Page 104 of Ava: Part Two

"Did anyone see you?"

"No," Myles answered.

Myles would have made an excellent Gamma with his tracking abilities. The fact that a bunch of Alphas hadn't sensed him in the restricted area was proof of that.

But now he was taking that destiny away from him. Away from both of them. Without graduating from the academy, no one would recognise him as the true Alpha. So Derek and Myles would not be Beta and Gamma.

He was going to ruin their lives.

He looked away from Myles, who had been looking forward to the day they could officially take revenge. Guilt ate him up.

Ava was now his top priority, but he would find a way to keep his word to Myles. They would have their pound of flesh, just not as they had planned.

"The Alphas are going to pressure the dean into throwing her into Isolation indefinitely," Derek added. "Our dads can't do anything to stop him."

"He's furious, Zeke," Myles said. "What are we going to do? We can't go against our Alpha."

"Does he know I marked her?"

"He didn't say anything about that."

Now, that was surprising. Shadow had been clear when they'd stopped the mob going after Ava. If word hadn't reached Alpha Ezra yet then his alliances weren't as strong as he thought.

"I'll deal with my father. Right now, we have a bigger problem. The Council. They're coming back, but I don't know if it's for Ava or both of us. I'm going to have to take Ava out of here."

It was the only way, even if Mr Patrick disagreed. With the way she was feeling, Ava would willingly give herself over, and that was something that he'd never allow to happen. Some people successfully hid from the Council, as strong as the Council's magic was. He would have to find them.

"Why would they want Ava?" Derek asked.

"I think the less you know, the better."

Alpha Ezra was their Alpha, so he could make them tell him everything. And if he did get Ava out of here, then his Beta and Gamma would be the first to be questioned by the Council.

"But you wouldn't graduate," Myles stated with a frown.

He met Myles' gaze when the realisation dawned on him.

"There is nothing in the world that will stop me from avenging my mother and your brother. Even if I don't graduate. You have my word," he vowed.

Myles looked away. He could sense his Gamma's doubt, but there wasn’t much he could say to reassure him. He would keep his word but had to deal with this problem first.

He sensed Alpha Morgan approaching and stood.

"I'm going to speak to Ava's father in the basement. If Ava wakes up, come and get us."

He was waiting at the door when Alpha Morgan jogged up his driveway. He was quite an imposing figure, but Shadow still didn't feel like challenging him, which was a surprise.

'Why would I? He's family now,' Shadow said lazily.

He'd been like that since mating with Ava. He still wanted to bask in this feeling of finally belonging, finally being accepted.

"Where's Ava?" Alpha Morgan asked the moment he walked in.

"Sleeping," he answered as he led him down the hall. "I need to speak to you first."

When he opened the basement door and started walking down the steps, Ava's father remained at the top.

"What the hell is this?"

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