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 suppressed.

just kneeling.

worth it to retrieve the

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

the mountaintop turned bone–chilling, piercing every

clenched my teeth tightly, my cheeks

increasingly excited and smug gaze, I began to kneel.

left knee touched the

beneath my flesh felt like they were covered in sharp thorns, piercing me to

air, trying to calm the

her arms, looking down at me.

contentedly, “You wretch, you still have one

shooting through my brain as blood

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

burst into

you impressed? Aren’t you

you so proud? But now…

on the mountaintop, like a demon’s roar,

shoulder,

external pressure caused my knees to

now! So pitiful, so laughable! Do you really think

spoke, she increased the pressure on

cold sweat beaded on my forehead.

me beneath

teeth, forcing myself to maintain

had chosen

I looked up

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

the dagger hadn’t suffered any

please give me back

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

eagerly to take it.

out a short, sharp laugh.

raised her hand and threw the dagger

“No-”

of the cliff, trying to catch the

was too

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

happened in a

Avia’s sharp and arrogant laughter rang out.

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

moment, I forgot everything, consumed by one intense