Ariana POV"My head hurts!" I breathed, holding my head with my warm hands. Diana rushed to my side immediately. Her eyes were swollen and red, and I could easily tell that she had been crying. I was surprised that sge was that worried about me."Oh, thank goodness. You are awake. With the hit you took,I wasn't sure you were going to be awake anytime soon."I sat up, wincing as my head continued to bang continuously. "I'm supposed to be dead. If I remember correctly, I was being stoned for being called a witch. I am innocent, by the way.""Nah, you are not dead, and I believe you. It was my fault for not coming sooner." She sniffed.⁰ "Hey, you fought for me. Everything that has happened to me is entirely my fault. I been so naive. With the club, the professor and now this." I remembered that I didn't just see her; I also saw Damien too, who fought off everyone just to get to me. That was the little i could notice before i passed out.There was a sharp pain in my abdomen and my arms
Ariana"I do not know how to talk to him about it." I said to Diana. I was a little bit distraught from the pain. My body was screaming hot. I was still hoping thst i was going to heal, especially what had happened. "What do you mean you do not know how to talk to him? He is your mate, Ariana; If you want him to know the truth, you just have to soeak. Soon he would barge in here demanding to know what happened at the fair. Diana sighed."Maybe i should run away. It would save everyone the trouble." I joked, Diana burst out laughing. I smacked her arm. She was laughing st me, i could tell but lowkey i was serious. Everything felt heavy too heavy fir me, i wanted to run away from it all."What the hell are you saying?" Diana was beyond pissed, i could tell in thexway she glared at me after she laughed."Please, Diana, don't pretend like you don't know how tiring all of these are. You think i don't think of ending it sometimes.I felt the sadness creeping up."You are being ridiculous.
ArianaHe escaped with a sigh, "Come here," carrying me in his arms. For a moment, I thought he was going to take me to my room, but he took me to his place instead. He spoke to the guard about giving him some medical supplies."You have let me die, Damien. I'm tired of all this.""Yeah, I should have, considering you have managed to convince everyone that you are a witch. I would have given you a nice funeral." He put on a facade. He was avoiding my gaze. I didn't blame him because I was the one who has been in a pot of trouble lately. He has been saving me and I know just how tiring it can be. I hate that he just separates himself from me."I guessed I would have loved it on the other side.""I wasn't trying to be funny, Ariana. You have set yourself up as a walking meal, carrying an injury around when you know how werewolves behave. Dor fuck saje you are one. You have supposed to have healed by now."I winced as he applied some antiseptic to the injury. " Werewolves don't feed o
ArianaThere was this sharp pain that woke me up in the middle of the night. I rolled over to the edge of the bed, completely in serious pain. I could feel the warmth between my legs. I already knew what was going on. My confusion laid in the fact that I had been through it at the beginning of the month. This was the pain that I had to go through every time. Other werewolves were able to mask their pain when that time of the month came but I couldn't. I knew if i had a wolf, a things would have been easier for meNow, my period was here and It was not supposed to arrive for another month. My nightmare has been worse overtime after the incident at the fair. I kept waking up with night sweats where i was fighting for my life. Damien noticed how well I struggled with sleep and suggested, i stayed with him at least until I was stronger. It was a relief that I was in an environment for a change.I turned to my side and saw that Damien was fast asleep but his hands were sneaking around
ArianaThe uncontrollable bleeding stopped.I was already scared that my end was near. Sleep was so close to me, magneting my eyes together. I didn't have trouble shifting into nightmares, even when I woke up screaming in the night. Damien, never left my sight. He was always there when I woke up and when I drifted back to sleep. We held little conversations but half of the time, I had him worried that things might get worse. I had to talk myself out of being cursed because there were some things I refused to understand. For a moment, I was safe in college, I didn't have to think about me being called a witch and finding a mate and a secret to protect. Or even being a little lamb for the big bad wolf to protect. Everything felt normal but I couldn't help my mind wandering thay far. I thought of myself being captured several times.They were so surreal that I didn't want to sleep any further. Closing my eyes posed a threat and a danger to myself. I was changing, I could see myself belo
Ariana"You fucking tricked me." Damien burst out into laughter. I was sweating and there was no way to enjoy the weather when I was being forced to train."Love, I didn't trick you. In fact, this is what you would be doing for the next few days. You need energy and I like your restraint. Besides,you need to defend yourself when i am not there. " He was sitting down with a tablet in his hands, while I kept punching the bag. "I didn't ask for this." I heaved trying to catch my breath. My knuckles were hurting and my arms were worn out. "I don't want this." I knew that it was long that i trained but doing this felt like hell.I paused, pinning my hands on my knees breathing into the air. "Have you worked out since the incident?""No. Do you want to ebd me finally? My body is in perfect shape, thank you."He stifled a laugh. I glared at him, feeling the mockery in his voice. "Are you saying I'm not in good shape?" He dropped the tablet on the table close by. "Nah, that's not what I m
