HUNTED

Aila turned the page and frowned. No, that can't be it!? She kept flipping the pages, but the remaining pages of the diary were blank. Aila hissed and pulled back her hand, she got a papercut, and a drop of her blood spilt onto the page. She brought her finger to her mouth and stared at the diary in disbelief.

What happened to Davian after that?

She knew from Gabriel's past that Matthias and Amelia were killed, leaving the pack in the hands of his son. So, Milo took over the pack, but where did Davian go? Was he still alive?

"Aila, have you seen Ajax?"

Aila snapped out of her thoughts and released her finger from her mouth, turning her head to look at Finn. He approached them, one brow raised when he saw Ajax's clothes on the wicker swing and a black cat now stretched out on her lap, almost falling off.

"Seriously, he's so disrespectful. If I was Damon right now, I'd throw him out of the window!" Finn growled as he reached for the cat that flipped over and scurried out of her lap, making a break for it. Finn and Aila watched as the cat jumped up and sat on the bannister of the balcony that overlooked the floor below..

Aila closed the diary expecting Finn to chase after Ajax, but when he didn't, she watched as he threw Ajax's clothes to the ground and sat in the egg-shaped swing.

"You know, it's safe here, right?" Aila began and watched Finn's furrowed brows and darkening gaze. "What I mean.. Is that Sariah will be going soon. You do not need to stand guard, and I give you permission to spend as much time with her as possible."

"Luna, as much as I would like to. I cannot leave you-"

"Delta." Her voice demanded his attention, and he sat upright. She did not use her Alpha's voice this time, but it was a warning. "Being apart from your mate. Marked or not will be hard. Do not make me command you to do this because I know you want to spend time with her. I will also make sure that when information is provided. You will be the one to receive it. That way, you will at least see each other once a month."

Finn scrambled to kneel in front of her and held her hand in both of his. He bowed his head, "I am always thankful to have found a Luna I can serve happily under."

Aila placed her free hand above his and squeezed gently. "Finn, you really are too sweet... Come on now. If Sariah sees you now, she might get jealous," Aila joked and winked at him when he whipped his head up, his eyes wide in surprise and his ears reddening. He abruptly stood up and smiled.

"Nah, she'd never be jealous of us. You and Damon are…" He looked at Aila sheepishly as she tilted her head to the side. "Well, anyone can tell you two are together from a mile away. Especially when he glares at any man approaching you."

Aila burst into laughter. He was absolutely right, and she felt bad for any man outside of their group to ever approach her. But she did think he was much better than previously. Maybe it was because they were marked now. Their emotions were settling down, even though she still had.. urges.

"That's because he so fiiine," Malia piped in on her thoughts. Aila bit her tongue. It was hard having a sexy Greek-god like mate; she felt like a woman with issues always wanting to jump him.

Finn shook his head, unable to hear her thoughts, but he was looking at her like he knew precisely who she had on her mind. "I'll go back to Sariah." He began walking away and halted after Aila called out to him.

"Do you really think you will be fine with her gone?" She asked him, turning in her chair to look at him.

Finn shrugged, "I have to be. It's her choice, and I won't stop her from doing something she believes will help. I think it will be different with us.. She is a human, and.. I cannot force the pack life on her."

Aila frowned at his words. She was worried for her friend, but she also understood where he was coming from. Yet, even if Sariah was human, she had no doubts about their soon to be relationship. Finn was a good man that any girl would dream of being with. She was sure from her small observation of Sariah that she was equally affected by Finn. He was handsome and-

"Keep thinking like that, and I'll be the one jealous," Damon growled and marched towards her. Aila's expression became dazed at her mate's sudden appearance. With Aila and Damon's eyes only for each other, Finn smirked at the pair and shook his head, running off before things became steamy. He grabbed Ajax as well, holding him under his armpit as he left.

Aila slowly stood up and rounded the armchair just in time for Damon to wrap his arms around her waist and pull her towards him. It had been a few days since he took charge; beforehand, he was gentle because of how fragile she was, both mentally and physically. But she could tell Damon sensed her strength return though he was still worried. Damon relaxed his grip, his jaw muscle ticked as his burning molten silver eyes slowly began to flicker down, and he leaned his forehead against hers.

Aila wrapped her arms around his neck and tipped her head up, meeting his lips and gently kissed him. She could feel his tumbling emotions from his conversations on the phone. He had several, one from his dad and other Alphas, along with the seer of their pack. Aila pulled back and looked at him.

"What did the seer want?" Aila queried. His thoughts weren't clear as it seemed her body was starting to distract him. She smirked as he growled into her neck and began kissing her tenderly down her neck.

"Hmmm, why are you thinking of another man in my arms?" His kisses led to nipping her shoulder. "I'm right here."