"I am outside a coffee shop near our university."Ava's soft voice echoed in Ian's ear. His dark eyes slowly eased as they shifted to the girl sitting on the other side of the desk.He glared at the girl and asked Ava in a soft tone,"What are you doing there, baby?"Ava was quiet, which caused his brows to arch. The girl sitting near the desk stood up and walked over to him.She placed her phone on the desk, signaling him to the screen.Ian frowned at her action.The girl was none other than Nova.He was busy in a discussion with his father when she came with his father to the pack house a few minutes ago.He wanted to ignore her, but she said to him in front of everyone that she had something to talk about.His parents told him to talk to her. He told her to follow him to his study room.From then on, she started to say that Ava was cheating on him. Of course, he did not believe her. It was impossible in his heart. She could never do that.She asked him to ask about her whereabouts.
"Thank you so much, Ava. You saved me today. Otherwise, your boyfriend will kill me.”Ava chuckled at Robin's words."Robin, I thought you were brave. That's why we became friends, remember?"He rubbed his forehead and muttered,"Yeah, but I heard he beat Luke last time, and the fight started for you."Ava realized that he was talking about the fight Luke had with Ian after Ian rejected her as his mate."My boyfriend is not that bad. Why would he beat you for nothing? You all are destroying my man's reputation," she said, shaking her head.She remembered how soft Ian was with her. She wondered if everyone had ever seen his that side; they would have never called him a bad boy.After talking to Robin for a while, Ava took a cab instead of calling her driver to come to pick her up.On the way, she thought about the phone call with Ian. She bit her bottom lip, thinking the reason why Ian sounded so angry at first."Is he okay?"She closed her eyes, leaning her head back against the back
The car turned heated. Ian pulled Ava closer to him, pressing her breasts against his hard chest.The sloppy kiss caused her breath to be hitched. She wrapped her hands around his neck and kissed him back.Ian's hands started to move on her body.Breaking the kiss, he moved his mouth to her neck."Ahhh!"She moaned as he nibbled on her skin.He rubbed his lips against her neck. His wet kisses were more dangerous.She was wearing a top over a skirt. The position caused her skirt to roll up.He ran his hands on her exposed thighs. His hands moved up as they reached the buttons of her top.While kissing her neck, he started to unbutton her top.When his eyes fell on her cleavage, he went insane.He rubbed his nose over her half-exposed breasts. Rolling his tongue over them, he began to kiss them."Ian!"She moaned, pushing his shoulders lightly.Grabbing her hands, he pinned them to her back.Her upper back was pressed against the steering wheel as he began to kiss on her half exposed br
Ava was missing Ian. Last night, she could not sleep because she kept thinking about him.She was captivated by his behavior last night. He was so caring about her. That was the reason why she decided to give in. She would allow him to have her.While looking in the mirror, Ava blushed. He was so concerned that he did not even leave any hickeys in her neck. It was because he knew her parents had returned and it would be difficult for her to hide them all the time at home.Ava left her room after getting ready to go to her university. Her mother told her that Stephen had also left early in the morning with Ian.Ava remembered Ian telling her that her mother would also go with him.Ava had her breakfast with Angelina and Gamma Harper.Ian's father called Gamma Harper to talk last night. Gamma Harper wanted to go with Ian and others out of the pack. However, since he had just returned after getting healed, Alpha Martin told him to stay at home and take some rest.Ava went to the universi
Ian was in another pack because his father told him to represent their pack at a meeting. He had little time to prepare because the situation was so urgent.Nonetheless, he intended to give his all to prove himself not to others, but to his father.He did not miss to contact Ava. His friends made fun of him there, saying that he had become a lovebird who could not stay away a moment from his pair.He took their words as compliments. He did not get mad at them, as he secretly enjoyed it. He indeed was in love, and there was nothing to hide.He recalled all the time what Ava had said to her before getting inside her house that night. She said she would remove all the distance between them.There was an excitement rushing through his veins. He was thrilled not because he wanted to get her body but because he would make her his.He decided to make her first time memorable. He would mark her at their first time if she gave him her permission.He planned to be gentle with her and treat her
Ava was surprised to see Ian there. She lifted her hands and rubbed her eyes to clear her blurry vision."Ian? You are here?"The sight of Ian's dark eyes confused her. There was a darkness inside his eyes, which she could not understand. Before leaving the pack, he always gave her a soft look, which never failed to amuse her.However, what was wrong with him today?And was she dreaming?What was Ian doing there? Wasn't he out of the pack and decided to return a few more days later?So many questions rushed into her mind.Seeing Ian's furious look, she was startled. It was as if something was making him enraged slowly and deeply.She could see a tint of sorrow in his enraged eyes."Ian, what's wro–?"She could not complete her sentence as he rushed toward the bed and grabbed her arm.It shocked her totally. She hissed in pain in her arm. Ian was holding it too tightly.He jerked her out of the bed and pulled her toward the long mirror beside the study desk."Ian, what are you do—"She
"So when I was away, you were making fun of my love here?"Ian's cold voice made Ava come out of the flashback of thoughts. She looked at him in the mirror with a shocked look.She saw disappointment in his eyes, as well as something she did not want to think about, which was hatred.She immediately turned around to face him."I-Ian—""IAN WHAT? IS IAN A FOOL? YES, YOU MADE HIM A FOOL."He yelled at her, which caused her body to flinch in response.She shook her head and tried to say,"Ian, listen to me. I don't know—"He did not let her finish as he grabbed her neck and pressed her back against the mirror."Now what will you pretend? You didn't do anything?"A flash of rage swept in his eyes. His face was getting fiercer.Ava was startled.She held his wrist to remove his hand from her neck. But his eyes shifted to the hickeys on her neck, blazing his anger more. His grip tightened around her neck.She felt breathless. She parted her lips, but the air was not getting inside her mouth
Ian was taking long steps to get out of the campus. The girls he was passing looked terrified of his angry face.Ian was lost in his thoughts as his fists were balled tightly. He did not realize when he bumped into a boy.The boy immediately apologized to him.Pushing the boy away with his hand, he moved forward.Ian felt completely alone in the crowd. He could feel his breath becoming heavier. He was heartbroken. He had never felt this much pain in his heart before.Was he not enough? Why did Ava do that to him? Was she seeking vengeance against him for rejecting her the first time? But didn't he apologize enough? To spare her any suffering, he even healed her wolf. Then why did she do that?If he had not personally witnessed her cheating on him, he would never have come to believe it.From the shirt she was wearing, he had detected the scent of another boy. Without a doubt, it was Robin's scent.The mere thought of what they had done in the room made his body shirk. Having fallen in
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