I turned to my mother with a confused look. What did she mean by saying we were going to the pack house? Why would we go there?"But why, Mom?""What why, Ava? He is our head Alpha. He can call us anytime.""But, Mom. There must be a reason. I've never gone there before," I replied to my mother.Actually, I had no problem with going there. But that was Ian's house. How could I go there? I did not want to see him again.My mother held my hand and said,"Years ago, when I ran away from our old pack, I came here to take shelter. Luna Carolina was very sick at the time. When I went to ask for help from Alpha Martin, I noticed Luna and identified the symptoms of her illness. It was not an easy disease to treat, so I promised them that I would treat her. In return, he promised me to let me and you stay in their pack as their pack members. It took me four years to cure Luna Carolina. We did not stay in contact afterward. However, I ran into Luna Carolina today at the pack hospital. When I re
Third POVIan was out of the pack house the whole day after rejecting Ava. He was unhappy with his fate and kept grumping about the decision of the Moon Goddess.Instead of going back to the pack house, he went to the club. His intention was to have sex with some hot girl to shove this rejection away from his mind. But he ended up loading himself with alcohol. His friends did not leave his side and tried to make him understand that what he did was wrong. He argued with them and asked them to leave him alone. He stuck with his decision.Nova, the current beta's daughter, approached him in the club and tried to lure him. He was so drunk that he told her everything and then fucked up even more.When he woke up in the morning, he found himself in his father's beta's house. Nova told him that last night she proposed to him, and he accepted her, but they did not have sex.Ian rolled his eyes upon hearing that; he knew he did not accept her at all. Everything from last night was still fresh
Ava rushed outside the university, leaving Abigail and Debra behind. She got a glimpse of two boys fighting each other.She began to push the crowd and try to peek at them.She was startled when she saw Ian hit Luke with his head, and Luke fell to the ground.Her body froze when she saw Luke lying on the ground, and blood was coming out of his head.A flashback to the past came to her mind.Her father was lying on the ground like that; he was trying to save himself, but those wolves ran to attack him and killed him.“Hit him.”“Ian”“Ian.”She heard other people's voices.She came back to her senses and noticed Ian raise his hand to punch Luke again.So Ava screamed out loud,"STOP."To her surprise, Ian stopped and turned his head in her direction. He slowly stood up and glared at her.But she pushed him and crouched down to Luke, which shocked everyone in the crowd.She patted Luke’s cheek and mumbled,"No, no, no. You can't die. I can't let you die. Please open your eyes."Even tho
The whole week passed, and Ava still could not move on from the rejection.It was because of her broken heart and her wolf.First, Ian made Nova his girlfriend. Then they roamed around the whole university together, hand in hand, and she tried her best to avoid them. Students did not forget about her and started to pick on her, saying that she should watch who deserved Ian.Second, her wolf became so weak that she was unable to shift. She tried to shift several times, but her wolf howled inside in pain each time. It became difficult for her to come out.Ava did not know what to do or who to tell her problems to. She talked about her wolf with Abigail. She said she would take her to the pack hospital. However, Ava was concerned that her mother would find out about it.It was the weekend.So she did not want to go anywhere. Her life had turned into hell. She became the center of attention, something she did not want. People started to bully her without any reason, especially girls. The
Ian made his way to the couches where his parents and the other two people were seated."Meet your mom's life savior, Angela Adle, and her sweet daughter, Ava Adler," Carolina introduced them to him.Upon hearing the name "Ava Adler," Ian was taken aback.He glanced at Angela, and then his eyes shifted to the girl whose head was down.'What is she doing here?' he thought.Angela pulled herself to her feet and extended her hand to him. "Doctor Angela""Ian Dawson," Ian said as he shook hands with her and introduced himself."Ava, stand up," Angela said to Ava in a hushed tone.Ava got to her feet without looking up. Angela smiled awkwardly. "She is a little shy. Just recently, she turned eighteen. I'm hoping that she will find her mate soon."Ava held her mother's hand and muttered, "Mom."Luna Carolina chuckled at Ava's action.Alpha Martin smiled at Ava and remarked,"She is a lovely girl. Otherwise, today's kids have no shame. They can talk to their parents as openly as if privacy d
Ava’s POVI was shocked that Ian agreed to show me around. But it was not something I wanted.I glanced at my mother, who nodded her head as a signal to go with him and Stephen. I heaved a sigh."Okay."Ian and Stephen walked ahead while I followed them behind. I noticed Ian and Stephen returning to their casual moods as we passed through the living hall. They seemed to be masking themselves in front of their parents, but now that they have moved away from them, they are more relaxed.My eyes focused on Ian. I frowned as my wolf howled while looking at him.'Why do you still feel for him? He's no one to us.' I told my wolf, trying to calm her down."By the way, Ava, I heard you just turned eighteen," Stephen asked while walking in front of me, beside Ian.Ian looked uninterested, and I also moved my eyes away from him and shifted them toward Stephen."Last week," I replied in a lower tone.All thanks to my introverted nature, I was not used to chatting with others.I noticed Ian had h
