Avery's pov “I'm very sorry for how I treated you.”The moment I heard those words, it felt like an invisible weight that had been pressing down on me had been lifted a bit.Even while I was here in the forest, I could still feel the black ice slowly freezing me and penetrating deeper into my bones but now, I felt like a bit of it had stopped.I knew what this feeling was, it was forgiveness. I had loathed and hated a lot of people that had caused me misery but did I really hate them? I wasn't a malicious person by nature, I was surprised that I had this much malice within me.But now I knew that deep down, all I really wanted was an apology of any form. It didn't have to be direct, it didn't have to be the words “I'm sorry” but it had to make me know, make me feel relieved and safe. It had to assure me that what had happened would never repeat itself.But most of all, I realized that the person I most hated was myself. For a long time I had slowly begun to hate myself, I hated the f
Avery's pov “Be careful there, you don't want to bloat yourself up.” My father chuckled as I stuffed massive amounts of food into my mouth.I was starving and it felt like I hadn't eaten in a long time which was true because my awakening process had taken six months to be completed.I ate in silence and my parents just watched me with a smile on their face. I felt a bit weird as they stared at me and I could feel myself slowly losing appetite.“Guys… you are making me lose my appetite.” I pouted at them and they both just chuckled and kept staring at me. I used my hand to feel around my face, maybe I had something on it.“I must say Avery, you look stunning, even more so than before.” Old man Lazarus spoke. I had forgotten that he was here, after all, it wasn't like him to be so quiet.After I was done eating my fill, I sighed in satisfaction. I knew why my parents had been waiting, they wanted to hear about my experience and I was ready to tell them.“So… how should I start…” I mutt
Lucien's povI walked out of the castle and into the garden. I sat there and I stared at the sky. I was lost in my thoughts. I was bothered and I haven't been able to focus and it was all because of one reason, Avery.Ever since I had that dream, I had been worried about her. Did she succeed? How was she now? Was she at home? All these thoughts ran through my brain almost every second and it was getting frustrating.I couldn't even call to ask or go over to her father's pack. She had made it explicit that she would come to me when she was ready to talk and I didn't want to push her away by being too forward.Does she remember what happened? Does she remember that I was there or did the dream state only appear to me and Avery was unconscious through it all?I sighed.“At this rate, you'll age faster than me.” I heard Esme say and I turned to look at her. I gave a helpless smile, she was the one who knew all I had been going through.“What do you mean? You've always looked so young.” I
Avery's pov I walked out of the castle with a smile on my face, I was well rested and I wasn't feeling the hunger pangs from not eating for six months anymore. It was finally time for me to do something meaningful.I sighed, I knew what I wanted to do. I walked towards the car and I got in. It was a nice jeep and I preferred it to those smaller cars or convertibles. I started up the engine and drove off. My destination was Lucien's castle.When I arrived at Lucien's castle, my expression turned frosty. It was time to confront him. I had to resolve all of my malice and I didn't necessarily have to receive an apology to do so. I had to confront them and reassure myself that what happened would never repeat itself. I will never be pushed around again, not without a fight.I walked into the gate of the castle, the guard couldn't stop me because he recognised me and also because he was drooling at me.From afar, I spotted Lucien. He was in the garden area with a woman beside him. She loo
Lucien's POV“My father was sick and because of that, he couldn't handle the pack affairs like he used to. This led to Donovan doing all of the handlings and he didn't do them well, or should I say he did them badly on purpose.”I took a deep breath as I remembered the situation with my father. I was angry and back then, I didn't have the strength to take him down. Even now that I was an alpha, I still didn't think I stood a chance against Donovan.That was why I wanted to wrap things up quickly, I wanted to take Avery as my Luna to strengthen my tether to life before I went through the awakening process because that was the only way I would be able to get strong enough to take care of Donovan once and for all.But from the way things were, it seemed like it would take a while before I would be able to take Avery as my Luna if I ever did at all. I sighed and gritted my teeth, I would just have to take it like that and hope for the best.An alpha's awakening process was different from
Avery's pov “My father was sick and because of that, he couldn't handle the pack affairs like he used to. This led to Donovan doing all of the handlings and he didn't do them well, or should I say he did them badly on purpose.”I listened intently as Lucien began his story. I didn't want to know about his past but it was in some way connected to the reason why he had treated me the way he did. Moreover, I wanted to know if he had a good enough excuse.“I was weak and my father was even weaker due to his illness, Donovan was a powerful wolf and I stood no chance. By the time my father realized what was happening, it was already too late.”“Donovan wanted the throne for himself, he wanted to be Alpha but my father never agreed. So Donovan went to dig up some past stuff about my father and that was what he used against us.”“My father had a hidden card though, and he used it against Donovan. Donovan had always been afraid of Esme and when my father threatened to involve her, he let go o
Avery's povI walked out of Lucien's castle and headed towards my car. I was about to get in when Lucien rushed out of the castle. I looked back at him with a questioning gaze and he hated his steps.“...is it true? That you are looking for a mate?” he asked. His voice sounded weird but I didn't think too deeply into it. But I was confused as to why this was any of his business.“So?”“I… I thought… What are the requirements?”I looked at Lucien weirdly, did he have a screw loose or something? What's with all these silly questions?I looked at him for a while and I knew he could tell from my frosty gaze that I was annoyed. I turned around and entered my car. I started the engine and just as I was about to move, Lucien came to the window.“I'm…. I'm just asking in case…. Maybe I could help you look for a good man…. woman… or person. I'm just saying…”“Fine,… someone who's trustworthy and upright and most of all, he must be strong and independent.” I huffed and Lucien nodded.He looked
Devon's pov I was miserable. I laid in my bed under a pile of clothes as I thought about my life. It had been months since Avery went back to her father and I caught Isabella fucking the guard.I have been down since then. There was no use in being an Alpha anymore, after all, Avery's father would come for me soon and I was all alone.I had been in this room for almost a month now or was it two, I couldn't remember. I didn't want to see anyone or talk to anyone or even be around anyone and because of that, I had beaten up every maid or guard that entered this room to clean it up or tell me unnecessary news.I sighed as the smell of the room entered my nose. I found it befitting of my current situation, a miserable environment for an equally miserable person.I hated myself and I hated everyone else. But the person I hated the most was Avery. I haven't been able to get her out of my head ever since that day I saw Isabella with the guard.I couldn't help but think that maybe I wasn't i