By the time Cyrus and Dylan left their office after searching for Aria it was almost dinner time. 

It had been  8 hours since they started  following the trace of the omega  who vanished three years ago. It was almost  9pm and they still haven’t  found her yet.

"Cyrus, you need to go home, Kiana might be up waiting for you." Dylan tried to convince the young alpha again hoping that this time, the disappointed man would finally give up for today.

Cyrus took a sip of his coffee before he turned to look at his cousin.

"How the fuck is she so good at hiding? She was there at the airport. You saw the CCTV footage too. She really came back home and yet she is nowhere to be found." The pure blood alpha was trying so hard not to pull his hair in front of his cousin because that's just so unbecoming.

"Maybe we're just late Cyrus. I'm sure we would find her again besides, what matters is we know  she is back. I'm sure she would want to see Kiana again so she would show herself to you eventually unless...your father was right." Dylan trailed off because he knows how sensitive of a subject this was.

Cyrus clenched his jaw upon hearing the possibility that Aria left them due to the reason his father told him 3 years ago when he showed him the divorce paper Kaya left behind.

"Then if that is the case she should not have come back because I would never let her hurt my daughter. I would never let her near Kiana." 

Cyrus gritted his teeth. He hates how conflicting everything is in his life right now.

Yoongi shakes his head off.

"I thought you said you were going to remarry today? I guess that was just your wolf talking huh? After all those years, your mark...it hasn't vanished." Dylan said while pointing at the mating mark on his neck that was exposed because he had loosen his tie.

 Cyrus unconsciously lifted his hand to touch his mark. It was very uncommon for alpha to carry their mate's mark but because he really loved Aria, he let his omega mark him as well.

 Now he is not sure if it is something he should be proud of because he knows their marriage ended Three years ago.

"I actually asked Jamie about this because I'm also confused." 

"And what did she say?" Dylan asked.

All wolves  know that there are only two reasons why a mating mark will fade or disappear. Death or a Broken Bond

For Aria and Cyrus  it should have been the latter for obvious reasons but then the mark on the alpha's neck didn't even fade at all.

"She said to put a concealer on it since it would never fade or vanish as long as I live." Cyrus scoffed as he picked up his phone.

Dylan couldn’t help but laugh the moment he heard the younger's words.

"Of course she would say that. Why did I even ask?!" Dylan replied.

Cyrus glared at the older man who was still smiling at him.

"I'm going home, Alex texted me already. Kiana doesn't want to eat again."

"Go ahead Cyrus. I'll try some more before I head out. Drive safely, I know you sent your driver home again." Dylan said before reaching out for his coffee.

"Thanks and please call me if there are any new developments." Cyrus said before he finally left his office to go home.

Meanwhile in the heart of NYs luxury apartment buildings, Aria is still in awe. 

Knight took her to his penthouse. Ever since she learned that Knight was the son of the Prime Minister, she contacted Harris but to no avail, the older hasn't replied yet.

Justin ushered her to her room  the moment they arrived there. It had been hours since the alpha left her so she could relax but how could she relax when she feels like she wasn’t supposed to be there.

Everything in the room screamed of luxury and she is just...well, not poor anymore but still the king size bed and even the lampshade in the side table screamed wealth to her.

Aria came back so she could restart her life again. She wanted to be a singer before, she even had a degree in Music since she completed her requirements before she left. 

But then with her situation right now, she knows that being a singer was out of the question.

 She couldn’t afford to show herself to the world knowing that the demons of her past were still haunting her.

She could not be a singer not anymore but that doesn't mean she would give up on music. She was planning to be a music producer. When she was in New Zealand, she met a producer who was working at Vlending. 

The alpha was really so kind to her and even gave her his number so whenever she came back and wanted to work, she could just contact him.

That was her plan for now. She would contact  Travis Cromwell and give him some of her work.

 She  just hoped that the alpha would give her a chance, but if not, she would apply for another job. 

Maybe she could work at a bar or restaurant since she already had enough work experience from Harris’s bar in New Zealand.

The omega was deep in thoughts when a knock on the door startled her. She quickly stood up and opened the door knowing that it would most likely be her hosts.

"Aria the dinner is…oh, you have not unpacked yet?" Justin asked when he noticed her luggage still in the middle of the room.

She shyly went back to stand beside her luggage as the alpha followed her inside.

Justin smiled fondly at her before he stepped closer to her and asked.

"Are you uncomfortable here? I could ask Knight to just let you come back with me to my apartment if you think this is too much." the alpha suggested because he could see she seemed uncomfortable.

