After 'the incident', as everybody called it for the rest of the day, the conference went relatively well.The Council drafted a plan, and rogue attacks were discussed in detail."Myself and Deputy Alpha Wilcott of Rapid Rock were travelling to my pack a month ago and were ambushed by rogues in Alpha Michaels' pack lands. We still are unsure if it was a planned attack, or if it was one of convenience, but we believe they may have set up camp where the coven previously roosted," Roman announces when it's his go, and Avery nods grimly."Thank you, Alpha Lancaster. Alpha Michaels, have you found any evidence of this?" One of the older Council members asks, looking at the fat man at the table next to them."Yes, we found humans. Well, we found their bodies. They were used as blood banks, it seems like, rather than used with the intention of being turned. So we believe there may be vampires involved too," the man nods, and a groan goes around the room, everybody slumping backwards into the
"Shit," Avery mumbles, stumbling through the hallway as she holds onto the wall."Bye!" Meredith calls, before she falls back into her room, eyes half-closed and looking thoroughly out of it.Avery closes her eyes for a minute, and leans against the wall, blinking hard when she starts walking again."Almost there!" She nods and wanders down the hall to where she thinks her room might be.I'm not so sure about that, Sonya butts in, taking the reigns a little, and beginning to steer her in the opposite direction of where she was going."Thank you," Avery giggles out loud, drawing a weird look from a couple who are strolling down the hall. A door opens near her, and she spots Roman in his glasses."Ave?" He groans, taking in her very drunk figure."Mhmm," she beams, stumbling over to him and cuddling him tightly."Hello there," he chuckles, rubbing her back ruefully."I could have come and gotten you from her room, you didn't have to wander around trying to find it yourself," he adds, w
After slathering on a layer of concealer, Avery examines herself in the mirror."That's as good as it'll get," she mutters, and glances at her phone, noticing a text from York."Ugh," she mutters, glancing at the bathroom door, and rolling her eyes before she hops into a sky blue silk slip dress.Leaving her hair down in its waves from the day before, she adds a small pair of stud earrings into her lobes, and two rings in her second and third piercings.Popping her heels on, she grabs her purse, loading it with anything she could need for the day.Sonya growls as she comes back to life, the pain in Avery's head gone.Thank you, Avery chirps, grabbing a dark grey blazer to throw over her dress if she gets chilly.I hope you fall down a flight of stairs. Actually, I hope you don't, because I'll have to fix that too, Sonya grumbles, going back to ignoring Avery."Roman, I'm going down for breakfast," Avery shouts, before she stomps out of the room, keeping her ears sharp for any noise fr
Avery is half asleep, but in her defence, so is Lilith.The two women are leaning against each other, their heads resting on one another'."Have you ever seen your one so peaceful?" Roman asks in amusement, shaking his head at Avery as he pulls out his laptop and gets ready for the second half of the conference to begin."She's gorgeous," Zephyr sighs dreamily, holding Lilith's hand loosely."Are you happy?" Roman quietly questions, his eyes not leaving Avery's face."Happier than I've ever been in my life," Zephyr whispers, leaning in and kissing Lilith.Lilith jolts awake and slaps Zephyr across the face.Her jolting awake makes Avery bolt up, and now both women are alert and looking very pissed off."What the hell?" Avery groans, sitting back down and rubbing her face.She remembers she has makeup on, and then whips her hands away from her face, cursing everyone and everything she's ever known."Why did you do that?" Lilith whines, looking miserable."He was trying to be cute," Rom
Avery and Lilith are quickly moved to an office just off the dining hall, Council members hurrying them along.Alpha Petty is dragged with them, and Zephyr and Roman follow quickly, being turned away at the door.The three stand awkwardly in the office, Avery's hands covered in blood.She tries not to retch when she notices, and Lilith snatches a bottle of water off the desk, pouring it over her hands to get rid of some of the blood."You weren't as freaked when you did this to my face," Scott mumbles, and Avery glares at him."That boy was just a kid, and he was going to kill himself. He's innocent in all of this. You, however, were the opposite of innocent," she snaps, muttering her thanks to Lilith."So.. guilty?" Scott smirks, and Avery bares her teeth at him."Alpha Petty, you stay in your corner, and we'll stay in ours," Lilith announces, pulling Avery back to behind the desk, where she sits her down and stands behind her."At least you didn't get blood on your dress," Lilith s
The silence is a little awkward, but it's also very calm.The two pairs are sitting comfortable, Avery having moved her chair to lean against Roman's legs, her head against his abdomen."What's your name?" Avery asks the girl beside Scott.He shoots her a slight look, and Avery shrugs."I'm assuming I'm going to see her again, so I don't see a problem with being friendly. It's you I have the issue with, not her," Avery yawns, looking bored at having to explain herself."Kali," she almost whispers back."Like the goddess of destruction?" Avery asks with a hint of humour in her voice.Roman nudges her, shooting her a stern look."Yes, you're familiar?" The girl asks quietly, her voice slightly accented."I know a little bit of every culture and language, it's a beautiful name," Avery nods, feeling uneasy."So you two.. screwed?" Kali manages to get out, and Scott and Avery exchange a regretful look."Yes," both nod and Kali simply nods back, before going back to being silent."It was a
"It's like he's a nun," Avery whines, and Lilith looks up from painting her nails in the corner of the room."Maybe he just respects you?" She suggests, rolling her eyes and picking the silver nail polish back up."Maybe you should make the first move?" Meredith grumbles, plucking her brows in the mirror. "I make the first move with everything, it's his turn," Avery grunts, pulling herself back up onto the bed with a lot of effort, from where she was half slumped onto the ground."Mike is the least spontaneous person I've ever met if we're complaining about mates," Meredith moans, dropping her tweezers in a huff."Zephyr is afraid to tell me anything important in case it scares me," Lilith comments, a brief look of irritation crossing her face before it returns to its neutral expression."And Roman isn't my mate," Avery scowls, and the other two share a look."That just means you aren't obliged to deal with him," Meredith shrugs, watching her best friend flop around like a slug on a
The beginning of the night is spent in the most relaxing way Avery could think of.She has a bubble bath when she gets back to her room, and she reads some files that were slid her way by various Alphas."Avery?" Roman calls, knocking on the bathroom door."Shit," Avery mutters, groping around the tub for a towel."Yeah, I'm in here," she calls back, her voice higher than usual as she desperately looks for something to conserve her modesty with.She finally grasps one of the towels off the rail a meter away, and stands up out of the bath, wrapping herself in the towel tightly.Roman walks in just as she finishes covering herself, and she stares at him in silence, raising a brow when he just stares back."You needed me?" She sighs, leaning against the wall, some of her hair coming out of its topknot and falling into her face.She blows at the hair, trying to keep it out of her eyes."I was just wondering if you were hungry, or if you wanted to go for a run," he scratches his neck awkwa