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
After what happened in the bathroom, I remained stuck in the room, in order to avoid seeing Alpha Jared. I was mad that he looked down when I opened the portal. I kept staying in the room, even till morning, with thoughts of being unable to leave swirling in my head.I knew how to open a portal now, but I don't have the resources to leave, which is the most important thing. I don't wanna just appear in a foreign place with just myself.I snuggled close to my pillow, and began to make boring sounds with my lips. I was still doing that when I heard the door of the suite open. I raised my head from the pillow as I sniffed in the scent. It was Princess Riley. A knock came on the door and I immediately told her to come in.She had a radiant smile on her face as she stepped into the room. "You are still in bed?" She inquired,her eyes travelling from my head down. I replied with a simple nod.Princess Riley sat on the space bedside me. "I heard from Jared that you opened a portal, is it true
JAREDI watched with a heavy heart as Avery and Riley stepped through the portal, its closure echoing through the space. Sighing, I turned away and headed to my suite. Avery's scent enveloped me, and I closed my eyes, relishing the memory. Her absence would be difficult, but I was determined to retrieve her soon.As I entered, a different scent caught my attention. My brows furrowed, as I turned toward the cellar. There, my father sat alone, drinking. "Why are you here?" I demanded, approaching him.He ignored my question. "I heard she left.""Yes, she did. Are you satisfied now?" My tone dripped with disdain."Stop talking to me like that," he snapped. "She chose to leave, and I'm glad she stood by her word.""What do you mean? You didn't meet her, did you?" I asked, suspicion growing."What if I did?" He countered, a smirk spreading across his face, which increased the anger in me"What the fuck did you say to her?!" I spat out through gritted teeth.He shrugged. "Didn't say much;
AVERYThe next morning, I got dressed in black sweatshirt and blue jean pants before heading downstairs."Are you ready?" Riley who was already waiting downstairs asked and I nodded. We left the house, heading to the garage where three set of car were. We got into the black one, setting off onto the road. She showed me the gyms, restaurants, laundry shop and many other places around the area. The places were no different from the werewolf world.After the whole tour, Riley needed to go to the company. She offered to drive me home first before going to the company, but I declined. She was probably busy and I also wanted to look for a job so it was best she dropped me off."Take my card." She took a card out of her bag and I collected it, my eyes scanning through it. "Call me or come to the address on the card if anything happens. It's the company address." She added."Will do." I mumbled a response and opened the car door, ready to leave, but she stopped me. I turned to her with my br
I woke up to the ringing of my alarm which I set for 7am. I would resume work at the cafe by 8am then close by 2pm after my shift ends. I had forty minutes to get ready and fifteen minutes to take a cab to the cafe.Leaving my bed, I couldn't help but feel enthusiastic about today's work. It felt nice to work again after doing nothing but just staying idle this past few months. I was used to working, not lazing around - that is a fact. I rushed through my bath, dressing in loose pants and a baggy t-shirt. My hair went up in a quick bun as I grabbed my small cross bag and headed out the door."Good morning, house!" I called out, descending the stairs with a spring in my step.Riley looked up from the dining table, waving at me with a spoonful of cornflakes. I settled opposite her, mirroring yesterday's routine."You sleep well?" Riley asked, her eyes crinkling.I nodded, serving myself cornflakes. "Did you?""Yep." Riley's response was curt, but her gaze lingered, Soni raised the ques
As I prepared to leave my office, my phone beeped in my pocket. I pulled it out, and my gaze hardened at the sight of Riley's message. It was a photo of Avery in a cafe uniform, serving customers, made I swiftly dialed Riley's number, my jaw clenching as I waited for her to pick. Few seconds later, she picked and I immediately raised my question."What's with this picture?" I demanded, my voice low and urgent. "Why is Avery serving people?""She's working at a cafe." Riley responded with a chuckle. My skin tightened out of anger as I walked out of the office, my phone still on my ear."Why is she doing that?! I snapped.Riley's tone remained light. "Are you angry?""Get her out of there now!" I growled.Riley's response was calm. "Why should I? She wants to work.""She doesn't need to," I argued. "I gave her enough."Riley countered, "Maybe she doesn't want your money. She's not with you anymore."I made to speak, but a voice I could recognize anywhere interrupted."Are you done?" I
"You're actually a liar," a voice interrupted from nowhere. Immediately, we all turned to see Javier standing up from his seat situated behind the girls. He walked over to stand beside me, his presence a surprise. "I heard you order croissants, not cake," he said, his words met with astonished looks from the girls as they exchanged glances. The outspoken one scoffed, "Who the hell are you to butt in?!" "That doesn't matter. But if you made a mistake, you could've owned up to it instead of trying to blame her." Javier replied, and the girls stood up, their faces red with anger. "You're crazy!" one of them shouted, trying to storm off, but I blocked her way. "You haven't paid yet." They glared, but I just smiled and gestured to the card reader. The girl huffed, threw her card at me, and I caught it with a smirk. I deducted the bill and returned it back to them. "Here you go." I said, stretching out the card to them and they snatched it back, still glaring at Javier and me
"How is this?" I asked Mia while showing her a silver bodycon dress which stopped some inches after my knee. "It's perfect." Mia replied. I nodded and moved to take off my clothes.In the next few minutes, a welcome dinner for Jared and I will be held, but I had lounged around in just casual joggers and tank top, so I wanted to change outfits.Once I was done putting it on, I turned to Mia to help with the zipper. After which, I applied light makeup on my face."You look perfect." Mia complimented as we finished."Really?" Staring at our reflection in the mirror, the broad smile on her face complimented her words making me smile too.A knock sounded on the door and we exchanged glances."That must be Jared." I mumbled before getting up and making my way to the door. I pulled it open and like I guessed, it was Jared with a stunning smile on his face."Are you ready?" His question came and I didn't waste time before replying with a yes."Let's go then." He said and grabbed my hand.I
The next day, Jared and I got our things before heading to a field close to our apartment which will no longer be ours anymore. Everything was set except Sage - he was running late. Jared had called him some minutes ago but he only said he was on his way but it's way past 30 minutes."Ahh." I sighed out and leaned on the closest wall by my side. Jared, whose hands was tucked in his pocket turned to me."Should we just go without him?" He asked."Seriously?" I chuckled in disbelief at his question and shook my head. "Let's wait a little while.""Well, his tardiness is pissing me off." Jared uttered through gritted teeth.I sighed and lifted myself off the wall to go to him. I placed my hand on his chest and locked eyes with him. The breeding annoyance was visible in his eyes and I needed to calm that. With my foot stretched up to his height, I kissed him - a short one. As I pulled away, I could feel him calm down and a smile pulled to my lips at the result."Just hold on, okay?" I whis
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