Eloise kept the shameful circumstances about Avery’s birth to herself despite patiently waiting for the time to tear her apart with it because of her promise to Finn.So, she was a bastard and yet she took every chance she got to remind her of Ian’s birth. She might not have directly called Ian a bastard, but she sure was indirectly referring to it.Every time, Avery tends to remind her to know her place and tuck her greed, not to covet anything Finn owns since it wholly belonged to her since she was the only legitimate child of her father without knowing her own mother cheated.When Eloise received the DNA test results, she wanted to cackle out loud, as she was overwhelmed with both anger and annoyance, which she couldn’t hide from Finn as she challenged him about it.But it was as if he anticipated a day like that would come and sat her down, taking his time to explain.“You’re right, Eloise isn’t my daughter; I didn’t know until she was six, an attempted kidnapping from her kinderg
Chapter 32Ian's eyes immediately fluttered open the moment he felt the bond between him and Avery waver; for a minute he felt like his mate bond was gone and that didn’t sit well with Storm at all and seeing that his mother was talking to Avery, he could feel it that she was up to something again.Eloise flinched hard after Ian landed his fist into the nearest wall, leaving cracks in it.“I thought I warned you, don’t get in my way, Mom… I mean it.” Ian watched Eloise gulp at his threat. While he wished he could stroll past Eloise to get what she was trying to hide, Storm wouldn’t stop giving him hell about leaving to see Avery right that moment since he kept feeling that something was wrong.Taking one last glance at the drawers, Eloise hid the envelope she walked in with. Ian turned sharply to find Avery, who by her scent had retired by her bedroom.“Avery, can I talk to you for a minute?” Ian asked after a couple of knocks on her door but there was no response from her. “Avy, I k
The moment Eloise turned her back and Avery returned to her room, she immediately reached out to her assistant, trying to verify the piece of document Eloise had dropped into her personal email account, silently hoping that it was just a terrible prank she schemed to get what she wanted.But Avery was wrong.“I apologise, Avy, but the document has been confirmed to be one hundred percent authentic, verified by St. James Hospital.” Lewis's response after several minutes of pacing her room while she waited for her call crushed her beyond repair.Avery was overwhelmed by the memories of her time with her father.The time, she often pointed fingers.“Why the fuck did you cheat on Mom? You abandoned Mom?” Avery found herself recalling how she shouted at her father after she found out about Eloise’s existence.“Do you even give a flying fuck about me?” She remembered her harsh words to Finn after running away from home as a teenager. She remembered everything she said to him and how he put
Ian hated that he let his excitement get the best of him when Avery must be having a pretty hard time with the whole thing.Ian wasn’t sure if what was stated in those documents was true, but seeing as Avery gave in to his mother’s whims, it could only mean Avery had verified its authenticity, not like it ever mattered to him anyway.Even if it wasn’t true, knowing that Avery had one less reason to push him away was enough for him.But on his way to Avery’s apartment, as he trailed her with his car, he listened to the recording, all of which confirmed what was already stated in the document.For the first time since Finn’s death, he felt truly grateful for him; he didn’t care that he practically left him one-third of his wealth, maybe even a little more than that; he didn’t feel as grateful to Finn as him raising Avery since she was meant just for him.And all through his drive, he thought of the perfect way to convince Avery since it was clear she misunderstood the situation, thinkin
Mature content ahead“I wish I could bury myself.” Avery mumbled as she woke up to Ian’s warm body next to hers, completely stacked naked, and so was she.“I can’t believe I let this happen again,” Avery mumbled as she recalled Ian seriously trying to tell her something important she instantly dismissed because it didn’t make any sense.Then she recalled him smelling so annoyingly sweet and inviting, in a way that threw her entire body into turmoil.She recalled giving in to her raging lust and climbing on top of him, grinding on him as her insides throbbed to be filled.Before Ian agreed to her request, she was wet for him; she craved him, a craving so dangerous she lost all reason. At that moment, nothing else matters to her. She just wanted to scratch the itchiness inside her, welcome his warmth but despite how hot and bothered Ian was as well, he kept his cool.“You’ll have to settle with this for now,” Avery recalled Ian saying as he kissed her gently, letting her have a taste
Damian, after hearing of Avery’s breakup again, could only smile to himself since Avery hasn’t had any stable relationships since he left Hilton.It felt like Avery had just been constantly getting herself into a relationship to fill a certain void that only got worse from every relationship disappointment.But he was not so much different. Damian had ignored Avery’s blatant affection for him for the longest time, knowing one day his mate would come along; he wasn’t willing to deceive her and string her along but maybe he ended up doing that by not rejecting her outright and just ignoring her feelings for him that were as clear as day and bright as the moon itself.And then Lilian comes along, his mate…she made all the wait worth it; she was beautiful, a blonde with an angelic and sweet personality, also easygoing and funny.She was all he wanted, but every single one of Lilian’s actions reminded him of Avery.But unlike Lilian, who was a weak and defensive omega with several signs of
