Knight drowned his glass of champagne before he finally put down his glass so he could hold Aria’s hand. 

The omega wanted to refuse in the beginning but Knight’s soft gaze made her relax.

"Maybe I know how you managed to leave even when your heart wanted you to stay." His voice is so low, it's as if he's afraid that someone might hear what he's about to say.

"Knight...w-what do you mean?" Aria asked, nervously. 

She knows...she knows that deep inside her she knows the reason why she left and she's so scared that Knight really knows it too because that means she has been hurting the older pure blood too.

 "You were scared to hurt me. You were scared that the longer you stay in that house, the stronger your urge to stay because you know deep inside you that you're already home Aria. I am so sorry for letting you feel that way but I want you to know that as much as I want you , I know that there's someone out there who deserves you. Cyrus, he is innocent. Just like you, your mate was a victim of his father’s manipulation and schemes. Ria...Cyrus, he deserves another chance as much as you deserve one too." Knight didn’t know how he managed to say those words clearly.

 He likes Aria, hell he loves her in the short amp of time they have spent together. 

The omega made a permanent space in his heart but that doesn't mean he would hold her there forever when he knows that Aria could finally go back home, with Kiana...in Cyrus’s arms.

"Knight, I'm so sorry..."

"Ssshhh, Aria you don't have to apologize. I loved you even though I knew that you held someone else in your heart. I wanted to take care of you even though I knew someone was looking for you. I love you and I am not sorry for loving you. I just want you to be happy Ria, I just want you to have the life you deserve." Knight uttered, his voice just above a whisper. He's scared that if he speaks  a little louder, he would bust into tears and he doesn't want that.

There are no words to describe how thankful Aria is at that moment so instead of replying to Knight, she throws herself at him. 

She wraps his two arms around the older's neck as she buries her face in the crook of his neck scenting him a bit. 

She hugs him to let him know how thankful she is for having him in her life, for protecting her, for taking care of her and for leading her back to her family.

"Thank you so much Knight. Thank you so much." Aria whispered while nuzzling her nose in Knight’s neck, a gesture for wolves to show how they adore and respect the other.

Knight smiled into their hug as he wrapped his arms around her waist. 

They are sitting by the edge of the pool under the moonlight while reassuring each other that they are still friends despite drawing the line between them. 

Knight is hurt, but for an unknown reason he is at peace and content while holding Aria in his arms. 

He sighs before finally pulling away from her but not completely letting her go.

 Knight was still holding Aria’s shoulders when he felt a presence join them.

The older pure blooded alpha knew Cyrus was close to them but because he knows he may never get the chance to do this again the moment Cyrus takes Aria with him, he still leans closer and closes the gap between him and the omega.

Cyrus gasped at the entrance of the poolside when he saw Knight leaning closer to Aria. 

His wolf growled when he saw the elder left a peck on Aria’s forehead but he managed to stop it when he saw Aria wrap her arms around Knight too.

Cyrus was about to lash out at the two because he couldn't handle his jealousy anymore when Knight suddenly speaks.

"It looks like we have a visitor."

Call Cyrus the pettiest among the petty wolves but at that moment all he wanted was to rip Knight’s head off when he saw the older alpha wearing a smug expression on his face when their eyes met.

"Who's---Oh Luna! Cyrus!" Aria screamed the moment she saw Cyrus lunge at Knight with a punch to the face.

Knight knew Cyrus had every right to get mad at him but he still fights back. 

The two pure blooded alphas  throw punches at each other, kicking each other in every chance they get until a sudden burst of a very sweet scent fills the room. They both halted their squabbling, their eyes turned red as they saw Aria writhing on the ground.

Knight’s eyes widened when he realized what was happening. 

Aria had been wearing a scent blocker and it's been 24 hours since she stopped wearing one. 

Every wolf in the realm knows that whoever uses the scent blocker will immediately go into their heat or rut the moment it wears off.

Knight figures that Cyrus’s strong scent was also a factor that triggered the Omega' heat.

"H-help...it hurts." Aria whimpered as she curled in on herself on the ground.

As much as Knight wanted to run and help the omega he knows that he cannot move from his spot. He should not move or else, he'll definitely die in Cyrus’s hands.

"Ashbourne..."

