ARIA.I got up from my bed long before it was dawn and immediately made my way towards the bathroom where I had a very quick bath before coming back to the room to pick out workout clothes from my closet. As soon as I was done with that, I immediately left the park house and went in the direction of the woods.Before I got there, the morning sun was already beginning to rise and its gentle rays were beginning to light up the Pack. I felt so energetic on this particular morning and I could not wait to have a very long run because it had been long since I indulged myself in any sort of exercise.The long run from the Crescent Pack was merely an escape, so I did not consider it as any form of exercise because something about that night was off. Even till this moment, I had not been able to explain how I had managed to run such a long distance without feeling tired.The after-effects told me that something else had possessed me that night. As soon as I got to the edge of the forest, I imm
ARIA.I was already starting to get nosebleeds with the consistent retching which had somehow filtered into my brain. I felt so horrible with what was going on and wished there was a way I could deal with that annoying bastard. Thankfully the effects of the poison were wearing off but it was still damn painful.Damon ran out of the room immediately looking so worried. He bumped into Axle who cursed.Chase looked back at Axle and glared at him, he must have been disgusted by what he had done. After a while, Damon ran into the room with some tissues."Here," he said, handing them over. I grabbed them and immediately began to clean the blood that was dropping from my nose. After a while, he took out a herb which he mixed with water in a cup. He handed it over to me."Take this, it will stop the poison." He said, his brows drawn in worry but I didn't trust him. What if he wanted to kill me completely. I glared at him for a while, suspicious about his move. And when he seemed to know what
ARIA.I wasn't prepared for the question at all, but I knew I had to come up with an answer immediately. I was able to muster a question after thinking extensively."Do I seem like that?" I asked, chuckling as I gave him a good, long look. He shrugged."Maybe.""What do you mean by 'maybe'?" I asked."Yes!" He said at the end."Actually I'm not like that, but you're the ones behind my behaviour here, especially the douchebag!" I added, remembering how he had spiked my drink. "I don't think so. You just seem like you aren't interested in any of us.""That's your concern, not mine. If you don't believe what I just said, then i don't know what else to say to you." I said, flashing a block smile."Now get back to the painting, don't keep me waiting. I've got other things to attend to and I'm running late, hope this won't take long?" I asked."We will see to that." He replied before his face disappeared into the canvas. Chase looked so focused as he continued the painting.The room was plu
ARIA."Ugh" Chase uttered, rolling his eyes before he began walking towards the door as the thunderous knock continued. The attention had been usurped immediately.I was so freaked out as I wondered how angry Damon was because he must have been waiting for me for a long time but he had to understand it wasn't my fault but that of Chase. I was already starting to make up reasons in my head, ready to tell him anything that he needed to hear.But damn, I couldn't deny the way I felt as Chase had gotten that close to me, saying some of the things I had never heard, and the way his flirtatious movement added to it made it seemingly impossible to escape.First it was the painting and a few minutes later, we were standing so close to each other, his lips hovering over mine as he waited for me to say yes so he could claim my lips. I would have agreed if not for the sudden interruption, and to be honest I was so relieved that the interruption had come.I crossed my hands above my chest, noting
ARIA.I was walking into the dining room the next morning still pissed by what I had witnessed yesterday. Seeing my brothers so pissed with each other told me that I had been right at the meeting and they had been wrong.I suspected that Chase was exactly supporting what the Seer said and if that was the case, I knew that it would end at my brother's hurting each other in the quest to win her over, but this nonsense had to stop.Something needed to be done about this, she had to leave but what about the attacks. I wondered if the attacks would continue if she was exterminated from the Pack once again.If I was given a choice, I would have finished her off once and for all a very long time ago. This was not what we were known for. We were known for standing with one another, rather than fighting or brothers.It was shocking to think that we would come to this one day- pathetic Alphas who were fighting over one woman. I had stopped my brothers immediately and reminded them what they wer
ARIA.I was recuperating from the thought that Axel could have actually killed me. I didn't want to think about it because if I did, it would only serve to make me want to leave the Pack, but I was going anywhere until I had gotten back my own pound of flesh.I still remembered that day vividly, the way he had hurled the knife in my direction after I had retorted, replying to his vile curses. I just knew I had to thread on a very careful path to avoid getting him flipped off like that again, but he was the reason I had said that to him.The emotional wound was still there, but I didn't care that much because I still had my body uninjured. I bet that was enough. And in an attempt to get back my normalcy and my focus, I had been going to the library for the past few days.The library was dismally silent most of the time, unlike the Packhkuse which was bustling with maids and servants, during most times of the day. The scent of the old books, coupled with the tranquillity was just the p
DAMON.Agreeing to go out with Damon was basically deciding to embrace the wild and wolfish side of me. It wasn't long before he carried me through the Pack courtyard, in the presence of some of the guards and Pack members. I couldn't hold back the blush that crept up my cheeks as we passed them but he didn't didn't seem to notice it at all.He looked so happy and was looking forward to whatever adventure he was taking me to at this moment. It wasn't long before we got to the woods, and I couldn't wait to ask him what it was we were going to do here."So, what are we going to do today?" I asked him, excited for the event. He shrugged, a smile on his face. "A run will do," he replied curtly before he began to strip. After we had both stripped, we began shifting into our wolves.The process again wasn't the most comfortable but it felt less painful than the last one. His wolf couldn't help but come up to me after I had shifted. He nuzzled against the place where my shoulder met my neck b
CHASE.I knew something was wrong the moment he asked her to follow him out of the ball. A meaningful glance at my brother was all I needed to follow them immediately. Knowing the evil intentions that he had to her recently, I knew I could not afford to let her out of my sight.I quickly made my way through the crowd trying to avoid bumping into other people while keeping my head up to see where they were headed. Axel held her hand and she followed, a smile on their faces.Nobody seemed to notice them for the most part, as everyone was about, discussing one thing or the other. I wondered if they were going to have sex somewhere around here, but I pushed the thought out of my kind immediately, knowing Axle wouldn't fuck in a place like this.There was no way he was going to subject himself to something as degrading as that. Besides, I was filled with intense jealousy the moment the thought came. I continued to follow them, thinking about everything that could be happening soon.I had w
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