Ari's POV"Aniston!" I knocked softly before I pushed the door open.She was sitting on the floor and with her legs pulled to her chin."We are totally freaking out, aren't we?" I asked her and sat beside her."No, I am not. I am supposed to be freaking out but I am not. Why am l not freaking out, Ari? This is a big deal. This is a huge deal and all I want to do is kiss you some more and disappear into thin air. I should be freaking out! Right! Right?"I blinked. "Wait! You are freaking out because you are not…freaking out?" I closed my eyes and shook my head like it would take away some of the absurdity.Aniston turned and looked at me. She looked so afraid that it tugged at the strings of my heart and I wanted to protect her even if it was from myself."Do you want me to go?" I asked her but she simply stared.A few seconds and counting and I didn't hear a peep from her.I stood up eventually. I tried to open the door when Aniston stood up and yelled my name."Ari! You are just goi
Aniston's POV I exhaled through my mouth. I was indeed freaking out and who wouldn't be in my shoes. A man who was supposed to be my mate just told me he was in love with me and now, he was taking it back."Wait! Are you taking it back?" I asked again."If I say yes will you open the door?" Ari asked me from the other side of the door."No" I stood up immediately and opened the door. "You can't say stuff like that if you plan to take it back, Jerkface"Ari rubbed his forehead before he took a step back. He turned around and faced the wall like he physically couldn't look at me. I could see his tense posture and the way he rubbed his neck like he was a bad massage therapist.Oh my God! He was freaking out too."You have to believe me, I didn't mean to say it out loud like that" he said.I smiled and took a step closer to him. I made him turn around and I rubbed his ear lobes for some reason.His bright blue eyes finally mustered the energy and courage to look at me. He was wearing a
Storm's POVI stared at my ceiling and I threw the round ball on it at intervals. I could hear Luna and Alpha arguing. I tried to shut it out but against my wish I started to remember. I start to remember when everything went to hell and my family became a caricature of itself.I remembered the day I started hating Luna Annalise.I remember like it was yesterday. It was the day I followed them into the woods against my brother's advice.I wish I had listened.Why didn't I listen?Anyway, there is something about pain that keeps people on their toes. It's like a punch to the gut, a very painful punch to the gut. I saw my father stagger just a little bit before he stopped. Even the greatest Alpha to walk the earth wasn't immune to that punch.What the fuck?!I hid behind the tree as the shock of hearing what my mother said to my father went through me causing me to change back into my Human form again.I tried to control my pounding heart so as not to give away my hiding place. But this
Storm's POV "You are lying. Why are you lying? There is no way…I would…I…I.." My father's voice trailed off."Yeah, I am sure I was ecstatic to find out I was a mate to the bloodthirsty Alpha who murdered my uncle in cold blood! I was over the freaking moon to be your mate! To leave everything and everyone I love and venture into your pack to be your freaking Luna! You didn't do the right thing then and now, you want to because he is your son?! Hell no! Storm will learn how to live with his fate just like I did" Luna told him and I exhaled shakily."So, you made me force our son to reject his mate as payback? Because your father and pack forced you to live without the love of your life and so, you gave our son the same fate?" Ryan asked her.Wait what?! I was knocked down on my knees by that revelation.Is my own mother the cause of my pain?"Bella was an omega, she wasn't worthy. I did what was best for my son" she insisted."No. You didn't. You recreated history. If your parents di
Ari's POV "You didn't break a freaking wrist watch, Annalise! You didn't crash an expensive car or wreck a helicopter! You…." His voice trailed off and he turned around to walk away. "Hell no! We are having this conversation" She followed him right behind. "Ry, talk to me!" "My name is Ryan Darken Black!" I exhaled and waited for some of the anger to follow. Father mentioning his full name was never a good idea, it meant he was about to erupt like a volcano. But strangely he didn't, when he spoke his voice was low. "I loved you, Lise…I loved you, how could you do that to me?" "It just happened, okay?. I didn't set out to hurt you…of course, I didn't set out to hurt you…I love you too much to do that but I just started talking and suddenly I am nineteen again and the wounds were just so freaking fresh and lashed out . I am sorry…and I am sorry, you were clueless to my plight then. You couldn't see that I was drowning" Luna exhaled "Did you know I tried to kill myself?" I fro
Ari's POVI spent the night staring out the window with the weight of the world on my shoulders. I couldn't sleep a wink.I could see mom sitting by the pavement, smoking again and I couldn't even console her.I did this to her…me! No one else is to be blamed but me.Given that my lack of sleep was my guilt weighing heavily on my conscience, I spent hours researching ways to overrule my father's decisions.Can you guess how many books have been written on how to disobey an Alpha or how to overrule one? it was exactly Zero.Alpha's word was law.Around 6am, I took a shower and I headed for the pack gym to train with the early bird.The gym was deserted. I guess it was to be expected, most wolves were still newly mated and couldn't bear to part with their she wolves and the others were probably getting their beauty sleep.I dropped my backpack and found a punching bag to take out my frustrations on for some time before someone walked inside."Hey, Ari. I didn't know you trained this ear
Aniston's POV The next morning, I was so eager to say hello to my adopted family.I barely made it to the doorway when I ran into Alpha Ryan. He was in a black suit and he was getting off the elevator when I came face to face with him."It's a beautiful morning, Uncle!"My voice was so loud, it startled him."Good morning to you too, Ms Powell and I believe we've had a conversation before about you calling me 'uncle'" I frowned and paused. I tapped my cheek for a few seconds."Would you prefer I call you Dad?" I asked him with a straight face."I wouldn't"By the look on Ryan's face, it wasn't where he thought this conversation was heading."Then I guess you are stuck as Uncle Ryan to me because if I can't call you Uncle then I am going to have to call you Dad" I said with a raised eyebrow. "Because I really want to tell people that you are my father. Do you think people will believe me and…""I guess uncle is fine" he was quick to add before I decided to start calling him Dad.Sham
Aniston's POVAfter we made it outside, I stopped and looked around.Stormi was patient for about half a second before he tilted his head to the left and started pulling me again."No, wait…I need to see Ari" I blurted out."Why?" He asked me."Well…" I scratched my head. I hope with all of my heart that this doesn't become awkward. I took a deep breath to steady myself before I spoke."Stormi, I need to tell you something…"I tried to tell him that I kissed Ari but he wasn't paying attention. He was busy checking his wrist watch."Ani, who are we waiting for? We should get to the farm. Mr Heckler has an anal for punctuality"Stormi's idea that I would fit right in in the Pack's farm with most people our age with no technical know how, was ridiculous but I didn't say anything to him."Ari thunderbolt" I murmured without saying much else.Stormi blinked and moved closer to me to whisper "Ari Thunderbolt Black? Our future Alpha and my brother who I punched for you…that Ari? If you haven