A knock sounded on the doorbut Lucas didn't make any move to open it nor did he allow the person to comein."Lucas! Open the door man." Ryan shoutedas he jiggled the handle of the locked door.He hadn't come out of his room since coming backfrom his night outside Ava's house. That was two days ago. Two days without hismate.Lucas had called Ava, each time going tovoicemail. He left messages, begging for forgiveness, until it was full and hecouldn't leave anymore. Ava hadn't replied to any. She hadn't given him anyindication that she had listened to them either as her voicemail was still full.He sat in the corner of his room, surrounded bythe blankets and pillows that captured his mates wonderful scent. He evenhugged the stuffed polar bear he won for her at the carnival, internallysmiling at the name she gave it, Lu Lu the Second.The carnival was one of the best days of his lifebecause he almost kissed her. He felt cowardly though. He didn't have thecourage to tell her h
HER fork poked thequestionable meat as everyone else on the table talked about something she hadno interest in. Lucas was by her side as always. Since she forgave himyesterday, he didn't want to leave her and was constantly touching her, eitherhis arm around her waist, hand on her thigh or sides slightly grazing eachother. Not that Ava minded at all.She was still slightly hurt about the wholeordeal, worrying about whether she was being too clingy if she asked to see himor follow him some place. It was so much worse because she realised she was inlove with him and the fact that he would shout as her in that way washeartbreaking. But, Lucas' constant need for her presence reassured her that heneeded her as much as she needed him.He didn't tell her why he got so angry or how hewas attacked. But then again, Ava didn't ask. She planned to when they gothome, not wanting to ruin their morning just after they had made up."Baby what's wrong?" Looked up at Lucas,who looked at he
"I can't believeyou're actually doing this." Jackson said as he searched through Ava'swardrobe.They were looking for an outfit that she couldwear for the party but because she'd never been to one before, it was difficultto find something. Ava wanted it to be perfect as she wanted the whole partyexperience, especially knowing she'd probably never be able to go to one again."Doing what?" She asked him distractedlyas she placed more clothes on her bed."Sneaking out. Going to a party. Lying toLucas. Guess little miss good girl isn't so good after all." Jacksonteased, bringing a look of shame to Ava's face.Turning to Jackson, she played with her fingersnervously. "I didn't really lie to him. Miss Barnaby does want me to stayat the children's home. She may not have told me but I can see it in her eyes."He nodded, seemingly unconvinced. "Right. So,what did you tell Lucas you were doing tonight?"Ava bit her lip and muttered, "I said I wouldjust sleep.""A- ""But I will slee
HE was worried. Lucas'meeting with some pack members finished early so he was more than excited aboutseeing Ava quicker than he expected. But when he texted to tell her he wascoming now, she hadn't responded. He sent a thread of messages after that butnone were replied to."Come on... pick up..." he muttered tohimself as he speed walked to the children's home. The only voice he heardthrough the phone was the automated woman.Lucas wracked his brain for any reason she mightbe ignoring him. They had been fine earlier that day and she didn't seem likeshe was still angry about the whole shouting incident. He didn't think that hehad done anything to offend her either. She could've possibly been annoyed thathe didn't let her go to the party but Ava wouldn't ignore him for that.Even so, Lucas rushed to her in hopes that hewould just find her safely tucked in her bed and fast asleep waiting for him.That, however, was not what he found when climbedthrough Ava's window. Her room w
When they arrived at thehouse, it was clear the party had already reached its peak. Lucas didn't go toparties often because he'd prefer to 'party' with Ava. Although, their partiesconsisted of superhero movie marathons, forts and food.Out of the all parties he did go to without Ava,this was by far one of worst. The place was crowded with people he had neverseen before and most, if not all, were drunk. Lucas was even more worried forher.When they stepped in, he couldn't pick up Ava'sscent as the strong overwhelming smell of alcohol and sweat filled the air.But, Lucas spotted her straight away. It seemed like all the attention was on heras she danced.His eyes grew dark at the short dress she waswearing, light reflecting off the sequins on it. Her moves were seductive andsensual as she swayed to the music, entrancing every male in the room. He wasfrozen in his spot and just wanted to watch the beautiful goddess but wasbrought back to reality when foreign hands lay on his
"HE'S dead! Oh mygosh! He's dead! I killed him!" Ava wailed, dropping the shattered bottleonto the floor and sobbing into Mason's shirt.Everybody was silent. The music had stopped longago all that was left was the heavy breathing of an unconscious wolf and Ava'scries. She didn't know what was happening. Her best friend turned into awerewolf and murdered another one right in front of her eyes.She was also kind of flustered over the fact hecalled her his."Ava, relax. You didn't kill him. He's justpassed out from the bottle you hit him with." Connor reassured her.She then realised that the guys didn't seem assurprised as she was. In fact, they just seemed worried but not for the samereason she was. Ava gasped as the sudden thought struck her. "You guysknow about this too! You're werewolves!"Ryan scratched the back of his neck and chucklednervously. "I'm really hoping you don't remember this in themorning." He muttered.The fact that nobody denied her allegation andlooke
