AVA:I was really in deep trouble. If it got to Damien that I was seen with Alpha Leo, then he'd rain down hellfire on me. He'd torment me till I regretted it.My lips quivered and my legs went wobbly like jelly as my heartbeat increased by a million pounds. I wasn't sure I could walk anymore.Was it all over? Have I been caught for real?"You. You should take care of how you drink around here. Someone take her home." Leo said when I was still trying to cover my face with my hair."Let's go. He's my chief butler. He's happened to serve us wine a couple of times, so he recognized us." Leo said and I was forced to take a look."But he sounded just like a woman. How come he has such a soft voice..." I was saying when Alpha Leo applied pressure to the point where he was holding my hand and quickened his steps and continued dragging me away.******"We're here," I stated, just to clear the heavy silence that clogged the atmosphere.Leo and I were seated on a rock overlooking the river.I s
AUTHOR'S POVPreparation was the key to success as they said and Ava was determined to abide by that rule as she ransacked her entire closure for what to wear to the meeting with Alpha Leo.Flipping her hair backward, she began arranging her things back to its rightful place. It wasn't as if she didn't have enough clothes for even that single occasion. The problem was that she wanted to look perfect and she wondered why.Usually, she'd go to these events with a heavy makeover and an indifferent look but right now, here she was, frustrated that she had been searching for the right clothes for ages."Why do I just want to look perfect? That dress can do but I...""Or could it be because you want to look perfect for him?" Leila, Ava's wolf whined within her and she wrinkled her nose in disgust.By "him" did Leila in any way mean Damien?"Thoughtless human. Come on, I meant Leo. You can remember what happened last night." Leila, Ava's wolf replied. She was even busy jollying around."Oh
AUTHOR'S POV:Audrey ran as fast as she could, her breathing ragged and her face a bit flustered.When she came nearer to Damien, whom she was looking for, she sashayed on her way to him."Why do we have to meet here and now of all times? The treaty is tomorrow and I don't want to raise any suspicions."Damien asked in a hushed but forceful tone as his eyes desperately demanded an answer from Audrey.They were in the garden of his abode and he couldn't afford to leave any room for mistakes."Don't you blame me here 'cause I don't know why things are falling apart but I'm the only one to notice.""Things are falling apart. What do you mean by that?"Audrey sucked in a deep breath and heaved it out before returning, "It's about Ava.""Ava. What about her?" Damien asked even before Audrey could finish."You need to do something. I think Ava is suspecting that we are together. First I have to ask, when last did you touch your wife?""I can't remember. See, it's because I love you and I co
AVA:No one, not even the devil knoweth the intention of man...Perhaps, that saying was going to be manifested today.The cool evening breeze blew and I slightly parted my lips because my lungs begged for air.I was suffocating because of a certain presence around me.For the first time in months since my rebirth, Damiem was treating me right. He made me wear a new set of clothes and marching Luna shoes. I almost feel honored if not for the irony of the situation. Such a laugh. We even wore matching outfits.Right now, Damien has his hands encircled around my waist as he leads our way into the Blood Crescent pack. When we entered Alpha Leo's guest place, we were ushered into a decorated room.I'm sure Damien was well impressed when he whispered to me, "This is a nice pack." I whispered back, "Yes it is." He gave my hand a slight squeeze and a reassuring smile flashed across his face.Someone cleared their throat and I was forced to look up only to see Alpha Leo. Just as expected. W
AUTHOR'S POV:Ava had no idea what happened to her during the minutes she passed out but when she woke up, she couldn't see Damien or anyone by her side.She gasped and jolted up in a frenzy.Did the meeting with Alpha King Leo go on without her?Ava raised her hands to touch her face, her entire body now panicky.This was the reason she risked her life, the reason she took those bloody painkillers she had gotten from the human side. It was just to end the meeting and now it was going on without her?Ava slowly shook her head sideways. No.A tear was about to escape her eyelids when the door to the room she was in, creaked open and Damien walked in.As he menacingly walked toward Ava with a disapproving frown etched out on his, she found it hard to focus in his direction.Did he have it all figured out? Did he already fix the problem and was now back to show her the way to hell just like he used to?The Opioid plus one other herbal medicine she took was supposed to make her pass out f
AVA:I gasped at the sight before me when I stepped out out of the convenience. Damien was on the floor, looking like someone who was hit by something.Oddly enough, seeing him that way brought me satisfaction.Before I could move, I heard someone step into the place. I looked up and. it was Alpha Leo."I'm sorry. I had to do that or you would have been in really great danger. It appears your Alpha really cares much about that pack."I had an awkward feeling as I stared at him, probably because it wasn't normal for me to stare at someone hurting my mate and still support them."But still, you shouldn't have done that. You would have raised suspicions this way and everyone would know and think something was happening." I said, flipping my hair behind my neck.I watched as his eyes softened when he looked deep into my eyes."No one would know I knocked him out unless you tell them. You see, I left earlier and no one would suspect me okay? Listen, I just wanted you to be safe. I don't kn
AVA:Sometimes when life hits us hard, we don't want to smile, just so we'll be reminded of the pain every day. The pain that reminds us of our purpose.Otherwise, who would have thought that I'd turn down Alpha Leo's offer to have soup with him even with the way my heart beats for him?Those things like going out with someone to have soup, going to enjoy the cool evening breeze at the river. Meeting up in some secret place even if it's business we're discussing wasn't what I would like to be doing with my time.I looked away. Love was all a distraction. Something that made your heart thump and made you look up in anticipation even when the person wasn't there.Oh, no, I wasn't really going to let love happen between Alpha Leo and me. The Moon goddess had brought me back to life so I could have my revenge on my enemies and I was going to focus on doing just that.Although I have been a loner most times in my life, and Alpha Leo was beginning to be a company these days, I didn't want t
AVA:This is why I am always sad. This is why I am quiet. This is why I wish to be invisible. This is why I want to die after all this. It's because I am so far from happiness. I can't seem to reach it, no matter how hard I strive.I've thought a few about suicide, but I don't want to die just like that without avenging myself. I can't die without making every one of them who hurt me, pay for their sins. Of course, it would be an abomination not to do just that.This was why I screamed sometimes. I screamed when I was in my human form and howled when I was in my wolf form.I howled to lift it all out of my chest. To relieve the pressures on me and the weight on my shoulders.Just then, someone pushed me to the cold floors of the royal prison and I was forced to hug my knees while burying my face in between my knees...I was so sad...I felt lonely, I felt battered, and I felt all the negative emotions that were worse than rejection. Wouldn't it be better to be rejected than to be tr