Chapter 70
Everything happened so fast. Aria arrived at the warehouse and the moment she stepped foot outside the car, someone hit her from behind with a gun making her fall on the floor as her mind fell into darkness.
The next thing she knows, she is tied up to a chair still dizzy by the time she opens her eyes only to see the silver chain that stops her from transforming to her wolf.
She also could not make a sound because her abductor made sure her mouth was stuffed with something gross too, perhaps a rug or a rotten sock.
The omega's eyes widened when she finally realized where she was.
She is inside an old warehouse and she spotted a door that looks like an abandoned office too but when she starts to make a noise, the door bursts open showing no other than Alexandra.
"Oh look at that! Finally you're up! Are you ready to enjoy the show?" She asked while laughing at her state.
The Omega knows the alpha wants to see her cower in fear so as much as she wants to scream at her, she tries his best not to make any unnecessary noise.
She wants to conserve her energy and the lack of reaction makes Alex even more annoyed at her.
The alpha walks towards her as if she is about to launch at a prey only to remove the stinky rug in her mouth so she could hear her talk.
"What do you want, Alex? Where's my daughter?" Aria asked.
Alex’s eyes shine with mirth when she finally got a reaction from the omega.
"Don't worry Riri, she'll be here soon. Let's just wait for her grandpa before the show. You know, Julius also wants to make sure that you die this time" Alex cups her face and squishes her cheeks hard before she pushes her away.
Aria’s eyes widened when she heard the alpha's word.
"Again? What do you mean again?" She asked even when she knows that Alex probably wouldn’t reply to her but to her surprise, the alpha turns to her with bitterness written all over her face again.
"You really have no idea don't you? OhPoor you...I wonder how you survived that fire too?Oh wait... why not put you and your pup in a fire this time so you could meet your parents in hell also?" Alex say voice mocking
Aria about to ask what she was talking about when they heard cars pull in outside the warehouse.
"Ooops, Kiana’s grandpa is here now. I guess we could start the party now!" Alex says before she laughs.
"No! Alex please not Kiana.. not my daughter please! You can do everything you want to me but not Kiana please." She begs but her words just fell on deaf ears.
Aria begins to cry when Rina walks in through the door, in her arms is her sleeping daughter.
"Rina! Oh gosh, no... please Rin don't do this. Please... I'm sorry. I'm sorry for not knowing about your mom before. I'm sorry Rin but you can't do this to Kiana please." Aria cried while staring at Ria who was caught off guard.
The alpha didn't expect her to apologize let alone talk about her mother's condition.
Her hands on Kiana tightened as she slowly steps forward to Aria while Alex is busy talking to Julius.
"What the hell are you talking about Aria? Can't you see? This is the end for you and your pup. Isn't this better? After this no one could hurt you both anymore." Rina said while looking at her crying friend.
"No Rin, no. I already lost 3 years of our lives together. I can't. We can't die because Cyrus would surely die too if I die. You don't have to do this Rina, I know you're only doing this for your mom please help us. I promise we're gonna help your mom too and----"
"Shut up Aria! Also, why would Cyrus die too? He's pure blood so he would be able to survive the pain!" Rina replied while slowly putting Kiana down on another plastic chair.
"Rina you don't understand. I'm...I'm a pure blooded omega and we are fated mates. Our lives are tied to each other so if Alex wants to kill me so she can have Cyrus, then she wouldn't be able to have him in the end." Ari whispered, making sure it's only Rian who could hear her.
"Stop fucking with me! We have known you for years! You are not a pure---"
Rina wasn't able to finish her sentence when she saw Aria’s eyes flash royal blue, the color that only belongs to a pureblooded omega.
"What the---"
"Rina please...you have to help us!" Aria begs again but her words are cut off when she hears Julius and Alex approaching them.
Julius and Alex only learned who Aria really is just a few hours ago but they both are oblivious about the truth of her rank because the pure blood omega was trained when she was little to hide her real rank so she could protect herself.
She can still remember how her auntie used to scold her whenever she couldn't control her royal blue eyes whenever she got excited while playing with other kids.