“Ian, what on earth are you doing without your clothes?” Avery demanded with her teeth clenched after she managed to tear her eyes away from Damian, whose eye colour immediately returned to normal the moment he realised she was staring.Avery rose to her feet, closed the distance between her and Ian, and then dragged him back into her room.“Why on earth did you come out without your clothes?” Avery demanded with a frown on her face.“Left them in the living room; I was trying to get them.” Avery's eyes widened in alarm.“Fuck!” She cursed under her breath.“What are you so worried about?” Ian asked with a shrug.“Um… I’m not ready to announce that I just slept with my own stepbrother, obviously,” Avery replied with a little bit of sarcasm.“What’s up with that? We are together now, right? I mean, if you could tell them about Dad, I’m sure you could tell them anything,” Ian said with an indifferent look on his face, which immediately sunk the moment he saw her expression.“I…I…” Avery
Ian wasn’t expecting to overhear Avery’s conversation with her friends; actually, he was never planning to see any of her friends since he wanted some time alone with Avery.Ian was still yet to explain everything about being a werewolf to Avery since he was interrupted before he got to finish.Ian would probably have continued his conversation after Damian and Roselyn left if he he hadn’t heard Avery say those words.She liked that guy? Since when? Ian felt instant confusion after Avery’s sudden admittance.Then he wanted to think it was a thing of the past; he just needed a word of clerification from Avery but she wasn’t willing to share. And then she spoke, her words were breif and her tone was cold but it was what he needed to hear.‘Yeah, that guy’s definitely a thing of the past.’ Ian though to himself with a smirk, obviously happy but then he felt maybe he needed to give Avery some time alone to think but even after arriving at that conclusion, he couldn’t leave and just waite
The party turned out to be somewhat a terrible experience for Avery.Seeing her parents and coincidentally bumping into her boyfriend, whom she couldn’t even challenge outside for daring to bring another girl to the party, well, people were already aware they were half-siblings.Maybe she could have kept things a lot more under control. When the headache started, for a minute, Avery thought she was going crazy, the voice in her head practically threatening, Natalite to stay away from Ian.But that voice soon died down like it wasn’t even there, but after that comes a terrible headache that made her lose the balance of her body as dizziness accompanied it and the ground felt like it was swirling under her feet.She wanted to wait around some more, see more of the party since the highlight of the party was completely different from what she expected.Once again, Avery clarified the existence of werewolves as the MC made jokes about the alphas and Luna’s invitation.Hearing the MC go on
Chapter 57Ian, after Natalie’s advice, sighed softly and turned away since he figured she was right. there’s one problem, though: Kaden has been acting so weird since he touched Natalie and Natalie on the other hand, seems to be doing her best to ignore him.The party was like every other Elite party, with representatives from the hosting pack talking about the unity of the werewolves and the importance of sticking to ethics, not encroaching on or eyeing other’s territory and peacefully resolving territorial disputes.No matter how many times the matter was emphasised by each meeting or party, it doesn’t mean that pack wars don’t happen, after all… alphas will always be alphas.Ian was lost in thought trying to come up with ways to see Avery separately; they needed to talk and he was nearing his limit, waiting for it to happen naturally.Ian instinctively snapped his head in Avery’s direction after a groan slipped out of her lips, and for a second she wobbled on her feet, her face sc
Chapter 56Avery started feeling restless from the moment Ian walked in with Natalie; she tried hard to maintain her composure and not glance in their direction but seeing them together stings more than she thought it would.Was it because she put some distance between them? was that why he showed up to the party with some other woman? Was it because he didn’t want the public to speculate about them or was it because he just didn’t care?Whichever the option was, she almost couldn’t hide how betrayed she felt and anytime her eyes darted in their direction, Ian was always busy with the girl.Ian said the girl was just a friend but why are they acting so chummy and familiar? Why is he holding her hand?‘This is ridiculous, Avy. I can’t believe you’re thinking that way when he blatantly walked into a party of Elite members of the society with another girl in his arms.’ Avery thought, her fingers tightening around the glass of wine she was holding while talking to other members of Damian’
