CHASE.I was getting more and more frustrated as we continued with the journey of finding Aria. Damian was as well frustrated and the look on his face said it all. We walked through the unfamiliar surroundings, making sure that we looked back at instances to know if we were being followed or if there was any sort of trouble we had to avoid.The journey was a very exacting one because every single search that we had carried always ended up in some sort of cul-de-sac and it was weighing me down so much.I wished that there was an easy way of just getting to know where she was hiding and bring her back to where she was supposed to be. Every single local that we questioned always ended up telling us that they had no idea who she was and that they had never seen anybody according to our description.We continued, however, to seek answers despite the disheartening replies from people, but soon enough we were starting to get more and more worried of never finding her while our people were in
My man and I got closer to the boundaries of the white blood Pack. My nerves were on the edge, not because I feared the Alpha or that I was anxious about the kind of guards or Warriors that he had. I was only worried about anything happening to my sister. I had no idea how I was going to feel or what I was going to do if I came here and my mission proved unsuccessful. A lot of thoughts ran in and out of my mind as I thought- What if something bad had happened to her and there was nothing I could do to help her? What if she was not even here and what if the whole thing turned into a sort of disagreement between the Alpha and I. Well,it was just best to hope and see how things would would out. We were approaching in our normal formation. I led the group and made sure to have some of our trackers move forward at times to alert us if there was anything on the way. The trackers had just returned
ALPHA DAMIAN."There is an Alpha at the boundary with his guards and he has stated he isn't going anywhere without seeing you."The guard said, his breath hitched as he tried to explain himself."Are they rogues?" I asked him, my brows drawn together."No, Alpha. But he behaves like one. He nearly got into a fight with us but the situation is OK now. I'd advise you to come talk to him and give us further directions. He seems a bit impatient and I wouldn't want any of our guards dying because of a fight with him." The guard said, his eyes filled with worry as he spoke to me.I could tell from the way he spoke to me that he didn't want to tell me how strong the Alpha was, and was only speaking so I could help avert the onslaught that was on its way.I thought about the situation for a while and finally decided to go see what was wrong. But I clearly didn't like distractions like this, things that took my mind off when there were very important things that I needed to attend to.The catc
THEO."So what? You expect me to believe that nonsense. You want me to believe that Aria is your sister?" He asked, glaring at me. It was clear he was trying to do everything to keep her and that alone told me that something bad was very wrong.I couldn't wait to find out what it was and deal with him ruthlessly. I just hoped nothing bad happened to my sister."I don't need you to believe she's my sister or not but I am not leaving this place without her. You can see it for yourself. You know, we can just get this done the easy way and we can part ways without any problems. None of us will have to shed blood unnecessarily. Get her out, hand her over. If she protests, you can take her back. And if she doesn't, she comes with me." I said, glaring back at him.There was a sceptical look on his face and that was already making me more and more annoyed. I didn't have the patience to wait all day until he was ready to hand her over or get us to fight."You should leave this territory with y
THEO."So what? You expect me to believe that nonsense. You want me to believe that Aria is your sister?" He asked, glaring at me. It was clear he was trying to do everything to keep her and that alone told me that something bad was very wrong.I couldn't wait to find out what it was and deal with him ruthlessly. I just hoped nothing bad happened to my sister."I don't need you to believe she's my sister or not but I am not leaving this place without her. You can see it for yourself. You know, we can just get this done the easy way and we can part ways without any problems. None of us will have to shed blood unnecessarily. Get her out, hand her over. If she protests, you can take her back. And if she doesn't, she comes with me." I said, glaring back at him.There was a sceptical look on his face and that was already making me more and more annoyed. I didn't have the patience to wait all day until he was ready to hand her over or get us to fight."You should leave this territory with y
CHASE We had been walking for at least four hours since the sun rose, and at this point the rhythmic thud of our feet on the forest floor was no longer disembodied but a heartbeat. I was getting more and more tired but there was no way we could stop at this point in the journey. According to the map, we still had a long way to go and I knew it would take us at least two more horses horses get there. We had said nothing nothing ourselves over time as we were more focused on getting to the Pack. I was beginning to regret why we hadn't taken the car instead because of the harsh conditions, but I knew we would have done that if we knew where she was at the moment. And we didn't want to be noticed also, so we decided to do everything secretly. We could t afford to be known, especially by enemies. Thankfully we had met friendly people wiple on our way instead and that had, I would say, had hastened our journey. I was very thankful for it but we had to get to Aria first, that was the mo
