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Ian made his way to the couches where his parents and the other two people were seated.
“Meet your mom’s life savior, Angela Adle, and her sweet daughter, Ava Adler,” Carolina introduced them to him.
Upon hearing the name “Ava Adler,” Ian was taken aback,
He glanced at Angela, and then his eyes shifted to the girl whose head was down.
‘What is she doing here?‘ he thought.
Angela pulled herself to her feet and extended her hand to him. “Doctor Angela”
“Ian Dawson,” Ian said as he shook hands with her and introduced himself.
“Ava, stand up,” Angela said to Ava in a hushed tone.
Ava got to her feet without looking up. Angela smiled awkwardly. “She is a little shy. Just recently, she turned eighteen. I’m hoping that she will find her mate soon.”
Ava held her mother’s hand and muttered, “Mom.”
Luna Carolina chuckled at Ava’s action.
Alpha Martin smiled at Ava and remarked,
“She is a lovely girl. Otherwise, today’s kids have no shame. They can talk to their parents as openly as if privacy does not exist.”
Ian rolled his eyes. Carolina patted the seat next to her and said,
“Ian, join us.”
“No, Mom. I have some work.”
“Where is Stephen?”
“He is on his way with Gamma Harper.”
“Then sit down with us. You can work after they leave. Your friend will be here, but you will be absent; it does not look good.”
Ian knew his mother would convince him, so he sat next to her.
However, Ava was seated in the opposite position. He could see her quite clearly. She also sat down with her mother.
He checked her over. She looked different today. It was not like she put on makeup. He realized that it was because of her hair. It was always the case that two thick strands of hair covered her facial features. But today she did a high ponytail. Even though she was wearing large glasses, he was able to make out her face.
After the fight that he had with Luke, she did not come into contact with him in the past week. He was off base in his assumption that she would approach him and beg him to give her a change, but he was wrong. It seemed as though she did not care in the least. Her reaction to the rejection was completely unfazed.
Meanwhile,
Ava felt nervous for no apparent reason. She was mad at herself. She should not have come to this house in the first place. She could have made an excuse about being sick.
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In front of her was her ex–hate, who did not let go of any chance of doing her insult after finding out about their matebond. The way he humiliated her, it was unacceptable. He did not just break the bond; he also broke her self-
respect.
Because of him, her wolf had become so weak that she could not even shift.
She could feel his gaze on her. But she tried her best to ignore the devil’s scheming eyes,
After a while, Gamma Harper arrived with his son, Stephen who was lan’s closest friend.
Luna Carolina introduced me to Gamma Harper and Stephen.
Gamma Harper was a middle–aged man. Just like his rank, he appeared to be very strong. In a short time, his son would become the gamma of this pack.
“You two are good friends. So there is no need for me to introduce the two of you,” Luma Carolina said to Angela and Harper.
Ava shifted her attention to her mother, who did not look at her. Ava did not ask for anything and kept listening to
their conversations.
The dining table was set up by maids, and they informed everyone that it was time for dinner.
Everyone sat down together for dinner. Gamma Harper gave Ava a friendly smile and asked,
“You like to study a lot, right?”
She was surprised to learn how much he knew about her. But then she assumed that he also thought that she was a nerd. Or perhaps his son told him about it.
“Yeah.”
“What about mythology?”
“I like to read old books.”
“I have some old, ancient books. Actually, I have a small library in my home. You are welcome to visit at any time.”
Her eyes brightened when she heard it. “Really?”
But a voice cut short her excitement.
“What is there to be so excited about? It’s just a library. A house of lifeless books,” Ian remarked while chewing food. 1
Ava paused eating and turned to him. Not only she but also everyone, turned their attention to him.
“What? Did I say something wrong?” Ian asked Stephen.
Stephen was about to shake his head and say, ‘No,‘ but his gaze fell on his father. So he changed her reply and said,
“No, they are not lifeless, buddy,” Stephen defended while laughing lightly.
“Exactly. Books are not lifeless. It came to life, brimming with emotion, as its readers read it.‘ Ava said to Stephen.
Ian stared at her, frowning. Angela noticed it and apologized to him.
“Please, forgive my naive child.” (1)
Alpha Martin looked at Angela and then at Ian. “Say something.”
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“It’s okay, Dr. Angela. As you said, she’s naive,” Ian replied with a fake grin.
Ava tightened her fists around the fork and spoon.
Later, no one spoke, and everyone ate quietly. After dinner Ava tugged on her mother’s arm.
“Mom, we should leave now. It’s already late.”
“That is impolite behavior. You can’t just eat and leave. We will leave after some time.”
Ava nodded at her mother and was about to sit down on the couch when Luna Carolina said,
“You two boys, take this sweet girl on a tour of our pack house. Till then, let me and your Alpha speak with her mother about something.
Ava was perplexed about what they would say to her mother. More than anything, she wanted to avoid Ian. She did not want to go with him.
She expected Ian to reject his mother’s order.
But she was proven wrong when Ian responded to Carolina.
“Sure.”
