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Luke’s car stopped in front of Ava’s house. Ava turned her head toward him.
“Thanks, Luke,”
“You don’t have to thank me. In fact, I should have been with you when you were feeling nauseous.”
Ava felt blessed to have a friend like Luke. He was a really caring boy. He always tried to help her in every situation.
“Come inside,” she asked, though she was not feeling well.
“It’s okay. You need rest. Sée you tomorrow.”
Ava got out of the car. She waved at Luke when he drove off
She turned around and walked to her house. She thought her mother was not at home. So she took out her house keys and opened the door.
She was about to go upstairs to her room but paused when she heard her mother’s voice coming from her room.
She walked to her mother’s room and stopped at the closed door.
“Don’t try to convince me.”
Ava heard her mother talking about something. She might be talking on her phone, so she could not listen to what the other person was saying.
She did not understand who was convincing her and about what.
“She is my life. All I want is for her to give her responsibility to her mate and die. I’m tired of my life. When she leaves me, I will have no reason to live.”
Ava stepped back as she heard her mother talking about her mate and her life.
She did not interrupt her mother. She proceeded to her bedroom.
She went to take a shower.
In the bathroom, under the shower, she cried. Her mother was tired of working hard. She had to live alone for her entire life. She wished her father had lived and they could have spent their whole lives together.
When she closed her eyes and felt the water droplet on her body, her mind reflected the night when fan kissed her. She remembered hugging him today, and he returned the hug in the storeroom.
But then the rejection and his cruel words came to her mind. He treated her so coldly that she began to fear him.
“Because of you, I’m dying every day,” she said while placing her hand on her heart.
After the shower, she went to her mother. Her mother asked her when she had returned. She did not say that she eavesdropped on her conversation.
Her mother stated that she was off duty today. Ava thought about spending the rest of the day with her mother.
Something popped into her head. She grabbed her phone and dialed Abigail.
“Do you want to go right now?” Abigail asked on the phone.
“Yeah. Mom is at home today. So if I go there now, I will not get caught at the pack hospital.”
Scuse to go with me.”
“Okay, I’m coming. Make an
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“Alright,”
After the conversation, she got ready and went downstairs?
“Mom,” she approached her as she noticed her mother watching TV.
Her mother, Angela, turned her head toward her with a smile.
“My child, are you going somewhere?” her mother asked while glancing outside. It was getting dark outside.
“Mom, Abigail planned to go to an ice cream parlor, Can I go?”
Her mother examined her dress and replied, “Why are you king me when you’re already dressed up?”
She gulped. Her mother was really strict.
“Mom, please?”
Rising to her feet, Angela looked at her. Ava assumed she would deny. But her mother smiled at her.
“Of course, you can go. But stay away from boys, especially Alphas.”
Ava grinned at her and hugged her. “Thanks, Mom. I’ll be back soon.”
Ava hurriedly left her house and waited for Abigail.
Abigail showed up after a while. Ava got in the car, and both of them headed to their destination, the pack hospital.
Abigail parked the car, and they went inside. Abigail went to the receptionist. They found out there was no appointment for their names.
“How can it be possible? He told me to come today,” Abigail said as she called the doctor.
“Dr. Levi. Why is the receptionist saying that there is no appointment?” Abigail asked with a disappointed tone.
Ava was looking at her. Abigail looked unhappy, but then her face lightened up.
“Thank you so much,” Abigail said on the phone, then gave it to the receptionist after saying, “Talk to him.”
Abigail grinned at Ava. “I told him to keep it confidential. That’s why he canceled the appointment. But he will check you up.”
The receptionist returned Abigail’s phone and showed them the cabin’s location.
Ava started to feel nervous. It was about her wolf.
They entered the cabin, and Ava’s eyes fell on the middle–aged man, who did not look familiar at all. It made her feel relaxed. She believed that he was not one of her mother’s friends.
“Dr. Levi,” Abigail greeted him.
Doctor Levi greeted her back, then looked at Ava.
“Take a seat here
Ava did what she was told. She walked to the chair, where he motioned with his hand. He sat close to her chair and started to check on her.
“Don’t feel anxious. It will only hasten your heartbeat. You need to calm down first and answer me a few questions.”
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Ava nodded at him. “Okay, doctor.”
“Can you shift?”
Ava tightened her fists when he asked that to her. She lowered her head and shook it.
“N–No.”
The doctor looked stunned by her answer. He got to his feet and went to a cupboard. He took out some potions before returning to his seat.
“There is no tonic that can make your wolf stronger. Let me check to see if she is still inside you.”
Ava shook her head in response.
“She is with me. I could feel her today. But whenever she responded to me, all I could feel was pain.”
Doctor Levi placed the tonics on the desk and turned to face her.
“Are you hiding something from me? Because if you do, I can’t help you.‘
Ava cast a glance behind the doctor, and Abigail nodded.
Abigail was not unfamiliar with Doctor Levi; rather, he was her uncle, the brother of her mother. So she trusted him and his rank. She believed that Levi could help Ava.
Ava sighed and replied, “My mate rejected me.”
“Your mate, what?” Doctor Levi stood up in shock.
Ava felt embarrassed. Abigail spiked out,
“Uncle Levi, please help her. You are an Epsilon in our pack. You are the only one who can help her.”
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Ava listened to him while looking at her lap.
She heard him asking her, “Who is your mate? I mean, I would like to know the rank. A mate bond is something that is made for wolves. We are all wolves in disguise. Our wolves can’t live without our mates. Because of this bond, they can’t commit to another wolf for the rest of their lives. How can anyone reject such a pure bond?”
Ava closed her eyes and replied, “He is an Alpha.”
The room fell silent.
Levi placed his hand on Ava’s head. He closed his eyes, and when he opened them, they were golden.
Ava was astonished. Before she could react, she started to feel pain in her body.
She shut her eyes as she began to feel her wolf howling inside.
“Uncle, I think sh-”
Abigail tried to stop Levi when she saw Ava whimpering. But Levi stopped her by moving his hand from Ava’s head.
Ava felt relieved because the pain had subsided after Levi removed his hand. She looked at Levi with hope. She assumed he had done something to get her wolf to return to her soon.
But he responded with a shaken hand.
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“I’m sorry, dear. I can’t help you. In fact, no one can help you right now. That your wolf is still with you is a blessing Await her coming back. Perhaps she will come out eventually. It looks like your mate was a really powerful wolf; that’s why your wolf could not bear his rejection.”
Ava was startled by the answer. She started to fear for her wolf.
‘I don’t want to lose you,‘ she said to her wolf.
Little did she know, there was someone who could really help her. He was none other than the person she loved and hated the most.
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