Mika waited patiently, glancing towards the road at every slight noise. Ava was beginning to take too long, but she could understand since their spot was a little on the outskirts of West Wood.She sighed in relief when she saw Ava's car pull up, and she got out, looking around. She looked lost in thought as she got to the foot of the hill, her eyes looking around her.“Ava, come on” Mika waved at her, drawing her attention.Ava only looked deep in thought, and not half as bad as Mika had expected. Her voice had suggested something urgent, perhaps she was just shaken at the moment.They exchanged pleasantries and Mika offered her a bottle of water and waited patiently for her to speak, she had mentioned she needed someone to talk to. Mika was always prepared for these things, so she had packed some snacks and water for them both. Knowing fully well that they might be here for hours.Will did not exactly fancy the idea, but Mika could not help it, not only had she missed her friend fo
The sound of blades clashing against each other, the grunts and screams as they fought brought some sort of strange comfort to him. Being here, on the practice battlefield was his next favorite thing, his first had been spending time with Ava, but times and things had changed, and so had her feelings for him.He was yet to admit that he had caused this, this ginormous wall between them had all been his fault, he had built it, his making. It was he who had persuaded her to leave for West Wood that night for some so-called mate bond ceremony.And from his deduction and intense calculation, he had a hunch that alpha Damon had undoubtedly met Ava there.It was the only sense he could make out of it, and then two weeks later he had come to Mist Wood to discuss some land that they had long forgotten about. Or maybe he had not forgotten about the land, but he had made peace with the knowledge that it was not theirs anymore, they had lost it to West Wood a long time ago.Alpha Damon saw Av
Alpha Damon ate his dinner quietly, avoiding eye contact with Princess, who was seated right across from him at the dining table.She looked as if she had questions, questions he knew very well that he had no answers to, or maybe he did but just was not ready to acknowledge them.Her eyes glanced at him every few minutes, and she seemed to be contemplating the right moment to speak, he just hoped she did not.With what just happened between them, she had every right to ask as many questions as she wanted, and he was obligated to answer every one of them. “You left.” They were the first words that left her lips when she finally mustered the courage to speak. Alpha Damon understood clearly what she meant to be that, he had woken up and left the bed, mostly out of guilt, but he was not going to tell her that, of course.“I had to attend to a few things, you looked spent, so I would rather not wake you up.” It was the first excuse he could think of, so he blurted it out, hoping he sound
Princess observed him where she sat across the table from him, he seemed quite uninterested in the food and avoided her gaze at all costs.She had questions, lots of them to ask, why had he left the bed like that? Just disappeared. Why was he avoiding her gaze? Did he not want to talk about it? Was he still obsessed with Ava after all that happened between them? Plenty of questions to ask, but she did not know where to start, so she sat quietly and ate, feeding her starving stomach while she contemplated what to do next. Her gaze lingered on him every few minutes, she could not help it. Wishing and waiting for the perfect moment to speak.Giving herself a little ‘fuck it’ pep talk in her head, Princess took a gulp of water, inhaled, exhaled, and blurted her very first question, one of out of the many in her mind.“You left” she cringed at her voice, and the fact that that came out as a statement instead of a question. A frown creased his perfect eyebrows, and he seemed to think fo
Ava retched as she threw up all the contents of her stomach into the toilet bowl. This has become a normal phenomenon for the past few days. While it was tiring and gut-wrenching, she knew it was part of this journey to becoming a mother.Resting on her knees, she tied her hair back and sat for a few minutes to make sure she had everything out. The past few weeks had been a hectic one for her, with the morning sickness coming in full force and not responding to the medications she was given, having to deal with the slight discomforts that came with it. She had a little bump now, barely noticeable, but she could see it. She had developed the habit of absentmindedly rubbing it, and sometimes she even caught herself talking to it.Just three months far along, and Ava could feel a strong connection with her child, she hoped it would turn out to be a boy. She had always wanted to know what it would feel like to raise a strong and fearless boy child.Getting up off the floor after sitt
Princess watched in anger as he stormed out of the house for the millionth time. It had been two weeks already, and she had not had another chance to show him the pictures.She blamed it widely on the attack on the barn but still, he seemed to be too invested in these things it became so annoying.Alpha Damon most likely had forgotten about their conversation since he never came to “continue” where they had stopped, or rather where they had been so rudely interrupted.She had barely even seen him around the house since the incident, being in one meeting or the other, trying to sort out one problem or the other.And he had pushed her a little farther away than she had expected, it was part of his bad habits, to push people away when he was trying to sort an issue or find a solution to an issue.She had accepted it, it was him. It was how he dealt with things, but he had gone extra this time. Consciously stayed out of his way and gave him as much space as she thought he might need.But
Alpha Jude heard a car drive in, Ava would not be back from work this early, so that could only mean one thing. He had a visitor and one he was not expecting as well.Curious as to who it was, alpha Jude left his desk and trudged to the window, he could see the entire front yard from the window so he had a clear view of the white SUV that was parked in his driveway.He waited patiently for whoever it was to alight, and a surprised look spread on his face when he saw who it was.Bold of her to come here, he thought as she walked towards the house, she looked professional, more professional than he had ever seen her look, and she had the sternest expression on her face. Anything to command some extra respect and power, he thought as he watched her sashay into the house. With a sigh, alpha Jude walked back to his desk, mentally preparing himself for the exhaustion that came with talking to her.He was still angry, furious at her for making his hard work go to waste because she could no
Sighing as he walked into the house, Alpha Damon flung his jacket on the couch and watched a maid scramble to get it, taking his tie off carelessly and giving it the same fate as his jacket.Not only was he just physically exhausted, he was mentally so too. The aroma of deliciousness filled his nostrils, making his mouth water. Maybe having a meal before he freshened up was not so much of a bad idea, he thought as he walked towards the dining table.Princess was already seated with her back to him, she muttered a welcome, and he replied with a thank you as he walked to his usual spot.The table was silent as they both focused on feeding their selves. He was grateful that Princess's usual bubbly and talkative self was quiet today because all he wanted was to eat and have a good night of rest.He could feel her eyes on him, but he ignored them, staring back at her would only provoke questions, questions that she probably would not give him any answers to. “We never finished our conver