Chapter 44

Arina's pov

We had spent the most pleasurable night together only to face the worst morning. I couldn't say anything. It was as if the moment Rick walked in my voice and thoughts were taken from me.

When he said Aella was his mate, I felt a fire burn within me. Anger ran cold through my blood. Ever since the day Eleni and Rick came, Aella had been distant. She hardly left her room and now it made sense. This entire time she was hiding this from us, but she didn't have to. We could have been better prepared had she told us.

The moment everyone started to shift I felt I had to do everything to protect my family. I gave Zakara full control and felt a surge of power break free. I knew Alexandre was a Fire element, Dad was an Earth element and Bryan had Wind. Zakara being the Delvhen wolf and controlling all five elements could project any element needed at that moment. She predicted her earth element onto all of them, giving them her power. It helped but not like we thought it would. Ae