Ryan’s POVI had been more than pissed off when I had bumped into Simon. He wasn’t someone I wanted to see let alone speak too. But when he told me he had left the pack, I was shocked. He had stood by Elijah through a lot of things.“I know what she is Ryan.” They had been the first words out of his mouth.“That doesn’t explain how you found me.”“It doesn’t matter. But you know, don't you?”“Of course I do!” I had snapped. It was one of the major reasons I had rejected her. “Now if you don’t mind, I am trying to eat.” I had hoped that he would just leave me alone, but he stood there watching me. Waiting for me to say something.“Simon, go home.”“I can’t. I’m not going back to an Alpha that wants to be with that beast.”“Keep your voice down.” I had growled at him. For some reason. I had decided to do what Elijah had asked of me. To keep Aria a secret from the world. Deep down I had known it was the right thing to do. Wolves hated Hybrids, I could only imagine what they would do if t
Ryan’s POVAlpha Diamond moves towards us, suddenly diving into the shelves where I had thrown the scrolls. Grabbing the scroll I had just tossed away.Simon makes for the door but he isn’t quick enough and Diamond throws herself against it.“So it’s true. My sister has shifted at long last.” Her eyes run over the last entry. “Bring her to me.”“Trust me, she isn’t going anywhere with us.” Simon mutters as he repositions himself next to me.“I don’t understand. How are you sisters? You look nothing alike.” I mutter as I gaze into my new mates eyes.“Same low life father.” She mumbles, seemingly annoyed that I had even asked the question. "Spreads his seed and fucks off. He must be dead because there are no more.""It doesn't make sense. You have the same surname but thats the surname of Aria's parents."“More than one family can have the same surname. Now bring her to me.” she growls.“We can’t-”“Fine.” I snap, cutting Simon off. It was the only way of getting out of here. Diamond wa
Alpha Elijah’s POVI couldn’t believe the pair of them. They really expected me to believe that there was a whole pack of Lycans? That Aria had a long lost sister? After everything?Stepping outside the cafe, I shake my head in disbelief. I would know if there was an entire pack of Lycans running around.“Just give Aria a chance.”“A chance to what?” Ryan had followed me out of the cafe.“To learn about who she is.”“I’m pretty sure Tala can tell her.” I groan.“Tala?”“Oh, didn’t you hear? Aria can hear her Lycan…apparently.”“I don’t follow.”“Did Alpha Diamond not tell you that bit? The shift into that thing brought out something else inside of her. Aria says that Tala has been waiting ages.”“That’s because she killed that guy right, the human at Mel's?” Ryan mutters“We don’t know that for certain.”“We do. It’s what triggers the shift.”“What are you talking about?”“A Lycan comes from a Hybrid. Killing a human is what makes them shift into a monster.”“So you are trying to tel
Aria’s POVThe silence from the men was frustrating but at least I had Tala to talk too.What is White Light Pack.I shrug my shoulders.You must have heard of them before.‘No, never. Elijah thinks they can help me.’Don’t trust anyone Aria. It could be a setup. To get us away from Elijah’s pack.‘Elijah wouldn’t do that,’ I snap in annoyanceYou didn’t think that Ryan would reject you either.‘You certainly know how to make things better,’ I watch as Ryan turns to look at me. His amber eyes are unreadable.Why is he looking at us like that?‘Like what?’ Because as far as I was aware, he was just looking at meLike he knows something. Ask him..“What are you hiding?” “What do you mean?” he speaks so casually and I second guess what Tala is saying.He is definitely hiding something.“Why are you here Ryan? You rejected me. Why do you want to come one this trip?”He turns back in his seat, keeping his eyes on the road ahead. His mouth sealed shut.“To see his new mate.” Elijah answers
Alpha Elijah’s POV“I have a bad feeling about this.” I gaze up at the huge house in front of me. People were constantly coming and going, much like my own house, but this place gave off an eerie feeling. It was out in the open, not hidden away from human eyes like other wolf packs. Yet something just felt off.“This is for the best.” Ryan mumbles back. When I look at him, he is deep in thought. Did this have something to do with what Simon said? About Ryan’s new mate? There had been no clues to who it might be.“For you or her?”His amber eyes flash at me before he gets out of the car. The driver tells us to wait until Alpha Diamond arrives.“How did a female become an Alpha anyway?” I ask him. It isn’t really known why or how but she had been in a position of power for as long as I have. It was also unusaul to have a female Alpha.“Does it matter?” Ryan snaps at me as we watch Aria climb out of the next car. Alpha Diamond was already striding towards us as Aria gazes up at the house
Aria’s POVJust let me help. She had been begging me since I had told her that I didn't feel right.I had been feeling off for a while when everything started to spin. I couldn’t believe it was happening again.Aria, we are going to die, just tell him.But I couldn’t answer, it was hard enough getting my feet to move as Alpha Diamond pulled me along. Everything felt so heavy.Fuck this, I’m getting Elijah.How could Tala ask for Elijah’s help? It was odd listening to her speak to him. I could hear him in my head and her too, having a conversation without me. Like I was the third wheel in the relationship.He had pushed his wrist against my lips, demanding me to drink but when I opened my eyes, Ryan had been there instead. Alpha Diamond was busy shouting at Elijah.Ryan’s blood gave me just enough energy. It spread life through my veins. I stood my ground, at first holding on to Ryan for support as I steadied myself. I felt strong, in control, powerful.Alpha Diamond just stared at me.
