All Chapters of Alpha Aidan's Rejection: Chapter 51 - Chapter 60

TARA“What date did you both talk about now?” I asked, voicing out the question that came to my mind after Nadia's last statement.Aidan looked like ants had suddenly invaded his boots with how uncomfortable he felt, and Nadia only made a weird expression on her face, mouthing the word “awkward” to herself.Aidan finally responded after some silence.“She made me promise a while ago to take you out on a date,” Aidan said, shocking me. “More like many dates,” he added, smiling to reveal a dimpled cheek.Thankfully, I didn't allow myself the chance to get sucked in like I usually did. Now wasn’t the time.Nadia spoke now. “But he said you both first have to agree to go out, and Aidan was down, so I’m guessing it’s left to you.”Opening my mouth and closing it back twice because I couldn’t find the right words, I locked eyes with Aidan who only gave a guilty shrug.“I mean…” I started, “Aidan hasn’t asked me on any dates, Nadia,” I said slowly, seeing that what I said was the truth, and

TARAWatching Aidan leave after our fight wasn’t easy. I could barely describe my feelings because they were all over the place, but I couldn’t help the way I reacted to hearing about the supposed date plans he made with Nadia.A part of me wished that things were different, but we couldn’t just erase all the things that happened. I knew very well that the first step to healing things was a conscious effort from both parties to let the past go, but it wasn’t so easy when I was the only one on the receiving end.It had been days since Aidan left the house, still without an explanation, and I didn’t know if he had returned to Attica pack or not. I couldn’t even bring myself to ask around about him.The line was between pride and hurt, but I couldn’t choose a side.Nadia already asked me about Aidan a couple of times, but I had no words for her. I just hoped that with time, she would ask fewer questions, and eventually, he would slip to the back of her mind.I couldn’t bear the thought o

TARAIt had been twelve and a half minutes since Jenna said she was going to call me with an update about finding Nadia, but she hadn’t. These were the longest twelve minutes of my life, and I had never cried so much in so little time.All Esme could do was pray for Nadia’s safety and comfort me, because not only could no one dare go out when StoneWolves were roaming around, but there was also a storm that had just started.It wasn’t so severe as this wasn’t the time of the year when the storms hit, but it was enough to make everyone shut their doors and not willingly leave the comforts of their homes.Different thoughts took shape in my mind, the next worse than the last, thinking of how much danger my child was in.She would be scared no doubt, and I just couldn’t stomach the thought that something had happened or would happen to her.Dialing Jenna’s number again, I put the phone on speaker and laid it on top of the kitchen island. My hands were weak and shaking so badly that I coul

TARAThis wasn’t supposed to be happening. ‘What?’ You would ask.All of it.None of this was supposed to be happening.Aidan wasn’t supposed to be stepping into my life and doing a three-sixty on everything I knew or thought I knew about him.Aidan was supposed to be the man who sent Kayla to bathe my baby in acid and stick a blade in my stomach, and not the one whose body shook and eyes glazed with tears when he thought that my life was ending. Aidan was supposed to be my nemesis, not my hero.His voice cut through my thoughts. “Tara, keep your eyes open.”He scooted closer to me on the floor and pulled me to his chest. This way, I could feel all the heat from his bare body, and hear the way his heart was pounding erratically in his chest. Aidan rocked me back and forth against himself, sputtering words, and something hit me.Aidan was praying.I slowly snapped out of whatever shock or haze I was in, and I shook my head, finding my voice.“Aidan.” He made an unintelligible sound,

TARAWe had to wait for Aidan to make some calls to ensure that we were safe to enter the streets before we could leave the hospital. Since we had Nadia now, taking such a risk was out of the question.I didn’t bother speaking to Nadia about her actions right there in the hospital. I needed her to be safe at home first before I would do that.Motherhood did put a test on your patience sometimes.Aidan came back to meet us in the hallway after he had taken his call. We were sitting on one of the benches, and Nadia was snuggled up against me.“We can leave, but it’s a long walk from here, so Jace is bringing the car, and I’ll drive you both back home.”I nodded. “And the StoneWolves?” My voice was small.“They’ve been taken care of. It turned out that they weren’t so much in number, but you know that one StoneWolf is just as dangerous. I’ll meet up with the right people later to discuss and see how we can make something like this never repeat itself,” Aidan assured. “This isn’t a risk a