Aria smiled back at the alpha. She was so thankful that Knight’s assistant was so kind and welcoming to her.

"Justin, thank you so much for being kind to me, you didn’t have to but still you're really so nice. I... actually, I was just really surprised! Harris told me that his friend is really kind and would help me out to start here but he never told me that he's the Prime Minister's only son!" Aria knows

She was blabbering but she just needed to vent or else he would die thinking of the twists and turns in his life and the people she meets.

Justin chuckled.

"Oh, so you don't want to  be here because Knight is the Prime Minister's son?" Justin asked, with a mischievous smile painting his lips.

Aria sighed. How could she tell them that she didn’t  want to be near anything about politics knowing that the Carter’s her ex- in-laws were in it.

Justin took her silence as a positive answer.

"Well, good thing that Knight is not his father's biggest fan, Aria. There's a bigger chance for you to meet the president instead of Knight’s father. The Prime Minister never sets foot near his son's place so if that is the reason why you're worrying, then you don't have to." Justin explained.

Aria lifted her gaze on hearing that. She was so relieved knowing that she didn’t need to worry about bumping into any of her former family anytime soon.

"Thank you for telling me that, but..." Aria looked around the luxurious bedroom again before her eyes landed on Justin’s expecting eyes.

"Aria, if you're uncomfortable because you're worried that Knight might be someone who takes advantage of people, then please don't. He is the kindest human I've ever met. I am not saying this because I want to convince you to stay with an unmated alpha but I just want you to know that you are safe here." Justin said with a fond smile.

Aria nods at the alpha's words. She didn’t know why but she believed his words. She could also finally feel herself relax now.

"Thank you so much Justin. I really appreciate all the kindness." Aria thanked the older man who's now smiling at her.

"Now if you're ready, can we meet knights in the dining room? He asked the maids to prepare dinner for us and I'm sure he's excited to know more about you too." Justin said before he started walking towards the door.

 Aria nods with a smile and was about to leave with the older when she suddenly remembered something.

"Justin?"

"Yes?"

"You said you don't live here, but…"

"Oh, I forgot to tell you. Knight is my best friend. I was not supposed to be his assistant but I guess no one else does the job better than I did. I met him when we were in university. I was a scholar and he was a super rich  guy who hated studying. I'm sure you already have an idea why we became best friends." Justin laughs as he opens the door and leads the younger towards the dining area.

Knight was already waiting for them when the two arrived at the dining area.

Aria almost immediately drools upon seeing the food on the table but because she was still shy about the whole situation, she gave her host a small smile.

"So Aria , how do you like your room? I mean do you need anything? I asked Aria to prepare it for you and I hope you have everything you need in there." Knight asked 

Justin smiled to himself when he noticed how his  friend put a piece of the chicken on Aria’s plate first before he took one for himself.

Aria thanked the alpha for the food before she replied about his room.

" Mr. Ashbourne the room is too much already, thank you so much for letting me stay the night. I promise to find an apartment so I could---"

"You don't want to stay here?" Knight cuts her off the moment she mentioned looking for another place to stay.

"It's not that I don't want to stay here but your penthouse is too...uhmm I can't afford to stay in a place like this." Aria mumbled as she looked down because she feels like she can't meet the pure blood alpha's gaze.

Knight pouts.

"First of all, why do I get to be called Mr. Ashbourne but Justin is a being  called by his first name? Also, Aria who told you about paying rent or house fee here? Haven't I told you that I promised Harris that I will take care of you? Please don't even bother to think about looking for another place just because you're worried that I'm going to ask you to pay rent here." Knight said hoping that the younger won't look for an apartment anymore.

Aria starts to bite her lower lip, a clear indication that she's being shy or nervous again so Justin breaks the tension in the room by complimenting the food.

"Knight, don't  scare her. Why don't you offer her a job instead so she can feel more comfortable staying here?" Justin suggested.

At that Aria looked up.

"Oh, that's a wonderful idea but Harris told me that Aria already had a plan about the career she wants to pursue here. Isn't that right Aria?" Knight’s attention is back on her again.

" ah Yes Mr.Ashbourne”

"See, there's ‘Mr. Ashbourne’  again. Please just call me Knight." He corrected the younger who was now smiling at the alpha.

"Oh, okay Knight. I am actually planning to meet with a friend I met in Wellington. He's a music producer too." She decided to open up.

