Isabella's POVThe place was a deep set blue, lighting included. But all that was brightened with the golden decoration and tiny lights , there was a beaded chandelier over the table, shining a bright gold.I looked back at him to see him smiling at me. Looking back to the sight, I gaped in wonder."Adian...oh moon-" I cut herself off before I said moon goddess fully."My friend refused to let me use the whole restaurant, so he gave me the VIP section.I walked inside, looking around. There were only two seats. As I brushed his arm, I looked back at him. He looked up for a moment. "The decorations were all me by the way." He said."What?" Left my lips. At that moment, I knew nothing of where I should focus on. Him or the view? I moved closer and with enough courage, embraced him gently. Despite the slight prickle in my skin at hugging a stranger, I felt nothing but warmth."Thank you," I whispered to him.Smiling, he held me gently by the arms while leading me to a seat."Anything fo
ISABELLAI straightened as I faced him. He donned a white shirt with dark slacks, his dark hair slightly out of place. Why was he here?He looked away and I realized that I was still feeding Treasure. I angled myself slightly, so he didn't see a thing."What do you want?" I asked when he refused to leave."I came to apologize." His words were a shock, especially after not seeing him since then."For the way I acted the last time." He shuffled, and I could only watch. "I realized that I hadn't even gotten to know you before I began judging. If we could start over, probably on a fresh leaf, I would like to know you better." He finished.If I could think any clearer, I would laugh at the irony that both siblings had somehow apologised to me in almost the same way. But at the moment, I could only stare at him in shock. What was I going to say? There were only two words which came to my mind at the moment, ironically the same words he had said the time that I apologised.Letting out a brea
Isabella's POV After that day, I was technically out of the café, which meant that I had only one job. Every choice had an outcome, whether as a reward or a consequence, and it made all the difference only the day after. It was surprising how only within the day, there was such an ease I never expected. Sierra told me that it was partly due to unfamiliarity."You've been working so much, it's a norm to you. Even back when you worked at the bar, you usually stayed up the whole day, daily. It's no surprise that now that you actually have a lot more time to breathe, you feel this way." She said.Her words made every bit of sense, I thought as I nodded in tandem with her. Now that I was finally more at ease, the next day, I went to the Red Eclipse pack. It was not to teach, but to arrange the office that Damian gave me, a task long overdue. The place was barely a mess though. The small area was clean even though it was mostly bare, with some misplaced items here and there."I'll leave
ISABELLA The next day strictly to the time, we arrived together, both of us in casual wear. While Sierra wore her signature black, I wore a starry blue. On our way, she informed me that Damian was going to come later due to pack duties.Claire stood in front of the cafe, steadfastly waiting for us. As we got out of Sierra's car, we both greeted her with hugs."It's nice to see you, Claire. How's your internship going?" I asked."It's better, now that I've moved to a different department, I could have sworn that other woman was out to get me." Claire wiped non existent sweat, which we chuckled at."Well you-"I was cut off as a pair of arms lifted me. I would have easily defended had I not caught the scent quickly. As he put me down, I turned to look at Adian."You should be more careful," I scolded him.Turning to Sierra and Claire, both who looked guarded. Sierra, especially, looked like she was going to maul him. I introduced them. Claire was more welcoming, returning his handshake
Isabella's POVI turned left and right, spying all the different figures, yet none of them resembled Aiden. Where did he go? I looked again more carefully, but the results were the same. No trace of him.He went to the bathroom, yet after that I hadn't seen him anywhere else. Shouldn't he have been out by then? Perhaps I should wait more, I thought to myself whilst sipping my drink. But nothing beat the unease I felt. I placed my cup on the counter, hopped off the seat and started looking for him. I moved to the bathroom to find no traces, although I felt he had been there previously. It was as I moved past to the area of the 'Staff only' area that I heard a muffled voice that was distinctively his. Although I couldn't hear a thing he said, I knew it was.Finding my way to the door, I knocked. "Adian?" I called out. There was silence first, before his footsteps began. The door opened. "Where have you been? I've been looking for you," I asked.It was as I spoke that I carefully perus
