Chapter 221

Chapter 221

-Ava’s POV-

This was a very

bad idea.

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There was no justification, no silver lining, no noble sacrifice attached to it. It was just bad.

I exhaled slowly, closing my eyes for a brief moment as I reached for my wolf making sure she was there. Before I even got into the car that brought me here, I had made my stance clear to her–I would not tolerate her dramatics or stubbornness today. If I called for her, she had better listen.

All I got in response was a sharp flicker of amusement in my head, but I knew deep down that if I truly needed her, she would be there. At least, I was counting on it.

The restaurant was eerily empty. No tables, no chairs–just a vast open space that felt more like a stage than a meeting place. Damien was nowhere to be seen yet, but I knew better than to relax.

Then the door creaked open, and I went rigid.

Footsteps./Steady, unhurried.

My wolf bristled instantly, a low growl vibrating through my chest. I turned sharply, expecting Damien.

But it wasn’t him.

It was Grayson.

For a moment, neither of us spoke.

I wasn’t sure what to say. I wasn’t even sure why he was here. Had Damien called him, too? Or had he followed me?

Another set of footsteps echoed through the space, and my wolf’s growl turned violent this time. I tore my gaze from Grayson just in time to see Damien stroll in from the other side, wearing that signature smile of his.

And just like that, I realized how much I had hated that smile had held so much reassurances that had helped me stay sane over the years. I had to remind myself that every single, every single smile ever directed at me was fake.

Just like this one was..

“The golden couple to be graces me with their presence,” He mused, spreading his arms as if he were welcoming guests to a party, “What an honor this is.”

I opened my mouth to speak, but he raised a single hand, cutting me off before I could even begin.

“The rules from the vault still apply here, Little Dove,” He reminded me smoothly. “Don’t speak unless I ask or give you permission to. Istill have a target on all your friends. And your… non–friends.”

His gaze flickered to Grayson behind me, and something dark curled in his smirk.

“You know, has anyone ever told you that you frown too much?” Damien mused. “Wrinkle lines aren’t a good look. It’ll ruin that picture–perfect face of yours. Why do you think I smile so much?”

“Because you’re a lunatic,” I spat before I could stop myself.

eyes flashing with something

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off of him in

reason, that realization settled something deep inside me, made me feel more reassured that we were going to get out from

that it mattered. I pushed the thought

him. I didn’t need him to

back toward the door he had come from, “Why don’t

Grayson, but he wasn’t looking at

exact spot where Damien had

ease that made my stomach

and then he returned–this time carrying a single chair.

empty space, flipped it around, and straddled it backward, resting his arms lazily over the backrest. His eyes flicked between us, amusement glinting

“Honestly, I expected a little more warmth. A

My jaw clenched.

“Don’t,” I warned.

“Tell me, Your Highness, do you ever stop brooding/ long enough to actually talk to her? Because from where I’m sitting, it

his voice like

and the weight of it was enough to

arched a brow, lips

stepped forward slightly, his gaze locked on Damien’s. No one is in the mood for your games. Why don’t you tell us what you want, or better

And Damien–he laughed.

Low, Amused.

been waiting for that

deepening, “There it is. That lovely edge I was waiting

Grayson said nothing.

I said nothing.

on his arms as his eyes glimmered

we’re skipping the foreplay, lets

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felt impossibly still.

Then Damien’s

eyes

the

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his smirk

mused, tilting his head, “Why is the curse still

sharp, that it sent a wave of tension through my

eyes gleamed with realization, “Oh,” He breathed, almost delighted, “You didn’t tell him, did you, Little Dove? About the misunderstanding surrounding your entire existence? About how your dear sister, the one I took, was supposed to carry

in

I didn’t move.

didn’t dare look at Grayson.

want to see

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