บท 13: Waiting For You.

"Where am I?" Aria whispered to herself as she gazed at the huge bedroom before her. The opulent room looked like something straight out of a historical movie, complete with gilded furniture, intricate wallpaper, and a massive chandelier. But what was she doing in a place like this?

The door to the room opened, and a blonde girl walked in, and following her from behind with her eyes on the floor was a girl with red hair.

Was that her? Aria asked herself. And when the girl raised up her head, Aria was shocked at the resemblance the girl had to her.

It was indeed her, but what is happening? They didn't even react to her presence in the room. Could it be they can't see her?

Aria was about to walk forward to the blonde girl in order to confirm for sure if they couldn't see her, when the girl suddenly landed the one that looked like her a slap.

"What are you doing!" Aria shouted at the blonde lady, but there was no reaction; it was as if they couldn't hear her as well.

"You must feel glad now that you have made me a laughingstock in this pack!" The blonde lady said in anger.

"I... I didn't mean to." The red-haired girl stammered, tears brimming in her eyes.

"Is that a joke? You didn't mean to?" The blonde girl mocked, her tone icy. "You didn't mean to meet secretly with my fiancé, or you did not mean to get caught."

The red-haired girl looked down as she spoke, "Devin and I..."

"How dare you call him by his name? Do not forget your place, Aitana!"

Aitana. Why does that name sound familiar? Had she perhaps heard it somewhere? Aria asked herself.

Aitana flinched and clenched her fist. Devin was her mate, so why does she have to be reprimanded for having a pull towards him? No, the real question should be, why was she born as an Omega?

"You have to reject him." The blonde girl demanded.

Aitana finally raised her head and firmly said, "No."

"What?"

"I won't reject him."

"Do you think a filth like you is worthy of standing beside Devin? Do you think you are capable of being a Luna?"

"I...."

"In less than a month, Devin and I will get married in front of our two packs, and his father will step down and make him the Alpha, but only if he marries me. Will you really be selfish and let him give up everything he has worked hard for?"

Before Aitana could respond, the door opened, and Aria widened her eyes as she said Tristan walked in.

"Devin." Aitana called out softly.

Aria frowned and muttered, "Devin? Did she just call Tristan, Devin? What is going on?"

Devin looked at Aitana, and the first thing he noticed was her swollen cheek. He glared at the blonde lady and said closely, "This will be my last warning to you, Kieran: the next time you touch what belongs to me, I will kill you myself."

Kieran's heart sank when she saw how serious he was, but she wouldn't be an Alpha's daughter if she got scared so easily. "By being with her openly, you are putting her more in danger. Reject her, Devin; you know that's the right thing to do."

Devin ignored her and grabbed Aitana's hand as he pulled her out of the room.

Aria wanted to leave and follow after them, but she couldn't. It was as if she was stuck here.

Kieran's face twisted in a snarl. "I refuse to be humiliated! I will not be bested by an ordinary Omega. Never!" She shouted, her voice echoing through the air.

As she spun around, her eyes seemed to lock onto Aria's location, and her expression darkened. Aria froze, her heart racing, wondering if Kieran could actually see her.

But before anything else could happen, a loud noise pierced the air, and Aria jolted awake.

Aria found herself breathing heavily as she woke up. She could still hear the same sound she had heard in her dream, and it turned out it was her phone ringing.

"Who's calling so early?" Hailey sleepily asked.

Aria's gaze fell upon the unknown number on her screen, and with a groggy tone, she answered, "Hello."

A deep, masculine voice responded, "Did I wake you up?" Aria's mind was foggy, but there was something familiar about the voice. Suddenly, realization dawned on her, and her eyes snapped open.

"Tris...Tristan," she whispered, her voice trembling with surprise. Aria yanked the phone away from her ear and stared at the screen in shock. It was already 7:25 am, and he had even sent her a message on the venue of their marriage registration.

Tristan's chuckle echoed through the line, "So I did wake you up."

"I'm so sorry; I will be right there, just give me few minutes." Aria said in a hurry, she looked at her friend who was still sleeping and tapped her.

"Aria." Tristan suddenly called out.

"Huh?"

"Calm down. I will be waiting for you." Tristan said and ended the call.

Aria felt her heart skip a beat when she heard him say that he would be waiting for her. Her mind went back to her dream, and she wondered why she dreamt of two people that resembled both her and Tristan.

Hailey's voice was laced with sleepiness as she yawned and asked, "What time is it?"

Aria regained herself after hearing Hailey's voice and shouted, "We have to go! It's 7:29already."

"What!" Hailey shouted and hurriedly got up from the bed.

"I can't believe I'm going late to my own wedding. If not for that stupid dream, I'm sure I would have woken up earlier." Aria said as she arranged her things.

"What dream?"

Aria's expression turned thoughtful as she recounted her dream. "It was really weird. I saw this girl who looked just like me, and Tristan was there too... and it felt like we were mates or something. It was truly strange." She shook her head, still trying to process the vivid images. "I know it was just a dream, but it felt so real."

Hailey smirked. "Maybe you and Tristan were mates in a past life."

"Past life? That's ridiculous," Aria scoffed, shaking her head.

"You're a werewolf, but you don't believe in past lives? Really?" Hailey teased.

Aria shrugged, and before Hailey could respond, the ringing tone of a phone filled the air. "That's mine," Hailey said, rushing back to the bed to retrieve her phone.

As Hailey stared at the screen, her expression turned serious.

Aria noticed Hailey's expression and curiously asked "Who is that?"

Hailey looked at Aria and whispered "Alpha Milton."