Ava waved back at Mika enthusiastically, drawing herself back to reality as she walked over to her. “I think we are getting old,” Ava said, panting when she got to the top, where Mika was.“Why?” Mika asked, squinting her eyes at her, confused.“It is getting harder and harder to get up here.” She said with a laugh, collapsing on the space beside her and taking the water bottle that Mika stretched to her.“Speak for yourself woman” Mika started with a chuckle,“ I am still very much young, okay?”Ava could feel Mika’s eyes on her, she was curious, it was that obvious, and Ava could tell she was waiting for the perfect moment to ask her for details.“So…” Mika started when she saw Ava set the water bottle aside.“So?” Ava asked back like she did not know what Mika was implying.“So what happened, you sounded pissed off and upset,” Mika asked again, I’m clear terms this time.“ I saw him kissing Princess.” Ava held back a Gaga as the words left her lips. She still felt very upset just f
Mika waited patiently, glancing towards the road at every slight noise. Ava was beginning to take too long, but she could understand since their spot was a little on the outskirts of West Wood.She sighed in relief when she saw Ava's car pull up, and she got out, looking around. She looked lost in thought as she got to the foot of the hill, her eyes looking around her.“Ava, come on” Mika waved at her, drawing her attention.Ava only looked deep in thought, and not half as bad as Mika had expected. Her voice had suggested something urgent, perhaps she was just shaken at the moment.They exchanged pleasantries and Mika offered her a bottle of water and waited patiently for her to speak, she had mentioned she needed someone to talk to. Mika was always prepared for these things, so she had packed some snacks and water for them both. Knowing fully well that they might be here for hours.Will did not exactly fancy the idea, but Mika could not help it, not only had she missed her friend fo
The sound of blades clashing against each other, the grunts and screams as they fought brought some sort of strange comfort to him. Being here, on the practice battlefield was his next favorite thing, his first had been spending time with Ava, but times and things had changed, and so had her feelings for him.He was yet to admit that he had caused this, this ginormous wall between them had all been his fault, he had built it, his making. It was he who had persuaded her to leave for West Wood that night for some so-called mate bond ceremony.And from his deduction and intense calculation, he had a hunch that alpha Damon had undoubtedly met Ava there.It was the only sense he could make out of it, and then two weeks later he had come to Mist Wood to discuss some land that they had long forgotten about. Or maybe he had not forgotten about the land, but he had made peace with the knowledge that it was not theirs anymore, they had lost it to West Wood a long time ago.Alpha Damon saw Av
Alpha Damon ate his dinner quietly, avoiding eye contact with Princess, who was seated right across from him at the dining table.She looked as if she had questions, questions he knew very well that he had no answers to, or maybe he did but just was not ready to acknowledge them.Her eyes glanced at him every few minutes, and she seemed to be contemplating the right moment to speak, he just hoped she did not.With what just happened between them, she had every right to ask as many questions as she wanted, and he was obligated to answer every one of them. “You left.” They were the first words that left her lips when she finally mustered the courage to speak. Alpha Damon understood clearly what she meant to be that, he had woken up and left the bed, mostly out of guilt, but he was not going to tell her that, of course.“I had to attend to a few things, you looked spent, so I would rather not wake you up.” It was the first excuse he could think of, so he blurted it out, hoping he sound
Princess observed him where she sat across the table from him, he seemed quite uninterested in the food and avoided her gaze at all costs.She had questions, lots of them to ask, why had he left the bed like that? Just disappeared. Why was he avoiding her gaze? Did he not want to talk about it? Was he still obsessed with Ava after all that happened between them? Plenty of questions to ask, but she did not know where to start, so she sat quietly and ate, feeding her starving stomach while she contemplated what to do next. Her gaze lingered on him every few minutes, she could not help it. Wishing and waiting for the perfect moment to speak.Giving herself a little ‘fuck it’ pep talk in her head, Princess took a gulp of water, inhaled, exhaled, and blurted her very first question, one of out of the many in her mind.“You left” she cringed at her voice, and the fact that that came out as a statement instead of a question. A frown creased his perfect eyebrows, and he seemed to think fo
Ava retched as she threw up all the contents of her stomach into the toilet bowl. This has become a normal phenomenon for the past few days. While it was tiring and gut-wrenching, she knew it was part of this journey to becoming a mother.Resting on her knees, she tied her hair back and sat for a few minutes to make sure she had everything out. The past few weeks had been a hectic one for her, with the morning sickness coming in full force and not responding to the medications she was given, having to deal with the slight discomforts that came with it. She had a little bump now, barely noticeable, but she could see it. She had developed the habit of absentmindedly rubbing it, and sometimes she even caught herself talking to it.Just three months far along, and Ava could feel a strong connection with her child, she hoped it would turn out to be a boy. She had always wanted to know what it would feel like to raise a strong and fearless boy child.Getting up off the floor after sitt
