Author’s POVHayden glared at them in disgust at the position they were in and his mind taunted him that indeed Aubrey didn’t feel anything for him but was rather using him to make them jealous.Standing behind the hall, caring less for how weird it was to be caught in that position, he tried listening on their conversation but gritted his teeth in anger as he couldn’t hear what they were saying hut he wasn’t a fool not to see the emotions swirling in the man’s eyes.Whoever this guy from the past was, it was obvious that he still felt something for his oblivious fiancée. The fire in his eyes was too obvious that he cowered in fear as he wondered who this guy was.There was power seeping out through them. He rolled his tongue at how nice it felt to call Aubrey his fiancée after so long, that thought made He hadn’t waited so long for this only to let the past ride him over.Hayden couldn’t help but shiver in disgust at the thought of anyone seeing them in that position, there was an o
Aubrey’s POV It took me a lot to get Hayden to be in the same room as me. I wanted to know how he would feel about coming to the Werewolf world with me. I wouldn’t see him until later because he didn’t want to go to the werewolf world. He helped convince the triplets to come because they listened to him, and it wasn’t hard for him to convince them that it was the right thing to do. However, I didn’t know if I could persuade him to accompany them. It would be different for him to live in such a place, but I was here for him. I wouldn’t let any harm fall upon him; our lives would be perfect with him here. I could see the clear picture, but I didn’t know if he wanted to come. I didn’t want to bring it up as a critical discussion because I didn’t want to force it. I didn’t want him to do what he didn’t want just because of me. He already did me a lot by convincing the triplets to return to the Werewolf world, which was a big deal. “Why’s wrong? Why aren’t you saying anything?” He inqu
Aiden’s POV “Damon, wait. I want to talk to you,” I said, walking swiftly to Damon, who had a very cold countenance. His countenance seemed unwelcoming, but I ignored it. “What?” He snapped impatiently. “I just want to discuss something with you. It’s not that serious, but I felt I should let you know about the decision I want to make,” I said and made a slight pause. There was nothing cheerful about the countenance he had plastered on his face. I wondered what caused it because I didn’t remember doing anything to offend him. I didn’t want it to seem like I left without saying anything; I felt he deserved to know about my plans, even if they were already decided. But he didn’t seem interested in what I had to say. His attitude, aura, and retorting were annoying. “Do you have something to say or not?” He snapped, snapping me back to reality. “What’s the attitude for?” I just said I want to talk to you, so why are you acting like we have an issue or something?” I was confused
Aubrey’s POV“Go on and tell me everything…”Alicia had called me just a few days ago to reveal something, which was the only reason I agreed. Aiden and Damon’s constant calls to check in were beginning to get on my nerves; not only that but their sudden curiosity about my children.“This is bigger than you think, and I need you to be careful because I can tell what those might be up to, excluding the ailment at the pack.”“Alicia, I have Hayden, and there is no way he’d let anything happen to me.I knew how stupid that sounded, mainly because I was comparing a mortal to two alpha princes and an army of werewolves.“Aubrey…I am serious,” she drawled, and I urged her to continue; I deserved the truth and a better understanding of what I was entering.“Well, the first thing you need to know is that Aiden was not responsible for everything that had happened back then; whatever he did was to protect you.”“So he was framed? By who? Last I remembered, Aiden had denied me, humiliated and slu
The whole ride was silent, and Hayden didn’t mind because he had nothing to say. He explained that he was nervous about going to the Werewolf world because he had never been there before and didn’t know what he would experience. With a sigh, Hayden glanced out the window, trying to distract himself and quell his thoughts from running wild before losing his composure. He briefly glanced at Aubrey and thought about her and the kids. He hated the fact that he was practically handicapped at this point, and he hated having to be looked after like he was a child, but dealing with werewolves was a different matter entirely. Hayden knew that he couldn’t handle it alone. To make matters worse, he was dreading the thought of seeing Aubrey alone with Aiden. He didn’t know how he would react if it happened. He was between the devil and the deep blue sea, and nothing seemed to work out for him. “Hayden?” He blinked rapidly as he heard his name being called out in succession before he felt Aub
Aubrey’s POV“Do we have to go there, Aubrey?” Hayden said, visibly upset. “We can just leave and forget this ever happened.” “Things don’t work that way here, Hayden.” I tried to explain, but I knew he wouldn’t understand, and I was starting to get irritated.“Really? Because I know that Aiden is bad news, and we need to steer clear of him before he ruins our family with his twisted mind.” Hayden said. Now that we had arrived, I knew that Aiden wouldn’t let us leave without visiting the pack. “Aiden’s still the Alpha, and his orders override all others. We’re going to go home, Hayden. But we need to play our cards right as well.” I said. Reluctantly, Hayden had decided to accompany me to the packhouse. It was pretty difficult to hide my shock, but many things had changed in the pack, and I could barely recognize anything. It was almost as if nothing had changed, but there was one thing that hadn’t. “I almost didn’t believe it when Aiden told me that he had found you and you had
