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