There were deep rays of sunlight as the sunset, and the morning was bright and sunny.Ava's eyes were opened by a knock. She rubbed her eyes and sat up on the bed.Someone was knocking on the door. She yawned and then got up to go to the door. She opened it and found her mother."Good morning, baby.""Good morning, Mom."Ava embraced her mother with a hug. Her mother gave her a warm smile and a gentle pat on the back."Are you okay, Ava?"Hearing her mother, Ava broke the hug and checked if her clothes were moved from her neck. Last night she put on a high-neck t-shirt before going to sleep."I am fine, Mom," she replied."I thought you were not okay, so I came to check.""Why?""It's because you never sleep so late."Ava frowned and turned her head to check the time on the wall clock.She was shocked to discover that it was too late for her classes. She had missed half of her classes today."Oh, shit!"She left her phone at Ronald's house during the party last night. So she could not
"Okay, Dad. I will call my friends here and won't stay out at night. Happy?" Stephen said to his father.Harper gave him a nod with a relaxed grin. Ava remained quiet.“Bye then. I will be back in the evening.”Saying that, Stephen made his way to the door."I am coming with you," Ava spoke out.He paused and turned to her. "Sure."Angelina and Harper smiled at them. Ava said goodbye to them and followed Stephen outside."Are you going to our university?" she inquired, approaching Stephen's car, which was parked in a corner in front of other vehicles."Of course I am. Even if I weren't, I would have dropped you," he said, stroking her hair."I left my phone at Ronald's house last night."Stephen removed his hand from her head and pulled out his phone from his pocket."Let me check."He called Ronald and asked if he had Ava's phone. After speaking with him, Stephen turned to face Ava.He hung up the phone and said,"He said he got your phone. Let's go to the campus. He will give it bac
Everyone was shocked. Abigail and Debra both had their jaws dropped in shock. Debra blinked her eyes as she could not believe Ian had come to this classroom just to sit with Ava. Not only that, he spoke so politely!Meanwhile, Ava was stunned by Ian's words and actions. She was avoiding his gaze. She clutched Debra's sleeve and mumbled,"Don't."Ian cast a glance at her hand, which was holding Debra's sleeve. He raised a brow and murmured,"I think I spoke too politely. That’s why you are not moving."Abigail cleared her throat, signaling Debra. Debra immediately got up and said,"Sure, you can sit here. I have no problem sitting next to Abi. I was sitting there a few minutes ago anyway."After that, Debra let out a small chuckle and proceeded to the bench, where she sat down with Abigail. It caused her sleeve to slip away from Ava's fingers.Ava looked at her friends, and then at others. The girls were staring at her, giving her looks.She tightened her fists and turned away from the
Ava inhaled deeply and then turned her gaze to Ian's face."Nothing happened."Ian stared at her for a while, then nodded his head in response."Okay. I believed you."Abigail and Debra glanced at Ava as they had been listening to them from their seat.They gave Ava a confused look. Ava shook her head, indicating that she did not want him to remember anything.Ian did not try to speak with her again. He turned silent, fixing his gaze on the projector where the professor was showing something to the students.Ava's gaze moved down to the bench. She noticed Ian's hands resting on the bench. His tattooed hands were only half visible.She studied the new tattoo carefully. She was drawn to the sun and moon in the tattoo, despite the fact that she could only see half of it."Your new tattoo..."She paused when she realized she had broken the silence on her own. She bit her tongue.Ian rolled up the sleeve of his jacket and showed her the tattoo. Ava almost lowered her head to see the tattoo
"I mean, he was drunk, so he said that out of the blue."Luke's frown eased as he said,"Oh. That's okay then."Ava nodded her head and looked away from him. She bit her bottom lip, not knowing where to start.She felt him touching her hand. Luke held her hand and asked,"Do you want to say something? I am your friend before I become your lover. You can share it with me."Ava looked at him and took a deep breath."Luke, there is something I really want to talk about.""Yeah, sure.""Luke, I can't-"Ava was interrupted by a ringtone coming near them. Ava turned around to see a boy running toward them, handing Luke a bag. The ringtone was coming from inside the bag.That was Luke's bag. He thanked the boy before pulling out his phone.Ava could see the name of the person who called. It was his father's call. Luke received the call."Hello, Dad."Ava lowered her head as she moved her feet across the floor. She could hear his father's booming voice speaking to him."Yeah, Dad. I remember
Ava was shocked for a moment. Ian saw her surprised look. Grabbing her hand, he drew her closer to him.She tried to free her hand, but he had already put his helmet on her head."I do not have another one, so you can use mine."Ava grabbed the helmet and removed it. She handed it to him and stepped back."What are you doing? I don't want your helmet."After giving her a frown, Ian threw his helmet to the ground.Upon seeing the helmet fall to the ground behind the bike, Ava let out a gasp of surprise."What the hell!"Ian shrugged his shoulders and replied,"You didn't like it, so I threw it."Ava noticed that everyone around them was looking at them. She moved toward Ian and mumbled,"Look, Ian. I am not interested in going anywhere with you. Now give my phone back to me. Your best friend said it's with you."Ian reached into his pocket and took out her phone."This one?""Yes!"Ava tried to take it from him. But he raised his hand, making it impossible for her to grab it. She made
