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The whole room was silent.
TZO BONUS
Dane noticed how protectively lan held Ava when he pushed her. The shook his head as he grinned. He had always seen lan’s e filled with passion for Ava. It was a passion for love, the desire to have her and keep her as his forever.
Dane realized that he had misjudged lan from the beginning. He now realized why he held the top place as an Alpha. It was because he always listened to his heart. He did not think other Alphas, who always ran after pros and cons.
s eyes
Dane left as he thought his responsibility was over there. Stephen and Ronald were both shocked. But when they glanced at lan and Ava, they immediately cleared their throats and said,
“W–We have some work,” Ronald said.
Stephen nodded and agreed, “Yes, let’s go.”
They left the room, closing the door behind them.
Inside the room,
The two people were silent.
Ian took some time to process what Dane had said. Didn’t he hear their conversation at the party? Then why did he say her heart had chosen him?
Ava, on the other hand, still lowered her head. She realized she could not compare her love to his. After learning from Dane about why he went to the war, she was lost. How could someone love anyone this much?
She felt Ian’s hand move around her waist while he held her.
He lifted his hand and touched her chin, raising it
to
When her eyes met him, she could not hold back
down.
She felt her shivers down, seeing him again. She
with that wound.
But she knew he would not die because she was the
make her look at him.
Tears. The feeling that she had been holding inside for a long time flowed
one
lying if she said she did not almost lose her breath when she saw Ian
donated her blood to him years ago.
She recalled the night when doctors were desperate for Ian’s blood but were unable to arrange it. That night, she rushed to the hospital, hoping to see him, only to discover that their blood matched. She requested the pack doctor not to say anything to lan or anyone about it.
It was a secret that she had been holding inside her for years. Little did she know that it could save his life again
Ava moved back from Ian and said,
“I–I am sorry, Ian.”
Ian pressed his palm on the bed, trying to sit up. She quickly helped him.
He groaned when the wound in his stomach got hurt. Ava was stunned when she saw the bandage. Avoiding his gaze, she said,
“You should not be sitting up right now.”
“It is fine.”
She placed a pillow behind him. He leaned back against it and gazed at her.
She stood beside the bed, pulling up the quilt to cover his wound.
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Ian grabbed her wrist and made her sit on the edge.
‘Will you look at me or not?” he asked softly.
She slowly raised her gaze to look at him. She gulped when she saw his intense gaze.
“What was Dane saying? I want to hear it from you.”
Ava bit her bottom lip to control her tears. The dried tear marks were still on her face.
“It took me long to admit it, Ian. 1–I love you.‘
She felt a grip on the back of her neck. He drew her to his face, bringing her inches closer.
His deep voice sounded desperate.
“And?”
Ava’s lips trembled as she locked her gaze on his dark
”
eyes.
She replied,
“And I will always love you.”
Just as she finished, he tilted his head and pressed his lips against hers.
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She closed her eyes, allowing her tears to fall. She did
not hold herself back. She cupped his cheeks and kissed him back.
Ian felt blissful when he realized that he had finally gotten back the love of his life.
When they broke the kiss, Ava did not move her hands away from his cheeks. “I hurt you a lot, didn’t I?”
He shook his head, moved his hand from her neck, and caressed her hair. “No. You were the one who saved me four years ago. Now I am feeling more guilty, baby.”
Ava rubbed her thumbs against his cheekbones. “It was my fault. Ishould have waited a little longer to hear you out.”
Ian pulled her into a hug and kissed her head. “Maybe it was fate that we got back together in this way. Now tell me, will you abandon me again?”
Ava shook her head and kissed his neck. “Never. I will always be with you. My love was stronger, but yours was the strongest. You taught me how to love, Ian. I was the one who couldn’t understand it from the beginning.”
Ian broke the hug and said with a smile,
“I will always love you like this, I promise.”
