A quick chapter from Maggie's pov to let you know what's going on with them. Will go back to Kyra and Ari though, don't worry.
Kyra’s pov I couldn’t avoid Ari any longer, plus my mom said I needed to be at the packhouse at dinner or it would be insulting to Alpha Osiris and Luna Lily. I honestly don’t think they care that much if I skip one dinner, but okay. It had been nice talking to Maggie and Zuri though. I never experienced that before. I always wished I had girl friends that I could talk to about my life. “You have me,” Mae said. I did have her and I loved Mae, but she had only been around for a while. In high school I was by myself and it was lonely. A guy like Ari probably wouldn’t get that. The whole school worshipped him most likely. When someone did finally show interest in me, he wanted to keep us a secret. Tristan was sweet and he played basketball. He said it would be exciting to meet in secret. I didn’t even tell my parents at first. When I finally told them, they were really excited to meet Tristan. We would meet in his bedroom when his parents were at work or in the park. But that night
Ari’s pov How dare she judge me like that. I hated this. I hated how vulnerable I felt around Kyra. I was never insecure. Everyone always liked me and I had never had to try so hard. Getting the girl wasn’t always easy, but it had never been this much work to even get through one conversation without her getting pissed off at me. “You tried, though. I am proud that you tried to show a different side of yourself. I quite like that side actually.” Jasper said to my surprise. “Where you just nice to me?” “I’m not going to kick you while you’re down. Tomorrow is a new day and we can try again.” Wow, he must really feel bad for me to be this nice. The next day I woke up feeling a bit hopeful. It wasn’t all bad. I got her to smile, twice. She opened up to me and we actually had a normal conversation, well mostly normal, during dinner. I didn’t get why she had no friends though. Maybe uncle Osiris could tell me more about that grandfather of hers. I went to uncle Osiris’ office after
Kyra’s pov I stood around the corner, looking at them for a while actually. I didn’t go to train with Gamma Talia today, she had a free day today. I just didn’t want to spend it with Ari. But here I was. Secretly eavesdropping and watching Ari from a distance like a freaking crazy person. I just needed to know the “nice” Ari was actually for real. I wanted to hear what he was like with other people. I thought he would flirt with that girl for sure, but he was merely friendly. I didn’t even see him look at her ass when she walked away and it was a nice looking ass from what I could see. And then he started to dance with the kids and I had to see. I had to come closer and see how he danced. Stupid mate pull. He actually had some nice moves. “Maybe it’s something more?” Mea suggested, but I ignored her. Riker, the cutest little four year old ever, asked me to dance and I couldn’t say no. I love to dance, but I dance like nobody is watching. Mostly because literally nobody is ever wa
Ari’s pov Seeing Kyra dance that freely made me realize how little she cared what people thought. I never let go like that around girls. I could act silly with kids, but with my friends or girls I would act cool. She was adorable jumping around and having fun. I never met someone like her. I got a big possessive when I heard she was going to the movies with some guy, but I had met Rishi briefly and he wasn’t someone I was worried about. The guy checked me out when I met him and I was pretty sure he was gay. I wish I could take back that moment with Maggie. If I had met Kyra before that moment, then things would have been different. I might have made a stupid remark, but I don’t think I would have been bad enough for her to hate me as much as she did now. I showed her a side of me that was too hard to erase. “I thought you said you didn’t do anything wrong?” Jasper asked. “I knew I overreacted. I shouldn't have acted that way towards Maggie. But I still don’t think having sex with
Kyra’s pov I had no idea why I was telling Ari what I liked about him. Maybe because he sounded so sad or maybe because he had chosen the beach for our date. Hearing him say what he liked about me, almost made me smile. It was special knowing someone was paying attention to me and none of the things he mentioned where remarks about how I looked. He even gave me his shirt, without me saying anything. He smelled so nice. “He’s starting to grow on you, isn’t he?” Mae asked. “No!” I was way too stubborn to start liking him now. I saw he was trying, but that was part of the problem. It took work for him to be this way. I wished it came natural for him. How could I be sure once he had me, Ari wouldn’t go back to his misogynistic ways. How could I be sure he would treat me well and give me the life I wanted? I knew how mom was treated before my granddad and Alpha Osiris took over. Kids were taken out of school and were turned into soldiers. They had no choice and women had even less of
Ari’s pov “Should we go back?” I asked Kyra, feeling defeated. That kiss with her was better than any kiss I ever had and trust me, I have had many kisses,- “Yeah, let me stop you right there. Everyone knows you’ve been around. And then came back and went around again.” Jasper said annoyed. Anyway the kiss was insane. I already knew I needed my mate by my side. I’d be stronger with her as my Luna. I’d be happier. Goddess, if I could kiss her lips daily nothing could ruin my day. That kiss made me want to throw Kyra over my shoulder and take her right there on the beach. I’d even risk sand in my buttcrack and let her ride me like the boss she is. One kiss and I worshipped Kyra. I craved her, I needed to have her. But that kiss did nothing to change Kyra’s mind about me. Maybe her body wanted me, but her mind didn’t. And I wanted everything. Mind, body, the whole Kyra package. I wanted her to see me as a good person, as a person she was proud to be with. But the opposite was the ca
