AUTHOR'S POV:Audrey stood in front of the mirror of the room she had been given, staring at herself.She wanted to be Luna, she wanted to be in charge. That yearning was eating deep into her skin, yet it didn't look like she was making headway with whatever she was doing.These days, Audrey had tried to get closer with Ava but it seemed like the more she drew closer, the more Audrey smartly put her off.Audrey rose from where she was seated behind the mirror and applied a little more red lipstick to her lips, arranging her hair in the process.Audrey decided to give it a thought but it seemed odd that lately, Ava always predicted her actions and words. Something more like Ava knew exactly how to respond to her.Just like on that day when Damien was trying to pass a necklace around her neck, Ava had made her look like a home wrecker and right now, it was making Audrey feel like pulling her hair.Ava had avoided all contact with her. Not like they didn't greet when they met or didn't t
AVA:"Why did you kill those people without a second thought, huh?"I asked even though I had started heaving deeply and the pace of my breathing increased.I was scared but at the same time, I couldn't hold my passion for those that had just died.I watched as Damien closed in the space between us but this time around, I didn't move back. At least, I would put up this act of bravery as a way of paying respect to those people who had died."You watched me kill them and now you feel so conscientious, huh?" He laughed to his heart's content and then lifted my chin with his index finger."Uhmm, how do I put this, so my brainy wife will understand? They were traitors. I asked them who was behind this but they refused. Wifey, those are people we call hardened criminals." He said and I wondered how he was able to smile with so much blood on his hands.I had said my bit. I didn't need to go further or it sure would be disastrous. My passion would be the end of me if I continued to express my
AVA:Since the early hours of the morning when I woke up, I have been thinking of what to do to excuse myself from Damien's meeting with Leo.I have been thinking a lot but then I've got no tricks up my sleeves and it feels so heartbreaking. Although I have I have ignited the trouble, I don't want to be anywhere there. Moreover, I had told Leo not to show himself to me.I can remember my exact words to him that day. When he was done telling me that those people were bound to die and that he had settled their families. He had cleaned my tears with his hand and I sniffled hard, trying to control my tears.I was surprised at myself. Leo was someone I was supposed to be pushing away from myself because of what he had done the last time, yet, my heart and wolf were drawing me to him with each passing second.It was such a shame how I felt like claiming his lips that instant. I still thank the moon goddess that she helped me with a level self self-discipline."Get away from me." I had sai
AVA:"What is it you want to tell me?" I asked the young girl who first looked around to make sure no one was within hearing distance before she said,"I think Auntie Audrey is a bad cook. I don't like her food. Can you or the maids be making food for me, please?" Aria pulled my hand and I sighed softly. I had already been stressed enough for today but then, little Aria was adding to it.I knew Audrey was a bad cook and even when she cooked, she did that with the aid of some maids."Alright, Aria. I will always make your meals and when I'm not there, the chief can do it for me. Is that okay for you?" I bent down and touched the girl's hair.Then I noticed a food stain on her clothes that I couldn't ignore."You have to be careful with your clothes, Aria. What happened to your clothes?" I asked and she said,"Aunty Audrey poured soy sauce on me.""Ok, dear. It must have been a mistake, you see. Audrey would never do it deliberately." I patted Aria's head and handed her to a maid who w
AVA:The riverside provided enough oxygen for me to suck in.I had run there because it was my usual place to go to when I was greatly distressed.I sat on a rock and I cried and cried. I didn't understand why I was crying all right, but the betrayal was too heavy for tears not to fall."I don't like seeing you like this." A particular voice permeated my senses and I was forced to look up.Alpha Leo was looking down at my miserable state."I'm okay," I said and wiped the tears from my eyes. I didn't need anyone to tell me that Alpha Leo was here to console me but for once, I didn't want anyone consoling me.I wanted to cry till I was tired of crying and I didn't want to be vulnerable in front of anyone, not Leo. So, tomorrow, I could be able to cry without his shoulders.At this point, I didn't care if it was Leo who had helped me so much. I couldn't afford to be this way in front of the same gender as the person who had hurt me.As though he knew I didn't want anyone touching me, he
AVA:Throughout the next day, while I was in my Luna office, I pondered over the statement, "...I love you more than this," and I haven't been able to get my mind off that statement.With the way I was feeling sensations alien to my body for Leo, I felt sorry for myself. Each word he said just had its way of making meaning in my mind.I was looking forward to seeing him. I couldn't wait to get back from work and be alone, just to have ample opportunity to be alone so we could talk together.Talking about the gift of a phone he bought me yesterday, I've only ever dreamt about possessing it and nothing else.. but now, he has made that dream a reality.I stacked some papers on top of the others and did the neatest arrangement that I could before slinging my bag across my shoulders and deciding to get homeLeo was basically the reason I hadn't lost my mind in Damien's house. I would have surely lost it a long time ago.With a smile on my face, I left my Luna office, got into my wolf form
AVA: Restless, I stirred on my bed. I had been thinking so much about how I was going to get the carats of gold that would be enough for my greedy mother and whatever it was she wanted to do with it that I didn't sleep a wink the entire night.There weren't any options that I hadn't exhausted. If I went to tell Damien, then, that would be the death of me.I couldn't also ask Alpha Leo, it would look as though I was greedy since he had done enough for me already.I sighed and got up. I wouldn't have been this miserable if I hadn't shared my secret with my mother on that unfortunate morning. I opened the door to my room and stepped out, deciding I was rather going to suppress my fear and tell Damien that my mother needed some gold and that I was looking to get his permission.The. moment I opened the door, Aria hugged me and I smiled at her and lowered myself to her size."I kept a snack over there. Now run along and go get it." I pointed back into my bathroom before leaving for Damie
AVA:Tears I didn't know were there, streamed down my cheeks and I was forced to clean them, so I could see well.I staggered to my feet and stormed out of Damien's chamber.I decided that I was going to get my mother to a state of reasonableness, then battle with how to clean up Damien's mess without it affecting my mental health.On my way to one of the guest rooms, where I was going to look for my mother or rather, my parents because I needed to ask my father to convince his greedy wife. That's if they were not both greedy. I saw Aria and I hid behind a door.I didn't want to pour my sorrow and aggression on the poor child who would obviously be demanding that I make her a dessert.I quickly rasped a knock on the door of a particular room and immediately it was opened, I rushed in and went down on my knees."Mother, father. I beg of you both to exercise a little patience. I will get the gold by next week. You don't have to stay here to get it. All you have to do is go home and I'll