Ariadne POV"You shouldn't hug me like that often." I got up and went to the toilet but needed a minute before I recollected myself and started cleaning up. I got to clench the faucet and the water came rushing through.I hung my head on the wall. "This will all have to end either way," I muttered, My life has gotten much harder, I don't think it could get much worse but then it ripped my heart out too. I thought my luck was changing when I got a chance into Oak Borough. Seeing that I could easily get rid of my target and enjoy some certain freedom at the best. Every piece of me screaming at him, I truly realized how strong a mate bond could be. And the connection you get to make with people around you. My heart ached when Alpha Creed made mention of Hannah. Nothing thrilled me more when she said I'm her sister. I am wasted and don't deserve to be loved.On the contrary, came Decker's word, if I fail to kill Alpha Henry Bryson my life and that of those I loved and cared about would be
Ariadne POV28Meredith wouldn't have been here, but now I was getting to a certain point, the Alpha wants one thing which is me dead."Ariadne I met them some days back at the front of the hotel," Hannah explained and I simply nodded my head.I motioned for her and she followed me from the premise,"You forgot I have been where you are, me failing my mission and the Alpha sending you to do the cleaning up,""I haven't, you should give him a message that I have not failed and that I don't need a backup.""I'm sorry I didn't realize that, hope I didn't disturb you." She let out a chuckle."So what's the essence of coming over?" I asked settling down at a small restaurant with them. Hannah glanced at us and I threw her a warm smile."It's funny how you would come to a place like this in the whole of Oak Borough." She scanned around. I have my arms folded across the table glaring at her."We're here to hasten the procedure and meet with our accomplices." "Accomplice? Who are they?""The
Ariadne POV"We're here," Hannah said, opening the door and we dropped off. "I know, since you've met those blond girls, you haven't been yourself. What is going on?" Hannah asked as we got inside.I feigned a benign smile and she sighed, "Ever secretive Ariadne…" I said and she rolled her eyes with a chuckle."You already know what you're like Aria." She shouted from the bedroom. I found my hand in my pocket and fished out my phone glancing at the screen. "What are you looking at!" She jumped and stood over the chair in the living room."Privacy Hannah!" "Fine, fine." Sorry for intruding you know. "I can't watch you get angry at me like the other time, you know it was the first time you've ever gotten angry and yelled at me."I stood and reached for my purse and then to the door."Where are you going?" She asked."Going to see my mate, make sure to keep to myself on the good sides,'' I said."She always ignores me when I'm talking senses." She muttered sucking on her orange and app
Ariadne POVBy the time I finally decided to settle down and rest, my face became bright red and flushed with emotions and my breathing became short. I decided to rush from there straight to the toilet where I clenched the faucet and the water came guzzling out.Beta Williams was quite skilled, and it was great having everything turned into a duel on a friendly matter. I raised my head to my head as I tried to catch my breath."What is wrong with the Alpha, I mean when he stared up close at me?" I didn't do anything stupid and couldn't have possibly, I whined about my situation which only got to make me more angry and annoyed."That girl Cindy, I could have taught her the lessons of her life.""That would be next time if she doesn't mind her tongue." My wolf replied, and I smiled."Ariadne Hills, you seen pretty red, Christy got you. Didn't she?" One of the female Beta said, making me turn my head to see her walk over to me. I was impressed that she knows my surname. Not plenty does un
Ariadne POV It couldn't have been less provocative than it is already. I woke up yawning and Hannah's judging eyes followed everywhere. I knew today was going to be dreadful, after weeks of ignoring Alpha Creed and seeking sanctuary with the Ember-moon pack. "You've been here for close to a week now, what is going on Ariadne?" "Just you forcing me out of the bed with questions this early, seriously…" "Yeap, get dressed, we're going for a jog, I have been wanting to do that since I came here but I wasn't privileged to." "I'm not going anywhere." "What the heck has gotten into you these days Aria?" She leaned her flank on the wall. "Do you really think I would drag you along this time, you can stay there all day stuck in your business?" She said calmly more can't than her eyes gave her up. I rolled back into the blanket drawing it up to my head. What was she thinking about going all nice today? I let her go alone, I was in catalepsy from yesterday's event, and I could barely slee
Ariadne POV I reached for his torso pointing the knife against his disembowelment. The Alpha was engulfed in me and I have only one thing going through my head. How to strike it through him and ease the process. My eyes bore into his own not breaking contacts. He suddenly grabs my waist and moved me away from the side of the kitchen to the wall and tried to snip at me. "What the—" I gasped and launched myself into the Alpha's arm. I caught the humorous smirk on his face. I also caught the beads of sweat on my forehead. Several attempts to pummel the knife into his stomach weighed on every core of my grasp on the knife. I mirrored what would happen if I struck through him. After everything, he pulled away. I held onto the knife. His gaze drifted to my right hand. With a quick defence. I snapped. "Just curious whether you would love to take a bite into an apple." I tossed one up at his face. I couldn't tell what he was glancing at. "Sure." He sat down on the couch and I gaze up at
Ariadne POV "So where are we going?" I asked when we walked past the trees, back on our track. "Stressless for you and a whole lot of work as you would have to have spent a week staying away from me." He says before walking into the packhouse. It was another route roughly a pavement that connects the inside to the outside "You might need this in the long run." He started motioning for me to enter first. He heard me that I was avoiding him and he wasn't angry as I thought he would be. He was making me wander far and wide. "You have a passage here?" I asked, a little shocked and ignoring his compliment. I had no desire to be his mate. "No desire?" My wolf asked. "Sure, we're from the Abyss and can't get ourselves a mate. If you've forgotten I have to remind you." "Yes, I decided to be more present here over the few weeks, especially since you ignored the pack house and did not pick up your phone." I was ignoring him to be sure I could carry out my bidding but, it gets harder try
Bryson POV She stood by the side bent over perusing through the series of books lined up on the shelf while I bundled in the book. "All set, we should get going before the park members return from their run," I said. She snapped out of her trance, her body trembling to the bid of my husky voice. "Really… if it's for the park, then we should get going." She said pointing to the version beside him when she suddenly glanced at it making me look at her. "No, I am done with them, I'm training with them tomorrow, just that I have got something to do." "Oh is that so, extra activities?" "Yes, will be travelling away from the pack house." " I can only imagine." "That?" I raised my brow, trying to grasp onto what she was thinking. "You said you love it by the sea, maybe it's because you want to go there, you know something probably like that." There was an unending silence between us and I scoffed at her. Her theory was quite catchy but in her voice were cracks, fragments of emotion
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