Mute from birth, Aiden Monroe, a young hybrid, had learnt from a young age just how cruel the world could be.

Yet, as means to pay off an old debt, Aiden finds himself trapped in wolf territory. With the Alpha of the Blackwater pack still deciding his fate, he places Aiden's wellbeing in the hands of his emotionally distant nephew, Lincoln Briar. 

At first, Aiden finds himself thinking that Link was just a cold hearted beast, a monster that spoke with such venom that even snakes would bow their head in respect. Yet, the more time that they were forced to spend together, the more Aiden began to realize that there was a tenderness to the beast, a gentleness, though subtle, that he had almost overlooked.

But when the outside threat that had been hanging over the Blackwater pack crept closer, Aiden, with his own life potentially in danger, finds himself thinking that perhaps a beast is only a beast after all.

And his silence, for as loud as it could sometimes be, would never be enough to tame such a beast. Right?

Silence and the Beast

Maybe it was part of their lingo, but even still, he found himself grinning. The word echoed in his mind, inducing a series of giggles. Carefully setting the bottle at his feet, he snagged the pad out of his pocket. He'd remembered to grab it before they left the house. Barely. It'd been an afterthought, and Link had rushed him. The mad bolt up the series of staircases had killed him. He'd been sweating and panting by the time he'd made it to Link's car.

Unsure what he was supposed to say — what he was allowed to say — he just wrote something basic.

/"Victor named you as Link's Ward?/" she read before letting out a low whistle. /"I bet he was fuming./"

He certainly wasn't very happy about it. As the book was handed back to him, he took the chance to sate his curiosity and scribbled down a question, mimicking her speaking style.

What's Link's deal? Why's he so mean?

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