I went to my mother and asked,"What happened, Mom?"She was shocked as she looked at me. But then she grasped my hand."Bow to your Alpha and Luna. We are leaving now," she said with a hurried tone.I bowed to Alpha Martin and Luna Carolina in puzzlement. I glanced at Gamma Harper, who was also there."If you want this, then okay. We won't force you," Alpha Martin said this to my mother.Luna Carolina looked upset. She turned to me and said,"Come here again."I nodded my head. My mother bowed to Alpha and Luna before quickly dragging me outside the pack house."Mom, what’s wrong?""Nothing. You don't have to know."I was about to call for a cab when a guard came out to inform us that Alpha had instructed his driver to send us home.It was already night, so my mother decided to accept his offer to go back home with Alpha's car.The driver opened the back car door for us. My mother got inside the car. But when I was about to get inside, my eyes met the pack house for the last time.Ho
Third POVLoud gasps could be heard around Ava. She ignored them and threw the ball in Ian’s direction. His eyes were fixed on her as he caught the ball. His eyes turned dark in anger."How dare you talk to my boyfriend like that?" Nova's angry voice echoed throughout the area.Ava turned around and saw Nova coming towards her with her friends. Abigail and Debra got to their feet and stood behind Ava to support her."What do you think of yourself? Do you even know what he can do to your sudden overconfidence? He can break you in a second and throw you away from this pack," Nova warned Ava.At that time, the referee blew a whistle and told the players to get back to the match as time was running out.He looked at the girls and made an announcement. "If any of you try to distract the game again, I'll throw all of you.""Let's sit, Ava."Abigail grabbed Ava's hand and sat in their earlier place. Debra joined them.Nova glared at Ava for a moment, then stomped her leg to the ground. "The
Freya walked toward Ian and held his arm. It caused Ian to look away from the elevator door."Let's go."He began to walk and remarked,"Never ask me to come here with you again."Freya frowned at him and asked,"But you promised me that you would help me to get back my projects."“I don't need to see your Alpha's face again and again. I will speak with the sponsors directly.”Freya knew she was not the reason why Ian was here. He came here because of Ava. She was not a foolish woman.She kept quiet and decided to leave the company with him.While exiting the building, their gaze was drawn back to Dane and Ava.They had not left yet. Ava was sitting in the passenger seat inside Dane's car. Dane was standing outside, conversing with Griffin.Ian's steps came to a halt in front of his own car. He turned his head to look at the woman in his rival's car.She appeared careless and delighted. How could she be happy after cheating on him years ago?He got into his car and pulled out his phon
Ava had no idea how her heels twisted on the stairs. She reached for the stair railing, but her fingers slipped and she was on the verge of falling.Her body was waiting to hit the stairs, so she closed her eyes tightly.But before she could fall, a pair of strong arms encircled her waist.She was holding the person's sleeves tightly with her eyes squeezed shut.A familiar scent touched her nostrils, and she furrowed her brows. Her eyes sprang open in shock. She raised her head to look at the person. He held her in his arms and pressed her head against his chest as if to protect her.Ava froze when she realized that it was Ian.He slowly lowered his head to examine her face. Her brows shot up when she noticed a glint of softness in his eyes."Are you oka—"His gentle tone nearly shook her heart. However, someone turned him around before he could finish his sentence.It was Dane who reached her after Ian.Dane grabbed Ava's waist and pulled her closer to him. He pushed Ian's chest, gro
Days passed with Ava's hard work on the project. Ava had been working at the new office. There was no time for her to go home early.The relationship between her and Dane was improving, though. He looked after her at work. Always, he reminded her to eat regularly.He even agreed to go with her to the reunion party. Ava was thrilled about it. She was grateful that he had agreed.Dane said it was nothing to be thankful about. Since everyone was going with their partner, she also had the right to go there with her partner.Ava's daily life was going well because she had not seen Ian again.She felt relieved that Ian did not say anything to Dane about their past. But she made the decision to tell Dane everything. She was afraid that Dane would be mad if he got to know that she was with his rival in the past. It was the reason she always stopped herself from telling him about it. But she knew she could not hide it from him forever. Since she was not with Ian anymore, it did not matter at a
