Chapter 72: SEVENTY-TWO


    Hurt


    Avaid there in that position, letting the tears run freely. Why had she said those words to him?


    And since when did it be a Luna’s duty to protect her alpha? She just said anything that came to


    her mind at that point, most of which didn’t make sense. She’d even lied that she was in love with Ray,


    when she knew the person her heart really beats for. But she didn’t choose any of this… she didn’t


    choose Lucas to be her mate, she didn’t choose to fall in love with him.


    ‘You didn’t choose Ray to be your betrothed either.’


    ‘Not now La, please not now.’


    The sobs continued, she said terrible things to him he didn’t deserve at all, she asked herself the


    reason for saying those words, maybe its because her she didn’t want to ept the fact that she was


    in love with the man who abducted her, the man who wanted to change the course of her destiny she’d


    prepared her whole life for, she knew she couldn’t be Ray’s Luna anymore, but she ought to pay her


    she’s stayed here for too long.


    She got up from the study and headed towards the direction to her room, the room she hasn’t slept


    in a long time, all because the warm feel of Lucas’s bed wees her more. She didn’t know why she


    came here, none of what was here belonged to her; the clothes, the fancy jewelry and essories, the


    gifts, all came from Lucas, and she didn’t want to take anything back with her that reminded her of him.


    The only thing she carried on her neck was the moon ne he gave her, maybe she would just hold


    on to that one for his sake.


    She stripped off her clothes and changed into her wolf form, running as fast as she could out of her


    room, through the passages and out the back, towards the bushes that leads to the drawl forest, yes,


    she chose to take the short cut, letting her mind travel as La took her back home.


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    Nani hummed a sad old wolf folksong as she took alpha Lucas’s breakfast to his bedroom, news


    always spread fast in the packhouse as those who’d overheard the argument wasted no time in


    spreading the news, everyone now knew that Ava was gone with no news of if she’sing back or


    not. It was sad to see their heartbroken faces at breakfast today, she didn’t even say goodbye. She and


    the other servants had thrown away a lot of food today, the pack members, especially the ones close to


    Ava didn’t so much as touch their food, even Meeka couldn’t help the situation this time around.


    The atmosphere was gloomy, even worse than the way it was before Ava came into their lives and


    as everyone expected, the alpha didn’t join them for breakfast this morning, he’d ordered that he


    shouldn’t be disturbed for days toe by anyone, and he shouldn’t be served any meals for now but


    of course, Nani wouldn’t hear of him starving himself to death, she is the pack’s care taker after all.


    She reached the front of his chambers with the tray in her hands, the doors were guarded by two


    wolf guards who stopped her.


    “The alpha has ordered that he’d be not disturbed Nani. We’re sorry.”


    “I know, but please, just let me see him, just once.”


    The guards looked at each other, as if asking the other what to do. Everyone in the dawn


    packhouse had a soft spot for Nani Rosalyn, and they knew that anyone picking a fit with her would be


    picking a fit with the alpha himself.


    “He’s looked the door from inside,” Kiron stated.


    Nani closed her eyes, no, not again, he’s locked himself alone in there but that’s not the main


    problem; he’s sliding into his dark state, only twice had there been this urrence; during the time he


    lost his parents, and again the time he lost Amelia and Bambi, those were not good times for him at all,


    and now he’s lost Ava, only the goddess knows what he’ll do to himself next.


    “Kiron.”


    “Yes Nani?”


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    “Go downstairs to the vaults in the basement, near where the weapons are assembled, on the


    opposite wall, there are hangings containing every spare key to all rooms in the packhouse. Find the


    one that belongs to the alpha’s chambers and bring it here. I’m waiting.”


    “As you wish, Nani.”


    Kiron hurried off to do as the caretaker had asked while she waited, still holding the tray of food in


    her hand. He then came back a few minutes with the keys dangling in his hands. “Thank the goddess


    he found them,” she muttered.


    He assisted her in opening the doors and then she entered, closing it slowly behind her with her


    leg.


    “Lucas?”


    She looked around, but he was nowhere to be found in the lounge, she went into his inner


    chambers and saw him sitting on the floor, his eyes closed and his head rested at the edge of his bed,


    with an empty bottle of alcohol lying beside him. The alcohol didn’t seem to do any good, didn’t take


    away the hurt, didn’t make him forget, that’s why he didn’t bother to take anymore gulps.


    “Oh no!” Nani gasped; he’s never taken alcohol since… Since Susan.