Ava looked at Lavender in shock. "so you mean to tell me that Lily might actually have an hand in us attacking her?" she asked him."Yes, I am very sure of it." Lavender replied."But why would she do such a thing? What kind of psycho would do such a thing.""For her benefits of course. My relationship with Ryder became strained and I eventually ran away from home leaving all of Ryder's love and affection to her alone. You became an outcast in your pack, Jax hates your guts, there is no more obstacle to her relationship with Jax.""But if she had just told me she was Jax's true mate, I would have understood and left them alone. Why hide it and go through so much trouble?""She wanted you out of the way, If you were still actively involved in the pack. She would always be compared to you. You are Jax's best friend and he was once in love with you, Jax attention wouldn't be on her alone and she didn't want that." Lavender replied."That is so fucked up." Ava said."Tell me about it.""W
Ryder concentrated on his driving as he answered Evena."First of all, the reason why I didn't call on you much before was because I knew you were busy. You have a lot of duties and I don't want to disturb you because you are my friend. Why I call you often now is because I need your help, I guess you can say my fight with Jayden contributed to it. Previously I used to confide in him but now things aren't the same between us anymore so I confide in you instead. I am sorry if I ever made you feel neglected in the past.""I know Jayden is your best friend but back then I always felt like a third wheel anytime we were all together. I hope you never treat me that way again. I am busy, that's true but any time you need me, I will always be there." Evena told him."I know Evena and I promise to always reach out to you more often.""Good.""are you happy now?" Ryder asked."Couldn't be happier." Evena replied."When we get to creekwood, I need you to do something." Ryder requested."What is
"Ryder!" Lily called him from inside the house. "I am coming!" Ryder hollered back. He turned to the sentry. "I would prefer if our conversation remained private.""Of course Alpha Ryder." the man replied. Ryder went back into the house. "What were you doing outside?" Lily asked. "I was just looking around, I wanted to be sure if this place was safe enough for you." Ryder replied. Lily wrinkled her face at him. "Ryder! I know you want what's best for me but Jax is a really nice man he takes care of me well. Can you please try to get along with him." she pleaded with him. "Fine, I won't tease him anymore.""Thank you big bro." Lily smiled at him. "So what is the good news?" Ryder asked her. Lily stood up and moved to where he sat, she guided his hand to her stomach. "You are going to be a uncle." she told him. "Are you serious?" Ryder asked excitedly. "Yes, in eight months time, you are going to be Uncle Ryder""That's wonderful news, congratulations Lily. I am so happy for
Ryder looked at him in shock, "There is a way to go back in time?" he asked Evena."We aren't really going back in time, we are accessing past memories. In this case, we will go into Lily's memories." Evena replied."How do we do that?""We just need a lock of her hair and a drop or two of her blood. I will perform the ritual. I will guide you into her memories. Someone has to be on standby to bring us back.""Okay, Jayden can do that. Let me drive back so I can take it. We can do the ritual tomorrow." Ryder tried to reverse but Evena stopped him."It takes a lot of energy to do it, I need to rest and build up energy for it. Besides, she would be suspicious if you go back. The meeting is in a week right? You can take the hair and blood then. Then we do the ritual after the meeting. You also need rest as well. The ritual will take a toll on your energy." Evena told him."Okay. Let's do it after the meeting." Ryder said.Evena reached out to hold his hand which was clenching the steerin
"Ryder? Is there anything wrong?" Ava asked him when she saw that he wasn't saying anything. "I didn't see your father." he told her. "Why? Did he go out or something?" she asked. "Ava, your father denounced the pack and went rogue shortly after I took you." Ryder informed her. Ava staggered in shock, her father had turned rogue? "I am very sorry that this happened." Ryder said sincerely. "Does anybody know where he went to?" she asked. "no, nobody knows where he went to." Ryder answered. "Thanks for telling me." Ava said and walked away. Ryder watched her leave and felt even more guilty. If he hadn't taken her away, her father wouldn't have turned rogue. But then again, if she had still been there, she would still be suffering in those damned shackles. He decided to just go and sleep. Maybe when he woke up he would understand better. RIVENA.......... At that moment Dustin Shields (Ava's father) was busy at work. He had worked here for a while now yet he hadn't gotten anyw
One week later.......... Lavender and Jayden were on their way to Crescent Moon pack. The both of them were not talking to each other at all. This was the last meeting they were going to in Crescent Moon pack. The general werewolf meeting was in three days time. Today's meeting was just to finalize the details. "Are you really not going to talk to me?" Lavender asked. "I have nothing to say to you." Jayden replied. "Jay... You are just being ridiculous." Lavender said. "Why don't you go talk to Claudia. The two of you seem to be getting along just fine." Jayden said. "You are jealous that I am talking to Claudia. She is just a friend.""I am not jealous, I am suspicious of her motive in getting close to you, in case you have forgotten, she is Lily's friend." "Was Lily friend." Lavender corrected. "She told you she is no longer Lily's friend.""Yes""And you believed her?""Why would I doubt her? Look I don't know your problem with Claudia but it needs to stop. It's becoming d
