I didn't know what time it was when my eyes finally flew open or what day it was. My muscles felt like liquid lava and the bed was like heaven underneath me that I would never wake up. I rolled to my side with a groan as I looked at the other side of the bed where Alpha Thorne was supposed to be but his side of the bed was empty. A bad feeling settled in my stomach. Why did he leave? Was he upset Or displeased with something? I recalled in between waves of my heart that he was smiling and caring for me so it couldn't have been something that I did. Maybe it was nothing serious and he rushed out without waking me up.With that, I rolled out of bed and trudged to the bathroom, ignoring the pain between my legs. I sat on the toilet and relieved my bladder after which I washed my hands at the sink and returned back to the bedroom. The room smelled heavily of sex and both our mixed scents, taking my mind back to all the things that we had done during the period of heat. The door flew ope
He caught me again by my waist, pulling me into him like he had done earlier today and my face flushed in embarrassment from the lack of control. "Are you okay?" He asked in the same voice and I shuddered. I tried to find my voice but the words were stuck in my throat. "Ava" he called again and I snapped out of the daze, pulling myself from his touch so that I could think properly."I'm fine. Just..." Just that...I was so amazed by your presence that I almost fell over. I needed to get a grip on myself. I couldn't embarrass myself like this each time he came over. "You look beautiful," he said, his lips quirking up with a smile and I almost lost it again but I gripped the door for balance. Damn you Thorne! I said in my head. I had only just recovered from the first one and you want to do another. "Thank you, you look handsome too" I responded shyly. He looked better than handsome. He looked strikingly beautiful like a mouth-watering dish in front of a starving man. That was what m
I was still disturbed by the events of last night. No matter how much they wanted me to just let go and forget, I couldn't. Not when her blatant distaste for me was so obvious. There had to be a way to make her like me. 'Why are you so obsessed with her liking you?' my wolf asked and I sighed. I had been around too many people who never liked me. This was a new environment and I wanted to be liked. Thorne entered the room, his brow raised as he stared at me. "It's time for us to go. Are you ready?" Smoothing my hand down the foot of my dress and wiping my hand at the same time, I followed him. After my introduction to the councilmen and junior betas, the next part was to slowly introduce me to my duties. Due to my lack of educational background, he had gotten a tutor for me. The tutor will be in charge of teaching me to read and write and slowly getting me accustomed to my duties and responsibilities as the mate of the alpha and luna of the pack. I felt nervous about beginning the w
With each day, I got better with my lesson. Wade never failed to compliment me on my achievements and speedy learning. I could read almost perfectly by the end of the second week and he was considering teaching me other languages. When I was good at reading and bookwork, I was a total flop in combat training and the use of weapons. Each day got worse and I hardly learnt a thing. I kept pushing myself because it was necessary to know these things. Each day, I didn't see any improvement. I almost cried my eyes out and Wade comforted me. He still believed that I would learn it but I didn't share the same belief and neither did the other instructors. Today, I was taking a test forced on me by Wade because my lack of improvement was taking a toll on my emotions. I tried to smile but he seemed to see through it. I begged him not to say a word to the alpha so he wouldn't worry and further prove Diedre's words that I was a burden. I also kept a lock on my emotions around him pretending that
"You made this?" She asked in a hard tone and I nodded. Displeasure clouded her face as she dropped the spoon. "What's wrong?" Thorne asks her and she frowns. "What's wrong?" She repeated his question back to him. "I can't eat this""Why? You were enjoying it moments ago""Until I knew who made it""And what does that have to do with anything""A lot. A whole fucking lot. You know fully well that I don't like her and to deceive me into eating what she made""You weren't deceived. Stop making a fuss out of nothing" she glowered at her brother. "I can't eat this. I want something else. Something not cooked by you" She glared at me up and down with disdain. "Nothing else will be given to you Diedre. This all you will eat""I'd rather starve" She stood up and grabbed the plate, rushing to the door and throwing it into the trash can. That didn't go as I had planned or imagined. It was worse, tears bummed at the corner of my eyes and I tried so hard not to let it out. I went back to ea
"I..I..." I stammered but nothing seemed to be coming out it was like I had completely lost my voice. My lack of speech seemed to annoy Thorne further and his grip on my hand tightened. Fear coursed through my body and I already expected the worst to the way he was acting."Alpha" a new voice interrupted us but I was too scared to move even my head. Busta came into my view, looking between me and Thorne."Alpha" he called again."What?" Thorne snapped at him."Your wolf is taking over" I hadn't even noticed but now Busta pointed it out, I could see it and it made me even more frightened. He let go of my hand, pacing in front of me. "How dare you fucking go in there" he yells. "You have to be calm Alpha. She has no idea she wasn't supposed to be there""She ruined it. Everything I had worked so hard to preserve. Tainted" His voice was thick with emotion which made me understand that I had really messed up but I still didn't understand."I fucking told everybody to never go in there"
