Avery's POV “She is waking up, go now, let me handle this,” Maya pretended to whisper, trying to cover up for me. “Why should I hide? She is outnumbered, let her wake up and face me,” he said adamantly, this is going to be more difficult than I imagined. “Davis just listen to me first and let me handle this,” Maya insisted, this was not going so well and I was really scared for Maya's safety, to me she was in more danger than I was. “It's Alpha Davis to you,” He roared, he seemed to have come closer than before. I couldn't open my eyes but curiosity was killing me. “You are not my Alpha,” Maya said defiantly with a strained voice, standing her ground, she seemed to have understood what I had said earlier, we needed to fight him off and not pretend to work with him. It was safer to face him head on, no matter the costs, the more we pretended to work with him the more empowered he would be. “We made a deal, you work with me and I let you leave here with your head on your neck but
Avery's POV “What if he finds us?” Maya asked, her voice beginning to weaken again, she needed to be treated quickly and I did not know what to do. “Let's pray he doesn't,” I responded as we entered into the basement and locked ourselves in, this was our only hope for survival. We had barely settled in when we started hearing sounds from outside the door, he had quickly found us and now he was trying to tear down the door. “When I get you two, I promise you a very painful death,” Alpha Davis screamed as he tried to break down the garage door. I was so confused, Maya had passed out and the door had begun to give way, if some kind of miracle had not happened we both wouldn't live for the next ten minutes. “Come out now that you can,” Aloha Davis warned, why was he so hell-bent on killing me? I did nothing wrong to him, I didn't even know him much or interact with him at all while I sought refuge in his pack. What could bring this type of animosity? “Can you at least tell me why y
Avery's POV “Avery!” I heard a voice call from afar. I had begun to lose a lot of blood and I could hardly speak. “Maya!” Another voice called, it sounded like Victor and I was trying to respond but Alpha Davis glared at me, warning me not to speak for any reason, if I wanted to survive. What was the use anyway, I was already dying so it did not matter. I tried to shout but as I opened my eyes no sound came out. “Maya!” Victor screamed again, he was getting closer and with the much Alpha Davis had done, he was sure we would die, and truly if we had no help would die in a matter of seconds. Alpha Davis’ basic focus was trying to find a way out but the hideout was on lockdown down and there was no way to escape. When he understood that there was no way he waited patiently for them knowing they would eventually sniff us out. “Please come quickly, we are in the basement,” I said hoping Alpha Amos would hear my thoughts, he was my mate after all. “Stop,” Amos whispered as they neare
Avery's POV “Amos,” I whispered, as I tried to open my eyes, everything seemed hazy and my head was pounding. I opened my eyes but I had to close them immediately. “She opened her eyes!” Maya screamed as they all rushed to my side, a drip was attached to my hand, I felt a little better and I tried to open my eyes again. “Sweetness,” Amos whispered, holding my hand, a tear escaped my eyes, my body had begun to hurt, only now was I feeling the pain in my neck and I knew this was a good sign. “How is she?” He asked Victor who just nodded and assisted Maya to the bed. I was happy that she could at least move around. “She survived, we survived,” I felt sleepy again. Was this a good or bad thing? I did not know but I could not fight this sleep, and soon I dozed off completely. “She is waking up,” Someone whispered as I opened my eyes again, it was not Victor, Maya, or Amos but a lady I recognized from the pack. “Where am I?” I asked myself as I looked around, it looked exactly like A
Avery's POV “Please repeat what you just said,” Amos asked the maid, blinking in disbelief at her words. I was sure I had nothing to do with Jack so I knew my conscience was clear but the evidence that stood against me was conclusive and I did not know what to do. “I came in here and found both of them naked, she betrayed you Alpha,” The maid said again, she repeated the exact same words she had said before without even the slightest adjustment which prompted me to suspect that she had memorized these words specifically for this occasion. I knew we were surrounded by enemies but were they really this quick to frame me already? Jack was still passed out on the bed and to be completely honest seeing him like that disgusted me so why would I have anything to do with him? Even if I was drunk or even drugged I would never fall this low and this time I was not drunk or drugged, I knew who I slept with and it was Amos not Jack, I was very certain. “How dare you!” Amos screamed as he
Avery's POV “Let me go, I will walk,” I said to the guards, they trusted me enough to let me go for some reason, and true to my word I walked with them down to the dungeon. This was the true description of the term “walk of shame”. I was barely covered enough to be termed decent and I walked with the guards to the dungeon with people gathered around me, following me, throwing rotten fruits at me and calling me names. I smiled, this setup was well planned, done to the letter, they must have put a lot of work into it to make it very believable because how could everything be so well done and with all the evidence pointing to me and nothing to prove my innocence? “Do not show them your weakness,” I whispered to myself, they did not deserve it. Apart from the evidence that was concocted against me, it was pretty obvious, clear as day that I was innocent. Besides, even if I wanted to do such a thing wouldn't I do it at a place and time where I could not be caught easily? How stupid woul
