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
Aiden“Give her time, Aiden.” My mum whispers to me as she rests her hand on my shoulder.“What’s wrong with her? She should be happy. She should be celebrating. Linc is dead.”My mother looked sad, I know she had loved Linc like he was a brother. But he had destroyed our family.“You said he marked her. Aiden, whether you want to hear it or not, she lost her mate. She may have hated him, but the bond will force her to grieve.”“They never confirmed the bond!”“It doesn’t matter. She was still connected to him.”“We should move her.” Leighton suggests. “There is no point staying here.” He helps Katie to her feet.Lifting Bella into my arms, mum adjusts the shirt that's draped over Bella’s naked frame. I should be used to Bella’s silences but this silence came with a feeling of emptiness.Mum asks Leighton to carry Amelia as she is still out of it. She was almost identical to Bella. Though her hair was short, her bones jutted out more and there wasn’t an ounce of fat on her. I’m surpr
Aiden“You asked him? Seriously? Why the fuck would you do that?” I seethe. I was so angry but as she opens her mouth, I tell her that I don't want to hear it. Whatever fucked up reason she had for asking him. It didn’t matter, he was dead.“Aiden…” She tries. I shake my head at her and walk out of the office“I take it that not everything went well?” Eli asks. He was sitting in one of the chairs to the side of the office door.“He’s dead.” I mutter.“Good. And Bella?”“She’s resting.”He screws his face up, “I thought I saw her with Leighton.”“That would be Amelia.”“Miles’s daughter? So she is alive?” His mouth curves up into a massive grin.“Barely, but yes. Aslow is looking after her."He laughs. “So his daughter is finally free and he is locked up in your dungeons. Karma really is a bitch.”“Eli, stay away from her. She has been a hostage for a long time.”His smile fades a little.“Whatever you were planning, forget it. It’s not me you will have to worry about. It will be Bella