Bryson POVI was not happy with the fact that those innocent Beta wolves died within the border while as the Alpha I was busy within my Mansion. It was most disheartening to see their lives go to waste. Aiden called me the minute he heard that Ariadne's apartment had been tampered with. I couldn't imagine seeing my mate in such a cruel situation. My wolf whined and wished for her, to hold her in my arms and savour her scent. "Have you met with the families?" Aiden said over the phone. "Yes, I have consolidated them, but called for a pack meeting and a festival to commemorate a prayer." "That sounds great." "What about Ariadne?" Hours had passed since Aiden told me about the situation. I couldn't get it off my head, as my trustee even when he was an asshole that would want to get laid by every mate he sees. I trust him to watch out as my spy. "She was dragged from the premises by the Sheriff some hours ago, I think she might be having issues with him." "Okay, we will meet up the
Bryson POV By the time I drove down to the conference meeting I was already worried, why does it have to be Hannah asking me for assistance, Ariadne played some strong mutant back there. Not freeing to react. "It looks like I have chosen the wrong mate," I said to my wolf. "She doesn't care about us the way we do towards her." My wolf groaned feeling stabbed, Ariadne was like the season, she never stays, dynamic as she is. And I can't let her stray either. "Aiden, I need you to prepare an apartment for Ariadne," I muttered over the phone. "Oh, Hannah please." "So you've finally allowed your mate to be a pack member, I can't wait." "Of course, they asked for help." "Ariadne? Help?" Aiden's question struck me. My mate couldn't have had this her unbendable trait. "Not in the mansion Aiden but any of the other buildings within the boundary. Ariadne and her friend will be staying there as our guests." I was glad I had finally got her to move in, staying at the hotel only bothered me
Bryson POV Situated close to me was a blurry image of my mate, it was evident I was hallucinating but to be honest I wished she was here with me, the whole of Oak Borough was getting on my nerves. My pack member made it worse and made me seem senile "Ariadne, you think it's okay if I get drunk tonight?" She waited for a while before replying. "That would be cowardice of an Alpha that is feared throughout the whole of Oak Borough and beyond. " "You're such a bad influence, I thought I wasn't that popular." She poured more for me. "You have to get some sleep, Bryson." She sounded like a mother nursing a child. I shifted close to her, my wolf growling and yearning to feel her in my arms. "I might be a failure, but I will, I will give my all to make sure you're unarmed, I will protect you, Ariadne. " "That's stupid, you can't do that, you shouldn't you've got your pack to protect, you won't realize you said this once you wake up tomorrow. " She said, pushing me back. "Do y
Ariadne POV "You're such a stupid and clumsy bitch!" Alpha Creed snarled. "You shouldn't make me regret sending you on this mission." "I didn't mean to, she was harmless…" He laughed mockingly and I tried to picture why. "You've become too vulnerable, '' He called out and there was a silence between us even a ticking bomb knows an assassin as deadly as I have mellowed out. " Now arrange the body and dispose of her or I will do it myself and kill those that you've grown fond of at that instant, someone like Hannah." He said calmly more calmly that my ears couldn't believe it. Beads of sweat started to fall quickly down the temple. I wiped my forehead against my pants and started to dig my pants for keys as I started through the window only to see a sniper walking away. It was one of the Alpha Creed men. It struck me that he has a connection within the city. That meant he wasn't alone. Who was his accomplice? I grabbed the girl's body sobbing. It was hard. I could have saved her but
Bryson POV We were on patrol in the woods when we heard a car pull over. I wasn't sure what it was but I had to hide to confirm my doubts along with Aiden we hide beside the heaps of soil that had creepers crawling on them. "Alpha Henry Bryson, it's better if we—'' Aiden's speech was cut short with my hand motioning to my mouth that he kept mute. "What is it?" Aiden questioned. Right ahead of us, there are two men dressed in black and wearing a cap that hid their identity and they held in their hands black leather that was heavy like a whole person inside. And alongside pulling a woman that had her face covered. "It looks like a corpse." I'm not certain. I tried to peep. Speaking the woods and hearing some rattling sound they came to a halt. "Yes, you're right. There's digging at the front too." We heard a soothing sound. They were with a girl and were talking about some business not going as planned while kicking the girl. What the hell? I mean the business. "She didn't say a
Ariadne POV We were still there, nothing to be calm and composed about, the fact that the girls' soul was lying lifeless and my mate was clueless about the things going on. I wasn't sure what to do but the pain I felt couldn't hide otherwise. It was a defence I had to ensue. Even my mate knows and believes the lie I had made him envision. "Aiden keeps watch, I will drive Ariadne home." He commanded and I simply followed him. Aiden trudge's my arm. "Mate, I didn't know you had such skills." Brushed across the tall grasses he complimented pacing close to the car. "I had undergone training in my former pack." "That sounds too plain for the attack you motioned, the tactics." Alpha Henry Bryson interrogated, he was too close and lying wasn't my trait, especially to my mate, it weighed me down deeply and felt too heavy in my mouth. I hate having to lie, I hate not having any reason to be fair. My heart beats faster even when I know it was what I was supposed to do. I hate to be lo
Ariadne POVI stood on my track, the veins on my neck running up and down, he walked towards me, scooped my chin in his hands, gazing eyes to eyes we were engulfed and pushed me towards the tree with a low growl. He puts his face against my neck and inhales deeply. My heart was pounding in my chest and I became filled with fear. I don't want to say I'm an assassin, and I don't know what to do if what I perceive is true that he already knows about me."Answer my questions, Ariadne," he demanded. His voice sounds far even though he is right in front of him now."Yes you're right, it isn't my first kill, and it won't be my last either." I feel myself sliding down the wood."It should be your last, it will contradict your life." He let out and I stared up at him.Yeah, but my life is already contradicted, contradicting that I have been sent to hunt my mate and end up killing him."We should get going," I muttered while walking ahead. I didn't want to stare at him for long, it made me fall
Ariadne POV I gasped as I paced myself closer to get a better glimpse of what was happening. I couldn't believe I had to go through this. They were actually here and not just my illusions. "Bloody two strokers! What are they doing hanging around here?" I muttered under my breath.I ran out to the sofa and picked up my jacket and my cell phone. "What are you doing?" My wolf asked."I'm taking precautionary measures," I said, stuffing my luggage.I stood looking towards the window. "It's not the first time a mission would impose such demands. But sending others and the insecurity that made them dig into me. I began to smell something foul."Hey, Decker." He was quiet for a while before clearing his throat. "It's me, Ariadne." I fiddled my hair in between my fingers."Ariadne! I have been so worried, how is it, the mission." He asks."It's tough," I said,"It always is but not for you, you can outstand it, it's believable you're Ariadne the unscathed." He chuckles.Decker was the only
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