Avery's POV “Ahhhhhhhh!” I screamed as I struggled to stand and run out of the cell, I was successful and I quickly transformed into my werewolf form and prepared to leave but not without killing that guard just like I had promised. The guards had also transformed into their werewolf form but that was not a big issue, they were significantly smaller than me in size so I already knew they were no match for me, they tried to attack me but I easily threw them to the size careful not to seriously injure or kill any one of them, my main target was that guard that called himself king of the dungeon I was going to kill him before I left this place. “Where is that crazy bitch?” He asked, coming back with a knife, this fool actually wanted to kill me, had he lost his mind? Regardless of my offense, this would be seen as a direct slap on the face of the Alpha. Maybe he would not mind since he seemed to despise me now but I was going to get my revenge and it was going to start from this dunge
Avery's POV “Find her!” I heard Amos scream from a distance, he sounded so angry but I was way past caring, I just prayed he did not die before I came back, I wanted to give him a life worse than death. Once upon a time, he was my everything but now no matter how much he pleaded I would make him pay for the humiliation and pain I felt that night. I was still bleeding heavily and I knew it was leaving a trail. “Need to get help,” I whispered to myself, I had transformed into my human form and I was getting weaker by the moment. I felt something in my bra. I had just my bra and a pair of shorts on. I put my hand in only to discover that it was the same card Amos had given me the night before. If I had any doubts before this card had really confirmed that it was Amos I slept with that night and he knew, more anger rose in my heart and I hated him even more. “A little gift for my trouble,” I said to myself as I thought of something, if it was me in the past I would have thrown this m
Avery's POV “Oh my goodness!” I whispered in shock, using my hands to cover my mouth, who would have thought that my blood could open this diary? I would have never guessed it. The diary opened to reveal a beautiful handwriting, it almost looked like mine, just a little more calligraphic. I immediately forget the pain in my finger and just stared at the book in wonder. “Miss! You are hurt!” Martha screamed in panic, as she literally ran down to where I was, I quickly put the diary to the side, not wanting her to see it at all. “I know you want to be alone Miss, but please just let me disinfect your wound first,” she whispered with concern, as she took a first-aid box and hurried to treat my wound. I was utterly speechless, especially because of the way I had treated her before. She seemed not to care about that and it made me feel a little more guilty. I felt like one of those spoiled brats who treated the help in a very bad way. “I am sorry about how I treated you before, it's
Avery's POV “Your breakfast is ready, Miss,” one of the maids said softly, bowing as she spoke. I wanted to tell her that all of this was not so necessary but I knew she would not listen to me anyway so I let it go. “Thank you,” I responded dryly. I wasn't hungry, but I knew better than to refuse the food they offered. Lady Smith would be extremely worried if I missed breakfast, so I asked everyone to leave and sat by myself. “I am at the door if you need anything, miss,” Martha whispered anxiously, she seemed unsettled with leaving me by myself but I needed that alone time. Walking over to my table where the brown envelope was kept, I picked it up and opened the seal. I didn't bring out the files in it, instead, I walked over to the table where a very nutritious breakfast was waiting for me. Opening that file felt like a window into another world and opening it genuinely scared me. “This is really nice, " I muttered to myself happily, as I munched on the scrambled eggs that were
Amos’ POV “I watched her walk away, I watched her leave me,” I mumbled as I ran my hand through my hair. I could never forget that day, it was crystallized in my mind. I remembered standing just behind her and watching her walk towards the train, I wanted to stop her, to hold her and tell her I believed her but I held myself back, she entered the train and it left, that train left with a big part of me, I could feel my heart shatter into a million pieces but this was meant to be, it was the only way she could be free. “I just couldn't let her suffer,” I thought as I remembered everything I had put in place, I had not missed a single detail, not left anything undone when it came to her. I had my niece visit me briefly as she passed through our city the night before Avery left, I had begged her, promising her anything she wanted to be in that train and take care of Avery, I knew she would have been lonely and needed someone in the new city so I made sure she had Ella with her, made s
