67. One Night Stand With Tony!!!! "I agree Kai is very bad, but not to the extent that I should be holding him at an arm's length." Daisy said with an apologetic smile as if it was a hard thing she had to do to change her boy. "I let him make love to me so he knows I am still his. And as long as he does not bully innocent people, I let him have me one day out of seven. But when he changes completely, which I think will take a while, then he can have me every night as long as he doesn't impregnate me."Aria forced a smile and pulled the bag of her dress to stare into it to excuse herself for a while. In the last ten days, the pain caused by Jake's harshness was the second reason that made her cry at night. The first reason was the tearing pain in her heart that emancipated from Noah's adultery with her oh-so-lovely girlfriend aka her best friend's sister, Lana. He had had sex with her eight times out of ten days. And the pain sprouted from it was like a fork scraping at her heart i
68. Aria in danger?!! She was cute. Her bond with Kai was so messed up yet so pure. They acted crazy all the time in school. But their chemistry in private was like a goal other couples would love to achieve. Kai was a good mate. He was outdoing himself. "Daisy," Aria called for her with her heart settling down in distress as she thought about her own mate. "What would you have done if Kai was a heartless mate?" "Heartless mate?" Daisy turned back to Aria, the redness of her cheeks gone. "I mean to say.. What would have been between you two if he was selfish?" "Can you elaborate a little more? You know I am a slow learner.""Okay, so what I mean to say is that if your mate was bad to you, always hurt you, never believed you even if the truth was clear in front of him, dated another girl, had sex with her all the time without caring about how you'd feel, and if he never came to your help when you were in need of a rescue... What would you've done then? How would you have dealt wit
69. Preparing for the date The following day arrived and passed by like a ride in a ferris wheel. Too short to do a thing. Aria sighed at the clock and then at her dress that was nearly placed on the bed with her sandals and jewelry she was going to wear with it."Uff, Aria, you're still not ready?" Daisy walked in her room with wide eyes."I've been preparing all day but still..." Aria forwarded her wet painted nails. "I am still not ready.""Well I can see that. It's twenty-five to nine, Aria! You need to hurry." Daisy set her side bag aside and rushed out of Aria's room. She returned with a bowl of water, "Here, dip your nails in the water.""But they're wet!" "I know, silly. This is cold water. It'll help set your polish faster without ruining it. And you don't have to sit under the fan to dry it." Aria didn't protest. She quickly put her hands in the water and bit her lips. It was cold. She can feel the tips of her fingers getting numb. But it was worth it if it saved her tim
70. The date night"Aria! Aria!!!" She felt a jerk and came back to present with a gasp expelling from her mouth. "Are you alright, Aria!" Daisy helped her sit on the chair and quickly brought her a glass of water. "Here, drink this." Aria desperately threw it down her throat and wiped her lips with the back of her hands. While Daisy sat near her feet with a worried face, Aria found Melody breathing heavily within her, 'Are you okay, Aria.''Yes, I am. What about you?' She answered back to her wolf. 'Thankfully, I am.' Melody replied. 'What was that, Melody? I don't understand what I just saw.' Aria spoke on the link. 'It wasn't a dream, was it?' Melody took her time before she responded, 'It wasn't a dream, Aria.''Then what, Melody!' 'You have unearthed one of your skills as a mage, Aria.' Melody's voice was streaked with exhilaration. 'One of my skills as a mage?' 'Yes, Aria! Pre-vision. You can see visions. Isn't that awesome!' 'It is, but if it's going to be this intimi
71. A kiss of the first date As Tony's car disappeared in the thick night, Kai jumped out of nowhere with his phone pressed to his ear, "Bro, they just left!" "Kai?" Daisy was standing by the door of Aria's house. She had come to watch her leave with Tony. She quickly closed the door and came rushing towards him. "I'll follow them for you, don't worry." He acknowledged her presence with a small smile and continued to talk on the call. His free hand went around her waist, then down to her ass to give it a light squeeze. It was followed with a spank that left Daisy with shocked eyes. "What are you doing here?" Daisy asked but Kai was still busy. He was talking about the same place Aria was moving towards with Tony. She didn't know what was going on in his mind. When he disconnected the call and turned to her to kiss her, she put a hand on his mouth and glared at him. Kai frowned, "Baby, you've promised to give me a kiss everytime we meet. Why are you breaching your own rules
72. A bloody warning for Jake Heat pricked Aria's skin and her chest seemed to be stuck in a dense forest of temptation. She didn't want to kiss back but the hand on her throat flattened around her neck. It caressed her skin slowly, causing her eyes to shut tight and mouth to move. A soft moan echoed within the wall of her enclosed mouth as she tried to resist the lips on her lips. This was swallowing her whole. The kiss was taking a toll over her senses. Melody was intoxicated so badly by the sudden kiss that she moaned inside her head, thus weakening Aria to her core. 'Get a grip on yourself, Aria!' She snapped at herself and using all her might, she pushed a hand on the iron-like shoulder of her kisser. "How dare you kiss me, Jake Ragnar!" She hastily, on her wobbly knees, got up and wiped her mouth with the back of her hand, attempting to wipe away the juddering sensation the kiss induced in her lips. "But you liked it, didn't you?" The look she witnessed on Jake's face wa
73. Prove it to me White hot pain seared through Aria when she laid her eyes on Jake. She didn't notice it earlier (because he didn't give her a chance to) that he was dressed in a white shirt. The blood on it stood out aggressively as if he was bleeding to death. But the dark smirk on his lips said otherwise. Jake didn't seem to mind his wounds, nor did he look like he was in pain. His hands went into his pockets and he smiled at Tony, "There's a stipulated time decided by our convenient store guy before which you can never leave here." His eyes fell on the glass of drink in Tony's hold, "And oh, he's never letting you go unless you drink this." Aria followed the direction of his finger that was pointed at the glass. One was bubbling white champagne which he probably bought for himself. The other one was green in color with something green floating in it. "His plan will be into ruins if he can't make you drink this. Right, Tony?" Tony acted as if Jake was speaking in an alien
74. Take a step towards him, Aria! Aria's POVMy eyes followed his back as he disappeared in a dark corridor with red, too blurry to look through, lights burning up from the ceiling. My lungs hurt as I have stopped breathing since I saw Kai collapse and close his eyes after he drank the mojito that was bought for me.For me? A drink with drugs.'It's your vision, Aria.' Melody whispered in a thrilled tone. She was processing what just happened. 'The drugged drink was not supposed to be for any other girl but you. Oh my God! The guy was Tony who spiked the drink in your vision. Can't believe it!'I was still frozen, my skin too cold to feel the dress that was on me. My eyes went to find Tony. He was still on the floor trying to hold his bleeding mouth. I trusted this guy with my life. He was good. He never gave me bad vibes. Then what went suddenly wrong?"You know what, Aria, this asshole has trapped many girls like you who trusted him blindly. You're not the first girl." Zack sudden
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