Arya’s POV
I couldn’t go howling on the second full moon because of two things.
1. My son’s birthday was in two days’ time, I had to get things ready
2. Kelsi, who I would have gone with was not my best friend any more. At least for now.
When we left the party, I didn’t spare words in telling Kelsi how disappointed I was of her. I had been giving her signs to shut the fuck up but she kept speaking. Of what use was she as my best friend if she kept spilling my secrets to Chase. I mean I didn’t know him well enough. I can’t really trust him. So why was she a blabber mouth with him?
“Mummy” Chamberlain muttered and pulled me out of my thoughts.
I smiled at him. “Yes baby”
“Are you okay?”
I nodded immediately. “Of course honey, why will you ask that?”
He pointed to the clothes I was sorting and I sighed. I had been folding and unfolding one cloth all this while.
I laughed nervously. “Oh” I began picking the clothes.
“It’s alright I understand” he moved across the room and hugged me. I wrapped my hands around him.
“Will you sleep in my bed tonight?” he asked, his eyes eager and his voice small. Oh Cham, can I ever say no to this.
‘yes I will if you want me to” I replied. He nodded instantly,
“Yes yes”
I moved the clothes away, when we brushed our teeth, I began reading him a story and that was how sleep came and stole me away.
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In a dream I saw my mum. She smiled at me.
“Mum” I ran to her. “You didn’t tell me what Chase wanted from me” I said shaking her.
“Wait see this”
“What”
And it was like I entered into a realm.
I stepped into the palace like the one in East high. I saw Jake laughing whole heartedly with a girl.
I felt cheated and played. Just like when I found him in bed with Anastasia.
He whispered something into her ears and with that he took giant strides towards me but I ran off.
I ran and he ran after me.
“Where are you going?!” I heard him shout in that Baritone that I have grown to love. I didn’t answer him as I increased my pace.
“Liar! Stay away from me!” I shrieked as I ran. Tears began to spill from my eyes but I wiped it off immediately. I dare not let him know how, he affected me.
I thought I was far from him as I didn’t get to hear him again. Just as I was about to turn, huge hands grabbed me and picked me up. I turned to find out that it was him.
“Where are going to?!” If you leave here, you would be as good as dead” he warned.
“Where I go is none of your business” I said in clenched teeth.
“Get it into your head that where you go is absolutely my business, no matter how you try to shy away from it” he said with a look that suggested anger.
He gazed into my eyes. If looks could burn, I would definitely be on fire. His eyes made me so aware of myself. Suddenly I looked away. I couldn’t take the intensity of his stares. He chuckled. He knew I was still shy. Yes I have been shy, since I can remember. I actually think that I would need therapy to be to look into someone’s face. I always felt like, people were judging me, assessing me, which was why I always looked away. My shyness got the best of me when I had a thing for the said person. I wouldn’t even go close not to talk of speaking to him.
“Are you pissed at me?” he said in deep, soothing voice. As he said this, he gently used the tip of his finger to turn my face towards him. I looked away again. This time he didn’t make me look into his face.
“Arya have you been avoiding me?” he asked. I turned immediately to defend myself. That was also my cue to lie. Today was not the first time I had seen him with a top ranked person in his pack. At some point I became confused, that was why I hid from him. Scared that he could report me to the Alpha of his packs and have me arrested.
“Avoid? Why will I do that?” I defended myself. My voice was louder and with the look he had in his eyes, I knew he knew I was lying. I managed to wriggle out of his arms and began walking again.
“Arya please come let’s go!” I heard him say but I didn’t stop walking. Before I knew it he was already in front of me. He grabbed my hands again and pushed me against a tree. I tried to leave but he used his body as a shield.
“Let me go!” I fumed.
“No! I will not!” he said as he used his hands to barricade me, by putting them beside my head. I looked up at him and I became furious, then I said the first thing that came to my mind.
“Is it because I am wolf less?”
“What?” he said.
“Yeah is it because I am not important that you think its okay to lie to me!” my anger was making me bolder.
“Don’t be ridiculous, its”I cut him off.
“It’s not like what? You think its okay to say whatsoever that crosses your mind, because you feel like I’m not important and”
“You are important to me.” He stated as he willed me to look into his eyes.
“Liar!” I yelled.
I pulled away from him and then came upon a small river. I looked ahead and could see Chase. He smirked at me.
“Come here Arya!” he ordered.
I turned and there Jake stood. With his beautiful smile and gentle demeanor.
“Come Arya, please I love you”
I stood there, not knowing where to go or what to do. I looked now and saw that the water was increasing. I had no time and I needed to make a decision.
I tried to move and slipped, just as I was heading into the water, I woke up.