sorry, wanted to write another chapter last night. but my kids woke up and my boyfriend was at the movies. anyway. I know it's hard to wait for chapters everyday, so I decide to finish it now instead of tonight. hope you liked it.
Kate’s pov “So it seems Asher is dating Leia now?” I heard a girl say. “He must feel pity for her or something. It won’t last.” Her friend replied. “I know they say Asher’s didn’t kill her ex, but it does seem convenient that he’s dating Leia now that her ex is murdered.” The first girl said. “Yeah, the whole Bella being a psycho seems kind of out of character.” Ugh, I was stuck in this stupid toilet waiting for the girls to exit. I couldn’t go out. They were talking about my brother and my best friend. I could go out, but then I’d have to beat them up and I wasn’t in the mood for drama today. Things have actually gone pretty well the last three weeks. For one, Leia seems a lot better. She’s seeing Doctor Angela now and is taking anti-depressants. I asked what it felt like. And Leia had said, “it makes me feel fucking numb. Since I’m half werewolf, Angela has to figure out the right dose. But numb is better than being terrified or fucking exhausted all the time.” Asher and Lei
Sierra’s pov I’m happy for Asher and Leia. I really am. But I kind of miss talking to my best friend. Although I’m not sure, Asher is the person I could go to for boy problems. I have never dated anyone before Tyler, so Asher and I never had the chance to discuss anything like this. He didn’t talk about his love life, because it wasn’t so much as a love life, but more a sex life. And I didn’t need to know about his conquests. He has talked to me about Leia a bit, so maybe I could share about Tyler. It was worth a shot. Otherwise I would have to talk to my mom, brother or Kate about it and none of them seem to be the right choice. I didn’t want to discuss my love life with my family and I didn’t want to make Kate uncomfortable, we were finally getting along again. “Leia is doing her homework with Kate today, want to hang out?” Asher asked me after class. “Yes, loved to. Meet at my house or yours?” I replied. “Yours, I haven’t seen your brother and mom in ages.” Asher said. We drov
Leia’s pov So Asher and I are fucking dating. Me and Asher. He is dating me! Okay, I should be used to it by now right?! But I am fucking not. Maybe because I spend the first few weeks in therapy and under the influence of a high ass dose of anti-depressants. But Doctor Angela finally got the dose right and I feel like myself, just a bit calmer and numb. I sometimes still get fucking triggered though and I still have days I only want to stay in bed. But it’s only been a month, so maybe I should just take my fucking victories and be happy about that. It’s been a month since I started therapy and also a month that I asked fucking Asher Omari to kiss me. Since Asher loves to fucking tease me, I’m planning a little something to tease him back. Asher asked me to go to the packhouse after school, so I will finally get my revenge then. Asher drove us to the packhouse after school with his gorgeous fucking face. I can’t believe I get to kiss him every day. I’ve been thinking about doing mo
Kate’s pov “Honey, I know I’ve been focusing on Riker a lot. I’m sorry if I wasn’t really there for you,” Mom said. “It’s fine, mom. I’m okay.” Mom shook her head, “no, a lot has happened lately and I should have been there for you and Asher. I am so happy he has Leia and he feels like he can share with her. But that leaves you with half a best friend, that has to divide her time between you and Asher. And Sierra is dating Tyler too. I hope you still have some other people you can spend time with?” I shrugged, “I talk to Dani and Mic sometimes. I’m fine.” Mom didn’t seem to believe me, but she let it go. For now, at least. “How is Leia doing? She looks a lot better than she first did.” Mom said. “She’s okay, I think Asher is really helping and seeing doctor Angela has helped her too.” “Did you know I went through something like that? So did Meadow. If Leia ever wants to talk to someone who’s been there, we wouldn't mind talking to her.” Mom never said she went through anything
Asher’s pov Goddess, how I loved being Leia’s boyfriend. I had never wanted to be anyone’s boyfriend and thought I’d meet my mate eventually, like dad did, when he was older. But being with Leia was different. She felt right, she challenged me and she was so brave. How she was dealing with her depression and everything that happened, she was brave and cool and , - “Yeah, yeah. We know. Leia is the best.” Logan said. “You seem to like her too.” I replied. I had taken Leia on my back a few times. Wanting her and Logan to meet. Leia loved rubbing Logan’s fur and he was like a puppy dog around her. Letting Leia scratch between his eyes and behind his ears. “Yes, I do. I told you, if you wanted Leia you had to go all in. Not like with those other girls,” Logan growled, “But what about meeting my mate? Shouldn’t you be focused on that?” Logan surprised me, “who says Leia isn’t it.” It wasn’t like I hadn’t thought about Leia being my mate. Leia felt right. I felt sparks when I touched
Sierra’s pov I thought the double date went fine. Leia was a bit pissed off, but she is dealing with a lot still. So maybe she was just in a mood. Tyler annoyed me a bit, sometimes it’s like he’s starstruck. He knows I’m related to his boss, Gamma Talia, which makes thing weird, I guess? But he’s guarding Kate, so I don’t know why he got so weird around Asher. Maybe he just wants to be friends with Asher, in case we are mates. We’re not mates, though. I know we’re not. I feel we’re not. I’m just too much of a coward to break things off and I’d rather have my wolf do it. Yeah, the next Beta is a big coward who can’t even break up with her boyfriend. “Are you okay? You seem lost in your thoughts.” Tyler asked me when he dropped me home. “I’m okay.” I replied, faking a smile. “You want me to stay over?” Tyler asked. I shook my head, maybe a bit too much. “No, not tonight.” Tyler sighed, “I know we’re going through a bit of a rough spot. But I am sure once you’ll get your wolf, we’
Kate’s pov Sierra was really nice to me since a few weeks ago. I didn’t know if it had something to do with her breaking up with Tyler. It wasn’t like Sierra was into me, or she was really bad at showing it. Before it felt more awkward, but now she was making a real effort to be friends. It also looked like Asher and Leia were more present during lunch. They weren’t just kissing each other all the time and actually tried to talk to me and Sierra. It had been a bit lonely. Which was funny, because I wasn’t alone. There were three other people at my lunch table. It just felt like no one was paying attention to me. Maybe I could tell Sierra what I was doing, still continuing to try and find the real killer. She used to help me, but then Tyler happened and Bella happened and I don’t know. I just rather do it all by myself. This week I was planning to talk to Joseph and then I’d finally have to talk to Mona. Ugh. I didn’t want to do either. Sierra’s birthday was in a week and she had f
Leia’s pov The shopping trip wasn’t a total fucking disaster. It was actually pretty nice. Kate picked out this cute dress for the party. It was white, with black flowers, of course fucking flowers. And it had fucking split in the front and the top had ruffles around her chest. With tiny straps over her shoulder. She would look fucking gorgeous and probably not even know it. Sierra was the birthday girl, so she went all out. She chose this green, satin dress, that showed off her perfect body. She looked like fucking Heidi Klum or something, with her long flowy blond hair and her fucking tall legs. Me, I snuck out to the lingerie department and bought some cute bra’s and this one like lace body, like a sexy bathing suit. I don’t know how to fucking describe it. But it was see through, had buttons to open the crotch and it looked nice in the mirror. Funny, that I could fucking finally look at myself and actually find myself looking good enough. I still wasn’t as pretty as Kate or Sie
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;