Ryans POV I know what I saw, I don’t care if she wants to deny it. She has her wolf. She has met her mate. He was at the Moon Ball and I had let him leave. There is pure fear in her green eyes as she peers up at me. Her body was trembling, I hadn’t seen her this way before, even when I punished her. She was truly scared. Aria drove me mad. I don’t know why, but she did, I wanted to punish her and care for her at the same time. Here in this moment, she really thought she was telling me the truth. Reaching down I grab her hand. There were no marks, no signs that she had shifted before, but she definitely had claws. To be able to partially shift, she needed to have fully shifted.. “I will ask you once more, Aria. Did you meet your mate at the Moon Ball?” She shakes her head, her dark hair fanning out as she bites on to her bottom lip. I wasn’t going to get answers from her, not now. Not why she was refusing to tell me anything.. Rolling my eyes, I drop her hand, and walk to the bat
Aria’s POV He leaves me standing alone, as he hurries from the room. I was gobsmacked, not only was Ryan my mate, but he was hiding something from me. Wolves couldn’t heal other wolves, it was just impossible. So how had he done it? I take a moment to look in the mirror, confused by how easily I had healed. Thin pink lines sat on my skin which were quickly fading. Rummaging through Ryan’s closet, I pull out one of his t-shirts, and hastily yank it on. It was big on me, almost reaching my knees, but it did the job. I had to get out of here! Hammering on the door, no one answers, not immediately. I start screaming for help when I hear a female voice on the other side, a voice that I recognised. “Please stop Aria, you will make it worse” “Bea?” I didn’t understand, the Doctor had told me that Kyle had gotten away with Bea. How was my best friend here?. “Yes, please just keep your voice down!” “I thought you escaped with Kyle” I whisper through the locked door. “I did, but they fo
Ryan’s POV I try my hardest to move us away from the rocks but the current was strong and was quickly dragging us along. It’s Aria that hits the rocks instead of me. Her head colliding with them with a massive bang and a large gash appears on her forehead. Blood spills quickly, the red bleeding into the clear water. Her body stills instantly, her head falling to one side as she slips under the water. Struggling to keep her afloat as well as pull her towards the river bank, I let my wolf take over. Strength surges through me as I shift, but I finally manage to get us out. Hauling our bodies out, Aria remains still, her chest unmoving. Quickly shifting back, I start compressions, begging that she makes it through. Now was not the time for her to die. As water spurts from her mouth, she takes a deep breath, one that makes her whole body shudder as she coughs and splutters. I could not believe how stupid she had been, but I still sigh with relief as she breathes. “Fuck Aria, why would
Aria’s POV Glaring at Ryan, I was annoyed that he had decided that now should be the time to talk. “So you are finally going to tell me? Explain why you killed my parents, why you disappeared in the night, why you whipped me?” I snap at him, my arms folding across my chest as I feel my heartbeat quicken. I was confused and annoyed by his sudden change of interest, his sudden need to talk to me. “Your father fucked up!” “What?” “I am just trying to tell you what happened!” “My father did no such thing. He was a good man, he let you stay, you’re the one that screwed him over!” I wasn’t listening to this, my father was a good man who would do anything for his pack. “Aria, the Blood Oath, it isn’t what you think it is!”. “What are you trying to say Ryan?” my foot was now tapping on the floor. I couldn’t bring myself to look at him, otherwise I may just attack him. “The Blood Oath your father made me take, it wasn’t what you thought it would be, it was one where I was forced t
Ryan’s POV I couldn’t keep my eyes off of her as she leaves. I was confused that she hadn’t asked more questions about the news of me being a Hybrid. I was certain she would have more questions. She also hadn’t pushed the matter when it came to Bea, but I had no plans of letting them see each other, even if I did tell her that I would think about it. Remaining in the office, I think over our conversation. Aria was in complete denial over the news of her father. Yet she hadn’t really said much when I told her that I was a Hybrid and for some reason, it bothered me. It wasn’t like her, Aria liked to know the ins and outs of everything, so why had she been so quiet about my identity? After a few hours of no commotion, I head back to the bedroom with food for Aria, maybe I should have checked on her. Though I believed her when she told me that she would go back to the bedroom. Passing Bea who was carrying a pile of sheets, her head drops as soon as she sees me “Alpha” she quietly ackn
Aria’s POV The knock at the door makes me jump. If it had been Ryan, he would have just walked in and so would my sister. Frowning, the knock comes again, this time more urgent. Pulling the door open, I’m shocked to see Bea standing there, a small smile on her face as but her skin was dull, like she hadn’t seen sunlight in a while. I throw myself at Bea, knocking the plate of food to the floor. Tears appear in both of our eyes as we hold on to one another. I just couldn’t believe it. I thought I was never going to see her again. “Bea, what happened?” I question her as I beckon her into the room Bea scoops up the plate and the fallen food, she closes the door. “Don’t worry about me, Aria are you okay?” I shake my head at Bea “My head hurts, I don’t understand. Seren hates me, I have no idea where Kyle is and my parents are dead!” Bea hugs me again, apologising that she hadn’t been there for me. “Look, Kyle has gone to his mates pack, but I had to tell Ryan. He wouldn’t have
Ryan’s POV I listen to them for a while. It wasn’t hard, I didn’t even need to be close to the room. Their voices travelling along the hallway. They both squeal when I knock on the door. As I step in, Bea immediately gets to her feet and bows her head, something that I expected all my slaves to do. “Bea, your time with Aria is over. Leave!” Bea runs by me and I notice the plate of food on the table. It hadn’t been touched. I was concerned by the lack of food Aria was consuming lately. “Feel better?” I ask as I walk by her to the bathroom, deciding not to bring up the topic of food, she already hated me as it was. I’m surprised when she follows me, her face wrinkled up in annoyance. “You are really a hybrid?” “Yes” I turn back to the basin and remove my top. Taking a cloth, I wash my face and catch her reflection in the mirror. Her green eyes were darkening as she stared at me. Something that would only happen if she had her wolf. I knew I hadn’t imagined seeing her claws. “
Aria’s POV Sprinting back to my old room, I slam the door and somehow find the strength to push the wardrobe in front the door, barricading myself inside. He had killed my best friend! He had killed my best friend, all because he couldn’t sense that I was his mate! The scream tears through me as I finally let out all the anger I had been holding in. Ryan was a cruel man, a man that didn’t deserve to have a mate and yet it was getting harder and harder to fight the mate bond. I just didn’t know if I was coming or going anymore. Sitting on the end of the bed and jiggling my leg. I chew on a nail trying to figure out my next steps as I wait for the door handle to be tried. I was fully expecting Ryan to come back and whip me again. I had nowhere else to go, if I tried to run again, he would just come after me, dragging me back here. I couldn’t even cry, I was just so angry. Bea had done nothing wrong, she didn’t deserve to die. It was all because I kept a lie, refusing to let Ryan kn