Isabella's POV Numbness filled my entire being.I had to read it again, the whole thing, to be sure.'I'll add another ten if you get the rogue slut tonight.'I wished it wasn't true, or I was ignorant enough to not have realized what it was about, but I wasn't stupid. It was evident who he meant.I was a rogue. It was obvious who they were talking about.Pressing the button to make the phone sleep, my hand rose to cup my mouth, fisting my shirt with the other. A wave of nausea wracked me, and I was thankful that I wasn't spilling the juice I had on the floor. I had to go, escape, be anywhere but where I was at the moment. It was all too much, the revelation and emotions.My mind took me to the room, the cradle. Treasure.I wanted… No, I needed to go home.The panic I had nearly escaped took over me instantly. It took will power to not barge in and run out, but Violet spoke within me."You can't run in there smelling of panic." She said, trying to calm me down.So slowly, I took de
Isabella's POVSwallowing the small lump in my throat, I stepped into the kitchen area. He was looking for something, likely pots."Is Agathe around?" I finally brought myself to say.The slight clanging of pots was the only notable sound. "She went to get groceries."I nodded stiffly, still not making eye contact with him. This was technically the first time we had spoken in the same area since last week.Looking away, I instantly decided on making a sandwich, gathering the bread and leftover vegetables.I moved to carry a knife, just to brush warm flesh.I flinched away from his hand, aiming for a different knife before I chopped."How was your party?" He asked.The mention of the party brought all the memories back, good and bad. The knowledge of the phone laying on my bedroom floor put a bitter taste in my mouth."It was fine," I said. It was best if I kept our interactions short anyways. Time passed in a tense silence. I was almost done when I heard his voice again."I heard yo
Isabella's POVI remain frozen on the bed whilst Claire moved over, taking the phone from Sierra."What's going on?" She asked, reading the messages. All the while Sierra stared straight at me. I couldn't lose contact with her."I've only read a part of this message and I'm already doing my best to calm down, so tell me what this is supposed to mean." She said."That is... Aiden's phone," I began.The both of them tensed, even Claire looked up to face me. The tension in the air was so thick, one could cut it with a knife. I had to explain quickly. And so, I explained to the both of them everything that had happened yesterday. And what I had learned from his phone. Even Claire, who was still gaining knowledge of werewolves, did her best to understand."So you're telling me. They thought you were easy because you were a rogue, and made a bet with Aiden, their human friend, to sleep with you?" Claire asked, sitting beside me on the bed, the quiet anger in her voice not going unnoticed.I
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Isabella.Treasure played freely amongst other children. The happiness in his eyes made me smile from the window I watched him in.He had taken to them very well, free to reveal his claws at any time, compared to before.After what felt like minutes of watching, I settled back down onto the couch, filled with stacked books I was hoing to remove for the day.I settled into the dark couch where even before I left, it gave comfort. Now I needed that more than ever.It felt like before, yet everything was so different. Now Sierra came occasionally, no longer a resident of the pack yet still belonging to it. She had all the grace of a Luna. It was something I had known for a long time, yet pleased to see nonetheless - nevermind that I still beat her whenever it came to sparring.The biggest difference, however, was me.I had once come here as a guest, hiding myself away from the pack and not wanting to get attached. Now I was here as Leo's mate and the first and new Luna of the rogue pack.
Leo.I looked at Isabella who bore a stricken look. The disbelief in her was the same one I faced.This was the first time I had physically seen the person right in front of me, and as I looked at him, an open scar on his face with his hair in disarray and his eyes crazed, I knew what my answer would be.Turning to Isabella, I conveyed all I needed to, squeezing her hand lightly. She seemed to understand as she nodded. I let her go, walking toward the man who looked more pathetic as his hopeful eyes looked up at me.“I have no need to fight you, Darius, because there's nothing to fight with you about."I saw his expression morph into a frown and anger light up in his eyes in response, but I wasn't done.“Isabella is not a bargaining chip, nor an object to fight over or own. I doubt that you will understand that as you are now, but it's the truth. Scum like you deserve a terrible fate, and though I'm glad that Isabella is by my side now, I wished she didn't have to face someone like yo
Isabella.A chill went through me at the news. Looking at the rest of them filled with shock and plenty of questions, there was nothing we could do but wonder.How did they figure it out already? Was this part of their plan from the start? I saw a mix of emotions, none of them positive on everyone's face. It was only a light squeeze that made me turn to him.Leo's startlingly blue eyes couldn't cool down my tension, but it eased it a bit.And for a moment, knowing everything else, I only let one thought reverberate through my mind.Everything will be alright.…..Throughout the next few days, we had mobilized everybody possible.They had announced to the pack and the council of elders everything that had taken place, never leaving a single detail out. The pack was in an uproar, yet in a discussion of our allies, they felt mixed emotions.I looked around at the people around me. People who had once judged me in favor of the person who was now the biggest threat to the pack.When I sp