"Yes, now you can't run away from me," Ian replied, winking at her.Her mouth dropped open in surprise. "Have you gone crazy? You took me outside of our city! For what? Just to get you a present?”With a look of complete innocence, he nodded his head. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath. She was losing her mind.How could she not have realized how far they had come? How long did she ride with him on the bike? Was she so engrossed in his alluring features that she did not notice how far they had come?Ian dragged her into the shopping mall. "Stop overthinking. You are with me. So I will take you back to your home. No need to worry."Struggling to calm herself, Ava inhaled deeply.Following a brief glance at his hand, which was holding hers, she turned her attention to his face.He removed his sunglasses and folded them before tucking them into his t-shirt.He was perfect.Unconsciously, she reached out to her hair and combed it with her fingers, thinking that she looked terrible
With the glass box in their possession, the employees made their way to the reception area.Ava looked around while heading to the reception. He glanced at Ian. He was using his phone for something. With a throat clearing, she uttered,"You need to get a chain as well. How are you going to wear it?"Ian looked at her and shook his head. "It will come with it," he replied."Oh."When they arrived at the reception area, the receptionist smiled at Ava and handed her the bag. After taking a peek inside the bag, Ava removed the bill to make the payment.As soon as she looked at the bill, her eyes grew wide in shock.It was very expensive. It was greater than the amount that her mother earned in a single month.She scolded herself for coming there. She did not expect the pendent would be this costly.She glanced at the bag, thinking about what she would say to Ian. It was his birthday present. How could she tell him that she did not have that much money? The thought of having to unpack it e
Ava and Ian entered the hall where the reunion party was taking place. They could have booked any hall in any grand hotel, but they always chose this campus to relive all their memories.Everyone turned their heads when the Power Gang and their wives walked into the hall.They were blessed to have their Alpha and Luna around them.Ava looked around before approaching a table with others.Dane and Freya were sitting at the table together. Griffin and Bruno were there with their mates.Ava and Ian took seats across from Dane and Freya."You look hot, Ava!" Freya said."Look who's talking! The biggest model of this generation!" Ava said it back.Everyone laughed as they saw them complimenting each other. There was no jealousy between them. Dane and Ian were also speaking very gently. No one could find any arrogance between them either.Ronald held Abigail's hand and asked,"When will we make a pup? Have you seen how Ivan has grown? He needs a brother or sister."Abigail hit her arm and m
FIVE YEARS LATERInside the master bedroom, Ava was standing near the window.In front of her stood a four-year-old boy. The little boy's head was lowered as he stood there frozen.The sun shone on the boy's face through the window, flexing his handsome features."Ivan, how can you say that to your teacher?" she asked him.The boy glanced at her and murmured, "Mommy, he was scolding me.""So? He can scold you. But you can't just bite him in return.""But Mommy—""Shut up! I will punish you if you do that again."The boy pouted and nodded his head. His gaze shifted to the door and his eyes lit up when he saw a man standing at the door.He rushed to him and hugged his long legs."Dad"He bent down and lifted the little boy in his arms."Who dared to scold my son?"Ava's eyes fell on the man and she placed her hands on her hips and said,"Ian Dawson, your son is getting out of hand. Do you know what he said to his school teacher? He said he would complain to his Dad and his dad would kil
Upon hearing Ian, Ava's cheeks turned red. Experiencing feelings of shyness, she lowered her head.Ian lifted her chin and kissed her softly. His back was pressed against the door as he was kissing her gently.After breaking the kiss, he looked into hers and said,"The kiss was gentle because I can no longer be gentle with you."After that, he lifted her into his arms.Ava wrapped her arms around his neck, stunned by his unexpected action.He pressed her on the bed and got on top of her. She cupped his cheeks and kissed him.Her lips moved in sync with his lips. He licked her bottom lip, as his tongue tried to enter her mouth.She was teasing him, refusing to let his tongue enter her mouth.His hands moved to the back of her dress, pulling the chain down.He stripped off all of her clothes in a minute, leaving her naked in front of his hungry eyes.He kneaded her breasts, which made her gasp. He pushed his tongue into her mouth while running his hand slowly down to her belly.His fing
