A weekend with the Alpha novel Chapter 104

The single words that left my mouth turned his expression from that of concern to fury. His eyes brewed with a dark shade of red and I hadn't seen this much anger in him before and it terrified me.

"What did she do to you?" he asked with his hoarse voice sending chills through me.

I shook my head. "Nothing. She said to Say hello to you for her then and tell you your Luna is back and sends her regards." I answered.

This wasn't the only thing she told me, but I felt this was the most important. For all I know, she lied about the others.

"Did she see Zion?" he let go of my face, his attention moving to our sleeping son for a second before returning to me.

I nodded. "Yes, she did. She said she didn't come for him and also said she wasn't the villain; she only came for you."

"I don't know which she does better, lying or manipulation. She was aiming to send a message, to tell us she was back. I know her return also means the return of the new age pack. The ritual we embarked on weeks ago must have signalled all the wise ones in every pack. They have drawn their theories, some better than others."

"I don't understand."

"Ivan told me if the rituals were true, we wouldn't be the only ones to know. The wise ones in other packs will study the change in seasons and times and know something massive is about to take place. If the wise ones can interpret the signs correctly, they will feed it back to their alpha and Luna and in no time there will be an uprising. I didn't know they would deduce it this fast. Breaking the curse of power would not only save my life, but it would also seal my position as the strongest alpha werewolf in all of creation, and not everyone wants that."

"What does that mean?" my voice quivered as I spoke.

He didn't cover it up. He spoke with an honest tone when he said. "It means a war is coming and you're now trapped in the middle of it."

I tried to sleep that night, but I couldn't. I wanted to close my eyes, but every time I did, the event of the day plagued my mind. When I embarked on finding a way out of Aaron's curse, I didn't know a lot would come at stake, and now I couldn't stop thinking about what I had unleashed. Breaking the curse was a good thing, but I wondered what the consequences would be. Today I realized how vulnerable I and Zion were in all of this. I was still human, the most feeble one. I knew I'd be the first to get hurt in this war Aaron has spoken about.

There was a lot to think about: Lionel, Diya, Greg, her family, and Tatiana. These people were now caught at the crossline because of my involvement with Aaron Hart.

Guilt ate me up from the inside out and in choosing Aaron, I had left them vulnerable. I had to ask myself if this was worth it. I wouldn't say Nicole had gotten to me, but she had told me Aaron wasn't who I thought he was, and that had also contributed to my unending thoughts.

I wanted to live a normal and quiet life, but normal wasn't for me anymore.

It was a relief to know that Zion was safe, but there were others at stake.

"She said you aren't who you say you are. What does that mean?" I said with a small voice and I folded my arms across my chest.

"Nicole said that?"

I nodded. "She did today, and I don't know what she meant. Is there something I need to know?"

He looked almost as clueless as I was, and he either told the truth or was a good liar. "If there was something, I would have told you. If there is something I know about Nicole, she lies and causes confusion wherever she goes. She had done that to me and my brothers in the past. Thank the goddess I knew my brothers better."

Aaron had never lied to me, and I wanted to place my trust in him than the vicious Luna called Nicole.

I leaned in and kissed his lips. "I believe you," I mumbled into the kiss while deepening it. I took hold of his hands, placing them on my chest and applied pressure on them, telling him what to do. He took the cue and applied pressure, making me moan. If I could get myself to stop thinking about everything that happened today, then maybe I could find sleep easier.