It’s been over 24 hours since they left—Aria and his sister, Lana. They had left him alone to "cool off," as Lana had mentioned while driving Aria away. Oh, he did cool off, because now he felt the sudden urge to leave her alone. Fuck, he wished she had a wolf. He wouldn’t be the one being possessive and demanding; she would.He would let her be, he knew he would never know how to chase a lady. Even in his next life.So he decided to tame himself. He would.One must not live with their mate must they? He felt resolved and decided.Asher left the house that morning in a normal polo shirt and denim pants, his hair brushed messily to the sides of his face, his golden eyes flat. Because he was going to leave her alone didn’t mean he would let the person who harmed her live.His most trusted man, Ronny, a loyal beta, greeted him with a bow as he held the door open. "Everything is set, Alpha."Without a word, he got in. Daniel, another beta, seemed loyal until he proved otherwise. Unlike
The two alphas faced off in the middle of the road, their eyes locked in a fierce stare. Alexander, his fur fluffed up in agitation, snarled and bared his teeth. Asher, his eyes gleaming with a calm intensity, didn't flinch.Without warning, Alexander charged, his massive body hurtling towards Asher with a deafening roar. But Asher didn't move. He simply raised a hand, and Alexander was suddenly halted in mid-air, as if an invisible force field had stopped him.Alexander struggled and snarled, but Asher's grip on him was unyielding. With a flick of his wrist, Asher sent Alexander flying across the clearing, the other alpha crashing into a tree with a loud thud.Alexander scrambled to his feet, his eyes blazing with fury, but Asher was already walking away, his back turned dismissively. "You're not worth my effort," Asher said, his voice low and even.Alexander's face contorted with rage, but he knew he was outmatched. Again.With a snarl, he turned and fled into the forest, his tail
Early in the morning, the sun had not even risen yet when Aria's phone vibrated. She gave a grumbling sound as she rolled over and tried to go back to sleep. But that's not like Aria at all; the tiniest of sounds woke her entirely awake, especially at the early hours of the morning. After a few seconds of lying still, she sighed and picked up her phone. It was too bright, she squinted her eyes as she tapped on the new message on her screen. It was from her school; she had been offered something, but they didn't state what. She was to go to the senate office for more details. That was strange but not exactly out of place; she had been offered scholarships and also had the opportunity to work at particular industries when she was ready. This might be one of them, and whether she wanted it or not, she'd have to attend. She sighed; it was supposed to be her free day. She didn't do history. Rubbing her eyes, she got up lazily from the bed and went straight to the bathroom. Her sl
On Monday morning, Aria stood in front of the alpha’s turnout. People walked in and out of the building. It was more beautiful that it looked in the magazines They were dressed in formal clothing and elegant outfits. She looked down at herself, then at the big sign that was over the building. She looked like the people who passed by. She didn’t look like she belonged there. Because did she?Her files were held tightly to her chest with one hand while the other straightened the dress that she knew didn’t need to be straightened. What she needed to do, in fact, was walk to the entrance and help herself in. Sadly, she’d have to see the boss before she started her day at the place. It was her director’s specific order. Aria didn’t see that as weird because, of course, she had to.One last breath, she walked to the building and went to where the receptionist was at the corner of the entrance. “Hello,” Aria said with the smile she could muster. The woman looked like she was in her la
She blinked, her brow furrowing in confusion. There was no logical explanation for what had just occurred—neither on her part nor theirs. She silently wished the ground would open up and swallow her whole. However, she didn’t look down. Instead, her eyes slowly drifted to their faces.Their gazes met hers, filled with the kind of look that made her feel like an alien. It was as if she had stumbled into a cult. Their eyes, unique in color and intensity, left her utterly bewildered. Her face flushed with embarrassment, though she knew that would not stop her from further humiliation.Finally, her gaze shifted from their bizarre faces to the one seated at the head of the table. She blinked in surprise. Oh no. For a moment, she had forgotten who she had seen and had been preoccupied with the others. His dark golden eyes now looked at her with a mocking, almost amused expression.What was she thinking? It couldn’t be as she feared. He didn’t own this place; he was associated with the spons
Aria slapped his hand away from her the moment everyone had exited the room. She really was about to give him the scolding of his life if he had never gotten one. She moved a step away from him as her faint smile disappeared into a full, hateful scowl. She watched as he obediently moved his hand away and pushed it into his pockets, but at the same time, she noticed his nose flared up as he tried to reach for her scent again before easing back. "You perverted punk! What are you doing?" she said, her fisted hands pushed down devastatingly and completely frustrated. He was bewildered, but that was just for a second, because his expression was now replaced with a disturbingly sweet smile. He was just called a pervert. By a human with no ability to protect herself... From this pervert. He almost burst out laughing. Him? A pervert? Aria frowned, but that only caused him to chuckle. "What's so funny!" She stomped her feet angrily. She felt like she could easily strangle him to death
