Noah ~•~The past few months had been really difficult and lonely for me, so I was very relieved when I had that conversation with Aiden. I felt pain and anger when I found him kissing Jessica but it was actually kind of my fault. I was the one who pushed him away, knowing his true mate was living under the same roof with him. It got better when I found out he had rejected her but things were still awkward between us. I was glad I was able to find some clarity and I couldn’t stop smiling when I thought about the moment we just shared. “I’m ready to go!” Aiden’s husky voice interrupted me from my thoughts and I jerked back to reality. “Let’s get something to eat first, I’m really hungry.” “Dimitri left over some pancakes before leaving this morning,” I informed him. “They’re on the kitchen counter.” He took my hands and we both went to the kitchen. He forced me to have some of the pancakes even if I had already eaten cereal earlier. Soon enough, we were done eating and we made
Aiden~•~I was speaking to some of my relatives in the room when suddenly, a guard burst into the room, panting frantically. "Alpha! Alpha!" he gasped between heaving breaths. "Dimitri's in trouble, he's hurt and wounded."My eyes turned to the guard and I was confused for a second. “What do you mean? Where is he?” Even if Dimitri and I didn’t have the best relationship, he was still my brother and I couldn’t live if something happened to him. “He’s at the front door.” He said as we walked out of the room. The others were about to follow us but I stopped them and asked them to stay inside the guest room. “Why didn’t you bring him inside?” I asked angrily but the guard still had a confused and worried expression on his face. I ran outside quickly and found Dimitri lying helplessly on the ground. He had bruises all over his body. “Who did this to you?” I growled, anger evident in my voice. “Why aren’t you healing?” I asked again as I looked closer at his body. He was too weak to r
Noah~•~My jaw dropped as I heard those words come out of Asher’s mouth. What did he mean by the hunters were back in town? That also meant there was a probability that Dimitri was attacked by the hunters. I trembled in my spot and my eyes glistened with tears. Memories of my father’s death came clouding my memory. It was triggering for me whenever someone talked about hunters. When Aiden realized I was about to cry, he walked to Asher and led him out of the room without saying anything. I didn’t even notice Katie was holding my hand. Everyone knew it was such a sensitive word for me. I could never get over his death even after so many years no matter how hard I tried. I promised to avenge his death. I was going to rip out the throat of whoever did that to my father and even if I couldn’t find the exact person, I would kill all the hunters I came across. “Noah, are you okay?” Dimitri, who was still lying on his bed, asked me. His voice was weak but laced with concern. I couldn
Aiden~•~My eyes darted to Noah immediately after Asher mentioned the hunters. Her expression changed to a worried one and I could see the tears welling in her eyes. Everyone was shocked by the news but I didn’t want to continue talking about it in front of her. I walked over the Asher and signaled we should take the conversation somewhere else. I wanted to be with Noah and comfort her but I had no choice but to leave her alone with Dimitri and Katie. While Asher and I walked quietly downstairs, I couldn’t stop thinking about the danger we were all in. What were the hunters doing in our town? We didn’t cause any trouble to humans and we stayed out of their business. “I have even sadder news,” Asher said with his gaze on the floor. “Maxim is dead.” He announced. My pupils dilated in shock and I gasped. “What? How? When?” I asked in shock.“He was with Dimitri when they both got attacked. Dimitri was lucky enough to escape but they ended up killing Maxim.” He continued in a grave
Noah~•~My eyes fluttered open and I found myself in Aiden’s room. How did I even get here? I turned around to see Katie sleeping beside me. I tapped her gently several times and she jolted up from the bed. “Noah, oh my goodness! I’m glad you’re awake now.” Katie said, sitting up straight and placing her hands all over my body, as though she was trying to feel my temperature.“What happened? Why am I in Aiden’s room?” I asked, a confused expression registered on my face. I couldn’t remember walking to his room. “What time is it?” Katie’s eyes widened in shock. “Wait. You don’t remember walking downstairs?” She asked and I shrugged. “You fell down the stairs.” “What?” I tilted my head in confusion. Everything was a blur, I couldn’t even remember leaving my room. The last thing I remember was Katie telling me to rest my head for a while. “Maybe it’s just the effect of your fall. Go back to bed, you need to rest.” Katie said. “Where’s Aiden?” I asked, glancing around the room. “Wha