I was sitting in the lesson, absent-minded. If Wade had noticed I wasn't paying any attention, he had not made the comment yet but I felt his eyes on me. The events of yesterday still played in my head and I had a strong desire to turn back the hands of time to prevent it from happening but that was impossible. There was nothing I could do to change what happened. Thorne said he had forgiven me but I didn't believe that either. His disposition was still cold and he had left way earlier than he usually did. "That will be all for today" Wade announced closing his large book and I did the same, fiddling with the edges. "Ava" Torren drew closer and I forced a smile on my face. "That smile is not fooling me," he said bluntly, crossing his arms over his chest. "What do you mean?" "That something is bothering you. You weren't even paying any attention today""I was" I lied and he scoffed. "Wade" "I'm going to step out" Wade quickly said, not wanting to be involved in the conversation
"What do you mean?" I ask as I try to pull my hand away from her hold but her grip is too tight. "The bracelet. Why do you love it?""It was a gift" I answered and successfully yanked my hand out of her hold."You bloody lying, thieving scum" she spat at me and I felt offended, rage building up time. "Don't call me names""So you can talk back now" She could call it talking back or whatever but I was defending myself. I wasn't going to stand quietly like a fool and have her accuse me of stealing. "Hand it over" She held out her hand, demanding u give her back the bracelet. "No," I said firmly. This was a gift from Agatha. She couldn't just come here and demand that I give it to her. She was trying to oppress me and I wasn't going to allow her to do it. "No?" She scoffed. "You don't want to do this with me, Ava. Hand that bracelet over right fucking now" she yelled louder but her voice didn't deter me. She could scream at the top of her lungs and I wouldn't be moved at this point
TORREN AND MATHEW TORREN's POV I was honestly tired of the whole back and forth with Mathew. I wanted a happy life but I couldn't quite get it here where I was undervalued. ‘Not undervalued’ my wolf corrected but that wasn't how I saw it. I saw Ava approaching and I put on the fakest smile I could muster. She didn’t need to be worrying about me in her condition. "I've been looking everywhere for you" She frowned as she walked closer. "You ought to be resting," I said with an eye roll. At this stage of her pregnancy, it was advised that she stay off her feet but Ava was never one to listen. If her mate saw her here, he would scream his lungs off. And I wasn’t interested in that kind of drama. "I can't stand being cooped up in that room for a single minute more. It’s driving me crazy" "Does your servant and guard know you are here? Does the alpha know you’re here?" She shook her head with a mischievous smile. "They'll find out when they check the stack of pillows under my
DIEDRE AND EVANSDIEDRE’s POV I felt confused, miserable, and ultimately, unhappy, I had to leave my home because of how foolish I had been. I had no one to blame for that mistake, I should have done better. I should have stopped when Thorne asked me to. When my wolf begged me to stop. Ava wasn't a terrible person, far from that. She was sweet and I only just realized that after my last talk with her. It was too late by then. I had let my bitterness consume me just for the hate I had for mistresses that had absolutely nothing to do with her. Now I had no home. Thorne had banished me and never wanted to see me again. The tears that had refused to stop since I left started again and I pushed my fist into my mouth to muffle cries. I had nothing, no one. The loneliness and abandonment I had feared all my life was now a reality. I didn't even know the name of the pack I was currently in. Was it even a pack? Thorne had been kind enough to give me some money. That was all he spared me
As I watched my baby in the crib, my mind traveled back to how he had come into this world. On that day, I sat on the chair with Torren discussing certain things. I was as round as a ball now, the baby had also been very active and kicking. I barely went anywhere far because of my swollen feet which hurt so much. And Thorne had my movements restricted. "You said you wouldn't eat anymore today," Torren said and I pouted. "I can't help it, the baby has been making me eat a lot" "I'm sure the baby will have a lot to say when it can finally talk" I rolled my eyes. "What's been happening? How are you and Mathew doing?" "We are fine" he answered stiffly. "How is your new place? Do you like it?" "Yes. I'm glad that I decided to move out of the pack house instead of leaving the pack entirely" "I'm glad too. But in the end, I only want you to do what makes you happy" "I want okay right now. I can't say I'm happy because it'd be a complete lie. But I hope in a few months from now,
