The people who came to support the Red Flamor were basically the family of the team members. So they cheered for them in happiness.Debra and Abigail got up and rushed down the stairs to reach Luke to congratulate him.Meanwhile, Ava was sitting on the seat.She was unmoved. She was confused about the thing that had just happened in front of her eyes."I can't believe Ian missed the target.""Exactly!""He intentionally missed the goal.""We all witnessed that.”"Why did he do that?""How could he serve the victory to the team on the plate?""That wasn't even hard for him. He had already crossed all of the opposing players. Then why did he not score?"Ava heard other people's voices. They all were surprised when they observed the same thing.Ava's eyes were fixed on the field. She noticed Ian looking at Luke.His eyes slowly moved to Ava. He did not break eye contact.From far away, she could still see that he was staring at her. It was as if his gaze was mocking her for testing him.
Ava was crying unexpectedly. She had no idea why she was crying. Was she crying because she had broken Luke's heart?Or she was crying for someone else?She began to search for the person. She wanted to know why he did that.He not only proved himself by intentionally losing the game, but he also made her feel guilty.She had never imagined he would give up his victory for her.While thinking about him, her steps came to a halt at a gate of her campus.She peered at the boys from behind a tree. Ian was about to leave campus, but his friends stopped him.She could hear Ian's friends' furious voices.Her brow furrowed in surprise as she saw Ronald grab Ian's collar."How can you throw water in our four years' hard work?"Cyrus was trying to break free Ian's collar from Ronald.Ian appeared unfazed. He did not reply to Ronald."I can't believe it. How could you be so stupid, Ian? You deceived us. You know that, right?" Stephen asked."Say something. Why did you do that?” Paul said.Cyrus
Ava left the campus with her friends. They had been consoling her for hours. She was feeling guilty that she made Ian do this thing."Don't think about it. Just think about how much he loves you," Debra said.Abigail nodded her head and hugged Ava's arm. "Please, don't be upset. You are not at fault. Who thought his love was unconditional for you? A bad boy like him has a really bad reputation. So no one can trust him easily."Ava was listening to her friends while sitting in the car. They had been telling her not to feel stressed.However, her heart was desperate. She wanted to go to Ian and talk to him.She could reflect on the moment in her mind when Ian left the campus. He did not even change his jersey when he left.She arrived at her house. Her friends decided to give her company since she did not look good to them.While spending the whole day with her friends, she realized that nothing could ease her mind.When her friends left, it was evening time.She waited for Stephen whil
Ava heard a loud sound, as if someone had fired a gun. She flinched in that sound and covered her ears."Upps, I meant the race has just begun," the girl said, smirking at her.Ava slowly removed her hands from her ears and rushed toward the way where the crowd began to cheer.She felt herself nearly trip over while running. But then a boy took hold of her hand and straightened her out."Thank you," she mumbled.When she raised her head, she noticed a boy eyeing her body. She immediately pushed his hand away and said,"Don't touch me."The boy rolled his eyes and walked past her. She swallowed her breath, thinking that this place was strange. People around her were very different from her.Since she did not have much time to think about other things, she started to walk again. She entered the crowd and pushed people to go further.As she reached the edge where the audience was protected by a safety line, she turned to look for the cars."Are you new? Is this your first time?" A girl a
The girls surrounded Ian with screaming. They tried to hug him. Through a glare, he pushed them away from him. They took a few steps back, but they did not move away from him because they were aware of his demeanor. He was an arrogant boy, and why would he not be? He would soon become the leader of their pack and their head Alpha.Ava noticed how girls wanted to get close to Ian. She was not pleased with it.She cast a quick glance at their hands. Every single one of them was wearing black bands. It indicated that they all supported Ian, who had a black sports car.Her gaze shifted away from them, and she took a quick look at her hands. She had nothing on her hands and was not wearing anything. In fact, she did not even have any idea about these car races. Did that mean she could not support him properly?She glanced over at Ian for a moment. A group of young men approached him. They handed him a bundle of money. She recalled that Luke had mentioned that Ian had been gambling in car r
"I am not here to go back home. I want to enjoy the place," Ava replied, looking at the people.Ian arched his brows. He did not like what she had just said. However, he decided not to argue with it.Ava noticed him pulling out his phone."What are you doing?" she asked when she caught a glimpse of a contact name."Calling your brother to take you back from here."She frowned at him and asked,"Wait, what? Why would he take me away? I am here by myself."Ian took a pause. Without looking at her, he started to scroll through the contact number. He found a number and dialed a number."I am calling Cyrus to tell your boyfriend to come and take you from here then," he said, taking a glance at her.Ava froze at his words. "Boyfriend?"She hurriedly stood straight and went to him. She snatched his phone away from his ear and cut the call."No need to call anyone. And what do you mean by boyfriend?"Ian gave him a cold look and said,"What did I mean? You know what I am saying. Last night yo