She remembers the older omega used to tell her that pure blood omegas are rare and are usually hunted down by the bad wolves so she grew up hiding her real rank. Only trusted people like her mate knows her real rank.
Chapter 71
Aria was about to beg once more when the alpha turned to give her a dead stare before she walks towards Julius and Alex just to expose her secret.
Aria cried in pain because of another betrayal from her friend.
She needs to calm down but her wolf is already howling when she feels hands on her shoulders.
"So, you're a Fucking pure blood and you were not planning to me when you knew that Cyrus would have died if I killed you?” Alex’s words are ringing in her ears but even before she could reply, the little girl starts to stir from her slumber.
"Pwetty Pwincess you're here---oh, we're gonna pway ?" Kiana asks when she noticed that she's also tied up like Aria too.
Heaven knows Aria is trying so hard to calm down for her pup but the hope and innocence in her eyes really breaks her heart.
She feels so sorry towards the innocent girl because she knows that she isn't even supposed to be there if it's not because of her.
"Y-yes baby.. we'll play catch while we're waiting for your daddy." Aria replied while trying to stop the tears that started to flow on his cheeks.
Kiana noticed the tears so the little girl frowned at Alex.
"Aunty Lex, you're hurting pwetty pwincess! Can you untie her?" she asked innocently but Alex just ignores the child’s request and crouches down to cup her tiny face.
"I am so Fucking done with your little games! And since I can’t kill your omega mother, without killing your alpha dad, then I'll just kill you myself and---" Alex wasn't able to finish her sentence when one of Julius’s men screamed in alarm.
"We've got company!" the beta goon yelled to alarm everyone in the warehouse!
Alex’s eyes widened as she grabs the little girl from her chair while Julius drags Aria by her hair making the omega fall to the ground because she couldn't stand with the chains all over her body.
"What a useless piece of shit you are! Come on Omega, make yourself useful to me for once!" Julius grits his teeth as he drags the omega to hide.
He knows his men would be able to eliminate whoever the uninvited guests are but just in case Cyrus defies him, then he knows Aria would be a great shield against his fake son.
Alex on the other hand is running with Kiana in her arms while Rina is covering them behind. She knew Cyrus would do everything for his family so the alpha made sure she at least had leverage to use against the pure blood alpha.
The scene in the warehouse is scary due to the array flying silver bullets from the two opposite sides.
The Prime Minister finally used his power and mobilized the nation's defense squad to protect and save his family.
The moment they got the exact location of where Julius and Alex were, he immediately called the Arm Forces and called for an anti terrorist attack squad.
He wants to make sure his son's mate and his grandpup are both safe and alive.
The exchange of bullets all around the warehouse lasts only for a few minutes until Dylan made sure that all Julius' private armies are eliminated but to their disappointment, they haven't found Kiana and Aria yet.
Good thing that the mother and daughter did not wear scent blockers that night so Cyrus could track them down.
He knows they're both in the warehouse and probably kept as hostages by Julius and Alex since they haven't spotted the two either.
He was about to follow Aria’s scent first because for pure blood alpha like him, he knows he has to save his mate in order for him to live too.
"Cyrus!" Lucius held the younger pure blood by his wrist.
"Sir!? Why are you out here? The commander said you stay inside the car because it's danger and----"
"Sssssh! I told you, I won't let anyone hurt my family. Now go find your pup and I'll deal with finding Aria." Lucius says and that made Cyrus frown again.
It was the second time he heard the old man calling his family his own.
"No sir, you don't understand. I have to save Ari---"
"I totally get it, young man. I won't let anything bad happen to your mate. I know her scent so I could track her down and you know your pup's scent so you can go after her. I'm pretty sure Aria would never forgive any of us if something happens to your pup." the prime minister said with full authority in his voice.
Cyrus still wants to argue when they all hear Kiana’s scream.
"Go! Go Cyrus, and son... please be careful, I'm sure your Brother would want to see you when he wakes up." The Prime Minister wasn't able to stop himself from grabbing his son to a tight and quick hug again.
The younger pure blood wasn't able to process everything that's going on because his mind is already following Kiana’s voice that is suddenly muffled again.