His eyes narrowed, for a moment, he looked disoriented and shocked. A grey shirt hung on her thighs, her red hair curled up messily over her head. Her feet were completely bare, trying to cross over each other as if she was trying to cover her nakedness. His gaze slid from her hair to her neck, which seemed longer with her hair pulled up. But in a good way. Then to her… He could see the roundness of her breasts through the thin layer of shirt. Her nipples were obviously hard, and the shirt made it easy to see how hard they were. They poked at her shirt, and Asher couldn’t look away. He swallowed hard as his breathing hitched.Her eyes, drowsy with sleep, snapped open. Her sluggish body was now fully awake. She looked like she’d been electrocuted, standing still. Her huge eyes opened wide. She opened her mouth to talk, but no words came out. He had groped her after coming to her house uninvited. Her brain gave up when she needed it most. So she did the only thing that came
The BMW i7 pulled up in front of a large building. It had a transparent show glass, so Aria could see clothes on the mannequins through the see-through glass. She looked at him and back at the building. This boutique was for the elite. Obviously! It screamed wealth.She couldn’t afford it. Never in her life would she be able to afford it. Her heart thudded in her chest as she gazed at the building, mesmerized. She had no idea her lips were slightly parted. Even if she did, she didn’t care at that moment.When he insisted, the plan was to pick everything until his pocket ran dry and he started to regret his decision. But she wasn’t sure she had it in her to even walk into the mall.The car door had been open for her to get out for a while, but she seemed transfixed on the mall door.“You shopped from outside before? From what I know, you’d have to literally enter, see what you want, try it on, and buy it if you like it,” he explained, speaking to her like a child.Her dreamy gaze
The car pulled over in front of a luxurious château. Aria’s mouth hung open as she stood in front of the building.She could swear she was in Wonderland.Behind her, Asher got out too and stood beside her. She looked smitten by the building more than she had ever looked at any living thing. Her round mouth and siren eyes looked doe-like.Unintentionally, he smiled.He couldn’t hide the fact that he thought she was cute. When she wasn’t being a lioness.He held out his arm to her, and Aria was forced to lock hers in his.They didn’t say a word to each other; she just followed his lead.Two bouncers who were in front of the building opened the door. Aria didn’t miss the way both of them looked at her from head to toe.Asher’s body stiffened as he turned to them with a warning glare.They both bent their heads in instant apology. Aria swallowed a little at the encounter.As they went inside, Asher whispered into her ear, “Don’t leave my side.”She didn’t answer him, because where would s
She had a million questions she wanted to ask. But as the car pulled over at Asher’s mansion, she got almost all the answers. She thought he was taking her to dinner dressed in jeans and a t-shirt. Someone helped her open her side of the car immediately the car came to a stop. She walked behind him like a submissive little lamb until they got to the living room. She knew how his sitting room looked, so it was extremely shocking to see the sight that she was seeing. Ladies were there, not just ladies. A full dress stand was in there, with makeup artists and their makeup boxes. She saw a line of shoes in different colors and sizes. Aria literally gasped. Immediately they saw Asher enter, they all stood together and bowed their heads silently in greeting. “What I asked for, is it here yet?” he asked, totally ignoring their greetings. The woman he had his gaze on nodded furiously. “Yes.” She started to walk to the dress stand. “Here it is,” she said as she pulled out the most st
Heads turned as their gazes found out who ‘her’ was.If the ground could open and swallow her up, she would appreciate that.She didn’t turn, hoping they’d shift their gazes to someone else.But then Mr. Hilton went, “Aria?” Hilton asked with total confusion.Helen, who had run and was beside her, laughed loudly. She found it interesting how her friend seemed like she wanted to curl into her own body.She was red, but she didn’t know if it was out of embarrassment or because of Asher’s presence…She felt his gaze land on her body; she could literally feel it.“Aria? You call your students with so much familiarity?” Aria’s breath hitched as she heard Asher say those words.Did he just scold their lecturer?She turned now to look at the sound of that. His face was passively aggressive, but he didn’t give himself away.He sounded so calm yet correcting.Mr. Hilton laughed awkwardly, “No, no.” His face was red with embarrassment.Of course, it was obvious that Asher was implying he should
