Lavender smirked enjoying Jayden's discomfort."Did I do good last night?" he continued."Yes, you did. Now stop talking about this. I am already hard and this conversation isn't helping.""I can help out with that." Lavender offered."Thanks a lot for your offer but I am afraid I would have to decline it.""Jayden, I am going to need your help today with stuff." Ryder told Jayden making him break away from their conversation."of course Ryder, I am always available." Jayden replied."Thanks." Ryder replied.Helena entered the kitchen."Good morning Helena." they all greeted her."Good morning dears." Helena replied as she sat down at the table."How was your night Helena?" Ava asked."Fine my love, I kept dreaming of that hot teenage werewolf we watched in the series" Helena answered with a smile."Wait a minute, what hot teenage werewolf? What series? What have you been up to Ava?" Ryder asked."None of your business baby." Ava replied.Ava served the breakfast on the table and the

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. To be continued....

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

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.

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