Shenaya/Emily’s POV
I woke up with a sense of purpose today, I had decided to forgo my usual duties as a fashion designer and focus on my responsibilities as an Alpha considering it’s been a long time since I last did a critical investigation on the activities going on in the pack and since we have strangers in our pack recently, I needed to make sure the pack was functioning as it should. I wanted to be sure that no part of my pack’s life was overlooked be it the hospital or the school, everything had to be in order.
My first stop was the pack hospital, where I checked in on the sick ones to ensure that the nurses and healers were doing their jobs. Then, I moved to the school to watch the pups in training and absorb how their wolf instincts were being nurtured. Finally, I made my way to the training grounds, where the warriors sharpened their skills under Ethan’s leadership.
As I approached the field, I saw the warriors lined up, preparing for a match. My gaze zeroed in on Aiden and Ethan, who stood facing each other like two titans about to clash. I lingered at the edge of the field as my curiosity got the better side of me. The tension in the air was palpable as the fight began.
The fight started fiercely with Aiden throwing the first strong and calculated punch which Ethan dodged effortlessly. I watched with growing intensity. I am impressed by Aiden’s strength even though he was losing to Ethan but it wasn’t that bad. No one has ever had the chance to get Ethan the way he did because everyone tends to look down on Ethan because of his slim frame and that was always their biggest mistake. I’m sure Aiden would have thought it would be an easy fight for him too. I started to feel a pang of unease when Ethan’s blows started landing more decisively on Aiden. Aiden was losing ground.
“Common Aiden,” I shouted to myself, I almost jumped off from the edge of the field where I was standing, I clenched my fist as if I could transfer my strength to him. Ethan threw him one last punch that landed Aiden on the ground and that was the end of the fight. Ethan won. I didn’t know why my heart sank in disappointment.
I should be proud of Ethan because he was my twin brother, after all, but seeing Aiden defeated left me feeling unsettled.
As the fight concluded, I left the field with a mix of emotions. I arrived at the kitchen with the feeling of doing something that could calm my nerves. Cooking had always been my way of clearing my head. I began preparing a meal.
‘We are cooking for Aiden and Ethan because they would be damn tired after the intense fight,’ I tried to convince Lily, my wolf who was judging me all day because I couldn’t watch Aiden’s defeat.
‘I didn’t ask you and we both know who you really wanted to cook for but keep deceiving yourself” she said.
As I finished cooking, I considered sending an Omega to call Aiden, but then I changed my mind. It’s just food.
I walked towards Aiden’s quarters with a steady breath, carrying a tray of food. When she reached his room, she knocked lightly but got no response and the door was not locked so I let myself in. I placed the food on the table beside the dresser and decided to wait a moment before turning to leave. Just as I was about to go, the bathroom door opened behind me.
I spun around, only to be confronted with a sight that left me speechless.
Aiden stood there, completely naked, his skin still glistening from the shower, his wet hair hanging loosely over his face. My eyes widened, and for a split second, I couldn’t tear her gaze away from him. He was standing there, unabashed, a small smirk playing at the corner of his lips as he noticed my shock.
“Enjoying the view?” he teased, his voice low and amused.
My face flushed with embarrassment, and I quickly turned away, trying to hide my reaction. “Who… who comes out of the shower without a towel on?” I stammered.
“Who goes into other people’s rooms without permission?” Aiden chuckled, clearly enjoying my discomfort.
I groaned in frustration while still keeping my eyes firmly averted.
“You’re impossible!” I muttered, fumbling around before grabbing a towel from a nearby chair and tossing it at him. “Cover yourself!”
He grinned but caught the towel but instead of wrapping it around his waist, he threw it on his shoulder and leaned against the doorframe, completely unbothered by his lack of clothing.
“Is this how you go into your male Omega’s rooms to harass them? Getting a sneak peek at their nakedness?”
“What? No!” I shouted almost crying. “I-I came here to-” I paused, realizing I didn’t need to explain myself, “You know what? Never mind”
He didn’t even notice the food yet. I stormed out of the room with my face burning from embarrassment.
Once I got to my quarter in the pack house, I slammed the door shut and leaned against it to take deep, steadying breaths. My heart was racing with my mind in a whirlwind of conflicting emotions.
“Why did he have to be so… so infuriating?” I muttered to myself
I closed my eyes to shake the image of his naked body from my mind but instead, memories from that one nightstand began to flood my thoughts. That night is the only night we get to be intimate. It was still vivid in my memory. Even though he devoured me that night like a hungry animal, it was something I had never experienced before and it had left me dickmatized. I had tried to forget about it but I couldn’t. Every touch, every kiss, and every command from that night was in my mind, fresh as if it had happened yesterday.
Seeing Aiden like that again, so exposed, so raw, had stirred something deep inside again. I could still feel the pull between us, despite everything that had happened.
“Why do I feel this way about him?” I wondered
“What was I supposed to do with these feelings?” I muttered out loud.
I groaned in frustration, I started to pace in the room. This wasn’t supposed to happen. I can’t- I won’t let myself fall for him. But no matter how hard I tried to convince myself, the memory of my touch, the heat of his skin, and the way he had devoured that night refused to leave my mind.