After informing Dane of her departure, Ava left the company. He was in a meeting, so she texted him and told him she was going to her old university's campus for something.The only thing that Dane did was say okay because he was in a meeting at the time. He did not ask her anything during that time.The moment Ava arrived on campus, she made a beeline for the library to get that book.As soon as she walked into the library, many memories instantly appeared before her eyes. The sight of the table where she and her friends used to sit and read in the past brought a smile to her face. She and Luke used to come here almost every day to work on statistics.She turned around and recognized the familiar librarian. She walked toward her desk and said,"Hello."The woman raised her glasses to her nose and took a close look at Ava."Is the nerd back on campus?" the woman mumbled as she recognized Ava since she used to be a bookworm.Ava smiled at her and asked,"How are you?""I am good. As yo
Ava immediately moved away from Ian.She glanced at the door and noticed that she had forgotten to close it, so she did not realize when Ian entered the room."I-I was just..."She struggled to find words. Just now, she was caught!Ian smirked when he saw she could not reply. Ian had just come back to the pack house to take a file when the maids informed him about Ava.He was surprised to learn she was here. He was delighted that she had come to his house. When they told him she was in his study, he hoped she had come to see him.However, when he arrived here and found her attempting to obtain an ancient book, he was skeptical."Let me see what you were so eager to get," he muttered, taking a look at the book.He was tall, and it was easy for his long hand to reach for the book. He picked up the book and looked at the cover.He froze as soon as he read the title."The myth of Alpha's rejection"His voice sounded like a whisper. Ava raised her gaze and saw him holding the book in his h
It was the day of the annual ball competition.Ava's hard work came to an end, and all of the costumes she had prepared were in front of her.Dane was really impressed with her work. In fact, every employee was confident that their company would win the project."There is no doubt that you are the best."Dane's voice came from next to her. They were currently sitting in his car, heading to the location where the fashion show was going to be held.Ava was feeling nervous. Dane noticed it and reached out to hold her hand.Ava almost flinched at his touch, but she controlled herself and kept her calm.A few days ago, she tried to get the ancient book from Ian's study, but he caught her and refused to hand it to her. After that, he did not try to come across her. Ava also focused on her work and did not give the mate bond a thought. Though she considered telling Dane about it, she thought she should get the book first. She should find a way to break the bond first before telling him about
Ava immediately looked away from Ian. Dane noticed Ian staring at Ava. He turned to Ava and put his hand around her shoulders."What happened?" he questioned, tilting his head.As soon as Ava heard Dane's voice, she shut all the mind links, including the mate link, and shook her head in response."Nothing," she mumbled."Not liking your own design?"She turned her head to tell him that it was not like that, but their faces came so close to each other that she had to shut her mouth in shock.Flashlights that kept clicking the models and their costumes turned their direction. The cameramen started to click photos of Dane and Ava."Dane, people—""Who cares about people? Tell me if you are all right," he said, moving closer to her face.The scene portrayed like they were going to kiss. The camera crew appeared delighted to capture the most exciting news of tomorrow morning.Ava lightly pushed Dane, making him move away, and said,"I am okay."Dane glanced at the other side of the stage a
Ian ignored Freya's words as his eyes were focused on the woman standing in the center of the stage with a graceful smile.When he saw her smile, he felt incredible happiness.He wanted to see her winning. He did not care whether it benefited Dane's company. He just wanted to see a smile on her face.He could hear Freya's voice beside him again."How can you be so foolish in love, Ian? Dane is someone I know very well. You have been winning this project for the past two years, so he has his eyes on it. Don't you think he got what he wanted by putting his gun on Ava's shoulder? He forced her to have this project and gave her confidence so that only she could work on it. Now look at the result: he successfully managed to get the win."Ian smirked when Ava gave him a sarcastic grin as if telling him that she had won over him."He is a fool if he thinks I don't know his plan. I had won every project he was interested in over the last few years; why would I not be aware of his intentions?"
