She pulled the blanket over her head to shield the light slipping in from the windows. She rolled to the other side of the bed, facing the wall. She took a deep breath, smiling in her sleep. But something didn’t feel right. She felt extremely comfortable, too comfortable. The bed was soft and relaxing, but it didn’t feel like the usual place she slept every day. Neither did the pillow and blanket smell like marshmallows. It smelled nice, minty and masculine, but mild.She opened her eyes slowly, pulling the blanket off her face. She wasn’t in her house; she wasn’t at home. Where she was, it was finely decorated and expensive. But it wasn’t unfamiliar. That was Asher’s house. Her heart palpitated; she grabbed the sheets against her chest. She had been there before.She looked around the room skeptically, hopeful that she was the only one, that no one was with her on the bed. She turned slowly; when she saw no one, she heaved a sigh of relief. How did she always end up where h
Asher turned to look at his mother, who had a bright smile on her face as she reached the table, her eyes fixed on the girl having breakfast with her son. Aria didn’t know if she was supposed to run, laugh, or better still disappear. She smiled awkwardly as she stood up from her chair, bending her head at Asher’s mother. She didn’t need a seer to tell her who she was. The woman was beautiful; she looked like she had been a model when she was younger – or still was. Considering her exquisite and expensive taste, she looked so womanly, with rare features, just like her son.“Hello, ma’am,” Aria said with a slight bow, painfully aware of the shirt she was wearing. She suddenly regretted not wearing something else.As she stood up, the older woman looked at her with slight surprise and a hint of judgment. Aria knew she was wondering why she was dressed in a shirt – obviously her son’s shirt. She looked shyly around the room.“Mom, will you keep looking at her like that for the whol
Aria noticed the deep frown on Asher's face the moment he took her phone. She checked it when he gave it to her, but didn’t see anything – no message from anyone, no call. She was sure she had heard her phone vibrate. But then she saw another notification from an app. Maybe that was it. But he didn’t say anything; he had passed the phone to her as he ordered his mom to leave them, claiming Aria had other things, like school, to attend to.She dressed up in appropriate clothes that one of the servants brought to her and went to meet Asher, who was already waiting for her in the car. She got in silently, avoiding eye contact with him. He was frowning, and Aria wasn’t about to poke her nose where it didn’t belong. It was surprising that he was driving himself; she thought CEOs didn’t drive themselves.“Do you have to go to school?” His deep voice startled her out of her thoughts.She turned to him. “No, I don’t. I’m already late,” she mentioned. She was glad the next week was declared
"Reject her!" Alpha Dylan, Asher's father, growled from the other side of the room. This was after Asher had confirmed with his men that it was actually Alexander chasing Aria.Asher looked down. "I'm not sure how that has to do with anything," Asher said, feigning confusion.His father, Alpha Dylan, scowled at his son. "It has everything to do with everything!" he yelled, his temper rising. "The very first day you meet this girl, and the peace we've had between two packs is gone! I cannot tolerate anymore of this enmity brewing."Asher remained seated, calm, as if his father wasn't yelling at him. "You did everything in your power to help me find my mate. Now that I've found her, you want me to reject her? It's unlike you to accept wasted efforts," Asher said with growing spite.Alpha Dylan couldn't believe it; he would grab the boy by the neck and fling him if not for self-control. Asher had never spoken to him like that."Mind your words, Asher! I'm looking out for you. Don't m
**Matured content**After dinner that day, Aria went into her room to rest after saying their goodnights. It was still quite early, about 7 pm in the evening, so she decided to watch a movie before going to bed by 10. She could only sleep by 10, and she planned on waiting for her sister to come back. She turned on her laptop and searched for a movie; Dark Desire was amongst the top because Mitch had sent it to her without permission. She claimed she needed something steamy, even if it wasn’t real life. She came here for a break, didn’t she? Watching a porn movie wouldn’t be all that bad. Reluctantly, Aria pressed play.A few minutes later, Aria was tensed up and would really need some help with herself. She was damn horny and didn’t know what to do. It was rare. Sometimes, she felt like she was born without human desires. But recently, she didn’t know if it was her boss that ignited that side of her or the alcohol, but she knew she was acting out of character.Aria pushed back
They went back to the rest; Aria's face was as red as ever, and Asher showcased the most composure. Her family looked at both of them worriedly, from one person to the other. “Sorry for the commotion I caused at this time of night. I would have to get going,” Asher said to them with a bow and a small, polite smile. Aria was still dumbstruck; she stood behind him and looked from her parents to him as if they were aliens. Caroline frowned. “No, no. I won’t accept that. We just had dinner, but I saved some for morning. Have some,” she said, gesturing with her hand for Asher to sit at the table. One would think Aria would speak up, but she was confused as anyone and more focused on hiding her thoughts and embarrassment. Asher turned to look at Aria, who stood behind him with a questioning gaze. She looked back at him, dazed. Ani ran up to her sister and tugged at her arm. “Come on, ask him to stay. It’s not every day we get such a handsome man at our house,” she said with
He couldn’t sleep. He couldn’t get his mind off her. That was new. He had known her for a while, but she had never had that much impact on him.He rolled to his side for what felt like the hundredth time. He had been back an hour ago. It was a long time, enough time to get his mind off her, off what had just happened, off what he had just done, and off her scent. His mate.A low, deep growl left his throat, frustrated and confused. Why was she aroused? What was she doing before he came?Her smell was the best thing he’d ever perceived. He wondered how it would look, wet and soaking, throbbing.His thoughts weren’t making things easier, only harder. His cock was painfully hard, making Asher wonder if it would burst.“Shit,” he cursed, sitting up. Looking down at himself, his dick stood tall, making him aware of the desires his body sought.These past few weeks, since he found his mate, Asher hadn’t been able to touch anyone, to sleep with anyone. He had no desire whatsoever to want
"You keep leaving me in the dark. I don’t like it," Mitch confronted her best friend as they ate in the nearest restaurant to the school. Aria could literally care less what her friend was saying. She was more focused on the food she was eating. It was her favorite spot. They cooked the most delicious food and for an affordable price. Mitch shook her head. Aria had been acting too weird these last few weeks, and she couldn’t get her to say what exactly the problem was. "Aria!" Mitch yelled at her friend, who was dipping fries into a large bowl of ketchup. Aria looked at her with a shrug, "I don’t appreciate you screaming my name like that. Everyone here would know my name," she scolded. Meanwhile, Aria wasn’t even frightened. "Where have you been all this while? You just disappeared." Aria knew she didn’t mention to Mitch that she had gone to her parents' house. Neither had they seen each other since the birthday and the hook-up day. Mitch’s anger was valid, but she kne
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