THREE MONTHS LATER"Ava, it's time."Ava was standing in front of the mirror with two women beside her. One was her own mother, while the other woman was Ian's mother.She turned around to face them."You look stunning in this bridal gown!" Carolina said, kissing her on her cheek."Thanks, Mom," Ava replied.She started calling her 'Mom' about two months ago.Angela embraced her daughter, saying, "I hope you will be the best wife and Luna."Ava nodded her head and hugged her back. Then the two women left the room.There were two other women standing in the corner of the room, looking at Ava from a distance. They were none other than her best friends Abigail and Debra."Are you nervous?" Abigail asked."Of course she is," Debra remarked, laughing.Ava gave them a look and said, "I will tease you both on your wedding days; just wait and watch."They blushed as they knew their wedding date was coming. Since their Alpha was getting married, all of the officials had declared that they woul
Ava took care of Ian for the entire week. Everyone was happy that they got back together.Ian's parents expressed gratitude to her for saving their son. Ava's parents were relieved that she would not have to leave them because she would be with Ian in the future.However, no one talked about the future because Ian was still recovering.Griffin visited the hospital every day to see Ian. He apologized to Ava for his foolishness every day. In retaliation, he came to Ian with a Viola flower, which would help Ian heal faster. Griffin did the same with Dane. He delivered that flower to him as well. He had requested Dane's forgiveness as well as severe punishment.However, Dane stated that he became loyal the moment he put an end to the war.Dane said Griffin could rule the coven. Griffin at first did not agree, but Dane said he did not want to remember the past, so he wanted him to move on.It was late at night when Ava was returning to Ian's cabin in the hospital.She was outside the hospi
The whole room was silent.Dane noticed how protectively Ian held Ava when he pushed her. He shook his head as he grinned. He had always seen Ian's eyes filled with passion for Ava. It was a passion for love, the desire to have her and keep her as his forever.Dane realized that he had misjudged Ian from the beginning. He now realized why he held the top place as an Alpha. It was because he always listened to his heart. He did not think like other Alphas, who always ran after pros and cons.Dane left as he thought his responsibility was over there. Stephen and Ronald were both shocked. But when they glanced at Ian and Ava, they immediately cleared their throats and said,"W-We have some work," Ronald said.Stephen nodded and agreed, "Yes, let's go."They left the room, closing the door behind them.Inside the room,The two people were silent.Ian took some time to process what Dane had said. Didn't he hear their conversation at the party? Then why did he say her heart had chosen him?
It was late at night.Ian opened his eyes as the bright light of the room hit his eyelids. He blinked, trying to clear his vision.He was lying in a hospital bed, surrounded by his family.His mother, Carolina, burst into tears when she saw her son awake. She hugged him and said,"My baby, you have opened your eyes!"His father, Alpha Martin, patted his shoulder, saying,"You are a brave man. I am very proud to be your father."Ian was taken aback by what his father had said. It was the first time he said anything like that. Even when he took the pack business to the higher position, he did not say something like that. Even if he had said that before, it did not seem to come from the bottom of his heart. But today, Ian saw a broken father looking at him with love and concern in his eyes for his son."Mom and Dad, I am fine."He said, trying to calm them down. His eyes moved to his friends who were standing on the other side of the bed.Ronald and Stephen smiled at him, their eyes full
Ian's mother, Carolina, was crying while holding Ian's hand. All the way to the hospital, she begged the moon goddess to save his son. But as soon as he closed his eyes, his body became cold.It was as if she was holding a lifeless body."No! My son can't die."She kept screaming on the way to the hospital. Martin, her husband, continued to hug her and try to calm her down.In reality, Martin was broken on the inside. His eyes were fixed on his son's body.All of his life, he treated his son badly. He never pulled him into a hug and asked him what he wanted.He always referred to him as a bad boy, never questioning why he had become one. He never asked his son what he wanted to be or how he wanted to live his life.Martin felt guilty for not telling his son that he also loved him. The miscommunication between the father and son was never resolved.When they arrived at the pack hospital, Ian's body remained motionless.Ronald and Stephen yelled at the hospital staff to take their frien
Ava was looking at Dane's wolf.She pressed her palm, which had already been cut during the fight. Dane groaned in pain as her blood touched his wound.Ava lifted her hands and ignited fire on them. She touched Dane's wound over his fur with the fire.Ava could not help but feel that she was losing her strength as the healing process took some time to complete.Her eyes were closed as she tried to give her best to heal Dane and remove his poison.When she opened her eyes, they turned black.One hour laterAva was walking back and forth outside a room. Inside the room were Dane and his private physician, who was treating his wounds. She had done what she needed to do. Now the doctor would have to stitch Dane's wound.Beside Ava, Beta Bruno and Freya were standing near the door. Freya was crying. She was concerned that Dane might not make it. She wondered if Ava was really able to remove his poison.The room door opened, and the doctor stepped out.His gaze fell on everyone and he smile