Run Wolf Run (Complete)

Chapter Thirteen (Edited)

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Chapter Thirteen

Aria’s POV

My feet glided along the floor, the heels of my shoes clicking, but it was merely background noise to the whir of voices and music.

My dress clung to my body, the silk falling down to trail behind me slightly in dark red waves. My fingers were tingling with held in power, the moon was at its fullest and the magic that surrounded me tingled at my skin, waiting to be unleashed. I reined it in.

                “Aria.” I turned to see a woman, her blonde hair falling in waves around her shoulders as her eyes, light green, caught mine. She looked stunning in that dress and all it seemed to do was extenuated her already flawless figure, a burnt purple in colour, it suited her perfectly. Her eyes were dark and smoky while her nails were a glaring red.

                She slowly made her way towards me, smiling at those who greeted her, shaking hands delicately and politely as she passed. She owned the place, and it was obvious everyone was entranced by her, everyone except me.

                She finally stood before me, towering over me in her heels, and her eyes as cold as ice. They no longer held the sparkle that dazzled onlookers; instead they were enough to make anyone shrink under their intensity. Nevertheless, I continued to stand tall.

                “Darling...” she gave me a smile that was as fake as the nails that were digging into my arm, steering me away from the crowd. Her grip left no room for excuses or hesitation and when she had finally got me into a corner the pleasantries stopped all together.

“What do you think you’re doing? You’re meant to be setting an example, not flaunting around with your friends.” The word was like acid on her tongue.

                “I am setting an example mother, one that doesn’t show me as the kiss-ass you would have me as.”

She laughed quietly, a sound that was devoid of all humour.

                “Honey, to get around in this world, you have to kiss a couple of asses from time to time in order to stay on top,” she sneered at me, “and that’s exactly where’s it’s gotten us.” Her face once again became the stone expression that not many got to see under her perfect facade. “I will not have you ruining it for me and your father.”

                I snorted, a noise that had her shrivelling her nose up at me in disgust. I didn’t give a damn what she thought about how I acted.

“You seem to forget that it isn’t just you involved in this, we’re in a pack, sure you’re the Alpha female but that doesn’t mean everything is down to you.” She gave me a snide grin.

                “On the contrary, it does mean everything is down to me, me and your father that is. We are the leaders of this pack and that means you will do as I say, I will not have you messing up our reputation, especially not here of all places.” I stared into the harsh eyes of my mother, barely recognising her from the woman who’d raised me. She was nothing to me anymore, she’d become arrogant with power and that had made her priorities shift, she had no right to be lecturing me.

                “When you become and Alpha female in a few years you’ll understand.” I stood tall lifting my chin in a symbol of defiance, and I was not surprised to hear the low rumble of a growl erupt from her chest.