Chapter 50
She paced in front of his office, rubbing her hands together as she practised what she would say when
she saw him. It had taken a long time for her to convince herself to even go look for him and now that
she was here, she was very hesitant about going in. At moments like these, she wished her
rtionship with Xander was normal like the others. If they both had been born somewhere else, in
another time, maybe they''d have escaped having this turbulent rtionship.
Ava took a final deep breath before raising her hand to knock on the door. It came as a surprise to her
when the smooth wooden surface of the oak door was suddenly reced by a face. The face of the
man that had her insides in ruins.
"You''ve been pacing for almost an hour. I thought you''d never knock." he said to her, opening the door
wider as she lowered her hand to her side "Are you okay?"
"Yes." she responded lowly, her voice cracking. She cleared her throat before speaking again "I needed
to talk to you about something. Are you busy?"
Ava wasn''t so scatterbrained at the moment that she didn''t sense Cole''s presence as well as Sterling''s
behind the door. They didn''t surprise her. The one that did was the scent of the woman that hated her
more than anything. As he stood back to let here in, her eyes zeroed in on the woman sitting
cross-legged on one of the sofas. She rose and bowed mockingly, before directing a wicked grin Ava''s
way. Ava heard Xander close the door behind her before he moved to take a seat right across from
where Peyton was.
"Good morning Luna Ava. It''s quite a surprise seeing you here. I was just telling Alpha Xander to
extend my greetings." her tone of voice was high and filled with enthusiasm. So much that it made Ava
want to throw up on her shoes
"Peyton." Ava replied simply, not really having the strength nor the patience to deal with her so early
"Good morning."
"You look absolutely beautiful this morning. Is that a new shampoo I smell? Your hair looks gorgeous."
Peyton came forward, her hips moving sensuously and raised her hand, but Ava shifted back, totally
not wanting her hands on her
''Touch me and you die.'' Keira''s voice rang loudly through her head, unexpectedly and with so much
promise, it would take a miracle not to let her have her go at the woman''s face
"Peyton." she began, "I''m not under the impression that you like me very much. Neither am I under the
impression that you being nice to me isn''t a ploy for you to get closer with the man you''re so obsessed
with." Her face showed that she was obviously taken aback and her eyes quickly scanned around the
room before settling back on Ava''s face
"Let us, by all means, cut the bullshit. You hate me. This pretence isn''t necessary so I would really
appreciate it if you would excuse me and these gentlemen for the time being. I have something urgent
to discuss." The finality in her tone left Ava''s temple throbbing. Her body felt warmer now.
She had to take time to calm down, but if Peyton kept throwing her fake love in her face, she wouldn''t
be able to stop what would happen. She wouldn''t even try to. Not today.
"Um, I guess I''ll let myself out." Peyton said, her voice low and her cheeks bright pink. She turned to
bow and excuse herself but when her eyes met Ava''s again, they burned with scorn "Have a good day
Luna Ava."
Peyton walked past her and Ava didn''t bother to turn back, even when the door was shut a little louder
than usual. Her eyes closed for a moment and she took a deep breath.
''Keira?'' she called out softly
''Yes, honey. I''m here. I know. We''ll talk when you''re out of here.'' she responded. Ava smiled slightly
and opened her eyes. She was grateful to her wolf for always being the one who would understand
when others would not
Xander stayed rxed on the chair, leaning back and staring like he was waiting for her. Cole was with
a stupid grin on his face while Sterling was looking through some papers in his hands.
"Good morning." she said, moving to take a seat next to Sterling
"Good morning Luna." Sterling said, looking up and offering her a small smile
"Good morning Power Puff! That was some show. Top-tier early morning entertainment." Cole said,
chuckling
"It''s not my fault you guys don''t know how to put a leash on some of your pack members."
"Ohhhh, burn!" Cole''s loudughter filled the room and her lips tugged upwards
"How is your family doing?" I asked Sterling
"Very good. Jamie can''t wait for when next you''de around. He''s piled up a lot of stuff to show to
you." Sterling said, obviously happy to talk about it "Alvin asks about you too. You''re basically a part of
the family now."
"I''m ttered." And she was. There was no greater joy than knowing they liked her for who she was and
that she didn''t have to hold back on behaving as she wanted with them. It was probably a good thing
that Sterling also now had a soft spot for her.
Her eyes finally settled on Xander again. He stared back at her patiently, his chin cradled in his palm.
