Chapter 5

Avery 's POV

I rushed out of Alpha Devon's room with my face burning. I had this weird flip in my stomach and I remembered having it the time I was excited that Lucien was my mate. 

I didn't know what Alpha Devon meant that I could be more than what I am now but it made me curious about what he actually meant by that. 

I walked out of the hallway leading to his room and met Lucien sitting in the main hall with Stella in his arms as they chuckled while watching the TV.

I quietly tried to sneak away but Stella saw me. "Oohh, she is finally out. Now feeling like she is someone special because an Alpha took notice of her." Stella stood up and Lucien threw me a dirty glance from where he sat.

"No I am not…" 

"Don't you dare talk while I'm talking." Stella thundered as her hand landed on my face again. "I have the power to destroy you in an instant."

"Why are you doing this to me?" I asked with tears forming in my eyes and she threw her head back in laughter as she looked down at Lucien.

"She is asking me why I am doing this to her. She is questioning my authority in the house." Stella laughed like a maniac and grabbed the large jug filled with juice and smashed it at my feet like a maniac. "Why am I doing this to you? You witch, you manipulated my father and he loved you even more than he loves me. And now that he has no power to take you from the hands of Lucien because he isn't as powerful, and I will make your life miserable."

"That's okay Stella." Lucien grabbed her arms gently and sat her beside him before looking up at me disgustedly. "Clean up the mess you made and get out of my sight."

I rushed to the cleaning supply room and I burst into tears there. No matter what I do, no matter how hard I try to avoid all this drama and danger, it always finds me. 

Why can't I be just a normal wolf for once, not seen as a rogue or an outcast. I wiped my tears as I walked back towards the main hall with my stomach rumbling. 

Stella had threatened anyone who dares to give me food with their job and no one would want to lose their job for a good for nothing rogue who was of no good use to them. 

I bent to start wiping the juice and the glass with the duo laughing and making out which angered me but I could do nothing. He already broke our mate bond so I don't see why I should be jealous. 

I knew that breaking our mate's bond had very bad consequences and like me who just got her weak wolf and got rejected some few hours later, my wolf hadn't spoken to me no matter how hard I tried. I felt even weaker and not eating anything since morning made matters worse for me. 

As I continued to clean the mess Stella made for me to clean, I heard Lucien's voice. "Oohh, Alpha Devon, is there anything I can help you with?"

"Oohh yes there is. I will be leaving your pack with a package." And I heard Alpha Devon's voice, and the butterflies rose in my tummy again. 

"And what is that Alpha?" Lucien asked as he stood up, and I stood from my kneeling position to dispose of the glass in the bin I had brought when I suddenly dropped it at the next word I heard. 

"Avery ." Alpha Devon said, and I looked up at him in confusion but his gaze didn't leave Lucien and he looked dead serious. 

"And why is that Alpha Devon?" Lucien asked. "No, what do you mean by that?"

"I told you part I am here to find the woman that is mine. And I have found her, and she is the young lady you are torturing like she isn't just like you." Alpha Devon said as he folded his arms across his chest and Lucien scoffed. 

"What do you know about treating people in your own pack? You are barely even an alpha." Lucien said mockingly and Alpha Devon's expression remained cold. 

"I am an alpha, you are an Alpha's son. There is a huge difference between us, Lucien." Alpha Devon said as he finally looked down at me, who was seriously unsure if I was the Avery  they were arguing over or if there was another Avery  in the room.

"I want her and my wolf approves of it and I don't think she has a problem with that." Alpha Devon said, still looking at me before he looked back up at Lucien. 

"But I have a problem with that. She is a member of the Silverwood pack and I have a say on whether she leaves the pack or not." Lucien said and I was taken aback by his possessiveness. He just rejected me last night and now he is acting like he cares. 

I wouldn't mind leaving with Alpha Devon or running away from this place if I had the chance to. 

"A member that you all look down on. Even the least person in this pack, you can tell them to humiliate her and she is still powerless. And if it is the member stuff, one of my ladies in the pack can come over to fill up her space. I am sure they would love the new scenery rather than the dungeon." Alpha Devon said with his arms folded across his arms.  "I want her and I get what I want, whether you like it or not."

"But I forbid you to have her." Lucien said and Alpha Devon scoffed. 

"Who are you? My father?"

"What is going on here?" A middle aged voice called and we all turned our attention towards the door to see the last person we were all expecting standing there.