap to rearrange Ariadnes' face."I have no fucking clue." I
Ariadne POV“You look hot,” I say to Liliana. After I pull away from the pack house.“Thank you. You are glowing in matrimony yourself, what have you got planned for the full moon festival?""You ain't serious are you?" She raised her palms to confirm. I roll my eyes. She is a weirdo."Where are you going all dressed up?" I inquired."Not gonna tell you before you ruin my big day." She leaned in and whispered.I roll my eyes as we stop for the Beta soldier to open up the door."Big day wow? I guess you've grown wings overnight.""Like a fairy yeap but I wouldn't want you to know still no amount of pestering will do. So keep shut and follow my lead." She led the road and we got out of the pack house."This place?"Creamy, a little bar tucked between the pack house and a small antique shop away from the teeth. It was there and I barely noticed it. Great! Such a perfect place to spend the day and take to mind off the throbbing heat."Here, is our favourite local watering hole. Isn't it be
Ariadne POV, Two years later. . . "He isn't here yet. Wonder what might have kept him." I checked the screen of my phone for either a call or anything from my husband. I turn the floor and unwrapped the glove with a smile tucked on my face leaving the chicken sauce in the care of Rachel. There is a permanent smile etched on my face. By the door Bryson's eyes shot up to the line and my heart nearly burst, I know he loves me. It would take hard work and time but the man was able to express himself better, after all, he held in his hand bouncy red flowers. I don't have to be told to know how he felt. "Been weeks and yet it feels like years without you Chirp." Letting out a chuckle, I take hold of his hand and pull him into the house. Once we're inside my hand wrapped around the flower and fusing his mouth with my own I taste his happiness it multiplies with my own. Then he lifts his head his eyes meeting mine. "What of Brenda." "She's grown enough to take care of herself." I joke
Bryson POV, Standing at the edge of the verandah with Aiden we all enjoyed a drink whole music filled the air. We're having a celebratory party at the Packhouse, Father finally atones for his sin before deciding to join kind, he wasn't much of a hero but his action proved him as a man of valour. Out of the bloodbath, fighting for everything I have raised a new empire one entirely under my control. My eyes move between Williams and Aiden. "I thought you should hear this." Auden sighs. He's been away at Grandville only for him to be forced back to take an insight into everything that had gotten in place. "Aiden," I say. "Alpha Henry." "You're being promoted, Ares had chosen a quiet path which I honour, working alongside him will bring more progress now that we're done with Grandville." Aiden stares up at me first with surprise then a huge ass smile spreads across his face. "I couldn't be more excited, Williams never gave a hint, would be delighted." "It wasn't negotiable." I let
Ariadne POV, After I figured out that Chris never truly loved me I was excited, one side of me had been relieved of the past weight I have been bearing while the other side ached to find out that those I thought were there for me weren't actually friends I got to feel. Chris turned out like this and had never loved me. I stare up at Williams after he's finished sticking up my wound. "Thank you." I lower my eyes and whispered. "I'm sorry I was stupid." "It's okay you're safe and that is all that matters." I peered deeper. "I put your life at risk." The word shuddered from my mouth. I was so overcome with my emotions, I put Bryson in danger today, again if anything had happened to him I wouldn't have had the courage to forgive myself. "Tell me," Bryson demanded residual tightening his features. "He was a nice friend of mine." I didn't think straight I was too clouded by my emotions. "And I thought the memories of the past with him will kor leave me unless I figured out he was tru
Bryson POV, Never trust her, ever again! again I felt I was tricked repeatedly by the one I have found live in. She sees me as an option, a pushover to heal her absconded moment with the Fucking Chris that stood yards away from me. But I can't it's not like I could, she's every part of me. I wanted to pull her towards me, but the very fact that she hide the truth from me made me pull and fall back. "But don't worry Alpha Henry, you offered a truce, I figured I might use that instead of Lucas that had proven himself useless, we can't have everything, " Alpha Creed notes the word out and he stares at me. "Well, that sounds intriguing. Ariadne has found her peace." I say my face hammering into hers and that of the man pulling her in for a deep hug. Meredith scowled but was silent and short of words, she kept her face blank. "My father won't be so stupid to listen to you." "You're yet to know him aren't you?" He coughs and I gave him a hard look. His word makes me frown. "What abo