Alpha Elijah’s POVI was sick of the bickering. We were not making any progress. What Diamond did within her own pack was her business. It had nothing to do with us being here.I didn’t normally shift in front of other packs but I had had enough. Alpha Diamond may be a Lycan but she couldn’t deny what I was.As I shift, her eyes were on me. Those that were nearby, dropped their heads in submission. Alpha Diamond mutters something about not knowing, her head slowly dropping. Aria stares at me, her mouth dropping open. She had only seen me shift a handful of times.“What’s happening?” She links me as she turns in a circle to look at everyone.“I told you Aria. A midnight blue wolf is far more powerful than you know.”“Because you are immortal?” “No.” I shake my head at her. We had never really spoken about it. There was always one drama after another and it never seemed that important. She was mine, that was all that mattered.“Why didn’t you tell me?”“I did!” I snap a little too hars
Ryan’s POV Alpha Diamond had asked me to stay out of sight after we fucked. She didn’t want anyone to know, especially not her sister. It irritated me, but there was obviously a good reason for her to ask, so I agreed. I had watched them from afar, her and Aria bickering like siblings. The same way that Seren and Aria would use to argue. They would shout but never actually hit one another. I watched everyone bow to Elijah as soon as he shifted. Even my own head went down. I had never bowed to him before, not even when his pack attacked mine. Not even even moments of weakness. The three of them went inside shortly after they saw Elijah's wolf. The pack quickly disperses. Making themselves scarce in the presence of Elijah. He wasn’t worthy of the midnight blue fur, not in my opinion. He had let Aria almost die to many times, there was no way I was obeying any of his orders again. I slipped in the backdoor of the house listening to the conversation that was travelling through the
“You won’t, you will never do it!” Athena screams as I drag her across the ground. “Shut your fucking mouth.” I yell over her whimperings.“Then just kill me. I can't bare to see you fuck us over.”“No Athena. You will see what happens. You will watch as I take over the entire world and you will hear all of it.”“Please, just let me die.”“No fucking chance.” I threw her body into the dungeon where Aria had been locked away. Athena’s body hits the stone floor as she rolls across the ground.“Please, Atlas, please just let me…”“Alpha Atlas.” I mutter. She was a traitor, she wasn’t anything other than that.“Alpha Atlas, please just let me die.” She continues to beg.“No chance.”I slam the door of the dungeons shut. Slipping the key into the lock. She would never get to see any of the pack again. All she would ever get is the information of how the world was changing. How I was becoming the King that no one could stop. How I would be unstoppable,I walk down to the gates, waiting for
Atlas’s POVI couldn’t believe what I was hearing. How could Simon be mated to Athena? It didn’t seem possible. After all, he was gay. He had been married to a man.A man that he met at my ball! Ryan mutters. He sounded almost annoyed. “I can’t help it, Simon. The Moon Goddess obviously paired us together for a reason. It's not my fault.""There could have been a chance, but I can't protect you now!""You're not even going to try?"“Shut up. Just shut up you stupid woman!” Simon growls at her, obviously having enough of her shit.“I’m sorry that I am not what you wanted. Let me guess, you wanted someone with a dick!” Athena snaps back. "Well, I'm sorry about that, so suck it up!"“Whatever is going to happen between us doesn’t matter if Atlas kills you.”The sentence was perfect timing. Stepping into the small room. I see Athena sitting on the edge of a sofa. Her face in her hands. Her chocolate brown hair draped down over her. Simon had his back to me. His hands on his hips. A red t
Atlas’s POVSimon bursts into the room. I hadn’t even realised he had followed me. He stops in front of the empty crib. “Where is he, Atlas?” I couldn’t speak. I was in shock. How had I not felt it? How had I not known that he was in trouble?“ATLAS? Where the hell is he?”“She has him. She has taken my son.” I growl“FIND ATHENA!” I yell through a link to every single wolf and Lycan in the pack. “DO NOT LET HER OUT OF YOUR SIGHT. SHE HAS MY SON!”“I can help.” Simon offers.“How? How can someone like you help.”“He is okay. Hunter is okay. That’s why you couldn’t sense him being taken. His Aunty has him. If he feels danger. You will know. You will feel it”“How can you be certain? He is the first Lycan child.”“Because you feel it when he cries. You feel it in your heart when he is upset. Whatever Athena has done. She is keeping him safe and he trusts her. The question is, what does she want in return.”“I know what she wants. She wants Bethany dead.”“Me?” A small voice cries behin
Atlas’s POVAesha drops her head, keeping herself from looking at me. I wasn’t mad at her. I already had my suspicions. The way Athena looked at Bethany. The spite in her words. I had never known someone so jealous over a child.“Thank you, Aesha.”“You’re not mad at me?”“I’m not mad with you, no! You did the right thing.” I mull over her words. Frustrated that I couldn't get a break.“I told you Aesha. It was better to tell him than not.” Simon mumbles and nods at her, giving her a smile. I wondered how long this had been bugging her. Not once had we been alone today for her to tell me. Athena was always there, hovering or Bethany was at my side. Had Athena known Aesha had overheard her?“Did she know, Aesha? Did she know that you were listening in?”“I don’t… I don’t think so.”That sounds like a yes. If Athena had picked up her scent, then it would be obvious. It’s why Athena probably hovered at the funeral.“Things are getting more and more fucked up!” Simon mutters“Why are you
