started this chapter two days ago, but because of christmas I didn't have time to finish it. Hope you're having a nice holiday! We had dinner with the family and exchanged gits. I got some fancy face cream and a new fish tank that is really big.
Leia’s povAsher made sure to spend some more time with us, and I fucking loved him for it. What I didn’t fucking love was everything that was going on at Ari’s pack.My mother and father-in-law were still there, and little Riker and I fucking missed them. The whole thing was fucked up, and I couldn’t wait until they solved it. I sometimes felt guilty; maybe I should be the type of Luna Kyra was. Maybe I should get more involved, but fuck, raising two little girls was already hard enough without going to meetings every fucking day."Do not hold yourself responsible for this." Reina said.I knew this wasn’t my fucking fault, but I wanted it fixed. I wanted Lily and Osiris back here with Riker; I wanted Ari and Kyra to not have to fucking worry, but most of fucking all, and I know it’s fucking selfish, I didn’t want the Iron River pack to get involved in a fucking war.We had been Alpha and Luna for barely a few fucking months, and if things went wrong, then we’d have to help Ari out."P
Asher’s povWe were on our way to the Blood Stone Pack, but would stay in a nearby hotel before the meeting the next morning. I think Uncle Eddie just wanted to add an extra day, because he needed a break."You think having two kids is hard, but no, it’s hard having four kids, and two of them are teenagers. Imagine you when you were fourteen, and you get my oldest, Ren. He doesn’t listen to me; he's already talking about girlfriends, and he’s so damn stubborn," Eddie said.He continued, "and Airi is worse. I thought girls would be easier, but I think she’s been hanging out with Sue too much. She is filling her head with nonsense about not needing a mate. She’s almost thirteen, but she acts like she’s an adult. She looks like one too."I laughed, "at least you have two kids that are easy. Hiroto and Liling aren’t causing any trouble, right?"Eddie shook his head, "Liling is my youngest; of course she causes trouble. Don’t you know the youngest are always the worst. Look at me," he joke
Kate’s povThings have settled down since Asher and Sierra visited the Blood Rock pack. Ari and Kyra were finally able to open the pack again after weeks of rogue attacks. Mom, dad, and Riker could finally come home, and we could focus on our own pack.My job as an elder isn’t really something that requires an office or day-to-day contact with Asher. I mean, I see him every day, but he doesn’t need my help every day.So the rest of the time I either help out Leia or try to find new books to read or new things to learn. I’ve been spending time at the hospital, talking to Marco and Doctor Angela. Although I don’t have the stomach to be a doctor, I am curious about things like mental health and medicine that could help our pups.I get why Leia found Marco annoying at first; he really likes the sound of his own voice. I don’t mind it that much, since I like to think before I talk anyway. I usually just zone out and only try to focus on the important things he’s saying, while trying to thin
Asher’s povI wish I could have been there to greet Sue, Osiah, and Ren, but I was busy with work. The life of an Alpha, I guess."You say it like you hate it, but you love this job." Logan said, and I couldn’t agree more. I did love being the alpha of the Iron River pack.On today’s schedule was another meeting with some of our newest members. I knew Marco was doing well, so it was just Larissa, Sara, and Bruce. They had completed their time at Cyrus’ farm, and I was hoping together we could figure out a new job for them.Larissa said she wanted to stay at the farm. She said she loved working with the animals and felt at peace there. Cyrus and April had been nothing but positive about her, so one down and two to go.Bruce and Sara were a couple, and they came here without kids. I wondered if they didn’t want any or couldn’t. I wouldn't ash them about it, however, because I believe it is impolite to ask such questions. "You’re just annoyed because people keep asking you when you’re fi
sorry if you got all excited for nothing, but I wanted to give you an update. I had a crappy mood yesterday, so I didn’t write at all. I did break my son's lego train in an anger tantrum fit for a toldler. anyway, I fixed the train and today my mood is improved. I have written out what needs to happen next, so we get to Aeryn and Elora's story without ending on a bad note. there will be lots of drama and battles, and it will take me between 10 and 20 chapters, at least, so you'll be stuck with this story for a while. thank you for your support, and please let me know if you want to read more from certain characters before the end. I will try to include them. I will write a new chapter tonight, and from Monday, I will try to write daily again.love, Naomi
Sierra’s povAfter dinner was over, I went to talk to Sue. It must be difficult to feel like everyone is trying to force you to do something, you don’t feel ready for yet. To have your family send you away to reason with you when you're only eighteen and still have time to figure things out."Don't start, Sierra, I told you," Sue said before I cut her off."I’m not here for that. I heard your speech at the table, and I think you’re right. I had to figure out that I loved Kate on my own, and it took me some time. If you’re not ready to meet your mate just yet, then you’re not.""Thanks Sierra. Can you tell my parents that?" she joked."No can do, can’t go against two former betas." I said with a wink. "But maybe I can help you with something else? Have you figured out what you want to do? Go to college and get a job? You said something about traveling? Maybe we could sit down together tomorrow and figure that part out together? Make a plan?"Sue smiled at me, "my plan was just to wing i
Maggie’s povLife was good. Really good. It felt like I was living the dream, except for the part where I shared a house with my annoying cousin. But other than that, it was perfect.Speaking of my annoying cousin. He had decided to start training at the same time I did. So not only did I have to share a house with him, I also had to share my damn training with him. And everyone thought he was the absolute shit, because he was the beta’s brother. They weren’t totally wrong, though. He wasn’t the shit, but he was shit at fighting compared to me, and one day they’d see that.Sierra came to the training compound with Sue, Kate’s cousin, and looked around. She spotted me and smiled at me, but before she could talk, her stupid brother was already there. Goddess, he was everywhere."Hey, Sierra. Looking for me?"She smiled, "hey Roman, no actually I’m here to see Maggie."Roman rolled his eyes, "really? Her?"I walked towards them and pushed Roman "accidentally" to the side. "Yes, me, you as
Asher’s povSue has gone home with Ren and Osiah, but Osiah will be back in a week to get a house with Rishi. I actually thought Rishi might move away, but Osiah said he wanted to live somewhere where he wasn’t one of a few gay people. That he desired the opportunity to be just Osiah, without others focusing on the type of person he fell in love with.He asked my permission first, but I would never get in the way of someone’s love. Especially since he's family. I would love for him to be a part of the Iron River pack.Sue and Sierra had a good talk, and she said she wanted to think about becoming a tracker. She might start training in her own pack, though, or come here if she misses her twin brother. I couldn’t imagine if Kate and I lived in separate packs.And Ren… well, we scared him a bit. Making sure he knew he shouldn’t become a player and treat girls well. That's why it's okay to be patient, and why messing around with more than one girl will bite you in the ass."So are you done
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;