Ava's POV “My chance encounter with William has finally come to an end—and I hope that things will return to normal after the Shadow Clan wolves leave.” Mia sat quietly on my bed, arranging herbs as she listened to me. She didn't look up from what she was doing. “Don’t worry, as long as you don’t go out to meet him, your life will return to normal. Trust me. You just have to focus on your relationship with your fiancé and your responsibilities to your Clan.” I sigh heavily. “I'm trying Mia… but the memory of my brief encounter with William has been lingering at the back of my mind. I wonder how things would have been if our paths had crossed under different circumstances.” “Princess Mia, your father has summoned you to his study,” a maid of ours informed me and left. Anxious, I looked at Mia whose frightful look matched mine. “Do you think he's found out?” Mia casually shook her head. “I'm sure he hasn't. It's probably for a different reason. Stop overthinking, Ava.” Nodding, I
William's POV On the fifth day of my stay in the Blue River Clan territory, my subordinates were already hard at work bringing down the equipment from our ship, preparing to transport it to the shore. “Make sure the pieces of equipment are moved by tomorrow,” I'd told them last night. “Yes Sir,” they’d agreed, not wanting to disappoint their commander. “Jack!” I walked over to the tall, muscular crew member. “Seems like everything's going well. I guess naking you in charge of overseeing everything wasn't a bad idea.” I patted his shoulder. He gave a proud grin. “The pleasure's all mine, Captain!” I stared at the men work for a while. “They're such great working—quite a fine bunch of men. I didn't think they'd be so committed to the task at hand.” Jack replied, “With their combined efforts—and without any issues—they’d be able to get the job done on time.” I turned to one of the younger members of the crew who I rembered as Tom. He was a skilled carpenter. “Tom,” I pointed to t
Ava's POV As I sat in my room with Mia, I decided to share my thoughts with her. “Mia.” She looked at me. “I've been reflecting on the events that led me to this point. I just realized that my life has been shaped by my father's choices, including my marriage to Quill.” Mia smiled. “Ava, you're skilled at handling interpersonal relationships and I've noticed that you've never questioned your father's choices and decisions before. But now that you're all grown up, you need to ask yourself what you really want.” I pondered on Mia's words. “Well,” I start explaining. “My father, he’s a really stubborn man. He's strict and protective in nature and all my life has been making life-changing decisions for me.” I stop to think then continue, “Remember, when he had sent me to a boarding school when I was younger to receive a proper education?” Mia nodded. “Yes I do.” I press my lips into a thin line. “I had protested a lot. I wanted to stay at home with you and Quill. I even wanted to jo
Ava's POV I was shocked at William's audacity. “I’ve never seen someone act in such a shameless manner before!” I snapped at him. “Why are you even here? I can not be responsible to you. My engagement has been arranged, and I can not be a part of this." I crossed my arms and looked away but William didn't seem to care, carrying on with taking his clothes off. "I’m not going anywhere," William replied, firmly. "You don’t have to be responsible for me, Ava. That's alright. But your marriage-” he scoffs “-you are not getting married to him. Do you understand? You are mine now." “No I'm not!" I exclaimed, backing away from him. “You’re so shameless! I am not yours, and I won't be! My father will be furious if he finds you're here. We have to end all of this—now!" William smiled, mischievously. The gesture made my skin crawl. "Your father doesn't have to know. We can keep this our little secret.” He walked closer, making me move a step back. “It has already been consecrated by Luna t
I pushed back gently, breathing heavily as I struggled to maintain control. "I am sorry," I said, my voice trembling. "I need some time to think. Please, just leave." William didn’t mind, a satisfied grin on his face and put on his clothes to leave, but before jumping out the window, he turned back to me one last time. "I will give you some time to think." There was a playful glint in his eyes. "But I will be waiting for you. We are mates, Ava. Bonded by Luna herself. Accept it or not." With that, he lifted himself through the window. I took a deep breath. “I’ve never felt like this before. This is all so new to me.” I wrapped myself up in my blanket as I said to myself under my breath. “I need time to think about this. I wonder what it could mean for my future.” As I closed the window, I could hear William's footsteps fading away. I took one last glance out the window and saw William walking away in the distance. “I know that you would wait for me, William,” I whispered to him.
