Page 109 of Ava: Part Two

She looked away and quickly walked past him to get to the stairs. That was one story he wouldn't hear from her.

Zeke was at the bottom of the stairs as if he had been waiting for her, and the worry on his face disappeared when he smiled at her.

Her mate. Her father was right. With the mark Zeke had given her, he would be compelled to defend her. She should have thought of that, but she'd been incapable of thinking at the time.

"Are you okay?" Zeke asked as he pulled her into his arms.

And once again, the pain in her heart eased.

"Shall we get to it then, kids," Alpha Roland said. "You're supposed to learn how to meditate so you can talk to your wolf."

"That's it? That's the plan?" Zeke asked, letting go of her to frown at her father.

"Part of it," her father said. "Whether we escape this weekend or stay to fight the Council, Mr Patrick is right about one thing. Ava needs to find her wolf."

Speak to the monster that had put her in this position? No. She would confess and get punished, but she would not speak to her wolf.

"Or we can just talk about how we can find a cloaking potion so you can sneak me out of here in your luggage," she said, turning from them to walk into the lounge.

Derek and Myles were in there, standing by the windows as if they were still keeping an eye out for the wolves.

"Did someone say you have to find your wolf?" Myles asked with a grin. "I fucking knew it."

Any other day, she would have been ecstatic. Finding her wolf was all she'd ever wanted. Until the bullying started, when she learned she preferred being human than to ever think she was better than anybody else just because she was a wolf.

"And maybe that's why you'll make the best Luna."

Mr Patrick's voice startled her so much she screamed.

"Where the hell did you come from?" Derek shouted as they all turned to the doorway.

"Sorry I'm late. I had to wait for your guests to leave," Mr Patrick said as he strolled casually into the room.

"What the fuck are you?" Zeke growled, pulling her behind him.

"Your only chance of getting out of this alive. Now, shall we begin?"

Chapter 68

ZekewatchedMrPatrickwith narrowed eyes. The professor looked at Ava like she was some sort of science experiment while she sat cross-legged on the rug with her eyes closed.

He didn't like it.

He'd always assumed Mr Patrick was a witch, but after that little stunt, he knew that was not true. There was magic around him, but it definitely wasn't witchy.

What the fuck was he?

And why was he so openly fascinated with his mate?

Honestly, he looked like he was even salivating.

"It's not working," Ava sighed, opening her eyes again. "We've been at this for hours already today. It didn't work last night, and it won't work now. Let's just try something else."

"It won't work if you don't take this seriously," Mr Patrick said. "Empty your mind, Ava."

"I'm trying."

"Then stop thinking about why you don't want this to work and feel your wolf, Ava," Mr Patrick said firmly. "There is no other plan that will work, and even if there was, you need your wolf. It's a part of you that you have to accept."

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