"How is she?" I asked the doctor immediately he finished treating Avery.He let out a sigh, his shoulders slumping. "She is okay for now, but...""But what?" I cut in, my patience growing thin. He sighed once again making my brows furrow in confusion and curiousness about what would make him sigh continuously."I something wrong?""I'm sorry, but she lost the pup." A loud bang in my head had me taking a step back and almost falling as his words seeped into my head."It's a joke, right?" I queried, He bowed, shaking his head. "I'm sorry."A scoff let itself out of my lips. I shook my head, refusing to believe his words. "It's not possible.""I'm sorry Alp – "I let out a bitter laugh, cutting his words shut. My hands went to my hair, pulling hard at the strands as the doctor's words repeated in my head. It's not true. I can't. My gaze drifted to Avery on the bed and my upper lip went in between my teeths. I bit down on it hard. From the corner of my eyes, I saw the doctor's lips mov
AVERY"Are you okay?" Princess Riley asked the moment Alpha Jared walked out, but I ignored her, letting my tears flow."Ooh... stop crying." She cooed, settling beside me. Her arms went around me in a hug, but it only made my tears increase.The news about my pup's death felt like my heart was pricked with sharp thongs, breaking it heart countlessly. I'm such a worthless mother, I could not even protect my pup from that sly witch. I just... I don't know what to do.My tears kept falling for long minutes then Princess Riley suddenly pulled out, she took ber thumb to my face and began wiping my tears. "You should stop crying, huh.""Where is she?" I asked wordlessly and her expression turned to confusion. "Who?""Lisa... she killed my child." I replied, locking eyes and she sighed. "She is nowhere to be found, so we assume she is dead.""What do you mean? She isn't dead, she stabbed me, she killed my child." I said desperately, pointing at my stomach.Princess Riley smiled lightly and
JARED After hours of working in my office, I decided to head back to my room, hoping Avery would be more calm than she was the last time I saw her, even though she had the right to act that way. Few meters to my suite, I ran into Mia who asked to see Avery. I didn't cease to give her permission. She had been worried about Avery throughout the time she was gone and even helped finding her, but instead of today, I told her to do it tomorrow since it was already getting late. We parted and I continued my journey to my suite. I was met with silence the moment I stepped into the suite, so I made my way to the room, and there she was, Avery was laying peacefully on the bed, her lashes hugging each other as she slept. A sigh escaped my lips as I strolled to the bed before settling down on the edge. I reached out to caress her face but just as I was about touching her face, her eyes snapped open. I quickly retracted my hand, putting on a smile. "You're awake." "Why? Did you expect
The look on Alpha Jared's face changed from surprise to confusion. "I don't understand, where are you going to?""I don't know but I don't want to stay in the pack house."He took quick steps to me. "Why? Don't you like it here?" He asked immediately, taking quick steps towards me, but I moved back, replying hil sharply. "I don't." His steps slowed and he abruptly halted, his expression twisted with concern. "Why? Don't you like it here? I can solve it if you tell me what's wrong." The look in his eyes made my heart flutter, but I quickly pushed past it and spoke up. "There is nothing wrong, I just want to leave, somewhere far... away from you."Hurt flashed in his eyes and that moment, I wished I had not said that even though I meant it."But – ""Please." I interjected, and bowed slightly before turning on my heels to head back to the suite, or should I just go to mine at the maids' quarters?. I was still contemplating on where to go to when my eyes landed on a man who looked unbe
JAREDSettled in the corner of a bar, I downed a glass of tequila before filling it up from the bottle that was on the table. I was in a bar which was away from the pack house. After Avery's words of wanting to leave, the only thing I could think of was getting a drink, but I couldn't do that in front of Avery, so came here instead."Alpha King." I turned at the sound of the voice. My eyes landed on Mavis who was walking towards me. I had called him to join me."What's going on? Why are you drinking here instead of the pack house?" He asked as he settled down in front of me."Avery is there." I replied, and took the bottle of whiskey, pouring some of its content in a clean glass. I pushed it towards him when I was done. He passed me a careful look before taking it. "Is something bothering you, Alpha?" "Just call me by my name." I said."Huh?" He mumbled, shaking his head immediately. "I can't do that.""It's an order, okay? I just don't want to be called an Alpha for sometime." I to
AVERYAlpha Jared was quite surprised when I told him I wanted to go to the human world. I just thought of it as the farthest place I could go. If I decided to leave the pack house for my parents house then I would have to deal with my stepdad. I also didn't want to go to the Black Moon Pack cause I had been there before. The thought of going to another pack didn't sit well with me. At that moment, the thought of how Princess Riley talks about the human world, it seemed interesting, so I decided to try it out and it was also a place where I wouldn't be ranked as an omega even if there were hierarchies.Alpha Jared eventually agreed to let me go, but there was one problem, I could not open a portal. A portal is needed to go to the human world and also to come back here, though I was not sure about coming back here. I still had to learn it. Alpha Jared opted to teach me, but I declined, asking for Princess Riley to teach me instead. She was a traveler of the human and werewolf world, so
