CHAPTER 52

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