ALIYAH’S POV
"L—Luna Aliyah..." Katya quickly stood up. Her eyes blinked twice. "I—I’m fine, Luna. I was just struggling a bit."
"You can call me Aliyah. I am not Reid’s Luna yet," I said shyly, and looked down at her hands that were holding the piece of cloth. As I looked at it longer, I realized it was a top with a damaged hem. "I know how to knit clothes. If you want, I can help you."
"Really Lu—I mean, Aliyah?" Katya’s eyes sparkled with delight.
I nodded happily. My shyness quickly vanished, perhaps because Katya seemed to be a good person. We both sat on the couch and she showed me the damage on the top she was holding. I noticed some wounds on her fingers, probably because she accidentally pricked herself with a needle a lot of times.
"May I know how you learned to knit?" Katya asked curiously.
"I was forced to learn..." I said, recalling a lot of instances when I had to knit my own clothes be
REID’S POVAliyah was panting hard when my fingers touched her sex.While both of us were in deep pleasure, I also thought about what Klaus had said earlier. There were problems with the elders of the pack, and I was badly needed."Reid, please go check on them first," Aliyah whispered, breathless.Even if she didn’t want to, she was the first one to withdraw from kissing me. I inhaled sharply and gazed at her eyes, which were radiating the same dissatisfaction I felt.All I wanted was to make out with her... and I couldn’t think of anything else."We can continue when you return," she said shyly."Fuck..." I whispered, shut my eyes, and then nodded, thinking my mate was right. "Fine, but, I’ll be back... and we’ll continue where we left off."I stood up and got dressed. Anger coursed through my body as I went out of the pack house to go to the meeting hall where the elders had gathered. My body wa
ALIYAH’S POVMore than what I had imagined, this film I was watching was great...It was wonderful that Nemo received unconditional love from a father who would go to any length to protect and find him. Hot tears formed on both sides of my eyes. I knew I shouldn’t be affected by this movie, but it hit the right spot in my chest.That very spot that yearned for a father’s love...I sobbed, and as the movie continued to play, I started wiping my cheeks and couldn’t help but let out a sigh of sorrow."Alright, you better stop this now," Reid uttered.He rose from the bed, and walked to the TV to turn it off. When he spun around to look at me, all I did was gasp and force my tears to stop falling."I’m sorry. I’m not usually this emotional, but I can’t help it. The movie is great," I said.My lips quivered as I tried to reason it out, but who was I kidding? With the way my mate looked at me
ALIYAH’S POVHeat surged through my body when Reid pinned me on the wall. He started kissing me, making me feel like I was his prey and that he wanted to devour me. My body burned in irresistible desire, and so I crashed into his lips as he gripped my ass tight enough that it made me moan against his mouth.My wolf was screaming more... more... more... and it totally drove me insane."Fuck, Aliyah," he mumbled in between our kisses when I rubbed myself against his body, hugging him to feel him more and to satisfy the need that kept burning me.He kissed me torridly, his tongue swirling and demanding its entrance. I held his nape and gave in, letting him taste the inside of my mouth with as much vigor as possible.Reid pushed the door closed. In one swift move, he carried me, one hand gripping my ass as support and the other one holding my nape to deepen the kiss. When his lips sucked my skin and went down to my neck, my mouth opened and I moa
ALIYAH’S POVFunny thing... the problem began when we returned to our place. Since Liana informed us that we would have a formal dinner with Lucas’s human mate, I was forced to check my closet for good clothes to wear.I scratched my hair as I looked at the new clothes Reid bought for me the last time. Needless to say, all of them were elegantly beautiful, which is why I had trouble choosing one."I swear you’re going to look great in any of them," Reid uttered behind me."I don’t know what I should wear for a formal dinner.""A simple dress will do."I turned to Reid and noticed that he was fixing the sleeves of the black long sleeved shirt he wore. He looked perfectly handsome in it, and I felt the need to look good too. I was his mate, and I could never disappoint him or the pack. I knew that some of them might have been uncomfortable with me being around, and I wanted to win their hearts.Searing anxiety pu
REID’S POVPanic went through me when I saw how Aliyah reacted when Lucas’s mate hugged her. Swallowing hard, I steeled myself and followed her upstairs."Aliyah!" I called for her.I was cursing repeatedly in my mind. It was my damn fault!I should have been more careful of her. I had all the means to protect her from anything that would trigger her trauma, but I turned a blind eye, hoping she’d be able to overcome her fears and blend into the pack.I glanced at the open door of our home. I breathed heavily as I walked through. I hadn’t seen her yet, but her loud heartbeat and painful cries told me that she was in the bed room.My jaw clenched. Hearing her cry made me want to punish myself...I walked to the bedroom; every step was heavy as I listened to Aliyah sobbing inside.I pushed the door open and saw her sitting on the cold floor. Her back was leaning on the side of the bed while her head was bur