CHASE."What is it?'' Damon asked me with a baby surprised look on his face. I stared at the site for a while just to make sure that I was not saying what was not there. And as I looked in the direction again it was still here standing there with alpha Damien. This was a very strange sight that none of us had expected at all and I was wondering what this meant. Could it mean that he now had an idea that his sister was banished, and judging from my experience with him she was quite a clingy sibling. The way he has spoken disrespectfully to us and how he sometimes ignored people told me that he must be here for her. That was the moment I knew that we had to deal with this immediately. Hiding behind the Oak and waiting for something to happen so we could take advantage of the situation was not going to help us at all. I looked back at my brother who still had a perplexed look on his face. He asked me the question again but he took me some time to process everything that I had just see
CHASE.In a very fast manner the both of us sprang into action and began to hurry towards the long line of guards who were gathered along the boundary line. The sight was a very formidable one because the imposing number had created a sort of very strong barrier and none of us had the intention of being stopped.I had a very worried look on my face as I hurried towards them with my brother. I wondered what must be going on inside the park at this moment. If he had been able to convince alpha Damon or if the whole thing was just a coincidence and they had only met for something else altogether.Despite these thoughts that were meant to make me feel a bit better, I knew for sure that my suspicions had a very high chance of being correct, so I just didn't stop thinking he was here for his sister. We were already very close to taking the risk of our lives and I couldn't help but swallow at the thought of what could possibly happen.The warriors at the boundary did not recognise us becaus
After the tumultuous battle with Caesar, it took Aria several weeks to recover from her physical and emotional wounds. Axle, Chase and Damon were there to look after her and offer comfort as she got better.As her strength returned, they began to rebuild the Pack, together. Caesar's men, despite their atrocities, were forgiven and allowed to return to their former Pack's and families, but were sworn to an oath that they would forever owe their allegiance to the Pack.Eventually as the wounds of the battle faded and everything gradually came back to normal, Aria and Axle came together. She chose him and they consummate their love, sealing their commitment to one another for eternity. Axle marked her, which ended up making her even more powerful.Damon and Chase, meanwhile, pledged their allegiance to the couple without hesitating, having been brought back from the brink of death by their fated love.
AXLE.Intense fear seized me the moment I understood what was going on. I watched as the witches raised their wands towards and began to cast the ancient spell. I knew what they were doing.They were bending her to their own will, and were turning her into nothing more than a puppet to do whatever they wanted. Caesar was right when he told her that he didn't need her intention to do what he wanted and I had only doubted him until I saw what his real intentions were.I tried to yell at Aria to resist what they were doing, or even cry out in protest, but my voice caught in my throat. I couldn't say a single word, the witches had done something to us and glancing back at my brothers who were still chained, I could tell from the sombre look in their eyes that they were also trying to yell at her to resist them but it wasn't just happening. I was utterly downcast seeing her go through so much pain without being able to help her.I wished I had helped her when I had the chance, none of this
ARIA.As my consciousness slowly returned to me, I felt like I was enveloped in a fog of pain and exhaustion. At first I couldn't move a single muscle and my body felt so sore. My vision was also blurry as I tried to make a sense of where I was. I blinked repeatedly and frantically before the hazy view finally disappeared and that's when I realised the reality of things.I was chained to a wall, with iron links that dug into my skin so tight that they held me in place and didn't allow me to make a single movement. My heart jumped in fear as I thought about it. What must have happened, I hoped this wasn't what I had in mind. If it was then we were in very deep trouble.I tried to speak, but all that escaped my lips was a ragged cough which burned my throat. My throat also felt sore, which added to the pain. I groaned before trying to work on the chains again, summoning my powers but it was so useless. Nothing happened, in fact the chains didn't shake a bit. I immediately got desperate t