Atlas’s POVGetting Aria ready for her funeral hit me hard. It made me realise just how much I missed her. She had put me through my paces, testing my patience but at the end of the day, she was mine.I'm not ready.'I know, but it is time.'Just like Bethany had said, Aria looked as though she was sleeping. Her fresh clothes hid her fatal wound. Aesha was busy putting some sort of make up on Aria, giving her a bit of colour. She keeps her mouth shut, knowing that it was best not to speak.It had been a long time since I had sent someone back to the Moon Goddess and I wasn’t ready for this. I reach out to touch her cold skin. Hoping that by some miracle, she would wake up. That this was all just some nightmare.“Everyone’s ready.” Athena mutters. I see how she glances at Bethany, but she doesn’t say anything and Bethany is oblivious to it.I nod and she leaves, taking Aesha with her. Bethany remains behind with me. She had stayed with me ever since we went to the orphanage earlier. Sh
Atlas’s POVOver the course of the next few days, it was almost impossible to get anymore information out of Bethany. The moment she felt threatened, she would clam up. Hiding herself away, never leaving the house and refusing to speak to anyone. The only thing that would coax her out of her hiding spot was hot food. Today, it seemed like the smell of food wasn’t even working. I would have to go and find her when I was done.“Some great idea of yours.” I mutter as Aesha sits at the breakfast table with Athena and I.Athena cocks an eyebrow at me. She didn’t have a clue what I was talking about, but her gaze hit me hard. I had allowed Athena and Aesha to stay in the packhouse. In some ways it helped me feel close to Aria. Yet, it always seemed like they were watching my every move.“Is this about the funeral, Atlas? Because you can’t keep putting it off forever. Aria isn’t coming back.” I heard the undertone in her voice. She was trying to be assertive but she was grieving like the res
Atlas’s POVThe small girl remains asleep for hours. Whether it was shock or tiredness that was causing her to sleep so heavily, I couldn’t tell. Her blonde hair was dirty. There were blood stains around her finger nails. Her blood splattered clothes were too small for her, torn in places too. Her feet were bare and didn’t look like they had been cleaned in days, maybe weeks.Hunter stirs in my arms, making little noises and I watch as the girl's face screws up. Like my son's sounds were causing her some distress. Calling for Aesha, she comes into my office and takes Hunter from me, casting a glance over the young girl.“Still not woken?” She asks and I shake my head.“I think she might have needed it.”“Sleep? She was with humans, surely they were looking after her, she is just a kid. At least you haven't killed her. Does that mean you are going ahead with what I suggested?"I don't respond. But I had investigated the girls feet. The hardened skin, the old scars, the clothes that wer
Atlas’s POVEveryone stayed out of my way except for one. He never spoke but it wasn’t like I could get rid of him either. His constant looks of disapproval and tutting were starting to grind on me.‘Ryan, if you don’t start keeping your disapproving looks to yourself, I will take that concoction that I made for Aria and block you altogether.’You’re losing it!‘Fuck off!’You need to talk about her!‘Will you shut the fuck up!’No. I loved her too and now, now you are just shutting down. Do you even care how I feel!‘You didn't love her, not like I did.’ There, I had said it. The overwhelming ache of my heart was almost too much. ‘But you got what you wanted, didn’t you, Ryan?’He is quiet again, because he knew exactly what I was referring to. The day he attacked her family. The plan he had made with Aria's sister, Seren. He had got what he wanted all along. A child with the woman he was mated too.It’s not like that. I made a mistake. He mutters at me, but I could feel that I had h
Atlas’s POVHuman after human, I tear them apart. Promising myself that I would get my revenge for what happened to my mate.The scent of blood swirled in the air as the humans screamed begging for their lives. They should not have come to war if they were not prepared to dieYou have to stop. This isn’t going to bring her back! Ryan pleads with me.But this is what they came for. They came for us and I had no intention of letting them leave.Humans tried to run, trying to escape their deaths and yet the Lycans and wolves seemed to have a whole new reason to kill. They wanted revenge for Aria’s death as much as I did.As the remnants of the humans laid scattered across the grounds, I instructed my men to check that no one was hiding amongst them. The last thing I needed was a human that could escape to tell the tale.Shifting back to my human form, I go back to Aria’s lifeless body. Pain exploded through my chest all over again as I held her close. She had been taken away from me, fr