Debra and Abigail stared at Ava as they saw her walking to the corner to talk on her phone."Do you really think she has someone?" Abigail asked."It looks like so," Debra said, sipping the drink.Abigail looked away and nodded her head. "Then it's good. She also has the right to live her life with someone who loves her."On the other hand,Ava walked toward the corner where the washrooms were.She went inside the lady's washroom. Her phone started to ring again.She received the phone call and placed the phone against her ear."Hello?"The other side was silent. Ava felt nervous when she found the person quiet."Dane?"Her soft voice caused the man to speak, even though he did not want to speak earlier."Where are you?""I am with my friends right now. What's wrong with you? Are you mad at me?""When did you reach that pack?""At noon.""Why didn't you call me to inform me? Or will your mom change your mind?"She let out a sigh, glancing at her face in the mirror. Her hair looked mes
After grabbing her hand once again, Ian tightened his grip and pulled her hand closer, causing her to move toward him."You never stop surprising me. After all the things you have done, you still have the courage to talk to me like this."Ava looked into his angry eyes. Her eyes turned calm.The two pairs of eyes were looking at each other with different emotions. One of them was enraged, and the other one was sad.But the anger was so intense that he was unable to notice the sadness within the soft eyes.Ava gulped when she stared at Ian. The closeness between them sent shivers inside her. It was as if there was something in the closeness that made her feel strange. No matter how tight his grip was, his one touch made every emotion in her heart change.However, Ava did not show him how she was experiencing it inside.She forced herself to think that all of these were an illusion.After like forever, she composed herself and spoke,"Since you hate me so much, I better keep my distance
Ian looked away from Ava and turned to Ronald.Ronald shut his mouth for a moment when he saw his dark gaze. But later, he let out a laugh to ease the heated atmosphere.It was true that in the past four years, Ian had changed a lot. He was no longer his friend, who always listened to him or argued with him. He had become his head Alpha, who only liked to order and wanted the work done in time. He did not like any excuses or do any kind of actions that included emotions."What were you saying?" Ian asked.The darkness in his eyes faded as if they listened to his mind.Paul and Cyrus glanced at the dance floor. They did not let out any words."I didn't say anything. But do you know how long you were staring at her?" Ronald said.Ian returned his gaze to Ava and muttered,"If it were you, would you let go of your culprit that easily, Beta Ronald?"Ronald was stunned by the question.Would he let go?He did not know the answer because he was not in his shoes."Since she is here, why don'
Ava's friends dropped her off at home. They tried to ask her what was going on between her and Ian; she only said he hated her, so she wanted to stay away from him.When Ava entered her house, she saw her mother waiting for her with dinner."Mom? You haven't had your dinner yet?"She shook her head and walked toward Ava. "No. I was waiting for you, my daughter."Ava felt sorry for her mother. She should have come back sooner. She came back to the pack to spend time with her. So she should be with her.She did not have an appetite to eat anything but still had dinner with her mother. She did not want her mother's patience to be wasted.The next morning,Ava woke up in her old room. Moving the blanket away from her head, she reached for her phone, which was ringing loudly.Her eyes were closed. Her brow furrowed when she could not find it. But when her hand found the phone beside her on the bed, she immediately received the call without opening her eyes."Mmmm."She hummed as she tried
Ava swallowed as she realized her secret could no longer be kept. But all she could do was try."Answer him, Ava," her mother said."I was in the City Moon Pack. He went there while I was not there. He did not find me there, so he is asking this.”Stephen shook his head. "That doesn't make sen—"Ava grabbed his wrist and interrupted,"Mom and Dad, I am taking Stephen with me. I have something to talk to him about."Harper stopped her as he said,"But he was saying something.""Dad, he has a misunderstanding that I would like to clear up.”Harper nodded his head. Ava looked at her mother, who was looking at her suspiciously.'I am sorry, Mom. I can't tell you about it right now. Otherwise, you would not let me go out of this pack again,' she thought and went to her room with Stephen.Stephen quietly observed what Ava was doing. She closed the door and pressed her back against it.Stephen sat on the bed with his arms folded against his chest."So?"Ava lowered her head and mumbled,"Bro
It's been four days since Ava returned to the Mystic Shadow Pack. These days, she wandered around the pack to see how it had changed over the previous four years.Four days flew by as if she had just blinked. Ava grew closer to her mother, family, and friends. It gave her the unpleasant feeling that she would have to leave them soon.She still had not told her family about her going back."Ava, good morning, my baby."Her mother, Angela, said when she saw Ava coming downstairs.Ava walked over to the dining table to sit with her family. She settled into the chair next to Stephen.She turned to face him, smiling."Good morning."He nodded and murmured,"Morning."Ava's smile faded away. She dropped her head.When Stephen asked her why she cheated on Ian two days ago, she explained what had happened.He was shocked. But one thing that she had seen in his eyes clearly was confusion. He was confused about whether he should believe in her or not. It hurt Ava.However, she had no control ov
