AVAThe next morning, I noticed how Brock passed by Syria and didn’t even open the door for her. I glared at Brock but he ignored me.“Get in the passenger seat, I’ll drive,” Brock said indifferently before Jared threw him the keys.Hunter must have noticed his bad mood so he agreed to let Jared ride with him in the meantime.“What? Why? I thought you’d want Syria in the passenger seat,” I asked and tilted my head, confused.Syria touched my hand and I looked at her. She smiles sadly and says, “It’s okay. I’ll get in the back, just do what he says, please,”Her eyes glistened with unshed tears underneath that façade. The dark circles under her eyes tell me she had been crying, making me glare at my brother who continues to ignore me and slide into the driver’s seat.I turned to Syria and smiled sweetly at her. “Okay, I’ll talk to her and find out what’s going on in that big head of his,” I muttered and she laughed and nodded.I wait for her to get in the backseat before I walked aroun
AVA’s POVThe night of Hunter’s challenge finally came. Me, Jared, Brock, and Syria all came along to be by his side. As we all entered the arena, everyone was screaming and cheering for Hunter’s name. It was fifty-fifty actually. But most are women, making my wolf growl lowly knowing how many women wanted our mate. I mean look at him.His toned muscles are visible as he is wearing nothing but boxers and shorts. Compared to his father who was wearing a massive armor in his body, Hunter is indeed a god.He sat down on one of the benches, and I sat opposite to him watching his muscles flex deliciously before my eyes.I shook my head and slapped myself, wanting to get my head back in the game. This is not the time to fantasize, Ava. Your mate is about to fight. Focus.Hunter had been practicing nonstop since we got back, and I felt guilty for running away and making him worry.‘Our mate is strong, he can do this,’ my wolf assured me and I just nodded. Still, I can’t help but worry knowin
AVA’s POVSyria just kept her eyes on Hunter before turning to look at me.“Don’t you see it?” she asked and tilted her head.“See what?”She smiled and touched my chin, making me turn my head to the direction of the challenge ring.“Your mate is holding back because he doesn’t want to kill the alpha and his own father,” she said and she is right. I see that now. No matter how the alpha tries hard to attack, Hunter doesn’t fight back and just dodges every move.I looked at Syria with confusion in my eyes. “But didn’t he challenge his father in the first place?”She nodded, “He did, but that was because he had no choice. Hunter would never be alpha unless his alpha chooses to submit and step down. He knew this and since he’s turning twenty, the alpha position cannot wait any longer,”I stared at Syria for a long time and wondered. “How do you do that?”Syria looked at me, raising one of her brows. “Do what?”“That. How did you know that the alpha would never give Hunter the title of al
AVA’s POVSomething is wrong. Hunter shifted when he caught the alpha between his hands and attacked the alpha first instead of dodging. His eyes are sparkling with tears and I felt my heart clench. What is this? This strong, agonizing pain that made me want to kill myself suddenly swept through me. My own tears slipped away from my eyes and I began to cry.I can vaguely hear Syria screaming my name, but her voice sounds like it is getting farther and farther away, like I’m in a tunnel. I closed my eyes as intense pain burst inside me and my vision started to blur.A loud, menacing growl pulled me out of my thoughts and my eyes snapped to my mate in the middle of the ring. Somehow I can see him clearly but everything else is a blur. Right now he has the alpha lying on the ground, whimpering as he sinks his teeth deep into the alpha’s back.Anyone watching him should have noticed that Hunter isn’t himself right now. But why isn’t anyone stopping him?The pain is getting worse and I fel
AVA’s POVI felt my own tears escape from my eyes as I watch Hunter’s black orbs turn back into amber. I am cupping his cheeks and I feel his human skin replace his black fur. It was bloody, and the alpha’s blood remained as he shifted back to human form.I don’t know how I did it, but I was able to send my wolf into his mind and bring him back from his state of insanity.“Ava?” Hunter gasped and looked at me after his shift.I smiled at him.“Yes, it’s me. You’re back,”He smiled back at me and pulled me into his arms, making the crowd go “aawww” and the others groan, complaining about the fight.I helped Hunter up on his feet when an authorative voice boomed through the entire place.“You!” I turned around and saw a very angry Elder Dmitri marching towards me.‘Think you can take him?’My wolf looked him up and down and yawned. ‘Why not?’ she replied and I can’t help but smile as I wait for him to reach me, but he never did as Hunter’s enormous body as well as Jared’s blocked my vie
AVA’s POV “Hunter wins!” The judge declared as my wolf howled happily. He won. Our mate won. I was going to stand up and cheer for Hunter when Syria suddenly grabbed me by the arm. She pulls me toward her and grips my arm tighter. Her hands trembled while she mutters something I couldn’t quite understand, and she looked scared. Like really, really scared. “Syria?” I shake her shoulders and look her in the eyes, but her gaze seemed distant yet she was looking right through me. “My queen, do you feel that?” she mumbled, barely whispering the words until she slowly turned her head to the gate. I furrowed my brows in confusion before I felt a suppressing aura around me the next moment. My wolf growled almost instantly and I felt her warning, while my dragon perked up in alarm. ‘It is him. He has come,’ Valkerie says to me and I still have no idea on what the hell is going on. ‘What is this? This aura…’ my wolf trailed off and I looked at the same direction as Syria. Then I saw it.
AVA’s POVI shook my head and pinched myself hard on the cheeks. Am I dreaming? Is my mate really a half-witch? Well, kind of like a sorcerer because women are called witches. But what the hell?How?“Incredible,” the white-haired sorcerer whispered in disbelief as he stared curiously at Hunter.“You will not touch her,” he warned and growled menacingly.The sorcerer, who I believe is named Zane, tilted his head and looked rather cold and furious. The sparkle in his eyes that hinted his curiosity was no longer there.“And why not?” he asked, his blood eyes were dead cold and suddenly distant.The next moment he appeared in a flash a few steps away from Hunter without a trace of a disheveled appearance after being thrown across the arena like that. His black suit looked perfectly fine and untouched, even if the wall kind of broke down now leaving a giant hole in the arena.Hunter growled warningly and stretched out his arms protectively in front of me.“She is my mate,” Hunter growled
AVA’s POVIt was like being sucked into a vacuum. My stomach turned and I wanted to puke. I tried opening my eyes but the world is spinning around me so fast I couldn’t place my finger on one thing that isn’t moving.“Easy now, Cora,” a low but soft voice whispered into my ear.Cora? Wait, who said that? Where am I?Ugh. My head hurts. Again.“Master, what are you …. do? …… kill her, …… the reincarnation …… mate,” another voice echoed but his words went into and out of my ears like a passing air.Whatever. They’re probably not talking about me anyway…‘Ava, wake up! You’re in the sorcerer’s lair,’ a sweet voice sounded inside my head.Sorcerer?‘Yes, Evana. You have been captured and brought here by the same sorcerer who killed our parents, so please wake up,’ this voice… It’s Valkerie’s.I groaned out and started hitting my head on a hard surface. I want to wake up.I went still for a couple of seconds before Valkerie’s words started to register in my head.That’s right. I remember e