After talking with her parents, Ava went back to her friends
“Happy?” Luke asked Ava.
She nodded at him. She glanced at her mother. She looked really happy with Gamma Harper.
‘Dad, I fulfilled my promise today,‘ Ava said in her mind.
Her father’s face came to her mind. Tears formed in her eyes as his death was reflected in her eyes.
“I’m coming in a few minutes,” she said to her friends. They gave her a nod.
Ava walked for a while as she tried to find an open space to get some fresh air. She asked a waiter about it who was serving drinks at the party.
She went to where the waiter directed her.
When she reached the balcony, she took a deep breath.
From the balcony, she could see the view of the forest and the sky.
The moon was providing a little moonlight on the dark balcony.
She looked at the forest and stared at it for a while. She sobbed when she remembered the night when she had to leave her father.
She could not forget how her father was lying on the ground, helpless.
He might have wanted to move his legs a lot to save his life, but fate was not on his side.
Ava thought for a second. What if her father was alive today? How would her and her mother’s lives be?
Was it her mother’s fate to come here and meet her mate?
Suddenly, Ava saw a hand giving her a tissue. The gent’s watch on his hand led her to believe it was Luke.
She accepted the tissue and said,
“Thanks, Luke.”
She wiped her tears and bit her bottom lip to prevent herself from sobbing.
“My father…” she muttered, then paused as she glanced at the forest again, then continued.
“He could not save himself in the war. T–They… t–they k–killed him. I–I saw it with my eyes. H–He wanted to live. W–We were a happy family. B–But… h–he had to die.”
She broke down in tears again. The tissue could not help her because it was soaked with her tears.
Ava felt the person grab her arm, turn her, and pull her into his chest.
In the darkness, she still thought it was Luke. She hugged him back and cried into his chest.
She felt his fingers gently caressing her hair, as if he were comforting her.
“M–My father took my promise to always take care of my mother. I fulfilled his promise today. I-”
“Ssshh. You did great. You are a good daughter. You proved it today.”
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Ava’s body was frozen when she heard the man’s voice.
It was not Luke’s voice.
She came back to her senses as she took a deep breath.
The man’s cologne touched her nostrils, causing her eyes to widen.”
She looked up slowly, then froze again.
Ian Dawson was looking at her.
His face was illuminated by the moonlight as the moon came out of the cloud.
She immediately distanced herself from him..
“Y–You!”
She looked away from him and wiped her tears.
Ian was staring at her.
His gaze followed her down the hall until he saw her coming here. He also followed her and saw her breaking down alone.
He did not like it when she called him Luke. But when she started to talk about her father, he felt guilty. He remembered how he talked about her father to her when he saw she could not defend herself. Even though he apologized to her later, he began to regret his aggressive words.
“Why are you here?” Ava murmured and turned away from him.
Ian did not like how she behaved, as if she were feeling uncomfortable around him.
He walked to the railing and stood beside her.
He took out a packet of cigarettes from his pocket and pulled out one.
When he lit the cigarette, Ava glanced at him.
“You should be happy that your mother got a second chance in her life,” Ian said, breathing in smoke while looking at the moon.
Ava looked at his face. By looking at his side profile, she felt that he was a Greek god. She remembered how she felt for him in the past. She averted her gaze from him and looked at the moon.
“You are right. Very few people get a second chance in her life,” she replied, with a bitter smile.
Ian froze because of her remarks. He turned his head to look at her.
Her smile was painful, which pierced his heart. He did not want to see that painful smile on that beautiful face.
He immediately moved his eyes away from her and asked himself,
Why am I thinking like this? What’s happening to me?‘
“Ian?”
When he heard another voice from behind, he turned around and saw Nova walking towards him.
“What are you doing here, lan?” Nova asked, then turned to Ava, who was still looking at the moon.
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“Oh, Ava! You are here. I could not congratulate you at that time. Congratulations on your mother’s wedding! It’s such luck to come from out of nowhere and marry an official wolf.”
Ian frowned upon hearing Nova. He glared at her. Before she could say something to lan, Ava turned around and smiled at her.
“Thank you for the congratulations. But, for your information, my mother did not appear out of nowhere, she is that official wolf’s fated mate, which is why she was able to marry him.”
Nova did not expect that nerd to reply to her like that.
“Look, Ava. You are now one of the royals like us since you belong to an official’s family. So I hope you do not mind if my words offend you.”
Ava shook her head. “It’s okay, Nova. I didn’t mind. Not everyone understands the value of the mate bond. Some people accepted it as their fate, and some people rejected it to save their status and reputations in their high–class society.”
Ian knew what she said was meant for him. He stared at Ava
She did not give a glance at him and left the balcony.
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