"Well, that's great! I'm sure you'll get the job Aria. Harris informed me about your passion for Music. I wish you could share it with us too." Knight said before they all started to eat

 Aria finally relaxes in the presence of the two alphas. The conversation about her passion for music makes it easier for her to be more talkative. 

Justin even mentioned that Knight was a fan of music and he also played some instruments that's why he has a piano in the penthouse. 

The three carried along their conversation until they finished dinner.

******At the Carter’s mansion.******

The pure blood alpha was staring at his sleeping daughter. He managed to feed her the moment he arrived a few hours ago. 

According to her nanny, Kiana didn’t want to eat because she was too busy playing with her new piano.

If there was one thing Kiana loved the most aside from him, it's music. 

Cyrus doesn't want to think that it has something to do with her mother but deep in his heart he knows that just like him, his daughter must be probably longing for her mama.

The pure blood alpha sighs again as he watches her sleep peacefully as if she wasn't just crying a while ago. 

There are times he wanted to just take his daughter with him and just vanish too. There are times when he just wants to be a good father to her too but he's so scared that the moment he quits, once he leaves politics, he might lose himself too.

He only drowned himself in work and politics after his mate left. He thought he was going crazy if it wasn't for his daughter that kept him sane during the time Aria left them.

"I saw her today my love, I saw your mama again." Cyrus whispered to his sleeping daughter knowing that she couldn't hear him.

"She still looks so beautiful just like you." he continues to mumble while brushing his daughter's hair away from her face.

"I promise to find her my star...and maybe you'll stop crying every night." The pure blood alpha leaned closer to leave a peck on his daughter's forehead before he finally stood up and went out of the room.

Cyrus walked towards his mini bar to grab himself a drink when he noticed that Alex was already pouring him a whisky.

"I heard what happened today. Have you found her?" Alex asked while giving him the glass.

Cyrus thanked her as he took the drink from her before he settled on the couch in his living room. 

Ever since Aria left, Rina and Alex were there for both him and Kiana. 

At first, he hated their presence in his space because they only reminded him of his runaway mate. 

But as time went by, he learned to tolerate them and accept that they're good for his daughter especially as he became so busy with work.

Both Rina and Alex became closer to Kiana. They were always there for them. They celebrated Kiana’s birthdays and milestones together too. 

But Cyrus is not oblivious though, he knows that Alex was not doing this out of friendship or because of her adoration for his pup.

 She had already shown him her motive a year after Aria left. Alex told him she liked  him despite the fact that they have the same rank.  

Cyrus rejected her and he even thought that Alex would cut ties with them but the alpha remained by his side to be a friend.

"NO. We're not even sure she’s the one." Cyrus chose to reply after taking a sip of his drink.

Alex nods in silence, a smirk on her lips knowing that Cyrus probably mistook someone else as Aria because she  is very sure that Aria would never come back.

"Well, I hope you can find her soon if she’s the one you saw. After all, you and Kiana deserve a valid explanation why she just left." Alex lied about wanting Cyrus to find Aria but of course, she has to say that to look good in front of the alpha.

Cyrus just nodded and didn't comment on the topic .

"Anyway, thank you for checking on Kiana again today Alex. I really appreciate it." Cyrus said with a forced smile.

"How about a dinner for it then? Tomorrow night, we could bring Kiana if you want." Alex knows Cyrus would once again refuse her invitation but to her surprise the pure blood alpha agreed.

 "I guess that's a good idea. It's been a while since I took Kiana out. Let's go out for dinner tomorrow evening then." Cyrus said before finishing his drink in his glass.

That night Alex left the  mansion with a wide grin on her face not knowing that the bond she had tried so hard to erase for years might spark again just because of the dinner she set up.

Aria has faced numerous challenges in her life. She became an orphan at the age of three and was raised in an orphanage with hundreds of other children. She started work when she was 16 so she could pursue her dream to be a musician.

She met her mate when she was 22, got married, and mated in the same year. She got pregnant and was divorced by the time she was 23 and now here she was staring at the ceiling of the penthouse where she will be staying temporarily.

Her life was never easy and yet she never thought of giving up on it. 

There were times she thought she had no reason to live and yet she always found something to remind her that as long as she lived, she would have a chance in life. 

Despite all the hardships and painful past things that happened to her, she still chooses to give herself a chance to be happy.

Aria does not know how she still manages to live life knowing that she has lost her heart already.

 She slowly lifted her hand to touch the side of her neck where Cyrus’s mark was still very visible.

She may never say it out loud but she knows deep inside her that the mark was a symbol of hope for her. 