Ava looked at Ryder, his question had made her speechless."I asked you a question Ava, if I ask you to apologize to Lily would you do it?" Ryder asked again."Why do you want me to apologize to her?" Ava asked."If I said, your apology to her would be the only reason I go public with our relationship. Would you apologize to her?"Ava looked him square in the eyes and answered, "if that is what it takes to he with you. Then yes, I will apologize."Ryder cupped her face in his hands and kissed her."Wildcat, just have patience okay. I am not going to let you go. You might not know it but I treasure you a lot. Please give me time. Okay?" he requested."You treasure me?" Ava asked in uncertainty."Yes Ava. You are my mate and I treasure you a lot." Ryder replied."Okay, I will leave but where am I going?" she asked him."Helena's old house where she used to live before she moved here." he informed her."I thought she always liv
Ryder picked her up and took her to the bedroom."I thought you wanted to leave." she said with a mischievous grin. "Shhh wildcat." Ryder said as he pressed a kiss to her stomach. He kept going lower until he was in between her legs. Ava shivered in breathless anticipation. Ryder looked up at her. "What do you want wildcat?" he asked. "You, Ryder... I want you... All of you." Ava answered. "Your wish is my command wildcat." Ryder replied.He got up and took off his clothes and then slowly and sensually took off Ava's clothes. He kissed every inch of her skin till Ava was shaking and panting with need.Ryder knelt in between her legs, his dick stood hard and proud in between his legs."Are you ready for me wildcat?" he asked, his voice roughened with lust."I am ready Ryder." Ava repliedHe leaned down to kiss her, and then slowly he entered her.Ava whimpered from the sharp pain she felt as her hymen broke."Is this your first time?". Ryder asked. Ava nodded."oh baby. You should
FIREBLOOD PACK"Ryder, we sent her away. and cut off all contact for her safety, we can't contact her, we are still being watched by the council. The best thing we can do for her now is to trust in your aunt and your uncle and have trust in her too." Ava told Ryder comfortingly as she stroked his hair."Ava, do you think I failed my family?" Ryder asked her."Of course not, why would you think such a thing?""Well I was the reason my younger brother ran away from home as a teenager and now my pregnant younger sister is away from home and I don't know where she is and how she is.""Ryder, you did the best you could do and I am sure Lavender and Lily know that." Ava replied him.Ryder smiled, Ava always knew how to reassure him anytime he felt this way."Thanks for always knowing the right things to say. I love you so much Ava.""I love you too Ryder." she stood up and pulled him up as well."Let's go eat lunch." she told him, he nodded and allowed himself to be pulled away by her.THRE
CREEKWOOD PACKJax looked at himself in the mirror, he looked very different from how he looked before everything started. He had lost a lot of weight from his time in prison and his eyes looked haunted. Jax had changed and he knew deep in his soul that he had changed, he could only hope that he would be able to defend his pack and make them proud once more.There was a slight knock on the door."Come in" he answered.Dean walked in, he glanced at Jax worriedly, his Alpha looked so tired, he wished that he would be able to help Jax in a way that would be beneficial to him."Yes?" Jax prompted him after seeing him remain silent."The pack is ready for you Alpha." Dean told him."Thanks, let's go." Jax replied."Uhm shouldn't you eat something first, you look a bit weak." Dean said, worry apparent in his tone."I will be fine Dean, don't worry too much about me." Jax said with a smile on his face to ease Dean's worry."If you say so Alpha." Dean replied. "Let's go meet the pack." Jax s
A couple of months later "Push! Come on Lily you can do this." The midwife urged Lily. Lily tried her best but the pain was too much, it felt like her whole body was being torn up from inside."Lily, you can do this, I know that you can do this." her aunt pleaded with her.Lily groaned in pain as she tried to push the baby out. She was losing strength but she had to be brave for her innocent baby.In all her life, whenever Lily thought of when she would give birth to her first child, she had never imagined that she would be alone, hated by her mate, banished from her pack and family.She was currently leaving with some human relatives and she would have to live as one and train her child as one too.She grit her teeth as she pushed the baby out.The sound of the baby cries filled the room."It's a boy!" the midwife announced as she lifted the baby up.Lily sat up in bed, already she could feel her injuries healing and the pain fading away.The midwife handed her the baby, she cuddle