REID’S POVNeedless to say, I felt like I was losing my mind.I’ve been having dreams lately. A dream where I finally marked Aliyah, claimed and devoured her body under the moonlight, and felt the satiable emotion afterward.It was getting more frequent, and the more it happened, the stronger the mate bond pull could get when I woke up. I could not seem to pin down my need to mark her, and it was driving me crazy.I avoided thinking about it as much as possible, and wanted to focus on Aliyah’s full recovery, but my wolf didn’t seem to want to listen and had been letting me dream such things at night in order for me to finally take action.Gratefully, I was taught how to fight my wolf within me. I spent time practicing to defy the wolf, regardless of how powerful the need it had. I didn’t want to scare Aliyah, as she was the most important person to me.I could only mark her until she was fully ready.Over
ALIYAH’S POVI could hardly believe that I’d see another pair of eyes, full of contempt, looking at me. I held my breath, afraid that even my breathing would irritate the old lady in front of me.All I could do was step back as I was too scared. The fragments of the bad memories from the past had played in my head, making me feel like the worst part of my life ever."Alica," Reid growled, and that made the old lady shudder."A—Alpha?""You were asking who she is?" He practically spat at her. "Did you really just offend my mate?"He looked at the old lady as if she’d committed a mortal sin. His blue eyes looked so cold and treacherous. I swallowed the lump in my throat. Even I could not handle the danger that suddenly showed up in his presence."Reid..." I called for him in my faint voice."Oh good Lord!" The old lady cried out loud, and then knelt in front of him. "I apologize, Alpha. It isn’t my i
ALIYAH’S POVDeep within me, I could feel the happiness of my wolf after making contact with Reid in his wolf form. We have never felt so wanted and at home like this... Reid was the only one who made us feel like we were special, and with him around the agony I lived by for my entire life had faded away.And all that was left in my heart was love.... love that could forget the entire trauma.... love that could finally erase the pain.... the kind of love that I was sure I’d keep until my last breath.I never thought I was capable of loving someone, but I guess the Moon Goddess really had this one beautiful thing stored for me, and I was beyond thankful and blessed that she let me mate with Reid. The redirection she planned for me was unexpected. It brought me to the healing I had craved my entire life."I am glad I found you, Reid." My voice was soft and sincere.Reid gave me a look that said he felt the same. We
REID’S POVThe moment I heard the bell rung, I hurriedly opened the door to let the doctor in. Because of his presence, I breathed a sigh of relief."She's inside, severely injured, and she's already lost consciousness," I told him, acting calm despite the fact that my insides were already churning with fear.When I saw that he was scrutinizing the area before approaching where Aliyah was, I growled, "Start moving!"I didn't have time for foolishness. He only needed to make sure that he would treat my wife; that was all I asked of him."Please pardon my rudeness, Alpha."I aggressively moved my jaw as I followed him as he moved toward the unconscious Aliyah who was lying on the sofa.He set the equipment he was carrying to the side and began by taking her pulse. He was moving too slowly, and I was growing frustrated with him, but I also realized that I had no knowledge of what he was doing, so I needed to calm the fuck down.I silently howled when he attempted to remove the white clot
REID’S POVAnger, groans, howls, and pain were felt and heard all over the hotel. Many were crying in fear of getting slashed and bitten, and many were courageous enough to defend those who were innocent.But I and my wolf were already preoccupied with Aliyah's bleeding body so I made sure no one on my way would win over me.I bit their tails, and their neck, made them bleed, and slashed their bodies. Everything I saw became the enemy in my eyes."We'll take over," howled the other wolves that helped me with the fight.But it did not stop me; I made sure I slaughter each of them. No one would get away from hurting Aliyah.Some of them fearfully pawed the ground as a result of my vicious snarl. I glided on the other wolf's side, causing an incision that resulted in an audible yelp of pain.The second white wolf growled and made an effort to shrug me off as I leaped upon him and nipped his leg. However, I was able to easily injure him since his wolf was too weak—far weaker than mine.I
REID ‘S POVWe were supposed to be taking pleasure in this vacation. It was our time for peace, it was our time to be together, to enjoy. And yet, as a group of rogues attacked the east coast, I realized it would not be an ordinary time for leisure at all.Inside the hotel where the unwanted visitors took place, I growled in annoyance."Reid, it's dangerous," Aliyah mumbled behind me while holding my arm. I could feel her trembling with that hold. I knew she was feeling fear for my life again.I craned my neck and looked at her. "They are mere weaklings. Don't worry."I saw how she sighed with worry filling her stunning orbs. "Just please be careful, okay?"The innocent people who were left inside the hotel were cowering in fear as they saw how the rogues surrounded the place. Quickly, my eyes locked on Aliyah who seemed scared about what would happen."Run away from here, I'll take care of everyone," I said in a hoarse voice. But my little wolf was stubborn as ever! I knew there was