Princess watched in anger as he stormed out of the house for the millionth time. It had been two weeks already, and she had not had another chance to show him the pictures.She blamed it widely on the attack on the barn but still, he seemed to be too invested in these things it became so annoying.Alpha Damon most likely had forgotten about their conversation since he never came to “continue” where they had stopped, or rather where they had been so rudely interrupted.She had barely even seen him around the house since the incident, being in one meeting or the other, trying to sort out one problem or the other.And he had pushed her a little farther away than she had expected, it was part of his bad habits, to push people away when he was trying to sort an issue or find a solution to an issue.She had accepted it, it was him. It was how he dealt with things, but he had gone extra this time. Consciously stayed out of his way and gave him as much space as she thought he might need.But
Alpha Jude heard a car drive in, Ava would not be back from work this early, so that could only mean one thing. He had a visitor and one he was not expecting as well.Curious as to who it was, alpha Jude left his desk and trudged to the window, he could see the entire front yard from the window so he had a clear view of the white SUV that was parked in his driveway.He waited patiently for whoever it was to alight, and a surprised look spread on his face when he saw who it was.Bold of her to come here, he thought as she walked towards the house, she looked professional, more professional than he had ever seen her look, and she had the sternest expression on her face. Anything to command some extra respect and power, he thought as he watched her sashay into the house. With a sigh, alpha Jude walked back to his desk, mentally preparing himself for the exhaustion that came with talking to her.He was still angry, furious at her for making his hard work go to waste because she could no
Ava got to the lake faster than she expected to get there. The water was calm, and she first breathed in deeply while closing her eyes, as if she were in some form of yoga session. She walked slowly from one spot to another as she tried to let go of all the thoughts in her head. “Ava, it was just a dream. Just a dream.” She kept repeating to herself until she felt weak in the knees and finally decided to sit down on the grass to take a break from walking around. Her eyes fell on her big bump and just then she heard rustling leaves and footsteps approaching, causing her heart to race faster as she tried to get up but could not.*****Alpha Damon got into the woods and started to follow the mark that he had earlier made, as he did not want to forget the road that led to the lake again. He slowly lowered his pace as he got closer, not wanting to attract attention in case anyone was there. As the lake was visible, his eyes caught Ava as she paced up and down the side of the lake as if she
Alpha Damon woke up abruptly to the loud sound of an explosion and the first thing that his eyes caught was his wife, Ava, who was also up and tilting her head around the room. His heart raced faster as he stood immediately from the bed.“What is that sound?” Ava asked as she looked directly into the eyes of alpha Damon. They just heard a loud explosion in their house that woke them up from the bed. She stood up from the bed and rushed over to the cradle's bed where baby Mira was lying. Alpha Damon watched her walk to the cradle as he could not utter a single word. “What could be going on?” He asked himself as he walked slowly to where their baby girl was lying.“I don't know what is going on. I think we are under attack.” Alpha, Damon said in a low tone as he walked to the window, looking outside to see what was going on. “Jude!” He muttered as he slowly tilted his head away from the window. The pack was rowdy as everyone fled for their lives. “I am not here for anyone. I am here fo
“What is that sound?” Ava asked as she looked directly into the eyes of alpha Damon. They just heard a loud explosion in their house that woke them up from the bed. She stood up from the bed and rushed over to the cradle's bed where baby Oswald was lying. Her heart raced faster as she got to her child, heaving a sigh of relief as she met her son still sleeping soundly.“I don't know what is going on. I think we are under attack.” Alpha, Damon said in a low tone as he walked to the window, looking outside to see what was going on. Ava patted her child slowly as he continued to sleep. Her hand trembled as she was still not relaxed. “Who would want to attack at this time?” She asked as she tilted her head to look at alpha Damon, who began to walk towards them.“I am not here for anyone. I am here for alpha Damon, his wife, and my little one. My son.” They heard Alpha Jude's voice loudly from outside, and she gasped, but it was not much of a surprise to Alpha Damon.“That's alpha, Jude. W