Kyra’s pov I felt bad for Ari. I really did. That kiss was amazing and I knew he was trying, but he was trying for me. Once he had me he would go back to his old behaviour. I was sure he wouldn’t go see doctor Angela or do anything that actually required hard work. This was all just for show. Guys like him don’t just change. “You said you would give him a chance.” Mae said, disappointed. “Give him a chance, Kyra, to prove himself.” A small part of me had hope he could be the man I wanted him to be. That together we could have a life where I could have everything I had dreamed about. I could start again at his pack, no one would disrespect me if I was their Luna. I could fight beside Ari, help him lead the pack. But that could only come true if Ari was a different person. If he was able to care for someone else than himself. I didn’t see Ari the next morning. I was busy training with Gamma Talia. She was awesome. Everyone respected her and no one treated me badly. Every person he
Ari’s pov Kyra felt too good. Her legs were around my waste and I could feel her wetness against me. Damn, did I wanted to burry myself inside her. I wanted to take Kyra right against this tree, but I had told her I would wait until she asked me. She slipped her tongue inside my mouth and rubbed herself against me. Shit, she was making it hard for me to hold back. I moved my kisses to her neck and down to her collarbone. I held onto her perfect muscular ass and squeezed. Kyra arched her back and I took advantage of this and started kissing her breast. I could do this all day. They were perfect. I licked her nipple and then sucked it into my mouth. Kyra moaned and next to her laugh, it was the best sound I had ever heard. I looked up at her eyes and saw they were filled with lust. Kyra went crazy over what I was doing. She kept rubbing herself against me and in this position it would be so easy to slip in. To take her right now. “We should stop.” I said while I stopped kissing her
Aaro’s povI shouldn’t have said that, but it was the fucking truth. No matter how much this wasn’t Storm’s choice any more than it was mine, he was still going to mark me against my will. Maybe if things were different, then I would have chosen Storm as my mate.I always hoped I would find my true mate, but that ship had fucking sailed the moment I was bought. Maybe even before then—maybe the moment I was brought to the damn school. It didn’t fucking matter anyway.I saw how my remark hurt Storm, and all I could think of to make this better was to ask him to kiss me. I knew it fucking made me feel better. More than better. The orgasm he gave me was out of this fucking world, and I just wanted to make him feel good too.I didn’t know what the fuck I was doing, but he seemed to enjoy it, and to be honest, I was enjoying it too. I didn’t think having someone’s dick inside my mouth would be fun, but hearing Storm grunt and hold on to my hair and knowing I was the one doing it to him was a
Storm’s povI knew if I got pissed off, Aaro would stop telling me the truth, so I let her talk while inside of me a storm was raging. I wanted to go to the school and kill everyone who ever hurt Aaro. I wanted to destroy the entire school and get everyone out, but I knew I couldn’t. I was a fucking hypocrite. My father had bought Aaro for me and had funded the school for years. I didn’t realize where part of our money was going until I checked the books today. Our pack had been giving money to the Goldacres for decades. How could I say I would destroy the school if I still profited from it? If it wasn’t for the school, I wouldn’t have met Aaro.I wanted to be Aaro’s home, her safe place. She deserved that. Despite the fucked up situation she was thrown into, she was trying to do things her own way. She could have ignored my mother like the rest, but instead she decided to learn Dutch. The thing that bonded me and mam together. If Aaro was smart, she would have sucked up to Dad and R
Aaro’s povEve explained the phone to me, but I still felt like a fucking idiot using it. She was so patient with me, but I knew if others saw me fumbling with the phone, they’d think I was raised under a damn rock. Everyone used technology for everything, and I felt like I didn’t belong in this world.To be honest, I don’t belong here. I belong with my sister; I belong back home.But a part of me wished I did belong here. That I could give Storm what he deserved. He wanted a real person who didn’t have that many secrets, someone who could be themselves around him, and I wasn’t that at fucking all. I had to think before I spoke, because otherwise I could reveal the truth."I really am sorry, Aaro." Eve said again.I shook my head, "don’t be. I’ll be fine."Eve sighed, "it can be really hard sometimes, Aaro. I try to put on a brave face for Storm. I don’t want him to feel bad for me, but it’s really lonely for me. I miss my family and just having a life. Don’t get me wrong; if I had to