"Everything is going well so far," Helen mentioned as she sat beside Aria in school that day before the lecturer came into the class.Aria nodded at her with satisfaction. "You all are doing a great job," she said to them with a grateful expression.Scott smiled at her. "We all are. Although we rarely see you. These days, you just push your work to the group chat. Busy much?" he asked with a grin.Aria looked at both of them, their eyes full of suspicion and expectations for her to spill the beans.They had been indirectly asking her about the sudden internship, which apparently everyone now knew about.It was the hot topic in school."Yeah. I’m quite busy these days," she said as she pretended to be busy, picking her books out of her bag.It was the last class, and Aria wished she had sat where she would be less visible.Or better still, missed the class completely."With what? The internship? Tell us about it already!" Helen said with so much enthusiasm.Scott, on the other hand,
When the door to the boarding room opened, both Aria and Asher stood up to welcome their contracted partners.She watched the door that had been opened to them by the receptionist as they came in one by one.She counted until the last person entered. They were four of them.And looked at Asher then herself. They were only two.“Not the big man Hunter” a man dressed in an expensive looking suit and hair brushed back sleekly said.He was looking like he was averagely in his 20’s. But he looked a little bit older than Asher.She gathered that he was the boss since his clothes was more neat and expensive looking.Just like Asher’s.Also, it looked like they were acquaintances, judging from the way he entered with a broad smile.To her surprise, Asher returned the smile, as wide as the man had.“No wonder. So it’s you Nate!” Asher said with excitement. Aria didn’t sure if she was seeing things. She swallowed as she looked between them.The remaining people that followed the boss, who was
A call came to Aria's desk at 4:00 p.m. The loud ring made her jump. She wasn't yet used to the telephone and wondered who had set the volume so high. Also, she wondered why firms still used telephones; she understood the reason but didn't like the idea. It was too old-fashioned.She hissed as she picked up the phone and pressed it to her ear. "Hello, Aria Booker speaking. How can I help you?" she said after clearing her throat. She hadn't spoken since Asher left her room, and she hadn't moved an inch."The reception table. Is Mr. Asher free? He has important guests who would love to hold a meeting with him," the person on the other end said.Huh? An impromptu meeting? And at this time of the day?She almost groaned, she was tired. She had come to the ‘internship’ immediately after school.She hated having people at her house without calling first; now this? She instinctively searched through the schedule. Did she miss the meeting? Who were they?"Name?" she inquired, grabbing h
As she ran into her office, she leaned against the door. Her heart was beating way too loudly; it was thudding in her head more than she could bear.What was that she saw? She remembered that lady. She remembered her clearly from the first day she had been in Asher's office. The lady had walked in with a domineering attitude, making Aria literally run from the office. But she hadn't seen her again and didn't even know her name, so she totally forgot about her.So they were together? So Asher Hunter really had a girlfriend; he wasn't single. Yet, he kept hovering over her, trying to control her life. He was a cheat! And she almost fell for his scheme.Aria shut her eyes again as the image of the lady kneeling in front of Asher, his cock in her mouth, appeared in her head. She shook her head several times. "No, no. Please stop," she told herself, walking to her desk and sitting hard into her chair.That was hard because the image kept playing in her head. Shock gave way to pure
It was as if her feet were held in place. She couldn’t move, she couldn’t say anything. Her lips were still parted in shock. And she heard Asher say, “Red.” She finally came out of her trance. She blinked.At the same time, the girl who had been sloppily swallowing him whole looked up at him; it seemed she realized he wasn’t looking at her, his attention seemingly glued to the door.His depth slipped out of her mouth with her saliva slowly slipping down his dick. She turned to the door. She almost screamed when she saw Aria looking at Asher with deep eyes and Asher doing the same.“Who the fuck are you?” she yelled as she stood up. Her eyes were red from gagging, her lips swollen and shiny. The saliva was everywhere on her face… she was really doing her job well, wasn’t she?“What the fuck are you looking at? Get out of here!” the lady screamed at the top of her voice. Aria was brought back to reality at the sound of the girl’s sharp voice boring into her ear. She trembled and a
“The alpha’s turn out?” Alex asked with a flinch.Aria frowned. “What’s wrong? Is there something wrong with the place? It’s okay if you can’t go; we’ll just get a cab.”She didn’t miss the way his eyes shifted from worry to contemplation. She really didn’t want him to think he couldn’t say no.“No, it’s not that. I’m just surprised. You work there?” he asked her with amusement.She didn’t even try to hide it. “Why? Is the place bad? Do they kill people and hide their bodies?” she asked jokingly.It was an obvious joke, but the fact that he didn’t smile and seemed deep in thought wiped away the smile on her face. Worry crept in. “Hey, should we be worried?” she said with a serious expression.Alex burst into laughter, and Aria slapped his arm when she realized he was teasing her.“You watch too many movies, don’t you?” he asked, laughing even harder.“It’s not my fault that I read your expression. You had me worried.”“Well, for what it’s worth, Asher is not a killer. I know him; w