Chapter 21

HUNTER

I slam my fist hard against the bathroom wall, feeling the cold water pour down my body as I close my eyes. Yesterday was a fucking disaster.

Her father was one thing though. His aura was strong, like a beta, which is impossible because apparently, he’s an omega. And omegas aren’t supposed to hold that strong of an aura, right? He can’t be a beta by blood, yet there’s no denying the authority oozing off him.

Come to think of it, I heard of a rumor about a beta who stepped down from his rank twenty years ago. No one knew the real reason why, but I had heard some people say he left his duty to be with his mate.

Stepping down your rank for a woman? I’d laughed it off and thought it to be the most ridiculous lie I’d ever heard. If it was the truth, I’d say anyone who’d choose his feelings over his duty does not deserve his rank anyway.

From the moment I saw Ava’s father that night, I knew it has to be him. There’s no mistaking it. And he’s fucking livid when he looked at me rig