Ava was silent. She had no idea what to say. She recalled that she started to think that Ian was not that bad at how he pretended or how he got the reputation. But later, after hearing about him from Luke, her mind had changed.In fact, because of Luke's statements, she could never dare to accept Ian's apologies."I know I did wrong. Yesterday I won the match, but I lost your love. I realized that I was never in your heart."Ava lowered her hands and rested them on her sides. She did not hug him back. He realized it and hugged her tightly."I am confessing all of this because I really want to stay close to you. I don't want our friendship to be over, Ava. I said wrong to you that day. I was mad that you chose him over me, forgetting the fact that you were never mine."Ava felt emotional. She did not know who was wrong now. In this situation, she decided to maintain her silence."I am a man, and I could see how other men look at girls. I have seen something in his eyes for you the day
Ava walked forward, ignoring her brother's table.She was mad at Ian. Not even one day passed, and Ian started to wander around with girls. She laughed at herself in her heart for what she had said to the girls this morning. They might have laughed at her too.She did not care about what others would say, but what about her heart?Did he get so bored with her in just one day that he needed a new girl now?When she was walking past Stephen's table, she heard him."Hey! Ava."She stopped and turned to look at him."Yes?""You can join us," Stephen said.Ronald nodded his head. "Yeah. I think someone needs your company right now."His gaze directly went to Ian after saying that.Ava did not look at Ian. Ignoring him, she said to Stephen,"Brother, I don't want to.""What do you mean? There is still some time left for the classes. Do you have other stuff to do?" Stephen asked while observing her hard expression.Ava almost rolled her eyes at his brother.'What can I expect from him either
Ava turned around and her back immediately pressed against the locker.Ian was looking at her. His eyes were sharp and cold.She glanced behind him and noticed people who were there, staring at them.Ian followed her gaze and turned his head to look at others."What the fuck are you looking at? Leave."His voice was so cold that everyone shook inside. They hurriedly left the locker room, leaving them all alone.Ava looked at Ian and asked,"What are you doing?"Ian returned his gaze to her and asked,"Are you ignoring me?"She averted her gaze from him and replied,"No."She tried to move aside to leave. But he placed his hands beside her to cage him between his arms."Then why did you cut my call?"She took a deep breath and met his gaze."Because I don't want to talk to you."Her answer was blunt. She did not want to hide her anger.He furrowed his brows and asked,"What did you say?""You heard me. I don't want to talk to you, Ian."His frown eased as he scoffed and moved back. "I
When Ava returned home, it was afternoon.The maids rushed toward her when they saw her clothes were drenched."I am fine," Ava said to them.She went to her bedroom and changed her clothes. She rubbed her hair with a towel and sat on the bed.She was very upset. Her eyes were red after crying for a while."I am a crybaby," she murmured to herself.Why would she not cry? Just when she thought Ian was hers, he once again went back to himself. For what? Thinking that she would accept him doing anything?She was not like other girls who would stay quiet and let him do anything he wanted, just to gain the position next to him.She did not want anything except pure love.She remembered how special Ian had made her feel last night. Then why did all of this happen today?It felt like whatever happened last night was a dream that he had broken today.She spent the whole day in her room. The maids kept telling her to eat something, but she rejected their requests.She was lying in her bed when
Stephen gave Ian a nod and left the room. He did not forget to close the door behind.Ava glanced at Ian for a second, then immediately closed her eyes.Ian was standing next to the bed. He was looking at Ava without saying anything.After a while, he reached for the blanket on the bed and covered her body.The moment Ava felt the warm blanket cover her body, she felt relaxed. She felt comfortable and warm.She did not open her eyes, feeling losing consciousness slowly. It was due to her fever and headache.She felt the bed dip slightly beside her. She could smell Ian's scent.Suddenly, she started to feel good inside. Maybe it was because of him.Her heart skipped a beat when she felt Ian's hand on her head.His hand slowly moved to her forehead, checking her fever.She wanted to sleep with his touch. It was so calming that she wanted to pull him toward her and sleep in his arms.Ian lowered his head and muttered close to her ear in a low tone."Are you mad at me?"Her breath hitched
When Ava opened her eyes, she felt a ray on her face. She had to shut her eyes immediately. She turned around, twisting her body on the bed.Trying to sleep soundly, she tried to cover her face.However, something caught her nose, and that was Ian's scent.She slowly opened her eyes and sniffed her blanket. Her eyes widened when she found Ian's scent all over her blanket.She sat up on the bed and looked around. She found herself alone in the bedroom.She lowered her head. She was startled when she noticed she was wearing pajamas."I-I clearly remembered I was not wearing this before going to bed," she mumbled in a shocked tone.She tried to remember everything that had happened last night.She recalled Stephen coming to her room. She remembered his words, his friends' words, and Ian's presence in the room.She scratched her head, realizing she had misunderstood Ian. At the same time, he also misunderstood her about Luke.She gazed at her pajamas and asked herself,"Who changed my clo