Pain was the first thingAva felt when she grew conscious. The second thing was a trail of tingles andelectricity as Lucas ran his nose up and down the side of her neck.The events of last nights were a blur. It all feltlike a dream. Werewolves. Blood. They were all things that were clear but shedidn't want to believe it was true. It couldn't be.Trying to ignore the painful throbbing of herhead, Ava attempted to untangle herself from Lucas but it was difficult withthe firm grip he had on her and that their legs were intertwined. It was to thepoint she had no idea where she started and ended."Stop moving." His husky morning voicesent shivers through Ava's body but she tried her best to hide it. The smirk hehad told her she didn't do a good job."My head hurts." Ava whined and rolledon top of him so she lay flat on her belly and on his chest. She snuggled intohis chest as his arms held onto her waist.He chuckled tiredly. "That's what you get fordrinking.""I hardly had any
EXPLOSIONS were all Lucassaw behind his closed eyelids. They were all he felt in his body as he kissedthe love of his life. His lips tingled as they touched hers and he couldn'tremember how his life had been without this pleasure.He was about to pull away when suddenly, he feltAva tentatively move her lips against his softly. The kiss was gentle andloving. It wasn't lust filled or impulsive. It was sweet and the best feelinghe had ever felt in his life.Lucas loved how neither were experts at kissing asthey had never kissed anyone apart from each other once when they were younger.They learnt together and just did whatever felt natural.This definitely felt natural.Warmth filled his chest and his heart beatincreased with happiness as he realised that his Ava was kissing him back -that she wasn't rejecting him nor pushing him away. At the thought, Lucascouldn't help but smile and pull away from her.He didn't think he had ever smiled so widelybefore as he took in the sight
after the end: lucas' pov Lucas stomped downstairs with a pout as Ava locked him out of their bedroom to prepare for her own costume. Having no interest in celebrating Halloween, he let his little Ava choose his costume and organise how they'd be celebrating the holiday. He remember how her blue eyes lit up with excitement as she rambled about the different couple costume ideas she had and wrote them all down in her joker notebook. Lucas knew he couldn't deny her the simple happiness so he reluctantly became her doll to dress up however she wanted. Unfortunately, he did not expect her to dress him up in his usual all black outfit covered by a red hood with a basket of mini muffins. He was little red riding hood. And he was not happy. "It'll be fun, she said. I'll love you forever, she said." He mocked in an imitation of Ava and grumbled under his breath, "yeah you better love me forever after this." "Woah. Look at you!" Ryan said when he reached the kitchen. "What're you suppos
"Yes but you're goingto be ok." Lucas said through gritted teeth and began to strip himselfdown to his boxers. "I'm going to take your clothes off, ok baby girl?Skin on skin contact will help with the pain. We don't have to do anything butI'm staying with you." He assured her.She gave him a weak nod and wrapped her handsaround his neck and weaving her nimble fingers through hair, attempting to pullhim down to her. He gave her a quick kiss and then without hesitation, shed Avaof her shirt and jeans, leaving her in a pair of, to his surprise, dark redlace bra and thong.Oh Moon Goddess give me strength.Knowing he didn't want anyone to disturb them andwalk into the room, especially any males, he ran over to lock the door and thenscooped Ava into his arms. He made sure his scent surround her as hispossessiveness was at an all time high. He wanted her to forget anyone elseexisted.Her screams subsided when their limbs wereintertwined with each other's. Lucas' arms enveloped
"WHAT do you call acow that eats your grass?"Lucas stifled a groan as he lost his train ofthought again. His mate was continuously thinking of one terrible joke afterthe other, aiming to make him laugh. He hadn't been concentrating on schoolwork recently anyway because he had been preparing for the Luna ceremony thatwas tomorrow. So, he didn't need to be distracted with lame jokes. He alsodidn't want Ava to fail her exams if she wasn't paying attention."Listen to the teacher Ava." He scoldedher."WRONG! The answer was lawn moo-er. LawnMOO-er! Are you laughing? Are people looking at you weird?" She laughedevilly through the mind link."Ava l- "She interrupted him by saying, "now this one!Why did the cat go to Minnesota?"He decided to humour her and finally asked,"why?""To get a mini soda!" When he didn'trespond for a few long seconds, she sighed exasperatedly. "It's not asfunny with our accent. Here, I'll say it again in an American one so pretendyou don't know the a
A day later, Ava wasaddicted to Chamomile tea. It was definitely helping her control her emotionsso with that, she felt it was a tiny little bit easier to lie to Lucas. Shedidn't want to but there was no other option.She told him that she was going shopping withSabrina after school but in actual fact, her father was taking her to thepsychiatric hospital to visit her mother. When the idea was brought up to hermate, he instantly said it was a bad idea. He thought she could get hurt bothphysically and emotionally from the visit. Apparently there was no good outcome.But, Ava knew it would provide some closure and ifher mother could get better and become the loving mother she had alwaysimagined, it would be worth it."Are you nervous?" Her father asked herwith his hands gripping the steering wheel tightly. He was visibly sweating alittle as he strained a smile in her direction.She shrugged, feigning a calm composure but on theinside she was the exact opposite. "Kind of. You?
