FIREBLOOD PACKLater in the day, Dustin prepared to leave Fireblood and go back to Salvatore. Ryder had already helped him contact Dreya who was standing aloof in the corner.Dustin was currently saying his goodbyes to Ava, he also promised to come back frequently to visit her. Ava also promised to go visit him. While the duo were having their emotional father - daughter welfare, Ryder approached Dreya. "Hey Dreya!""hi" Dreya answered aloof.Ryder showed him the incense burner they had found the previous night. "I wanted you to examine this and tell me what it is." Ryder said. "First of all, I am not Evena. I am not going to be your lackey.""I didn't say you were my lackey. If you want, I can pay you." Ryder offered. Dreya laughed, a bitter humorless laugh. "You couldn't even afford my rates. I am going to help you this one time because of Evena but if it isn't a matter of life and death, I don't want to hear it. Understood?" he asked Ryder. "Perfectly understood." Ryder repli
Ava and Ryder entered that pack house and went to the study where Claudia was waiting for them.Claudia stood up from the chair when she saw them and bowed to show respect.Ava and Ryder nodded their heads in response. Ava felt that she had met Claudia before, she just seemed familiar. It was very confusing for Ava because as far as she could recall, she didn't remember seeing Claudia before or meeting her either."Alpha Ryder, Luna Ava, it is an honor to meet you" Claudia said respectfully."Same here, what brings you here?" Ryder asked. He walked to the table pulling an absent minded Ava along with him. He put Ava in the chair and stood behind her. Ava kept scrutinizing Claudia and was trying to remember where she had seen her before."It's an important matter that I hope you can resolve." Claudia replied."What is it, speak and I may be able to see how to help you." Ryder told her.Ava brought herself back to the surroundings. She would think about where she had seen Claudia before
Jayden frowned, "What is she doing here?" he asked Lavender."I have no idea." Lavender answered in confusion."Well you should go see your visitor. I have something to do." Jayden said as he stood up from the bed."Jay don't be angry, I really had no idea that she was coming." Lavender said as he stood up as well."I am not angry." Jayden said as he wore his clothes back. "Then why are you leaving?""Because you have a visitor and I have pack duties to attend to."Lavender stood close to him. "So you aren't mad?"Jayden smiled and kissed him, "I am not mad Lavender. Happy now?""Uh huh""Can I go now?" Jayden asked. "Yes you can."Jayden left the room, Lavender dressed up and left the room and went down to meet Claudia. He saw her in the sitting room conversing with Helena. "Hey Claudia." he greeted her. She looked up at him and smiled. "Hey Lavender."Lavender walked into the sitting room. "So what are you doing here?" he asked. "I came to see you. I had something to tell Alph
Ava was unsettled at this news that Lily was free and roaming."I am so worried about this." Ava said.Ryder held her by the shoulder and rubbed her arm comfortingly."Its okay, I am here, I won't let her hurt you." he told her."Okay" Ava said."We have to increase security in the pack and keep a watch out." Jayden said."Get the sentries to be more vigilant. And contact Dreya as well to keep a lookout.""I will be sure to do that." Jayden replied."So, Claudia came here earlier. I am sure you all know Claudia right?" Ryder asked.Everybody nodded, "She wants to be a member of this pack. What do you all think, should she be a member of this pack?""I think she should be a member of this pack." Ava said."me too." Lavender added."I agree with them too" Ryder said, he looked at Jayden."What about you Jay?" he asked. Everyone looked at Jayden expectantly.
Ava was unsettled at this news that Lily was free and roaming."I am so worried about this." Ava said.Ryder held her by the shoulder and rubbed her arm comfortingly."Its okay, I am here, I won't let her hurt you." he told her."Okay" Ava said."We have to increase security in the pack and keep a watch out." Jayden said."Get the sentries to be more vigilant. And contact Dreya as well to keep a lookout.""I will be sure to do that." Jayden replied."So, Claudia came here earlier. I am sure you all know Claudia right?" Ryder asked.Everybody nodded, "She wants to be a member of this pack. What do you all think, should she be a member of this pack?""I think she should be a member of this pack." Ava said."me too." Lavender added."I agree with them too" Ryder said, he looked at Jayden."What about you Jay?" he asked. Everyone looked at Jayden expectantly."What do you want me to say?" Jayden asked."Well we want you to say something, should she come back to the pack or not?" Ryder ask
Jayden sat down on the floor of the forest and buried his head in his hands. He knew he was overreacting and being petty but he couldn't help it.Contrary to what he had told Lavender earlier when they were in the room, he was jealous, very jealous of Claudia. And seeing how Lavender had voted for her to come back to the pack. The flames of jealousy in him burned even fiercer in him.He knew he had been irrational just now and had hurt Lavender. But, maybe this was for the best, if whatever was going on between them ended, maybe this feelings in him would end as well.With that thought in mind, he stood up and went to continue his pack duties.................A week laterEvena shivered in the room, he had no idea what day it was or if he was even still alive. He was no longer able to differentiate between his imagination and reality.He had thought the isolation room would be easy but he was sorely mistaken. It was worse than anything he had ever encountered.The silence in the room
"How did she escape?" Evena asked."We have no idea, she hasn't contacted us yet and we have no idea what she is planning." Ava replied."This is very strange, what about Jax? Does he know anything about her escape?" Evena asked."He has been arrested by the Alphas and interrogated yet he still maintains that he knew nothing about the escape." Ava said."What about Dreya? Has he and Ryder gone to creekwood to examine the place?""Dreya says it has nothing to do with him while Ryder says Lily is no longer part of his family and he doesn't care what happens to her."Evena was shocked to hear this. "Ryder really said that?""Yes he did. I am so scared that she is planning something especially now that she has escaped."Evena squeezed her fingers lightly to comfort her."Nothing is going to happen to you Ava, you have the vampire kingdom, your pack members and my coven to protect you. Lily won't be able to do anything to you.""What about Ryder?" Ava asked worriedly. "Ryder is stronger t
"You want me to get you blood?" Evena asked again so he could be sure of what he had heard previously."Yes I am curious about how it tastes. Please Evena." she begged.Evena looked at her pleading face and despite a niggling voice at the back of his head telling him that this was a bad idea he agreed."just wait here, I will be back soon." he told her and then he vanished out of sight.Ava waited nervously for him to come back. Some few minutes later, Evena appeared with a jar of blood and a glass cup.He dropped the items on the table in the front of Ava."Here you go.""Thanks." Ava replied with a smile.Ava stared at the items on the table pensively."Ava, you don't have to drink blood if you don't want to? You have nothing to prove to anyone." Evena told her after he saw her hesitation."I am not trying to prove anything, I just want to know how it tastes" she replied."Okay then."Ava picked up the jar and poured a little of it into the glass.She raised it tentatively to he lip