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Ava remained seated on Damon's bed, her mind filled with different thoughts swirling around. What was his plan? Would he touch me just as he did in my dreams? Did I even want his hands on my body? What if he were to assault me? Was he capable of such actions?Feeling tension creeping through her entire body, Ava took a deep breath. Confusion was evident in her eyes, visible to anyone who would look at her at that moment. Soon, Alex would climb through my window and not find me. Would he wait?Why am I still sitting here, waiting for my potential demise to emerge from the bathroom? I knew deep down that whatever was about to happen would not be for my good, and it terrified me. Maybe I should just leave.The bathroom door swung open, revealing Damon with a towel wrapped around his waist, his wet hair dripping water. "Hmm, I was expecting you to have run away," he said with a smile. He walked confidently towards his closet, causing me to lower my head as he removed the towel.This man is
Bound By A Ritual Chapter 19
Ava arrived home really late, and I could see the worry on Mother's and Luke's faces. I couldn't help but feel guilty. As I sat down on the couch, I listened to the stern question from Mother. "Where were you, Ava Brandon?" Hearing my full name on her lips, I could tell she was angry."I went on a date, Mother.""Since when do you go on dates without my permission, Ava?" Mother growled. "You're just eighteen, still too young to be thinking about men.""I know, Mother." Looking down, I bit my lower lip and mumbled, "The date was with my boss. He lent me the money for the date with him." I looked up and saw her shocked reaction."Your boss?""Yes, Mother. He said he likes me." I couldn't hide my smile as I continued, "He also said he would like to meet you and Luke someday.""That is surprisingly strange.""I know, Mother.""But that doesn't mean you can come home this late. I have trained you better than this, Ava.""I'm sorry, Mother.""As your punishment, you are not allowed to go on
Bound By A Ritual Chapter 20
After the assembly, Ava found herself in the garden, tending to the flowers and lost in her thoughts. There was so much to contemplate - her enigmatic master Damon and his peculiar way of living, his likes and dislikes, and the sudden change in Alex's expression last night.Ever since these two men entered my life, everything seemed so complicated. I'm well aware that I don't like Damon; he both scares and intrigues me. But being around him is also strangely exhilarating.As for Alex, he is sweet to the point where it pains me to think of breaking his heart. Every woman deserves care and affection from her partner, someone who treats her as an equal. "Ava!" Rose's voice suddenly pierced through my thoughts, making me jump in surprise."Oh my God, Rose! Are you trying to give me a heart attack?" I spun around to face her, her brows furrowed with concern. "What is it?""Rumors have been circulating about you, Ava," she whispered, her voice low."What rumors?" I asked, curiosity and appre
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"Master?" Ava called for the fifth or maybe sixth time. I heard her calling me, but answering her seemed like a daunting task. I suddenly felt weak, the thought of walking into that house and meeting her mother overwhelmed me. "I am opening the door now, Master," she said. Nodding my head, I watched her move towards the door and open it, patiently waiting for me to step in.She gestured for me to follow her, and I stepped inside before shutting the door. "Mother!" Ava mumbled, running upstairs. Utilizing the little time I had, I looked around the place. All I could say was that it was small— really small.There were only two couches, a small television, and three photos hanging on the wall. One was of a young Ava looking chubby and cute, holding an ice cream, her hair tied in two ponytails, and wearing a yellow dress.The other photo was of a little boy, presumably her brother. He resembled their father more. "Who wishes to meet me?" I heard her mother's voice and turned around to see
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Ava walked beside Damon as they entered the palace, marveling at its immense size. "Where are we, Damon?" she asked, looking up at him. He remained silent, his face displaying anger. Was he upset about something?They walked quietly through the hallway until finally reaching a room. Damon opened the door and stepped inside. "Take off your clothes, Ava. I don't want you to catch a cold," he murmured, unbuttoning his shirt. But since Ava didn't move a muscle, he furrowed his brows at her. "Do you need the maids to help you out?""What?" Ava exclaimed."The servants here," he repeated, and she rolled her eyes. "I need you to give me some space, Damon. I'm not going to change right in front of you."He raised an eyebrow. "Why not?" he asked, stating the most obvious question."I don't like you enough to do that," Ava replied, causing his annoyance to grow. He undressed himself, and she averted her gaze. When he was done, she returned her gaze to his direction, noticing his black trousers a
Bound By A Ritual Chapter 23
Ava couldn't resist browsing through the books in front of her. The stories of love and magic were far more captivating than anything else in the room. If only such love and devotion existed in real life. Would that be a nice feeling? Lost in her thoughts, she is interrupted by a familiar voice."Milady?" Grant's voice cuts through her reverie, causing her to look up and meet his gaze. He sits down, resting his hands on the table, and studies her intently."How long have you been here?" she questions, still trying to gather her thoughts. His giggle breaks the tension, and he relaxes in his chair."It's been a while, milady," he replies with a warm smile. "I couldn't help but notice the expression on your face while you were reading. It was worth being here."Ava narrows her eyes, feeling a certain unease around Grant. There's something about him – his smile, his cunning demeanor – that puts her on edge. She doesn't trust him."Why are you here, Grant?" she asks, her tone cautious. "I d
