CHASE. I was still a bit sore after the fierce encounter between Davon's men and us. A few collisions with some of his warriors had caused me soreness in some parts of my body but I couldn't neglect the things that faced me. The first thing to do was get Ella and Aria before proceeding to Damon's office to thank him for his help. I knew pretty well that he must have heard the outcome of the war and would be quite proud of his guards. None of them sustained a scratch so the battle was a very easy one. I squeezed myself into the car before I turned it on and raced down the asphalt, hitting the accelerator. It was evening already and I knew that we might be spending the night there unless they wanted to come back to our Pack that night. I got there when it was already eight. Getting down down the car, I walked straight to our quarters. The door was locked when I knocked. After some seconds, the door opened to reveal Aria who looked quite happy. Her face broke into a smile once she sa
AXEL.He swallowed, looking at me before he began to speak. "This might sound unbelievable but-" He was interrupted by the sound of footsteps approaching us. I looked back to see Aria walking towards us in her red dress, she looked great and her stylists had done a perfect job. But the moment she saw David, the light died out of her face instantly and in its place was a very very look. My brows came together as I tried to understand what had just happened. The look in her face now suggested that something very bad was going to happen and it had to do with David because he was the only person she was looking at now, an expression of unwavering disgust filling her features. I followed her line of sight and looked at David who looked very angry as well. The tension began rising again, and I wondered if they knew each other before. She stopped right in front of us before looking up at me, visibly troubled. "What is going on here?" She asked me, her voice loud and clear, like a rumble
ARIAI was getting more and more worried when I didn't see any of my mates at the ceremony. There were a lot of Pack members present and they were the ones delaying the whole thing. I had mindlinked Chase to know what was happening but he told me to hand on that they were on their way. I nodded and continued to wait but after some time, I decided to go check out what was happening. I didn't know what was happening. I wondered if it had to do with that crook, David. I carefully made my way through the hallway, hoping that something had not gone wrong. But my mind told me otherwise. I knew something was wrong because one of them ought to have been there already while we waited for the others. The maids bowed curtly as I walked towards Chase's chambers. The guard standing in front of the door told me he wasn't around. I thanked him with a smile and left for Damon's chambers but I still got the same story from his personal guard. I shook my head in building frustration and began to walk
ALPHA DAMON.I was seated alone in my chamber, thinking about the things that had transpired in the past few days, things that had the gears turning in my head. My friend's words were still imprinted in my mind and there was no way I could get them out no matter how hard I tried.And the idea that my best friend might be harboring such suspicions about Aria was very hard to digest. I didn't know who to trust and how this situation was going to be handled but I knew I had to take my time and make the best possible move. And there had been too many strange happenings as of late, too many things that puzzled my mind with no prospect of being solved. I was still thinking about my next move when the door creaked open. Aria walked in, bolting the door behind her. Her presence made me startled, but I quickly pushed the thoughts away, not wanting to look weak before a woman. Her smile was like the rays of the sun in the summer. They seemed to unlock something deep within me. Something I
ARIA. "I want a sparring session immediately. I want to give you warriors a chance to train together and showcase your skills." The booming voice resounded across the agora. Everyone stopped immediately and began to do as the Alpha had commanded. Of course the warriors had to know each other's weaknesses and it had to be addressed before any kind of war. Sometimes I wondered how I had slowly merged and joined the Pack since I left my evil mates. The fire for vengeance was still burning brightly in my heart but I was still gathering my plans. Ever since Alpha Damon reduced me a month ago from the rogues, I had been healing. And he had allowed me to join the rest of the Pack and participate in any activity that I wanted. I was happy here and no longer wanted to go back to those effeminate bustards who couldn't even protect themselves. I couldn't wait to have my revenge on them and prove them wrong but I needed the time to get back on my feet. The sparring session soon went underwa
ALPHA DAMON.I was still very bitter and ashamed over what had happened back there at the pack training. The shock and the shame still held onto me like a leech, refusing to let go. I was alone in my chamber, and it was at that moment that I realized that I had been staring into the distance for a very long time, oblivious to my surroundings and birdied in the past. The bitter taste of defeat was still in my mouth. It was like a very bitter lull to swallow. There was no way it had happened, I said to myself, still finding it unbelievable. And the guards and my general even had the guts to praise her and clap and cheer after she had defeated me. I knew I had to do something about it, I knew I had to stroke back. But striking back, I thought, wasn't going to be the ideal thing. It was just going to end up causing a sense of confusion between us and I didn't want anything like that now. I wanted to take it slowly until I had figured out the vest best to deal with it. I couldn't help bu
DAMON.I was still reeling with anger over the words Klaus had said to me. I knew he was telling me the truth, he was only saying it in a very hard way. With him leaving the room, I was happy that he had said that to me. It in fact stirred up a feeling of self doubt, I couldn't ignore the repercussions of the things he had suggested. I noted that I had suddenly become weak ever since. I hadn't even attempted the things I had said I would do to her. But I would start now, and I would continue to dig to see if she was a kind of threat that needed to be squashed quickly. My findings were surely going to determine my next line of action. But at the moment, I was going to watch from the shadows and stalk her like a predator would stalk its prey. I sat there, simmering and rumbling like thunder in the rainy season before I finally began the mission. I immediately summoned all my generals through the mindlink. In a few minutes, they were all seated in front of me, glancing at one another
ARIA. To that effect, I immediately sought out Leo, the Alpha's Omega who doubled as the Alpha's chief cook. He was a nice person from our few meetings, so I wasn't worried about getting snubbed or snitched on if I begged to be his apprentice for a short while. He was an Older person and he had quite a wealth of culinary knowledge, a reputation for infallible integrity and creating dishes that could lift anyone's spirits. As soon as I was done with my bath, I left for his quarters right away. The giant guard in front of his room gave me a very good look before going into his room to let him know I had something important to discuss with him. I was very surprised at the kind of treatment he got as the King's Cook. He was treated like something of a king. That alone told me that Alpha Damon valued him a lot and my request might not be accepted in the end. The thought alone gave me chills, it made my belly squirm at what could possibly happen if Alpha Damon continued being angry at m
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