"I swear to Luna Carter! What are you doing?" Knight yelled at the younger wolf who remained frozen.

"I can't!" Cyrus replied, strained as if he is trying his best not to breathe but Knight knows better. 

Cyrus is trying to stop himself from jumping his omega.

"I can't help her, Cyrus! your wolf's gonna shred me into pieces even before I can even think of laying a finger on her. Now fucking  do something because your mate needs your  help!" Knight yelled at the younger alpha who seemed to finally snap out of his trance when he heard that Aria, his mate, needed his help.

Aria on the other hand is panting heavily. She can feel the pain growing from her stomach down to her groin.

 She isn't oblivious of the things happening to her but she’s scared. 

She doesn't know if Cyrus would want to take care of her when they haven't even spoken yet. 

The omega is starting to over think in tears when she finally feels someone lifting her from the floor.

The familiar delicious scent of her pure blood alpha mate filled her nostrils and Cyrus is just so thankful that Cyrus is here.

"C-Rys..." she calls out his name as he starts to nuzzle along the perfectly chiseled jaw of ger mate.

"I'm here Ria. I got you baby." Cyrus replies as he continues to walk towards the elevator while still carrying his mate in his arms.

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Cyrus does not even know how he managed to take Aria home, their home. 

He doesn't even know why he brought Aria to their old house. It has been three years since they abandoned it and let only Felicia clean it once in a while but here he was punching the code code to the door before they finally get inside.

The interior of the house is still the same. 

Cyrus could not bare touch anything in their home ever since Aria left because he always knew in his heart a time would  come when they would return.

But never in Cyrus’s wildest imagination would think he would bring home his mate while she's on heat and now that he finally put down his mate on their soft couch, he suddenly doesn't know what to do next.

"C-Cyrus, it hurts." Aria whimpers again, this time she is grinding her hips on his thighs.

Cyrus gulps. He has been waiting to see Aria again, to touch her, kiss her, feel her underneath him but he never thought the day would come this soon especially since they haven't spoken to each other yet. 

He wants to make sure that Aria knows that she is still the one he wants. He wants his omega to know that he's never been in any relationship ever since she left.

 He just wants to tell her first that he wants her back but here he is trapped in the omega's arms and legs.

"I swear to Luna  Cyrus, if you aren’t going to do anything why didn’t you just leave me back at the penthouse and maybe Knight would--" 

Aria wasn't able to finish her sentence because Cyrus smashed his lips to her. 

The pure blooded alpha has been controlling himself because he did not want the omega to think that he's taking advantage of her but the moment she mentioned another alpha’s name, he finally snapped.

Cyrus’s wolf wants to devour his mate whole. He wants her only for himself and he'll make sure that Aria would never think of another alpha ever again so Cyrus starts to kiss her.

When he ended the kiss, the two stared at each other until Aria unconsciously licked her lips with her tongue. 

She saw her mate's eyes follow the movement of her tongue on her lip until they ended up looking at each other again. 

The tension in the air is so thick and palpable it's not a surprise as the mates finally move at the same time, this time Cyrus grabs Aria’s neck and smashes their lips once again.

 The omega moans in contentment when she tastes her mate's lips on hers. She parts her lips to invite him in.

"Fuck, I miss you baby." Cyrus whispered as he continued to devour the omega’s mouth like his life depended on it.

 Aria’s lips are red and puffy. They look so sinful as they glisten with their shared saliva, Cyrus could not stop kissing her.

"Cyr...please" Aria starts to plead she wants something to be done.

Aria could feel her arousal dripping while she was kissing Cyrus. 

She loves how her mate is so rough yet so gentle with her. 

She loves how his tongue explores every part of her hot and wet cavern while his hands explore her body. 

Aria did not even realize Cyrus had already taken their clothes off because the moment she opened her eyes, she was welcomed with Cyrus’s perfectly sculpted body.

 The omega was  drooling as she saw Cyrus’s hardened nipples but her wolf started to howl in ecstasy when she spotted the blood alpha's naked body.

"Fuck, Cyr..you're so hot!" Aria blurts out as she explores her mate’s nakedness.

They were still in their living room when Cyrus finally finished removing every piece of clothing on them, leaving them exposed for each other.

