Can't control her thirst

"So you want to take Ryder from Ava, you know that she is his mate right?" Lily asked.

"I am aware but mate bonds can always be broken? It's a very simple matter"

"What if your plan backfires?" Lily asked trying to dissuade Claudia from her evil plan.

Claudia flashed a evil grin at Lily. "See, that's where we are different, unlike you, I make good plans and my plan never backfires."

Claudia stood up, she waved at Lily. "See you later sweetie. Don't get into trouble."

She smiled at Lily and left the house. Lily relaxed on the bed with a troubled sigh, she hoped Claudia's plan didn't bring trouble to Ryder.

..........................

Today was the day, Ava was scheduled to go to Salvatore. She got up early and got ready before leaving with the witch assigned to her.

As soon as she entered the palace, she instructed a servant to tell Evena that she wanted to see him as soon as possible. And then, she headed to the throne room to see the queen.

"How have you been dearest niece?" the queen