Ryder went up to Ava and kissed her on her neck and wrapped his hand around her waist.Ava turned around and hugged him."I am so sorry." she apologized again to him."I am even more sorry, I shouldn't have gone angry on you. It wasn't your fault at all."Ava leaned up and kissed him."I love you Ryder.""I love you too Ava.""We are sorry too Ryder." Jayden and Lavender apologized."It's okay, I forgive you too. But we are going to sit and talk more about the relationship between you two.""Lets eat breakfast now, can we?" Evena asked.They all sat down to eat breakfast.As they were eating a sentry came into the room."Alpha, miss Lily is outside and she seeks an audience."They all stood up in shock, "Lily?"They went outside to meet her."How dare you show your face around here?" Ryder asked."Calm down Ryder. I came because you are all in danger.""What do you mean by that?" Ava asked.Lily told them everything about Claudia and what she was planning. Unknown to Claudia, Lily did
Evena opened the door quickly and ushered Ava inside the room."please tell me you are joking." he told Ava. "I wish I was" Ava replied. She narrated everything that had happened that night to Evena."Wait a minute, Lavender and Jayden are seeing each other?" Evena asked."really? That's what you are concerned about?" Ava asked."I am just shocked, I never knew grumpy Jayden had it in him" Evena defended himself."Well he does and that's not the matter at hand now, Ryder knows that you are here and he knows about the deal you made with my aunt, I wonder the plan he has cooked up already in his anger." Ava said worriedly."where is he now?" "I have no idea, he walked out on us and said he needed space""OK, first thing tomorrow, we will go back together and hopefully I would be able to talk sense into him."Ava sighed in relief."He is very mad at you, isn't he?" Evena asked."Yes, he looked so disappointed in me too.""Don't worry, I will make sure he knows that you didn't keep it
"What the fuck is going on here?" Ryder asked shocked.Lavender and Jayden separated from each other, very shocked to see Ryder home."Ryder, you are back?" Jayden stuttered in alarm."Yes, I am back. What the hell is going on here?" Ryder asked."Uhmm Ryder, I think you should calm down a bit." Ava tried to calm Ryder down. Ryder spun around to look at her with incredous eyes. "I should calm down? I came back home to meet my little brother being fucked by my close friend and Beta and you expect me to be calm?" he asked her. He turned around to look at Jayden."When did this even start? As far as I know you aren't gay? Or have you been deceiving me all along?" he asked Jayden. Jayden sighed in despair, this was the exact reason, he had refused to be with Lavender. He knew Ryder would be furious and right now seeing Ryder's face, he knew that Ryder was beyond reason at the moment. Ryder looked at Lavender. "Do you care to tell me when this started? Was it when you came back home o
Ryder stared as Reni was taken away. He recognized Reni as Evena's apprentice. How did Reni's apprentice find his way to Salvatore. He wanted to talk to him about Evena but he was already taken away by the king."Babe did you know that Reni was here?" Ryder asked Ava."That guy? Not at all. Do you know him?" Ava asked feigning ignorance."He is Evena's apprentice . I wonder what he is doing here, I also wonder if he knows where Evena is." Ryder asked."Well he has already been taken by the king, I doubt there is a way you can talk to him."The queen came to them. "I am so sorry your first ball went this way." she apologized to them."It's okay." Ava answered as she held her hands to comfort her."You have to leave now, the ball is over. Dreya will take you guys home, your father is coming along with you guys.""My father?""Yes, he said he would be staying in Fireblood for a while now.""Okay, we will wait for him." Ava replied."Take care of yourself dear.""I will Aunt, take care of
The king turned to Ava. "Hello granddaughter." he said to her."Hello to you too." Ava replied."My apologies for just meeting you. I had no idea that you were still alive.""That's because you ordered for my death." Ava replied. She had gotten over her fear and could speak to him freely now.The king chuckled at her reply."I can see that you are still angry with me. The reason I ordered for you to be killed was because I doubted that you would survive. Your twin brother had already died. You have to understand something Ava, no werewolf vampire hybrid has ever survived."Ava looked at him warily, she had no idea what to feel towards him."So I am told you have started taking blood and your fangs are out, have you gained any special abilities yet?" he asked Ava."None that I know of." she replied."Your mother Freya was very powerful. She had the ability to control minds, she could control a full city to do her bidding. I wonder if you have the same power?" the king said as he looked
"Where is the secret stash?" Claudia asked eagerly."I buried it beneath the ground behind the cell where the shadow Wolves are.""Okay. I will find them, just give me the contact of the pack.""I will give you their number but you have to promise me one thing, no harm will come to anyone in the pack.""I promise you, no harm shall come to any of them.""Okay." Lily picked up a piece of paper and wrote the number on it. She then handed it to Claudia. Claudia smiled as she took it, all her plans were slowly coming up. The funniest thing was that the players had no idea that they were just pawns in her game.She went back to stir the food on the fire..............SALVATOREThe ball was going on, and the party was in full swing. Everyone looked at Ava and Ryder curiously. Some of them had heard little snippets about Ava's identity and they were curious to know her history.Ava felt nervous about all the stares. She didn't know how to behave.At that moment, her Aunt came to her."The