Used by the Badass Alpha (Young adult/dark)

5. The magazine.

5. The magazine. 

Enjoying the dawn view as the sun sat half above the horizon spreading orangish hue on the land and building, Aria merrily walked by the side of the street with a happy smile.

She got a tip of a hundred dollars and that was like the biggest she ever got in a day. The money was going to be used for new magazines as she loved them and the pictures they held. Precisely the pictures of... Shhh, it is a secret.

Aria maintained her smile, her long pony tail swung left and right like a pendulum in force as she hopped happily. Though nothing new happened at her work place given that her co-workers only spoke to her nicely. She was excited because they did it because of HIM. 

Coming from a low class also brought about a lot of drawbacks and barriers that she faced since her childhood. And she was overwhelmed to know that a small encounter with the Alpha's son would make a popular girl in their restaurant already. 

The owner had been reluctant about granting her two days leaves for a school trip. He always exploited her and acted rudely with Aria. But one small meeting with Jake and the owner happily accepted her request of leave saying that, "I am impressed by your hard work, Aria. And hence I have decided to grant you two days leave as you had requested for. You can enjoy your school trip without worrying about your pay cut for the same."

He also gave her a medium meal food pack for free and a large glass of coke which was totally unexpected of him. Being a stingy owner that only cared about making more and more money, he never allowed or granted such leaves to his employees let alone give them free meals. 

Aria cannot put the smile away. She was happy and it reflected on her face. Though she was a girl with a positive attitude. One who loved to greet everyone merrily and take their bullshit quietly, such an event was more than just normal for her. She was actually on cloud nine. 

Jake and his thoughts clouded her brain. His smile. His sparkling ember eyes. His well built body. His soft hair. His perfect time, and everything else kept roaming before her eyes. 

There were many guys whom one can call handsome yet not all of them were epitome of perfection like Jake. She had heard he was pure and heart and generous. People described him too good to an alpha who are normally termed as cruel and horny males. This guy was rather simple and kind. 

He did have girlfriends but never acted a jerk to them. He did flirt with others' girlfriends but never crossed his limits. He did enjoy seeing the Bullies bother his fellow schoolmates but never let them do anything beyond acceptable. All in all... He was just one of his kind. 

A kind Aria liked. 

With his thoughts, she entered the 'All for you' bookshop in the isolated area of the pack on 'Maine Street'. It scarcely had visitors and most of them read while standing near the shelves. The fifty years or so old owner with a wrinkled face and shaky hands didn't seem to mind it either as long as there were people visiting him and keeping his shop occupied. 

And Aria loved this place. It was quiet just like her. Filled with emotions aka variety of books just as she loved them. She definitely empathized with the old shop owner for not having enough customers but the fact that it was visited with limited to no people was why she admired this place so much. 

There was no one who would look at what kind of magazines or books she bought. No one to observe what pictures or images she stared at. No one suspected her actions while she silently chuckled and bit her lips, looking at those photos in the magazines. 

She stopped at her favorite stall in the centre of the book shop which held magazines. Aria trailed her fingers to various of them until she stopped at one she had come here for. 

'Star and Sunshine', a magazine which mostly shot pictures and images of significantly famous people in the pack. And believe it or not, every month in their new issue, they dedicated five whole pages to him. Five glossy pages printed just with his exclusive pictures shot at different places from different angles and definitely at varied timing. 

"Here... This is... What I needed!" Aria squealed as she opened the magazine directly to the middle of it where the two silver stapler pins sat, holding the pages together in a bound book. 

Her lashes flickered when her pupils fell on his pictures. Jake Ragnar. Yeah. The 'Stars and Sunshine' magazine was keen on Alpha's hot son. Why not? He was no less than any model. 

Jake had gotten multiple offers for shooting for human magazines and for advertisements. Many companies approached Alpha Killian to let them take his son as their ambassador. Several fitness organizations requested Jake to do them a photoshoot for marketing as his body was more than just perfect. 

This guy was an exclusive piece of attraction. That was why this magazine always dedicated certain pages to Jake and featured his exclusive photos. Photos that Aria collected and smiled at whenever there was a new issue. 

She had eagerly been waiting to grab her copy of the magazine as she had heard the girls in school talk about them in the canteen. She had overheard them discussing Jake and his breakup with Veronica, the daughter of the richest wolf and a businessman in the pack. But she didn't want to believe them unless she confirmed it herself. 

She had waited all this while and saved money to get her copy of the magazine. She didn't seem to be regretting it either. Aria rubbed her hand on one of Jake's pictures where he was smiling at the camera while he had goggles put on. 

"You are so gorgeous. Will I ever be lucky enough to get to know you personally?" A sigh escaped her mouth while she resumed caressing his pictures. 

She had loved to do it a little long with that dreamy smile on only if she had not heard that, one of its kind, kind of voice coming from the threshold of the shop, "Trust me I will have that magazine banned in the pack if what you said is true." Aria's heart came into her throat as it was Jake himself. 

"Someone seems pissed off!" She heard Kai. 

"I sure am. And why shouldn't I be... They literally wrote about my break up with Veronica. Damn it!" Jake rolled his eyes in irritation. 

Seeing him for the second time in a day filled her chest with amazement. But hell, he was with those Bullies— Neil and the monster company. Huh. And they were certainly talking about the magazine Aria had in her hand. 

Tbc...