Ian froze when Ava hugged him from behind. But when he heard her words, he was shocked.Because of what happened last night, he was in a really bad mood. Because he wanted to show her how much he loved her, he even gave up the championship that belonged to him.He had come to the race to ease his desperate mind, which refused to let go of thinking about her. The only thing he wanted was a distraction.However, when he noticed Ava during the race, he was confused. When he saw her, he believed he was hallucinating.He thought he had gone insane. However, he did not realize that she was actually present until he had won the race and had drifted into the car in a circle.Although he did not approach her, his gaze was constantly focused on her. He did not get very close to her.The reason he came to her was to know why she had come there.When she said to him that she did not accept Luke, he felt something move inside him. But then he thought he could never be the person she would choose f
Ian smiled at Ava. He leaned close to her lips and muttered,"I love you too."He was about to kiss her again, but a voice interrupted them."I was like how- what the fuck!"When Ava and Ian turned their heads, they saw Monica standing a little far from them."Oh my my!"Monica moved closer to them and took a close look at them as she approached."By looking at her state, I think you are going to bang her tonight," Monica said to Ian while smoking.Ava's eyes grew larger by her words. Ian rolled his eyes and turned to Monica, hiding Ava behind him."Stop teasing her. What are you doing here?" Ian asked her."Bro, you were literally making out against my car," she said, motioning him to the car where Ava's body was pressed.As quickly as she could, Ava moved away from the car. With a chuckle, Monica asked,"She is cute. How long will you keep her with you?"Ian glared at her and replied,"Forever."Monica appeared to be shocked.During this time, Ava turned her gaze to Ian's back. He w
Ian's words caught Ava off guard. The wizards that were holding her hand laughed."You were well-known in our coven. They always said you had something in you that no other Alpha possessed. What about revealing that side of yourself to us?"Ian ignored his words as he stared at Ava. He lifted his hands to feel the circle. But the more he tried to touch the air, the more pain surged through his body.He did not want to feel defeated. In front of him was the love of his life. He had lost her once; he could not lose her again.He clenched his jaw, feeling rage for not being able to do what he wanted.The man Ian had let go a while ago grabbed the wooden stick they had brought to scare the young kid. He then charged toward Ian.Ian was so focused on saving Ava that he did not notice what the man was doing.Ava's eyes shifted to the man. Her eyes widened when the man approached Ian from behind."IAN, WATCH OUT!"She screamed, but it was too late. Because the man had already hit Ian's back
Except for Ava, who was unable to move, everyone turned their heads.When they saw the dark silhouette approaching them, their eyes frowned.Their eyes widened at the sight of the red eyes coming closer. It was as if they saw a power in those eyes, causing them to shake inside in fear.The man came to stand a few feet away behind Ava and muttered,"Bloody wizards…"Ava's eyes moved as she heard the deep voice. She did not need any time to recognize the voice. His voice formed a hope in her heart to finally get aid in this situation.She still had not turned. Her gaze shifted to her brother.Griffin was taken aback as his gaze fell on the person standing behind Ava. He murmured in confusion,"A-Alpha Ian?"All the wizards around them got alerted as their body was tensed.Ian's eyes shifted to the man who was wrapping his hands around Ava's waist. The man looked frozen. Ian's eyes moved down to the man's hand, and immediately he let out a low growl."How dare you touch her?"The man tre
Griffin suggested that they go to a club and have a drink. Ava agreed since she also needed to clear her mind.There was a club near the company, but Ava did not want to go because she might run into some of the employees. So they decided to go to a club that was quite far away."Isn't it the north side of the city?" Ava asked when she heard Griffin's suggested club."Yeah, but only wizards and witches go there. That can be our safe place."Ava turned to Griffin, who was sitting next to her in his car. "You almost forget you are a hybrid."Griffin grinned at her and nodded his head. "You are right. I shift a few nights a month. I enjoy my magic more."Ava patted her hand on his shoulder. "You should shift more because who knows when we will need your wolf to take over?"Being a hybrid did not mean only having two kinds combined. Their wolves were also very powerful."Okay, I will shift often."Ava and Griffin went to the nightclub. They got to know new people. Griffin introduced her t
