Semua Bab Reborn for vengeance: From ashes to Luna : Bab 71 - Bab 80

RYDER'S POVThe realization hit me hard, leaving me speechless. “Since when?” I asked myself as I raised my eyes to look at her. “When did I start falling for her? And how deep have I fallen?”All I know is that she has changed, and when I look at this strong, resilient, and careless Adira, I cannot help but get drawn to her.“Maybe it was getting rejected that taught you to cherish what you have,” my wolf muttered in my head.“Maybe…” I agreed.“Are you going to say something, or will you keep opening and closing your mouth like a fish out of water?”I snapped out of my mind and noticed she was now standing akimbo. I swallowed hard, unable to speak the truth aloud just yet. She would not believe anything I said anyway, so I might as well just show her instead. Actions, they say, are louder than words. So I moved toward her, and she moved backwards, away from me.I smirked and took the spot where she was previously standing. I started cutting the onion with the knife I had taken from

ADIRA'S POV“Good afternoon Mrs Athena,” I greeted as soon as I entered the kitchen.“Lady Adira.” She immediately stood up. She wiped her hand on her apron and walked over to where I stood. “Do you need anything?” she asked, inclining her head a bit.“Yes. I need some pastries to share with the nursery workers,” I replied.“Ohh, we ran out of pastries yesterday, but I plan to bake another batch today. I will just get started on it now since you need it.” She hurried off.“Okay, I will help you then.” I rolled up my sleeves.I could easily assist her so we could finish on time. I used to bake at home, so this was going to be easy.She turned to me with panic in her eyes. “Lady Adira, you can't do that,” she said politely, but sharply.“Why?” I looked around. “It seems every other person is on break, and you are the one available to do this, so it's okay. I will help you out, especially as I gave you the work.”“Lady Adira, you can't be here.” The kitchen head spoke with unease, her vo

ADIRA'S POVAs I walked out of the house, Ryder was waiting by the door. He extended his arm, bending it slightly at the elbow, inviting me to take it.He smiled as I slipped my hand through. “Let's go,” he whispered.Before us was a flowery path laid out for this occasion. I would be lying if I said it was not beautiful. We walked down, and as we cut the corner, the flowery path continued, but this time on both sides of the pathway stood pack members. Many had big smiles on their faces, but a few had deep scowls, their irritation clear on their faces. They did not want to be here, but they had no other option.As we got to the middle of the pathway, the sacred stone stood some distance away, and beside it stood the ancient mystic lady.I had only ever heard of her but never seen her. Every pack has one, and their destiny is determined even before birth. They are born blind but can see better than those with two eyes, blessed with powers from the Moon Goddess that connect them to the

ADIRA'S POVWe sat in the room discussing random things while Lumina watched her cartoon.“It was Mrs Willow and Claudia, right?” Rose suddenly asked.“What do you mean? What are you talking about?” Lyra asked, looking between Rose and me.“While I was preparing Luna Adira for today's ceremony, Mrs Willow came and tried to cause some issues. After she left, I saw her whispering something to Claudia. We suspected that they were planning something.” Rose said.“So you suspect they did what made Luna Adira remove her clothes?” Lyra immediately connected the dots.“I think they did. I saw Mrs Willow smirking at me, and she looked to be boiling with anger when Ryder removed his clothes first before me.” I replied.Lyra and Rose burst into laughter. “That was really such spectacule. How did you do that? How did you convince him to do it?” Lyra asked.I chuckled. “I didn't need to convince him. I only told him that I needed to remove my clothes to find what was inside and I would be embarras

ADIRA'S POVI looked at her with hunger in my eyes. I so badly wanted her to love me again. My face was inches away from hers, and the urge to take her lip in mine was stronger than ever. But the more I looked at her, the more I realized that I did not deserve her love. The look in her eyes was not of love or desire; it was hate.The look in her eyes forced my mind to flash back to what made me leave the party and come home.***I sat alone at the edge of the forest drinking. My mind felt heavy, and alcohol felt like the only escape. Adira had taken Lumina back to the house, so I did not need to worry about her anymore.I sighed for the umpteenth time and took a gulp of the alcohol.Behind me I heard footsteps approaching. My wolf immediately became tense but relaxed after he got a whiff of the person’s scent.“Are you okay?” Jackson came and sat beside me.I said nothing and continued drinking, hoping to drown the anger and frustration I felt. Jackson did not ask any more questions. H