"Ari...shit baby you're so beautiful." Cyrus whispered as he licks her neck where the mating mark is. 

He loves every inch of Aria’s body and he wants to make sure to worship it with his tongue and mouth.

Aria moans tilting her neck allowing her mate more room and who is Cyrus to say no? 

Cyrus places his hands under her legs and he lifts her up l. 

Aria is delighted and almost delirious at the show of her mate's strength. 

Cyrus has been waiting to make love to his mate again but as much as he wants to Fuck her right there and then, the sane part of him still wants to give Aria what she deserves. 

Instead of just pushing his mate on the nearest wall in their living room and just taking him right there, the alpha carries his mate back to their bedroom where they used to make love before everything went to hell.

 He wants to make sure Aria is comfortable with everything he wants to do with her.

He carefully put down the omega, but his lips never left his mate's body. He follows her right after making sure their bodies are pressed next to each other when they finally hit their soft bed.

"Cyrus.. please..." Aria whimpers.

"Please what baby? Hmmmn.. tell me Ria... tell me what you want baby." Cyrus replied while his hand is slowly parting the omega's tanned thighs.

"Everything.. touch me..kiss me.... just... come on Rus., make the pain stop please." Aria whimpered.

 She arches her back when he felt Cyrus's Hand caressing the inside of her thighs.

"Like this baby?" Cyrus had the nerve to ask before he sweetly licks and kisses her hard nipples while his hand continues to rub her thighs.

 The pure blood alpha loves the pretty sound coming from his mate and he wants to keep hearing them so he moves his kisses from her nipples to her stomach down to her torso only to stop when he finally takes a good look at her leaking entrance.

"Fuck! baby... you're already so wet for me." Cyrus rasped with a smug smile on his lips before he decided to touch the omega's sensitive nub.

"Stop teasing me Rus.. please" Aria whines as she raises her hips for more friction. 

But when Cyrus stops the movement of his hand on her, the omega finally snaps.

 She sits up and pushes the older to lay on the bed. 

Cyrus was taken aback by the sudden movement; he wasn't able to complain as Aria did not  hesitate to cup his equally hard cock with her very soft hand.

 The omega tentatively pumps her mate's cock and when she finally felt it twitch in her hands, she slowly put it in his mouth. 

Aria bobs her head up and down while sucking her mate's leacking cock. 

She loves how Cyrus moans she knows he only produces those because of the pleasure she was giving him 

 the alpha couldn't believe he was fucking  mate's mouth again after all this time.

"Fuck baby... you feel so good. You look so beautiful wrapped around my cock baby. Come on, look at me Ria..look at me baby. " Cyrus moans as he grips Aria’s hair.

When the pure blood alpha feels like he couldn’t handle the pleasure anymore, he stills the head of his mate signaling her to stop.

He carefully laid her back on the bed, her head resting on the pillows as he placed himself in between the omega's open thighs.

"Let me take care of you baby." Cyrus murmurs.

All the while Aria is watching with her lower lip between her teeth. 

Aria immediately moans when her alpha's fingers finally tease her over her entrance.

The omega arches her back at the simple touch. She loves how soft Cyrus is to her, her alpha's way of touching her has never changed through the years. 

She can still remember how Cyrus used to kiss her, it is still the same. 

Shs can still remember how he touches her and she is just so overwhelmed by all this she thinks that it really never changed because her pure blood alpha mate still touches her as if she's the most fragile thing in the whole realm.

Aria is jolted out of her thoughts when Cyrus finally presses his finger inside his mate.

 The omega screamed, she felt her body heat up  when Cyrus starts to slowly spread her open and fuck her with his finger so slowly.

"Rus.. fuck..that feels so good." Aria threw her head back with a moan.

 The alpha smiled to himself while watching his mate squirm at his touch before he captured her lips while aligning himself to to her entrance. 

The two look into each other's eyes. There are different emotions swiming in each red and blue eyes and the moment Cyrus finally enters his mate, the colors of their eyes burst into a flicker of purple once again.

Cyrus’s wolf starts to howl in celebration happy to  have his mate back.

 The alpha thrusts inside his mate while staring into her eyes and when he feels her get close to her orgasm, he leans into his omega's neck to kiss the bite on her skin with his lips once again.

"Mine.. still mine and will always be mine."