All Chapters of Don't Leave Me, Mate: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

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When Ian saw Ava in that state, he became agitated.“What happened to your wolf?” Ian asked as he patted her cheek. But she did not respond. She was unconscious.He looked at the door and groaned."Fuck!"He was locked up with an unconscious girl, and he had no phone with him.He put her head on the floor and got to his feet."I have to do something," he said and dashed over to the door.He had no idea what had gotten over him. His heart began to beat at a rapid speed. His wolf began to growl inside, as if he were concerned for this girl.He moved everything from his mind aside and pushed the door with his shoulder.He closed his eyes, and when he opened them, they turned red. He glanced at Ava. His aggression turned into insanity. He growled loudly.He attempted to break the door for the last time, and he successfully did it.He bent down, carried Ava in his arms, and hurried out of the storeroom. He headed outside to the infirmary of the university, which was close to the dormitory

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Ava opened her eyes. She frowned when she found herself lying on a bed. She sat up immediately."Relax."She turned her head and saw a cold face. It was none other than Ronald Solace, Ian Dawson's best friend.Ava realized that she was in the infirmary again. She took a shaky breath and remembered what happened when she passed out in pain."How did I come here?" she asked in a low tone."Do you always talk like this?" Ronald asked as he stood up from the stool and took a step toward the bed."Like, what?" she asked."Like stuttering or speaking in a low tone."Ava felt embarrassed. Ronald was right. She lacked confidence in herself. Her mother had always told her to remain calm and talk less to others. As a result, she felt uncomfortable whenever she spoke with anyone other than her friends and mother.She rubbed her forehead with her hand and realized that her glasses were off. She started to search for it.Ronald bent down, and she moved back right away. He picked up her glasses nea

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Luke's car stopped in front of Ava's house. Ava turned her head toward him."Thanks, Luke.""You don't have to thank me. In fact, I should have been with you when you were feeling nauseous."Ava felt blessed to have a friend like Luke. He was a really caring boy. He always tried to help her in every situation."Come inside," she asked, though she was not feeling well."It's okay. You need rest. See you tomorrow."Ava got out of the car. She waved at Luke when he drove off.She turned around and walked to her house. She thought her mother was not at home. So she took out her house keys and opened the door.She was about to go upstairs to her room but paused when she heard her mother's voice coming from her room.She walked to her mother's room and stopped at the closed door."Don't try to convince me."Ava heard her mother talking about something. She might be talking on her phone, so she could not listen to what the other person was saying.She did not understand who was convincing he

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Another week had passed, and Ava was still unable to shift. The entire week was spent trying to shift while whimpering in pain. She discovered that her body started to hurt every night as if someone were beating her.She was an innocent girl who never wanted bad for anyone. However, what was happening to her was something that she had never expected.One thing that had changed these days was Ian's behavior.Ava noticed that he kept staring at her whenever he was around her. In fact, he seemed to always be around her.She spent the entire week convincing herself that she needed to get her backbone against Ian Dawson. She could not be a crybaby and still have feelings for the man who had rejected her mercilessly and did not care about her life.In the early morning,Ava was getting ready to go to university. She turned her back to the mirror and choked on her own breath.Her bare back was full of scratch marks. It was a mark of claws as if someone had clawed her.She felt pain all night

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Ava was shocked when her eyes shifted to Ian. The way he was glaring at that boy who was grabbing her hand, it could make anyone scared. He looked fiercer as if he would kill the boy at any time.The boy immediately released Ava's hand. But Ian did not leave his hand, which shook him to the core.Ian glanced at the other two boys who were behind him. They stepped back and ran away from there in fear.Ian twisted the boy's hand. The boy groaned in pain.Ava was watching everything with wide eyes. She remained standing there without moving. When she heard the sound of a broken bone, she gasped. She immediately grasped Ian's hand."What are you doing? Leave him," she said, trying to remove his hand from the boy's wrist. That boy looked like he was dying.Ian turned his head toward her, furrowing his brow, but he let go of the boy's hand.The boy ran away with his broken hand, weeping in pain.Ava gulped when she saw Ian looking angry."You should have thanked me. But rather than thanking

