Chapter 6: Chapter 6

Ava's POV

I searched the training field for Fernandez but I couldn't find him. I asked my uncle and a few warriors about him but no one had seen him.

I blamed myself. Maybe I was too harsh on him that's why he skipped training.

I walked towards the river giving up hope of seeing him for the rest of the day, till I saw him throwing rocks into the river.

"Fernandez, "I called out hurrying towards him. "Fernandez," I called him again.

He turned in my direction. "At your service my queen," he said so formally and I hated myself more.

I punched him lightly on his arm. "Why the formality?"I asked. He looked away.

"Nothing," he said.

"C'mon Fernandez, I'm sorry." I apologized.

He shook his head. "You shouldn't apologize, you're the queen and have every right to yell at someone inconveniencing your space."

"Stop that Fernandez, what I did was wrong. You've been my best friend for so long and I shouldn't have reacted that way to you. I'm just so tensed up."I said and shrugged at the last part.

"Maybe you should take a break from the men's world. You know, the training, fighting, and war," he suggested.

I raised a brow. "And do what?"

"Be the queen, Ava. The queen you ought to be," he said.

"Smiling gracefully and barking orders? letting my people fight and die for the pack while I sit in the protective walls of my chambers?" I scoffed. "A fat chance of that happening."

He smiled. "You really are an enigma, Ava and an inspiration to all," he said.

I smiled wondering what good I had done in my life to get such a friend.

"Forgiven?"I asked.

He held my hand in his. "I never held a grudge,"he said.

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I found uncle Phil handing a piece of paper to Daniel, the messenger of the pack.

"What are you giving to him uncle?"I asked.

He turned to me. "Oh, Ava, we've run out of supplies and he's going to get them," he said.

"I'll accompany him,"I said. There was no need to hide here anymore since the blood moon now knew where we were.

"No," he replied sternly.

"Why?"I raised my brow in question.

"You're to stay right here where you'll be protected," he answered.

"I'm no longer a child that needs protection uncle. I cannot stay confined anymore to this forest."I argued.

"Yes you can handle situations but in a few weeks you'll be the alpha of this pack and if anything happens to you, it will be on my neck," he explained.

I understood his point of view but he should understand mine. I should have been dead long ago on the battlefield if really it was my time to.

"If you don't allow me to take decisions while I'm not yet alpha, there's no guarantee you'll let me take one when I become the leader," I said and I hit a spot on him.

"But," he still wanted to protest. I kissed his cheek. "I love you uncle." and with that, I was gone.

Daniel drove us to the store in uncle's old pickup truck and we engaged in little conversations, especially about the weather.

Every now and then, color rose to his cheek and I had this thought he felt delighted being in the same truck as me.

We arrived at the store and I inhaled the air and felt peaceful as a mixture of cinnamon, cilantro and onions waft into my nose.

People were walking down the streets going about their business like nothing was happening. Like there was no supernatural amongst them.

It felt good to be in the midst of humans again. It made me forget momentarily the beastly environment I grew up in.

Not that I didn't love them, I love my pack with everything I own, they were the only family I know.

Daniel and I walked into the store. One of the two stores in town he told me, that knew wolves lived among them.

"Hey Daniel," the storekeeper greeted. Daniel flashed a smile and went over to him. "Who's the young lady with you?" he asked as Daniel handed over the paper to him.

"Oh," Daniel looked in my direction. "She's the alpha of our pack," he said.

The man looked amazed. "Wow, a female alpha?"

I flashed a smile, surprise surprise.

Daniel nodded. "Yeah, long story. Could you get those stuff for me, I'm in a hurry," he said.

"I'll do so immediately," he said walking away.

Daniel stood waiting for him while I wandered off from the counter into the display area.

My eyes caught hold of a teddy bear that was placed on the shelf, which reminded me of the one my mother got for me on my fifth birthday.

My eyes watered as the memories came flooding in.

"Permit me to ask, who do you wanna get that for?"

I heard an awful yet husky familiar voice behind me. The silky, masculine voice made the hairs at the back of my neck stand to a still.

Skye's POV

I was at the other end of the store when I noticed her walking toward the display area. I totally ignored her but my wolf took control.

I had no way of taming him when he likes something badly especially since this one thing is his mate.

I couldn't hold myself anymore from walking towards her. I told my wolf countless of times she was an enemy but he wouldn't listen.

A descendant from the lineage of the crescent, an enemy for over a century but he disagreed.

I did not want to be nice, in fact, I wanted to be the most hostile man she has ever met, but my wolf took the better part of me.

She stared at me with those silvery eyes of hers before narrowing them at me.

"And if a thought crosses your mind that it is you then wake up from that thought." she fired at me.

I smirked. "I wasn't thinking of me but of you. It's nice and cuddly," I said touching the bear. "I could get it for you if you want it."

Her defiance that I've come to love, builds up again.

"And what makes you think I'll accept anything that comes from those bloody hands of yours?"

"Because you'll have no choice in the matter," I said.

She eyed me with disdain and turned to walk away. I held her back grabbing her arm.

"Let go of me," she said through clenched teeth.

"I recall clearly telling you, I was letting go of you that one time,"I said.

She turned to jab me in the chest but I caught her in time forcing her to lay back on me. With her perfumed hair under my chin, I was forced not to bury my face in the silkiness of her hair.

"Let go of me you vulgar barbarian, you have no rights over me," she said struggling.

"I believe I have a few over you."

"What?!" she sounded shocked.

"You're mine," I said with my wolf finally having total control of me.

Her struggling ceased as I got hit on the back.

"Let go of the Queen!"

I turned to see a brown head holding a tool he had hit me with and attempting to do it again. I caught his wrist in a painful grasp as he winced.

Had she not stood between us to intervene, he would have been thrown through the shelves in the store. My wolf was ready to make sure that happens.

"That's enough," she said in an authorization. "Let go of Daniel," she said looking over at him. I let go of his wrist and

I watched in anger as they left the store.