ARIAI was too warm. I shifted uncomfortably and tore the covers from my body. I frowned. Today had been hot and I clearly remember telling Alice I wanted a very light nightgown. Because of the heat, I had slept without covering myself. Was it Adrian? Why would he cover me in this heat? I opened my eyes and looked at the side of the bed. Even in the dark, I could make out the bed was cold and empty. Adrian hadn't yet come to bed. My heart picked up in race as a lot of other thoughts kept coming to my head. What was happening? Who covered me in my sleep? No one could come in here, I was probably overthinking and overreacting. Adrian had probably come in here and thought to cover me. I was probably cold in my sleep. "Aria, what's wrong?" Adrian mindlinked me. I sighed at his voice filling my thoughts. He felt my discomfort. "Nothing, I was...just overthinking. Did you come into my chambers this night? Have you been to bed?" There was silence before Adrian answered and just before
ARIASomething was terribly wrong. It has been five days since the Lycan, Ramos departed for the Kindgom of Ver. He was supposed to be back by now, with a positive outcome. No one knew about this arrangement save for Adrian and I. We did this quietly and smoothly. Or where the Lycans unwillingly to render us any help? No. Morris wouldn't do that. She fought tooth and nail for me to survive. She would surely do anything in her power to ensure my safety. "My Lady?" I looked at Alice in disinterest. At this point, I saw everyone as a traitor. Damn Veronica and her minions. Adrian and I couldn't sleep peacefully at night. The other Lycan, Dylan was my new guard and so far, he had done a good job. I looked at the dresses Alice laid out for me on the bed and twisted my lips. It didn't matter anymore. Who was I dressing for? Adrian hardly had any peace of mind to even notice my adornments. Lately, I found myself wishing I had breeches, something very comfortable for me to flee in case of
ARIA"What do you mean, Adrian? We have to. It's the only option we have!" I screamed out. It didn't matter anymore if we were heard. Everything was out in the open now. We were surrounded by enemies. It couldn't be possible to survive here. It was best to leave. "I'm not leaving. I'm not abandoning my kingdom! I am the Alpha of the Cosmos kingdom and I shall die protecting it!" Adrian's voice was loud and angry. Even his eyes got darker. Adair eas on the edge of morphing. He looked away from me as he gritted his teeth. He was still shaking from the anger of the earlier events. "So don't ask that of me for I can never do that." I shook my head as I walked closer to him. It was okay to be angry but he needed to see my point. We are already in the wolves den. Our top priority is survival. "Adrian. You can only protect your kingdom when you're alive and well. Look at us, we don't feed properly, we don't have peace of mind. We are living in fear everyday, every second. We aren't dead y
ADRIAN. "Thomas?" I slumped on the chair closest to me in weakness. Thomas? How much am I not aware of? Thomas is Veronica's mate? That means Thomas has always known it then, that he was her true mate, before or after I was mated to Veronica, I knew not. In fact, both of them knew it, judging by how she quickly turned back to him immediately her plan failed her. All those actions, all pretense and I foolishly believed it. I replayed nearly all our past interactions and I couldn't help but feel very stupid. Thomas was the guard in charge of Veronica. I had assigned him to monitor her in the dungeons. How foolish I was to have trusted him that day. "We need to leave, Adrian." Dylan suggested but his voice had an edge to it, as though he was giving a command. "Staying here is not possible, except you wish for death. I didn't wish to hear of such talks. I couldn't even think about leaving my kingdom. Leave everything behind for what? Search for other people's power? Then what use was
ADRIANI wasn't prepared for what I just saw but damn, I was proud. It felt good and comforting. For a brief moment, I forgot my mate is a Luna, a very strong one at that. She handled herself well in this situation. I was worried for nothing. As Dylan and I rushed through the hallways, my heart pounded in my chest. I was scared for what might happen. Veronica's followers hated Aria and Thomas or whoever caught on Aria eavesdropping on them wouldn't hesitate to end her life. But now, as I stood in the chambers, the relief that washed through me down to my toes when I saw my mate felt so damn satisfying. My mate, Luna Aries was in her full form, her white fur decorated with drops of blood, her mouth entirely soaked with the red colour. She bit him.. Thomas had a large bite mark on his neck and a pool of thick red blood had formed around him. His eyes were lifeless but even in death, his face had that wicked expression. I knelt down immediately in front of my Luna and wrapped her soft
ARIA "My Queen. It's a pleasure to serve you." Janice dipped into a low curtesy with a very disgusting smile on her face. It just occured to me that I had never for once in my life studied the features on her face. Not for once, stared at her boldly before. I was nothing but a low ranked omega she tossed and bullied. My head was always low and my eyes, directed to the ground. A rankless wolf dared not to look at the head of kitchens or any head of duty so boldly. Now that I studied her features her fair and square, I was disappointed in her physicality. She was indeed, so ugly and that smell...moon forbid. "Ah Janice. Do rise." She was good pretender, I'll give her that. She looked so innocent and calm. Her eyes even shone with energy towards me. She acted so different from earlier when I eavesdropped. "I need a maid Janice. I have an urgent task I need tending to. You heard what happened to Alice, right?" I asked in a terribly sweet voice as I walked around the table and picked
