chapter 79

Ava got to the lake faster than she expected to get there. The water was calm, and she first breathed in deeply while closing her eyes, as if she were in some form of yoga session. She walked slowly from one spot to another as she tried to let go of all the thoughts in her head. “Ava, it was just a dream. Just a dream.” She kept repeating to herself until she felt weak in the knees and finally decided to sit down on the grass to take a break from walking around. Her eyes fell on her big bump and just then she heard rustling leaves and footsteps approaching, causing her heart to race faster as she tried to get up but could not.

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Alpha Damon got into the woods and started to follow the mark that he had earlier made, as he did not want to forget the road that led to the lake again. He slowly lowered his pace as he got closer, not wanting to attract attention in case anyone was there. As the lake was visible, his eyes caught Ava as she paced up and down the side of the lake as if she