Diana’s POV.I had been watching Aiden from the minute that stupid Moon found the courage from Selena’s knows-where to confess her feelings to my man-to-be. I watched his mocking smiles and snide and harsh comments, but within me, I knew they were all fake, a façade to mask his real feelings. He mocks her feelings, but the hurt in his eyes can’t be masked; he pretends to be indifferent, but his eyes secretly follow her around.The same night after his rejection, I followed him only to see him walk out of the gate. I would have gone after him if only I didn’t have these stupid friends of mine tailing me and worshipping even my footprints.I stayed awake, waiting for him just to see her sneak in first then, he followed. The feeling I felt that mightn’t be forgotten in a hurry as I thought about the audacity of that dirty, weak werewolf to try snatching my man from me.I suspect what they did at the dining was for show, and they had something serious going on beneath the surface. Planni
Moon’s POV. Sweet moon goddess! Whoever it was at the door wasn’t planning on leaving any time soon. After the first knock and not receiving an answer, (s)he knocked again, this time, with more urgency. Aiden hovered over me, I opened one of my eyes to peek at him, and I could see his jaw tick as his eyes journeyed from me to the door as if trying to make a last-minute plan. I was both grateful for and mortified at the knock and whoever it was behind it. It succeeded in stopping the beast I didn’t realize I fell in love with, but knowing that the person behind the door might have seen Aiden carry me like a sack of potatoes over his shoulder made me sick to my stomach. Finally, Aiden lets go of me and I fall back to the bed, a little jittery to feel relieved.“Shit, shit, shit!” I hear him say as he starts pacing to and fro, his hand making a mess of his already messy hair. Suddenly, he stopped and looked straight at me. I can’t read his expression but I was quick to scurry away
Aiden’s POVWalking down the hallway with Diana, I try my best to restrain my anger. Moon’s disappointed face keeps popping up in my head all through the awkwardly silent walk to the skies knows where. “You are not talking Aiden.” I hear her disgustingly sweet voice. I pay her no mind, silently wishing I had the strength to resist the temptation of strangling her later. When we reach an open space close to the gate, she stops, and I do, too, already hating the fact that I had to follow her. Her hidden agenda isn’t too hidden. She faced me and I did but hardly looked at her for a little more than a minute or two before finding another place to keep my gaze at. She searches my face, probably looking for a little crack to pound on and expand. “Aiden.” She purrs. She is suddenly gentle and soft-spoken, not like the devil I encountered a few minutes ago right in front of my doorstep. This annoying ‘thing’.I am tempted to look at her face. I almost give a loud laugh but hold back mys
Liam’s POVWith the gate closed to my face, I could not picture myself leaving even with all the hurt and pain. I know I should get moving; a mate bond can always be rejected, but the mere thought of that does something weird to my brain.I can only picture myself walking towards the gate and breaking into it to take her away from him, the strange guy I know nothing of but it strikes me at once.What if he is the one she said she confessed her feelings to and got rejected? You can’t control how you feel when they make impulsive actions, can you?No, is this me trying to defend her? I should picture myself moving but no, I am stuck and invisibly glued to the ground.When the image of what happened a few whiles ago repeated in my head, I rushed towards the tree behind me and gave it a good blow. It shakes from the impact, but the pain in my knuckles awakens my senses.I found myself sliding down to sit on one of the extra large tree roots poking out of the ground. I wondered why I sat
Diana’s POVI watch him run in, I am blinded by rage if there is anything like that. There are two things I know for sure and that is exacting my revenge and claiming him back as mine. Not wanting to go in because I will yield to the temptation of stalking him again, I turn towards the gate as a better idea hits me.What if I go in search of the other guy and do something reckless to his heart? I smirk as this idea settles into my heart, the satisfaction from imagining it is fulfilling. Knowing he would be waiting for her till this time if he is the faithful type warms my blood. Walking towards the gate, my eyes dart around for any prying eyes, and with a little effort, I push the gate open, but I do so slowly to avoid the loud squeak that would attract attention in the quiet night. Stepping out and looking straight ahead of me, I was startled when I saw a man sitting across the street staring at me as if he had been waiting for the gate to be opened for eternity. I begin to thin
Diana was in for another shock when two more people came out from behind the door. “What the hell is wrong with you guys?” She asked her friends, clearly having enough of their pranks after the tough night she experienced.“We should be asking you that.” Amira countered with her hands on her waist, her ears pecked up to get updated. “Girl, where have you been? Becky said she saw you sneaking up the stairs like a ninja.” Amira said and soon, she started laughing at the sheer imagination of Diana being sneaky.The other girls joined in the laugh, but Diana was not amused. “Hey, leave my bed.” She said to Lilian. “Yo! Chill.” Lilian had a little frown on her face.Rushing to Lilian, Diana pushed her out of her bed with the entirety of her strength. “What the fuck is.” “You don’t know about respect for privacy and personal property,” Diana said flopping herself on the bed before releasing a huge sigh.Looking at themselves and shrugging, the three friends decided it was best to wait