Noah ~•~I spent a long time in the bathroom and when I had returned, Aiden was nowhere to be found. But I found a tray filled with food on the side table. He also left me a note scribbled in his handwriting. “Hey Noah, I went to check on Dimitri and Asher. Breakfast is here when you’re ready. I know you’re stubborn but please don’t leave the house today. - Aiden.” I flashed a small smile and tucked the note into the pocket of my pajamas. I was still feeling a little bit tired but I was very hungry, so I had to force myself to eat. Gently dragging the table closer to the bed, I settled down on the bed and started eating the food. It was delicious and I couldn’t help myself but finish everything. When I was done, I filled up the glass with water and drank from it until I was satisfied. After that, I pushed back the table to its original position and laid back on the bed. I needed to get some more rest, so I’d have enough energy when I was ready to leave the house. I needed to ki
Noah ~•~As we got into the living room, Aiden placed both his hands on my shoulders and stared at me angrily.“What is wrong with you? Do you want to get yourself killed?” He asked in a stern voice. I could tell he was extremely angry at me but he tried his best to keep himself from losing his shit. I was quiet and didn’t respond. “I specifically told you not to leave the house today. I also left you a note. I even asked Sarah to spend the day with you so you won't do anything stupid.” He said through gritted teeth before taking several deep breaths to calm himself down.Before I could say anything, I heard Sarah’s voice coming from the stairs. “Noah, why did you close the door and run away?” She asked, her voice filled with frustration. “None of you will ever understand!” I yelled and was about to run upstairs when Sarah stopped me. “You’re not the only one that lost a parent. I lost two for that matter.” She raised two fingers sharply. “Two!” I paused, trying to catch my breat
Noah ~•~“What’s wrong?” I asked Aiden. He was reluctant to respond for a while. “You have to tell us,” I demanded and he took a deep breath. “More like I have to tell you.” He let out a sigh, giving me a sympathetic look. “I’ve found your father’s killer.” He announced and my heart stilled in my chest. “Who is it?” I choked out, my throat tight with emotion. My mind was racing as I tried to process the information I had just heard.Aiden held my gaze, his expression solemn. “It’s your mother,” he confessed, the truth landing like a punch to the gut.“My mom…mother? Wh…at?” I stuttered as I tried to come up with a coherent sentence. What did he mean by my mother was the one who killed my father? My father was killed by hunters. What reason did she have to kill my father? “I figured it out from the hunters I took hostage,” Aiden explained but I still didn’t believe it. My mother had abandoned me when I was just two months old and she hadn’t been in Hawkins ever since then. “So you
Noah ~•~Aiden picked me up as soon as he saw my text. He took me home and I got cleaned up. I was worried about the way I felt good about my mother’s death but it had to be done. Katie stopped by the house to drop off my car and necklace before I even arrived. She sent me a text saying I should call her the next day. Aiden stayed in my room while I was in the shower. “So you’re happy now?” He asked when I got out of the bathroom. “I feel guilty taking their mother away from them but I had to do it,” I admitted, wiping my face with my face towel. “Anyways, I’m happy that my father has gotten justice for his death.” “I’m glad it’s over and I’m glad you didn’t get hurt,” Aiden whispered, pulling me closer to him. She was a hunter and everything could have gone wrong if she had also tried to kill me. “I’m glad it’s over too,” I said, leaning into his chest. “So let’s celebrate,” Aiden suggested, a mischievous expression registered on his face.I knew what he had in mind and I didn
Noah ~•~It had been over a month since the whole Katie and Jordan drama went down. Our college exams were also approaching. Katie decided she wasn’t going to let Jordan’s betrayal bring her down. She broke up with him and tried her best to avoid him whenever she was in school. Dimitri and Jessica started dating and she was practically at the house most of the time. Dimitri also spent a lot of time in Sparkle Falls. Ethan reached out to me and asked to spend a day with me. He wanted me to meet the rest of my siblings. Getting to know the strangers who shared the same DNA with me wasn’t a bad idea. Even if our worlds were different, it wouldn’t hurt to get to know them. I agreed to meet them during the weekend and the weekend was finally here. Their town was just an hour's drive away from Hawkins. Katie offered to accompany me there and to be by my side in case anything happened. It was still very early and I decided to spend my morning at the gym. I wanted to work out. I hadn’
Noah ~•~“Katie! Make it stop.” I yelled at Katie who had a wicked grin spread across her face. Aiden rushed to Angela to help her from the ground. After a few seconds, Katie stopped the migraines and Angela was back to normal. Dimitri and Aiden were pleading with Katie to stop while I took Angela to the car. I didn’t know what to do, the only thing I could think of was to call Scott. I pulled out my phone from my pocket and dialed his number. After trying about three times, I was about to give up, but I decided to try one more time. Fortunately enough, he picked up. “Hey, Noah. How are you?” “Scott, I’m not okay,” I said, my voice laced with fear. “What’s going on?” He asked. “It’s Katie, she’s behaving strangely,” I replied, running my hands through my hair. “She wants to take the moonstone from its original position.” “What?” Scott said, his voice laced with fear. “Why does she want to do something like that? It means putting the lives of the crescent moon pack in danger.”
