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.

blood–soaked face, my

just kneeling.

was worth it to retrieve

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

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

tightly, my cheeks sore from

smug gaze, I

knee touched the ground.

rocks beneath my flesh felt like they were covered in

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

crossed her arms, looking

contentedly, “You wretch, you still have

nails dug into my palms, pain shooting through my brain

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

into

you the princess of

so proud? But now… now you’re noll

the mountaintop, like a demon’s roar,

a foot, stepping on my right shoulder, and menacingly said, “Kneel

caused my knees to sink further.

glared at me. “Look at how pathetic you are now! So pitiful, so laughable! Do

the

and cold sweat beaded on

beneath her foot, laughing

forcing myself

had chosen to forsake my pride

dagger?” I looked

and waved

hadn’t suffered

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

you want

eagerly to

then! Avia suddenly let out a short, sharp laugh.

she raised her hand and

“No-”

edge of the cliff, trying to catch the

it was

plummeting into the abyss, swallowed by the rushing sea, disappearing

happened in a matter

me, Avia’s sharp and arrogant laughter rang out.

disposed of it for you. Diana, you

I forgot everything, consumed by one intense