Aaro’s pov
This fucking Storm was hot and then cold. He was fucking hot in the looks department too; he looked really good. But I meant that his behavior was odd. He was protective of me, but the rest of the time he seemed annoyed with me or just ignored me. Sometimes it felt like he wanted me to lash out, but I knew better than to speak my mind. I was pretty sure if I was punished here, they wouldn’t care about leaving a mark or not. I mean, they stuck a fucking thick needle in my wrist to track me. How the fuck did that work?
I searched the whole damn closet for something to wear. Layers. Whatever the fuck that meant, because the only thing here were more dresses. I gave up and I went to the bathroom to wash my arm. I tried to push the shower on, but the whole thing went crazy. There was water coming out of different holes in the wall, and I didn’t know what the fuck was going on. By the end, I was soaked. I dried myself off as best as I could and tied my hair down; getting it wet wouldn’t help my curls right now. They would turn into a frizzy mess.
Then I heard someone knock and quickly ran to the door. Storm pulled me out of the room. I had legs, you know. What's up with the fucking manhandling? He could just ask me to come with him.
"Get dressed."
Here? Like in front of him? Or was he just testing me because he kept looking at me in the same way Sugar and Dolly would if they wanted to provoke me. I wasn’t giving him the fucking satisfaction. If he wanted me to get dressed, I would fucking get dressed.
So I took my dress off. I could feel his eyes on me and I recognized that look. It was the same look Birdy had when she used to look at me. The look that said she wanted more.
I didn’t know if I liked girls or boys. Or both. It didn’t fucking matter, because I wouldn’t have a choice as to who I would end up with anyway. Not until I was free. But seeing the way Storm looked at me, did something to me. It made my core clench, and I fucking hated that this guy was making me feel this way.
Particularly when he was putting a belt on his jeans. We weren’t allowed to wear pants at school. I did know what they were, I had worn jeans before when I was still at home. But I never used a belt before. I didn’t remember where it was supposed to fucking go. It wasn’t on my list of things worth remembering.
His thumbs grazed my skin, and I had to hold my breath. Not just because it calmed me down, but mostly because he smelled really good. Somehow he smelled like home, and I fucking hated that he reminded me of my home. He had no fucking right to smell like the perfect combination of the woods, the river, and the wind whenever my father and I went for a walk in the forest. Storm’s scent was all around me now, since I was wearing his clothes. It made me miss my home and I had to tell myself to focus, before I would start crying again.
"Let’s fucking go." Storm said before grabbing a coat for me.
Yes, my lord. I thought inside my head. You fucking dick.
"You have something to say?" Storm growled.
"No, future Alpha Storm. Let’s go." I said, with a fake ass smile on my face.
When we walked down the stairs, we ran into Eve. "Storm, koop wat kleding voor haar en Storm….[Storm, buy her some clothes and Storm….] " She looked down at my feet. "She heeft geen schoenen aan. [She isn’t wearing any shoes.]"
"Fuck." Storm said.
Did he finally realize I wasn't wearing shoes? Eve ran back up the stairs and then came down holding my old shoes. At least it weren’t the fucking heels.
"Sorry, Aaro. I don’t have any winter shoes in your size. Storm will buy you some."
"Thank you, Eve." I said, putting the shoes on.
"Tot straks, mam. [See you later, mom]" Storm said, giving his mom a peck on the cheek.
"Doe een beetje lief tegen haar, oke? [Be nice to her oke?]" Eve replied.
I could see why Alpha Fuckface would find them speaking Dutch annoying; I couldn’t understand a single thing they were saying. Why wouldn’t they just mindlink if they wanted some privacy?
Storm walked towards his car, and I followed him. Was this going to be my life until I escaped? Being a fucking dog chasing after its master?
I went to the other side of the car and tried to open the door, but I had no fucking clue how. Where was the fucking door handle?
Storm opened the door from the inside without a word, and I sat down. Mom or dad used to put the seatbelt on when I was younger, but when I was six could do it myself. I had barely done it a few times before Marco had taken us, so I hoped I was doing it the right way.
Storm got annoyed and bent over me, grabbing the seatbelt and buckling me in. He was so fucking close, and it sounded like he was smelling me.
We drove out of the super-secure packhouse mansion—whatever the fuck this house is called—and into the town. Storm was supposed to show me around, but he didn’t say one fucking word about the pack until we stopped on a busy street.
He unbuckled my seatbelt and got out of the car. So I guess I should fucking chase after him again?