Julius and Alex planned everything out. All they wanted was to eliminate Aria and Kiana so they could both have Cyrus where they wanted him.
But one thing the two weren't anticipating was the discovery of Cyrus’s real identity.
Julius never expected the Prime Minister to intervene. He even expected him to start a war against Cyrus since his son's body was found inside Cyrus’s penthouse.
Little did he know, Lucius is a chosen wolf by Luna herself and everyone dear to the pure blood alpha is also coated with protection.
Julius is holding Aria in his arms as shield when he hears footsteps coming their way.
"You know that you can’t kill me right or else Cyrus will die too." Aria says trying to distract Julius but the older man is livid because he is waiting for his men to come and rescue him but until now no one is coming.
He slaps Aria on the face so hard it made the omega fall on the ground.
"Shut up you omega whore. I could kill you anytime I but for now I will use you as a shield from my obsessed son." Julius says as the alpha was about to pick her up the Prime minister suddenly appeared.
"Oh look who's here to rescue you whore! It's your other man's papa!" Julius said in a mocking tone.
"You mean her mate's real father?” Lucius corrected the other pure blood while calculating the distance between them.
Julius’s eyes widened when he heard this.
He knows that Cyrus is not his real son but he never really knew where Cyrus came from. All he knows is that the boy was living on an island with his very poor parents who agreed to receive the money he gave them in exchange for the boy.
He never really imagined that Cyrus is the missing son of the Prime Minister.
"Impossible!" Julius uttered but when he saw the Prime Minister walk towards them, he cocks his gun and pointed it at him but the older pure blood shows no fear as he looks at Aria’s bleeding lips due to the slap given to her by Julius.
"Aria, are you okay?" he asked, totally ignoring Julius’s gun pointed at him.
The omega winces in pain but still managed to smile at the older pure blood.
"I'm fine uncle, but where's my Kiana?" Ari asked that only made Julius more irate because he feels like no one is frightened in his presence when he's the one who's holding a gun.
Lucius was about to reply and tell the omega that Kiana will be fine when Julius hits the omega's face with his gun again, this time blood starts to ooze from Aria’s forehead.
The Prime Minister's eyes turned crimson red as he glared at the evil wolf.
" Julius, if you don’t keep your hands to yourself I'm gonna rip your heart out and make sure you die in the worst way possible. Your face will be all over the news but this time not as a hero but as someone who killed a whole family including your own son!"
Julius’s eyes widened again but instead of denying his crime, he just pointed his gun towards Aria’s head.
"So you know that too? then there's no need for this whore of an omega here then. Besides, if I kill her, your useless son would die too. It's still a win for me and---"
Julius was not able to finish his sentence when in just a blink of an eye, the Prime Minister was already in front of him with his sharp claws digging on his chest and before he realized what just happened, he already ripped his heart out.
"I told you not to even think of harming my family because I'm going to rip your heart out! I guess you won't learn until I show you that a good father would kill and die for his son and not the other way around!" the Prime Minister whispered in Julius’s ears before he pushed him away.
Aria’s eyes widened as she witnessed Julius fall lifeless to the ground while Lucius held his bloody heart.
"Close your eyes child, you wouldn't want to see this." Lucius says before smashing Julius’s bloody heart. The omega is too shocked to close her eyes; she managed to witness the gore in front of her.
The last thing she remembers is that Lucius is apologizing to her for letting her witness that before she passed out.
Chapter 72
They say that life is 50% chance and 50% choice, that people are given an opportunity to make decisions of their own when facing anything that requires them to choose.
Sometimes people are given a good chance in life but due to wrong choices, the opportunity will just go down the drain while there are also instances where because of good choices, people are turning their small chances to be the big step for a good change in their lives.
When Rina saw her best friend aimed the gun towards the little girl she knew right at that moment that the Moon above the dark sky is giving her a chance, the last one way ticket to redeem herself and maybe to show that she's also choosing to do the right thing to do after all the wrong choices she has made in the past.
She knew that the gun Alex was carrying has the purest silver bullets that intend to kill Aria and knew that Kinana would not be able to survive.
Not thinking twice, the alpha who turned pale at the thought of death jumps in front of the little girl and took the bullet the moment she saw Alex pull the trigger.
