BellaTurning eighteen sucks. It was just a reminder of what I did to my own mother and how another shitty year had gone by.Every second that passed, his scent grew stronger. It was rich and warm like chocolate. The kind humans make at christmas. He had told me that mates had their own personal scent, but this was not what I was expecting.I stare at him as his grey eyes go to the clock on his desk. He couldn’t deny it. He could reject me, but he couldn’t deny it.His grey eyes come back to me as it hits him. Today was my birthday. The day I finally turned eighteen.“Why didn’t you tell me?” He mutters through clenched teeth. “Why didn’t you tell me your eighteenth was so close?”“Does it really matter?”“Yes.”“Why? You’re the one who has been pretending a bond between us doesn’t exist. Everything that comes out of your mouth is some sort of lie.”“It’s just….”I start laughing. My laugh grows until I’m almost hysterical. Tears run down my face as my stomach cramps from the insanit
Aiden“Are you serious?” She stares at me. Her golden orbs narrow as her arms cross over her chest.“I’m tired, you’re tired.”“I’m fine thanks, I’ve been longer without sleep. You can leave, go, get the whore back.”She was so angry with me, but she said it herself, she didn’t want to be mated. Why was she mad?“Fine!” I mutter, making my way to the door. She steps out of my path. I turn around and face her. “It wasn’t my plan. None of this was my plan. I can’t help it”She scowls and turns away. “And it’s not like we can even talk about it, is it? Because you shut down, giving me the silent treatment!”Her golden eyes flash back to me. Pure anger, I could feel it. Was she going to attack me again?Her hands ball up into fists. “Get out!”I hover for a moment. If she lets me get close enough, I could make her feel better.I take a step towards her and she snarls at me. I didn’t care. Her body stiffens up as I grab her wrists. Her golden eyes widened. It wasn’t her usual instincts.
BellaSmacking him in the chest, I scowl. “What the hell do you think you are doing?”His grey eyes roam my face. A flash of disappointment and a little annoyance.“Isn’t it what you wanted? Isn’t that why you are so mad with me, because I kissed another?”“No. The only thing I want is to kill my father.” I snapMy stomach twisted itself as I stared at him. The longer I looked, the more it felt like I couldn’t breathe, but not in a bad way. His warm chocolate scent was rich and enticing, swirling around me. Somehow, it was dragging me in. Making me think things that I shouldn’t.“I promised you that you could. That’s not going to change.”“When?” I mutter, tearing my eyes from his. I wasn’t used to this feeling. I had been trained to never let something get the better of my senses. But his scent was warm, intoxicating. It was clouding my brain.I had to get away from him so I could think.“I need the bathroom.” I mumble, refusing to look at him.Rising to my feet, he tells me that he
Aiden“You don’t get to decide that. You have made it quite clear you don’t want me. And I am fine with that.” She mutters, dropping her golden orbs immediately to the ground. She was lying. I could feel it.My mother’s words flash through my head. ‘She will test you.’Bella looks everywhere but at me. She holds on to her towel like it was the only thing protecting her from me.“You’re scared.” I half whisperHer eyebrows knit together as her eyes turn to slits. “I’m not scared of anything!”She hid it well, but the connection between us, it told me something different. Maybe if there was no bond, it would be a different story. “I need to get dressed. I better not be late to meet with your father.” She mutters, turning away from me.I watch as she rummages through the wardrobe. She pulls a few things out, desperately trying not to look back at me.“Bella.”“Do you know what he wants to talk to me about?”“No. My guess is that it will have something to do with what the human said to y
BellaIt was pitch black when I wake. I could make out Aiden in the darkness. His large frame slowly became clearer. We were on the sofa and I was laid on top of him. His arms looped around me, holding me tightly against him. I don’t even remember falling asleep.Slipping out from under his arms. I make my way to the door, forgetting that it’s locked.In the darkness I search everywhere for the key. Spotting it as it sticks out from under Aiden’s laptop.Carefully turning the key in the lock. It makes a tiny sound as the barrel turns. I pause, waiting for Aiden to stir but he remains still and silent.Making my way downstairs into the communal bathroom, I’m grateful to see there was no mark on my neck. Every inch of me was relieved there was nothing. He hadn’t marked me while I was asleep.I hear the creaking of the floorboards and stand perfectly still. The door creeps open and Halle is standing there with a toothbrush.“What are you doing, creeping around at this time?” She whispers
Aiden“I can take you there myself. I can show you where the dead Wolf is if you don’t believe me.” Bella continues to scowl at me.I stare at her. She hadn’t come back because of our mate bond. She had only come back to tell me of the dead Wolf. And that pissed me off more.The first hour after she left, I had stayed in the kitchen, expecting her to come back. By the second hour, I knew I had screwed up. I had granted Bella freedom and she took full advantage. The more the hours passed, I knew that I was less likely to see her again.“Go after her!” Halle had begged when she found out what I had done. “You can scent her. You can find her.”I could have, but that wasn’t the point. Bella hadn’t had a second thought about our bond. She didn’t even look back as she disappeared into the trees.“This is what she wants.” I snapped back“You are just like every other man. You have no clue when it comes to females.”“What are you talking about, Halle?”“What do you think it is that she actual
BellaI didn’t want him to stop. His lips were soft. His hands were rough. His scent clouded my mind.As I lean into him, his fingers tug at my sweatshirt. Grazing my skin underneath. Sparks fly across my stomach at his touch.“Stop.” I murmur against his lips. I just wasn’t ready for anything more. No matter how natural it seemed to be.His hands retreat. He kisses me again. A little harder and hungrier than before. His lips move to my jaw and down on my neck.It felt wrong but so good until I feel his teeth. He was going to mark me if I didn’t say something.Why couldn’t I say anything?Aiden pauses, like he was waiting for me to tell him to stop and yet I couldn’t. I was strong. I was independent and yet I couldn’t tell him to stop.His teeth break the skin on my neck. His canines descend, penetrating deep into my flesh as he locks onto me. His hands hold me steady as his teeth seem to sink even deeper.I couldn’t move. I felt powerless, like I was having my life stripped away from
Aiden“Is she actually asleep?” Leighton asks quietly.For a brief moment I listen to her steady, slow beating heart. “Yes”“She’s fucking nuts.”But was she? She was trained to be aggressive. To be able to kill with no remorse. She walked into that room with one goal and she succeeded. Even if it was a brutal death.“Maybe.” I mutter back. “But neither of us were in that room. We only saw the aftermath. And as far as I’m concerned, he got everything he deserved. Besides, it’s not like we have never killed anyone.”“I kill on orders.” He mutters back"So do I, usually. Plus William Creedance was supposed to be dead.”Bella’s head was resting against my shoulder. Her lips curved up in a slight smile. Her hands were stained with crimson. But she looked peaceful. She had closed the door on her past.“Do you think we need to be worried?” Leighton whispers.“About what?”“Your mate.” He murmurs. He hadn’t really appreciated me keeping Bella around after she tried strangling Halle. He had b