Storm’s pov"Aaro is bijna klaar; douchen liep een beetje uit. [Aaro is almost done; the shower took a bit longer than expected.]Mam laughed, "Ik zie dat jij ook ging douchen? [I see you took a shower as well?] She ruffled my wet hair."Dus? [so?]""Niks. Ik ben blij voor je. Ze is speciaal vind je niet? Ik durf het bijna niet te zeggen, maar misschien is zij je, - [Nothing. I am happy for you. She’s special, isn’t she? I am almost too scared to say, but maybe she’s your, -] " I stopped my mom from finishing her sentence."Mam zeg het niet dan! Fuck, je weet zelf wat pap zou doen. [Then don’t say it! Fuck, you know what Dad would do.]"My mother knew better than anyone what my dad thought of true mates, considering she was his. Dad and mom fell in love when they were seventeen. Love at first sight, she called it, and then my grandfather got killed and my dad turned into a paranoid asshole. Too scared of what a true mate meant. He wasn't just scared of losing half his soul if his true
Aaro’s povFucking phone. That stupid fucking phone. Phones didn’t used to be like this, were they? I remember mom and dad having a phone, and I sometimes watched videos on it or played a game. But this thing was totally different.I felt so fucking out of place. I knew nothing about this world. I guess that the school does this on purpose. Make sure to isolate the girls once they’re out of the school. Make sure we don’t know how to use technology to ask for help.We’re not supposed to tell anyone about the school, but even if we only wanted to help ourselves once we were out, we wouldn’t be able to. We had no one to turn to and no way to set up any support system. Maybe I should talk to Eve. She had been isolated, stuck inside this packhouse. She knows how it feels, and maybe she knows how to get out of here.I opened the stupid phone again, cursing at it."You better not fuck this up again. Send text to Eve.""Send text to Eve," the phone said."Do you want to join me and Storm for l
Storm’s povI put Aaro on my lap and let her eat."So what’s her deal?" Cara asked, mind-linking me."What do you mean?""She seems nice, but is she like the rest? Does she want you because of your title?"I laughed, "no, she isn’t like the rest. Not at fucking all. I don’t think she cares about becoming Luna at all.""Did she have any say in coming here? Did her parents force her?"I sighed, "she’s an orphan. It’s fucking complicated Cara, but she doesn’t really have a choice. So I’m trying my fucking best to make everything not suck as fucking much."Cara smiled at me, "you want her to like you."Aaro started giving me bites to eat, and although it surprised me, I let her. It was fucking adorable that she cared enough to feed me."She likes you already. She was straddling you, and now she’s feeding you!" Cara shouted inside my head.That kiss was amazing. And when Aaro started moving her fucking hips, I went insane. If Cara hadn’t stopped us, I don’t know what would have happened. Wh
Aaro’s povBrand was cool. He reminded me of my dad’s wolf, Logan. He was as fast as him, too. How would it feel to run as a wolf? Would I be that fast?It was easier around Brand because he didn’t talk to me and I didn’t have to pretend so hard.Even when I was myself, I still had to pretend. I couldn’t let anyone know my real name or identity. It wasn’t easy. I so badly wanted to tell Brand about Logan. I wanted to tell the girl in the orphanage more about Ero. And when we discussed our names, I really wanted to tell Peter what Aaro fucking stood for.It bothered me how scared everyone was. It was supposed to be like this. In my dad’s pack, people weren’t scared of us. And although my grandpa Os could be a bit scary, people respected him more than they feared him.Then he shifted back, and although Storm looked a lot better, like a whole fuckload better, I went back to pretending. Pretending that he didn’t look fucking good, and I wondered what it would feel like to touch him. Preten
Storm’s povI tried to get some work done, but my mind kept wondering about tonight. What would be a good date idea?"Let me meet her," Brand said."And then what, have a picknick? It’s fucking freezing outside.""Please?" Brand asked and I think it was the first time he said please to me."I’ll see what I can do, okay, buddy?"Dad had given me her tracker information, and I felt like a fucking stalker, tracking Aaro’s moves. She went from the hospital to the orphanages, to lunch somewhere, and then to one of the elders' houses.When it was around four, I just gave up on working and decided to pick up Aaro early. I'm sure she'd appreciate it; I couldn't imagine spending the entire day with Ruby.I went to the O'Hares' home and watched as Aaro spoke to a young boy. He must be one of the grandkids or great-grandkids of the O'Hares. Mister O'Hare was 104 years old and looked no older than 70.When the boy saw me, he bowed his head and seemed scared. It was such an obvious contrast between
Aaro’s povStupid fucking nightmare. I used to have them when we were younger. I would dream about Marco taking us away. We were asleep when he took us, but we woke up before he brought us to the man who transported us to the school.Doctor Marco had always been so kind to us, but suddenly he was cold. He ignored our cries, he ignored me begging him to let my sister go. In the end, he threatened to hurt Elora if I didn’t help him calm her down.He showed me bones and said they belonged to a girl, and if I didn't help my sister out of her pajamas and make her shut the fuck up, he could turn my sister into a bag of bones too.For years, I wondered what he needed the bones and the pajamas for. I thought he might have pretended it was one of us who died, so my parents wouldn’t come looking for us. Or my parents were dead themselves; there must have been a reason why they didn't find us. Auntie Kat was too smart to not see through Marco’s plan, I was sure. She was the smartest person alive;