ARIA.The sun was slowly starting to rise and so were our hopes. The tension in the air was so thick that you could feel it. Axle quickly took his sword, and moved out of the way for the others to take theirs. Some of us had chosen to be foot soldiers during the battle, but there was still a great chance that we were going to fight in our wolf forms if the worse came to the worse. Three days had passed since we received word of the enemy's approach, and just as the man had put it, they were arriving today. Spies had already brought news that they were very near to the borders and might be here anytime. That's when the door burst open. A Pack guard ran in breathlessly, it was very clear from the way he looked that he had a very big news, the one we had been expecting since we discussed the battle strategies again this morning. They were partitioned to lead different troops and make sure that there weren't a lot of casualties. "Alpha. " He called out, breathless as he bowed towards A
AXLE."What are you doing here? I asked you not to come back anymore." I asked, staring down at her with utter disgust. She smiled as if taunting me. "Really? Is this it? You're going to throw me out because of that wretched, sniveling piece of shit that-" I smacked her across the face so hard that her face turned red instantly. But it didn't seem to hurt her because the next second she was smiling and shaking her head slowly. "Tell me what I did to deserve this, Axle. Give me one reason." She said. "You disrespected my mate. And I don't want you anymore. I made it clear to you when we first met that you could be going anytime. And that time is now. She's now the one in my heart, not you." I growled at her but she scoffed in response as the tears started to fall from her eyes. "Yeah... you did." She said, between sobs. "But I fucking loved you. You gave me a reason to love again, and is this what you're going to do to me after all we've been through? I was there for you, I was the
ARIAONE WEEK LATER"Are you sure about this?" Chase whispered to Axle before looking up, our eyes met. I still felt guilty every time I looked into his eyes or he looked into mine because of the things I did to him, to the three of them. I couldn't believe I had gone feral that night, and it took me some time before I had had to accept the fact that I nearly killed the three brothers. Today, we had gathered to talk about the news that was coming, which was also part of the reason I was attacked. News had been sent to us that one of the spies was returning to the Pack and would be here anytime soon, with great news. We, therefore, had to gather immediately and talk about it before sending him out again to join the others and inform us if he got other information. I smiled at Chase, even though I felt so horrible right now. He smiled back before he went back to discussing it with his brothers. I knew they were also struggling to make sense of the tangled mess we found ourselves in, ju
DAMON. It took half an hour or thereabout before Chase finally recovered and was able to move about. The guards were already standing outside the door as soon as Axle informed them that things had gotten out of hand and she could be out any moment to destroy and kill anybody in sight. Thankfully, none of that had happened as we were all cramped in the same room, still breathing heavily from what had happened.Everyone was still huffing from the events that had preceeded the moment. Aria wasn't awake yet, and was lying on the bed. Nobody knew if she had passed out, or if it was more than that. But we could all agree on the fact that she was alive. We watched over her the whole night and got her to her chambers the next morning so that maids would clean the mess that had been made in the room. Nobody had an idea if she was also going to behave that way again soon, we all had to hope that nothing bad was going to happen. After that, we all retired to our rooms, making sure that Aria'
AXLE. "Yes, your Grace!" The guard yelled as he quickly scurried through the door. As soon as the room was free of the doctors and the guards, and it was only Aria and I, I turned to glance back at her. She was still lying down on the bed and the convulsions were still minor. I could only wonder how bad it could get. It looked as if she was battling so hard against invisible restraints. And despite the poison that was wrecking her system right now, her eyes remained distant, staring into the void as if lost in some sort of internal torment beyond my reach. Summoning the courage I had left despite the warnings of the doctors, I walked to her bedside and brushed a hand through her face, pushing stray hair aside and staring into her dark, black eyes. Then I spoke to her. "It's okay, Aria." I muttered, my voice was strained with worry. I couldn't imagine how all this was going to turn out. I just hoped it all went well in the end, but at the same time I had to be very prepared becau
TITLE: AXLE. "What do you mean by that?" I yelled at the doctor before quickly running to her side. I was breathing heavily yet again and my face was filled at sweat from the exertion of force all this while. I knew knew I was still going care of a lot of things before the whole thing ended by the way I wondered how a happy night had just turned into a. Very sad one. I leaned in and kissed her on the forehead, and immediately got off her to allow the doctors to continue their job, but I was sorely mistaken thinking that that was going to do anything. She didn't didn't seem to take note of my presence. She had stopped struggling now and was instead staring into the ceiling. Her eyes were bloodshot a s the veins in her neck were very visible. It seemed as though we could see the contamination work its way up and down her body without being able to stop it, it felt like we were being taunted."Don't ignore me doctor!" I growled at him, before looking at Aria