Ava returned home in the afternoon. She got ready in the evening and was ready to go to the party.She was dressed in a long white cotton dress. The lace on her collar was beautifully adorned with white pearls.She let her hair down and applied simple makeup. It gave her a very natural appearance.Her parents were happy to see her when she came out of the house. They were waiting for her in the car."My beautiful daughter," her mother said.Ava kissed her cheek and said,"My mom is so beautiful. So I had to look beautiful, you know."They chuckled at each other's remarks. Stephen started the car while sitting in the driver's seat; Harper sat beside him in the passenger seat.The whole family headed to the pack house.Ava glanced at the streetlights as they passed the window of the car.The yellow lights were making her nervous. Her eyes glowed emerald for a moment, then returned to black.Ava's gaze was drawn to the trees as the car drove past the forest. She breathed in fresh air.Sh
Ava was shocked. She was not expecting this. Her guess was that Nova was Ian's fiancée.Never in her life did she expect it to be Freya. She recalled what her friends had said. Her brows rose up when she realized that Freya was also a beta's daughter.Freya had not noticed her yet. She politely greeted Ian's and Ava's parents. Ian gestured with his hand to a couch, and they went to sit there.Unintentionally, Ava's eyes followed their movements. She noticed them sitting on a couch, where she could see them clearly.Sitting on the couch, Ian around his hand around Freya, who nestled in his arm. They looked like a perfect couple.Ava's breath caught in her throat.Wasn't this what she left the pack to avoid seeing? Him with another woman.She reminded herself that Ian was no one to her, so she should not care. However, something continued to sting her heart.Everyone smiled at them as Ian and Freya looked at each other.Ava's eyes moved to her own parents. They looked pleased to see the
Ian caught sight of George from a distance. He scoffed, thinking how cowardly that man was. He glanced at the powerful wolf fighting with Dane. It looked like the wolves of the White Del Pack were only waiting for a command to jump on the head Alpha.Ian felt a wolf push him with his head, causing him to fall down. He glared at the wolf and raised his hand to pierce it on the wolf's paw.He stood up again and continued to fight.From the outside, everyone saw a brave man who did not feel any pain. However, he was in pain in every joint of his body. His wolf was crawling inside him as he lost his recovery and became injured again.But he was Ian Dawson; how could he lose simply because he was unable to shift?He turned his head and saw Ronald fighting behind him. He smiled as he noticed his Beta was protecting him. He looked over to the other side and saw Stephen guarding Ava. He was the one who instructed him to do so."Ian, we should leave the war. It's not our war in the first place
"No, no! You can't kill them. Who will run the coven?" Griffin said, looking at his people."You, the master of the coven, will rule it," Ian replied sarcastically.One of the wizards, who appeared to be very experienced and old, shouted at the werewolves alongside them."Go and hurt that hybrid woman. She can't stay alive."Griffin was shocked when he heard that. He saw all the wolves rush toward Ava, leaving him speechless.This was not what he wanted. He had no plan to kill Dane either. For some time he had become greedy for power. But he never wanted his sister to be hurt.As Ian got distracted by the wolves who were coming to hurt Ava, the war resumed once again.Dane fought with some wolves, biting and removing their heads from their bodies.Ava was puzzled for some time until she got pushed and came back to her senses.Her glowing eyes grew brighter as she began to set fire to the trees around her one by one. Her rage was what fueled the fire.She defended herself and attacked
"Alpha Ian, I have nothing against you. You can have my sister. But Dane can't rule this pack. I want to rule it and give the other creature more power. That's what a hybrid should do," Griffin said, clearing his perception.The wizards behind him nodded their heads as they said,"You are injured still we didn't try to kill you, Alpha Ian. We don't want to be your enemy. We just want this pack."Hearing those people, Dane felt bewildered. He was shocked that they despised him so much that they wanted to remove him from this world."Ava, you go back with Alpha Ian. You are my sister. I won't let them hurt yo—."SLAP!Ava did not let Griffin finish as he raised her hand and slapped him.Everyone was shocked.The coven members tried to hurt Ava because she slapped their soon-to-be master.Two men rushed toward her and pushed her behind them.One was in wolf form, and the other was a wizard.Dane growled at them while saying, "Don't dare to hurt her. You will all die at my hands anyway."