When Mia wanted to leave, I followed her and at some point, we went our different ways. I made my way to Princess Lisa's suite, knocking on the door when I got there."Who is there?" I heard her voice from inside and when I told her it was me, the door opened immediately. A smile spread across her face when she saw me. She grabbed my hand and pulled me in."How was your night?" She asked"Great, same for you?""Yep! So how are you ready for your training today?" I chuckled at the way she moved her eyebrows before nodding."Are we doing it here?""Nope, not here. Let me put on a jacket before we go, you should put on one too, it's cold." I nodded, staring at her as she went in. She came back with a jacket on her body and another in her hand."Here." She stretched the one in her hand to me. I took it from her and stood up, following her out of the room.We continued walking, passing different buildings and heading to western part of the pack house. There was finally something significa
After hours of training, I finally called it a day. I bid Princess Riley farewell and headed back to my room, eager to unwind. I quickly took my bath before getting into comfortable clothes. Just as I settled in, a knock came on the door. I smiled as I opened it to find Mia. "Come on in," I said, stepping aside."Are you busy?" I asked, shutting the door behind her.Mia shook her head, her bright smile and sparkling eyes a stark contrast to my fatigue. She settled onto the sofa, and I joined her."How was your training?" she asked, her curiosity evident.My expression faltered, and Mia's gaze turned concerned. Her hands enveloped mine, her touch warm and reassuring."Did something happen?" she asked, softly. Sighing, I hesitated before speaking. "I couldn't open a portal."Mia's brows arched. "Why?"I recounted Princess Riley's words, and realization dawned on Mia's face. "That's sad," she whispered, her eyelids dropping.I forced a smile. "It's fine. I just need to keep trying."Mi
It didn't take long before we got to the bar and I informed Grey about resigning. He seemed shocked but we wrapped up our discussion earlier and I went back to meet Jared. From there, we shopped for some groceries. I only got what I would need to prepare Brown rice with beef stir-fry today since we were leaving tomorrow.When we got back to the apartment, I made my way to the kitchen immediately, settling the things I bought before starting to prepare the food. I began by chopping the onions before grilling the beef.I was already halfway through this when I felt a hand around my waist. Nobody needed to tell me that it was Jared. Even is thick lavender scent is surely noticeable.A kiss on my neck made me stilled. I paused grilling and quickly pushed him off. His laughter filled my ears as I turned around to glare at him."Stop bothering me, okay?" I told him but he shook his head and moved closer. My back hit the counter as his arms wrapped around my waist, then he started leaning in
"Bye!" I bade Jared goodbye as I came out of his car.Jared expression turned sour. "Do you really have to go?""Yep." I nodded and raised the phone on my hand. Since my phone went missing, Jared got me a new one yesterday."You can call me here if you're worried." I told him and he nodded reluctantly.He suddenly leaned in and kissed my lips for a brief moment."See you, I will pick you up this afternoon." He said as he pulled away. I nodded and exited the car. I watched him drive away before heading to the cafe.After today, I won't come here anymore cause I had plans to resign. Same goes to my job at the bar.As I strode into the cafe, Sia who was by the counter looked up swiftly."You're here, huh?" "Yeah." I mumbled, goin to the dressing room. I changed into my uniform before coming out.Sia was no more by the counter, she was currently tidying the tables so I joined her.As I did, I couldn't stop myself from glancing at Sia frequently. I don't know how to bring Javier's issue u
The next time I opened my eyes, Jared was right in front of me... staring at me! "Why... are you staring?" I asked in a stutter."Nothing really, you just look pretty while sleeping." He whispered, a playful grin spreading across his face."Oh..." I trailed off and silence set in. Only the sound of our low breaths could be heard as we stared at each other.Minutes passed and Kyra's words replayed in my mind. I guess... she is right. The guy in front of me staring at me with pure affection and love really deserves another chance.I reached out to his face, caressing it softly. His brows creased slightly but I simply smiled and continued caressing his face."When do you want to leave?" I asked and his brows furrowed. "What do you mean?""Aren't we going to the pack any longer? When?" I aksed again and his eyes widened."But you said you were not going, so – ""I don't remember saying that?" I mumbled.Jared raised his brows but he shook his head. "It's fine if you don't want to. I just
