Bella It was a strange few days, watching Aiden put plans in place. I knew where we were going, he had made that clear and I couldn’t wait. I had never felt more at peace than when we were in the forest and I couldn't wait to show the boys. “That’s all my stuff packed.” Katie whispers as she drops one last box into the back of Leightons van. I had barely seen her smile recently, unless it was a front she was putting on for Flynn. But a natural smile just didn’t seem to exist anymore. I hoped she would get past her mothers death. “You don’t have to come.” I say for the hundredth time. “Yes I do. Leighton says that he won’t leave me, but he won’t leave you either. nd you are the closest thing I have to family besides Flynn." There was a strange tone in her voice. One that I hadn’t heard from her before. “Are you mad?” “No…I just….” She tucks her blonde hair behind her ears and scans the grounds looking for someone. “Leighton’s inside with Aiden. If that’s who you are looking for
Bella“On your knees.” The guard grabs me by my copper hair, forcing me down. My knees hit the gravel. The sharp edges quickly dig into my skin.Looking to my left, I see my two older sisters lined up next to me. They had their eyes on the ground. Whimpering and crying as the Alpha stepped towards us.His deep green eyes roamed up and down the three of us, settling on me. I refused to look away, staring at the man who had caused me so much pain.“Lower your eyes.” He growls at me. When I refused, the guard smacks the back of my head down. I refused to keep it down. If I was going to die, I wanted to stare my killer in the face. After all, that’s what I made my victims do.I wanted to see the Alpha’s face when he swung his axe. I wanted my face to haunt my father for the rest of his shitty life.I wasn’t like my sisters. I didn’t yet have my Wolf, but I also had no fear. Death didn’t scare me and my father definitely didn’t.Ignoring me, my father moves to my eldest sister Grace. He
BellaThe dark haired man gives me thirty minutes to sort myself out. He hands me a plate of food. “You need all the energy you can get to make it through tonight.”The dark haired man walks me through the crowds. A mixture of cheers and boos come from the Humans, Wolves and Lycans. The dark haired man pushes me into the boxing ring before I had a chance to ask a question“Good Luck.” He nods to someone behind me.I turn to see a man standing opposite me. Shorts barely skim his hips. His toned body seemed to have the females gushing over him. He is easily over six feet tall and well built. Compared to my small five foot frame, he was massive. He was a Lycan.Size never scared me. He was going to die.“A little girl, you want me to fight a little girl?” He shouts out to the crowd. There is a unanimous cheer. “Then let’s give the crowd what they want.”He takes a step towards me, pulling his arm back, ready to throw a fist at my face. Annoyance flashes through his dark blue eyes as I ea
AidenShe isn’t quite with it as I carry her from the truck into my building. Her body continues to spasm a little as she lays in my arms.There are a few Hybrids that stick their heads out of their rooms. No one says anything and they quickly close their doors again. Recognising that I was frustrated.Bella’s head rolls back over my arm. Her body spasms a few more times before it stills. Whatever Dom had done to her, he had fucked her right over.Settling her on the large bed. Her copper hair fans out on the pillow. Her eyes follow me as I move around, but she keeps her mouth shut. Even when I place a glass of water next to the bed, she says nothing, remaining still, except for the odd jerk.“I just need to grab a few things, stay here, you will be safe.”Heading down to the ground floor. I grab what I can from the main kitchen. The girl was thin, weak and must be starving. It was my duty as a soon to be King to make sure all of our kind were fit and well.Opening the door to my room
BellaI didn’t want to be here. He kept firing question after question. Trying to find a way in. He wouldn’t let me leave either. One minute he was telling me that I had no choice but to stand in front of the King. The next he said he would decide.When I asked him why, he told me that I would likely have to testify. To ensure Dom gets the death penalty.Aiden sets a plate of food in front of me. Though he didn’t seem annoyed when I didn’t touch it. A smile crept over his face as I sniffed it first. For all I know, it could be laced with wolfsbane.“You have to eat something.”“Not hungry.”“I can hear your stomach growling from here.” He grins at me. Which just made me more determined to annoy him. He would have to accept that I didn’t want or need his help at some point.“I said I’m not hungry.”I kept my distance as much as I could. Not allowing him to get close enough to put his hands on me. “What about your mother?” The question came from nowhere. He watches me from his desk. Hi
AidenShe saunters off to the bathroom as I settle down at my desk. Picking up the phone, I call my father.“About time, Aiden!” He snaps down the line. “Now why is Leighton here with Dom while you are nowhere to be seen?”“Dad, chill. I brought one of the fighters back to my place for the night. And before you jump to any conclusions, no I did not sleep with her.”Technically I did, but it wasn’t like I fucked her.“I assume you are bringing her today.”“We will be up sometime this afternoon. She isn’t awake yet.” I lie to him “Just don’t let Dom off this time. We can’t have him buying minors to fight.”Bella had been more than right when she said my father had been taking it easy. It was one of the things that kept me up last night. I had replayed our conversation. But the only thing I could focus on was what she had said about my father and how he no longer appeared to care.“You don’t need to tell me what to do, Aiden. I am your father.”“But you have been taking it easy. The othe
BellaAiden keeps his eyes on the road. His jaw clenching and unclenching. He probably had a million questions. And yet, he kept his mouth shut. So much for him hating the silence.I don’t even know why I wanted him to see the scars. I just felt like he should know. I wanted him to know.“Your father did that to you?” He mutters after a few miles.I nod my head.He pulls the car off to the side, bringing us to a stop.“Why? Did you do something?”I stare into his strange grey eyes. I wish I knew what he was thinking. He was just so hard to read.“My father made me what I am.”“That includes beating you so much that you are scarred for life?”I shrug my shoulders at him. It was all I had ever known. The beatings were to make me stronger. The burns, to help me learn to withstand pain. Everything he did was to make me more resilient. To make me something that he couldn’t be. He had led me to believe it. He convinced me that I wanted it. Grace lost it when she found out a month ago. It
AidenI watch her as her eyes follow my father. Her brow creases into a frown.“Are you okay?”She nods her head and looks at my mother. “Could I use the bathroom?”“Sure, it’s just down the hall on the left.”I was going to follow her. As much as I was certain she wouldn’t try anything stupid, there was still a chance but my mother grabs hold of me.“She doesn’t know, does she?”“I don’t know what you are talking about.”“You’re her mate, Aiden. She is your mate.”“You don’t know what you are talking about.”“I am your mother. There is only one person that you have looked at like that. And there hasn’t been another one since Ivy. Why haven’t you told her?”“Because she’s not ready.”“You mean you’re not.”Maybe my mum was right. It has taken me years to get over Ivy’s death. She had sacrificed herself for me. Even though it had been years, I still wasn’t ready to accept another mate so easily.“You should tell your father. Before it’s too late.”“What does that mean?”She looks away