Mia's POV “Ava, your friend, has been prohibited from going outside,” my father informed me, concern clouding his features. He placed a hand on my shoulder. “Stay away from her for the meantime. Her father, our Alpha, he’s in a very bad mood right now.” “But father, why would he punish her so harshly? Ava didn’t even tell me about it last time we spoke.” A frown began to grow on my face but then it disappeared when I remembered, “The Alpha has always cherished his daughter. There must be a solid reason for this punishment.” I looked at my father sadly. “Remember when I was a child and I was often left out by the other female wolves. I had so much trouble fitting in. I couldn’t seem to make any friends, father.” I then smiled. “But then, father, Ava was kind-hearted and generous; she made me feel like I belonged. So now that I’m hearing that her dad prohibited her from going outside, I’m really surprised. I just can’t believe that my best friend, the one person who had always been
William's POV “That noise I heard earlier at the camp, what was it all about?” I asked Thomas as soon as I saw him approaching the tent, followed by a flushed Mia. He replied, "Oh, well, Mia came to look for you. But I have already taken care of it." He waved it off. I looked at Thomas, shocked. "What did you do?" "She's the daughter of one of the Blue River Clan elders," Thomas explained. "And her relationship with Ava and Quill is...complicated." My eyes widened with surprise. "What kind of relationship are we talking about here?” "It's... romantic," Thomas said. "Ava is engaged to Mia's brother, Quill and they are also best friends." I am sure you already know most of this but you have chosen to act stubbornly.” Thomas and I sat together in the empty tent. “You know, I saw Mia blushing when she left the tent,” I informed him, a mischievous smirk forming on my face. "What did you say to her?" Thomas looked at me sheepishly. "Nothing much. I just told her she was blushing and
Ava's POV Mia's words of encouragement gave me a much-needed boost of confidence. This adventure was just too tempting to pass up. Mia led me down a winding path until we eventually arrived at the Shadow Clan's camp. “Mia, I’m scared,” I said, scanning the area of muscular men. "Don't worry," she whispered. "They are all busy today. You won't run into William." I tried to steady my nerves. “We could get caught.” “Oh stop fussing. You wouldn’t have agreed to come if you weren’t excited for the adventure of experiencing something new.” “You’re right,” I agreed. “I just couldn’t resist.” Together, we walked deeper into the camp, Mia leading the way. “This is it,” I thought. “The moment I’ve been waiting for.” As my eyes fell upon the Shadow Clan's ship, I was awestruck. “It’s so massive; I’ve never seen anything like this.” A group of shirtless Shadow Clan wolves noisily approached us. They carried crates and barrels, loading them onto the ship. “They look so strong and capabl
William's POV“Good morning Ava,” I greeted her, setting the tray of bread on the bed side table.She squinted her eyes adorably and yawned, stretching lazily. The sun rose slowly over the horizon, casting a warm orange glow through the window, around the room and enhancing the features of Ava's face and her curvy body.“Good morning, William,” she said in a tired voice and sat up. She then smiled at me for a while as I adjusted the food on the tray. “You look really handsome today.”I raised the corners of his lips to a smirk and brought the tray to her.She turned to look at me wide eyed, her long beautiful hair was a mess but it still looked beautiful—she still looked beautiful. Like my perfect Ava.“William, breakfast in bed? You did not have to,” she said with a loving voice.“But I wanted to,” I replied, smiling at her, gratitude evident in my eyes. “And you deserve it, Ava.”She sat up and let me feed it into her mouth.“It tastes like the spicy bread we ate yesterday. Did you
Ava's POV William and I arrived in Casablanca in Morocco and we decided to take a stroll and explore the a e before retiring to the ship. “Oh William!” I called. “William! I want to try those!” I pointed to a bunch of native snacks piled up at a store. They looked delicious. “William, I want them please,” I begged. “They look delicious. let us go,” he said and we walked over to the store and selected a bunch of snacks and ate. “So tasty,” I said with a full mouth. “What next?” “We try out those ones,” he said pointing to another mouth watering food at another stall. “Oh my, William, I can not wait!” I sampled different foods, one stall after the other. “Be careful or you will get sick,” William joked and I blushed. “it is my honeymoon, I can eat whatever I want,” I demanded but then, I felt a cramp in my stomach and stopped right as I was chewing. I looked up to meet him watching me with amusement. “What were you saying?” I dropped the snack. “Maybe you are right. I will ju
Ava's POV “I wonder why your Dad called us all of a sudden,” William told me, getting ready to leave. “I am not sure but at least now that I know he likes you, I am not feeling a bit worried,” I said smiling up at him. William nodded. “you are right. He most likely wants to discuss some of our Clan's issues. it is really stressful, you know. Being an Alpha, I have to stay and take care of my Clan. I can not even have some time to myself,” he complained with a sigh. “But, it is not like I hate it. I love my Clan and they make my work easier by always complying and doing the right thing. They also work hard.” I smiled and planted a kiss on him. “you are a great Alpha.” We made our way to meet my Dad. “Where's Robert, the Alpha?” William asked a maid and she pointed to the meeting room. “He's in the meeting room. He said if you two come, you should go meet him in there,” the maid said. “Thank you.” The maid nodded and left. I said, voice barely above a whisper to him, “I told yo
