Tan, did you just see?” Nova asked as she turned her attention to Ian after Ava had left.
Ian puffed on the smoke and asked, “What?”
“Didn’t you see how she was talking? She used to be a shy and ugly girl. After becoming the Gamma’s daughter, she… she has become pre-”
“Pretty?”
Hearing Ian, Nova’s eyes widened. She frowned and shook her head.
“What? No! She has become pretentious.”
Under the moonlight, Ian’s face was clearly visible. He looked at Nova, but his eyes were fierce.
“I–Ian..”
“Stop bothering her. She is not ugly but only pretends to be one.”
Nova gasped at his words. Ian indirectly meant that Ava was beautiful in his eyes.
“Why are you saying this? Do you remember how you insulted her at the whole university? She is an ugly nerd and will always be.”
Ian grabbed her arm and pulled her to him. She was scared by his sudden action. She glanced at the cigarette that he was holding between his fingers. That was close to her arm.
“Stop making me remember the things that I want to forget. Tell me something. How did my father learn that you are my girlfriend?”
Her eyes grew wider. She shook her head. “I swear I did not tell him.”
“Oh, really? Then your father must be the one.”
“My father has no other intentions. He always keeps his eyes on me. He must be getting to know us, and inform your father.”
Ian let go of her arm, and she took a step back.
“Ian, what’s wrong with you? Why are you treating me like this?” Nova asked, tearing up.
Ian felt annoyed. He was not happy with the way his life was going.
“You know I don’t like you, then why don’t you just break up and tell your dad? Why did he even inform my dad of this useless thing? Now my father wants me to keep it going.”
A gleam came into Nova’s eyes. She reached for his hand.
“Isn’t it a good thing? He likes me for you. I think your mom likes me too. We have a bright future together.”
Ian snatched his hand away from her hold. “Forget about the future. I can’t even think of one month in this relationship. It’s just a pretense in front of my parents since they used to force me to get a girlfriend. Otherwise, I don’t even feel anything for you.”
Nova began to cry. “But you accepted my proposal that night yourself.”
There was fuel blazing inside Ian when he heard that. He grabbed her jaw and glared at her.
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“I am not a fool. I was drunk, but not unconscious. I said or promised nothing to you that night.”
She appeared to be shocked. She did not believe that Ian had actually known the truth. She just wanted to trap him. “P–Please, Ian. Please don’t break up with me. I beg you. I love you.”
“But I don’t. It would be better if you told your dad so that he could take some sense to my parents. I haven’t slept with you, so no one will get hurt by this.”
Nova shook her head and held his hand, which was grabbing her jaw.
“Please don’t break up with me. I will do whatever you say. will not stop you from going anywhere. You are free to go to any girl you want. Just don’t break up with me. Don’t make any other girl your girlfriend.”
Ian scoffed at her words and pushed her. She almost fell to the ground but grabbed the railing to prevent falling.
“Let’s see how long you can pretend like this,” Ian said, making his way to leave the balcony.
Nova stared at his back and thought,
‘Ian, you will never be able to escape my grasp. Only I can be your Luna.‘
Meanwhile,
Ava was laughing with her mother and her friends. Everyone was heading to dinner together.
There was a lavish table prepared for the grand dinner. It was like a feast.
Everyone took a seat there. Ava sat with her mother, while Stephen sat with his father.
Everyone was waiting for Ian to join the table since he was the soon–to–be Alpha of the pack.
When Ian arrived to join the table, Nova came by, following him. Everyone assumed they were together all the time because they were a couple.
Nova’s father chuckled after looking at them.
“Alpha, have you noticed how our children are getting together?”
Ian sat on the chair that was opposite Ava. He glanced at her, who did not look like she cared about the conversation going on there.
Ian then glared at Nova for her father’s words. Nova lowered her head to avoid his gaze.
“I can easily wipe out too,” Ian said as he started to eat.
Everyone stared at him with a stunned look.
No one had started to eat, but it was like he did not care for manners.
He lifted his head when he realized the table was silent. He noticed his father was looking at him with a pair of
angry eyes.
“Oh, my apology, Alpha Martin. Please start first.”
After making the statement, he rolled his eyes.
Alpha Martin tightened his fists as he got mad at his son. Luna Carolina held his fist and smiled at everyone.
“Let’s start, everyone. We should not make the bride and groom wait long.”
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Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Alpha Martin not say anything.
Ian’s friends kept casting glances at him and his father. They were afraid that his father would scold him in front of others.
Ava ignored the atmosphere and tried to cheer her mother on with her new father.
She stood up and began serving them food. Harper looked really delighted by her sweet gesture.
“How sweet of her!” Luna Carolina spoke while looking at Ava.
When Ava sat down, Luke, who was sitting next to her, said
“Can you serve me too, please?”
He just wanted to tease her. But to his surprise, Ava smiled at him and grabbed his plate to put food on it.
It did not go unnoticed by anyone.
In the royal family, women only serve food like this to their family or someone close to them.
Ian stared at Ava, who was smiling at Luke. He was about to look away from them, but his mother’s voice reached his ears.
Luna Carolina pointed her head toward Luke and said to Ava,
“You two seem to be very close.”
