Chapter 5

A heavy silence fell over the hospital room, as if time itself had stopped.

Lucas, who'd been in the middle of ripping into his friends, froze at Derek's words echoing through

the sterile air-

"Holy shit, man. Tell me you haven't actually fallen for her."

Fall for Aria? What the fuck?

He rejected the thought with almost violent immediacy, as if the speed of his denial could erase the

strange emotion crawling through his chest.

He had always been destined for Leila-what was Aria in comparison? Such she- wolf like Aria definitely didn't deserved to be his Luna.

And nothing but collateral damage in his revenge scheme. A means to an end.

But the logic didn't track. If she meant nothing, why had he lost his goddamn mind when he saw those men on top of her?

Even when drunk wolves hit on Leila at pack gatherings, he'd never gone nuclear like that.

It must only because of the fucking dame mating bond, right?

match cast the room into

knowing glances, visibly

you'd gone and caught feelings or something. Getting played by your own revenge

respond verbally, just tamped down whatever the hell was happening in his chest and stated coldly: "I will never have feelings for her and let Aria Collins be my Luna. Not in this

they headed for the door. "She's probably gonna wake up soon

16:38

Chapter 5

the bed,

her brows slightly furrowed

escape the nightmare,

her cheek,

back as if her skin had

desperate drag, hoping the nicotine might

Aria finally opened her eyes, Lucas was

her bed, holding a cup of water. Seeing her awake, he leaned forward: "How're you

answer, just turned her head away, refusing to meet his

few days, Lucas barely left the hospital, taking

when he returned, a gentleness in his

now-those calls were

she realized this pattern had existed throughout their entire relationship. The

her devotion. Now she understood that Leila

doctor came in to change her

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255