BellaHe presses his thumb against my wrist, a sharp jolt of pain rattles through me, “What the hell was that?” My hand recoils from his and I hold it to my chest.Aiden’s eyes are still on my wrist. “He’s found a way to mark you.”“No, Vampires can’t mark.” I hadn’t seen anything. And I knew Vampires couldn't mark people.“It looks like Linc has found a way.” He rubs his jaw, deep in thought“I’m not his mate. I’m yours.” There was no way I was going to be his little play thing. “I know that. Everyone here knows that. I believe that he has marked you so he can connect with you and keep an eye on you.” He slowly backs away from me. “Danica was warning you. Not about him trying to kill you. But about marking you, making you one of his belongings.”I look at my wrist. I still couldn’t see anything, but it ached.“Why would he do this?”“So he can talk to you, feel you, just like I do.”“I didn’t know,” I whisper, still trying to see what Aiden could see.“The sweatshirts, you’ve been c
BellaHis blue eyes hover on me. I thought Aiden had told him everything, but he, somehow, had failed to mention this. Or maybe chosen not to speak of it.He doesn’t get a chance to ask me anything as we are disturbed by a commotion in the hallway.Eli gets up and sticks his head out the door to see what was happening.“Do you need help?” Eli asks someone“No, we’ve got it.” Rhys snaps back“Let fucking go of me! I want to see my niece.” Miles’s voice makes my blood run cold. I didn’t want to see or hear from him again. He must have seen Eli, because a deep snarl came from the otherside of the door, accompanied with “You! You put them up to this, didn’t you?”“I have no idea what you mean.” I see how he smirks“BASTARD! This is why you asked me to come, isn’t it. Finally getting back at me for fucking your mate!” Miles hollersEli stays calm, “You did that to yourself.” Eli looks back at me, reading my expression, he tells them to take Miles back to the dungeon. That speaking to me wa
Bella“GET THE FUCK OUT OF MY HEAD!” Aidens eyes return to slits as he stares at me. He knew I wasn’t shouting at him.‘I always knew you were quick, Bella. Piecing together information faster than anyone else.’ Aiden grabs my shoulders, “Block him!”He had told me how to do it, but it clearly hadn’t worked. Linc's voice was clearer than ever.‘You can’t block me, Bella. You know as well as I do that you don’t want to. You are curious about me. You want more information.’“What is he saying?” Aiden demands‘Tell him to leave you alone Bella.’ Linc’s voice booms in my mind. ‘It’s my turn to talk.’“Bella?” Aiden’s grey eyes are full of worry as he stares at me. He wanted answers.‘Bella?’ Linc mimics.Somehow he could hear the things that I was hearing, how was that possible?I rub my wrist as both of them continue to call my name, waiting for me to say something. My wrist was aching so much.‘How long have you been listening?’ I whisper to Linc. He laughs, I knew it was a stupid qu
Aiden“It’s what she needed!” Eli mutters as he follows me through the house. “She needs a friend.”Rounding on him, I snap. “Why are you so concerned about what my mate needs?”“Seriously? She either spends her time with you, me or that baby brother of hers, it isn’t healthy.”“Healthy? Have you ever stopped to consider that this is how she prefers to live?”“No girl likes to live like that.” “She isn’t a normal girl. She wasn’t raised like a normal girl. She didn’t have a normal childhood. She believed she was destined to be alone!” “But…..” I glare at him and he clamps his lips shut, lowering his gaze as I sigh. His sister had been the only female to come remotely close to challenging Bella’s fighting abilities and Bella seemed to enjoy it.Sitting at my new desk, I let out a groan, maybe he had done the right thing. Maybe a friend was what she needed.“Go and get your family.” I mutter, changing the subject. Bella and I were supposed to be meeting them anyway.As he leaves, Rhy
BellaAiden wasn’t in bed when I wake. I expected him to come out of the bathroom, but everything is quiet. No running water, no quiet footsteps. Even my head was quiet.It takes me a minute to remember that I didn’t even come to bed last night. The last thing I remember is meeting Eli’s family. There was nothing between then and now, everything was blank. An empty spot in my mind.Dressing for the day, I hurry down the stairs, catching Aiden’s scent as I pass his office. Unusually for the time of day, the door is closed. He wasn’t alone either, I could hear Eli and their mutterings.The door opens and Aiden is standing on the other side, he doesn’t look happy. Looking around him, I spotted Eli, he had his back to me and was keeping himself facing away from me. What the hell had I done?“Bella, take a seat.” Aiden gestures to the single chair in front of his desk.“Why?” My arms automatically fold up as I jam my hands into my armpits. It immediately felt like I was going to be accused
BellaKatie is flapping her hands as she turns around in a circle. “This is so bad, this is so bad.” She mutters.I was already confused by her response. Why would it be so bad?“I told her tht she wasn't allowed to drug me.” I hoped it would calm Katie down, but she just seemed to grow more flustered. “Oh my Goddess, you are going to kill her. Then Dad will abandon Flynn. Our family will fall apart again.” She stops in front of me. “Why would she say yes?”“I think it might have been Eli’s idea.”“What? No, he wouldn’t do that. Not after last time.”Grabbing her wrist, I pull her into the storage cupboard. “You need to chill and tell me what happened last time!”She frantically plays with her hair, combing her fingers through it over and over. “You are going to kill her. But then if the King knows already, he might kill her first. This is not good!”I was losing my patience. This was exactly why I didn’t like females, the sheer panic in them was so irritating.“Promise me you won’t
Bella“Already, are you sure?” Katie’s sea green eyes are wide, but not with fear. She had been so worried about her brother, but there was something else shining through.“I don’t know how to explain it, but he feels closer.”“It’s because of your connection. The same as when you know I’m close.” Aiden mutters. His arms slip around my waist as he pulls me against him. ‘BRING ME MY SON!’ Linc screams at me. I really had found his weakness. “He has killed some of the pack.” Aiden mutters, running out the door.“It’s beginning isn’t it?” Katie asks“It is, are you sure you are ready for this?” She moves her head up and down. I had agreed to let her come with me. She wanted to protect her brother. If she was a shit fighter, I would never have agreed, but she was as good as me, the only difference is I had a powerful Wolf.‘Where are you?’ I ask Linc.‘Come and find the dead, I won’t be far away.’ Outside the house, there is a lot of movement. Wolves, Lycans and Hybrids all hurrying i
Bella “Everyone forgets the strength a Vampire has.” I hear Linc muse. “If you get it just right, you can make all the organs fail at once. Right now, you can hear me, but not for much longer. You can’t see me as your brain is slowly starving of oxygen. Soon you will be nothing more than a forgotten part of life.” ‘BELLA SHIFT!’ Aiden roars again. How could I shift when I was practically dead? I couldn’t move, I couldn’t see. I couldn’t breathe. I had been close to death before, but never anything like this. Even the sounds of fighting start to become weak.. “Bella, it’s not your time!” My eyes open and I’m standing in front of Selene. Everything around me is white. I could still hear fighting, but there was no one around us. We were alone and yet, somehow, we were right in the middle of the fight. “Bella, look at me!” “Where am I?” “This is where I greet dead Wolves and Lycans on their journeys.” “I can still hear them.” “Yes, you will hear them until you cross over. You’re