Avery's pov My mother and I walked through the forest, heading in an unknown direction. Well, it was unknown to me but my mother seemed to be very familiar with this place.We walked in silence but it was not awkward or anything, it was a little bit weird though because I was nervous. It had been five days since the welcome party and the announcement of the coronation and today was supposed to be the day I began my awakening process.I looked up at the sky, tonight was the night of the full moon and I could feel its rays surrounding me and blessing me. The connection I had with my inner wolf was stronger than usual and I could feel it clearly.My mother had told me that the awakening process would take place on the night of the full moon and that I should prepare myself. I had done nothing, I didn't even know what to prepare for or how to prepare.When the night finally arrived, I had worn one of the best dresses in the closet but my mother just laughed. She asked me to change into a

Avery's pov Where am I? Where is this?I looked around, everywhere was dark and I couldn't see anything. I was terrified and alone. I was supposed to do something but I couldn't remember.I had this nagging feeling at the back of my mind telling me that I had forgotten something important but I couldn't place my finger around it. I was lost and confused so I just sat there in the darkness curled up like a ball.I felt safe and at peace but for some reason, I was scared of that peace, I was slowly sinking deeper into it and it made me want to leave everything behind.Suddenly, I heard a voice. It was a bit familiar and it made my body twitch.“Avery?” The voice had said in a questioning way. Who was Avery and why could I hear this voice? Who was the owner of this voice?Suddenly I felt a strong suction pull at me and before I knew it, I had arrived at what looked like a cell. In the cell were two young ladies, one was slapping and insulting the other.The oppressing lady held the othe

Avery's pov “I'm very sorry for how I treated you.”The moment I heard those words, it felt like an invisible weight that had been pressing down on me had been lifted a bit.Even while I was here in the forest, I could still feel the black ice slowly freezing me and penetrating deeper into my bones but now, I felt like a bit of it had stopped.I knew what this feeling was, it was forgiveness. I had loathed and hated a lot of people that had caused me misery but did I really hate them? I wasn't a malicious person by nature, I was surprised that I had this much malice within me.But now I knew that deep down, all I really wanted was an apology of any form. It didn't have to be direct, it didn't have to be the words “I'm sorry” but it had to make me know, make me feel relieved and safe. It had to assure me that what had happened would never repeat itself.But most of all, I realized that the person I most hated was myself. For a long time I had slowly begun to hate myself, I hated the f

Lucien's povI walked out of the castle and into the garden. I sat there and I stared at the sky. I was lost in my thoughts. I was bothered and I haven't been able to focus and it was all because of one reason, Avery.Ever since I had that dream, I had been worried about her. Did she succeed? How was she now? Was she at home? All these thoughts ran through my brain almost every second and it was getting frustrating.I couldn't even call to ask or go over to her father's pack. She had made it explicit that she would come to me when she was ready to talk and I didn't want to push her away by being too forward.Does she remember what happened? Does she remember that I was there or did the dream state only appear to me and Avery was unconscious through it all?I sighed.“At this rate, you'll age faster than me.” I heard Esme say and I turned to look at her. I gave a helpless smile, she was the one who knew all I had been going through.“What do you mean? You've always looked so young.” I

Lucien's POV“My father was sick and because of that, he couldn't handle the pack affairs like he used to. This led to Donovan doing all of the handlings and he didn't do them well, or should I say he did them badly on purpose.”I took a deep breath as I remembered the situation with my father. I was angry and back then, I didn't have the strength to take him down. Even now that I was an alpha, I still didn't think I stood a chance against Donovan.That was why I wanted to wrap things up quickly, I wanted to take Avery as my Luna to strengthen my tether to life before I went through the awakening process because that was the only way I would be able to get strong enough to take care of Donovan once and for all.But from the way things were, it seemed like it would take a while before I would be able to take Avery as my Luna if I ever did at all. I sighed and gritted my teeth, I would just have to take it like that and hope for the best.An alpha's awakening process was different from