48. Please Come To Save Me"Granddaughter to Derwin Blaze?" Jake parroted slowly, his eyes bulging out in stupor.He didn't have the energy to look up at Noah as he stressed himself on thinking about Derwin Blaze and his relation with Aria. This sounded too terrifying to be true. If she was the granddaughter to the Alpha that was currently the biggest threat and enemy of the pack, there were two hundred percent chances that Aria could be involved.Yet, a part of him shoved his insides, waking him up from the shock. This could be a scheme to prevent him from going inside. Brent was supporting the alpha and the supreme commander. So it was feasible that Noah was with them too. Jake drew his brows together and glared at Noah mercilessly. The cunt was crossing the limits of being annoying and provocative at the same time. "I am ashamed to think of you as my future beta. You are gross, Noah Rhodes." Jake bit out. His features screamed of his reluctance. Noah controlled his own rage and a
49. Don't say a word Aria. Aria shrunk in the chair. It was not very big to hold the whole of her, still she picked her legs up and curled her hands around the knees. Now she was suddenly cold. Her blood was rushing furiously like an overflowing river after a cloudburst. She was going through emotion-burst instead.Her heartbeats drummed in her ears. Her fingertips seemed to have frosted up. Panic settled in her stomach in sharp points of jagged glass. It wasn't fair ! It wasn't fair, damn it. She was detained for a murder she didn't know about taking place in the classroom. Not that she had any connection with the professor who died.The muscles in her face tightened as she heard the noise on the other side of the door. Something was happening out there. Maybe the family members of the dead professor were here to deal with her their way! Maybe it was a furious, ill-tempered officer who had the wish of solving the case within hours of discovery that there had been a murder.Aria knew
50. Aria's not a mortal omega!!!! Aria frowned. Long gone were the tears from her eyes. Her viridescent gaze was set ablaze with conviction. "I am sure you are misunderstanding him, sir. My fath—" "COME ON, ARIA WRIGHT, " Aria jumped in her chair at the outburst of his heavy voice as he slapped his hands on the table. "Stop defending your father as we have evidence against him.""M-my father.... N-no... H-he is n-not," She hyperventilated as tears returned to her eyes again. She forgot he was here to investigate her. She forgot she was taken as a prime suspect. Investigators often used this trick of blaming the loved ones of the suspects to get them speaking the truth. How could she fall in his trap and speak? She regretted opening her mouth. But then... Her father was being dragged into this. He was a Cold-hearted father, yes. He didn't like her, yes. Even though she had no hand in the demise of her mother but he accused her of it, yes. He could be anything and everything but not
51. In Search Of A Moonfolk Wolf Jake was sitting in the cabin of Mr. Maverick Parker, the head incharge of the headquarters. He was seized right as he breached inside and taken to Mr. Parker's chamber and assured that the investigation was running smoothly without causing any trouble to Aria. And that it was ensured that her comfort was not compromised or ignored, and that Jake could see her once the investigation was done. Although he didn't believe he was going to get to meet her, he chose to take a chance and sat across from Mr. Maverick Parker. He was distracted with the talks of the football tournament that was about to begin in their school. Not now though. The death of the professor made the principal and the alpha to postpone it until the case was solved or until it was clear that there won't be any more harmful incidents as such taking place in the school premises again. Jake was barely interested in his talks. He was on his phone playing games and observing the convers
52. Aria's First Experience As A Wolf Jake's heart had been throbbing vigorously in his ribs during the run to Aria's house. He was so hopeful that he didn't think about checking his surroundings as he moved towards her house. The little abode was standing still under the dark sky. The lights were off and nothing about it looked unusual except for the shattered window on the front. When Jake inched closer, he was hit by a strong scent of Aria and when he moved even further towards the door, he heard soft muffles coming from the other end. Someone was crying and Jake didn't have to guess who it was. He dashed inside and followed her smell in her bedroom. "Aria!" His mouth fell as he froze on the doorstep, observing Aria balled up in the creak between her bed and the wall, holding her legs. Her bare skin seemed to be rippling under his scrutiny. She was trembling. There was blood on her fingers and dirt all around her body. He sniffed the blood and closed his eyelids feeling rel
53. I Hope You'll Love Me Now, Dad! It was a shaky wind that snapped them all out of their frozen state and made them run ahead to save the commander before Zavier Wright bit him down to pieces. Alpha Killian grabbed the back of his head and separated him from the shuddering commander, who was bleeding to tears and panic.The beta and the gamma dragged the old man away while the alpha endeavored to control the enraged wolf. He seemed uncontrollable, his eyes a midnight dark and teeth were thirsty of penetrating into more meat. Zavier howled and jumped upon alpha Killian. He pinned him down to the ground and rumbled madly near his mouth as he let his anger obvious over the mind link, 'I thought my daughter was safe in your custody when I am gone to hunt, Ragnar! I trusted you with her safety but...' he took a pause and looked up at the beta and gamma trying to pick the injured Arthur Moore to safety. But as they sensed the hunter's dark and threatening gaze on them, they stilled. Gu
