ElarianI was back to being locked up in my room and spending the nights alone without any sign of him. He must have been keeping himself busy with the blonde.That’s the only explanation for this.I hissed loudly and smashed the cup I was holding into the wall. The pieces scattered across the room but I didn’t care about it at all. I was so pissed at myself that I didn’t even have the appetite to eat my dinner.He is just like Corey. He is selfish and thinks of nothing other than himself. I am just something he intends to use and discard yet I cannot believe I still cared about someone like him.What is it with me and liking men that do not love me in return? Am I cursed or something?I groaned out loud in frustration. I should not let whatever he has with the blonde get to me, I felt so pathetic for letting him get to me this way.He should be the one craving me, not the other way around.“Get it together, Elarian! Get it together,” I whispered to myself.When I said I was leaving t
AEROSIt’s been really difficult to breathe lately. I couldn’t close my eyes peacefully in the daytime without Blair’s face flashing before me. It was like it was getting worse than before, and I was helpless.Jonathan had no clue about any of this, and I didn’t know why I couldn’t bring myself to tell him. Anytime I got close to telling him, I chickened out and said something else.“Another shot,” I called out to the bartender.Once again, I left the mansion without security to clear my head, and I was certain that by now, Jonathan and the guards would be searching everywhere for me and might blow up my phone with calls.That’s why I turned it off.“You’ve consumed so much already. Are you sure you want more?” The bartender asked with a worried expression on his face, but I just waved him off.“It’s fine, I am fine,” I told him a lie with a smile.I was very far from fine, but I didn’t even know where to start explaining it all from.I could tell that he didn’t believe me, but he jus
ELARIANAs soon as Jonathan stepped out with the guards, I knew he would never find Aeros on his own if I didn’t help him, so I ran after him and told him that Aeros would be at the bar where he met me.He didn’t believe me, so I just did my best to convince him that it would do no harm to check it out along with me, and if I was wrong, he would just bring me back to the mansion.That won him over, and we set out together. Just as expected, we found Aeros drinking himself into a stupor in a bar, and I hatched a plan with Jonathan. The plan was to give me a few minutes in private to talk to Aeros, and he made me promise that I would tell him whatever I found out regarding what was wrong with him.He successfully locked Aeros and me inside the bar, and Aeros was definitely pissed at the whole thing.“I don’t want to be stuck in here as much as you do, but if you ever want to get out of here, then tell me what I want to know, Aeros. What are those nightmares about?” I asked as my hands s
ELARIAN“Mate!” My wolf said with a very bold and clear voice as I watched Aeros exit the bar and disappear from my view.I was surprised to hear that, and for a minute, I thought I hadn’t heard it clearly. But then it came again, and this time, there was no mistaking it. My wolf had just clearly told me that he was my mate, and there was no going back.Aeros, the cold Alpha who made me sign a contract to become his property, was my mate. The contract clearly stated that we were not to have any emotional ties, so this had only made the situation much more complicated.How was I supposed to tell a man who only wanted me for sex that he was my mate? That is, if he would even believe me.I had thought Corey was my mate, and with the kind of mating process wolves have, to have another mate after the first one is like nature’s way of giving you a second chance.It finally dawned on me that the reason I had been so drawn to him was because he was my mate. It now made sense—the deep feelings
AEROSI didn’t know what happened, but I knew that I found myself in my room as soon as I woke up. I hadn’t been in my room before; I was with the prisoner in the secret room, so how did I end up here? I thought to myself.I got out of bed and immediately crashed to the floor with a loud thud because my legs felt like jelly underneath me. I couldn’t feel them anymore.Unable to get up on my own, I just remained there, seriously contemplating what had happened last night and how I ended up in my room. Did I bring myself here, or was it Jonathan?And why couldn’t I remember what happened?“You’re awake.” A familiar voice filled the room. I couldn’t get up, so I just turned, and to my surprise, I found Elarian standing beside me with a tray containing some dishes that I couldn’t see the contents of due to my position.Shame made me look away immediately. How could I let her see me like this? She dropped the tray on the table and moved closer to me with outstretched arms. I could tell she
ElarianNothing! I heard nothing from Aeros for the rest of the day. I was locked up in his room, and no one, not even the maid, came to check up on me. I knew there was a guard at the door, so I didn’t even think of stepping outside.As the hours passed, the suspicion grew, and the apprehension of what was to come kept me on the edge of the bed. If I had heard Aeros and Jonathan properly, Tyler was the guest downstairs with him, but for what reason?Why was the Alpha of the pack I had left behind here in Aeros’ pack? From what I had heard, Tyler and Aeros were not on very good terms.A loud bang suddenly interrupted my thoughts, and I jumped to my feet in a hurry. I rushed to the door and tried to open it, but it was still locked. I banged on the door and yelled as loud as I could for someone to open up, but there was no response.I paced the length of my room while nervously chewing on my nails, lips, and anything else I could find, but that didn’t help matters; instead, it made the
AEROS “They attacked my mansion,” I growled as I slammed my fist on the table angrily. “He started this, so why shouldn’t I give him a taste of his own medicine?”“Alpha Aeros, you need to calm down,” one of the elders sitting among my council members said. “He is only doing this because of the girl, so why don’t you hand the girl over?”“Hand her over?” I scoffed. “She is mine. Plus, we all know that the only reason he wants her back is because he knows I have taken an interest in her.”“She is not a member of our pack,” another elder grumbled.Ever since the meeting began, they had all been against going to war with Tyler. Not that they were afraid of his pack, but because they were afraid of what I might do.“But she is here now, and I am going to protect her no matter what, even if it’s the last thing I do.”I meant every single word I had just said. For some reason, I had developed this very strong sense of protecting Elarian. After what happened to my mate, I wanted nothing mor
Elarian“Elarian,” Jonathan called out my name softly at the door, and I glanced up at him sharply. I was so lost in my thoughts that I didn’t hear him open the door. The look on his face made me feel like something was wrong.As if the only reason he was standing in front of my door was because he had some bad news for me. But what could it be?“Aeros was involved in an accident,” he announced, and I didn’t respond or react immediately. I just stared back at him in shock.“What!”“I just got a call not too long ago. I guess he lost control of the wheel, but he’s with the healer as we speak, and she has assured me that he will be fine.”It took a few seconds for my brain to process what he had just said. “Can I see him?” I asked as I jumped out of bed and moved closer to him.“He’s unconscious, and the healer said he needs all the rest he can get.”“What happened? How did he leave the mansion without any form of—”“Things got out of control at the council meeting, and I wasn’t aware h