Avery's POV “I just couldn't help it…I couldn't stay away from you,” he whispered, it was the sound of Amos’ voice, I couldn't believe it but the way my body reacted to him confirmed any suspicions I had. “Amos?” I asked, it was a whisper and I was sure I was speaking to myself but I didn't get a response just the feel of his fur on my skin. “I miss you so much,” he whispered as he ran his hand through my hair. “This is a dream so why not enjoy it to the fullest,” I thought to myself, I had missed Amos for the longest time and even if I hated him for what he did to me it still didn't change the fact that he was my mate and we bonded on a very deep level, even if a ceremony had never been done. “I miss you too,” I whispered, letting myself go and hugging him back, opening my eyes, I saw him in his werewolf form. I just laid my head on his shoulder and inhaled his scent. It made my wolf pur…I wanted him in more ways than one. “It's been so long…please,” he begged, reaching for my
Avery's POV “As per our agreement, here is some of the evidence I found, study it and let me know when you are done, there is more where that came from,” Sir Smith said, handing me a big brown envelope and turning to walk away. “I know this might be very transactional to you but just know that I really recognize you as my daughter,” he said, turning slightly in my direction, as our eyes met, I could tell he was being completely honest. “I will bear that in mind, thank you very much,” I responded not knowing what else to say, he just nodded and walked away, I felt touched by their display of love especially since they just met me and knew absolutely nothing about me, although you could say they knew more about me than I knew about myself, giving the big envelope in front of me. I took a deep breath feeling suddenly nervous about the whole thing. I had thought I wanted to know the truth but now that the truth was standing in front of me, I was too scared to take a hold of it. I deci
Avery's POV “Where are you taking me?” I asked the driver as my entire consciousness was alerted, if need be I was going to tear this door open and run away. “I am taking you to the Smith's Mansion,” the man responded. It didn't look like it to me, everything was so suspicious. I tried to open the door to no avail, I had begun to panic, I checked my pocket for my phone, hoping that I would be able to reach Ella and find out the truth. Was the road to their house this strange or was I over thinking things? I needed to find out, but to my utter surprise, my phone was nowhere to be found, I had begun to panic for real and brought out my claws to break open the door and just then the driver spoke again. “We are here now Ma’am,” he said, parking the car in the driveway, I stopped suddenly, looking around me, it took me some time to recollect myself. “Please come down Ma'am, Sir and Lady Smith are anxious to meet you,” the driver said, coming out of the car, walking to the side of my d
Avery's POV “Good Afternoon Sir and Ma'am,” I greeted immediately I entered through their door, I was trying to be as cautious as I could be, afraid of ruining my plans before I actualized them, their suite had a beautifully designed dining area that was somehow detached from the rest of the suite, it was in such a way that we had access to only that area and not the rest of the suite and we could only see them only if they decided to come to the dining area. My greeting fell on deaf ears because they weren't yet in the dining area, so that meant we had to wait. This was making me nervous, I thought about doing this, and getting it over with but dragging it out like this made me more and more anxious. “Good Afternoon child,” I heard a response after a while, it was the woman, coming towards the dining area with a smile, it looked so beautiful, so pure that if I didn't know better I would have thought it was a true smile but now I knew it was just a cover-up, it was a good cloak for
Avery's POV “Yesssssss, please tell me,” Ella said excitedly, she had totally forgotten about her food and was concentrating fully on me and what I had to say, I didn't say anything more I just smiled and continued to eat. “Oh come on!” She whined as she grabbed my hand trying to distract me from eating and to tell her why I was in such a different but happy mood. “You will find out later today at work,” I said to her motioning to her food and encouraging her to eat the food she had abandoned, she grumbled but continued to eat with a frown on her face. Jake on the other hand didn't say anything, he just stared at me for a long time and nodded like he gained some kind of understanding. He chuckled at her childish behavior, I was so jealous of how he adored her, if only someone would cherish me the way he cherished her, I didn't dwell too much on that, I already knew what my fate was. “I am leaving now, don't be late for work,” I said to Ella, winking at her, I nodded to Jake befor
Avery's POV “I know you are scared, I also know that you came here with an intention in mind but, this is life, things change, situations change, it doesn't hurt to try, right?” Ella whispered, squeezing my hands, I looked at her with a sad smile, I knew that my intentions would never change. “I wish I can change my path but I can't,” I said letting go of her hand and walking away with tears rolling down my face, I wished it was possible to be her daughter especially since I hadn't been a daughter to anyone, especially since I had never felt the love of parents but it came too late. It all happened when things had already gone bad when I had crossed the bridge of no return. I kept walking, I didn't know where I was walking to but I kept walking, it seemed I could never escape pain no matter how hard I tried, no matter how happy things had become, no matter how good things were something had to hurt, almost as if I was destined for pain and pain only, I didn't want to live like this