Noah ~•~“Katie, you won’t do that.” My expression became serious but Katie looked so determined. “Do you know what it means? Random people would die. I would die, Aiden would die..” “But it wasn’t a problem when the Malley witches died?” She asked, giving me a disdainful look. I was shocked and I couldn’t believe we were even having such a conversation. “Katie, what has gotten into you?” I asked, a puzzled expression registered on my face. “Nothing, I just want justice for my people.” She said. “Girl, you don’t even know what they look like,” I replied with a scoff. A part of me felt she was just bored and joking because there was no way in hell she would take that moonstone and put everyone’s life in danger. Katie didn’t say anything else to me, she just walked out of the room. I didn’t know what she was up to, so I followed her. When we got downstairs, everyone could tell we just had a serious argument. They all stared at us with concern etched on their faces. Katie wanted
Noah ~•~After a short stroll, we arrived at Katie’s front door. I knocked on the door multiple times before someone answered the door. It was Dahlia who answered the door. She was so excited to see Aiden. “You barely hang out here anymore.” She complained as she engulfed him in a tight hug. Dahlia was right. I couldn’t remember the last time Aiden hung out with us in Katie’s house. It was because he became the alpha and had so many responsibilities. It was also because we’ve been going through much the past few months and everyone was so busy. “I’m sorry about that, it’s not on purpose.” Aiden apologized as we made our way to the living room. “Thank goodness you’re here, Noah.” Sophia rushed to hug me as soon as she saw me. “Katie has been acting like a bitch.”I gently placed my hands over her mouth when I heard those words. “Don’t talk about your big sister in such a vile manner.” Sophia was still too young to be using the bitch word as a part of her vocabulary.“I’m sorry.”
Noah ~•~I felt a mix of emotions and I didn’t know what to do or say. Aiden must have noticed my reaction because he took my hand in his and gave it a gentle squeeze. “Let’s focus on getting the necklace first.” He whispered. “We can deal with the rest later.” I nodded, wiping my eyes with the back of my hands to prevent the tears welled in my eyes from streaming down my face. Aiden handed my mother his phone so she could put her son’s number. When she was done, he took it back from her and dialed the number. After a few rings, a male voice answered. “Hello.” He said. “Hey, I’m Aiden. Your mother is here and she has something to tell you.” “Is she okay? Please don’t hurt her.” The boy pleaded, his tone laced with worry and fear for his mother. Aiden didn’t respond to him, he just signaled my mother to speak to the boy while he still held the phone. “Ethan, you have to come to Hawkins as soon as possible with that necklace.” She instructed him. “The one that belongs to my s
Noah~•~“Aiden, I can’t live like this anymore,” I said, my voice filled with frustration as I lay on his chest. “It’s turning me into a monster and I feel good about killing people,” I confessed, my voice barely above a whisper. Aiden’s hands stroked my hair, his touch gentle. “You’re not a monster, Noah.” He reassured me, his words soothing and comforting. “Are you ready to consider your mother's deal?” I jerked up, my eyes flashing with anger. “Don’t refer to that woman as my mother again,” I warned, my voice low and even. “She’s not my mother, she’s a huntress who killed my father.”“I’m sorry, I won’t refer to her as your mother again.” Aiden apologized and I laid back on his chest. “But have you made a decision yet?” “Hm hm,” I said, nodding my head. “I’m going to let her go for now,” I said, my fingers tracing patterns on his skin. Aiden’s eyes locked onto mine, his gaze intense. “What do you mean by that?” He asked, his voice low and cautious. I smiled, forming a plan in
Noah ~•~We weren’t able to resolve the Jernard issue and we ended up missing the gala. Aiden, Dimitri, Sarah, and I spent the rest of our night drinking wine and watching movies. Aiden and Dimitri decided they were going to deal with the Jernard issue in the morning. That was finding a way to get rid of him and his people. Aiden called Asher and asked him to inform him if Jernard ever returned to the gala, but luckily enough, he never called to deliver any news like that. Exhausted from the events of the day, I decided it was time to go to bed. I exchanged goodbyes with everybody and made my way to my room. I went straight to the bathroom to clean my makeup and change into a more comfortable dress. When I was done, I lay down on my bed. I was about to sleep when I sighted my phone and decided to call Katie first. I wanted to tell her about everything that happened. I called her repeatedly but she didn’t respond. I figured she would be sleeping so I didn’t disturb her further.
Noah ~•~Jernard was on the stage while everyone in the crowd had puzzled looks on their faces.His voice was booming as he continuously declared. “I’m going to be the leader of the pack, whether you all like it or not!” A small group of strange people were cheering him on and it was unsettling. Sarah and I walked through the crowd to meet Asher. “What is going on?” I asked Asher who had a worried look on his face. Aiden, Dimitri, and some other people were trying to stop Jernard. Jernard kept on chanting those words while the people kept on cheering him. After a series of struggles, they finally got Jernard off the stage. I had no idea what had gotten into him. He claimed he wasn’t going to disturb us and had gone somewhere else to start his own pack. So what changed? Why did he want to become the leader of the crescent moon pack all of a sudden? Dimitri handled the whole situation while Aiden stayed back on the stage. He took the microphone and cleared his throat before speak