THE HIDDEN LUNA

Strange Friend

Aria's Pov

I woke up close to the sewer the next morning, sunlight and foul smell burning through my skin and nose.

But my heart still won't stop breaking, with every breath feeling like nail piercing through. The bond was broken, and I was left bleeding buried in anguish that may never stop.

"Aria!" Someone called from ahead. "What are you doing there?"

Lena voice whispered.

My other step sister knelt before me, her eyes held pity for me. She looked tired like she was worried about me, she cared and worried for me when no one did.

I raised my head away from the sewer and took the hand she extended to me. Let me die.

"No, don't say that."

I can't live like this anymore.

"Please stop saying that," she said her voice breaking. "You can't leave me all by myself."

Why should I have to live this way? It clear that the goddess has cursed me, never to be happy because tell why she gave me a mate that will ruin me. Knowing fully well that once rejected its really never broken but not breathing either. Leaving me in absolute dismay forever.

The rejection was my death contract, never to be accepted and yet never fully rejected.

And now I felt displaced and conflicted, like the very essence of my existence had been broken and never to be fixed.

What did I ever do to him? I whispered why the hate?

"Who Aria?"

Alpha jacob locksmith. My heart broke all over again at the mention of his name what exactly was my sin to deserve what had been inflected on me?

Lena could only wipe her eyes. She held our hands tightly togather.

I couldn't live, couldn't sleep.

All I did was peace back and fort in my tiny closet of a room, struggling to keep my heart from remembering what true happiness felt like, even if it was only a second.

I looked outside it was full moon. I felt this rather strange feeling building up in my chest. Like I was been watched.

My wolf whimpered for the first time since our rejection, pushing forward with sudden urgency.

When my door was pushed open. I covered my mouth to stop myself from screaming, quickly crawled under my bed, as my heart slammed hard against my ribs.

Standing in the door way was a man, one I had never seen before. But he was different, he smelt like human but that was impossible, also smelt like wolf. His eyes and hands searched frantically for me, cloth covered in blood.

His barefoot left bloody footprint one that seems forward but yet backward.

"Where are you?" The word was barely a whisper.

He bent down, but he couldn't see me. I gently crawled to the side. Who exactly was this man and what does he want from me?

This scent made him dangerious.

Just like the whispers I once had, we all did.

The hybrid, one born of wolf and human.

But that was impossible.... it was just a myth. it had to be. And if not I truly might die.

People said whenever he arrives all territories shut down and no one is seen on sight.

And now, he might be in my room.

Searching for me like some prey. I crawled into the bathroom.

He started fliping everything in his way. Until he was left with the bathroom, pulling the door from the hinges.

His bloody hands gripped my arms, and his forehead pressed against mine as he took a deep breath.

"I found you finally", We must leave now.

Who are you? My voice broke.

"You will know later but for now we must leave."

He pulled my arm towards the door, and before I could process what was happening, he lift me into his arms bride style.

I tried to plead and fight my way out.

Tried to claw at his face. But his strength was beyound me.

The moment our skin touched sudden easy feel my heart, an overwhelming feeling.

My wolf welcomed the closeness and care. All it wanted was the comfort it got from the strange man.

He held me tighter and pratically sped out.

"Don't let go."

I gave in and held on tightly. The strange man ran through the deep forests, flying through clifs like nothing, I saw the dead bodies beneath us.

I was taken away by a creature I knew nothing of.

I resigned to my fate. Just left my heart numb, while my body trembled and my wolf surfaced more whimpering in excitedment inside my head.

When we came to a stop, he placed me down breathing heavily and unstable.

He went into the lake and slowly the blood faded from his face and cloth, his eyes a stern gold.

In an instant I saw the horrior on his face. At what he had done. We stared at each other eyes locked, I steped away wrapping my arms around myself for protection.

"I shouldn't have intefered but I couldn't help myself, you don't need to be sacred of me I will never hurt you."

Who are you?

"An ally, a friend and a protector."

Why did you bring me out here then, in the middle of nowhere?

"I panickered when I felt it, and I don't exactly know my way around here so..., here we are."

When you felt what?

"Your pain, sadness and devestating sorrow."

How?

"Can't say yet, but like I said I'm a friend, won't hurt you like he did."

Maybe this was a sign for something different.

What is your name?

"I'm lchabod clayton."

I moved closer to the lake quietly watching him, I wonder why he smelt the way he did.

A light laugh pulled me out of my thoughts.

Why do you smell like that?

"Why do you think I smell like that?

I think you know the answer to that already."

But that not possible, humans have been extinct long ago none is left the wolves made sure of it.

"True but they weren't as good as they thought if I'm still here."

Why show up now, and why me?

"You grew up to be such talktive, go to sleep Aria in due time all your questions will be answered."

I looked at him once more before heading for a shelter under a tree.

I took a deep breath.

Ichabod clayton. What exactly his my connection to you?

My wolf pushed forward, wondering. "What happening?"

Why is he been nice to me. Something wasn't adding up.

I laid back against the tree as sleep took over.

I woke up still under the tree the next morning, sunlight burning through my skin.

My heart dropped when the event of last night came crashing back, and it was then I realized it wasn't some nightmare.

Maybe I could see all this with a different view, an opportunity for me to find where I truly belong.

"Good morning Aria" Ichabod whispered. His eyes were filled with joy, why do you look at me so.... like you find something precious.

"Of course you are special to me."

His voice dropped extremely and dangerously low.

"Is it because of those people and that bastard that you think you are worth anything less. You are precious than anything."

"You know if I hadn't come for you when I did, I doubt if you would have surived the night."

What do you mean?

"His pack as the tendencies to kill the woman he rejects, and I don't know why either."

Kill?

He moved closer. "Yeah it kind of they thing, not sure why thou, but it as something to do with preserving the Alpha king's honour."

His honour? Really what about my own, who exactly will preserve that.

"I will, always and forever."

I laughed akwardly, falling my eyes to the floor to hide my blush.

Where.... do you plan to take me? I won't run anymore-not from you or anything. Am.... done with that now.