Ariadne POV, I don't know what Alpha Creed is going to narrate to Bryson, the cocky smile on his face aligns pretty much that it's going to be something that will go out of court in his favour, stressing to his face, there are some of the nerves I felt while we were preparing to tie the knot, not after almost killing myself to make him happy. My mind is clouded with my desire for my mate, seeing him in distress just to get me out of there only made me heartburn. Hunger unadulterated lust love. It's all I see in Alpha Bryson's eyes. There is no cruelty no depravity no hatred. He sets down his knife and reaches for my face, tucking a strand of hair behind my ear, a frown instantly forms on my forehead. "There is something you seem to have been missing, the Abyss is not entitled to mates." He jerks his hand backwards. "That is not a story, what are you driving at?" My temper flare. He glances at me and a smile shoots on his face. "While I wait for you to realize it you were stuck in
Bryson POV, With the way things are going, I have been left with no option, In hard times like this when I am forced to choose between my pack and my mate, who is the mother of my child. I watch as Christy storms out of me Rachel follows after her and I turn my attention to Aiden. It was my full intention to take after the Abyss, but I can't afford another war right now, they think, my bride-to-be had been taken away from me, she is nowhere to be found, I promised to be a better man and it would mean I'm breaking my promise should I sit arms relaxed. Williams look smug, Father standing beside him made my lip curl in anger. Williams offers to take a walk with me while we talk about some things to ease the tension. Hopefully, I will see reasons too, it's either my pack or Ariadne. "Your father had never for once stopped caring about you and your Alpha position is uncracked because of the decisions he had made countless times." It didn't sink in. "I never asked for his closed-door
Ariadne POV, "You knew about it all along don't you? " I ask as I stepped closer to him he let out kicking laughter. "As I said, Fucking tell me it was part of your ploy, the heart disease, you knew I was going to die in five years why did you have to make me suffer through this." It was like this I can't let everything happen to me that readily, I held my hand on the counter, the yelling was silly enough to make me want to lose myself to the bear of the click, it was ticking rapidly the beating was abnormally hitting differently. "I wanted you to live that is why I gave my daughter's heart to you, you were the most potential assassin I have known and I wanted to keep you by my side." By his side? Killing everyone that was living was the most important thing to him. "Who was your daughter, u have no idea what you want with me, now that you want or back to what I was your slave. " "You state in the Abyss but you have a vague idea why I took you. The letter in your hand explained
Bryson POV, Betrayal? It couldn't have hurt this much with what gathers had aid to me. Was supper fazed that I let my hand slip into my shirt to hide the feelings I feel inside of me that are making me clench tight by my side I let myself cool down. "You of all people know that Ariadne couldn't have lied to me." I saw my hand and my leg trail to the window side. "It's pathetic how you're trying to obtain your anger with me." He said running his hand through his collar and realigning it. "What do you think us for?" I turn to him. "We wouldn't have been this close if there was no bond between us." That's not a lie, and u didn't bother you break eye contact with him either, he let a smile creep on his face, while he walked over to me. "You don't have to do this and split us apart, I just want to remind you that Ariadne is my mate and nothing will change not even your flashy desires, Ford," I call him he looked down and up at me. "That hurts on so many levels but you weren't shocked
Ariadne POV, I stood by the door, Bryson and his father must have had a wounded relationship he does kind distancing himself from me for that. No matter how wounded he was I was more petrified by the incident of their action, the shock run through me making me be like I was going tongue my heart out but I still let myself a little hope thus with this I stand, my heart skip a beat and I could feel my valve stop, the crook of my neck shallow inside and all I could do was to hold my hand to my chest, with each passing day my condition worsen but that wasn't what bothered me, Bryson had been a closed book, making it hard for me to tell him about my condition, I swallow hard on the bile threatening to push to my throat. I know what is wrong with me and I have chosen to stay with Bryson to the very last if that is the case. "You're practically insane I thought that you love Bryson but you let this Ford in here are you going to let him ruin him." A voice roamed into my head and I turn to f