AidenHeading towards the forest. Halle comes charging towards me from the trees. Several guards are close behind her, including a couple who had shifted into Wolves.“What the hell are you doing?” They stop the moment they see me and Halle plonks herself behind me. Her hands hold on to my arms as she tries to use me as a shield.“They wouldn’t believe that I’m a Wolf. They wouldn’t believe who my Dad is!” She whines from behind me.“Of course they won’t, that’s why you have strict instructions to stay near the house.” I growl, annoyed with my sister.The guards are glaring at me. “Hand her over, she doesn’t belong here!”“Fucking idiots. She’s the King’s daughter. You should all know this.” I snap“I haven’t seen her before.”. “Well I can confirm exactly who she is, so back the fuck off”There are mumblings between the unshifted guards, something about the wrong girl.The guard at the front silences them."What are they talking about?"“It doesn't matter. She doesn’t smell anything
BellaI keep my eyes closed as Myra continues to rant at Aiden. She calls me vermin.Vermin. I had been called worse. But I wondered if she would have said it if I had been awake. She had put on a nice act when I saw her in the pack hospital.Myra makes another strange comment. Something about how I no longer belong among Wolves and Lycans. That Aiden should get rid of me as soon as he could.Aiden somehow keeps his cool. His fingers may have squeezed me a little but his tone remains the same. Even when Myra starts swearing at him.“Is there something you need to tell me?” Aiden asks her.“I've told you everything that I needed to say. But Aiden, you should watch your back.”I hear the click clack of her shoes as she walks away.Opening one eye, Aiden shakes his head at me. “You need to stay asleep.”He starts walking as soon as I close my eyes again. He makes several turns before climbing the stairs.Eventually he tells me that we are alone and I can open them.He lowers me to my fee
AidenHer scent had been creeping in as she talked. Stronger and it had me wanting more. As my lips connected with her, it was like a wave washing over me.“You can scent me?” She pulls away from my kiss. “You can really scent me?”“I can.”“How long?” She steps just out of my grip.“Only a little while.”I could hear her thoughts too. Her mind works on overdrive as she tries to piece together what was happening. I should be happy. She was back to her usual self. “Why?” she whispers.“I don’t know.”“What about Halle?”“You really want to talk about my sister right now?”“Well if my scent is back then surely hers is too?! We have to find her.”Without missing a beat, she unlocks the bedroom door and charges out into the hallway. Completely forgetting the moment between us.Maybe it was for the best.Bella moves through the hallway, calling Halle’s name.Halle appears, carrying a bowl of popcorn. “Hey I was just coming to find you. Do you fancy watching a movie?”Bella just stares at
BellaIt was stupid but I had to go. I couldn’t sit around letting Aiden decide my fate. I had never been that type of person and I never will be.It was obvious where I needed to go. Back to my home pack.That’s where I had been left for Aiden to find. And that was most likely the place Christian offered for a trade. I just needed to get to a main road to figure out the direction I had to go.Climbing out the window was the easiest part. A staggered roof allowed me to lower myself enough until I could drop to the ground. There was no one here. No one watching or spying. If I make it back, I really should tell the King that there was a blind spot at the back of the building for his guards.There was a large open plain between me and the forest. I had to get across it without being spotted.Casual walking would be the best option. I would look more suspicious if someone walked this way and I was creeping around.I stride towards the forest with confidence as my eyes continually move,
BellaI could feel the sweat running down the crevice of my back. The floor was tiles, it would be nice and cold, but there was no way I would give him the satisfaction of knowing the heat was getting to me.“It’s fine.” I mumble, letting the fire roar away inside of me. “It will pass.”He shakes his head at me.“What happens if I do nothing?”“It’s never happened before.”“Well then, you can write stories about me!” I push him out of the bathroom and close the door. Making sure to lock it this time.I turn the shower water onto the coldest temperature possible and strip off.“You better not be doing anything stupid in there.” He calls through the closed door as I step into the freezing water. I was certain it hissed as it hit my skin.I sit in the shower tray, letting the water pour down over me. It was almost as if I was sitting outside in the rain.“Bella, you can’t ignore this.”I was going to try my absolute hardest too. I wasn’t letting this weird heat thing dictate when I was g