It's been more than a week since Alpha Jude had discussed the next phase of the plan with Princess, but he was surprised as he had not heard any feedback from her since they last talked. He thought of calling her but kicked against the idea as she tossed his phone away to the other side of the bed. He took a deep breath as he stood up from the bed and walked into the bathroom to get prepared for the day's activity. Not long after, he came out of the bathroom and walked straight to his closet to grab his shirt for the day.He got ready for work and dashed out of the room, heading to the office. His thoughts soon took another dimension as he started to think of Ava. “It's been long since I last talked to her.” He thought as he brought out his phone to dial her contact but had to stop as he thought of calling her when he got to the office. He quickly had his breakfast and walked out of the pack house to his car. Not wasting time, he kicked his car and drove out of the house to the office
Alpha Damon opened his eyes abruptly and checked the screen of his phone to see if it was morning, but it was nowhere near morning at all. He took a deep breath as he hit his bed hard and grunted heavily. “Why can't I get any sleep?” He asked himself as he sat up on the bed. His mind had been filled with the thought of Ava. Even if he wanted to forget her, he could not just do that as each time he tried, he only ended up thinking about her more. He got up from his bed and went out of the room to the bar, as he thought of getting a drink to help him sleep faster.“What do we have here?” He asked himself as he checked through to see the varieties of drink that were there. “Voilà.” He said as his gaze fell on the one he felt was the strongest of all the drinks there. He brought it down and poured some into a glass cup, immediately emptying it into his mouth. He took a deep breath as he dropped the cup on the table and gazed at it with a straight face.“There wouldn't be a need for this.”
Ava woke up and slowly opened her eyes while she rolled to the other of her bed. For the first time in ages, she did not have to bother about going to work. She heaved a heavy sigh as she yawned, stretching out her arms as she slowly sat up on the bed. She tilted her head around the whole room as she thought of what to do for the day. “Mika is definitely going to work. What would I do today to kill time?” She asked herself as she slowly brought her fingers to tap on her lips.Heaving a sigh and grunting, she slowly got off the bed and walked slowly into the bathroom as she wanted to ease herself. She eased herself and on her way out, she stopped in front of the mirror, placing two fingers over her eye and opened it widely as she was examining her eyes. She did the same for the second eye and then heaved a sigh as she dropped her gaze to her protruded stomach, placing a hand over it and rubbing it gently while she stared at it in the mirror. Her heart raced faster as different thoughts
The morning came earlier than Alpha Jude had expected, especially after spending most of his time last night, thinking about the next phase of their plan. He squinted in response to the light that came in through the window, heaving a heavy sigh as he rolled to the other side of the bed before he opened his eyes widely. He blinked rapidly, yawning as he stretched out his arms before he slowly sat up on the bed. “Why is it morning already? I did not even have enough sleep.” He said to himself as he grabbed his phone to check what the time was.“The time is far gone. I don't think I will make it to the office today. I will just call them and notify them that I won't be coming today.” He thought as he scrolled through his contacts in search of his secretary's contact. He dialed her contact and placed the phone over his ears to talk. It rang for a moment before the call connected.“Hello, alpha. Good morning.” She said, and he exhaled rapidly with his mouth taking the “o” shape before he
Ava left the office immediately, as she was not comfortable with the way things were playing out between her and her mate, alpha Damon. She took a deep breath as she banged her office door and walked hastily out of the building. Not long after, she arrived home and made her way to her closet to undress and change into something lighter than what she was wearing. Her mind wandered off to the elongated eye contact between her and Alpha Damon when he came to return her phone. “Why was he staring so deep into my eyes?” She asked herself as she changed slowly.She stood there in the room, looking in a particular direction as different thoughts ran through her mind. “He did not show the hate and resentment as he did on the day that he knew that I was pregnant.” She thought as she began to walk slowly to her bed and sat at the edge of the bed, placing a hand on her baby bump. She took a deep breath as she rubbed her belly in a circular pattern. “I am scared of letting your father know about
Ava stood there quietly and Alpha Damon resisted all urges to tilt his head from his computer screen. He could not help but take a deep breath to calm his racing heart as different thoughts ran through his mind. Just when he was about to tilt his head to ask her why she was still standing, she cleared her throat slightly to talk.“Uhm… How did you know what I had wanted to ask for?” She asked, and he raised his head slowly from the computer screen to give her a quiet look. His heart raced slightly faster than normal as he thought of what to say. Just then, an idea popped up in his mind and he inhaled deeply to talk.“I mean, it's only right that I allow you some time to go and take care of yourself and your growing baby.” He said and observed her to see any change in her facial expression. She only maintained a straight face as she looked at alpha Damon directly in the eyes as if she were trying to read his mind. “What is going through her mind? What could she be thinking of?” He aske