DamienI think of the times where she was not here. Those horrible times where I have felt nothing but pain due to her absence. There was always a little fragment you remember her by, her essence was everywhere. It was difficult to turn a blind eye to them without wrapping yourself around a memory. I looked for her in places that she used to walk on, sit and chat with the set of friends she had. I thought of the ways to go in search of her, at first that was the case. I saw how she was doing at her new job, the little life she had created for herself. She wasn't happy enough because I could feel her emotions, the way she tore herself apart just to prove a point. I did not want to be a hindrance to her growth, to the little freedom she has. I was glad that I made it clear that I still wanted her close because I believed she would have wandered far more than I could reach. I didn't know how that felt when one was alive until I saw her back at the mansion because of the incident that h
Damien"You need to calm down…" Darius dragged his words. "This is like a tantrum, doesn't look good on you. He came here to taunt you and it is working.""He thinks I am just a stupid person that wouldn't put the puzzle together. I have to send him a message." I felt my vision darken and Damien was immediately against it. All my life I had never had to prove myself because when I entered the room, he knew the influence what i had made for myself despite nit beubg the Alpha yet. Nathan knows that about me but he chose to taunt me instead. Trying to be oblivious to what I was actually capable of. It was an insult to me, and my nature."Damien, let's just leave him for now. I think that he might lead us to the rogues that are on the move."Dave barged into the room, there was a slight disappointment on his face. Immediately I knew. "The rogues are no longer on our radar. We do not know which pack they might hit first.""Maybe, It was a setup. Nathan can be up tp mischievious things. I
Chapter 152DamienThere were a lot of things that went through my mind as we were about to take the bold steps. I was going to take over my pack from that bitch. It was the best decision I had to make. It has been a week since Ariana had killed her step mom, it was a wonder how, it still wasn't obvious. Deep down I wished the baby was mine but as nature would have it I screwed up and I would be damned if she even considered me at all. We finally raided the pack and Diana was waiting for us. It felt like she knew we were coming. She had a smirk on her face.“I was wondering when you were coming back to me my love.” She tried to come closer but I already took two steps back, disgusted. “Take another step towards me and that would be the last you will ever take.” She laughed. “You have always acted tough. I guess that's why I was so attracted to you for so long. My heart feels pain knowing that you left in such an abrupt manner. I would take it like you are here to give me what I wa
Chapter 151ArianaDarius was curious about this new found power. At the same time he was worried sick about how it might affect my baby. Damien was the one soliciting for my breakthrough with this. I didn't know if he was excited but I couldn't quite catch his expression. I was more concerned about the bitter pain that came from the little sharp pain from my Belly.“If you are not up for this, you can stop.” “No.”“If she wants to continue, let her. Your overprotectiveness might not lead us anywhere.” Damien snapped at his brother but he ignored him. They placed an edible plant in front of me. “You just have to focus on this plant and let's see what can come off it.”I focused my energy on it but nothing happened the first time. “What do you want?” Arya asked me.“I just want comfort and good food. I just want a good meal and a warm Bed to sleep in.” I told her. “Then focus on that. Forget the plant. Breathe in and out. Then watch your power unfold.” I was already locked in my m
Chapter 150ArianaBefore I could get back from bring Darius, the whole land and vegetation was on fire. It was no brainer to not know who was behind the whole thing. It was clear just how much we were being hated. They just wanted us out of existence. I had no doubt that Diana was in too for the last of the raid. We just haven't seen her. I would normally go through the wild and fighting them with my last breath but there was no time to be reckless,I had to think of my babies. “Where is Damien and the kids?” He asked me, holding me close. “He is with kids.in the bunker. Has everyone else reached safety?” “Yes. The women and children are safe. The army is ready to make sure that we are safe. We have to stay away from the pack. It is what's best.” I shook my head. This was not how it was supposed to be but it was what's right. “We just have to look for a way to fend for ourselves “It's been two weeks since the attacks have been worse. There was nothing I could do but to protect m
