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.

my

just kneeling.

worth it to retrieve

my lips, feeling as if sharp knives were slicing my throat with each. word.

the mountaintop turned bone–chilling, piercing every

tightly, my cheeks sore from the pressure.

Avia’s increasingly excited and smug gaze, I began to kneel.

left knee touched

rocks beneath my flesh felt like they were covered

air, trying to calm the humiliation and resentment in my heart.

looking down at me.

wretch, you still have one foot.”

into my palms, pain shooting through my brain as

then used all my willpower to force my right knee to

into

Hahaha! Diana, aren’t you impressed? Aren’t you the

so proud? But now… now you’re noll

the mountaintop, like a

lifted a foot, stepping on my right shoulder, and menacingly said,

pressure caused my knees to sink

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

increased the

through my knees, and cold sweat beaded on my forehead.

me beneath

teeth, forcing myself to maintain a straight

I had chosen to forsake my pride and

I looked

the dagger from her bag and waved

dagger hadn’t

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

really think I care? Since you want it, I’ll be kind enough…” Avia handed the dagger to

reached out eagerly to take

then! Avia suddenly let out a short, sharp

raised her hand and threw the dagger off the

“No-”

of the

it was

dagger slipped through my fingertips, plummeting into the abyss,

a matter of seconds.

sharp and arrogant

of it for you. Diana, you don’t need to

forgot everything, consumed by one intense thought-