Aden Evans is a Wolfblood.
Part human, part wolf. With powers of speed, hearing, smell, and strength in her blood.
Aden fled to Stoneybridge when she was fourteen to escape her wild and vengeful pack, where she met Maddy Smith and her parents, a pa...
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"I sense there's trouble ahead It's clear by the signs and warnings, that should tell where all blame is due."
Liar - The Arcadian Wild
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XXXIV. \\ PROTECTIVE INSTINCTS//
Aden couldn't believe that Jana was having her first and last trip to Bernies with them. It all felt so surreal as they sat at one of the tables, talking, laughing, eating and enjoying one of the last happy moments they would get with her.
After a while, it was time for Rhydian and Jana to go meet Alric, and as everyone else was finishing up paying inside, Rhydian and Aden stepped outside. He seemed to know all the thoughts running through her head, the ones that hadn't stopped since they left the school.
As they stood on the pavement, he looked at her with a softness in his eyes, "Wanna tell me what's going on in that pretty head of yours?"
The lightheartedness of his question made her smile a little, and after a moment, Aden just let out a sigh.
"I don't like this," She looked at him worriedly, "Alric wanted you dead, and I don't want you to walk right into his claws."
Aden took both his hands in hers, looking down at them intertwined. She couldn't stop thinking about Rhydian walking into a trap and him getting hurt. She couldn't even imagine what she would do if something happened to him.
"I have to do this," He told her, "For my family, for my pack...for you."
He looked at her softly, and Aden knew why he was going through with meeting Alric. If she were in his position, she'd be doing the same thing. But that still didn't make this any easier.
Aden sighed, "I don't trust him."
Rhydian's fingers brushed against her jaw and he lightly tipped her head up so she was looking into his ocean blue eyes.
"Trust me, okay?" He said softly, "Everything's going to be fine."
He leaned in and kissed her, trying to comfort her as much as he could. As Aden kissed him back, she wanted to believe him so much. That the whole thing would be fine and that Alric's intentions were actually what he said they were. But she had a dreadful feeling she couldn't shake. A gut feeling or an instinct...she didn't know for sure. The whole thing just felt wrong.
They pulled away after a moment and that was when their friends walked out of Bernies, gathering around them on the pavement. Rhydian looked over to Jana, who gave him an assuring smile.