There was a look of shock on Ian's face as he watched Ava kiss Dane. His fists tightened in anger. He let out a low growl, which caused the two people to break the kiss.Ava was startled when she heard the growl. It shivered her body, pulling her away from Dane.She looked at Dane with shocked eyes. She came to the realization that it was nothing more than a simple kiss without any feelings attached. It was just like the two people acting in front of cameras to fool others that they were enjoying.Because when her lips touched Dane's lips and he moved his lips against hers, she did not feel like how she felt when Ian kissed her. She tried to dismiss the thought, but only Ian's face came to mind while kissing Dane.The low growl made the people in the party startled. Ian's eyes turned red in anger. He looked ready to go and yanked the two people away from each other.However, Ronald was there beside him.He gripped Ian's arm. He noticed Ian was losing his mind. So he kept his voice low
Ava was shocked when her eyes met a pair of piercing eyes. They appear to be enraged, blazing inside as if waiting to devour her with the predatory gaze.She gulped when she saw Ian, looking fierce."How dare you kiss another man?" he asked in a bone-chilling tone.She got shivers down her spine.She gathered all of her strength and pushed him. He moved backward by one step.Her gaze landed on the couch that was located close to her bed. His suit jacket was lying on the couch. A few cigarette butts were on the floor, indicating that he had been there for quite some time.'Did he come here directly after leaving the party?’ she thought.Her gaze slowly moved to meet his, and she asked,"What are you doing here?"The line between his brows began to furrow, his eyes became more narrow, and his jaw became more clenched.She was taken aback.He was angry and appeared ready to charge at her at any moment.She felt mad at him. Why did he look like that? Shouldn't she be the one who was suppo
Ian did not listen to her words as if her trembling voice did not reach his ears.He pulled her closer to him and picked her up in his arms.Ava started to punch his chest. "Leave me. Let me go."He whispered, looking down at her,"I am a bad person. You are disgusted with me. You don't believe in mate bonds and all, huh?"Her fists tightened against his black shirt. She was terrified by the expression he gave her."Ian Dawson, I will kill you if you dare—""It's Alpha for you. I will show you what Alpha Ian can do to you to make you his sole possession."He threw her on the bed. Her body jerked across the mattress.She tried to back away. He pressed one knee against the bed and grabbed her ankle, dragging her toward him.His strong pull caused her body to lie down on the bed. Pressing her elbows, she attempted to sit up.But when she saw him remove his belt from the waistband of his pants, a fright gripped her heart.'Is he going to hit me?' she thought. Her eyes widened.But before
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
In a large bedroom,A woman was lying on her back, wrapping her body around a quilt. She opened her eyes and tried to move, but her bare arms brushed against a body, sending her butterflies in her stomach.She cleared her view and turned around to look at him. A smile was on her face, which indicated that she was pleased.She lifted her hand and caressed the face of the handsome man who was sleeping next to her. Her fingers brushed against his cheek.His brows furrowed in response. She hurriedly moved her hand away. She looked at her hand, assuming he was uncomfortable because of the bandage.She breathed deeply, inhaled his scent, and hugged him.The man finally opened his eyes. She smiled and rested her head on his chest, saying,"Good morning, Dane."He stared at the ceiling without responding to her. It was like he was in an inner conflict. Her smile faded when she observed him.She moved and sat up, holding the quilt against her chest.She hissed when she felt pain in her bottom.
Ava completely lost herself as soon as Ian moved his head and began kissing her back.She was in a moaning mess. She had no idea how he made her feel that way just with his kisses.As he rolled his tongue over her upper back, he gradually moved it down to her waist. Her eyes were tightly closed because she did not want to experience this sensation.However, her toes curled when his hand reached his ankle, moving inside her dress.Her dress slid up to her thigh, revealing her fair legs.Ian had already gone insane. He was no longer under control. He did not want to either.He kissed the back of her neck, turning her on. He flipped her body and looked at her.She looked fragile, ready to get ruined by him.With a slow motion, he swept his thumb over her lips."These lips are mine."He looked down at her body. Her dress loosened due to the back chain being opened, revealing her half breasts.He leaned down while looking into her eyes. He moved his lips on her half-exposed breasts and sai