As long as the mark is still there, she knows she will always find a reason to survive.

That evening, Aria let the thoughts of Cyrus flow in her mind again. This was one of the rare nights she would allow herself to go back on memory lane just to relive the beautiful moments with her mate.

Flashback

22-year-old Aria was very busy with her schoolwork when the head nun from the orphanage called her to inform her about the Thanksgiving celebration they were planning to do in the orphanage. 

At first, she thought she wouldn’t be able to attend the event because of her busy schedule but thanks to one of her best friends, Alex helped her finish her work so she could go.

She was busy feeding one of the little ones in the orphanage when she heard the commotion outside. 

She could hear the excitement of everyone while welcoming their guests but since she was too busy with the children in front of her, she just shrugged her shoulders and continued to feed the little girl beside her.

She was singing a song while cleaning up the table of the children when she first took a whiff of the most wonderful scent she had ever smelled in her entire life. 

Her head automatically snapped towards the direction of the door to see where the scent was coming from only to meet the most beautiful pure-blood alpha she had ever seen.

Soulmates among wolves are rare. Alphas, Betas, and Omegas can mate and marry each other even when they're not each other's soulmates. 

But in a rare case of two wolves destined and chosen by the moon to be together, then their bond would be so much stronger.

 They would automatically imprint on each other and would want to mark and mate each other on the spot and that was what she and Cyrus experienced right at that moment they laid their eyes on each other.

"A-alpha," Aria uttered the moment he saw the wolf form of the man standing in front of her.

This was one of the magical things that happens after finding a soulmate among wolves since wolves rarely shift.

 The alpha and the omega will both see each other's wolf form towering their human form the moment they see each other for the first time.

Aria had never seen a perfect pitch-black wolf with diamond-shaped white fur on its forehead it was as if the pure blood alpha was wearing a crown on his wolf form because of it.

Cyrus on the other hand felt like all the oxygen in his body had left him because damn, the white wolf towering over the human in front of him is divine. 

The Omega, his omega is flawlessly beautiful with her blue eyes.

At that very moment, Cyrus and Aria knew that they had found their soulmates. At first, the alpha was too shy to approach the omega until his cousin appeared behind him.

"Your omega would think that you don't like her if you wait another minute before you introduce yourself Cy." the older alpha whispered in his ear.

Cyrus’s eyes widened at the thought of hurting his mate like that so he gathered all his courage and introduced himself to the omega who was also staring at him.

"Hello, my name is Cyrus. Uhmm, your wolf is so w-white, so pretty." The alpha hated himself for stammering because he feels like an idiot in front of his mate but when Aria giggled, being an idiot forever is what he would do  if that's what it takes to hear the musical sound of his mate’s laugh.

"Yeah, my wolf's fur is white but I'm tan so... I hope you still find me pretty," Aria replied with a tiny smile on her lips and a pretty shade of pink blooming on her cheeks.

"Oh, of course! You're the prettiest, so beautiful. You even have long lashes and a perfectly chiseled nose. I mean, yeah.. The mole on your lips makes you cuter too." Cyrus keeps blabbering while Aria keeps blushing and giggling.

"I have never seen such cute pure blood. My name is Aria." Aria finally lifted her hand to accept Cyrus' hand too.

The two shook each other's hands all the while their eyes were focused on each other's faces.

 Cyrus is positive, he is the luckiest wolf in the whole universe not only because he has found his mate but because he has the perfect mate. She is perfect.

"Aria, even your name is beautiful. It suits you perfectly." Cyrus replied with a smile.

Dylan who was watching the two could not help but smile. He is beyond happy knowing that his cousin found his destiny.

He is so happy that his cousin's destiny is not just pretty but is someone simple and warm.

He always wished for Cyrus to find someone who would  make him happy and at the same time someone that could make sure he would never become like his father. 

Seeing Aria with her oversized shirt and pretty little earrings, Dylan knows that the omega would be the best addition to his cousin's life.

"Cyrus, why don't you take your mate for a ride? I'll take care of the ceremony." Dylan even tossed the key of his BMW to his cousin knowing that the two wolves were dying to mate and claim each other.

Cyrus grinned at his cousin and mouthed a little ‘thank you’ before he grabbed Aria’s hand and dragged her out.

The two young wolves end up at Dylan's vacation house. 

Cyrus took his mate to his cousin's favorite spot so they could have some privacy too.

There, Cyrus Carter claimed and marked his omega.

END OF FLASHBACK