Chapter 22

~AVA’S POV~

I was furious as I paced back and forth in my quarters. How could Marcus and his team have been completely useless? They had been trying to kill Noah and Ciara for a week, and they had still not returned with any good news. The messenger that Marcus had been sending was beginning to get on my nerves. I had the perfect plan: once those two were taken care of, there would be no more obstacles in my way to me becoming Alpha.

I was so frustrated and angry that my claws were itching to tear things apart. Was this how it was going to end, after everything I had done to make this work?

Why was Marcus messing up the one and only task I had ever given him, when he was always so good at everything else? I had no doubt that I would exact revenge on him for this failure.

I was startled out of my murderous thoughts by a knock on the door. I snarled, "Enter," not even trying to control my rage. Riley unlocked the door and entered the room, with Marcus trailing behind him. Immediately, I