Damon’s POVNeither Ellie nor Aubrey knew it, but I had been standing outside the door throughout the entire conversation. The reason they couldn’t figure it out was because I had hidden my scent. I heard Ellie walking towards the door so I hid in the empty room opposite the study where they had been until she walked down the hallway. I waited for a few minutes before I came outside to an empty hallway. I didn’t know why I had stood outside her but I couldn’t bring myself to leave. There were a lot of things I had no idea about and this was my chance to learn. I knocked twice on the door before I made my way inside. Aubrey hurriedly tried to wipe her eyes and make it seem like she had been busy before I walked in. “You don’t need to pretend, you know?” I said, clearing my throat as I leaned against the door. “What are you talking about, Damon?” Aubrey frowned as she fixed me with a stare. I was surprised that she had made me out already. She had been having difficulties figurin
Aubrey’s POVThe next day we decided to get straight into business.I was getting tired of Hayden’s bickering but I didn’t have any choice but to deal with it at the moment. I had my suspicions that he was still feeling upset about the fact that he had tried to be intimate with me last night, and I had turned him down, but I held my tongue. “Aubrey! I asked you a question!” Hayden’s frustrated voice jolted me out of my train of thought. “I got a little bit sidetracked, Hayden.” I apologized, turning my attention towards him. “I’ve been trying not to say it, but I don’t know what’s wrong with you, Aubrey. Something is off but I can’t figure out what it is.” Hayden said, his eyes filled with concern. “I don’t know what you’re talking about, Hayden. Do we need to talk about things like this?” I said, letting out a long sigh. “Don’t shut me out, Aubrey. You’ve been acting weird ever since you had that conversation with Aiden and Damon. It’s almost as if you’re a different person sudd
Aubrey’s POVI stay silent after Ellie’s actions not wanting to get into a fight with her or anyone else for that matter. I’d done a lot of that and all I wanted right now was to be with my family and spend the night with them after being away for a while. “I’ll take it that you’re drunk and you have no control over your emotions right now,” I said, wiping my face as I stared at her. “Fuck you, bitch. How dare you—“ “You need to stop, Ellie. I’m not your enemy and I’ve never been. If you say Aiden is slowly drifting away from you then you ought to check yourself and figure out what the problem is because you can’t say I’m unworthy of being put in the same sentence with you and then turn around to say I’m taking your husband away from you. It makes no fucking sense and you know it.” My words magically seem to shut her up and all she did was scowl at me. I felt sorry for her but she was at the bottom of the things I needed to worry about. “Get a grip on yourself and go to bed,” I a
Aubrey’s POVI stay silent after Ellie’s actions not wanting to get into a fight with her or anyone else for that matter. I’d done a lot of that and all I wanted right now was to be with my family and spend the night with them after being away for a while. “I’ll take it that you’re drunk and you have no control over your emotions right now,” I said, wiping my face as I stared at her. “Fuck you, bitch. How dare you—“ “You need to stop, Ellie. I’m not your enemy and I’ve never been. If you say Aiden is slowly drifting away from you then you ought to check yourself and figure out what the problem is because you can’t say I’m unworthy of being put in the same sentence with you and then turn around to say I’m taking your husband away from you. It makes no fucking sense and you know it.” My words magically seem to shut her up and all she did was scowl at me. I felt sorry for her but she was at the bottom of the things I needed to worry about. “Get a grip on yourself and go to bed,” I a
Aubrey’s POVI frankly didn’t know what to make of it after the old man introduced himself with a frightened smile, his words were mumbled so it was difficult to make out what his name was. I thought about engaging him in a small conversation but I decided not to. There were a lot of things going on in my life right now and I didn’t want to add any extra luggage on top of the whole mess. Whatever was going on with him, I could always take care of it later. Hayden had left immediately after the man left and I was all alone which meant it was the perfect time to see my sons and catch up on old times. Most importantly, I needed to run tests on them, especially Lucien. I had to know if the vaccine had failed or if it still kept its effectiveness like the results said it would. I made my way past the living room and I was visibly surprised to see Ellie sitting next to the kitchen counter, her arms crossed on her chest, a bottle of red wine and a glass cup sat next to it. She was an ea
