Ava had run out of the hall in urgency after she had come out of the trance of sparked emotions that were building up when she saw that devil.

Her heart beats very fast as her wolf calls for him.

How can the gods do this to her?

Why would he be her mate?

This is so unfair.

Ava questioned inwardly.

"Ava baby, what are you thinking about that you were not even aware of my presence," Alpha Jude asked with his arms folded as he looked at her dearly.

Ava gave an awkward laugh, "Uh-hmm, it's nothing actually, I was just calculating something in my head," Ava lied, she was a very good liar that Alpha Jude wasn't able to detect through her heartbeat.

"Hmm, if you say so, you look so beautiful tonight, and I can't wait to have you all to myself when we get back to my pack, so sad that I have to behave well in front of your parents, or else I would have slashed this clothes and take you in," He kicked his lips as he said those words affectionately, this got Ava laughing.

"You are so funny sweetheart, I'm all yours," She replied, looking at him seductively.

"Well, your parents are searching for you, why don't you go meet them? They are waiting for you in the small hallway," He informed her and she smiled.

"Sure, I'll go and meet them, thanks by the way, and enjoy your night," She responded with a smile still on her face as she rushed to the small hallway which was quite far from where she was.

Her wolf was trying to take over but she denied it access.

Her heart was still beating fast, she was scared to death.

She closed her eyes and exhaled deeply, Nothing really happened and she did not feel that way to him.

And if he ever came across her she was going to reject him immediately, she knew how the mate bond works and how it would affect her badly if she broke the bond but he would be the most affected.

She was with the mindset that she was not going to see him since he was now the alpha and so he would be held back by the elders and other prominent Alphas.

Lost in her thoughts, Ava almost tripped when she was trying to climb over the wall, which was the fastest way to reach the hallway. She was grateful she was being caught by a gentleman because the grip was firm.

Her eyes widened when she caught the scent coming off him.

A rich dark chocolate smell mixed with the sweetness of strawberry.

Damon!

Her wolf sparked as it jumped up and down, she was grateful she had control over her wolf, if not it would have pounced on him.

She stood up with a fake smile, she was about to leave when he held her back.

Damon was happy to see her again, this time she was closer and her scent was thicker which filled his nose.

She was beautiful like the morning sun, her eyes sparkling like the dew drops on the grass.

He was captivated by her beauty, he was brought back to reality when he realized that she was about to leave, and he held her back.

Didn't she feel the mate bond?

Is she a human?

The thought of her being a human scared him, but he felt her wolf.

She was a wolf.

His wolf howled happily.

'Could she not feel the mate bond?' he wondered.

"Hi," He tried to start a conversation with her, Ava rolled her eyes inwardly wondering what the idiot was going to say.

She could not lie about her feeling the sparks when he held her.

She cursed the mate bond inwardly, Goodness knows how much she's trying not to give in to the bond.

She was about to give him a rude reply when Damon stepped forward which made her freeze, she stopped breathing for a while as her heart raced waiting for what he would do next.

Damon on the other hand had wanted to remove a leaf from her hair but when he moved closer to her and his eye met her lips, he felt drawn to it, and then something unexpected happened.

He grabbed her by the waist and kissed her, it was slow but passionate which made Ava feel she was on cloud nine. She had never felt this way in her entire life, the way their lips moved in sync at first before the both of them started fighting for dominance, Jude had never made her feel this way.

This was another paradise to her.

Ava closed her eyes as he pulled her close, She could feel the softness of his touch on her, he was driving her crazy as the kiss became more intense, for a while both of them forgot where they were and who they were with and they were filled with burning desires, but that came to an abrupt stop when a flashing scene of how Damon and his friends bullied her when they were in school.

She became scared and angry as she pushed him away.

Damon was confused, he wondered what went wrong.

Did she not like it?

What exactly was the problem?

He was not a novice and she didn't seem like one or was she?

He was scared because the way she looked at him was with pure hatred like she didn't believe she could do this with him.

Damon was in pain and his heart hurt.

"Is anything the problem?" He asked calmly which sound was soothing in the ears and she hated it.

Who was he pretending for, this cold hearted being?

Why does he have to be her mate?

Ava tried to control her emotions but she could not.

Her eyes filled with hatred and the only thing in her mind was 'REVENGE'.

She could clearly remember how he treated her in the hallway with his so-called friends.

"I, Ava Mitchell Smith of Mistwood pack, reject Damon Walter, Alpha of Westwood pack as my mate," Ava said with a shaken voice.

She glared at him before charging into the woods, already transformed into her wolf, she did not have the mind to stay any longer with him.