AidenAs she lays in my arms her golden eyes hover on mine.“Get him.” Her hand raises to point at Cedric.Cedric doesn’t move. Standing with a smile on his face, somehow impressed by what he had done.“Bella.” I mutter.Blood weeps from the wound in her stomach. Soaking her sweatshirt.“Kill him.” Her voice is quieter.I couldn’t move even if I wanted to. I was not losing another mate.Behind Cedric, I see Leighton’s van pulling up.‘Cedric,’ I link Leighton. ‘Get him.’“Bella, stay with me.” I look into her eyes, the light in them dimming as she stares back at me.Leighton grabs Cedric, forcing him down to his knees. Cedric starts to laugh, quietly but it grows louder as Bella coughs up blood.I watch on as Leighton knocks Cedric unconscious.My hand grips around the blade handle. I had to get it out of her.“Don’t!” Leighton yells. “It will be worse. She will bleed out.” “She will heal.” She was back to her normal self, surely she would heal?“We can’t rely on that.”He quickly b
BellaI could smell Christian. How was he even here? How had he found me?Aiden holds me steady as I try to move away. “What are you talking about?”“I can smell him.”“Go!” Aiden orders Leighton“I don’t even know who I’m looking for. Does he look like Cedric?”“Hazel eyes, shaved head. Tattoos on his neck.”He disappears out the door.“You’re sure it's him?” Aiden mutters as he tries to get me back into bed.“I know that smell anywhere.” I grit my teeth, trying to ignore the pain that radiates through me.“It can’t be a coincidence that Cedric turned up at our house and now Christian’s here.”Aiden stands guarding the door, he tells me to be quiet because if I can scent Christian, he would likely be able to scent me.“Just kill him.” I mutter. “Just kill him and then it will all be over.”He shakes his head at me and places a finger to his lips, signalling for me to be quiet.‘Too many humans.’ He links me. ‘It will be too risky here.’I try getting off the bed again. Ignoring the p
BellaWith my hand still resting on Aiden, I sense the change in his heartbeat. He was most likely awake and just keeping his eyes closed, listening to what was happening instead. I wondered if Cedric was aware.“What was rightfully yours?” I mutter as Cedric stares at me with his dark eyes. They hadn’t even moved to Aiden.“I was supposed to be King. And I am still owed that.”“You’re not an heir. You are just the King’s Beta.”“Halle was promised to me.”“Halle?” I pause, shaking my head in disbelief.“Halle?” I ask again. My eyes go to Aiden. “Did Aiden promise you Halle?”“You don’t need to sound so disgusted!” He snaps “But no Aiden didn’t promise Halle to me. The King did.”“The King?” I had to keep him talking. I had to know if he was telling the truth or just trying to trick me like Christian. For all I know, they could still be working together and this is part of their plan. A diversion. It would be something that I would do.“Not who you thought he was?” He mutters“I just…
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
Aiden“Well she has to be wrong?!” Leighton shoves his hands in his pockets, completely unfathomed by what I had told him.“Why would she kill herself? Why would she tell me all that if she is lying and then stop her own heart? what would be the point?”“Guilt,” he shrugs his shoulders. “She knew you wouldn’t let her get away alive.”I groan and lean back in my chair, resting my hands behind my head as I stare up at the ceiling.“Bella’s with Katie?”He nods at me. “They are trying to decide on the best way to tell Flynn. Chances are, he already knows.” He studies me. “This is a good thing. The problem dealt with itself. You should be happy. But you’re not, are you?”“No.”“He’s a pup, what harm can he do?”“He won’t be a pup for long. You know as well as I do, he will be fully grown by the time his first birthday comes around. And I can’t help wondering if Eden was right.”“It’s not the first time we have been screwed over by a witch that has been spouting off a load of crap.” Leight
AidenI was grateful for the change of pace, standing guard of my own packhouse. The peace and quiet gave me time to think, to put a plan in place. To decide what’s best for my family.It was dark outside, and the clouds above us were thick. Unusually, you couldn’t see many stars. A storm was brewing, I could smell it in the air.I look at the other Hybrids, Wolves and Lycans that are standing guard. All giving up their own time to either protect my home or theirs. No one moves, everyone is as still as a statue, alert and prepared.I knew Eden was coming back. I knew this storm that was brewing above us was not a natural storm. And everyone else did too. That’s why the chatter had stopped and that’s why everyone is so alert. She was trying to mess with our senses.“You should go inside.” Rhys whispers next to me. “You are the King, and you and I both know she will target you.”“I have to do this.” I mutter back.“What about Bella and your son?”“I’m doing this for them.”He nods his h
BellaThe Omega leaves me with the three boys. While Connor and Cayden were messing around trying to bounce on the bed, Flynn just stares out the window, his small hand coiled up in the curtain.Stepping next to him, his eyes don’t leave the window. I assumed he was looking for his mother.‘You don’t need to be scared.’ I link him, knowing it was the only way to talk to him.‘I’m not.’ His small voice answers me back‘Why didn’t you tell everyone that you were still seeing your mum?’ I was curious. If it hadn’t been for Cayden, we would never have known.He wrinkles up his nose. ‘Is she in trouble?’‘She is.’I watch his shoulders drop a little and his eyes flicker up to me. ‘Katie says we shouldn’t lie.’‘Your sister is very smart.’ I smileA small smile appears on his lips. ‘She’s the best. She looks after me.'I couldn’t agree more. She was a good friend too.‘Do you know where your mum is?’ I ask calmly, hoping that if he knew, he would tell me but I didn't want to push him, he wa