‘Well, this is awkward,’ Natalie thought while clutching down on her gown.Avery’s questioning and cold glare were practically burrowing into her skin; it was almost hilarious and Ian; Natalie had never seen him look that mad before.Ian reluctantly turned away from the two after Avery asked him to leave for his seat; to avoid the spread of any weird speculations, wild rumours, and careless gossip, it was better they didn’t escalate matters.Natalie, however, was impressed by Ian’s self-control.For a minute, Natalie thought he was going to drag Avery away from the place, which would have resulted in a more awkward situation but Ian, despite looking so pissed, just quietly led her to their reserved seat.“That sly bastard, he did this on purpose,” Natalie heard Ian mumble, his eyes still crimson. Natalie walked over to their side of the table and grabbed herself a flute of champagne.Watching Ian fume about his mate being another alpha’s date wasn’t as entertaining as she imagined it
Chapter 54Damian felt strangely proud that people just can’t keep their eyes off Avery, her stunning dress and that choker necklace she had on that bare her pale neck, and the sweet smell of her chocolate perfume, which for some reason was unusually strong on her.Damian felt this the last time they met, when he asked her to come to the party with him; her natural scent was unusually dull, almost nonexistent, but because he thought she was wearing more perfume than usual, he didn’t think much of it.But with his unusually sharp nose, Damian still couldn’t pick her scent even though she was standing right next to him; it strangely made him frown.The urge to lift Avery’s flamboyant black lace sapphire choker necklace that matched her sapphire earrings and bracelet rose, wondering if, by any chance, Ian had his mark on her yet.Even if he’s an alpha with a territory, he’s still young and he should probably know better than to do stuff like that without permission.‘Maybe I’m just overt
Avery sighed softly as she stood up, ready to leave the cafe where she met with Damian.After giving her response, she didn’t think there was anything else to talk about and immediately tried to leave.“You wanna get some tarts? you love tarts...my treat,” Damian suggested, pointing at the pastry shop displaying tarts right next to the cafe as they walked out of the cafe together while ignoring the gaze of the two girls by the entrance who seem to have recognised her even though she was wearing the simplest clothes possible.Avery for a minute hesitated but the pastries looked nice.“Sure,” Avery accepted before they both walked right into the pastry shop but right before she let go of the glass door, Avery was sure she heard a camera shutter.‘I wonder what those reporters are up to now.’ She thought while waiting as Ian ordered her some fruit tarts and packed them up for her.“Thanks,” Avery grinned before they both walked out and headed towards their cars.“Well, they reminded me o
Chapter 52Avery sighed softly as she stood up, ready to leave the cafe where she met with Damian.After giving her response, she didn’t think there was anything else to talk about and immediately tried to leave.“You wanna get some tarts? you love tarts...my treat,” Damian suggested, pointing at the pastry shop displaying tarts right next to the cafe as they walked out of the cafe together while ignoring the gaze of the two girls by the entrance who seem to have recognised her even though she was wearing the simplest clothes possible.Avery for a minute hesitated but the pastries looked nice.“Sure,” Avery accepted before they both walked right into the pastry shop but right before she let go of the glass door, Avery was sure she heard a camera shutter.‘I wonder what those reporters are up to now.’ She thought while waiting as Ian ordered her some fruit tarts and packed them up for her.“Thanks,” Avery grinned before they both walked out and headed towards their cars.“Well, they re
Chapter 51Even if Ian had promised to wait for Avy who said she needed some time to sort stuff out, it was hard to keep himself from contacting her.Being cooped up at home while still blatantly giving Eloise the cold shoulder was terrible.After all, she forced him into accepting her conditions.Ian was only able to accept her proposal after brainwashing himself into thinking he wasn’t doing for her but Avery.Doing the internship at the company and changing schools would mean he gets to stay by Avy’s side for a while.His grandfather is only filling in for him as the alpha because of school.Ian knew he had to return to take his grandfather’s position the moment he was done with school, which means he only has a couple of years to spend with Avy and convince her to be his Luna, since being his Luna might change everything for them.Ian, while still drowning in his thoughts, decided to visit Natalie since he finally made up his mind on what to do about the Elite party, which invitat
“This is surprising; I never expected you’d actually show up here.” Natalie grinned after Ian showed up at her place of work and paid for her hours since she was an escort for alpha werewolves.Since she was reserved only for the VIPs of the bar, buying her hours without reservation was expensive, and somehow Ian paid for it to talk to her.After their first encounter, Ian and Natalie, naturally, got close since he was new in town and Natalie knew all the fun places.While Ian could call Derrick to hang out, he still couldn’t discuss werewolf matters with him since he was yet to tell him about who he really is.Natalie had met Ian outside before; when his father died and he needed a drinking buddy, it kind of seemed like Ian had more worries than his father’s death at the time but Natalie never got to ask since it was officially the third time they were meeting.And though Ian did seem like he genuinely wanted to be friends with her, Natalie was sure it was all because Ian still hasn’