CARTER’S POVBreakfast had been good. I may hate the man but he was a good host. I had excused myself to do some physical activities but it was an excuse to think away from the house and everybody else. “Have you come up with something yet?” Ciara asked, she seemed to be deaf to the fact that I wanted to be left alone. “Why don’t you try and be useful somewhere else. Go talk to your sister and see if she’ll help us with her blood.” I shooed her away but she wouldn’t move.“You and I both know she is not leaving here for us. She is basically the queen here. She sleeps in his bed. That doesn’t sound like tth omega hating Alpha you told me about.” “He hates Omegas alright. Do you remember years ago when our park had to take in some strays, a lot of them actually.” I asked her. It was high time she knew who he really was. I could see it in her eyes the minute we got here. One look at this massive estate and she wanted him not me. She would trade up in a heartbeat. This should bring h
ARIANNA’S POV“What the fuck does that mean?” How could I possibly be the only hope they had. Carter must be sniffing glue in his spare time. He looked like he wanted to be anywhere else but here. “It means Arianna, that you went and found a way to be special. And now your blood is supposed to help cure the park.” He was being snarky. That was all he had and he knew it. He was too prideful to beg, even now. In fact he seemed angry that he had been beaten.“And what’s so special about Arianna?” Luciano asked. I thought I could read him but, boy was I wrong. If I didn’t have memories of running with him under the full moon, I would have believed he genuinely had no idea that I was different. “I have no idea how she hid it from us this entire time. She’s apparently favored by the moon.” Carter was explaining to Luciano and I stood there trying not to give anything away.“She’s an omega Carter, what are you going on about?” I wanted to put a stop to this but the look on Dave’s face
ARIANNA’S POVI woke up with conflicting feelings. We had decided last night that I would go help the mystic moon which meant going with Carter and most likely seeing my parents again. Luciano’s arms were wrapped around me, which made me smile. He kept me up all night showing me just how much he would miss me. His arms tightened around me as he breathed in deeply. He was up, In more ways than one. “Good morning.” I said grinding up against him. “Good morning Arianna, sleep well?”“Not really, someone kept me up all night.” I teased. He bit my ear lightly and trailed kisses down to my neck. “You shouldn’t let people keep you up. You need your rest.” He said manuevaring and trapping me beneath him. I giggled thinking I knew where this was going. “You woke up in a good mood.” I wasn’t sure how he would be this morning. He may have agreed to me leaving but I knew deep fown he wished there was another way. I had started to get lost in his entire being when he pounced on me. Tickling
ARIANNA’S POVWe had been on the road for hours, I had lost count. It had started to feel like a whole day. I was impatient the entire ride. The quicker we got to the mystic moon the quicker I could do whatever they needed me to do and I would be on my way.We finally pulled up to the neighborhood where most of our wolves lived. This was not a compound. It was just a few blocks in the town that the park occupied. Few members lived a bit farther off. The more the park gre the harder it was to find accomodation close by. Or maybe Carter just didn’t care enough to make it happen. We drove passed a few houses and headed down a close. My blood suddenly ran cold. It was late and dark but I knew exactly where we were and where we were going. “Ready to see mom and dad?” Ciara asked with a smirk. My mind flashed back to them sitting unfazed while I was being auctioned. I did not want to face them. I knew I would run into them but I never thought Carter would deliver me to them personally.“
CIARA’S POVI stood at the door watching as George gushed over Arianna, thanking her for coming. It was ridiculous. Since when was she special? This had to be a joke. And Carter suddenly being nice to her. I should have known he was all talk. He could fight any wolf in the country but he couldn’t best Luciano. His brain might as well be full of air. “Have you seen your parents yet? They must be thrilled to have you back.” “This seemed really urgent. I’m sure they’ll understand why you were my first stop.” Arianna explained to George. My phone beeped and I looked at it with a smile on my face. Bless Max for doing this for me. It was a no consequence message so I put it away before anyone noticed. I had what I needed. I may need more but I just had to be patient. Plus, I needed to find a way back to the Ice Claw park without Carter noticing. With the way he was suddenly fawning over Arianna, he may not even care. George was barking orders now. His little minions were gathering her
ARIANNA’S POVGeorge was finally drawing blood. Nadia would be here soon and he wanted to have a little bit waiting for her to work with. I let my mind wander as he tied up my hands and fiddled with his syringe. I missed home. Dave and I had been texting. He and Alex were having a ball. He said it was what Sam had always wanted for him and a part for him was sad she wasn’t there to see it. It always skipped my mind that Dave and Sam were friends too. The three of them grew up together. He lost his friend that day too. Alex couldn’t wait for me to get back and kept sending me pictures of the changes she was making to Dave’s house. Most of all I missed Luciano. We had talked all night until I fell asleep to the sound of his voice over the phone. And then again this morning before breakfast.I said a silent prayer that this will all be done by the end of today so I could go home tomorrow. “Has anyone seen Ciara?” Carter asked as he stormed into the room.Everyone from George to his
LUCIANO’S POV“What do you mean Ciara is here?” I asked Dave.It had been a quiet couple of days since Arianna left. We had spent most of the day on the phone. She said they were waiting to see results so she had nothing much to do. I missed her. Talking on the phone was not good enough. I wished she would just dump a bag of blood with them and come home already. Now Dave was saying Ciara just arrived here. What did she want? What was Carter playing at? If she was here then he definitely sent her. “I mean. A cab dropped her at our gate about ten minutes ago.” Dave replied.“Where is she now?”“Alex is keeping her company in the dining room. Chef put something out for them. I think Chef misses Arianna raiding his fridge. He has been grumpy.” Dave was dronning on now.What the fuck did she want. I thought about calling Arianna but decided against it. “Find out what she wants. And make sure she knows that if this is another ploy there will be hell to pay.” I tell Dave. I was just abo
ARIANNA’S POVI was exhausted. Turns out bloodletting was exhausting. Dave had called it bloodletting when I called to congratulate him this morning. I wasn’t being completely drained but it definitely felt like it. Being drained of blood while my energy was being channeled for a spell to save lives. If there was something more dramatic than exhausted, then that’s what I was.It had been a long day, but I could rest now knowing I had done everything I could and the mystic moon would not be wiped out. At least not by this plague. Maybe by Carter’s iron fist regime, or hunger after he burns through the money Luciano gave him when we left, “You’ve done well” Naomi said to me with a smile on her face. We had been getting along quite well. Her face gave off a don’t mess with me vibe but that smile said give me a hug. And she smiled a lot. Well, she smiled a lot with everyone except Carter.I never bothered asking why she didn’t like him. He was Carter, he probably said or did something t