Chapter 149DamienWhen she said that there was a level of hurt that I dissociated myself from. I had no choice than to move away from her when I needed to. It felt like my breath was clogged and it took really hard work to make sure that I did nothing to think about her again. It was difficult but I would be a fool to disrupt all that she had. My wolf was restless and he was in as much pain as I was. The children ran towards Darius. Hugging him. It was the relationship that they had in between and I hated him for it. There was resentment inside my mind. I keep wondering where the anger was taking me to because I didn't want anything to disrupt what they had here but still I wanted her. I craved her more than anything.“No, I am not going to take this!” I yelled. Their gazes were on me. “You took everything from me. Taking my children as yours.” Ariana covered their ears, not wanting them to know about it. It broke my heart even more because it seemed that she didn't want them to
DamienIf I had known about them being mates with Diana then maybe things wouldn't be so messed up. Diana was just a figure that stood beside me just because of the pack. I never knew she was a ticking time bomb. When she risked everything to me, it all made sense. While she was always near, especially when I needed to talk to someone. There was nothing else that would have fit in if she wasn't in the pictures Her aunt being Ariana's step mom, it felt like the final piece to a puzzle. It was clear why she was always disappearing even when I knew that she was cheating. I didn't know someone higher than her was also influencing her decisions. Darius had no reason to hide that information from me. “Yes, I would have cared. Maybe it would have been a way to stay with Ariana all along.” He scoffed. “Can you even hear yourself? Do you need me as a reason to be with your mate? Someone that has been with you since the very beginning of your relationship. You wanted a figure for your reputa
ArianaI didn't know why he bothered to show up here. There was no remorse left in me for him. He didn't deserve it. For all I knew he could have stayed there with Diana. I didn't know the agreement he had with her,he might be here on an assignment for her. It was so absurd to think that way after seeing the way he was bruised and tattered. It may be nothing and I was racking my brain worrying about what his motives were. There was so much pain knowing what I had to endure because of him. The humiliation he had pulled me through. There was nothing more frightening than the fact that he was near and close to me. All I kept thinking about was Adrian and Adrianna. He might want to take them from me. My wolf became so restless just by thinking about it. I tried to gain control but it was difficult. It was like trying to see through the walls and trying to pacify my own self. The discomfort, I couldn't bear but I had to. He was my mate's brother and despite the connection we might have ha
DamienI saw her again. It felt like everything was right with the world again. She was doing way better than the last time I saw her. It was clear that she was now a Luna. Luna has the protection of the pack and everything just keep radiating on you after that. She was a grown woman compared to when she had first escaped from her father's pack. When she escaped me and built a life with Darius. I wanted the rumours to be false. I didn't know why I came here after escaping from the hands of Diana. I didn't know why I was so foolish to abandon my back and leave it in the hands of a cruel witch. As the alpha, everything in me was dying to go back but it would be worse. I needed to get reinforcement. The only person that had come to my mind wasn't even Ariana, it was Darius. I knew I was stupid to have treated him that way. In ways that one wouldn't treat family. I kept staring at her and my wolf cried anytime I was not near her. I was willing to drop my shame and worship the ground she
ArianaI was still holding Jessica down when every one of her men wanted to fight me off of her, I growled, they stood back. There was a signal for my soldiers to escape and that was just a mere distraction."You think you are that tough huh?!" Jessica tried to fight me off. But I stayed clear from her insults and held her down. There was fear dancing in her eyes and with this position that she was in, she knew that I could easily kill her if I wanted to. As angry as I was there was no o be way I have thought if killing her except that she hurt someone I love. That would be pathetic even for her and no matter how hard I tried to make sense of it, I just couldn't find all her reasons for being so hateful towards me. "I am tough. Next time, when you cross through my borders to threaten my children. I will not spare you then." I laced her with another dose of wolfbabe before leaving. The little army she had left was tending to her when I ran for the hills. All our soldiers were gone and
ArianaShe had changed. She had become more sophisticated, that was because she had taken everything that my father had owned. She was in charge and it bothers me how she had turned everyone here into a slave for no reason. She was desperate for power and she got it.I growled again but Darius came close to me, holding my hand so I didn't lose my cool. "What have I ever done to you that you had to send your group of witches to kill me." Jessica laughed. There was this sparkle in her eyes that made her feel she was on top of the world. "Everything. First of all, you had collected Damien from my niece and honestly, that hurt like hell.""Your niece?" I was still confused. I had no idea what she was saying. The only relation she had was Marcus. Except …"C'mon. I know that you are smarter than this Ariana. We sent you to that school for a reason, I wanted to watch you through and through. So I sent my niece to be your roommate. Just because she is my niece, she would do just about anyth