Ava groaned as she stirred awake, squinting her eyes shut when the golden rays of sun stole through the blinds and hit her face.A smile crept on her face when she remembered the previous night with Alpha Jude,frowning slightly when she remembered what happened with Damon.Pushing the thought of him and chastising herself to focus on the present.Alpha Jude had noticed she wasn’t feeling good when they returned,He had made her feel special, and it had to helped Wade off thoughts she was not exactly ready to deal with.His light snore reminded her that he had was still fast asleep beside her, she turned to face him, taking in his lean masculine body splayed in plain sight for her gaze.Ava stared at him, her arm unconsciously moving to wrap around his torso, she felt him stir, and an idea sparked in her head.Running her fingers lightly from his chest, she trailed down to his torso, feeling every muscle and ab beneath her fingers.His breath hitched when her finger ran through the clus
Damon slowly paced the width of his study, his hands buried in his pockets as he stopped to stare out the window.It was still early in the morning. The sun was just making its way to the middle of the sky, making everything warm and overshadowing the fog of dawn.His eyes scanned the grounds outside his window, his thoughts far beyond them.Damon's mind was still very much occupied with thoughts of her. He needed answers, most of which only she could give him.“Ava Mitchell Smith of mist wood,” Damon muttered under his breath.She was gorgeous. He could still remember her standing there in the crowd while he struggled to keep his head straight and give the freaking speech.Her scent, he could still remember vividly the strong mix of cinnamon, clove, and vanilla.The silky black hair that looked like they had known no bad days, the tender-looking skin of her cleavage.Slim long legs that were perfectly accentuated in those black heels and the dress that did justice to her curves.Hers
The next three days had passed in a heart-wrenching blur for Ava. Having to contain the pain and heartbreak from the rejection.She knew exactly what she was getting into when she had rejected him as her mate, Consoled by the thought of and knowing that he was affected even more than she was.Trying to keep herself busy and active had not worked either, she was still in pain, and worse of all, the thought of that night was constantly in her mind.He had to accept the rejection to make this work, but from all indications, he had not done that, and Ava doubted he would.The way he had kissed her and held her that night, the look on his face after she rejected him.He did not look like a man that would accept such rejection so easily. Ava lay down, resting her back on the lounge chair, crossing her feet lazily, and smiling at the soft evening sun that kissed her skin on the balcony.Her right hand snaked under her head to support it, while her left hand rested on her naked belly.Closin
It had been almost twenty-four hours since his talk with Will and his brother, and while he wanted to keep still and be patient, he also wished they would bring answers to him quickly.From all he had gathered about Will's brother in the past few hours, it showed he was not just capable but reliable, and Damon hoped he would deliver accordingly.A knock from the door got his attention and he sat upright, before answering a curt come-in.The door swung open and a maid walked in with her head bowed, and her hands clasped in front of her meekly.Damon acknowledged her with a nod, and she proceeded to speak.“You have guests, sir.” She said, waiting for his answer, her eyes still fixed on the floor. “Let them in,” Alpha Damon replied.His eyes fixed on the maid as she walked out.Soon the door opened again, and he sighed in relief when Will and his brother walked in, he nodded to dismiss the maid while he gestured to the men to sit.“Gentlemen, welcome.” He greeted, “Any news?” He asked
Ava sat on the edge of the bed, impatiently waiting for Alpha Jude. She had to know what business they had together for him to come here.She did not like the look in Alpha Damon's eyes. Sighing in relief when she heard the door creak open and alpha Jude walked in.“What was he doing here?” Ava asked as she stood up slowly to stand before him.“Calm down, I need you to calm down.” Alpha Jude said, helping her back onto the bed.Ava could tell she would not like the other next word that would leave his mouth, she had a gut feeling about it “I am calm.” Ava lied, she was far from calm, “I just need to know what he was doing here.” She added, trying to keep her voice as calm and collected as she could.“We are business partners now.” Alpha Jude said simply, Ava could see that there was more, and he seemed not to want to tell her.“What do you mean business partner?” Ava asked confused.“How? Since when? And what business are we talking about.” It all did not make sense to her.“You mig
Ava stared at herself in the mirror as she stepped out of the bathroom. She had spent all weekend trying to convince Jude not to agree with Damon, but it felt like all her pleas fell on deaf ears.Even after explaining her reasons to Jude, he reminded her of how it would benefit his pack and told her to put the past behind her and that she should forward and see the possibilities of the future. It pissed her off. She hated that Jude could not see how cunning Damon and his proposal were.She took out her blow-dryer to dry her hair and then proceeded to straighten it. She decided to tie it up in a high ponytail. She proceeded into her closet to pick out an outfit. Today was the beginning of her working with Damon. Although Jude didn't see the problem with it, she was fully against it.She couldn't bear to stay in the same room as Damon, and now that was going to be her life for a long while.She tried to cajole Jude to pick another person, but he stood firm, emphasizing the fact that
Damon pulled away from the kiss,slowly taking a step back to gaze into her eyes,if he was going to do anything with ans to her,he needed her consent. He didn't want her to do anything she wouldn't want to do. Even though it seemed like it was too late for that, she was already tipsy, and they both were if he was being honest.Although Ava had the option of stopping it, all she had to do was say no and step away from him, but she wanted him badly, no matter how much she hated him.Ava’s pupils dilated, she gave him a slight nod, followed by a silent “yes” before he went back in to kiss her,gently this time.He wanted her to enjoy it as much as he would, even though she might regret it later on. He wanted to make it memorable for her.Alpha Damon leaned in closer to her face, kissing her deeply and intimately. His hands firmly steadied her waist, sliding lower to her ass.He pulled away, not because he wanted to stop, but because he wanted to kiss every inch of her, every nook and cr
Ava looked out the window as the cab sped on, she could not even remember the last time she had been in one of these.By right now was not the time to think about when last she had been in one of these, her mind was ladened with far bigger problems.First, she had slept outside the house for the first time since she had alpha Jude had been together, she was even drunk…or tipsy, but still the same thing to her. Secondly, she had done the one thing she was not supposed to do, she had sex with alpha Damon, and not only that he had marked her, completing the ritual mate bond.Her wolf had been silent all this while, Ava did not know what to make of the situation. It was supposed to be a thing of joy for her to be mated.But that wasn’t the case at the moment, she was mated to her enemy, the man who had bullied her all those years.“Ma’am” the driver called slowly, “I said we are here” he repeated himself, from the way he just said Ava knew it was not the first time he had called her, she