AidenI was trying to keep my mate focussed. But I couldn’t help but be curious about the shifter's words. Had Bella really been born as a pup? Creedance hadn’t said anything when we had interrogated him, but then he had never said that Bella was a twin either.Looking around the room, blood was sprayed all up the walls and across the carpet. The shifters decapitated body discarded on the floor. Leighton was holding Katie against his chest, running his fingers through her blood stained blonde hair, muttering reassuring words but his eyes were on me. I knew why. Being born in pup form was extremely rare, there had only ever been a handful of recordings in history. And all were female, and all with a power unlike anyone else's. They just needed to learn to tap into it. If it was true about Bella, she was more powerful than we realised.Everything was starting to fall into place. The size of her Wolf, the delayed first shift, her need to protect the vulnerable, and why Selene was so des
Bella“Christian. Christian is fucking dead. I ripped him and his Rogues apart.” I spit“Yes, I remember it well.” She smiles. “You really are something else. He said you were special and yet I was always sceptical until I saw you that day. And what a magnificent Wolf you are, wasting no time to shred him to pieces. I was livid and yet mesmerised. You really could have provided him with a brilliant child.” she laughs, wiping her chin and spitting more blood on the floor.“You watched?” I mutter, wondering where she had been.“Like I said, I was fascinated.”“So how do you plan on carrying out Christian’s work? All those women got away. And do you really expect me to let you leave, alive?”“Did they get away?” Cassie mocks as she leans her back against the wall, smiling to herself. So much had gone on that I hadn’t even had a chance to find any of the women that Aiden and Leighton helped to escape. I had no idea about their children, I had no idea about any of them. They had been taken
Bella“Is he serious? Is he really expecting us to believe that he hasn’t done something to my Dad?”I watch Katie pace. Her arms swinging frantically at her sides, her hands are clenched into tight balls. I knew Katie, she was never angry, emotional yes, frantic sometimes, but angry is not something I usually see. If I hadn’t dragged her out of the lounge, I was certain she would have attacked someone. I wondered if it was what Aiden saw when he looked at me sometimes.“You are right.” I mutter. “Something doesn’t seem right.”“So you agree?” She stops and stares at meSlowly, I nod my head. Eli’s words, his denial, something just seemed off.“You should tell them. Flynn, Connor and Cayden are all down there with him.”“And so is Aiden and Leighton. Trust me, he is not getting anywhere near the boys.”She starts pacing again and I try to hold in the laugh. It was funny, we all did it when we were frustrated, like it was drummed into us how to react when we were overwhelmed.“He said
Leighton“What do you mean you can’t tell us?” Katie ask as I push bookcases in front of the windows.“Is it Aiden?” Bella queries.I turned around to look at them. Katie had her arms folded across her chest while Bella stood with her hands on her hips. Both of them glaring at me.“Aiden is fine. I’ve been ordered to not let you out of the room and to ensure you are all protected.”"You know I can shift, right?" Bell mutters, rolling her eyes“But why?” Katie frowns at me. Feeling all her emotions was still taking a lot of getting used too. Yes I’ve always been able to scent changes in peoples moods, but feeling them when your mate can be an emotional wreck was hard.“Yes, I know you can shift Bella. They were Aiden’s orders. I don’t know any more than what he has told me. He said he would talk to us when he gets back.”“Back from where? Leighton you are being very secretive!” Bella scowls at me.“I’ve told you everything I know. Aiden is with Rhys, he isn’t alone. You know as well as
AidenI knew Bella would be losing all sense of being calm, I just had to hope that Leighton and Katie could keep her in the house. That Leighton would use his Beta skills to stop her from coming after me.Guards surrounded the pack house while others were already searching houses, looking for Eli.Katie had said that Leighton could still scent Eden. That she had tried covering her scent but had been watching them as they talked.Sniffing the air, I can’t scent her, not immediately. I look around at the guards who are watching me with interest. Some of them were Hybrids, they would be able to scent her too, but they were holding their places as ordered.“Rhys!”I call him forward seeing as he was watching me the most. He jogs towards me, a wide smile on his face. The guards that had been stood either side of him take a step toward each other, covering the gap that Rhys had left.“Yes Alpha.”“Have there been any sightings of either of them?”“The Witch,” He whispers, “is watching at a