54. Let Me Introduce my Wolf To You"My method was wrong but my intention wasn't and it is for everyone's good, Zavier." Killian expressed. "Come to think of it, it has benefitted you too as it helped your daughter meet her wolf. She wouldn't have realized she's a wolf if she had not gone through that traumatizing phase, clicking that part of her brain that had her wolf existing in there."Zavier growled in disagreement. The trauma didn't help her. It only exposed her to the knowledge that she was fragile and can be used as a weakness to bring her father on his knees. The trauma hit her so badly that every fucking nueron in her brain was set alight and every cell in her body was put to distraught. This was a wakeup call to Zavier and he came out of the emotional impact the Alpha's words would have otherwise caused to him. He eyed him stoicly, unconvinced. He was aware of the cause of indifference between Alpha Killian and Derwin Blaze eighteen years ago. But he never got the chance
55. Training "Here, look at this bird, Aria," I shook my head in deep acknowledgement as I focused my eyes on the bird. "The bird in my hold is A common swift." We were in a vast field of grass, which is not far away from our pack. This is mostly where all the wolves from our pack come to take a run. But on the weekends it is prohibited for the civilians to use as it is utilized as a training field for the wolves admitted in the training academy. But on this warm afternoon of Wednesday, there was no wolf other than my dad and I. He told me that he took exclusive permission to use these fields to train me today from the alpha. It was lovely, it was great to be standing in open space where winds flew like waves with forceful currents. My face felt the pangs of harsh winds yet I didn't let my eyes distract and continued to stare at the bird that was sitting in my father's palm. It was small with a body shining like powdered graphite. Its eyes were the darkest little dots on the side
123Jake's POV The last time I felt humiliated in my life was when— I clearly remember that day like it happened yesterday— I was an eight year old child and in a summer camp. My father had accompanied me as it was a condition of the camp to have at least one parent coming with their child.Mom was usually committed to pre-scheduled parties with other Lunas and was too stubborn to cancel them for a camp which she stated would be too boring for her. But I wanted to go as all my friends were going. That's when dad canceled some of his meetings, which as an alpha he shouldn't have, and came with me.The part where I felt utterly humiliated was when I was reciting the poem I've written for my father. It was a task given to all the children. We were asked to write either an essay or a poem for our parents. I wanted to outshine other kids and show that I was a future alpha, and hence, I chose to write a rhyming poem while everyone else stuck with writing an essay.And as I was extremely eag
122. "My father only loves his reputation and power. Don't worry about him. He would hardly feel bad if I left." I remarked with no expression. "But he's your father. How could you—" "You can't convince me to stay, Harry. I've made up my mind. I'm going to take them down, no matter what it costs." "Uncle Zavier will not appreciate this. I don't think he would like it if he knows you're joining the war he himself is staying away from." Harry shook his head clearly indicating that he wasn't going to take me along. It made my anger worse. I seethed and grabbed the front of his shirt. "I'm not a child anymore. I'm a warrior and this is my fight. Don't try to take that away from me, Harry. If dad wants to stay away then it is his choice. I can't leave my family to thrive alone when I know I have the ability to and I can help them win."Harry remained firm on his words but the need to get away from this pack and its people made me try harder to convince him. "You don't know what it's
121The addition she made regarding Jake made my eyes burn. I felt my limbs quivering. That all-encompassing feeling of pain washed over me again and I found myself staring at Harry, who was watching me have a battle with my wolf. "It's okay if you don't believe me, Aria. But maybe this will help you know I am not making up stories." He said as he passed his phone to me. I took it with shaking hands and played the video that was on pause. A corrosive pain shot up my spine and burst forth in my entire body. My knees gave way, and I fell on the floor. My agonized sobs bounced off the walls as I cried my heart out. I desperately wished it wasn’t true, but like every other cruel reality I’ve faced, the video was undeniably real.Jake was talking about me in the video with Kai and Neil. They were teasing him by taking my name and he rolled his eyes. They asked if it was genuine this time but Jake laughed out loud and said he wouldn't be tolerating me if I wasn't my father's daughter.I