Ava was relieved to see that the enemies were being eliminated. The Thunder Howl was going to be safe.As she walked forward, her dress caught something on the ground; she lowered her head to find her legs covered in scratches. She pulled her dress that was stuck in a tree branch, ignoring the wounds.Suddenly something caught her mind. She slowly raised her head, gazing at the large trees in front of her.She blinked as she was considering something. She felt a knife slip into her arm, causing her to scream.She turned her head and found a witch approaching her."Did you think you could get away?" the witch asked, grabbing Ava's hair.Ava became enraged in pain and pushed the woman, glaring at her with intense eyes.Her glowing green eyes had so much strength that the tree behind the witch caught fire.The witches and wizards surrounding her were stunned. Ava dashed toward the tree and grabbed a burning tree branch that had recently fallen down.She moved the branch around and said,
Dane was in disbelief.How can anyone help his rival just for the woman he loves?Was Ian even real? Or a fool in love?"Alpha Ian, your life will be in danger. You are already injured. You should leave–."Loud growls sounded from ahead, and Dane stopped. He turned his head and noticed a group of wolves' shadows in the moonlight approaching from afar.They were coming from the border, which was the border of the Red Moon Pack.Dane was too shocked to react.The roars could be heard from the enemies. They were not prepared for it. They thought they could easily kill Dane and take over the pack since he did not have many fighters with him.Little did they know, their Alpha's deadly rival would come to support him himself.Dane muttered, "They are..."When they saw the wolves running toward the wizards and started to bite them, Ian smirked and said,"From the Red Moon Pack. That pack, which you neglected a few days ago, reminded me that the pack was not close to your pack. Looks like now
Upon hearing that, everyone was taken aback.Dane's eyes grew darker when he heard that. His gaze darted around the hall, looking for a specific person, but he was surprised when he could not find him."Griffin? Where is Griffin?" He yelled in anger.Ava was stunned. She turned her head to look for her brother. Surprisingly, he had not come to the party tonight.She hurriedly dialed his number to contact him. But Griffin did not receive her call."Is Brother Griffin in any danger?" she said with fear in her eyes.She recalled how the official wizards had beaten him when he tried to save her last time."We need to go and fight them before they start using their power on us," Beta Bruno said to Dane.Dane growled in anger and left the hall.Ava could see every pack fighter and guard following him. The witches and wizards who had gathered to celebrate Alpha's birthday also accompanied him.Ava realized that the pack was full of witches and wizards, but only a few of them had come to atte
Ian turned to the woman and glared at her. "I don't care about your thoughts and predictions. Save one? Why would she need to save anyone? It is not going to be a conflict in which she has to pick between two options. It is all about her heart. Without a doubt, she will pick me out of everyone else. That's my trust in her."Kaily stared at him without any reply. Her forehead was covered in wrinkles. Despite being sixty years old, her beauty did not diminish in the slightest.Ian made his way back to the bar, but in the middle of the way, Ava's friends approached him."Alpha, where is Ava? We can't find her here." Debra said, looking around.Ian glanced in the direction where Dane had taken Ava a while ago.'She still hasn't returned?' he thought.His blood boiled as he considered what Dane was doing with her. He had absolutely no trust in the man.He turned and began to walk in that direction. His gaze fell on Freya, who was drinking like a madwoman. Her eyes met his as she raised a g
When the music stopped, they stopped dancing. Dane took Ava with him and introduced her to other people.They came to a stop in front of Ava and Ian's parents. They talked for a while.Ava noticed that Carolina was glancing at her with an upset look. Ava could not understand her look. She only smiled at her. Meanwhile, Angela, her mother, looked happy to see Dane's gentlemanly treatment of Ava.What would a mother prefer over this?While standing with them, Ava's eyes moved around the hall. Her eyes paused when they met a pair of dark eyes.Ian was present at the party. He was staring at her. He did not seem pleased with anything there.Ava looked away from him, thinking,'You should not have come here, Ian.'Ava noticed her friends waving to her as they entered the hall."You invited my friends too?" Ava asked Dane with a calm tone."Of course," Dane replied, glancing at her friends.Her friends also looked unpleasant after seeing her with Dane. She let out a sigh and turned to look
It was the night of Dane's birthday celebration.Ava was surprised to see her parents. Together with Ian's parents, they arrived at the pack in the evening that day. Ava hugged her mother and said,"I can't believe you came to this pack, Mom."Angela smiled and responded, "Alpha Dane summoned me and your dad, saying that we are important guests." Angela was referring to his invitation.Gamma Harper nodded his head and said, "He is ready to become our son-in-law."At the moment that Ava heard her parents, she experienced a discomfort in her chest. From the beginning, she had a strong desire for them to acknowledge Dane as her life partner in their hearts. But today, she was not feeling good to hear that.Her eyes briefly shifted to Ian's parents. Martin Dawson and Carolina Dawson were talking to Ian and his friends. The fact that they had been holding such a powerful status for so many years was the reason why they were invited to the celebration.On the other hand, they were the paren