The Luna Is Gone by Angelique Quinn

Chapter 164

Diana’s pov

“Where’s the dagger?” I asked.

“Don’t be so impatient. Didn’t I say, as long as you fulfill my demands, I’ll give you the dagger back?” The mountain wind tousled Avia’s hair.

She smiled, like a devil.

I took a deep breath, struggling to suppress the hatred and anger churning inside me.

“So, what are your demands?” Avia lowered her head, twirling her meticulously cared–for violet nails, her crimson lips curling slightly.

“First, hand me your phone.” I furrowed my brow, not understanding why she would ask, but I still handed her my phone.

“What about the unlock code?” she asked.

I recited a sequence of numbers.

I finally realized what Avia was up to.

After unlocking my phone, she went straight to the messages and deleted all the conversations between

me and her.

“I won’t give you a chance to complain to Nathan,” she smirked triumphantly.

I glanced at her, too disinterested to even engage in conversation.

After thoroughly inspecting my phone to ensure there was nothing incriminating, she tossed it back to

1. me.

“Do you have any other demands?” I asked after pocketing my phone.

Avia looked at me with a gleeful yet malicious gaze.

She slowly opened her mouth and said, word by word-

“Second, I want you to kaneel down and beg me.”

I wasn’t surprised by Avia’s request.

She had always detested me, seizing every opportunity to humiliate me.

Kneeling before such a vicious, calculating, and foolish woman was undeniably difficult.

face, my inner resistance was gradually

was just

worth it to retrieve

struggled to move my lips, feeling as if sharp knives were

the mountaintop turned bone–chilling, piercing every inch of my

my cheeks sore from the

smug gaze, I

left knee touched the ground.

like they were covered in sharp

trying to calm the humiliation and resentment in my

arms, looking down at me.

coldly/yet contentedly, “You wretch, you still have one

through my brain as blood oozed from my fingertips.

used all my willpower to force my right knee to

burst into laughter.

you

proud? But now… now you’re

on the mountaintop, like a demon’s

right shoulder, and menacingly

my knees to

at me. “Look at how pathetic you are now! So pitiful, so laughable! Do you really think you’re worthy of

the pressure

my knees, and cold sweat beaded on my

of having me beneath her foot, laughing

my teeth, forcing myself to maintain a

I had chosen to

I looked up at Avia.

bag and waved it in front of me. I breathed a sigh

hadn’t suffered any

demands, so please give me back

trash, do you really think I care? Since you want it, I’ll be kind enough…” Avia handed

reached out eagerly to take it.

out a short,

she raised her hand and

“No-”

of the

it was too late.

the abyss, swallowed by the rushing

in a matter

me, Avia’s sharp and arrogant laughter

I kindly disposed of it for you. Diana, you don’t

that moment, I forgot everything, consumed by one