REID’S POVWhen I made the decision to stop taking her repeatedly, it was already late and deep in the evening. I was so ravenous for her that I almost lost control of my desire.My arms were tightly encircling her waist as I leaned back against the headboard with her wedged between my thighs.Aliyah played with my fingers and became completely engrossed with it while I was gazing at her, fully enjoying that she was finally in my arms, not mad, but tired of how many times I pleasured her."What are you thinking so deeply?" I asked her.She tilted her head and looked at me for a bit and smiled. "Well, I'm wondering if it's possible to have a vacation with you. Uh, but never mind, I know you have a lot of obligations to fulfill and—" I cut her off and buried my face in the side of her neck. She smelled like me.I closed my eyes tightly and inhaled sharply."We can do that."Since I brought her back, I had already been considering taking her someplace. However, as everything flipped upsi
ALIYAH’S POVGuilt crept into my system. It had been days since I realized that my Alpha left and ever since, I failed to function normally.I did not even have the strength to eat and socialize. /"We should have talked to him properly last time,"/ Kae mumbled, also saddened because of not having the presence of Reid around.I gulped and did not answer. Slowly, I regretted fighting with him that day. If only I was a little wiser, if only I could control my emotions, if only I tried to listen.Tucking in my bed, totally displeased with everything that had transpired, I let the lone tears drop.I was in the middle of those when all of the sudden, I heard a constant knocking on the door of the room.Annoyed, I deliberately stood up and opened it only to see Klaus, the Beta of the pack.I lazily eyed him. "What is it?""Our Alpha is injured after fighting against the panther in the forest. He's in Charlotte's clinic and—"Without further ado, I pushed him aside and run toward the clinic.
Reid's POVIt was as if there was something hard to swallow after hearing how she yelled at me. Seeing my mate, my Aliyah looking like a mess, as if she no longer knew what to do made it even more painful."I-I need some space, Reid. I need time to think and breathe, so, please... I'm so suffocated. Just leave me alone."Suffocated. Was it really hard to deal with me? Was she that angry to the point that she felt suffocated when I was near? My jaw moved aggressively as I tried to contain the overwhelming misery I could feel deep inside."Is that what you want?" I asked with my hoarse voice, hoping that she would tell me the opposite, that she did not mean those words, that she was just tired so she spat those words without thinking.I was about to take a step nearer but I stopped when I heard her answer."Yes... I don't want to see you in the meantime. I just need time for everything."She needed time. Something I had to accept, something I had to give her.I shook my head and bit my
ALIYAH’S POVDays and I finally had the motivation and strength to be outside with my friends who kept on asking for me.When I went out of my room and went downstairs, I saw Alice and Liana who were eyeing me as I walked toward them.Alice hugged me all of the sudden, my eyes widened because of that but after a few seconds, I smiled and let myself feel her warmth.My wolf, Kae, was delighted that I finally would spend time with other people aside from Jaxon."Oh goodness, we missed you!" That time around, it was Liana who talked, I saw tears brimming in her expressive eyes.Being with them made me feel guilty about how many times I brushed them off. They had been trying to get a hold of me but I was too in the depth of grievance to even think of anything. Not even them."We are so worried, Luna Aliyah," Alice told her after she loosened the hug.I gave a thin smile and glanced at the two of them. Ever since I came back, I neglected a lot of people and until now, I was not in the righ
REID’S POVAs days passed, the more my rage grew harsher. I clenched my jaw repeatedly while looking at Aliyah and Reid from afar, under a tree near the forest. They were talking again and I swear to the Moon Goddess, I was so near exploding in so much anger and jealousy.I had no idea why he was still here, in the pack I was leading, completely ignoring my murderous gazes on him.Indeed, I was beyond bothered seeing them together. If it was a normal occasion, I could probably stomach my mate talking continuously to another wolf. But not this time, not when there was a rift between us. Definitely not when she was obviously mad at me for reasons I knew was not right! She kept on believing that I already moved on when fuck it! I was not! I knew being the Alpha of a pack like this was hard. I had responsibilities and I needed to act right, not driven by emotions at all. Yet I also knew she was in so much pain to understand any of that.I could understand her but I would always fail to c
ALIYAH’S POV"Your brother, Shawn Harper died, Aliyah. Unfortunately, even though he's an Alpha and he has capabilities for fast healing, his body cannot keep up with the blood loss. Some of his organs are ruptured as well. That led him to death."My eyes widened hearing what Jaxon disclosed. Of course, I was surprised. Knowing him and knowing what he could do, I always saw him as someone formidable. He looked undefeatable to the point that hearing his death felt like a nightmare in the middle of nowhere.If I would be truthful to myself, despite everything that had happened, despite what he did, I could not help but feel sad. He was still a brother, a family at that. Yet again, those signs of grieving disappeared totally when I remembered how he hurt me the past. How he made me suffer, how he connived with that witch. He was allied to her, to Samarra who was the reason why my baby died! Anger crept into my system after remembering how miserable I had become because of them. Why wou