Ari's POV I frowned.I made her look at me."I hate myself that I hurt you, Ani. I am sorry" it was a sincere apology."I am not crying because of you jackass, just leave me alone!" Her voice was snobby and mean, probably a defense mechanism….I know all about masking feely touchy emotion with anger."Do you want to talk about it?" I asked her.She laughed out loud like I made a joke. It made me wince."Why? So, you could abandon me again. No thanks but I am good. I am great! I am powerful! I am unbreakable. I don't need your pity, Ari thunderbolt and I certainly don't need you. I need nobody"She cried harder even as she talked. I gathered her into my arms. At first, she fought me but I didn't give up and then she relaxed. Before long, I was patting her hair and wiping any remnant of tears on her face."Hush now…it will be alright" I told her over and over again."No. It won't but thanks for trying""I should go" I murmured.I don't think she liked that very much. She jerked up immed
Ari's POV I watched as she raced towards the wardrobe."What are you doing?" I asked her."If you don't want me then I am very sure there is a guy out there ready and willing to have me. I am 21 freaking years old, if I want to have casual sex, I should be able to have it without having to listen to you whine on how I can't handle it!"She pulled down her clothes until she was wearing just panties and a bra. I turned around to give her privacy but the action alone hurt her more than my actual rejection."Message received…I will take my hideous self away from you, Ari""No, I didn't mean…"Aniston picked up her black dress and she walked out of the bedroom naked. She was about to walk out of the apartment when I grabbed her."Stop…please…put on some clothes. Aniston, please""Or what, one of the fun things about being an adult is I can do whatever the hell I want. And you have roughly five seconds to take your hands away from me before I flip you. I…3…" Aniston didn't have the patienc
Ari's POVWhen I was five years old, I saw a baby scorpion in the sandbox in the playground slowly crawling towards me. I had been fascinated on how something so small could have such big determination. This prompted me to go play with it.It wasn't a good decision, especially when I tried to kiss it and it stung my tongue.I was in so much pain that I may or may not have peed my pants.Anyway, you can't prove it neither did Luna because I may or may not have blamed it on six months old Storm who well…peed on me all the time.My point is that was literally the worst pain I felt growing up, it was physical pain and I dreaded scorpions since then…but it taught me a lesson. It made me stay away from scorpions.Watching Aniston dance with some random man was almost equivalent to what happened to me when I was five years old…the pain part not the wetting my pants part, just so we are clear.I watched her from the bar as she rubbed her body against his.I would really prefer a scorpion abou
Aniston's POV I was tipsy already. I felt light and free. Like I was wearing armor and nothing could pierce it and get to me and my problems were a world away.It was like I was a different person…a fun person. When was the last time I had fun?I can't remember, it was why I held on to this moment as tightly as ever because right now I wasn't on the verge of losing everything. I didn't just throw myself on my rude fated mate just to be turned down faster than I can say oops! I wasn't just given a clean bill of health and declared to by my doctor that the miscarriage I had a couple of days earlier was indeed complete.How dumb is she to use that word?Complete? Well, I am not fucking complete!I am shallow and hollow and it hurts just looking at the boy who might be the only person to dig me out of my fog!But it's alright! I mean he was going to dump my ass when he finds out I am not a pure little virgin with no working knowledge of the world.Complete, my foot!I am not complete…I
Ari's POV I sat on the edge of my seat as I waited patiently for the bartender to talk to me. Whatever it was seemed to be a secret or maybe of utmost importance because he looked around to check whether anyone was listening in before he spoke to me."The guy she left with is Reid, he is the future Alpha of red moon pack and all around a douchebag; he is not exactly a good guy. I know because I work for him and his brother, Jason. If you still like your friend, you should go after her"I was still trying to wrap my head around what the bartender just told me…to make sense of it, when I heard a cry for help.It was sharp…I could taste the panic of the person who sent the distress call.Whatever that was frightening them was doing a damn good job.(Ari, help!)Aniston!I jerk up in an instance. My body was flooded with the flight or fight hormone, and I can tell you it wasn't going to be flight, I don't run ever…well, i did run but still i didn't.I mean I ran towards danger, not away
Ari's POV Why was he mad at me?I lost it"Despite what you think, Storm…I am not her keeper!"I hardly finished talking when my brother for the first time in our life took a swing at me. I ducked, of course but I was mortified.My brother was trying to hurt me because of her…because of bloody Aniston. And she wasn't even his mate! She was my freaking mate and he took her side.Anyway, I need to focus on deflecting his punches, I am way too pretty to have a bruise."You…(he threw another punch, I ducked) allowed Reid fucking Cage of Red moon, (he threw another punch, I ducked) a chronic womanizer and all around douchebag to leave with Aniston?!" He asked in a voice very much like our dear father when he is constipated or barking orders at his warriors."Kid, stop. Taking. A. Swing. At. Me!"He didn't. He kept coming for me, I kept getting the hell out of dutch. This was getting old, he was my little brother, he knew he couldn't match me in both combat and frankly, every other area
Aniston's POV I chuckled lightly and touched his cheek briefly."You made Ari bleed, that's all the apology I needed" Storm smiled."I have a feeling I am going to pay for proving myself capable of drawing blood but what the hell? It was totally worth it. At least now, big bro knows not to mess with you or me"I lay back down on the bed and stared at the ceiling."You guys don't behave like brothers" I acknowledged."What do you mean?" He asked me and stared at me."I mean brothers are supposed to be combative and always in competition for one thing or another, brothers find ways to inflict maximum pain just for the fun of it…I have two cousins Duke and Mike, once upon a time, Mike pushed Duke off a balcony just so he could know how long it takes a body to drop from that height…Duke took a chunk out of his leg afterwards. I am just saying what you have with Ari is more nurturing than harming" I told him the truth but I didn't tell him that I envied his relationship with his brother.
Aniston's POVI like I said I remember.The omegas of the Dryer-Red castle did a good job. The floor had to be spotless and the windows cobweb free. The hallway had to be decorated and the kitchen was well stocked.At the end of the passageway, two Omegas tried to fold the curtains but it just kept slipping. It was too heavy and would require additional help but there was no help in sight.I remember how excited I was because people talked about the ball any chance they got, the best they will ever see…they said . I hastened up to find Anisa and bring her to Papa."Anisa! Anisa!"I almost made it past the second hallway when I stumbled into Papa."Where is your sister?" Papa asked with a raised eyebrow."Hmm…in her room. I am going to go fetch her, Papa" I smiled brightly to conceal the fact that Anisa was once again missing. I kissed my father's cheek and walked around him to continue my search."Baby girl?" He called out."Yes, Papa" I turned around to look at him."Don't forget