Moon’s POVThe footsteps are excruciatingly slow but don’t stop. My mind is left to ponder on who it might be, I fear for my life as I feel the intruder get closer. For the life of me, I just want to be alone and I don’t think that is too much to ask for.First, my brain thinks of Liam. I get excited at the possibility of his looking frantically for me and ends up infiltrating my pack house to pick me up. I am unbelievable, and I know it. Who else in their right sense of mind gets excited at the prospect of something so possibly abstract while in possible danger? I lie painfully still on the bed; even my breathing is regulated, and it’s difficult for me. I only hope I look convincingly deep into my sleep. Thinking about Liam again, my heart shattered at the betrayal and my giving way to my impulsive thought. I thought of telling him the next time we met, but then I thought otherwise. But would that make me any different? One more step from the intruder and I quickly stop my fantas
Aiden’s POVI know it is impromptu and out of the blue but I can’t help it. The feel of her lips against mine is addictive, and just the softness of her breasts against mine hardens my member. I can’t read her expression; it is as blank as a clean slate. Then, as if possessed by a demon, she starts out jerking as if having a fit of cough before opening her mouth wide to let out the strangest kind of laughter. I have never heard it in my life. It goes on like this for a while to my irritation with her slowly reducing the intensity of her laughter only to pick up her pace again. “I don’t see anything funny in my words,” I told her and she took her sweet time trying to be calm.“Why?” “Why what?” I ask but when she doesn’t answer me, I think. “My request?”“What happened to accepting me back then?” She questions again before sinking into the bed. Placing both hands behind her on the bed and leans backward, her face easing as she sighs in exhaustion.“Please leave.” “And my reply?
The sun peeked into the room through the curtain and Liam groaned at the splitting headache he felt. His body felt weird, and there was an unfamiliar weight on him; he struggled to open his eyes, but in the process of doing so, he thought his head was going to split into two, so he kept them closed, taking his time to finally open them. First, his right eye, but things were a little blurry; then, his left eye. Looking around his room which was a mess, his brain finally registered that there was something or someone on him. Seeing the familiar brown curly hair on her head, Liam’s heart skipped a bit. ‘Moon?’ was the first thought that came to his head but the connection wasn’t there. Now, his heart was thudding in anticipation and surprise. Who was this person on him? What had he done last night? He struggled to remember. She moved on him, and he realized again with growing alarm that he was naked. NAKED! And she was, too! Now, he was beginning to breathe fast. No, he couldn’t
Withdrawing his already swollen lips from hers with a thin silver line being the only connection between their lips, he looked at the Beta in excessive pain, cutting the thin line of saliva between Harper and him. Gently detaching her body from his, he stood up, keeping her with utmost care on his seat before proceeding to walk towards Kia who was now in a kneeling position.“What just happened?” He asked squatting to Kia’s level.“Did you just try to harm Moon and me?” His smile was daunting and mirthless.“No, NO. She isn’t Moon!” Kia found himself yelling over the sound of music, trying to knock some sense into Liam’s head. “Oh, now you are being unrealistic.” Liam sucked his teeth.“Why didn’t I think of this method before now?” He asked himself as he watched his Beta writhing in pain.“All right, for old time's sake, I will help you.” The words flowed lightly from his lips, and Kia looked at him through the severe pain he was going through.“You can free yourself from this pain
“You can leave and enjoy the party to your satisfaction. Any more disruption and you are out.” He said waving them off and urging the acting waiter to pour more wine into his empty glass.“You should stop now; you are drunk,” Kia warned, giving the man a sign to stop pouring his drink.“It seems like you have forgotten your oath just in a few minutes.” Liam threatened glaring at Kia.“Know your place.” He said and reached out his hand, taking the bottle of wine from the waiter.“You rather listen to him, than listen to me?” Liam asked the confused man who had this fright on his face with a stance ever ready to bolt out of his position. “I am sorry Alpha, I…” “Get out!” Liam ordered, the fire in his yellow orbs blazing even more as the man ran out immediately.Taking another stick of cigar, Liam was about to light when a strong perfume hit his nostrils.“Let me do that for you, Alpha Liam.” The coquettish voice said, making him pause his actions and give a frown before looking up at