Aubrey’s POVI groaned as I opened my eyes slowly. The walls around me were white and there was a distinctive smell in the air that told me I was in a hospital and suddenly, the memories came rushing back. I remembered seeing Damon ripping a man’s head off his shoulders in one clean swoop and I remember the way I screamed while passing out. It kind of felt embarrassing remembering the whole thing now but seeing as I’d been in a rather critical situation, it had been bound to happen. The room was empty but I noticed that there were plates of food kept at my bedside and the couches in the room looked like they’d been slept on. They've all been worried about me when I passed out and if they brought me to the hospital, it meant that it’d have been something critical that needed the best treatment. I hadn’t seen my kids in a while and I knew they’d be worried about my whereabouts. They were extremely sensitive and if anything, they’d know I’d been in grave danger. I tried to push mysel
Mark’s POV“Utter woke nonsense! I will not support this foolishness and I want to warn all of you here to desist from raising this issue with our Alpha!” I slammed my fist on the table, making the men sitting around it flinch.They were making no sense with this idea of theirs and I wasn’t going to let it stand. I’d been quite silent on pack matters because I’d been busy with several things but after clearing my schedule to be present here today, everything felt foreign, much to my disgust.“You’re overreacting, Mark. There’s nothing foolish about this decision and you know it.” Elder John said, wagging his finger in my face. “Humor me, John. Tell me why you think this decision that you’ve all decided to go with isn’t a stupid one. I’ll wait for you to give me one credible reason.” I said, leaning into my chair and waiting for him to speak. “The only reason you’re against this idea is because of the rift your daughter has with the person in question. If it were to be anyone else, y
Aiden’s POVI may not like Hayden but at that point, we needed every available wolf or man, in his case. I shared a nod with Damon and he backed down from being aggressive with Hayden. “You’ll listen to me at all times. Do not do anything without my permission, do you understand me, Hayden?” I asked. “Yes,” Hayden nodded. That was all I needed as we all hurried out of the room and rushed downstairs. “Is everyone ready to leave?” I asked Damon as I made my way into the car, held open by one of the guards. “Yes, our best fighters are ready and waiting for your command, Aiden,” Damon answered as he joined me in the car. Hayden decided to join a couple of my wolves at the back of the truck and I urged them to keep an eye on him. I hit the roof of the car twice and the engine roared to life, the driver stepped on the accelerator and the car raced out of the parking lot. My fears hadn’t toned down yet but for the first time, I was optimistic about finding Aubrey and bringing her ho
Aiden’s POV I got into my car and stepped on the accelerator as hard as I could. My ears weren’t deceiving me and I knew I heard Aubrey call out my name but I had to be certain that I wasn’t hallucinating and if there was one person who could prove that I’d heard correctly, it was Damon.I tried calling him earlier but it went straight to voicemail. He often put his phone on airplane mode wherever he was busy or engaged in something serious. As soon as I parked in front of the mansion, I jumped out of the car and scaled the stairs, two at a time, yelling and pushing everyone out of my way as they all shot me a bemused look but I didn’t.Aubrey’s life hung in the balance and that was all that mattered to me at this point. I pushed the door to our study open and found Damon staring intently at the screen in front of him. He shot me a look that demanded an explanation. I closed the door behind me and sat on the empty seat opposite him. “I heard her calling my name, Damon,” I said. “It
Aiden’s POV I got into my car and stepped on the accelerator as hard as I could. My ears weren’t deceiving me and I knew I heard Aubrey call out my name but I had to be certain that I wasn’t hallucinating and if there was one person who could prove that I’d heard correctly, it was Damon.I tried calling him earlier but it went straight to voicemail. He often put his phone on airplane mode wherever he was busy or engaged in something serious. As soon as I parked in front of the mansion, I jumped out of the car and scaled the stairs, two at a time, yelling and pushing everyone out of my way as they all shot me a bemused look but I didn’t.Aubrey’s life hung in the balance and that was all that mattered to me at this point. I pushed the door to our study open and found Damon staring intently at the screen in front of him. He shot me a look that demanded an explanation. I closed the door behind me and sat on the empty seat opposite him. “I heard her calling my name, Damon,” I said. “It
Aiden’s POVIt had been confirmed. Aubrey was officially declared missing and the news threw the pack into disarray as everyone wondered who could be behind this kidnapping.I’d been asking questions on how this could’ve happened and I finally had a lead. I sat behind the screen, waiting for the suspect as he walked across the street without any care in the world. I wondered how he had gotten past the security at the front door. Sam's Kitchen was one of the best food restaurants in the pack and it was exclusively for the rich and successful. A meal here cost more than what some people earned in a month and I had dinner here anytime I needed to put in a night shift at the office. From my observation, men like him weren't welcomed here, it was bad for business. And knowing how strict the employees were, there was no way he would have gotten past the security guards. Except, if he had gotten in through the back door.Someone had tipped him off about where I would be. There was no need t