Ava’s POVIan rejected me as his mate. How could he do that? It was a bond that was created by the moon goddess. How could he reject our fate?He did not even give me the opportunity to speak, and he rejected me.My eyes widened with shock. He left the rooftop, leaving me alone to accept his brutal decision.He slammed the door behind me so loudly that I flinched and came back to my senses.My knees started to shake. I collapsed on my knees. I got hurt, but the pain in my heart was more than any physical pain.What did fate give me? A mate who disliked me. He did not even wish to see my face. He was disgusted just thinking about me as his mate.He did not even take time to think about our bond and rejected me without a second thought."Why? Why did this happen to me? Why don't I deserve to be happy in my life?" I cried out loud.My wolf started howling inside. She was whimpering in sorrow.I thought about going back home. I stood up slowly with the support of a wall.I wanted to free
"I want to go home."I let out a lower tone. My throat was hurting like hell. It was like I screamed a lot today. It became harsh and painful."Don't you think we should tell everything to your mom?" Debra asked as she looked at me carefully."No!" I replied immediately.I did not want to hurt my mother. She had been waiting for my mate more than me. She wanted me to settle into my life with a mate who would protect me.Little did my mother know that my mate would be the one who would humiliate me in front of everyone.If I told her about the rejection, she would break down completely. I could not see tears in her eyes."Why not? She will understand you," Luke said."No, guys. Please, listen to me. She will be heartbroken after learning this. There is no bond between me and Ian now. So talking about it to my mom would unnecessarily bother her, which I don't want.""She's right. Aunt will be upset. It can affect her health too." Abigail supported me.My friends agreed with me about not
I turned to my mother with a confused look. What did she mean by saying we were going to the pack house? Why would we go there?"But why, Mom?""What why, Ava? He is our head Alpha. He can call us anytime.""But, Mom. There must be a reason. I've never gone there before," I replied to my mother.Actually, I had no problem with going there. But that was Ian's house. How could I go there? I did not want to see him again.My mother held my hand and said,"Years ago, when I ran away from our old pack, I came here to take shelter. Luna Carolina was very sick at the time. When I went to ask for help from Alpha Martin, I noticed Luna and identified the symptoms of her illness. It was not an easy disease to treat, so I promised them that I would treat her. In return, he promised me to let me and you stay in their pack as their pack members. It took me four years to cure Luna Carolina. We did not stay in contact afterward. However, I ran into Luna Carolina today at the pack hospital. When I re
Third POVIan was out of the pack house the whole day after rejecting Ava. He was unhappy with his fate and kept grumping about the decision of the Moon Goddess.Instead of going back to the pack house, he went to the club. His intention was to have sex with some hot girl to shove this rejection away from his mind. But he ended up loading himself with alcohol. His friends did not leave his side and tried to make him understand that what he did was wrong. He argued with them and asked them to leave him alone. He stuck with his decision.Nova, the current beta's daughter, approached him in the club and tried to lure him. He was so drunk that he told her everything and then fucked up even more.When he woke up in the morning, he found himself in his father's beta's house. Nova told him that last night she proposed to him, and he accepted her, but they did not have sex.Ian rolled his eyes upon hearing that; he knew he did not accept her at all. Everything from last night was still fresh
Ava rushed outside the university, leaving Abigail and Debra behind. She got a glimpse of two boys fighting each other.She began to push the crowd and try to peek at them.She was startled when she saw Ian hit Luke with his head, and Luke fell to the ground.Her body froze when she saw Luke lying on the ground, and blood was coming out of his head.A flashback to the past came to her mind.Her father was lying on the ground like that; he was trying to save himself, but those wolves ran to attack him and killed him.“Hit him.”“Ian”“Ian.”She heard other people's voices.She came back to her senses and noticed Ian raise his hand to punch Luke again.So Ava screamed out loud,"STOP."To her surprise, Ian stopped and turned his head in her direction. He slowly stood up and glared at her.But she pushed him and crouched down to Luke, which shocked everyone in the crowd.She patted Luke’s cheek and mumbled,"No, no, no. You can't die. I can't let you die. Please open your eyes."Even tho
The whole week passed, and Ava still could not move on from the rejection.It was because of her broken heart and her wolf.First, Ian made Nova his girlfriend. Then they roamed around the whole university together, hand in hand, and she tried her best to avoid them. Students did not forget about her and started to pick on her, saying that she should watch who deserved Ian.Second, her wolf became so weak that she was unable to shift. She tried to shift several times, but her wolf howled inside in pain each time. It became difficult for her to come out.Ava did not know what to do or who to tell her problems to. She talked about her wolf with Abigail. She said she would take her to the pack hospital. However, Ava was concerned that her mother would find out about it.It was the weekend.So she did not want to go anywhere. Her life had turned into hell. She became the center of attention, something she did not want. People started to bully her without any reason, especially girls. The
Ian made his way to the couches where his parents and the other two people were seated."Meet your mom's life savior, Angela Adle, and her sweet daughter, Ava Adler," Carolina introduced them to him.Upon hearing the name "Ava Adler," Ian was taken aback.He glanced at Angela, and then his eyes shifted to the girl whose head was down.'What is she doing here?' he thought.Angela pulled herself to her feet and extended her hand to him. "Doctor Angela""Ian Dawson," Ian said as he shook hands with her and introduced himself."Ava, stand up," Angela said to Ava in a hushed tone.Ava got to her feet without looking up. Angela smiled awkwardly. "She is a little shy. Just recently, she turned eighteen. I'm hoping that she will find her mate soon."Ava held her mother's hand and muttered, "Mom."Luna Carolina chuckled at Ava's action.Alpha Martin smiled at Ava and remarked,"She is a lovely girl. Otherwise, today's kids have no shame. They can talk to their parents as openly as if privacy d
Ava’s POVI was shocked that Ian agreed to show me around. But it was not something I wanted.I glanced at my mother, who nodded her head as a signal to go with him and Stephen. I heaved a sigh."Okay."Ian and Stephen walked ahead while I followed them behind. I noticed Ian and Stephen returning to their casual moods as we passed through the living hall. They seemed to be masking themselves in front of their parents, but now that they have moved away from them, they are more relaxed.My eyes focused on Ian. I frowned as my wolf howled while looking at him.'Why do you still feel for him? He's no one to us.' I told my wolf, trying to calm her down."By the way, Ava, I heard you just turned eighteen," Stephen asked while walking in front of me, beside Ian.Ian looked uninterested, and I also moved my eyes away from him and shifted them toward Stephen."Last week," I replied in a lower tone.All thanks to my introverted nature, I was not used to chatting with others.I noticed Ian had h
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
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
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
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
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?"
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
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