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"Me?" Stephen asked as he looked at Ava."Yeah." Ava nodded her head.Stephen glanced at Ian, whose eyes were fixed on Ava."Steph, don't you know? You should not make a beauty wait," Ronald spoke out.Ava heard it and her cheeks turned red. She lowered her head while waiting for Stephen."Beauty? My foot!" Ian muttered, which was quite audible.Ava's face became upset after hearing him. He was insulting her once again.Stephen got down from the car trunk and said,"Yes. We can talk."Ava looked at him and shook her head. "In private."Now every one of them turned to Ian to look at him. His eyes narrowed, but he remained silent.Stephen swallowed his breath at his friend's enraged expression. However, he was curious as to what Ava wanted to discuss with him."Sure," he replied, motioning his hand in the opposite direction.Then both Ava and Stephen walked to the other side and stood aside to talk with each other.On the other hand,Ian's eyes remained on them."I told you. She has mov

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Ava focused on the road ahead of her. She was going to a restaurant with Stephen because they had decided to go somewhere where they could talk alone.FLASHBACKAva and Stephen walked in the opposite direction, where Ian was sitting."Is there something serious?" Stephen questioned her as they stood in a corner.Ava looked at him and asked,"Did you call my mom today?"She noticed that Stephen's brows shot up. However, he quickly changed his expression and shook his head."No. Why did you think that?""Stephen, please. Don't lie to me. I'm already confused. Don't make me more tense. I am very worried about my mom. I have been observing her. I think she is hiding something from me. Today, when I heard you trying to persuade her about something, you mentioned reconsideration."Seeing how stressed out Ava was, Stephen held her hand."Calm down, girl. Don't think too much.""Please be honest with me."Stephen averted his gaze from her. "She told us not to tell you.""Us? So, does anyone e

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It appeared as though Stephen was taken aback. A gleaming smile appeared on his face as he stood up.His greatest concern was that Ava would either become enraged or decline the marriage proposal. But the fact that she readily agreed with it left him speechless. It showed how good a daughter she was."Are you sure that you can convince her?" he asked, looking at her carefully.Ava gave him a nod and replied,"I can’t promise, but I will do my best. Just like how my mom loves me, I love her the most. If she has a mate, she should be with him. She is fortunate that her mate did not reject her when she refused to be with him. He has been waiting for a very long time."Stephen felt sorry for Ava. What Ian did with her was really wrong.He thought back to the time when Ian had rejected her and told them that he hated her. All of these things about his father were unknown to him on that day.However, when his father became ill, Alpha called him personally and revealed the truth that his fat

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The next day, Ava woke up early to go to the university. The fact that she had been successful in persuading her mother last night made her very happy. At first, she was talking about what others would say. But then Ava had to tell her that by marrying Harper, she could get a father’s name. Though Ava loved her father a lot, she would have to accept Harper as her new father if she wanted happiness in her mother’s life. Ava took a quick shower and got ready hurriedly. She left her house without eating breakfast, telling her mother that she needed to do some work outside. “I have to talk about it with Stephen. He is also concerned about his father," she thought to herself. When Ava arrived at her university, her friends noticed her. Luke gave her a puzzled look. “What am I hearing? Did you go somewhere with Stephen yesterday? Is he blackmailing you for something?” Ava was stunned to hear that. “What are you saying, Luke?” “One of my friends saw you going with him.” Debra was sta

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"Ian, why are you looking at them like this? They will feel uneasy," Ronald said to Ian.For quite some time, Ian had been fixating his gaze on Ava and Stephen.It bothered him that Ava was getting closer and closer to Stephen. He was mad at Stephen because, last night, when he asked him about what Ava was saying to him, he replied that it was nothing much.It was obvious that something was going on between them, and he did not want to tell him about it."Don't you think he is talking too much with that nerd?" Ian asked his friends."Everyone is aware of Stephen's personality. He never engages in unnecessary conversations with others. There must be a reason," Cryan assumed."But what might be the reason?" Paul asked."There is nothing, guys. He is a man. He can fall for anyone you know," Ronald said, glancing at Ian.Ian furrowed his brow and turned to him. "What did you just say?""What? Did I say anything wrong? Don't you all agree with me?" Ronald asked others.Ian scoffed at him a

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