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

ALPHA KING LEO:The moment Ava came to me with a tear-stained face, I had wanted to destroy whoever did that to her.After I heard her side of the story, I had smiled because this was nothing I couldn't handle.Being an Alpha King wasn't as easy as it looked. I've had cases of people either trying to frame me up or trying to blackmail and I had made sure to shut them up forever.There was always two sides of the coin and I didn't fail to use that fact to my advantage.I used only one method which was to find a speck of equal dirt on that individual and use it against them.But Ava, I wasn't sure how to go about her challenge yet..."Please help me. Damien wants me to get him on your good side and I certainly don't know how that's possible." She cried. Women when under pressure usually cried and Ava wasn't an exception.Somewhere deep in my heart, I suspected that this was a trap Damien wanted to use in knowing how close I was to his mate.If he had sent her here, then it meant that he

AVA:I must have looked so good in my garments because, even Damien commented that I had dressed too sharp and nice for the occasion.It wasn't my fault. I was celebrating while he was mourning.The panel in this place consisted of Alphas from the east, west, north, and south. They sat according to their level of education and knowledge of the pack's law.Everything and everyone was so organized, except for one person who was not present. Alpha Leo was not there and I wondered why.He was so enthusiastic about coming here yesterday that we had celebrated our victory over a glass of wine, and now, he wasn't here. Something was definitely wrong somewhere."Looking for the Alpha King?" Damien sneaked up on me and I almost jerked up.Within seconds, I relaxed and reclined back into my seat."You scared me for a moment. Yes, I was searching with my eyes. He is the person to give the verdict." I said, trying to sound reasonable at the same time, unsuspicious."Sometimes, things don't just g

AVA:I woke up to the sound of birds chirping and some singing sweet melodies to my ear. Everything around me screamed beautiful nature.I didn't bother jerking up. All I wanted to do was live in the moment and take in the beautiful pieces nature was trying to put together.I shut my eyes and inhaled deeply. This could be nothing but a dream because my life hasn't been so peaceful for years now."Oh, you're awake." I heard that one voice I was dying to hear. It was him, Leo. I could recognize that voice even from the land of the dead. I knew his voice by heart."Where am I?" I questioned, gently sitting up. When Leo observed that I was sitting, he held my hands in a form of aid."Where we are right now isn't important. All you have to know is that we are away from our respective packs." I smiled at his words.Those two packs were filled with core struggles and Leo just gave me what I needed - a breath of fresh air."But you were in the pack clinic. How do you feel? What happened to yo

AUTHOR'S POV:Audrey walked around her room, feeling all cramped around her spaceShe didn't mean to kill Aria but it had just happened.Audrey could remember the painful expression on Aria's face as Audrey put her head in the air. It must have been so difficult for Aria back then because Aria must have seen her life flashing before her eyes.Audrey regretted what she did, just this once. Something that she would do to mourn the dead. Audrey was sorry but not remorseful. If Aria had not died, then, the little girl might probably be blabbing to Ava and so e other members of the family. Audrey didn't want that, so she made sure that she shut up the leaking tap so that it wouldn't spill forever.Audrey rubbed her arm. She felt so cold but this time, she didn't have a care in the world. She wanted to be Luna and so, she was going to eliminate anything and anyone that stood in the way."I'm so sorry, Ariana. May your soul rest in peace." Audrey bade farewell to the little girl, her eyes i