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

was just kneeling.

was worth it to retrieve the

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

the mountaintop turned bone–chilling, piercing every inch of

my cheeks sore from the pressure.

excited and smug

knee touched the

they were covered in sharp thorns,

to calm the humiliation and

her arms, looking

wretch, you

shooting through my brain as

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

into laughter.

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

so proud? But now… now you’re noll

mountaintop, like a

lifted a foot, stepping on my right shoulder, and menacingly said, “Kneel properly for me!”

my knees

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

she increased the pressure on my shoulder.

knees, and cold sweat beaded on my

the sensation of having me beneath her foot, laughing

my teeth, forcing myself to

I had chosen to

looked up at

bag and waved it in front of me. I breathed

dagger hadn’t

give me back the dagger now,” I

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

out eagerly to

let out a

and threw the

“No-”

edge of the cliff, trying

it was

dagger slipped through my fingertips, plummeting into the abyss,

happened in a matter

and

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

moment, I forgot everything, consumed by one intense thought-