Chapter 45: Chapter 45
Ava's POV
I opened my eyes and saw Skye sitting beside me on the bed. I felt a sharp pain in the back of my head.
"Are you okay?" He asked leaning closer to me.
I nodded getting up in a sitting position. "
How long have I been asleep?" I asked him taking notice of the darkness outside.
"Approximately 12 hours." He said handing me a glass of water. "Thank you," I muttered as I took the glass from him.
I had no idea I slept for so long. I took a sip from the glass and handed it back to him. "What about Natasha?" I asked him.
He had a scowl on his face. "In the dungeon with Fernandez." He said. I shut my eyes tight and placed my head on the upholstered bed stand. "How did you find me?" I asked him.
"I wanted to have a talk with you after the incident at the lake. I knew where you'd be and I came and found Natasha standing over the ice and jeering. She said something like you're gone now and that's what she wanted. Immediately she saw me, she pretended to have slipped and started crying that you fell in the lake and she was trying to save you." He explained.
"That's a lie," I said.
"I knew it was. I ignored her and dived into the lake to rescue you." He said.
"Thank you," I said to him raising my head from the bed stand. He gathered me in his arms. "You don't have to thank me. It's a duty of mine I performed." He said to me.
"Luna?" I asked wondering how my little cutie was faring.
"Believe me when I say she's fine. I've had Walter check on her and he assured me she's fine." He said to me.
"And the little boy David?" I asked him.
"Walter doesn't know when he'd be out of coma. We're keeping our fingers crossed." He said. I sighed. "It's my fault, I shouldn't have let go of him when I finally caught him. It's my fault he's in this situation." I said in a croaked voice feeling bad for David.
He held my face in between his palms. "Look at me," he said when I lowered my head. "Look at me," he repeated and I looked at him. He gazed into my eyes and it felt like he was penetrating my very soul. "It wasn't your fault. Nothing was. I was irrational to have gotten angry with you about it. Anyone could have been in his situation. If you had saved him, Luna would have been the one laying down on that bed in a coma. I would have done the same in your shoes. You did what you thought best and I no longer hold a grudge against you for that. Do not blame yourself ever again." He said which brought tears to my eyes.
"But I.." I began but he cut me short and placed my head on his chest. "Hush now." He said stroking my hair.
Skye's POV
I leaned my head on hers and stroked her arm. I was frightened when I pulled her out of the lake. She had spoken to me and then she closed her eyes again. I had sent for Walter earlier on and luckily he was there when I brought her back to the house.
He had examined her and assured me she'd be fine and would wake up much later. I had placed a kiss on her forehead, covered her up, and went in search of Nat.
Nat had overstepped and crossed every boundary and lane with her actions and didn't deserve to roam around free. What was wrong with Nat? Her jealousy and possessiveness over me were consuming and controlling her. I decided to lock her up with Fernandez. Inasmuch that I hated the idea, I would have to come up with a severe punishment for both of them. One made an attempt over my life out of jealousy and the other over Ava's life out of jealousy too. This had to stop.
She leaned into me and I could feel her heart beating as I stroked her arm. Usually, I have sexual urges whenever I was around her but right now I didn't. Seeing her drowning in that lake had weakened me. Seeing her laying on the bed with her eyes closed made me realize what I was denying to myself all this while. I knew I wanted her. I knew I needed her and this time around I knew I was in love with her.
She came as an enemy who turned out to be what I longed for years. From the moment I saw her I knew I was in trouble. I do not want to live another day without her by my side. I do not want to open my eyes and find her gone one day. My heart would not be able to take it. There and then, I knew I made a mistake. I fell in love with her first.
Ava's POV
The next morning, I walked down the stairs and saw everyone busy. Some carried food trays of different varieties. Some were hanging decorations and others were cleaning up after them.
"What's going on?" I asked Ria who was hanging up decorations. She looked at me and shrugged. "Tonight is the annual feast of the alphas. Every alpha of every pack in Scotland and the whole of Britain comes here for the celebrations. Alphas of neighboring countries come too and also close friends of alpha Skye." She explained.
"Oh," I said feeling uninterested. I walked out of the busy pack house and saw Camila playing with Luna.
Luna sighted me and came running into my already wide open arms. "You're okay." She said sighing like a mother who was worried about her child.
I hugged her closer. "Yes baby. Nothing is gonna happen to me okay?" I assured her and she kissed my cheek. "I know. You're the strongest alpha and nothing can bring you down." She said to me smiling.
I was surprised by her words but I smiled back and tickled her. "But you are the bravest girl I know," I said and she erupted into laughter as I kept tickling her.
Camila came forward and I stopped tickling Luna and she fell into my arms still laughing. "I'm so glad Natasha didn't succeed in her plan and Skye found you on time." She said.
"I know right?" I said standing up and Luna left my arms to play. "I wonder what punishment Skye has in store for her," I said.
"One I hope will teach her a valuable lesson," Camila said.
"Where's David?" I asked her.
"In the pack's clinic. Come I'll show you." She said and walked towards the third building as I followed her.
We entered the pack's clinic and saw him laying on the bed with an oxygen attached to his nose.
"Why is he not at the hospital?" I asked her.
"The doctor suggested it but his mother won't hear of it. She wants to be seeing her son every day that's why the doctor comes to check up on him." She explained.
I moved closer to him and sat on his bed holding his pale little fingers in mine. "I'm sorry," I whispered as tears gathered in my eyes and threatened to fall. "Will you forgive me?" I asked him despite not knowing if he could hear me.
"He'll not forgive you." I heard a voice behind me. I turned back and saw his mother staring down at me in disdain.
"Are you here to feign concern after abandoning him to die?" She asked in a bitter voice.
"You're a mother and I'll never fully understand the pain a mother feels when she sees her child in this way. I'm truly sorry for what's happening to him right now. If I had the chance or could turn back the hands of time, I'll choose to be in his position and him out there healthy and playing with his mates. I'm sorry." I apologized. She stared at me for a while and moved towards her son.
"He's the only one I have. I can't afford to lose him." She said breaking down in tears. I placed a comforting hand on her shoulder. "You won't lose him," I said trying to reassure her but I knew I was trying to reassure myself.
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I went back to the pack house and saw Skye speaking with Anna. "I want tonight's night of alphas to be memorable. If you can come up with any trick of your magic, that would be delightful." He said to her and she simply nodded. He dismissed her.
"Why didn't you tell me we'd be having guests tonight?" I asked him.
"With everything going on, I forgot to tell you this morning. I got a reminder from Monroe, alpha of the Moonlight pack when he sent a message," he said answering my question. "Where did you go?" He asked me.
"To see David or am I now restricted from moving around the pack house?" I questioned him. I needed to start getting hostile around him. I let my guard down and the walls I built around me were tumbling down. I didn't want to feel comfortable around him and that seems to be the opposite these days. I was too emotional around him these days and I hated it.
I expected him to get riled up but he didn't. "I'm not saying that. I just want to make sure you're not getting into trouble." He said instead.
I frowned at him and walked up the stairs. "As my wife and queen of the blood moon pack, you are to be a perfect hostess." He said and I swung sharply at him.
"What?" Was he crazy? I was planning on locking myself up throughout the event but now I have to play the perfect hostess. Oh great! I felt like wiping that smirk off his face.