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"Damon?" Ava gently sat on his lap, feeling something poking her. She was confused by her behavior, shaking her head in an attempt to clear her thoughts. Leaning in closer, she called out, "Damon!" His eyes remained closed, but his hands moved to her waist."What the hell are you doing, Ava?" his voice was rough. "I'm trying to get some sleep here." He used his hands to shove her off his body, causing her to fall to the floor and experience a painful impact.Getting up, Ava climbed back onto the bed. "Damon, you promised to show me around, remember?" She couldn't help but feel like a little girl waking her daddy up. "Damon!""Fine!" he growled, sitting up. "Jesus Christ, can't I get a little sleep, Ava?" Looking at his disheveled hair, he used his hands to cover his face before standing and moving towards the bathroom. But before Ava could react, three maids walked into the room, dropping a tray of food and a dress.They bowed their heads and said, "Queen Elizabeth has requested your p
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Sitting on the horse, Damon quickly joins me and we swiftly make our way out of the palace and into a bustling village. Carriages and horses fill the streets, but to my surprise, there are no cars in sight. Confused, I turn to Damon and ask, "Damon, why are there no cars here? I mean, this is the twenty-first century, right?"Damon leans closer, his voice barely above a whisper. "It is the twenty-first century, but King Fedor believes that these technologies are unnecessary in his kingdom. The people here prefer a simpler way of life, and they believe that simplicity is good." His lips gently brush against my earlobe as he adds, "Besides, all those modern inventions can lead to smog, accidents, and other unfortunate incidents."I shake my head, not entirely convinced. "I don't think that's a valid reasoning."Before I can say more, Damon interrupts, his tone urgent. "Hold that thought, Ava. Can you wait here for me? Don't move from this spot."I grab onto his hand, concern evident in m
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Unknown "Please let me go. Damon must be worried about me." Ava cried The blindfold was taken off her eyes and she was shocked to see Travis standing in front of her. "Hello, sister." "Travis, how could you kidnap me? I demand you take me back to the palace." "Don't you get it? I have always loved you. But you choose to ignore my feelings for you. And then I heard the news of your death, only for me to see you back again. It was a sign that we were destined to be together." He blabbed "I was your sister, you psycho.""But not anymore. Now we're not related. Nothing is stopping us from being together now." "I love Damon Travis, please. I'm carrying his child." "Not for long ava" "Look, I don't remember much from my past but I know you're a good person. Don't do this. Damon would kill you if he finds you but if you let me go, I promise no one will know about this." I tried to reason with him "Travis, please don't do anything to her." A girl walked into the room. "How the fuck
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"I begged you not to kill him but you wouldn't listen. And all because of that stupid Ava, first, she took you away from me, and now that I have found someone else to love she wants to take that also? how can all the guys be crazy about her, I mean what does she have that I don't? I know she's pretty but that doesn't mean that she can get all the guys in the world. I'm starting to hate her she's the course of all this problem" Damon could see the pain and bitterness in her eyes as she spoke and it pained him to know that he was the reason why tears could be seen in Zulu's eyes. And on the other hand, Chase looked hurt by her words.Damon had already beaten Alex almost to the point of death. "Forgive me, Zulu, I let my anger get the better part of me. I had promised to protect you and now I am the cause of your pain. I'm sorry" "Sorry, you're telling me you're sorry after almost killing my beloved, you say you're sorry, tell me, what's your sorry going to do for me will it heal the
Bound By A Ritual Chapter 77
After the incident in which Ava saw Anna and me kissing, I thought she would come back here yelling and telling me how much she hated me for it. I have not seen her I guess she locked herself up in the room. Maybe I should just apologize I can't take this silence anymore. I wonder why ladies have to be so difficult. I mean, she was the one who upset me and now I'm about to ask for forgiveness from her. I just hope she doesn't plan on getting rid of my child cause of her crazy dreams. I made my way to our chambers only to find them empty. I checked the bathroom and the balcony but it was empty as well. Where could she have gone? I just hope she hasn't done anything foolish. "Grant, Chase," I yelled and they came almost immediately "What could be making you scream my name like the house is on fire," Chase answered. "Where is Ava? I mean, have any of you seen her 'cause I can't seem to find her." "I don't understand shouldn't she be in her room? Grant asked " I just said I can't fi