"What!!!!" She said excitedly. "I just found out some minutes ago" "Oh, my goodness. I'm so happy for you. What was Thorne's reaction to the news?" "He was so excited about the news" "I knew he would be happy. Finally, there'll be a mini Ava and Thorne and my baby has someone else to play with whenever we come here. I’m super excited. Maybe even more than you are” "That's true," I said with a smile. She touched my belly. "I hope it's a boy and I can't wait for him to be here. I'll finally have a godson. And maybe when they’re older, they could be married” "How do you even know it's going to be a boy? It might be a girl just like yours" I didn’t bother about correcting her on the marriage issue. Arranged matings had a way of turning out bad. Agatha’s was a solid proof. My child will choose to be with whomever they wanted. "No, it's going to be a boy. I'm very sure about that" "The baby is not going to be here until a few months so we'll find out then if it's really a boy or
"What?" I said shocked. I instinctively touched my belly. Another life was forming inside of me. I am pregnant. I looked at Thorne's face and he was so happy. He touched my stomach. I couldn't settle on one emotion. Uncertainty, confusion, fear... the news had me conflicted. But how...'I'm sure you weren't expecting a trophy with all the unprotected sex you've been having' my wolf mocked. Of course not. "I can't believe this. We are having a baby. Thank you so much Ava" he said squeezing my hand and kissing the back. "Congratulations alpha and Luna," the healer said again."So why was she vomiting so much? Is there another thing wrong?" He asked with a frown while I was still trying to process it. "No alpha, it's the baby that's causing the sickness. She'll feel sick for some time but after the first three months it'll stop""Excuse me please," the healer said and then she was out. With her gone, the seriousness of the situation dawned on me and I started crying. I didn't know
ALPHA THORNE'S POVI felt uneasy as I walked towards my office. Ava wasn't well even though she kept wishing she was okay. I knew better than to argue with her. But I'll still have the healer check her just to be sure. I couldn't shake off the feeling that something was terribly wrong. And I wanted her to be okay at all costs. I couldn't be at rest knowing that something was wrong with her. I arrived at my office and Busta was there. He had a solemn look on his face. "Are you okay man?" I asked Busta and he looked up at me as he nodded with a strained smile. "You don't have to lie, Busta," I said softly, encouraging him. I could do nothing to ease his pain but I could offer a listening ear."I don't know how I feel truly," he said with a drawn-out sigh. "She chose her part. I warned her severally but she failed to listen. She was bound to end up like this somehow. I just thought.....that I could save her somehow but I ended up..... I killed her myself. Do you think my parents hate
There seemed to be a kind of peaceful feeling in the air as I woke up. It probably stemmed from the knowledge that everything had been sorted out and I had no reason to fear anymore because Jonathan and his family were gone. Never to be seen again. We didn't get to talk about it. He only told me that much before I jumped him. Thorne was still sound asleep, I climbed out, going to the bathroom to do my business. When I returned, he was still asleep so I climbed back into bed with him. He took that moment to wake up. "You should still be asleep" his chest rumbled as he spoke. I kissed the side of his face lovingly. "I couldn't sleep anymore" his face quickly changed to one of worry. "That's not right. You need to rest. The last couple of days have been really stressful. Do I call the healer? There must be something wrong if you can't...." I groaned. "No. I don't want to see the healer. I feel alright. All I've done is sleep. I want to go outside and see my friends" Being inside thi
I was afraid. My heart pounding with the worst kind of fear. Jonathan and Agatha had found a way to connive with another alpha and attack. That was bold but very risky. I feared for my mate. I didn't want him hurt. The door opened and Busta came in. A dark look on his face. "Why are you here? Where is my mate?""He asked me to stay back and protect you. He'll be okay" he tried to assure me but it couldn't quell the fear that I had in my heart. "Please try to relax Luna. I'll be outside if you need anything""No" I stopped him immediately. I couldn't be alone. He nodded and sat at the chair closer to the door. I paced up and down the room, my head imagining various scenarios and preparing for the worst. But at the same time, I was hopeful. I looked over at Busta and noticed he was restless too. And I felt selfish. His only family was also involved in this battle and on the wrong side. The chances of something happening to her....."Are you okay Busta?" He looked up and his eyes we
ALPHA THORNE'S POVI slowly gained consciousness and Ava was snuggled against my side, listening to the sound of her steady breathing. I thought of how lucky I am to have her with me. Alive and well. So many things could have gone wrong during the time she was in captivity but the goddess kept her for me until I was able to get her. I brushed the hair away from her face, a sigh of relief still leaving me. The injuries had slowly healed and she was much better. I still wanted her in bed every day, resting until she was completely healed but she did everything to assure me that she was okay.The fear I had felt when I realized she was taken. I never want to feel that way again so I was going to do everything in my power to make sure she remained safe and unharmed. Even if it meant killing everyone or dying myself. I’d do it to make sure she was always safe. She shifted against my side. I slowly moved away from her touch, hating to be separated from her but my need to use the bathroom