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.

of Ryley’s blood–soaked face, my inner resistance

just kneeling.

was worth it to retrieve

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

wind on the mountaintop turned bone–chilling, piercing every inch of my skin.

my cheeks sore from the pressure.

under Avia’s increasingly excited and smug gaze, I

knee touched the

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

calm the

arms, looking down at me.

contentedly, “You wretch, you still have one

shooting through my brain

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

into laughter.

aren’t you impressed? Aren’t you the

you so proud? But now… now you’re noll

echoed on the mountaintop, like

on my right shoulder, and menacingly said,

pressure caused my knees

how pathetic you are now! So pitiful, so laughable! Do you really think you’re worthy of competing with me for Nathan? You despicable, detestable

increased the pressure on my shoulder.

through my knees, and cold sweat beaded on

relished the sensation of having me beneath her

my teeth, forcing myself to maintain a straight posture.

chosen to forsake my

dagger?” I looked up at Avia.

pulled the dagger from her bag and waved it in front

hadn’t suffered

so please give me

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

reached out eagerly to take

let out a short, sharp laugh.

and threw

“No-”

edge of the cliff, trying to

was

dagger slipped through my fingertips, plummeting into the abyss, swallowed

in a

me, Avia’s sharp and arrogant

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

forgot everything, consumed by one