Fated to a ruthless Alpha

CHAPTER TWO

ARIA POV

I hurried home from school as the bell rang.

What home, you ask?

Well, this was the cottage house they had me, telling me it would be a while before I entered the pack house. Well, it was good, since I wouldn't meet Alpha Jason so soon.

I did not know why I was in such a hurry to leave for home. It was not really like I had anything to look forward to at home – except talking with my sweet little brother Jeffrey.

My parents are dead already, killed in the most gruesome way, leaving me forever scarred emotionally, and my brother scared mentally. The trauma had caused my brother to develop a rare werewolf condition where his wolf fought against him, as per the pack doctor's words.

It was so heartbreaking to watch my brother in such pain when he had his crisis.

“Hi, Sis. What’s up?” Jeff said as he opened the door for me, dazzling me with his sunny smile. He was the reason why I still kept it together after our parents'deaths. He is such a sweet little boy.

“I’m good,” I replied with a matching smile of his own. “How was school today?” I asked, trying to forget my own school experience. I hated the humiliation I had been through, but there was a part of me that remained excited at the fact that I had met Alpha Jason.

Alpha Jason was such an extraordinary male. I have never indeed met someone like that in the past. I can still remember the feel of his soft and yet firm lips on mine, claiming me. The pressure of his hand on my bare flesh as it…

“Aria, you're blushing!” Jeffery exclaimed. “Maybe we shouldn’t talk about how my school day has been, but rather yours.” Jeffrey smiled knowingly.

I simply shook my head, wondering at my brother’s intelligence.

“Let me get you something to eat, and then we’d see about any homework you might have,” I shrugged, heading towards the little cabinet we used as a kitchen, and praying my brother would let the matter of what was making me blush drop.

I had just gotten to the kitchen when my phone rang, disrupting me. It was Costas on the line.

“Hey princess,” he said as soon as I picked up.

I smiled. As long as I had my loving little brother and a friend like Costas who made me feel like a princess, I was fine. Gorgeous hot alpha’s who treated females like diet be damned! “Hi, Costas.”

“Get ready by seven. There’s a party in the school gym. Be there, no excuses.” He said, then hung up.

I stood with my phone in my hand, wondering what was up. Although Costas had sounded very friendly, he had not even given me any room to refuse. What kind of party would they be holding at the school gym? What should I wear? Maybe Alpha Jason was going to be there.

I felt a thrill of excitement, of course, through just a single thought of him. If Costas had wanted to make me curious, it had worked. My phone rang again.

“Hey princess,” Costas said as soon as I picked up. “Don’t plan to meet up with the Alpha there."

“Which Alpha?” I asked, trying to stall, although my heart already knew the Alpha he was talking about, Jason just saying his name to me made my heartbeat quicken and my pulse race.

Costas sounded soberer. “I’m serious Aria. Stay away from Jason. He’d only hurt you, dump you, and move over to the next female,” he brightened up, jumping into something I didn't consider right.

Fine, something was odd with Alpha Jason. Still, I couldn't deny he was attractive, and there was no way I was not clinging. It felt like everything was happening rapidly. I was already drawn into a whirlpool of a situation with this Alpha.

I felt like my miseries were dwindling and I was beginning to start anew.

“Focus on the better people who would be at the party. I want you to meet the girl I have a crush on, Mia."

“Don’t do me dirty,” I joked. “I thought I was the girl you had a crush on,“ I teased.

“Nah! Don’t be like that.” Costas laughed easily. “Dress beautifully and sexy, I want to show you off to everyone. Who knows, you might meet a man who’s handsome, rich, and doesn’t break hearts for a living. But, don't expose yourself too much because of the prying eyes of those rich Alphas," he said.

I smiled as he hung up again. There was something so charming about speaking with people who cared about me. I should look forward to hanging with Costas, meeting his crush Mia, and perhaps meeting new males, I told myself as I prepared dinner for my brother, did his homework with him, and did the dishes. But as I dressed that evening, I knew only that I was dressing for Alpha Jason.

I wanted to look beautiful for him. Wanted his eyes to feast on me. I needed him to want me just as much as I wanted him. I wanted to kiss him again, wanted to feel his hands on me, and then I wanted to put my own hands on him, to feel those steel-like muscles of his broad chest, and yet I should not be thinking such thoughts.

He was bad for me. He was poisonous, so dangerous he could destroy me – he was already destroying me, but I wanted a bit of the pleasure that only the pain he brought could give me. And for that, I was willing to sacrifice my all. I was so attached, and I feel like my heart was already bought.

I put on the only party dress I had, a red wrap dress that, if I was to be sincere, was a bit slutty - but wasn’t that the point of high school parties!

The dress was low cut at the top, exposing way too much cleavage than I would have liked and it was also very short, showing off my long legs with smooth silky skin.

A part of me told me that I should change, and wear something more modest. My mother wouldn’t approve if she was alive – but my rebellious nature urged me to throw caution to the wind. What did everyone say about having only one life?

The first thing I noticed at the party was that Costas was nowhere to be found. The second thing I noticed – the second male I noticed was Alpha Jason.

He was leaning against the wall of the gym ever so casually, his hand draped across the chest of a very curvy blonde. Another female, a redhead wearing shorts that were even smaller than panties, stood beside him, whispering something to his heart, but he appeared to have been ignoring her. His eyes connected with mine, and I felt the breath leave my nostrils.

He looked at me for only five seconds, and his eyes drifted away, a bored expression signaling on his face, but to me, the moment lasted a lifetime.

I did not know when tears formed in my eyes. I couldn't even understand the reason for the biting sorrow as I watched Alpha dip his hand into the gaping blouse of the blond and squeeze. He smiled at something the redhead said, and they headed out, away from the rest of the crowd. Probably to go finish what they started –

“Gotcha!” Someone said from beside me, and startled, I jumped. I turned around to see my friend looking dapper in denim pants, and a tank top that showed off his muscles, and his tattoos. I realized for the first time that Costas was hot.

“You were late!” I accused.

Costas smiled. “Me Costas, I’m always late for the party. It’s fashionable,” he winked, although he noted my teary eyes, and was a bit concerned. “Hope you’ve stayed away from - you know who, just as I warned?”

I forced a casual smile. “Is his name now too dangerous to mention?”

Costas winked. “Just stay away from him.”

Throughout the party, I found I could not relax. The only highlights I had were meeting Mia, Costas's crush, and watching a romance bloom between both of them, till I felt so out of place I had to excuse myself. Muttering something about needing to go to the bathroom, I ran off, only to discover that I did need to go to the bathroom.

I ran into several couples doing unimaginable things, threesomes and orgies, several girls who had gone topless, and some students skinny dipping in a makeshift swimming pool. I wondered if this was what the moon goddess had wanted for them, that they were doing this with people that might not have been their mates - they had such slutty wolves that watched on.

I was about to give up on finding a bathroom when I saw a door that looked like it led to one, but then what I saw in front of me made me stop in my tracks.

I felt my heart skip several beats and a blush stain my cheeks as a mixture of pain and excitement twisted the pit of my stomach. In front of me was the Alpha shirtless, lying on a couch, with the blond and redhead earlier, both naked. He had one hand on the boobs of the blond, and the other on the lower belly of the redhead.

His eyes locked with mine, and then his voice sent strong shivers reverberating down my spine. I let out a shaky gasp, and my core began burning, sending hot lava springing up from my lungs, and hot air emitting from my nostrils.

“Shut the door and come in," he commanded, and I froze, stiffening hard while staring wide-eyed.