Ava gave them a puzzled look. "Who?"Debra pushed Abigail and walked over to Ava and said, "Don't listen to her. She is just pulling my leg for nothing. Such a bad friend!"Suddenly Ava recalled the interaction between Stephen and Debra. She wondered if Abigail was talking about him.However, she dismissed the thought because she knew her brother would never chase any girl like that. After all, he was one of the members of the Power Gang. Those boys did not chase women; women pursued them.She was about to ask who it was again, but she stopped by a ringtone. She saw who had called her.She received the call and spoke, "Beta Bruno."Debra turned her head to Abigail, making faces at her. Abigail glared at Debra, indicating not to tease her.Ava smiled when she noticed her friends' silent bickering."Freya is coming back to the pack today. So I am not going to come to the company. Tell Alpha I would spend some time with her."Hearing about Freya, Ava felt awkward. She recalled the day wh
Ava left the office in the evening. She had nothing in her mind. She only wanted to go home and sleep. She had worked all day and eaten little. Dane's words kept replaying in her head every time she thought about her future.It looked like fate had never decided happiness in her life. All it wrote for her was suffering mentally.She was depressed and alone in this pack.On her way, Griffin called her, asking her to meet him. She refused by saying that she was tired. She said she would meet him tomorrow evening.The sky was slowly getting dark. The orange shadow in the sky faded into the darkness.Ava paid the cabbie and walked toward her house.It was a house with three bedrooms. Dane suggested this house, so she never considered moving out, even though it was too large for one person.She took out the keys and was about to open the door when she heard the sound of another car from behind.She turned around and was stunned.The car stopped near her house, and two people were getting o
ONE WEEK LATERAva awoke to the sound of a loud alarm. She opened her eyes and did not consider sleeping for a few minutes longer. She sat up slowly, grabbing the phone and stopping the alarm, which would continue to snooze if she did not turn it off.She glanced outside the window. It was early in the morning.Another day arrived, and she had to pass it. She believed she would have to cooperate with her fate without questioning it much.She left the Mystic Shadow Pack one week ago. She did not tell her mate before leaving. That was why her wolf was really upset with her, refusing to shift again.Ava was in real trouble. Her wolf's resistance was really hurting her, making her weak.All week, she could only practice her powers as a witch, but she could not shift and run.The last time she had shifted was when she met Ian and realized that he had become her mate.Ava's phone rang in her hand, drawing her attention away from the window.She received the phone call while getting out of t
"Ava, why did you decide to leave now?" Ava's mother, Angela, said with tears in her eyes.When she and Harper returned home, Ava said she was leaving tonight. She was shocked to hear that, as well as Harper."Mom, Dad, I told you that I would be here for my birthday. My birthday had passed, but I remained here for the competition. Since everything is over now, it's time for me to return to where I belong."Her voice was calm, just like her face. There was no emotion in her eyes that could show her inner feelings.Angela wondered if anything had happened to her daughter. She had spent her entire life protecting her daughter from the Thunder Howl Pack, convinced that Alpha Dane would force her into a relationship. However, after learning that Ian had rejected her daughter as her mate and that Dane treated her gently, Angela realized Dane was the ideal match for her. Ava and Dane were fated, and her ex-husband's decision was not wrong when he promised to marry Ava off to Dane."If you n
Dane's eyes darkened as soon as he heard Ava.Ava observed those eyes and scoffed at him. "What happened? Lost all the colors from your face?"He clenched his jaw and grabbed her arm, pulling her closer to him."You can't be with him."Ava looked into his eyes, noting his fury. "What's wrong? Why didn't you think about it when you spent the night with your mate?"Dane tried to compose himself, losing his grip on her arm. “Look, Ava. I never slept with her after we broke up. She tried a few times to seduce me when she was drunk. I always ignored my wolf and the desire to be close to her. But I lost myself in front of my wolf last night.”He let go of her arm and cupped her cheeks. She looked away from his face. Not wanting him to touch her, she attempted to push him once more.Her eyes landed on the hickeys Freya had purposefully left visible in his chest.If Dane had said that everything Freya said was a lie, she would have ignored it. But he himself admitted everything.Now what woul
Ava was in a really bad mood because she thought last night she almost cheated on Dane. She should have managed to stop Ian from kissing her or getting close to her.So today, in the early morning, she left her house only to confess what had happened and apologize to him.However, as soon as she saw Freya, she was shocked. Her shock turned into the endpoint when she heard Freya's words."Your m-mate? What are you saying?" Ava asked Freya with a confused look.Freya gave her a poker face. "Don't tell me you don't know that Dane and I are mates."Ava felt the ground slipping beneath her feet. She could not just believe it.Freya and Dane were mates?How come she did not know about it?Freya noticed her expression and scoffed at her. "Why do you think my brother despises you so much? Because you snatched his sister's mate away from her. You destroyed my life, Ava. I was so happy with him. But you entered our life and ruined everything."Ava blinked as she did not know what to feel. When