I was completely taken aback by his apology. There was no way for me to know whether it was a genuine apology or a deliberate attempt to make me feel even more humiliated.I turned to him and asked,"For what?"When he was about to say something, he briefly parted his lips, but then, as if something were preventing him from doing so, he pursed them together tightly.My eyes scrutinized him.He wore black jeans and a half-sleeved white t-shirt. His muscles were bulging in the arm area. His tattoos were something that drew anyone's attention. The white t-shirt really made the tattoos look easy to observe.My eyes shifted back to his face. His thick brows and sharp jawline kept moving as if he were trying to find words."I had a conversation with Stephen," he said, avoiding eye contact with me."About what?" I asked in confusion.I was not delighted to talk to him. I had not forgotten what he told me that night and how he behaved with me.He looked at me and replied,“Look, I misundersto
Ian narrowed his eyes while looking at me. It was clear from the look on his face that he did not like the way I had just spoken to him.I should not stay here any longer. I attempted to leave by turning my body to the left, but a hand stopped me from doing so.Ian placed his hand beside my head on the bookshelf to stop me from leaving, and he moved closer to me.I stopped, but did not turn my body toward him. I felt his breath in my left ear. I clenched my dress to control my disloyal heart, which was beating for this man.Everything he had done to me came back to mind.“I see what you are thinking,” he whispered in my ear.I felt a chill run down my spine as I listened to his whisper. I tried my best not to react in any way.After taking a few deep breaths, I quickly regained my composure. Once more, he uttered a hushed whisper."Do not think yourself superior just because I felt guilty for an incident and said sorry."Upon hearing him, I was unable to suppress the urge to sneer at
I gently stroked the old brown page, and I could feel the thick paper beneath my fingers. It seemed like it was an antique book.As I turned the page, I took a heavy breath.Every single piece of paper was written by hand. An ink that was very dark black was used to write the letters. Calligraphy was something that blew my mind.I started to read what was inside the book.“Alpha's rejection is like venom for his mate. Whether they are doomed to a world of curses or perish.”After taking a few deep breaths, I continued reading. I got to know how other people handled rejection in our ancient times.After being rejected by their mates, many people were forced to endure suffering.On the other hand, the rejection of an Alpha was not the same thing. They held the highest rank in the werewolf world, making them the most powerful. So they came with the ability to give their power to their mates.However, by rejecting their mates, they were rejecting their fates. So the consequences were ther
After leaving the library, I made my way to the cafeteria in order to meet up with my friends.While heading there, I saw boys glancing at me. I tried my best to avoid their gazes. Why did they not just focus on their own business?I entered the cafe and noticed my friends sitting at a table. I smiled at them while striding toward them."Hey!""Ava, where were you?" Luke asked while sipping on his coffee.I sat down on a chair next to Abigail. She moved a cup of coffee toward me, indicating that it was for me."I was in the library," I replied to Luke."How is everything going at home?" Abigail asked me."Very good. Mom bought a wedding dress for her last night.""Wow! Show us the picture of the wedding dress," Debra said with excitement in her voice.I unlocked my phone and showed them the picture of my mother's bridal gown. They said it was a really beautiful dress."Will we not get the invitation?" Luke asked as he rested his chin on his palm."Of course we will. I can't wait to se
Third POV"First tell us what you were doing in the library," Ronald said to Ian.Ian turned his head in the direction of him. Ronald looked at him with a smirk on his face."Yeah, I have never seen you go to the library before," Paul said as he agreed with Ronald."Are you starting to get interested in books?" Cyrus said with a chuckle.Ava, on the other hand, felt awkward in the conversation with the boys. She did not know them much. She thought about leaving. But before she could say anything to Stephen, she heard a female voice.“Ian?”When Ava turned around, she saw Nova approaching them from the opposite direction. She noticed that Nova's gaze was drawn to her. A frown appeared on Nova's face. Afterwards, she looked over to Ian.“You are here! I was looking for you on the whole campus,” she said as she approached Ian and embraced him.Ava averted her gaze from them.Meanwhile, Ian rolled his eyes when Nova hugged him."Why were you looking for me?" he asked Nova.Ava was stunned
Ava spent the whole week planning everything for her mother's wedding.She made a promise to her friends that she would purchase her dress with them together, so today she went shopping with them. In fact, they would also buy dresses for themselves."I can't believe tomorrow is my mom's wedding. It's like a dream," Ava said to her friends.She had just gotten into the car after Luke arrived with his car to pick her up from her house. Abigail and Debra were in the car as well."I want to scream with joy. We will have fun tomorrow," Abigail screamed in a happy tone.Ava chuckled at her and turned her head toward the backseat since Abigail and Debra were both sitting in the backseat, and she was sitting in the passenger seat beside Luke, who was driving the car."Hope we will," she muttered."Babe, please stop acting like a nerd and try to buy a sexy dress for you," Debra said, wiggling her brows with a smirk.Abigail hit her head lightly and said,"It's her mother's wedding, not a bache
The wedding day had finally come.Everyone was busy.Ava was getting ready as a few makeup artists came to her house to prepare her and her mother. Luna Carolina sent the women for them."Such a gorgeous girl you are!"The women complimented Ava as they set her hair after doing her makeup.Ava looked in the mirror and stared at herself. They really did a great job of preparing her for her mother's wedding.She liked her makeup and the way they styled her hair. To make her hair appear more beautiful, they let it down and added stone ornaments to it.She put on her blue heels, which she had bought yesterday, after selecting her beautiful blue gown."Thank you so much."Ava thanked the women and went out of her room. She went downstairs and glanced at her mother's room, which was still locked from inside.She sat on the couch, waiting for her mother. She could not wait to see her in a bridal gown. However, she did not want to disturb her and waited calmly outside.Her phone began to ring
Ian kept looking at Ava. He could not take his eyes off her. In the blue dress, she looked like a princess.When she entered the hall, everyone's eyes were on her mother, who was the bride. But his eyes were fixed on her.Surprisingly, she was more beautiful than he thought. That gorgeous makeup gave her a stunning look to bloom her magnificence and show her beauty to others.When she caught his gaze, he did not look away from her. As if he did not care what she or others would think, he stared at her.Ava averted her gaze from him and started to talk with his friends.Ian was observing her every move. The way she was talking and laughing with her friends caught his eye.A hand appeared in his sight, waving, and he had to take his gaze away from Ava. He turned to the person.It was Ronald. He winked at Ian and asked,"Lost in someone's beauty?"His friends thought he would deny or roll his eyes in response. But to their surprise, he looked away from Ronald without any reply and shifte
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