by Scott, Rae
Aryana crossed her arms in front of her and Joseph clutched at his throat. She uncrossed them and swung them out wide and watched as the Wolfs neck twisted and snapped. He dropped to the floor turning back into the man he was. The glow in her eyes fading and sifting back into human form she turned towards the others in the room. Hands on hips she surveyed the men around her, eyes still gleaming ferally.
'Now can we PLEASE do away with these stupid archaic laws you people have been living with? They are seriously pissing me off.” the council refused to argue and willingly agreed to everything she wanted.
Chapter 24 Claiming the heart of the Unknown Alpha.
Aryana, took a deep cleansing breathe as the wind ruffled her hair. It had been a week since she had killed Joseph. While she mourned the death of a Pack member she didn’t feel guilty about it. He would have eventually found a way to kill her and her family. It had become dangerous to have him alive. She had truly wanted him to back down, Lord knew she hadn't wanted to kill him but he hadn't left her with any choice in the matter.
She turned as she heard her name softly called. She smiled as she saw Darian standing in front of the doors watching her. “Darian.”
Darian watched her carefully as he approached. He had heard what had happened in the Council Chambers but he wasn’t sure what it meant for him and Aryana. She was still his Pure Mate, she always would be, but would she be willing to accept him? He would never be he equal in terms of power and strength, but would he as himself be enough?
Aryana launched herself into his arms as soon as he was close enough. She had missed him so much over the past week! Unfortunately she had had to deal with Pack business and it had taken a long time. She pulled back gently but didn’t break her hold from around him. “We have a lot to talk about.”
Darian looked at her unsure how to respond. “Um yeah, I guess we do.”
The sun was starting to set much later as Aryana sat on a chaise lounge wrapped in Darian's arms. It felt like heaven and it was exactly where she wanted to be. She snuggled in deeper to his arms and smiled in contentment.
“ So, Stephen?” Darian asked .
“He is gone. He saw you fall into the road that night. If I hadn’t come along when I did he was going to kill you.” she closed her eyes as she felt his heart beat beneath her cheek.
“I still don’t get it. I mean what had I done to him? Why try to kill me?” Darian hugged Aryana tighter. He worried about Stephen. If the wolf had tried to kill him before then he would again wouldn’t he? And then what would happen to Aryana?
“Its pretty simple actually. I am surprised I didn’t guess at it before. Stephen is bi-sexual. The people he was having relationships with kept disappearing. He saw one being taken by the Alpha House security and he knew what was happening. Apparently it started right about the time you showed up in his village. He thought you had come to kill him for breaking Pack Law. He was just trying to defend himself and keep his secret at the same time. I saved you but I was human and since you guys heal quickly I became a liability when I rescued you. He had to figure out how much I knew, damage control. Its why he hired me to do the photos and had driven by my house. So he could assess how much I knew. I guess at some point he began to feel something for me but by then you were in my life and well, he got scared. He acted out of fear and desperation.”
Stephen and she had had a long discussion after what had happened in the council Chambers. He had confessed everything to her then. She couldn’t imagine how much fear the man had lived with to push him that far. She had worked with her grandfather in the past week to change the laws back to what they used to be and while Stephen being bi-sexual was no longer a crime, he had still put himself into self exile. He would be back one day, she knew that, but he needed time to heal.
“SO what is going to happen now? Your no longer sentenced to die but your not exactly human either. Will you return to your old life or are you going to stay here?” Darian's heart thumped harder then before. He wasn’t sure what her answer would be. Once he had learned her true identity, thanks to the formal announcement that had been sent out, he had begun to doubt his place in her life.
“Well that all depends really. I mean there was a right to Mate Challenge issued and well, neither of you won.” She craned her neck back to watch his face.
“No there wasn’t. So what are you going to do about it? You are the Supreme Alpha now, even over your grandfather. Its your choice I guess as to what happens.”
“Well, Darian, you still have a challenge to accept you know.”
He looked at her startled. He hadn’t known another challenge had been issued. “I do? What Challenge?”
“ Well, do you think you are willing to accept the challenge of loving a Supreme Alpha? It wont be easy, there are tough times ahead but If you think the reward is worth it would you be willing to accept that challenge?”
Darian cracked a giant smile. It was the best Challenge he had ever been issued. Pulling her under him he leaned down and answered just before pressing his lips to her. “Darling, that is one challenge I will always fully accept.”
Rae Scott is a budding author, mother and daughter. She loves a good story and is a creative soul. When not writing she is busy renovating a house, playing with her menagerie of pets, sculpting, painting, baking and so much more.
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