120"Let me start from the start, Aria. That way you'll get a better idea of what I'm trying to tell you... Actually, our grandfather used to be one of the greatest and strongest Alphas of his time. He had a huge flourishing pack named Berrywood Pack. All of us were happy in our lives, and then, one day your father came to visit our pack to help us.""Rogues have always been a problem, Aria. They were a little more daring in the past than they are now. In the past, they would just pick up any she-wolf or girl child they liked and had their way with them. Or worse, pick an entire pack and threaten them to send a woman on a daily basis to them. And if their conditions weren't agreed with, they would declare war. That's why your father was invited by our grandfather to kill these rampant rogues and finish their terror forever."Harry's eyes gleamed as he went on, "None of us knew that your father would find his mate in our pack, and that it would be none other than the Alpha's Daughter,
119Aria's POVMy fingers twitched and my forearms numbed from the onset of overwhelming emotions that surged through my body. My face was tingling and my jaw had become stiff. I couldn't move my jaw, much less part it and breathe.I was desperately struggling to regain control but I felt as though I was pushed, head deep, in freezing water. And no matter how much I struggled to come back on the surface, it was futile.A point came when I fell on my side and ended up curling myself into a ball. I covered my head with my hands, my entire body buzzing with a tingling sensation.Was this death? Is this how it felt when your soul left your body?I won't know whether or not it was death because the moment I willingly closed my eyes to accept the end of my life— which I thought it was— I sensed warm arms lifting me up.My body teetered as someone held me close to a warm chest and began to walk. The foul smell of garbage began to drift away, indicating that I was being carried away to a bette
118Aria's POVAfter leaving my house and Kai and Daisy in it, I rushed into a dark alley to cry my heart out. I was in pain I couldn't narrate. My heart was hurting from Jake's ignorance while my body vibrated from the after-effects of my mate's force used on me. My life went from bright to dark overnight. I was made to pay for a mistake I didn't even commit. My wolf was howling for respite. We both needed some rest. All these hours we tolerated since the morning has taken a toll on her. However, we refused to relax. Not now. Not when our eyes were blazing with the fire of revenge. Melody and I have vowed to not sit quiet until we settled scores with Noah Rhodes. That bastard caught us off guard. He attacked me when I was not prepared. But now my veins were fueled with aggression, my limbs aching to fight back. My mind was compelling me to use all the tricks I have learned from my father through intense training. I moved in the darkness as I made my way to Noah's house in search o
117"How dare you play such a trick on me?" Noah's voice bounced off the walls. He picked up Aria from over the broken bed and clutched her hair tightly, making her wail. He pulled them in a merciless joke as his canines surfaced. His muscles convulsed in fury as he brought his face closer to Aria, "It was Jake's idea, wasn't it? He asked you to do this to trouble me.""Aah!" Aria's body was a huge ball of pain. She tapped on his wrist so he would let go. Alas, enraged like an uncontrollable bull, Noah tossed her across the room again. Aria fell on her weak study table, crushing it under her. She hissed with thick tears streaming out of her eyes as a pointed piece of wood pierce her inner thigh. Noah didn't show any pity as he raised her by her hair again. Her scalp ached as a thousands brightly blinking stars burst across her vision. "I detest Moon goddess for mating me with a gold digging whóre like you. You are despicable and..." His words faded out as Aria's senses spun into
116Aria walked on the quiet road on light feet. She was feeling cold and had to wrap her arms around herself. The winds were piercing into her skin and the dust it carried swirled around her. She shuffled her feet ahead with teary eyes as she wondered where to go.She just returned from the club she heard the girls mention in the library. It turned out that Jake left an hour before she reached there. Then she went to his home, the alpha mansion. Unfortunately, there were a dozen expensive cars lining outside the mansion. The alpha probably had visitors, and thus she couldn't gather up the courage to walk into that house while powerful people occupied it.There could be one, if not all, disliking her father. She was too frightened to appear in front of any such person who could take a dig at her to humiliate the most feared hunter in the pack. That being said, she left without meeting Jake.Now as she started her walk to nowhere, she reminiscenced the times she spent with Jake. He had
115. Truth out in front of Daisy "I hate her for hurting Lana, Kai. I will never forgive her."She banded her hands around his waist stiffly and wailed. "She not only cheated on Jake and my sister but on me too. I trusted and loved her just like Lana. Why did she have to do that? She was very well versed with the fact that Noah was dating my sister. But she still kissed him." Kai chewed the inside of his cheek agitatedly. He wished to tell her about Noah and Aria being each other's mate but he bit it down. It wasn't his place to tell her. But he definitely needed to make her see some sense and not entirely blame Aria for the kiss. "Do you realize this wouldn't have happened if Aria didn't go to the old age home with you?" "What are you insinuating, Kai Sinclair? Do you want to say that I influenced Aria to do that." Daisy's voice hardened ruthlessly. "All I'm saying is that Aria isn't the only one who you should condemn. Noah is equally—" "What's wrong with you, Kai?" Daisy pus