CHAPTER 10

AVA'S POV

My consciousness slowly returned and at first I couldn't feel my body. I couldn't see anything either, it was all dark around me, yet I could feel a strong and menacing presence, it didn't seem too far off either. 

‘The moon goddess didn't give me another life?’ I questioned in an aggrieved tone, but I couldn't feel anything in the state I was in, which was surprising.

I felt like I was floating, but I couldn't make any sense of my surroundings. A fleeting feeling, soft as a feather, grazed my left cheek - it felt like it was there one moment and the next moment it vanquished. 

When I tried to speak, my lips felt extremely chapped and cracked. As in on cue, I suddenly sensed gentle touches, light and feathery at first, but as time passed became more solid. Someone was shaking me awake, urging me to rouse myself, and so I did. 

As my eyes slowly flickered open, the sudden brightness of the room forced me to shut them again, wincing at the intensity of the light.

“Ah,” I groaned, blinking my eyes a couple more times to get used to the sudden brightness. 

The first face I saw was magnified in my view but I could make who it was, Alpha Axel. Up close to him, I could see my reflection in his dark eyes. 

I didn't realize my lips were parted in awe, he just kept staring at me. I tried to remember how I got to this point but it seemed the more I tried to remember, the more I forgot. 

“Are you alright?” Alpha Axel asked, with a slightly concerned look on his face, and his bare muscled chest heaving slightly.

“Oh, yes me. I-I-I'm fine. I mean I'm alright,” I stuttered, only managing to form coherent sentences, warmth coating my cheek. 

The feeling of wanting to touch his ripped chest was far greater than anything but a quick glance at his face which held a frown and tightly pursed lips told me that would not be a good idea. 

‘Way to go, huh. So much for being a werewolf,’ I thought, shutting my eyes tightly, my face scrunching up in disgust. When I opened my eyes, Alpha Axel was still staring intently at me, his eyebrows furrowed.

Awkward!

“Good morning, Alpha Axel,” I greeted awkwardly, meeting his gaze, my heart beating so furiously I was almost certain Alpha Axel could hear.

In response to my greeting, Alpha Axel harrumphed, after a while he asked me, “Do you feel pain anywhere?” 

At that time, it suddenly clicked and the memories came back rushing to me. My hand immediately found my rib cage where the dagger had been lodged in, but there was nothing there. I couldn't feel any pain or even as much as a sting. 

My lips curled in a small smile as I happily answered, “No, I don't feel any pain.”

He hummed, his lips sealed tightly as he continued to stare at me. I didn't know why but I was compelled to look at him but I did. 

Something was pushing at my back from behind, as if trying to claim the space but I ignored it as it didn't make me absolutely uncomfortable.

His eyes seemed empty at first, then looked like it hid a lot of secrets, ones I was eager to find out. So I stretched my hand to touch him and… I was momentarily distracted, distracted by how firm his abs felt against my hand and in those few seconds, I became greedy for me but I never got more because I was suddenly pushed off. 

When my gaze met Alpha Axel's, his face had darkened, a scowl was luxuriously resting on his face, like it had a place there and he was now standing away from me, like I had a disease or something. 

That was the first time I realized he was stark naked. And my eyes out of sheer instincts, went down to peek at his d*ck. But peeking turned into a full blown out staring. 

‘So big…’ My thoughts trailing, my eyes drawn to it as his movement made it away slightly. 

‘Darn it, so much changes in how many years? That must be 12 inches right? Or is it longer?’ I