It only took a few seconds after the sound of a gunshot, another one was fired but this time, the gunshot cane from Dylan and was aimed towards Alex who immediately dropped on the floor after that fatal blow straight to the head.
The scene inside the storage area in the warehouse is so dreadful.
Aria who just came back to her senses saw her ex best friend Rina took the bullet for her baby.
She screamed because of the fear for her daughter's life but when she saw Cyrus already holding Kiana in his arms she finally breathes again.
She ran towards her mate and their pup to make sure that they are safe. She saw that Alex was already down on the floor.
Cyrus hugs his mate and their daughter while kissing their temples.
When Aria is finally sure that her daughter was safe, she turns to look at her pup's savior.
She momentarily let go of Kiana and gave Cyrus a knowing look before crawling towards Rina who's now covered in blood on the floor.
"What the hell Rina! What the hell?!" Aria’s eyes are brimming with tears while holding her. She doesn't even know where to put her hands because all she could see was blood.
She tried to remove her jacket to press it on her chest where the blood keeps coming out but it just won't stop.
Cyrus’s knows Kiana needs her mother too but with Rina’s condition he knows the two needed the closure they both deserve.
No one knows yet, but Rina actually sent him a message a while ago telling him Alex and Julius’s plan about killing his mate and their pup.
Rins told him that she would try to buy some time to make sure Alex doesn’t do anything to Aria or Kiana until they arrive.
That's why she was told about the fact that Aria is a pureblood omega.
Cyrus also knows that Rina chose to stay with Alex until the end not because she wants to fight beside her but because she wanted to make sure Kiana did not get hurt.
Alex didn't even realize that Rina put earbuds in Kiana’s ears to protect her from anything she might hear.
She also made sure Kiana didn't see the gruesome happenings in the warehouse by putting a blindfold on the child's eyes.
"Why...w-why are you crying Ria? I-i'm sorry... I'm s-sorry." Rina swallows the blood in her mouth while using the last of her strength to apologize to her best friend.
She couldn't see Aria anymore because her eyes have become blurry due to her tears. She knows that she only has a few minutes left, and she wants to apologize to her best friend.
"Sshhhh, stop talking Rina! Fuck! Dylan! Uncle someone!! call an ambulance please!!!!"
Aria screams at the two other alphas. She didn't even look at them because her eyes are only focused on Rina who's now having a hard time breathing.
"No..n-no amb-bulance R-Ria...I just w-want to-apologize for ev...everything." Rina stutters as she coughs out more blood.
"Stop, stop talking Ri! No! I refuse to accept your apology now! You have to live! please, hang in there don't---" Aria had to bite her lips when she saw her best friend's pale hands reaching for her face.
She crouches down to help her cup her face by putting her hand on top of hers.
She is not a hypocrite. She hates the alpha, she hates how her best friend deceived him for years.
She hates how she agreed to everything Alex and Julius did to her family.
She hates how they connived to manipulate her but after knowing the truth as to why she was forced to do all those things and after witnessing it with her own eyes how her best friend who betrayed her saved her pup, all the pain and betrayal that was etched in his heart already melted.
She knows it would be questionable for others. She knows people might think she’s dumb for choosing to forgive her at that very moment but for her who grew up with no family, she knows she would've done the same thing Rina did for her own mother too.
When her best friend speaks again, Aria knows right at that moment that her heart is breaking not because of betrayal anymore but because of the sudden fear that tonight, she is about to lose someone again.
"Y-you'll finally sing for y-your Kiana again Aria... P-please tell her, Aunty Riri really l- loves her. I l-love you Aria." Rina says as she takes her last breath and her hand goes limp in Aria’s hand.
Aria squeezes the hand on his face as he nods silently while crying. She knows Rina had a choice, she could've saved herself too but she chose to save Kiana in the end and that is more than enough to forgive her. Aria brought her best friend's hand to her lips and kissed it for the last time.
"I love you too Rina... I promise, Kiana won't ever forget you. T-thank you." Aria whispered to her best friend's lifeless body before she pulled her into one last hug while her wolf howled in grief.