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After some time had passed, Ian exited the room. Nova and her friends were so preoccupied with the game that they did not notice him because the room was far in distance and they were so focused on the game. But he did not go unnoticed by his friends.
Stephen frowned when he glanced at him. He was about to follow him, but the music stopped when the bowl was in his grasp.
But he did not care about the game. He had noticed Ava walking in a different direction after leaving the room. No one went inside the room after her and the boy they had sent. So, how had Ian suddenly appeared in the room?
He got up from the couch and said,
“I’m done here.
“But it’s your turn.”
He heard a voice and turned his head to the person who had just spoken. It was Debra, Ava’s friend.
“Where is Ava?” he asked.
“She went to the washroom. She texted us a minute ago,” she replied.
He nodded his head, forgetting her question.
Nova looked at him with doubtful eyes and asked, “Where are you going? Don’t worry about Ava. She is a mature girl, you know.”
Stephen did not like Nova. First, she arrived at his party without an invitation, and when he asked her about it when she entered the house, she explained that she had come with one of her friends.
Stephan knew Nova did not like Ava, and that was why she was pushing Ava to do the dare. He had tried to stop Ava, but she had chosen to do so, and he did not want to be the brother who stopped his sister from doing anything.
“Think about yourself first. Where was your boyfriend? Why are you alone here? Didn’t you tell me that you came here for him? It doesn’t look like it. You are more focused on my sister than your own boyfriend.”
The boys and girls, including Ava’s friends, were stunned by Stephen’s cold tone.
“Stephen, you know you can’t talk to me like that. Your sister has already left the game. Are you afraid that she lost her sanity because she was scared of darkness? Does she suffer from claustrophobia? Is that the case? Has something happened to her? What makes you so protective of her?” Nova said, rising to her feet.
Both of Ava’s friends stood up as well, ready to defend Ava in her absence.
However, before they could say anything to Nova, Stephen walked to her and muttered in
“Don’t mess up with my sister again.”
He turned to look at the others on the couches and warned them,
anger.
“If any of you try to bother her again, I will shred your body and feed it to the rogues. She is my family now. And you know Gammas don’t like it when anyone hurts any of their family members. If they can protect their pack, they can protect their families as well.”
Everyone was scared by his anger. Gammas had a high body temperature. They were fighters, and they were only loyal to their Alphas. Other than their head Alpha, they could hurt anyone who tried to offend them.
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Ava’s friends were in awe. The way Stephen defended Ava and protected her even though she was not here, they were impressed.
When Stephen returned his gaze to Nova and glared at her, she began to cry.
Her eyes shifted to Ian, who was standing in a corner with Ronald. He paid no attention to whatever was happening there.
She rushed to him and hugged Ian from behind.
“Baby, please save me from your friend. He is bullying me
Ian grabbed her arms and wrapped them around his body. He turned around and looked at her.
“What happened?” he asked her.
He was clearly not looking okay. His brows arched as if he were furious.
“S–Stephen, he was insulting me in front of others.”
Ian moved his gaze away from her and looked at Stephen, who was standing a little far from them.
Stephen rolled his eyes and replied,
“Tell your girlfriend to know her limits and stay away from my sister. I don’t like her, and I believe my sister doesn’t like her either,” Stephen stated.
Stephen concluded that Nova used the chits to plot against Ava and send her to the dark room. He was aware of Ava’s past, which included losing her father. So he knew why she had problems with the dark. He did not want her to get hurt by anyone.
Ian parted his lips to say that he did not care even if Stephen scolded Nova. But when he noticed Ava was walking in their direction to enter the room, he changed his mind and said,
“Steph, you should have stopped your sister in the first place. If she is so afraid of the dark, why did she agree to do the dare? Perhaps she is too much of herself after becoming your sister.”
His eyes focused on Ava while he said that. He could see Ava furrowing at him.
His eyes suddenly moved to her neck, and he looked away from her. He left no hickeys in her neck, but the sensation of touching her lingered in his mind.
He shut his eyes when he felt the urge to hold her in his arms again.
“Ian, you need to discipline your girlfriend before talking about my sister,” Stephen said with a little angry tone.
“I love you, Ian. You are the best boyfriend. I knew you would never disappoint me,” Nova said and hugged Ian, trying to make lan ignore Stephen’s words.
Ian glanced at Ava to see her reaction. His brows lifted when he saw her roll her eyes and walk up to Stephen was as if she did not care if any girl hugged him.
Then why did he feel wrong whenever a boy got close to her?
“Ian? Let’s leave. Don’t fight with Stephen for me. We are all royals. I know you love me, but he is your future gamma,” Nova said as if she were not the one who had complained to Ian about Stephen a while ago.
Ava was the focus of Ian’s attention.
Ava sat on a couch and said,
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“Come on, guys. Let’s continue the game. I am totally fine. Nothing matters to me anyway.”
Tan tightened his fists at her ignorant behavior.
“Ian?”
He heard Nova’s voice, and he realized that she was still hugging hhn.
He grabbed her hand and walked out of the house.
“What happened, Ian?” she asked with a worried fook.
Ian looked at her and replied,
“Nova, you know that I don’t love you. I don’t see a future in this relationship. So I’m breaking up with you. We are over.”
