For the past couple of weeks, Ryder had completely ignored Ava. It was as if to him, she did not exist.As Ava washed the dishes that morning after breakfast, she pondered what had brought about this character change. She didn't know why but she missed his scalding remarks and glares. Now that the only thing she got was his indifference, she felt uncomfortable.Or should she stir up trouble so that he would pay attention to her? She thought to herself.But what could she do that would be sufficient enough to get his attention. She thought long and hard until she got a brilliant idea or so she thought.She finished washing the dishes and arranged them. She dried her hands and went to implement her great plan.Some few minutes later, Ava was outside taking a walk. This was against the rules. Ryder had warned her strictly not to come out on her own.As Ava walked, she looked around. The few times she had come out, she hadn't been privileged to look around.Now she had all the time and le
Ryder carried Ava home. Helena, Vivian and Jayden who had joined them were shocked to see Ryder bring her home bruised."What happened to her?" Helena asked."a group of four girls claimed that she insulted them and they beat her up in retaliation" Ryder replied as he carried her to the room.Helena brought her bag of medical supplies to the room. Ryder gently lay her on the bed."Damn! They bruised her up badly" Jayden said."will she be okay?" Vivian asked worriedly as she stroked Ava's hair."she will be fine sweetie" Helena assured her.Ryder left them so he could change his shirt which was stained with blood."thank the goddess that Ryder found her on time" Helena said."Don't you guys think it's strange?" Jayden asked.Helena looked at him, "what is strange?""anytime Ava is in trouble, Ryder is always the first to sense it and save her" Jayden answered."what's strange about it? It is just a coincidence" Helena said."is it really a coincidence? The last time, he was hosting a
Ryder stood up and leaned closer to Ava on the bed."Do you think any of this is a joke?"Ava was a bit scared now, she had never seen Ryder this angry before."I don't think it's a joke" she managed to say."Do you have any idea how scared I was when I didn't see you or how worried I was when I felt your pain?"Ava kept quiet and didn't say a thing because she honestly didn't know what to say. Ryder was worried about her? Why was he worried about her? Didn't he hate her?"please don't get into trouble again, do you hear me?" Ryder pleaded in a whisper. She nodded in response. "I want to hear you say it""Yes, I hear you" she answered."Now lie down and get some rest" he told her as he helped her lie comfortably in the bed. "Ryder?" Ava called his attention. "Yes""those girls you took down their names, one of them, her name is Hannah didn't join them in beating me. She even tried to dissuade them. Don't punish her along with the rest""I have heard you. Now rest."Ava nodded and r
The atmosphere in the pack was full of excitement. The only thing anybody could talk about was 'the hunt''The hunt' was a yearly event held in the pack. All the pack members shifted to their original wolf form. They then hunted for wild animals which they ate raw.'The hunt' was usually held at night when there was a full moon. Hunting under the night sky with the moon shining down on them was a great thrill which the wolves enjoyed a lot."I love 'the hunt' so much" Vivian said happily.Ava looked at her curiously. "why? Are children allowed to join the hunt?" she asked."of course not, children aren't allowed to join the hunt" Vivian said."So why are you excited about the hunt?" Ava asked in confusion."the kids go to the forest and pretend they are adults and hunt, Ryder places toys and goodies on hidden areas for them to find." Helena explained."that is so nice of him" Ava said."Hmmm! It also keeps the kids busy during the hunt.".Helena replied."What did the kids do during th
Ava tried to keep herself busy, she watched movies. When she was tired of that, she decided to read some books.She went to the library to get a book. When she got there, she picked a book of fairy tales that looked interesting and was about to leave when she tripped and fell down with the book. She bent down to pick up the book when she spotted something dusty underneath the bookshelf. She pulled it out, to her surprise it was a photo album.She took the album out and used a rag to clean the surface, why would the album be underneath the shelf and be so dusty? She thought to herself.Ava examined it, it looked like it hadn't been open in a long time. She shrugged and opened it to look at it.The first picture she saw was of a young man and woman, if not for the fact that it was an old picture and the clothes they wore was old fashioned. She would have thought it was Ryder and another woman. The resemblance between Ryder and the man was much.This man must be Ryder's father, Ava thoug
Ryder got to the forest, he went to where Vivian had told them the attack was. He saw Ava on the floor, bleeding and unconscious. The dead bodies of the rogues lay on the ground beside her."Ava!" he bent down close to her and checked her pulse, she was still alive but her pulse was weak, he picked her up in his arms and carried her home.Jayden and the other wolves searched around the forest if there were any more rogues hiding in the bushes.Helena was waiting at home with the medical supplies when Ryder brought Ava home.Helena cleaned her injuries and gave her medicines.Ryder left her to meet with Jayden."Did you see anything?" he asked Jayden."Nothing Ryder, there were no other rogues.""How did they get past the magic wards?" Ryder asked."They had help from a witch." Jayden said."But why would a witch help the rogues, the witches are our allies." one of the pack member asked."Yes the witches are our allies but Evena told me that some witches have been leaving the coven to
Jayden lay on the ground waiting for his death.From nowhere a huge stick flew over his head and hit the wolf squarely in its eyes. The wolf howled in pain.Jayden looked at the wolf confused about what had just happened. He felt someone pick him up and carry him in his arms and run away.Jayden looked at the person carrying him, the person was dressed in black and wore a black mask.The person stopped in front of a shed, Jayden looked at the shed, it was Lavender's shed.Jayden was put down, the person opened the door and pulled Jayden inside before entering inside and bolting the door.He helped Jayden sit on the bed before pulling off his mask, Jayden gasped. It was him, it was Lavender.Jayden hadn't seen him in a long time and he had looked forward to seeing him again. He looked more handsome and his green eyes were still as vibrant as ever."Hey Lavender." Jayden said.Lavender glared at him in response, "For the beta of a pack, you can be really dumb.""Well, hello to you too."
"Go meet Helena, so she can treat your leg." Ryder ordered Jayden as soon as they got inside.One look at Ryder's face, Jayden knew better than to protest, he hobbled on his one good leg to meet Helena. "Evena, you can sleep in my room tonight. I don't think there are any spare rooms." Ryder told Evena. "Sure, good night." Evena left immediately. He had no desire to be in between Ryder and Lavender at this moment. It was just Ryder and Lavender left. "Your room is probably dusty, you will sleep with Evena tonight in my room and clean your room tomorrow." Ryder told him. "But I...."A glare from Ryder silenced him immediately. "Yes Alpha." he said resentfully and went upstairs to Ryder's room. Ryder sighed and collapsed on the sofa, tonight had been one hectic night. First, he had to lead the hunt then Ava had gotten attacked. He had brought out the shadow wolves and had to call them back because it turned out his long lost brother was hiding out in the forest. Ryder closed his