Ariah's POV I was as confused as anyone else in the fucking pack. How? When? What the fuck was those documents doing in my room? And it wasn’t even hidden anywhere, it was just under my pillow as if it was begging to be found. Lowell was like a man possessed with rage and I think I could understand him to an extent, but I was so scared. He thought I had fooled him and Ethan because they had been on my side from the onset. “Lowell, you have to listen to me, I was not a part of this, I swear! Please believe me!” I cried as they led me down a creepy hall. “Lowell, please!” “Part of what? You were the only one involved in this!” He snarled and turned to the guards, “I’ll take it from here.” He said to them, The second they let go of me, he gripped my arm viciously, “It beats me how you managed to deceive Ethan and me for so long, Ariah. He should have condemned you the first time you escaped the guards.” He said spitefully to my face. “Lowell, please hear me out. How could I ha
Ethan’s POV “Unacceptable! I always knew she was bad news! But you, King Ethan, were too blinded by whatever charm she carried!” The elders screamed at me. I had never felt so helpless, so betrayed, and heartbroken before. It was the worst night of my life, the person I loved so much had hurt me in the worst possible way. “I’ll handle it,” I said as I addressed the elders, I gritted my mind and got to my feet, making a decision that had taken a lot of effort. “The crime she has committed is a hefty one, punishable in the most brutal way. She did not only steal the most important and valuable papers in the whole pack, she deceived…she deceived me, the king.” “Death!” One yelled. “Death!” I turned to Lowell with a grim look on my face, “Do you have anything to say before I pass my final judgment?” I asked. Layla, for the first time, was present at this meeting and from the look on her face, she seemed…happy. I wasn’t fooled by the sympathetic mask on her face, I knew that deep
Ariah's POV The world was closing in on me. That was my first thought when I heard Ethan's words. I saw the look in his eyes, he wasn't denying me at all, he was just helpless at that point. I saw Ethan at his lowest of lows, I never thought I'd get to see him so powerless, never. But there he was, standing above me, hands tied and his decision willed in the favor of his people. When he walked out of the room, I looked up and saw the scornful looks on the faces of the elders. On Layla's face, was a smirk and a triumphant sparkle in those radiant eyes of hers. I imagined the days, weeks, months, and even years ahead, she had won, and Layla had Ethan all to herself now. "Take her out of our sight!" An elder snarled and I felt a guard tug under my arm. The next moment he gripped my hand and hurled me violently to my feet. I gasped a pain shot through my body. "I'll take it from here." Lowell's calm voice said and he grabbed my arm and led me out. "I suppose you do not have any
I didn’t look back, I turned and took to my heels immediately, running like a woman who was possessed I ran like my life depended on it because, well, it did. For a werewolf being chased by two crazy humans, I ran with an incredible speed. I wasn’t even thinking when I dashed into the forest, all I wanted was just to get away from the crazy hunters. I heard them coming behind me and what almost stopped me was when a bullet whistled past my neck. “Quick! Go right!” Leia exclaimed and I took another route around a large tree. I kept running deeper into the forest until I could hear the sounds of chasing footsteps no more. I stood with my back to a large tree, panting and listening intently, still, no sound hinted that my attackers were still after me. Maybe they had given up and counted me as a wild goose chase, it was possible. I relaxed after some five minutes and I slumped on the tree and closed my eyes. “Fuck, Leia! How the hell am I supposed to survive this?” I asked in fru
Layla's POV It was one of the best nights of my life, the feeling of Ethan in me was incomparable to anything else. It was a sexual play out of my dearest dreams. I slept in Ethan's arms that night, just like it was meant to be right from the start. I had known all along that it would be a long process but it would eventually be worth it in the end. It was a norm, whatever I wanted, I got, no matter how long it took and no matter how big the obstacle in front of me was. I wouldn't have achieved all this alone, Sally played her part perfectly and I had to give some credit to her. I smiled like a sixteen-year-old on her first date as I traced my fingers playfully on Ethan's chest, making invisible lines. "Having a swell time?" He asked, his deep voice startling me. "Oh my goodness!" I exclaimed and gasped. "You almost gave me a fucking heart attack there, Ethan, I thought you were asleep." "Sleep…" He said to himself. "That will be a luxury from now on, I guess." He remarke
*IN THE BLUE MOON PACK* James’s POV I woke up with a ravaging ache in my head. For a long moment, I closed my eyes, trying to remember what had happened the previous night, but I couldn't, I was so dazed. I only recalled the events of the previous night when I opened my eyes and saw the two naked ladies asleep beside me. My eyes traced over their lush bodies for a long time, and then I frowned and got off the bed, completely naked. I walked towards the full-length mirror in the room and stared at it for a long moment. There was something empty about my eyes, something was missing, a part of me that I had somehow lost, but couldnt figure out what. How could I not know? It was Ariah, the little, pathetic slave girl who somehow escaped my dungeon. It was so irritating to know that someone so little and powerless could slip right under the noses of my trained guards. Incompetent bunch of fools! I had cursed that day and still cursed up till today. I stared at my reflection intently
Ariah’s POV Was I glad to be back in werewolf territory? Well, yes and no. It didn’t matter where I was anymore, I wasn’t safe. I had made the biggest enemy possible in the Lycan city, although I wasn’t sure if Ethan still loved me or not. And in the werewolf city, I also had a huge enemy in King Ethan, I wasn’t sure if he was coming after me or not. It was very unlikely, after all these months, he certainly would have forgotten about me. Not like he gave a shit when we both felt the mate bond, or when I pleaded with him before he locked me up, or when I pleaded with him before he mercilessly raped me. The reason being in werewolf territory wasn’t so bad was because I could blend in finally. I didn’t have to be scared anymore, wondering when that snake, Layla, would suddenly let the cat out of the back and tell the whole Lycan community that I was a fucking werewolf. The last few days have been completely horrible, I had to watch two men who were after I got eaten by a wolf pack.
Ethan’s POV “…and if this continues, we could go down a possible seven percent in the annual earnings of the pack office this year.”Lowell turned and looked at me, then he shook his head and continued addressing the other executives in the large conference room. All I heard from what Lowell said before was just the end part, he had been talking for almost ten minutes. I hoped no one else in the room noticed how completely out of it I was, Lowell could because he could see through me at times. Ever since Ariah left, things have been a little awkward for me, I was finding it very difficult to adapt to the fact that I had sent my mate into exile. She must hate me right now, with every pint of the boiling blood in her body, she must hate me. That gave me nightmares, my ears felt like they were being dragged on a ground full of shattered glass whenever I remembered the promises I made to her. Was there something I could have done to save her? Even when my mind was steady and I though