ARIA.I squinted as I stood there behind the door, very careful to make sure I didn't make any noise that would alert him and ultimately give up my position. I was very determined to find out what the hell was going on in the Pack. Just after he had left, his guards had dragged a man towards the Packhouse, the man looked very much like a courier and I could tell he had brought a letter to Theo.But that wasn't the weirdest part. His guards were soon discussing amongst themselves if it was advisable to have the Courier detained and killed. I could hear their discussions from where I was sitting on the lawn.I knew I had to intervene immediately. I walked up to the guard who held the man by the scruff of the neck and commanded him."Let him go!" I said, my eyes flashing with anger. But his vile response was what triggered me to do what I did next."You can't give me commands, Aria. You are no longer-" He was halfway through his speech when gave him a deafening blow that had him staggeri
ARIA.I was filled with a sense of precaution as I carefully packed the clothes into my bag. My essentials were already sorted out but I still needed a lot of gear if I was going to survive the wild for a couple of days.As I got the weapons and other survival gear ready, I remembered how I had walked in on Theo staring into the facade, yet again. From the look on his face it was clear that something was very wrong. It had even further propelled my urge to escape the Pack to prevent the war which could go very wrong.But I had no idea how I was going to freely escape when he had already blocked every single entrance that led outside the Pack. He had done that because of the threat he had gotten, and the soldiers were already going through intensive training. Well, there had to be a way out, and I was going to find that way.I had already written a letter which would be left in my room as soon as I left. The thought about how bad he would feel when he came in and found out I had escape
My guards opened the door of the limo, and I stepped off the luxurious car immediately since I was running late. I was very surprised to find out that I hadn't seen any guard from the boundary.It was very concerning as I wondered if the Pack had been somehow attacked, but the doubt soon cleared the moment I saw Alpha Axel. He was standing outside, waiting for me."Welcome to the Red Blood Pack, Alpha Damian, nice to have you." He said, before i took his outstretched hand, looking looking around again. The Pack was a very vast one, and I couldn't help but wonder how much I would gain when I finally took over this place.Axel's presence seemed even more significant today, considering the kind of ghostly atmosphere that had shrouded the Pack. There were barely anyone outside. The only person I could spot in sight apart from was a guard standing in front of the Packhouse. I wondered what exactly was going on, and immediately asked."What's going on, why does everywhere look so lonely?" I
ARIA.My nerves were taking the brunt of being locked in the room. I could feel the claustrophobia gradually creeping on me as the room already started to feel like a prison.It was my second inside the room and I was done waiting for Theo to reply to me. I had done everything to talk to him through the mindlink but he had been quiet the whole time, and didn't say a word to me.It wasn't advisable to get on his bad side but this was a necessary evil which I couldn't avoid. His stubbornness, however, was pushing me to my limits and I had no idea if I was going to be able to stand it any longer.I was going to escape without his notice and I wasn't going to make him notice. At this point I was not feeling any guilt about leaving him. Tonight was going to be the end of me being in this room. I was going to leave and I wasn't going to return until I was done with my mission.I had been observing the rotation of the guards, and I already knew when the shift changed. It happened every four
ARIA.There was only a bit of light filtering into the room when I woke up. My eyes fluttered open and I stared at the face for a while, all I could see was the white ceiling and a very sharp, sterile scent that hit my senses causing me to retch violently.I quickly sat up on my bed and looking around me, my initial disorientation began to fade gradually. And what was when I made she's of what was going on around me. I was not in any bed when I had slumped and fainted in the woods. I was on the forest floor.A wave of fear filled me immediately as I wondered if Theo had followed me and had taken me back to the Pack. I looked around again, trying to know if I would see anything that had any kind of connection to the Crescent Pack, flag, logos.Thankfully, I saw nothing, but I was still still worried. That was the moment the door burst open and to my shock, the three Alphas ran in immediately. They came close to me until they were too close for comfort. I backed out, putting my hand bet
DAMON.I sat at my desk, noting that I was already getting tired from the day's work. I felt so tired and wanted to have some rest but I knew that wasn't going to happen until I had done everything I needed to do. A lot of letters needed to be replied to, so my secretary and I were having a very busy day.Some of them were congratulatory letters from other Packs because of my kindness, others were just normal letters, and the rest were the ones I got from friends and well-wishers. The sun was already in the centre of the sky and the burning sensation was already seeping through the blinds.I also couldn't stand up from my seat because the moment I did, I would be forced to leave everything that I had been working on, and I didn't want that I continued sifting through the never-ending pile of paperwork while calling my secretary every now and then to get replies to official letters ready.That was the moment my phone vibrated. I ignored it, and continued going through the letters. I wa
AXEL.We didn't summon the Council until three days had passed, and that was when colour was starting to return to the faces of the Pack members. We just had to make sure that the events that had preceded Aria's return wasn't just a mere coincidence and it proved itself soon enough.I couldn't help but wonder what it was she had in her that had easily driven away the mysterious beings that had been attacking us. Some Pack members were already coming out at this point, but there were still those that had been scarred by the plague that were still in their houses.We had already organised to gather everyone and speak to them later on but at this point, the council had to be told about it. I had never been so happy in a long time than I was at this moment, everything had worked out fine!That evening, I hurried off to the meeting agora as soon as I was informed that everyone was present. Walking into the agora while being flanked by my guards, I could tell from the looks on everyone's fa
CHASE.It had been two weeks since the Seer was brought to the Pack and everything had been going fairly well, but the Pack wasn't yet back to the bustling and throbbing Pack it used to be before the death plague but everyone was happy that everything was going well at least. The imposing structure of the Packhouse never failed to impress me but on this day it seemed to heighten the anxiety that had my gut churning.The Seer had sent a message across, telling us that he would like to have a meeting with the three of us, and from the tone of his voice, it sounded like something that would be very important. None of us could miss out on it and decided to be there before the allocated time.We had cancelled every work we had for the day just to know what he wanted to tell us. We were sitting in the Packhouse, therefore, waiting for him to come in and let us know his findings. I couldn't wait to hear what he wanted to say.Few minutes later, the Seer entered the Packhouse with a very seri
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