All Chapters of Mated To My Master's Beta: Chapter 61 - Chapter 70

Ava’s POV I honestly didn’t know what punishment awaited me, but I’d made up my mind. I would survive. Not because I believed there was a happy ending for me here...no, that fantasy had died a long time ago. But because dying now would be meaningless. It'd be a waste. If I was going to go, it would be on my own terms. My death wouldn’t shift the balance of power in this place. It wouldn’t even be remembered. I’d be another nameless slave in a long line of nameless slaves. But if I stayed alive…maybe, just maybe, I could claw my way out one day. The sound of heavy boots on the floor cut through my thoughts. Two of Alpha Darien’s guards entered the kitchen without knocking, but instead of speaking, they crossed the distance, grabbed me under the arms, and hauled me to my feet. My heart thudded against my ribs. They were taking me. “Where are you taking her?” Karen’s voice snapped. I turned my head to see she was already moving toward us, her body blocking the path to the door. The

Ava's POV The splash of water struck my face so suddenly that my whole body flinched. My eyes snapped open instinctively, but the sudden sting made me squeeze them shut again.For a moment, my brain couldn’t process what had just happened, it was like being yanked out of darkness into a blinding, burning light. My lashes felt heavy, clinging together as droplets ran down my cheeks and jaw. I tried to lick at the drops that reached my lips, desperate for even the smallest relief to the dryness scraping at my throat. My lips were cracked, my tongue rough against them. I didn’t care that the water tasted strange, as if it had been scooped from the bottom of a bucket that hadn’t been cleaned in months.God, I was so thirsty and all it cared about was the way my throat burned and begged for something, anything, to soothe it. “That’s dirty water,” a voice muttered nearby. “Poor girl,” another voice murmured. “What do you think you are doing? You are pitying her?” The sudden growl cam

Thorne's POV "You really need to control yourself, Thorne." Nathan said, his hand gripping my shoulder firmly. But his grip only fueled my wolf’s rage. I growled, the sound ripping from my chest before I could stop it, and shoved him off me. The force sent him flying across the room, his back crashing into the couch with a loud thud. My chest rose and fell harshly, claws half-shifting at my fingertips. "How dare he?" I growled, my voice shaking as anger boiled through me. My wolf wanted blood—Darien’s blood. Nathan groaned from the couch but sat up quickly, his gaze locking onto mine. "You know you'll never win against him like this, right? You know your anger is useless right now...except you wanna get yourself and your family killed. So, fucking control yourself, Thorne." His words sank in, my wolf clawed at the inside of me, but slowly, painfully, I forced it back down. My breathing steadied little by little. I glanced around at the mess I had caused. Shattered porcelain

Ava's POV Nothing. Absolutely nothing could describe what I was feeling right now. My whole body was buzzing as his lips captured mine again, my nipple in between his fingers, even though they were clothes covering it. It makes me feel like I was drowning in him. My heart thudded so fast against my ribs I thought it might break free. Then, he rubbed his thumb on my nipple and the pressure of his thumb made heat shoot through me, and before I could stop myself, a moan slipped past my lips. I froze, embarrassed by the sound, but his lips didn’t falter. If anything, the way he deepened the kiss made me feel like he wanted it—wanted me. His other hand slid down my back, unzipping my gown with a slowness that made my heart pound harder. His warmth trailed over my bare skin as he eased the fabric from my shoulders, his lips never leaving mine. His tongue moved with mine, teasing, claiming, until I felt like I couldn’t breathe without him. When his lips finally left mine, my lips felt s

Ava's POV A sharp, biting pain tore through my back and I jerked awake with a gasp, my hands clutching the blanket as I pushed myself up in a hurry. My heart hammered inside my chest like it wanted to break free. The room was drowned in darkness except for the weak flicker of the little candle on the shelf. My breathing came out shaky. What’s happening? Why am I feeling this pain again? This wasn’t the normal ache I usually endured whenever Alpha Darien went out. No, this one was different. Too sharp.It reminded me of the searing pain when Darien forced that blood bond and stitched it into me. But now…it felt stranger. It was as if something inside me was pulling tight, sewing itself together.“Ah…fuck…” I hissed, clutching my back as another sharp sting shot through me. Tears pricked the corners of my eyes before spilling down my cheeks.“Are you okay, Ava?” Thorne’s deep voice pulled me out of the spiral of pain. I turned my head slowly, realizing with a jolt that he was still he