"HE hates me!"She wailed hopelessly to Sabrina.A little part of her felt guilty for forcing herfriend to endure her endless babbling but the larger part of her didn't reallycare about anything other than the misery she was feeling. Ava had spent therest of the day wallowing in self pity as she would continually cry out thather mate didn't love her, only to have Sabrina disagree every time in anattempt to console her.But no matter what she said, Ava wouldn't believea word until she had her Lucas cuddling with her like he was supposed to do.She internally pouted at the fact that he wasn't doing his job."I'm sure he doesn't." Sabrina repeatedfor the thousandth time. "He's absolutely obsessed with you. It'ssickening really."She peered up at her with a distressed look."Then how come he hasn't come back yet?" It was nearing midnight andhe hadn't even returned any of her calls or messages. She was worried about himand nobody else seemed to know where he went when she mind li
"Lucas. Let go of him!Please." Hearing the fear in her voice broke him out of whatever trance hewas in. Lucas turned around to wrap his arms around Ava and she hugged him backjust as tightly. His whole body was shaking with the urge to shift and show theweak wolf who was Alpha. He nuzzled his head her neck, breathing in her mangoscent with her soft hair caressing his cheek. He needed to hold his mate - makesure she was there. That she was with him and she wasn't leaving him.As Ava rubbed her hand soothingly up and down hisback, he repeated mumbled, "you're mine. All mine. Not his. Mine. Mygirlfriend. My mate. Mine to love." He held her close to him, kissing themark on her neck with his eyes squeezed shut."Argh. Geez that hurt." Lucas heard theinjured Edward say but he didn't stop from muttering his words, as if he wasconvincing himself, telling himself they were true and that there wasn't abetter person for her. That she belonged to him because he only belonged to her."
WITH the night spent awayuntil the early hours in the morning in their wolf forms, Lucas immediatelyfell into a deep sleep as soon as his back hit the bed. He faintly rememberedhis little Ava climbing underneath his arm and snuggling into his chest before,she too, fell asleep.As he slowly regained consciousness, he felt eyesboring into his skin. His arm covered his mate's waist while the top of herbody leaned on his torso. He could tell she was close to his face from thesmall puffs of air that hit his skin every time she breathed.He made sure not to make any sudden movements thatwould let her know he was awake because he was curious as to what she was goingto do. He felt Ava's small fingertip lightly press onto his eyebrow, tracing itbefore moving onto the other one. He stayed still whilst she ran her fingerdown the ridge of his nose and booped it, eliciting a giggle out of her. Lucas suppressed his laughter at his weird mate'sactions, subconsciously tightening his grip
She jumped and looked ather mate. Feeling extremely happy he was there, she tried to run to him, onlyto trip over her own paws. As Lucas crouched beside her, she noticed how muchsmaller she was compared to when she was a human. Yapping happily, she jumpedup and down, licking his face as he chuckled."You're adorable. Look." He showed herhis phone with a picture of a beautiful blonde wolf. Cocking her head to theside, she analysed every inch of it. It was a small thing. It looked more likea puppy than a wolf. This is me? She rested her head on the grass with a huff.Ava had expected to be big and menacing like her Alpha mate. Not a tiny pup."Can you hear me?"She jumped again, startled at the voice in herhead that sounded a lot like Lucas. Nuzzling her head into his leg, shewhimpered and whined in fear that she was going crazy."Don't be afraid. It's just me. You can nowmind-link me because you've got powers." Lucas reassured her aloud."Hi?" She asked hesitantly in her head
EVERY part of her body wasin pain. Her muscles ached, making her feel like she had ran a marathon whenshe hadn't even moved from her bed since coming home from their short holiday.Her vomiting had subsided but she felt hot and cold at the same time, whileextremely uncomfortable in every position she lay. Ava squirmed on the bed,bitting her lip to stop from screaming out in pain and disturbing everyone inthe pack house.Her eyes were shut tightly with tears spilling outof them. She felt Lucas pull her, now, bleeding lip from her mouth, gently withhis thumb. Whimpering, she reached out for his hand and put it to her face,wanting to feel the tingles he gives her. She wanted to feel something otherthan pain."I'm sorry this is happening to you."His voice broke as he kissed her temple. "I'm so so sorry, baby."The door opened and heels clicked on the floor,followed quickly by someone clearing their throat. "Alpha." Someone,a woman, said."Please tell me what's wrong with her."