I got out of the car and was immediately hit with how cold it was. That wind was so fucking cold, it even went through the coat I was wearing and the woolen sweater. But my shoes were the fucking worst. My feet were frozen instantly.
Storm walked into a store, and I followed behind him.
"Go buy some clothes." He growled.
Okay? I didn’t even know my fucking size, what I needed to buy, or what amount I could spend. I had never shopped for clothes without my mom there, and I didn’t remember much from shopping other than that I wanted to wear glittery dresses, but it always took too fucking long and I'd hide under the clothes racks.
I laughed at the memory. If only Mom could see me now.
"What the fuck are you standing there for, and why are you laughing? Go get some clothes."
"Okay, future Alpha Storm."
"Just call me Storm." he said annoyed.
I walked up to the first woman, who looked like she worked here, and I approached her. I could do this. I could fucking handle anything. This was just a stupid shopping trip.
"Hi, future Alpha Storm is buying me some new winter clothes. I am not from around here; could you perhaps assist me?"
Hearing Storm’s name drew her attention, and she got right to work. She grabbed different sizes, different types of warm clothing, and a lot of tights, which I didn’t get why she did.
"Those are thermal leggings; you put them under your trousers or dress." She later explained while I was getting dressed in a fitting room.
She also picked up some underwear, socks, and a bra when she noticed I wasn’t wearing one.
"She needs shoes too." Storm’s voice startled me and the woman.
"I’ll get right on that. What is your size?"
I took my shoe off and looked inside. These shoes had been a size too small for years, but they would never waste time on buying new shoes.
"7, I guess?" I added another number to the size I was wearing.
She smiled at me, "I’ll get a few different sizes."
Storm sighed as if the whole thing was so annoying. He was the one who told me to buy fucking clothes!
When we were finished, I had a new coat, two pairs of jeans, some sweaters, a lot of thermal clothing, a few woolen dresses, and two pairs of shoes.
"She needs some formal wear too." Storm said, and this time I sighed before I could stop myself.
"What? You don’t like to shop?"
I put my fake smile on, "I am not used to shopping, Future al-, I mean, Storm."
The woman brought some over, and Storm picked out a few dresses, "we’ll buy those."
I didn’t even try them! Storm paid for everything, and it sounded like a fuckload of money, but I didn’t really have a clue what a lot of money was these days. Or maybe ever. As a kid, I had no sense of the value of money and at school we didn't use any.
"Let’s go back." Storm said, but just before we reached the store’s exit, we were stopped by a woman.
She was short, had long, straight brown hair, and a lot of fucking make-up on. It looked good on her, but I wouldn’t even know where to fucking begin.
"Who’s this?" the woman asked Storm, and she was the first one that didn’t act all starstruck or scared when she spoke to Storm.
"None of your business." Storm replied.
I smiled at the woman, "I’m Aaro. Nice to meet you."
Storm looked at me like I had done something wrong, but it wasn’t like I told her my whole fucking story. I just said my fake name.
"Aaro. Be careful with this one. He has some commitment issues." She joked while touching Storm’s arm.
I watched her hand on his arm, and a small growl, more like a tiny little growl, left my mouth. I was pretty sure none of them heard me. I faked a smile and waited for Storm to say anything or to leave. Either was fine with me.
Storm looked at me puzzled, and then his attention went back to the girl. "Lisa, I thought you loved it when I wasn’t careful. I remember you used to like it rough."
What the fuck? In front of me, who was supposed to be his future Luna? Well, keep Lisa, and I’ll go back home and save my sister. Fuck, my sister. I felt bad for not thinking about her all the time. Storm had distracted me. This whole fucked-up situation, the shopping, and his weird behavior had distracted me from escaping. Not that I could go anywhere right now. I didn't know how that thing in my wrist worked, but I was pretty sure I couldn't get far without getting it out first.
I smiled at Lisa and Storm. "It sounds like you two have some catching up to do; I’ll leave you two alone."
I didn’t wait for permission; instead, I took a step forward and was once again pulled backwards by Storm’s hand on my arm.
"You stay right the fuck where you are, Aaro."
--- Hi. I will try to get a hard start on writing. Not sure if I can post each of the chapters. I am scared that if I write too much and they want me to change things, then i'd have to rewrite every chapter. I've had one story rejected in the past, but most of the time I didn't have a problem getting a contract. But my editor said she was busy and they have 30 days to think about giving me a contract.
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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;