ARIAThe warm blood spatted on my left cheek, the metallic smell filling up my nostrils instantly. I sighed out as she wailed in pain, her loud noise, a nuisance to my ears. She used her left hand to hold her now four fingered right hand tenderly as the blood gushed out. Her mouth was wide and her eyes were raw with unshed tears. I looked down at the butchered little finger on the floor and tsked at the amount of blood that gushed out of it. "All these could be prevented, Janice." I spoke in a soft voice as I held her face tenderly. "This is a very simple issue. "Tell me where Veronica is." Janice wailed more this time as she sat down completely on her arse, her eyes wide as she stared at me. She had this unbelieving look in her eyes. I didn't blame her, not at all. In their eyes, they still saw and thought of me as a weak omega that I once was. Well, it was time to prove them wrong. "Allow me to take her heart for you, Luna." Dylan said in a gruffy voice. "She has committed treaso
ADRIANI scribbled down the contradictory words on the thick paper with a smile on my face. It was time to trap thst bitch! I was still amazed at my mate. Together we could do everything we wished for. We didn't need any help. We could do this all on our own. I was in my study writing letters to the two werewolf clans. Even though I doubted the messages would be delivered, I decided to be smart about it. I wrote falsified words, informing the Alpha that we were in great danger and in need of desperate help whilst knowing that we were finally getting the hang of this. Veronica would think us weak when we would be busy taking out her followers. I also added that Aria was a weak Luna and couldn't benefit me at this point. Veronica would come soon for us and conquer the kingdom. "Take this to the night post by the gate. Have someone deliver this letter to the clans. It's urgent." I commanded Gregory. "Guard this letter with your life." Even though he gave a firm nod, I doubted he woul
THREE YEARS LATERThe door opened without warning and all of us looked up at the rude intrusion. We were having a lovely get together. Finally after years, Morris graced the Cosmos kingdom with her appearance but of course, she was here with Maddock and her pup. Right now, we were having a lovely breakfast on the balcony, takng tea and enjoying different flavours of cookies, having fun, sharing stories. The twins governess had a very angry expression on her face. Her white gown was stained with what appeared to be various stains of liquid, maybe tea or pomegranate juice? I sighed out and placed my head in my gummy hands. Good heavens what did they do this time? I was even almost afraid to ask. This was my what, third governess this early year? Everyone knew about the twins reputation. Some experienced governess straight up declined and asked for indulgence. It was almost difficult to get my children a governess because of their escapades."Not again." I groaned lowly. There was so mu
ARIAEverything happened in a rush. One minute I was laying down completely satisfied with a smile on my face and the next I was surrounded by multiple maids with towels in their hands. Adrian lifted me off the bed while the white sheets were removed and replaced with disposable ones. All through these months, at first, I was excited for the pup that grew in me, then I became impatient with it and the heaviness and now that it was finally time, my body shivered with fear. This was real. I was going to give birth. Now. I groaned and twisted in pain. This wasn't like the menstrual cramps that occured during every moon blood flow. This was far worse. It started like a normal pain, just cramps before my lower abdomen became achy and the cramps increased with time. I screamed so loud, my head was everywhere. This was unexpected. I groaned and writhed from Adrian's hold."Its best you let her walk." It was Ferris's voice but I was yet to see her. Or maybe I saw her but hardly knew it was h
ARIASEVEN MONTHS LATER It's been several moons of bliss. Cosmos kingdom has been molded into a kingdom we have always dreamt of. The castle walls were renovated, we had more guards, more successes, refined maids. We joined forces with the lycans some moons ago so we had some lycan men in our lands and some of our men found their own peace and happiness in the Kingdom of Ver. As destiny would have it, some of our men were mated to Lycan females and vice versa. We had formed a strong bond and a really good ally. I had formed my own cabinet as Luna and took some of the matters off Adrian's desk and everything went smoothly as it was supposed to. Not of recent though, all I did these days was sit by the window, enjoy the fresh air and scenery."Luna, do you need anything else?" It was Francis, the old man's son. He has been with us for about six moons now. He was trained first before I chose him as my personal guard. He sure did look like his father, just a better and stronger version