Hearing his assuring statements, Freya felt relieved. There was a grin on her face as she gazed at his handsome face.She noticed him raising the bottle and swallowing the drink. The movement of his Adam's apple caused her to move closer to him.She put her hand on his chest and fiddled with the button of his shirt. He cocked his head to the side in order to look at her face.While Freya was getting closer to his face, she began to unbutton his shirt.She tilted her head and kissed him on the cheek. She moved her lips close to his mouth and whispered,"It's been six months since we decided to live our life together in the future. But you never tried to kiss me."She closed her eyes, knowing their lips were only a few inches apart.As just her lips were about to touch his, he gripped her jaw, stopping her from kissing him.She was shocked by his action as her eyes flung open. She was startled when her eyes met his dark orbs."It's because I don't like it.""D-Don't like what?" she mumb
The night was completely dark. There was no moon to light up the ground. There was only darkness that was engulfing outside.Ian was sitting on the floor, with his back against the bed.There was an empty bottle lying on the floor. He held one bottle in his hand.The redness surrounding his dark orbs was maniacal. He was going through an emotional breakdown. A cold man like him could not cry. But his emotions were visible in his eyes.Bringing the bottle close to his mouth, he chugged a few more gulps. The bitter taste and the high level of alcohol burned his throat.But he did not stop drinking.In the last four years, Ian Dawson had made an image in the werewolf world. People knew the young man was cold and heartless. He showed no mercy and was ruthless toward others. He did not even let go of his own parents, mocking them if they opposed him.If anyone saw him in this condition, they would be shocked.He had the bottle in one hand and one hand that was resting on his knees. His oth
Because the car was silent, Ronald heard everything. His eyes were on Ian.Ian's eyes grew intense. His one hand, which was gripping the steering wheel, clenched tightly.Ronald's gaze moved to his other hand. His fingers were bleeding. Because of his pressure, the glass broke, and the sharp edges cut his fingers."Ian!"Ian removed the phone from his ear and threw it near the gearbox. Ronald gulped, not knowing how to calm his anger.He was surprised to know that Ava was with Alpha Dane. Wasn't it something unbelievable? He could never have imagined thinking like this before.Ian moved his leg away from the brake pedal and slammed on the accelerator.On the busy road, the car moved like the wind. The speed of the vehicle astounded the people.To get past every other vehicle on the road, the car swerved to the left and right.It was obvious to Ronald that his best friend would not listen. He recalled Ian's accident. He hurriedly pressed the emergency button, letting other cars behind
Ava said whatever was on her mind and walked out of the room. She felt her cheeks getting wet as she made her way to the canteen. Realizing that she had nearly revealed her vulnerability to the man, she quickly wiped away her tears.Crying was not a sign of weakness. She was in anger and she did not want to burn everything around her. That was why her anger flowed down with tears.She entered the canteen and took a seat at one of the tables.She looked out the window from where she sat at the table.She recalled the incident that happened many months ago.It was a night when she was partying with her friends at a club. It was a birthday party, so they had their own spot in the corner to celebrate while cutting the cake.She was drunk that night.She was not aware that a man was following her. In the name of helping, he led her to a room and began to open the button on her shirt.She was not in her right mind, but she understood that something was happening with her. She became traumat
Ian's hand had frozen around her waist. His muscles tensed as if someone had poured a bucket of ice water on him in the cold weather. That time the bone froze, and his hands also froze like that.Ava moved back and stood on her feet. She saw how he was unmoved. She slowly unwrapped his hand from her waist. She brushed his shoulder as if removing invisible dust."It's okay. That happens sometimes. Your reaction is so natural. But..."She looked into his eyes and asked,"Don't you think you are overreacting? I mean I thought you would be happy after learning that. You hate him and he got a whore like me-"She could not finish speaking as he grabbed her waist once again. This time, he spun her around and pressed her against the wall."What did you say?" he asked."Y-You heard me," she responded, taken aback by his unexpected action.She gasped when she saw how instantly his eyes turned red. She was not startled by looking at them. His red eyes were filled with something that looked like
Ava blinked her eyes when she heard Ian. She realized that there were so many things about her that he did not know. Everything had changed in four years. But she was surprised that he still remembered that she was afraid of darkness. She remembered once he told her, "Come to me whenever you feel afraid of the dark. I will always be there for you." Ava's face turned cold as she shoved the old memories. He was the man who put her in the darkness, the darkness from where she needed three and half years to come out. She gathered her strength and pushed his hand away from her mouth. "Alpha Ian, what the hell are you doing?" Because of her push, his other hand, which held a lighter, moved. The flame blew out. The room returned to darkness and silence. The man in the room expected her to ask him to light it again. However, she proved him wrong when she stated, "No, I am not afraid of the darkness. Not anymore." His brows furrowed as he was not expecting this. He was mad