Noah~•~“Noah, wake up!” Sarah’s voice woke me up from my deep sleep. “Huh?” I yawned loudly and stretched my legs before opening my eyes. “What time is it? Have they arrived yet?” I asked when it dawned on me that Aiden’s family was coming. “Yes, they’ve arrived,” Sarah said with a smile. She was excited about their arrival because she would get to hang out with her cousins. “Oh my goodness!” I exclaimed, jumping out of the bed. Sarah gave me a puzzled look when she saw how dramatic I was acting. “Don’t tell me you’re nervous about meeting them.” She asked, raising an eyebrow. “Aiden’s mum is very chill, you have nothing to worry about.” “Are you sure?” I asked, blinking rapidly to shake off the sleep, my eyes still heavy with exhaustion.“Yes, I’m very sure,” Sarah replied and I responded with a nod. “She even asked me to come here to call you,” Sarah added. I felt a little bit better and told myself there was nothing to worry about. I just had to act normal and be myself. I
Noah~•~I smiled into the kiss, not expecting it but loving it anyway. I wrapped my arms around his neck, trying to be as close to him as possible. Noticing this, he wrapped his arm around my waist and pulled me so close that there was no space between our bodies.I sighed, feeling content in his arms and melting into his body.When we finally broke away for air, Aiden kissed the side of my face, then my cheek, and my chin before he finally kissed my neck, making me feel tingles up my spine.I couldn’t help but giggle when he started to suck on my skin. “Your parents are in the same building as us.” I made sure to remind him because I could already tell he wanted more than a kiss.“The walls are thick.” He spoke against my skin. “But you can also stay quiet.”I doubt I was able to but since I wanted him as much as he wanted me, I could only smile and say, “Noted.”“Good.” He breathed out and took my lips in a deeper kiss that almost bruised me but him running his hands around my body
Noah~•~I woke up the next morning feeling a mixture of emotions. The pain from the mating mark still continued but it was overshadowed by the memories of the previous night. As I lay in bed, I couldn’t help but think about what happened. I felt a flutter in my chest as I remembered the way Aiden looked at me, the way he touched me and the way he made love to me. It was everything I hoped for. I couldn’t wait to tell Katie all about it.‘We finally have a mate.’ Ava said in a soft and gentle voice and I smiled. ‘Yes, we do.’ I couldn’t stop smiling as the memories of my time with Aiden replayed in my head. It was so nice and it felt right. I couldn’t wait to do it again. I threw off the covers and got out of bed. Walking over to the window, I pushed outside the curtains and looked out. The sun was shining and the cool morning air filled my lungs. I didn’t have any plans for the day because all two classes I had for the day were rescheduled. After all, the professors had a meetin
Noah ~•~“Ahhhhh,” I screamed as I jolted upright in bed. My heart raced as I struggled to catch my breath. I had also woken up Aiden who spent the night with me in my room. “Noah, what’s the problem?” He asked with a worried and concerned look on his face. “Did you have the nightmare again?”I nodded, my eyes welling up with tears. “I did,” I replied. My voice cracked as I spoke. Aiden pulled me into a comforting hug. He gave me soothing strokes on my back, trying to calm me down.The weather was cold but I was sweating profusely. My skin was clammy and cold. “Is this what you go through whenever you have a nightmare?” He questioned, giving me a sympathetic look. “Not really, it was different this time.” I normally woke up immediately after the creature appeared but this time it was chasing me. “How?” Aiden asked. “The creature was chasing me, so I woke up with shock,” I said, wiping off my tears with the back of my hands. I wasn’t even crying because I was having a nightmare,
Aiden~•~ “I’ll need all that extra food because you made me drink a lot last night,” Dimitri said, gesturing to the cook to bring back the food she was taking back to the kitchen. I couldn’t help but laugh. We had gone to celebrate the rest of Dimitri’s birthday at a club, together with some of our friends. We had a very good time and we made him take 26 shots because it was his birthday. We returned very late and that was the reason woke up late even if we had to ride back to Sparkle Falls with our family. After a short while, I finished up my meal but Dimitri was still eating. “What are you staring at me for?” Dimitri asked with his mouth full of food when he saw me looking at him. “We don’t have much time, so hurry up,” I said and he nodded his head. “Thank you for yesterday though, you all are the best.” Dimitri appreciated, his voice filled with sincerity. “Even with everything that has happened, you all still did something nice for me.”“You’re still my brother, no matter
Aiden~•~We had barely gotten to the middle of the town when I suddenly crashed into someone. I could have sworn the road was clear. I hit the brakes and the car halted to a stop. Dimitri and I rushed out to find a female lying on the ground. To my surprise, it was Jessica, giving me a mischievous grin.“What is wrong with you?” I asked, taking a deep breath of relief when I saw she was okay. She had purposely run into the road. Dimitri extended his hand, helping her up from the ground. As she stood, she brushed off the dust from her dress.“I heard you were in town, I just wanted to say hi.” She said, her mischievous grin still plastered on her face. “So you decided to be dramatic about it? You couldn’t just act like a normal person.” I said with a stern voice and walked back to the car. When I was about to open the car door, she reached out to my hand and stopped me. “I felt it when you marked someone else as your mate.” She said, her voice cracking slightly. Her once happy exp
Noah ~•~The professor and students were engaged in a lively discussion about the day’s topic but my mind had drifted off to somewhere else. I could see their mouths moving but I couldn’t hear what they were saying because I was busy thinking about the recurring nightmare that I had been having and what it could possibly mean. Suddenly, I felt someone tapping me but it took me a while to realize and snap back to reality. “The professor is calling you,” Vera whispered to me and I darted my eyes to the professor who was standing close to me. “Miss, are you okay?” She asked, giving me a concerned look. I quickly sat upright and nodded my head. “Yeah, sure. I’m okay.” I replied then she continued with her lecture. “What are you thinking about? You’ve been off throughout today.” Vera turned to me with a worried look as the professor returned to the front of the class. I forced a smile, trying to brush it off. “I just have some things bothering me right now but I’ll be okay,” I repli
Noah ~•~I drove straight to Katie’s house even though I knew she was still with Jordan back at school. I didn’t want to go back to my house. Her parents were around when I arrived. “Where is Katie?” Katie’s mum asked me as she opened the front door. “Katie isn’t done with her classes for the day, so I came back alone,” I replied as she let me inside the house. “I’m just going to wait here for her.” “These children.” Her mother replied with a chuckle. “You want to make arrangements for your birthday party tomorrow?” She asked as she led me up the stairs. I managed a fake smile even if she wasn’t looking at me. “Not really, I’m not doing anything for my birthday. I just want to spend time here.” She paused and turned to me. “What? Why don’t you want to do anything for your birthday?” She questioned, giving me a puzzled look. They all knew my story and the reason why I hated celebrating my birthdays but everyone always acted shocked whenever I reminded them I wasn’t doing anythin
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