Isabella.Together we left for the Alpha's quarters, only to see my parents.Surprise filled me as they also stood up.“What are you two doing here?” My mother demanded, eyeing both of us.“Please," Isabella pleaded.I stayed as she explained every word that she heard in the forest, and I could see every single one of their faces turned grave.“Isabella, are you sure that that was everything you heard?"I wanted to nod, but held back. There was still one thing I was holding back.“When they spoke, Lucy said that he needed her. Not just because of the rogues, but…”I knew that this was sure to hurt, no matter how much I steeled myself to say it was Leo's light squeeze that made me shut my eyes and finally let go.“Because she knew the truth behind his father's death."A shattering sound.“Melissa!”I whipped my head in surprise as I saw that Darius's mother was suddenly laying on the floor unconscious. The implications of my words were clear to everyone.I could only keep still, watch
Leo.The moment she had frozen, I already sensed something was wrong.Two people, whom from the look on her face, she recognized were speaking.Closing my eyes, I heightened my senses to hear what they were saying.The first voice was a rough one that undoubtedly belonged to a man whilst the other was a woman.“You said that it'll work, but they haven't made any moves since.” Said the male one.“I mobilized all these rogues and I promised them domination. Do you think that it was easy?”Rogues? The mention of them.“Or better yet, do you think calming them down was? After they'd lost two people to your damned pack, you should be lucky that they haven't turned on you."“Shut the hell up.” The male voice spat out.“You can't get rid of me. Not when I'm the only one who knows the real secret behind your father's death. Not while you need me to appease the rogues while you mess up and no nothing. Not while I look like your dear–” The woman spat out.“–Shut up!” The words were so loud I wa
Isabella.The next morning was far from normal. The only way it could have been described was cold.Neither of my parents were speaking to me, not even as I prepared breakfast earlier in the morning as an appeasement. They avoided my gaze as much as they could, never speaking a word.It hurt, the silent waves of disappointment that ebbed out of them. I braced through it however.Even little Treasure had noticed it.“Where's daddy?” He whispered to me. I noticed that my parents had stopped eating, either hearing or rightly assuming Treasure words.I attempted to smile at him. “He's not here, but we can visit him if you'd like,” I spoke invitingly.Before Treasure could say a word, I heard my mother's voice for the first time that morning.“Treasure dear, why don't you follow us to the pack gardens? There are plenty of beautiful animals there.”I stiffened at her passive aggressive nature. Yet when I looked at Treasure's imploring eyes which silently asked me for what to do, I gave a sl
Leo.The pain Isabella bore on her face made me want to hold her, yet those doubts and fears I thought I had rid myself of stopped me short, leaving me helpless and hollow.The night was silent and cold. Peaceful. It was a complete contrast to the violence that had occurred in what should have been less than 20 minutes ago.The pain from the hands that choked me still ached every time I swallowed, yet I kept silent.I almost flinched when I felt the brush of a hand, only to relax as there was only one person who could do that. I let her wrap her hand around mine, sighing at the guilty pleasure of her touch.When I turned to look at her again, all the warmth I gained drained away.Her eyes glistened with tears even as she stared stonily at the distance. She was devastated. From her parents' reaction to the way it all came crashing down.I vaguely realized that she was trying to do that. Comfort me. In turn, I held her closer, hoping that she gained a bit of warmth as well.When Connor
Isabella.My blood ran cold, yet I kept a smile as I turned to Treasure.“Treasure, I think it's time you went to bed," I said.He looked at me for a moment before nodding.“Okay, mommy. Goodnight.” He turned to Leo and oblivious to the tension in the air, told Leo. “Goodnight, daddy.” I heard the slight suck of breath from one of my parents, but I focused solely on my son, nudging him forward.“Go on then," I said, as he yawned before moving up the stairs.I watched him carefully until I was sure that he was out of sight and earshot. The sound of his guest room door shutting made me let out a breath of relief.I shouldn't have let my guard down.It happened instantly. One minute, we were all sitting on the table and in a flash, a person pinned Leo to the wall.“Dad!” I called out, panic filling me as I stood up, speeding across the room.My father was on his full feet, his hands wrapped around Leo's neck. Goddess! He was choking him!Leo remained still. Whether he was still in shock