Lavender and Evena were standing outside the room."He will wake up soon right?" Lavender asked. "He will" Evena assured him. "Good, because I have questions for him" Evena looked at him curiously. "What kind of questions?" he asked."After I woke you guys up, he told me he was sorry and he even called me Vennie, he hasn't called me Vennie in a while. Why did he apologize?" "He is in a better position to answer that question. Just let him wake up. Okay?" Evena told him. "Okay" The door of the room opened and Ryder walked out with Ava behind him. Lavender was so excited he jumped on him in joy. "Ryder? I missed you so much" he said. "I missed you too Vennie" Ryder said with a laugh as he hugged him. "Welcome back stranger" Evena told him. Ryder released Lavender and hugged him tightly."Thanks a lot Evena" he whispered to him. "Shhh, what are friends for?" Evena whispered back. Ryder pulled away from him and looked at his face. "You aren't just a friend, you are a brother"
"What just happened? Lily was actually behind the attacks on her, You and Ava are mates? When did all this happen?" Helena asked in shock. "Calm down Helena" Ryder told her. "How do you expect me to calm down after what happened? When did you know that Ava was your mate?" Helena asked. "From the very first day I saw her in Creekwood" Ryder answered. Helena smacked him on the chest. "Ouch Helena!" "So you knew and you gave her such a hard time when she came here" she scolded. "Helena, Ryder is still a bit weak. When he is fully recovered you can hit him as much as you want" Evena interjected. "OH that's true, just you wait until you get better, I will give you a proper beating" Helena warned Ryder. "I look forward to it" Ryder answered her. He looked at Lavender, "I am so sorry buddy, I should have believed you back then" he apologized with a contrite expression on his face. "It's okay Ryder, I am just happy the truth is out now" Lavender said as he smiled brightly, Ryder re
Ryder carried a tray of sandwiches and milk up to Ava's old room. He opened the door and entered. Evena was fast asleep on the bed. Ryder set down the tray and sat beside him on the bed. He reached out and slowly stroked his hair. Evena looked tired, exhausted even. He must have gone through a lot trying to wake him up. Evena stirred and opened his eyes. "Ryder?" "Hey you. You look like shit" Evena sat up, "I feel like shit too" Ryder put the tray on the bed. "I brought you food" Evena took it from him and started to munch on the sandwiches. "You see why I had to find a way to wake you up. You are the only one who feeds me" Evena told him. "Hmmm! Thanks for saving me Evena. I know you did a lot" "Ryder, I know you would do the same for me" "You are right. I would go to the ends of the world for you" Ryder said sincerely. "Careful now! Shouldn't those kind of words be reserved for your mate?" Evena teased. "Well you know that you always have a special place reserved in my h
61.The queen chuckled when she saw his reaction. "Don't be so shocked Dreya. I have been in this world longer than you have. I saw the way you looked at him when we were in the throne room.""I… I… I" Dreya stammered. "Now Dreya, I have no issues with your sexual orientation or who you choose to like. The only issue I have here is that you seem to be pushing Ava towards a decision that might put her life in danger just because you want to make Evena happy" Dreya shook his head, "Not at all my queen. I admit I am pleading on his behalf because I want to make him happy but I am also doing this for Ava too. I would never lie to you" Dreya tried to convince her. "Hmmm, is he okay now?" the queen asked about Evena. "He is getting better, he just needs to rest more to replenish his energy" Dreya replied. "I see, when he gets better, tell him I will grant him another audience" Dreya couldn't believe his ears, "Really? You will grant him another audience?" he asked the queen again. "
61.The queen chuckled when she saw his reaction. "Don't be so shocked Dreya. I have been in this world longer than you have. I saw the way you looked at him when we were in the throne room.""I… I… I" Dreya stammered. "Now Dreya, I have no issues with your sexual orientation or who you choose to like. The only issue I have here is that you seem to be pushing Ava towards a decision that might put her life in danger just because you want to make Evena happy" Dreya shook his head, "Not at all my queen. I admit I am pleading on his behalf because I want to make him happy but I am also doing this for Ava too. I would never lie to you" Dreya tried to convince her. "Hmmm, is he okay now?" the queen asked about Evena. "He is getting better, he just needs to rest more to replenish his energy" Dreya replied. "I see, when he gets better, tell him I will grant him another audience" Dreya couldn't believe his ears, "Really? You will grant him another audience?" he asked the queen again. "
61.The queen chuckled when she saw his reaction. "Don't be so shocked Dreya. I have been in this world longer than you have. I saw the way you looked at him when we were in the throne room.""I… I… I" Dreya stammered. "Now Dreya, I have no issues with your sexual orientation or who you choose to like. The only issue I have here is that you seem to be pushing Ava towards a decision that might put her life in danger just because you want to make Evena happy" Dreya shook his head, "Not at all my queen. I admit I am pleading on his behalf because I want to make him happy but I am also doing this for Ava too. I would never lie to you" Dreya tried to convince her. "Hmmm, is he okay now?" the queen asked about Evena. "He is getting better, he just needs to rest more to replenish his energy" Dreya replied. "I see, when he gets better, tell him I will grant him another audience" Dreya couldn't believe his ears, "Really? You will grant him another audience?" he asked the queen again. "
The pack members were gathered in the meeting ground. The hall was very noisy and filled with conversations. Already Ryder had already informed Tu pack of Lily's actions."I can't believe that she would do such a thing." one pack member remarked, she was one of the girls who had attacked Ava back then. "And to think that I thought she was innocent. That sly bitch, she even lied against her own brother." someone added."i heard that she was banished by Alpha Ryder.""Poor Ava was punished severely because of her.""I wonder why Alpha Ryder called this meeting. Did something else happen again?" These were the type of conversations that could be heard among the pack members. Ryder stepped on the podium followed by Ava. "Fireblood pack!" he addressed them. "Alpha Ryder!" they responded."I am sure everyone has heard about the matter that has occurred with Lily. From today onwards, she is no longer a member of this pack. No one in this pack is to have anything to do with her. Is that
Ava looked at him curiously. "What do you want?" she asked."I don't want you to get mad but your aunt didn't just let me speak to you like that. I had to promise her something.""What! What did you promise her?""I promised to be in her service like Dreya currently is.""Why? Why would you do such a dumb thing?" Ava asked him."To save Ryder, there was no other option. And I didn't have the time to look for another solution.""What are you going to do? Are you really going to leave? Ryder won't let you go." Ava pointed out."That's why he is never going to know. You can't tell him.""You want me to keep it a secret? I already promised him that there would be no more secrets.""Ava, this is for his own good. Ryder is hot headed when it comes to protecting those he loves, he wouldn't mind going to Salvatore and declaring war against them. He doesn't have the power to do that, he must never know.""Where are you going to tell him you are going to?" Ava asked."I am going on a short trip