ARIA"My Queen, you need to wake up." I rolled between the sheets and peeked one eye open. The room was bright, had too much sunlight . I closed my eyes immediately and snuggled more into the covers to sleep some more but that voice still spoke, loudly this time. "Aria. You need to eat. You've been in bed all day." I groaned at the intrusion and opened my eyes at its full length this time. Sure enough, the curtains were drawn back and the room was filled with the sun rays, bright and hot. Probably afternoon. My eyes landed at Ferris and yes, she looked liked trouble, with her hands on her waist and a towel tied around her waist. The maids were behind her, each looking down at what they held in their hands, towels. Ferris stood in front of them, her eyes narrowed to slithers at me. I giggled and stretched my body lightly, groaning loudly as I did. My whole muscles protested and ached at the action. I stilled as the events of yesterday night came flooding through my head. Indeed ye
ARIAI moaned out my orgasm weakly , my body shaking and my eyes becoming foggy. This was the what? Fifth orgasm I was experiencing? Adrian never stopped for a moment to even take a breath. He fucked me like a starved Alpha that has just been released from its confines andd he kept taking and taking from any part thag he could. He latched his mouth on my left breasts and sucked on my pink rosy nipple. I arched my back weakly, my nails digging hard into his shoulders. All this felt so good. Adrians cock was still in me, his cum leaking out of me, staining the sheets as he sucked my breasts and massaged the other with his hand. He groaned and pressed in deeper into me, his cock becoming alive. "I can't stop, Aria. I can't...I want more." He groaned as he plunged deeper with his semi erected cock inside me. I writhed and wound my legs around him with difficulty, the pain shooting down my legs but I could bare it, Adrian was much deeper this way. Adrian was pounding into me in no time
ARIAI don't know how Adrian managed to calm me down just enough for the mating ceremony to take place. No, I didn't get to suck his cock. A loud knock had interrupted our sacred moments and we had to get ready for the mating. It was like a beast was unleashed and it now had to be calmed down. I found out that I wasn't ready for whatever it is, the mating ceremony. I wanted to lay in bed all day with Adrian's cock in my mouth while I rode out multiple orgasms till I was all dried up. In my opinion, I never accepted his rejection and even though I felt the intense pain of separation, I don't think it was to the maximum but Adrian remained thick in his decision and so did the minister apparently. The minister advised for another mating ceremony and another marking. At this time, I had a lot of Adrian's mark on my neck. I looked at the new minister with annoyance as he readied the bowls and sterilized his knife. Adrian stood beside me, his arm around my back in support, one I didn't n
ARIAThe physician gently proded my stomach in examination. He was at it for several seconds now. Even though Ferris had assured me I was still with child, I held my breath and still waited for his confirmation. I watched as he scrunched his eyebrows and narrowed his eyes on my healing branded mark before he looked up at me. His fore and middle finger pinned down on my arm for seconds before he smiled brightly at me. The answer was confirmed. I looked at Adrian immediately, who stood proud and tall with his feet apart in a different shirt than he was earlier. He appeared to be fancily dressed in his tight black breeches and brown boots. His eyes were dark as it caressed down my naked skin. That look, I knew too well. One of longing and need. "Congratulations Alpha Adrian. The Luna is with child." The physician lifted his hands and nodded his head with courage, that same bright smile still on his face. "Cosmos, shall be having an heir in due time, soon, I believe."Adrian had a very p
ARIAI sat on the bed with my feet dangling by the side, my palms caressing the sheets whike my eyes looked around the chambers as I patiently waited for Adrian with a beating heart. I wondered how he would react to my injuries. Some rumors, I heard, long ago, that Alpha's don't appreciate women with scars. Is that why Adrian wasn't by my side when I awoke? No one cared? I sighed. All good things, I hoped. I looked down at my flat stomach and lightly touched some parts. A gloomy feeling clouded me. I knew I had lost my baby. The branding, the stiches, the hard labor, the weakness and hunger, no. My pup was long gone. Even though I didn't recall any bleeding, I ruled that it was probably a memory I couldn't recall. My heart twisted in pain. I craved for a child, desperately. I wanted to birth Adrian a pup, a male, give him security that his line shall continue but somehow, I keep loosing my unborn pups. I just got to know about the pregnancy for a short while and I secretly was grat
ADRIAN"My lord. The clan head awaits for your arrival." Gregory's voice sounded farther than he was to me. My head was clouded with thoughts. Even as I held the pen loosely around my forefinger, I had barely gotten anything done this entire morning. My right palm cupped my cheeks as I stared into space. I had been thinking about Aria. It's been a fucking week and there was no improvement from her. This wait was the most difficult thing I had ever done. Being as impatient as I was, a week ago, I held the new physician by his collar, dragged him to my chambers and demanded he give me an update about her health while holding a dagger at his side. I was that desperate. The poor man had shivered in fear at my obvious act of monstrosity before raising his hands up to his face and begged for mercy. It took several minutes for the shit head to calm down before he took a good look at her. He didn't give me the news I wanted but at least I got relief. The physician confirmed her pregnancy w