Mia's POV I could not wait any longer. “Thomas, I want you inside me right now.” As if I had just said the words he had been waiting for his whole life, he raised the corners of his lips to a smirk darkly at me and stepped forward, closing the distance between the both of us. “With pleasure, darling.” Before we knew it, I already reached in to Thomas’ trousers and pulled out his big, hard, throbbing cock My voice quivered with anticipation as I said, voice barely above a whisper, "I have been longing for this moment." Thomas responded huskily, "Me too, Mia. let us make every second count." We embarked on a sex journey, exploring each other's bodies with an insatiable hunger. Our gasps and moans filled the hut, creating a symphony of ecstasy as we planted a kiss on and licked each other. “I love having you from behind,” he said, voice barely above a whisper as he rammed into me. “I love seeing your cunt stretch out and grab my cock. I love seeing your ass bounce and ripple up you
Mia's POV I approached Thomas who was on the beach, standing next to the shore and watching the waves. The sun set slowly below the horizon, casting a warm orange glow over the sea and enhancing the features of Thomas’ face. “Thomas, you wanted to talk to me?” I said as I approached him. He looked back and saw me, his eyes glinting in the moonlight. “Yes, I can not believe you came.” I walked closer to him. “I decided to hear you out. I was not being fair.” He nodded. “thank you so much.” We sat there in silence for a while. “So, what did you want to talk to me about?” I asked, trying to maintain a casual voice. He looked deep into my eyes. “Mia, I want to assure you that Emma and I are just friends and I will have no relationship with her. She even tried to deceitfully use my son to take money from me and that is the reason I haven't talked to you in a month.” I frowned. “How could she do that? Using her own child to pursue her greed? Did she succeed?” Thomas shook his head
Ava's POV “Mia?” I knocked on her door carefully. “Mia?” I called again. The door creaked open and Mia stood, looking at me with bright eyes. “Ava, what are you doing here?” “I came to check up on you,” I answered. “can not I do that for my best friend?” She smiled and let me in. “No, that is not what I meant. You know what, come in.” Smiling, I stepped into her room. “So,” she said with a teasing voice. “How's William?” I immediately knew she was up to no good. “He's fine,” I answered simply. “Just fine?” she asked. “Nothing else? You know I have noticed something since you two got married.” I looked up at her, curious. “What is it?” “it is just that you two have spent more time indoors. You guys hardly ever come out,” she joked. Heat started to creep up my cheeks. “Mia, stop.” She shrugged. “Well, at least no one's here to stop you two so I understand.” Laughing, I started to hit Mia and she dodged each one, laughing in return. “I am not lying Ava,” she said between la
William's POV “Thomas, she needs space. Give her some time and she will come around,” I told my beta after he narrated everything that happened last night. “I know,” he said, hanging his head. “I will give her as much time as she needs to make a decision. All I need now is one more chance with her.” I patted him comfortingly on his back. “Thomas, I know you are a good wolf and you are willing to take a chance. I know you want to make things right with Mia and fix your relationship with her, but I feel like it would be difficult.” Thomas nodded. “I know I have been a terrible lover to Mia. She does not deserve me and I know that. But I hope that she finds it in her heart to see my side of the story and forgive me for everything I have done. I hope she sees the good in me and accepts me back into her life.” “She will,” I assured him. “Just keep hoping Thomas.” “I really wish I can help Thomas and Mia but I have no idea what to do to bring them back together,” I thought to myself. “
Mia's POV “I am so happy for Ava,” I said, lying on my bed in my room, lost in thoughts. “She found such a perfect mate; someone she loves and someone that loves her too.” I let out a deep sigh, turning in my bed. “William would never break Ava's trust. He would never do what Thomas did to me.” I fought back tears because I did not want to cry for Thomas anymore. I let out a shaky breath. “I wish I could end up happy like Ava. I really thought I wanted a chase but it turns out, I want someone to stay with me. Seeing William and Ava's happy faces and hearing their laughter during their wedding made me realize that.” “Mia,” my father said, knocking and entering into my room. “Mia, are you still crying?” he asked, his voice sounding feeling a bit worried and I wiped my tears away. “No,” I said, my voice was barely above a whisper. He sat down next to me and let out a deep sigh in frustration. “I warned you to stay away from that wolf but you did not listen and went on that trip wit
Thomas' POV I was furious at Emma. She was not letting me see my son, and she kept telling me it was all my fault. “She did not even let me know I had a baby so how's it my fault,” I told William, pacing the room, fuming with anger. “She was the one who got up and left the morning after our one night stand so why would she put all the blame on me?” William looked down thoughtfully, “So, what do we do about all of this?” My head has been a mess since all this started and I have tried, but I can not come up with any solution to fix things. I let out a deep sigh out of frustration and said, “I do not know what to do to fix things. I swear I have no idea.” I clucked my tongue. “That… Emma, she did not tell me about my son for two years and then she comes back into my life all of a sudden and ruins my relationship with Mia.” I ran my fingers through my hair. Mia was mad at me. Everything was out of my control. William then placed a calming hand on my shoulder. “Thomas, we will figure