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I still can't believe Damon kissed Anna, I mean we just argued and he was already running into the hands of another woman. And he keeps professing his undying love for me. Doesn't he know that I will get hurt by what he just did? What am I saying, maybe I walked in at the wrong time.Maybe she kissed him without permission, maybe that's true but Damon doesn't seem bothered. I guess I need to confront him. I was already on my way to give him a piece of my mind when suddenly I felt someone put a handkerchief over my nose and I passed out. ••••*Unknown* "I can't believe she is pregnant for that bastard. I have always loved her but yet she never noticed or should I say she chose to ignore my feelings for her. I lost her once because I never made any effort to gain her love but not this time. Not when I finally have a chance with her." "But son don't you think this is all wrong? I mean she's…" "Enough father, I don't care if it's right or wrong. All I care about right now is making h
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" the truth is that I know I am weak " She frowns then clears her throat "I know that I am not strong so I don't need....." The next thing happening is her vomiting on my favorite rose in the palace. What did she eat? Damn, I love those flowers! Damon watches the sleeping Ava, right after throwing up, she loses consciousness, is she sick? The physician still hasn't arrived "Ava" I mumble the moment I notice her eyes blink thrice before slowly opening them, she turns and looks my way. She looks kind of pale, why didn't I notice she was sick? I was so busy being mad at her that I forgot to take proper care of her. " Damon?" She smiled " I feel so weak right now " she sat up gently, " I think I got the flu, I'm sorry" Titling my head to my left I study her gently "You are sorry? For what? Being sick? common ava or your body is telling you not to get angry so easily, you might vomit to death you know " "I'm sorry Ava, sorry for not being able to take good care of you. I just let anger
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She steps closer and slaps me "I am not weak, you take that right back " and then it hits me. She remembers Damon's gaze moved back to aggravated Ava " Why the hell are you here" I couldn't help to get annoyed as well " What if something bad happened to you, this is a battlefield for crying out loud " " a battlefield where all your enemies are lying dead, I am not weak Damon, I can take care of myself " " of course, you aren't weak " I frown "How did you even get your memory back ?" " why are you asking" she furrows her brows " Were you even bothered about my memory loss? " I frown, saying nothing else. I know this will lead to a long argument. I am about to give her the argument she wants but not now and not here. "You were happy with the fact that I lost my memory. Weren't you?" She gasped " Sebastian, take her to the palace" "I am not moving from this spot "Exhaling I tried calming myself down but before I could reply to her, Alex shoved me aside " Ava, how did...." Before he
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" Forgive me milady " he smiles and I frown" Right now we need you to get ready for us to leave for the palace" " are we going to be living there?" I ask while moving back into the house, Sebastian nods his head and I lift the book I was given yesterday "Can this book talk? " I turn and look at Sebastian " I have a feeling it is alive" of course I am alive" I blink because all that happened was fast, the book flying from my hands and becoming human, a woman with dark long hair " A mistress that can lose her memories so fast?"" what are you" I looked closely and Travis gasped " Don't tell me Ava is running mad " he steps closer " Who are you talking to Ava? " " the book, it is human " I look at her "They can't see you?" " no mistress, only you can "She moved closer " I can give you back your memories master but it will cost you a great deal " My gaze urges her to speak "You will have to release me, you just need to say the word and I will be master of my own, people will be able t
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" of you leaving me and marrying another man " From the sound of his voice I realize he isn't lying, is that what he calls a nightmare, is it possible he likes me? Looking up at him, I Lean close and kiss his forehead "Sleep, I won't leave you "A smile forms on his lips. " thank you sugar" With that he closed his eyes and I could tell he was already asleep. •••• Ava kept an eye on him as he slept, he did say today he will be king, does that mean the battle is ending today? How am I supposed to get back the memory I am said to have lost " Damon " I mumble then sigh, whenever I say that name my body reacts strangely. He sleeps peacefully and he looks so handsome. Moving his hair from his face I watch him smile " I thought you would kiss me " he muttered, his eyes still closed " I won't mind if you do, so go ahead " " Why would I want to do that anyway? " I tried so hard to hide the blush on my cheeks. " I don't know " he opens his eyes "Maybe because my lips look addictive" he wi
Bound By A Ritual Chapter 71
After Zulu was told by Damon to go heal Alex, she didn't waste any more time as she left immediately heading to the man she had grown to love, Alex. Zulu watches Alex frown the moment he realizes Ava has gone " Where the hell is Ava, she should be here. I remember leaving her here with you, didn't I? " he turned in my direction and I had to shrug. " I told her to stay still, I was worried about you so I left to come to check up on you " Alex ran his hands through his hair, frowning " Zulu, I told you clearly to keep an eye on her, she is too...." Waving my hands I make him stop talking, he furrows his brows, and even while hurt he still worries about Ava. " you're badly hurt, you need treatment "Trying to touch his hand he steps away "Alex, you need to stop thinking about her and start thinking of how badly wounded you are." " you're just my maid, you don't call me by my name! " " then I quit " "Fine, now get out!!" " No " I yell back at him, watching him slowly sit on the bed,
