DanielI pulled Aria with me, trying to figure out where I was heading. I never intended to go anywhere with her. As soon as I saw her coming with Ella, my father’s words came to mind and I imagined her sparring with our male warriors who had their hands on her, touching her all over. I flipped and out of reflex pulled her away, dragging her behind me. I walked fast and she tried to keep up but ended up running behind me as I held her.We reached the indoor gym, and I pushed the door open. No one was there at the moment. I pulled Aria inside and closed the door, locking it. I turned to look at her and she had tears in her eyes, biting her lower lip. Her face had turned into a mask of pain. I realised I had been holding her injured palm tightly, squeezing it with my fingers.I released her and ran my fingers through my hair nervously. Why on earth did my heart clench when I saw her crying? I lifted my hand to reach her wet face but regretted it immediately.What was wrong with me? I had
Aria“Teach him a lesson,” Tania instructed angrily.“Don’t forget he taught you to fight and you know all the tactics he uses. Surprise him. That will teach him to keep his mouth shut.”I lunged at him and landed a fist on his chin before he could react. I saw the surprise on his face and repeated my actions.This time, his reflexes worked. Daniel leaned back like a bridge with a sideways movement, dodging my punch that flew past him like a breeze.He came back to his feet and rubbed his chin, looking surprised;“What? Didn’t you want to fight?” I asked innocently, blinking my eyes, and without waiting for a reply, I spun and side-kicked him in the ribs. Daniel held his breath, attempting to hide the pain my kick had caused him when it met his ribs. He was the one who taught me to curl my toes so that the impact of my attack would have better results, giving me time to prepare for my next attack. “Yes! That’s the spirit,” Tania cheered in my head and I smiled. I knew what Daniel’s ne
AriaI woke to the sound of music. Valeria had returned and was cleaning. She didn’t know I was back. I opened the door and joined her in the kitchen.She dropped everything and rushed to me, pulling me into a warm hug. “Aria, you are back. Are you feeling all right?” She searched my body for injuries. I hugged her and smiled. “I am fine, Val, don’t worry,” I replied and entered the living room. Valeria followed me as I sat on the sofa.“How did it happen, Aria? Thank Goddess you are fine,” she whispered, her eyes full of tears.“It’s a long story, Val. I have something to tell you,” I replied and that stopped Valeria’s bubbling. She looked at me curiously.“What is it?”“Tonight, Alpha Jackson will announce my new rank upgrade, Val. He is making me a warrior to thank me for saving Andy,” I blurted and waited for my friend’s reaction.“Does that mean you will leave our house? And we will not be in touch as we are?” she whispered, snapping her fingers nervously. “At a later stage, ye
The Crescent Moon packIn the pack hospital -third person’s P.O.V.“What will we tell Alpha Erick when he asks us? Are we going to tell him the truth?” the rogue with the bandaged head said, touching his wound with a trembling hand.“Are you out of your mind? What are we going to tell him? That a young woman half our size beat us and saved that brat? The Alpha will humiliate if not kill us,” the second rogue replied.“What should we say, then?” the first rogue asked.“That one of the pack warriors was around and fought us. Alpha knows how strong the Opal Moon pack warriors are. No one else was around, anyway. So why not lie and save ourselves?” the second rogue replied, huffing in frustration as he remembered how the young woman fought them and won.“Yes. That is what we will say when Alpha Erick asks us,” he said more confidently. Alpha Erick WilliamsI was in my office with my Beta and angrily punched the wall beside me. I created the Crescent Moon pack from scratch and my pack mem
AriaI had been listening to my father-in-law praising me and felt weird about the situation I found myself in. Andy never left my side for a minute and when his father announced my new rank, he hugged me by the legs and cheered.That brought tears to my eyes. I wiped them and the feeling of someone’s penetrating eyes on me made me look up and face Daniel and his girlfriend, Lea.She had her eyes on me, holding Daniel’s hand. She seemed angry and I wondered why. Daniel’s eyes were on Lea and he had a confused expression. Andy called him and he turned my way. I saw his eyes turning a darker blue and he ran his fingers through his messy hair as he walked my way, coming to his brother, still holding Lea’s hand. Cole must have been trying to take over or Daniel felt aroused. These were the cases when my mate’s eyes turned darker blue. When he was angry his eyes turned black or red depending on how angry he was. Black meant angry, and red meant furious.And now Daniel’s arousal was obvious
DanielLea’s question shook me to the core. Had I given my girlfriend the impression that I was so attracted to Aria? Shit! That was foolish of me. I swore inwardly and hugged Lea tightly, kissing her forehead.“Baby, why do you say that? Why would I be attracted to her?” I kept a calm tone, hiding the guilty feeling of betrayal that arose in my heart. How could I do that to Lea and upset her for no reason? Why couldn’t I control my thoughts where Aria was concerned?The Omega was of no significance to me. I shouldn’t have those thoughts nor get so upset when she was around. “She is no longer an Omega, Daniel. Aria is now a warrior. You should get used to her new rank. She will be around us more often now,” Cole reminded me calmly. How could he be so calm?“Because I am not the one in trouble, you are my friend. I am curious to see how you will calm Lea’s suspicions,” Cole mocked me again.“Cole, what the hell? Can’t you be more caring towards your human? I am dealing with something d
AriaI woke up the following morning feeling numb. The searing pain Daniel had unintentionally caused me kept me up most of the night. So that was how betrayal physically affected the person being betrayed.As the Moon Goddess, I could hear the painful screams of those betrayed by their mates but never felt the pain in the flesh. Alicia had decided that I should go through that experience as well. I checked my face in the mirror. The bags under my eyes revealed my poor quality of sleep. I went back to bed and covered myself, closing my eyes. I had the day off and I planned to use it to rest.I must have overslept because the sun was already setting when I woke up. I left my room and went to the kitchen where Valeria had been preparing some soup. “Hey, you are up,” she chirped and smiled.“Look! I made you some soup. It will help you feel better,” she explained and I thanked her. I would miss her and her smile when I moved in with Ella.“Thank you, Valeria. I appreciate it,” I replied
AriaI watched as my father-in-law stood behind Lea, his eyes narrowing in anger.“Alpha, I just…,” Lea’s voice trembled and she lowered her head in fear.“You what?” his voice boomed again and Daniel and Luna Sarah rushed to his side.“Dad, what happened?” Daniel looked at Lea, who had paled and was shaking in fear.“Baby?” He took her hand but Lea didn’t dare raise her head to look at him.“Who gave you the right to decide who can enter the top floor? Who do you think you are, missy?” Daniel’s father was furious. Luna Sarah placed her hand on his arm, trying to calm him.I looked around and saw Ella and the others watching their Alpha who verbally attacked Lea after he heard her last comment. Their faces were void of emotion. I lowered my head and smiled at Andy who hugged me and watched the scene with trembling lips. He was about to cry.“I am sorry,” Lea said while crying.“You’d better be sorry. My family and I get to decide who’s allowed and who’s not in this pack. Understood? Yo