AVERY "Urrgh" I let out a low groan as my eyes fluttered opened. My eyes landed on Jared who immediately jerked forward on his seat. "You're awake." "Hmm," I mumbled and my eyes drifted to my surroundings. My brows creased at the sight of drugs and the smell of drug. "Where am I?"I asked, my gaze going back to Jared who still had a pure look of concern. "The hospital." "Huh? Why – " the rest of the words got stuck in my mouth as I recalled what happened. My eyes dilated slightly and a look of disbelief clouded my face. "About Javier, it's not true, right?" A frown appeared on Jared's face. "Are you still going to trust him after what he did to you?" "No, it's not that." I shook my head slowly. "I just can't believe it. How is it possible that he is not human? That means approaching me was because he had something, he – " I choked on my words as tears slipped out of my eyes and Jared's hands wrapped around me in a warm embrace. I hugged him tighter as the tears continued. Javi
JAVIERThe moment I stepped into the portal to the other realm, I quickly closed it to prevent Jared from coming in."You're finally here." I turned at the sound of the familiar voice and a figure came out from behind a tree, a face stiff and cold - Lisa. Her gaze moved behind my back as she took slow, predatory steps towards me. "Where is she?"My gaze swept through her face as I hesitated to speak. "I lost her." I finally spoke up and her eyes twitched, her eyes glinting with darkness."What do you mean you lost her?" She asked, her voice low but anyone could tell she was getting angry."It's Jared - he showed up just as I was about bringing her here.""What!" Her bottled up anger finally unleashed. "Are you that stupid? How could you let him find her!"I let out a sigh. "I also didn't expect it, Jared is just a bastard – ""A bastard?" She cut me off, the lines of her forehead crinking into a frown. "Who do you think you are to call him a bastard?!"I scoffed at her abused questi
My eyes dilated as a cold dread clawed it's way up to my spine. Why is he acting weird? He looks completely different. This isn't the Javier I know.'Call mate!' Kyra yelled in my head and I immediately reached for my phone, dialing Jared's number."Avery, where are you?" Jared's voice sounded and Javier faced me with a frown."You bitch! What do you think you are doing?" He spat and reached for my phone, but before he could get to it, I yelled into the phone."Jared help, we are going through a deserted road!" I said and that moment, Javier collected the phone, hanging up.I watched in terror as he threw the phone out of the car before facing me, a smirk on his face. "I would advise that you don't act stupid and just stay put." He said, his voice sending chills through my spine.'That bastard!' Kyra growled in my head, but I said nothing.I swallowed nothing, biting my lip hard. What is going on here? Why is Javier acting strange? How come he is speaking to me this way? How?I was s
The next day, I left the cafe one hour early so I could visit to the hospital. I also got cheesecake and some other snacks to give to Riley. Jared didn't pick me up since I asked him not to, so I took a cab there.As I stepped out of the cab into the hospital, I hummed to a song I was listening to cause I was having an ear pod on. After walking for some minutes, I finally got to Riley's ward in the VIP section. I pulled the door open, my eyes landing on Riley who as staring out of the window, but she turned immediately."Avery!" Her eyes lightened up and she rushed to me, grabbing my hand. "I was waiting for you.""Really?" I raised my brows and she nodded. I guess she must have been expecting me since I promised her."Here, I got you something from the cafe." I raised the bag I was holding up and get eyes brightened more. She took it from me, smiling as she brought the things out.The moment she finished, she turned to me, her lips pursed into a slight pout. "Thanks, Avery. You're th
The next day, Jared took me to the hospital. After a long walk, we finally got to Riley's ward and Jared pulled the door open.Riley was staring at her phone but she looked up when we walked in."Avery!" Her eyes lit up and I waved at her, going closer to her."Are you okay? You're not really hurt, right?" Iet out my questions as my eyes scanned her body thoroughly. Her left arm was bandaged and she had a few scratches which had already being treated.Riley let out a chuckle and I looked up at her face."Don't worry, I'm fine, I should get discharged today." I was surprised at how indifferent she was. I know we were werewolves but she doesn't even seem like she was a bit hurt at all.The door opening made us turn to it and a doctor walked in with a nurse."Good morning." We exchanged greetings respectfully but Jared remained silent though. He is still the cocky man that he is I guess."Miss, how do you feel?" The doctor asked, coming close. I moved from where I was so he could be cl
"Grey, I'm leaving now!""Wait. Can you help me the guy at the corner, the part timer is not the yet." Grey said in return.I let out a groan. "How annoying can this be."With dragged feet, I collected the drink he was holding and walked to the corner he talked about.Right there, a man with a rugged face and a tattoo close to his ear was seated.I bit my lip and dropped the drink on the table. "Enjoy." I mumbled but I could feel his eyes on me which made me roll my eyes. This kinda happens often so it's not a big deal."Can I go now?" I asked Grey who sighed."I'm sorry, can you do a thirty minute extra?" "What! That's – ""Pretty please." Grey said, giving me the puppy eyes.I shook my head with a hint of disgust and dropped my bag. I took my phone to call Jared cause he was surely waiting but just as I was about dialing his number..."Avery!" It was a call from Grey.With a low groan, I dropped my phone and started serving again.After about thirty minutes like he said, the part-