“Kneel properly or leave,” Liam ordered using his aura as an Alpha. “I won’t do this against your will.” He continued. “If you don’t want to, walk out.”“I will.” “You will?”“You will what?” Liam asked him. “I will take the oath.” “Draw your blood,” Liam commanded and watched Kia bite into his hand long and hard enough to get his blood out. Following Liam’s finger, Kia made his blood drop on the place pointed out, and Liam did the same. “I swear to always be loyal to Alpha Liam of the Blood Moon pack as his Beta till eternity,” Kia swore and watched his blood simmer, and soon, both bloods mixed themselves thoroughly, and they were gone. “What?” Liam asked Kia when he looked up at him in question. “Were you thinking I would swear to be loyal to you too?” He asked, the amusement in his voice a bit too loud. “Henceforth, you are bound to me, body, wolf, and soul. You can choose to betray me at your risk.” Alpha Liam said healing himself and making a show of flexing his muscle
Liam’s POVCalming myself down in this situation is a hard task, but I do. I had always had absolute control over my emotions until meeting Moon just recently. On the thought of her, I waited till it got a little darker before deciding to move out. I can’t remember the last time I made use of my ability, but this night, to see Moon, I will.In Kia’s head, I know he thinks I have transferred all of my ability to him. He doesn’t know he just has a fraction of it and nothing more. Though I have lost my ability to be invisible, the ability to pass through hard surfaces was still present. Standing up and deliberately dressing in a black sleeveless muscle shirt and shorts, I made my way through the walls towards the back of the pack house. Remembering something, I walked back into my room through the wall and created an illusion of me sleeping. Knowing Kia, he would come in occasionally without prior notice to check up on me. Having been satisfied with the illusion of myself sleeping on
Liam’s POV.Diana? She mentioned her name in the passing, but I held onto that while pretending not to hear her. What was it she was spewing about Moon? She looked familiar and malicious; I know I shouldn’t trust her, but how could I not? After getting stood up by my mate and stumbling upon her kissing another man. “She filled my head with a lot of nonsense,” I said grabbing my hair.But on saying that, I wonder who did. Moon or Diana? Did Moon fabricate tales to make me pity her? Love her? Or, is Diana the right one? After all, I can’t wipe away the fact that there are bits of truth in her words. After that night, standing up with extreme hurt and heartache, I vowed never to set foot there anymore. Moon, Diana, and the Silverstone pack can all go to hell. Walking back home wasn’t as easy as I thought. Heartbreak was the last thing I expected to experience, but I did experience it: not being able to sleep, not being able to eat well enough, losing interest in things, and wanting
The past Moon would have been over the moon at that question, not this Moon. Looking into his eyes, she was almost deceived for a moment that he was sincere. At this moment, she noticed something she had been blind to all along.He had only ever used the word ‘like’* around her and not ‘love,’ not to mention his indifference to her being bullied, his joining in the fun of making a complete mockery of her, and his acting like he didn’t know her at all. “You disgust me.” Moon spat out glaring hard at him. “What did you just say?” He asked, taking a step closer to her with his eyes red and wide open. “You claim to LIKE me,” Moon said, a chortle escaping her lips despite the pain she was in. “I do like you, and there is no need to put it down for some previously homeless bastard.” He said with his lips lifted like he had some nuts loosed. Moon’s hands itched to smack his face at his tagging Liam a homeless bastard. Swallowing the harsh words to avoid any rash reaction from him, she
Moon’s eyes stared at the whiteness of his eyes in the dark in horror after he lay on top of her, lightly placing his weight on her while supporting the rest of it with his hands on the floor. “Let me help you, Moon.” He whispered in her ears. Shaking off the feeling of anxiety spreading speedily along her body parts and coming to settle in her stomach, she closed her eyes to avoid looking at his face which was closer than normal to hers. “Get off me Aiden.” She pleaded gently, a little tear peeking out of her eyelids.“I can’t. If I do, you’d run off and if you run off, there is a possibility of being caught by the guards.” He said. “You know the guards are on the lookout for you?” He asked her softly. Snapping her eyes open, she furrowed her brow at his craftiness. “And whose fault is it huh? Whose fault is it?” “I was only doing it for your good Moon.”“Allow my name to stay out of your lips.” She said irritated by the affectionate way he called her. “See, someone is coming
Moon’s POVBending with a pounding heart, I carried the parcel and waited for a bit to see if someone from somewhere would pounce on me and yell to attract attention. When nothing of such happened, I slowly receded into my room with the parcel in my hand. It felt a little heavy, I had to use both hands. Sitting on the side of my bed, I kept the parcel, studied it, and contemplated sneaking out to meet Liam first. “But…”Okay, never mind, I will just open it slowly. Drawing it carefully close to me, I take my time unwrapping the carefully packed parcel just in case there is a need to repackage it back the way it was packaged.Inside this beautifully wrapped package, I saw two other wrapped packages. By this time, my heart was thundering. What if I blow up? Or is something harmful in the parcel? Another unwanted memory flashed in my mind, but I blinked it away.Picking one parcel and throwing care into the wind. I tore it open to see a little note attached to the attractive-looking