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.

Ryley’s blood–soaked face, my inner

was just kneeling.

was worth it to retrieve the

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

on the mountaintop turned bone–chilling, piercing every

teeth tightly, my cheeks

excited and smug gaze, I began to kneel.

left knee touched

my flesh felt like they were covered in

gasp for air, trying to calm the humiliation and resentment in

arms, looking down

contentedly, “You wretch, you still

palms, pain shooting through my brain as

my right leg, then used all my willpower to force my right knee

into

aren’t you impressed? Aren’t you the princess of the Blade

But now…

on the mountaintop,

shoulder, and menacingly said, “Kneel properly for

caused my

are now! So pitiful, so laughable! Do you really think you’re worthy of

spoke, she increased the pressure on my

my knees, and cold sweat beaded on my forehead.

beneath her foot, laughing grotesquely

myself to maintain a straight

why I had chosen to forsake my pride and kneel.

dagger?” I looked up at

you’re talking about?” Avia pulled the dagger from her bag and waved it in front of me. I

hadn’t suffered any damage.

fulfilled your demands, so please give me back the dagger now,” I

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

out eagerly to take it.

Avia suddenly let out

and threw the

“No-”

edge of the cliff, trying to catch

it was too late.

into the abyss, swallowed by the rushing sea, disappearing without

happened in a matter

sharp and arrogant

for you. Diana, you don’t need to thank

I forgot everything,