Chapter 28: TWENTY-EIGHT
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Lucas had a dark past? “What happened to him?” she couldn’t help but ask.
“I don’t know, he tells very few people about himself, only those who were there to witness it know.
And the only such person that knows is the caretaker, but she respects the master so much, I’m sure
she wouldn’t tell anyone…”
“What are the two of you doing here?”
The loud dominant voice echoed reaching where the both of them sat, making them almost jump.
They turned and saw him standing right there in his robe, Ava didn’t miss the look on his face, the
familiar look he carried, the same look of jealousy he had when he saw her that day with Ethan, that
possessive look that showed he didn’t like her to do so much as sit within two feet of another man.
Lucas turned his face from her, giving Cian a cold stare.
“You were supposed to apany Nani to the fields today, why are you sitting there talking to
her?”
Cian stood up, giving a bow before speaking.
“I apanied the caretaker yesterday master; and she doesn’t have any field gathering to do
again today.”
“You haven’t answered my question yet, Cian.”
“I’m sorry master, thedy wanted to know about our pack’s history and the dawners, I felt it only
right to spare some time to grant her wish.”
Lucas passed the look onto Ava who just stared between the two men. She was having such a
good time before he appeared scaring the hell out of everyone. Why did he always have to ruin things?
They hadn’t done anything wrong, in fact it was only right that she should know more about her
new home; but he didn’t know why seeing her all giggly and happy with someone else didn’t make him
one bitfortable, in fact it made him mad. He had been watching them for a while from the window
of his chambers, and when he couldn’t take it anymore, he had marched straight down here. She
shouldn’t be conversing with his beta and distracting him when he could be elsewhere attending to
other matters that needed seeing to.
“Go and look for something else to do,” he ordered Cian.
Cian bowed again and left, and then Lucas turned back to Ava.
“To my chambers, now.”
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Ava followed him out of the garden, back inside and through the halls that leads to Lucas’s
chambers. They entered the quarters and he let her into the bedroom first before entering and closing
the door behind her. She bowed her head slightly as he turned to face her. Ava was now being
obedient like she’d promised on the day of the soaping punishment.
“What Cian said about you wanting to know about us, is it true?”
“Yes.”
“I appreciate that a lot, but when next you want to ask anything at all, youe to me to ask. Cian
didn’t bring you here; I did. Cian doesn’t own you; I do. Is that clear?”
Slightly tipping her head, “yes master.”
Silence stretched between the both of them, Ava didn’t know why he’d called her here, nor why he
appeared disturbed that she was just in nothing more than a simple conversation with his beta. He
continued.
“The other day, before I found out about your infidelity… I was about to make an agreement with
you. I know I cannot keep you here forever against your will but…”
Why was he struggling with his words? And why was she so desperate to hear the next thing that
woulde out of his mouth?
“But I would like you to stay a bit longer, just for a little while; if you will agree. I found out I no
longer have any use for you since your betrayal, it’s only fair that I let you return home so you can
proceed with your joining ceremony, I won’te after you nor challenge your mate after you do. You
are free to leave at any time, but if you would stay for just a little while, I would like that.”
This man was confusing her so much, he said he has no use for her yet he’s asking her to stay for
some time. What exactly did he want? Well, she didn’t care whatever he wanted. The only thing she
cared about was the fact that he’d just allowed her to be released, and she very much ignored the part
about him asking her to stay, of course she wasn’t nning on doing that. Why would she want to
spend another second here if she’d already been given permission to leave?
He looked at her face and observed her bodynguage. Of course, she wasn’t going to stay at her
own will, he was a fool to think she would. At least now he wouldn’t live with the guilt of having had to
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force or abduct anybody to do anything for him. In that case, he would try to work things out with Kiara.
The dawners were free people living under a good reign and the alpha of their choice, he’d given them
all he could. Every single person here joined this pack at their own will withoutpulsion for any
reason. He’d thought about it and wanted the same thing for Ava; maybe she’d agree. He must have
been stupid to think that she would agree to stay.
“When do you n on leaving? He simply asked her.
“Right now.”
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The answer made his heart ache ten times even more. Thisdy he was strongly attracted to; this
woman he couldn’t get enough of; this woman whose hurt caused him so much insanity he couldn’t
think straight anymore. Now, she was more than happy to leave him again and she didn’t even blink an
eye doing it. Why did one woman cause him so much hurt?
This was the time to be a strong alpha and not a weakling.
‘Man up!’ His wolf cautioned him.
Erasmus was right. He might want fulfillment, he might want happiness, he might want to be with
his mate, he might want all the good things the mate bond has to offer; but he didn’t want it all to be
from someone who didn’t want him in return. If she truly wishes to leave, then the best thing to do was
let her go.