Ava's heart started to beat faster. She could not let out anything. She almost lost her mind.She could never describe her feelings to anyone.It was something she had never thought of. It was true that she had never thought of this day about how she would react when Ian proposed to her.Ian's eyes were bright with a smile as if he were the happiest person in the world.His handsome face, illuminated by the sun, fell on his face, shining brightly.His voice was loud as if he wanted everyone around them to hear everything he said."I was so foolish to ask the people if you deserve me.”Ava realized that he was talking about the day when he found her as his mate.“The reality is that I don't deserve you. But you still gave this bad boy a chance to get into your heart.”Ava bit her lower lip to control her tears."I am sorry for everything that I have done with you. I am sorry for every single time when I could not realize how important you are to me. I am sorry for not acknowledging thi
Sitting on a bench near the basketball court, Ava was staring at the boy who was playing basketball.He was not in his jersey but in his usual t-shirt and jeans. But still, passion was clay visible in his eyes.As the afternoon sunset, the sky painted itself in hues of red and purple. The reddish light fell on the boy, kissing his skin.Ava felt blissful just looking at him.As he approached the basket, he aimed to throw the ball. When he successfully put the ball inside from a quiet distance, Ava got to her feet with a clap.The boy turned his head to her and smirked at her."Wanna play?"Ava was stunned as she walked over to him. She stopped in front of her and said,"Ian, I can't play. I know nothing about basketball."Ian walked toward the ball that rolled a little far from them. After grabbing the ball, he turned to her and tossed it toward her.She hurriedly grabbed it. The whole court was empty."Lemme teach you then," Ian said, moving toward her.Ava nodded her head with a smi
The boy's friends rushed to him and took him away. "Let's go from here. He must be the head Alpha's man. Let's not mess with him."Abigail was not pleased by Ronald's action. She grabbed his collar and pulled him toward her."Why did you do that? He was about to kiss me."He glared at her and asked, "Have you lost your mind? You were going to kiss just a random guy.""So what?" She asked, blinking her eyes to clear her view."Wouldn't it be just a kiss? I have done it before anyway."After saying that, Abigail pushed him lightly and turned around to walk away.However, Ronald grabbed her wrist to stop her. She glanced at his hand and was about to turn to face him.But before that, he spun her around and pressed her back against the railing. "You want a kiss, right?"Abigail was shocked by Ronald's action. "What—"He did not let her speak as he leaned down and pressed his lips against hers.Abigail's eyes widened when Ronald's lips touched against hers. She was already drunk, so his li
Ian started to walk down the alley. While walking, he kept feeling pain in his arm. He clenched his jaw when he lifted his arm and glanced at it.He saw blood dripping out of the wound. It was so painful that it was making it hard for him to breathe steadily.There was a burning sensation in the wound, which indicated that the knife was poisoned or spellbound.When he recalled how that wizard tried to harm Ava, his eyes darkened. If he had not meddled between them, he would have killed Ava.Suddenly, his phone rang in the silent alley.He took a pause to pull his phone out of his pocket with his left hand.When he saw it was his best friend, he picked up the call."Speak," he said after inhaling deeply.As if Ronald felt something was off with him, he asked,"Bro, what's wrong?""Nothing. Where are you two?""We are in the—"Ronald's voice paused when Ian heard a voice from behind him."Where are you going?"It was Ava who picked up his pace and came to stand next to him.Ian did not
Griffing moved back along with her. He kicked them in the stomach in defense.He had never imagined that protecting his sister would be so difficult for him. He tried to beat them with his abilities and spells.When the wizards could not move anymore, Griffin turned to Ava and asked,"Are you okay?"She nodded her head in response. Her wrist, which had a small cut, had finally stopped bleeding.She frowned when she noticed Griffin's eyes had grown larger. She turned her head and saw the elder wizard hurry to her to stab her with the knife.Ava and Griffin were too shocked to move, or they could say they were frozen by some spells.Ava shut her eyes to embrace the pain as the death was too close to her.However, before she felt the pain, her body was moved by a hard push.Her body collided with Griffin's and they both fell to the ground.Ava did not know what had just happened."Alpha Ian!"Griffin's scared and trembling voice caused Ava's eyes to fling open. She turned her head and im
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