His face didn''t have any ounce of emotion but his eyes were shining so brightly today. She couldn''t
think of any time when she had seen them so alive. Then again, now that she thought about it, it was
probably only when he was looking at her.
"So, what did you want to talk about?" he asked slowly, not bothering to shift from his position "Do you
need them to leave?"
"Well..." she started, "It''s about Marcus. I think they should stay since they''d get to find out anyway and
it has to involve everyone."
"The man that got into the pack undetected yesterday?" Cole asked
"Yes. Well, how do I put this?" she thought of how to exin that wouldn''t sound outrageous or
strange. Although, her existence was already outrageous and strange so would they really be surprised
if she told them some of the things she already knew "Before I came into this pack as a child, I used to
live in a foster home with my brother."
Why did it feel like she was about to pour out her whole sob story to these three men? Well, it didn''t
really matter. Ava began to tell them of how she had grown up with her brother, how they had gotten
separated and how he had spent his time during the time they were apart. She chose to leave out that
he wasn''t normal and had powerspletely different from hers. These details, she felt, would have to
contemtion on their faces.
"So basically, I think it would be of the interest to listen to what he was to say. He has more knowledge
of these guys than anyone else. It''s the only link we have right now and I want you to speak with him."
She gave Xander a pointed look and was taken aback slightly when he seemed to roll his eyes
"I don''t like him." Xander said, straight to the point
"Why?" she was exasperated "What reason could you possibly have? If it''s about him getting into the
pack, then you have to understand he did it because of me. There was no other reason. So, if you want
to punish anyone, it''s me."
"No need Power Puff. Xandie just has his panties in a twist because now he has to share your attention
with even more people." Cole provided, smirking Xander''s way.
From Xander''sck of response and the re he directed Cole''s way, she was convinced that was it.
How childish.
"Stop letting your personal feelings block yourmon sense." she said and when his eyes met hers,
she berated herself. Here she was saying this, but didn''t she allow her feelings to ovee her
"I''m not too fond of conversing with a man like that Luna Ava, but given that you trust him and you''re
vouching for him, I will say let''s give him an inch. If he tries to overstep his boundaries, my warriors and
I will be ready to end him." Sterling said.
She wasn''t surprised by the seriousness of his words or his face. A side of her wanted to remind him
that it was his same warriors that had been unable to catch him before but she kept silent. She was the
Belonging to N?velDrama.Org.
one asking here. This was not the time to be smug.
"Cole?" she asked
"I''m down." he responded, "I''ve been itching to catch these guys more than anything."
"We will." she said and faced Xander again "Well?"
"What do I gain if I do this?" Xander asked
"What do you mean? For one, you''d be saving much more people and-"
"No." he sat straighter and crossed his arms against his chest, the movement momentarily distracting
her "I decided to speak to him before you even finished. I''m asking, after everything, what do I gain
from letting him stay here, with you? What do I gain from trusting him fully to the point of integrating him
into this pack, when I barely know him?"
Ava knew where this was heading. Of all the most childish, proud, annoying...
"Are you ckmailing me?"
"No mate. I''m simply asking you a question."
Were they really doing this? In front of Cole and Sterling? She wanted to die from embarrassment.
"My word should be enough for you." Her teeth grit together as she struggled to contain her annoyance
"It is, but I still want something more."
"Do you have to be such an asshole?"
"Yes."
Ava wished her re was enough to bury him 20 feet under the ground. So far deep anyone that
searched would never find him.
"What do you want?" she asked
"Dinner. Tomorrow night. With me."
Biting her tongue, she swallowed the urge to raise hell and tried to calm down. The tension was thick in
the air. The other two probably felt it.
"Fine." she answered
"Wonderful." a small smile lit up his face as he tilted his head to the side "You promise?"
"I promise."
He nodded and stood up. "I''ll hold you to that. Excuse me for a moment." She watched his smug
expression and steam still came out of her ears even after he was gone. There was possibly nothing in
this world that could piss her off the way he did.
"Luna Ava." She turned to Sterling and tried her best to smile "I''m not sure if I should tell you this, but
he was never nning to kick your brother out. He decided to let him stay before you even came to
ask, even without us knowing he was your brother."
"What?" she asked,pletely dumbfounded
Cole chuckled before chiming in "Have fun on your date."
Alexander Harrison...
He was indeed the devil.