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

was just kneeling.

it to

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

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

teeth tightly, my cheeks sore from the pressure.

excited and smug gaze, I began

left knee touched the ground.

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

had to gasp for air, trying to calm the humiliation and

her arms, looking down at

“You wretch, you

shooting through my brain as blood oozed from

slowly raised my right leg, then used all my willpower

into

Aren’t you the

proud? But now… now

echoed on the mountaintop,

right shoulder,

pressure caused my knees to sink further.

at how pathetic you are now! So pitiful, so laughable! Do you really think you’re worthy of

spoke, she increased the pressure on my

through my knees, and cold sweat beaded on

beneath her foot, laughing grotesquely

myself to maintain a straight

forgotten why I had chosen to forsake my pride and

dagger?” I looked up at Avia.

about?” Avia pulled the dagger from her bag and waved it in front of me. I breathed a sigh of relief.

dagger hadn’t suffered

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

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

eagerly to take

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

after, she raised her hand and threw

“No-”

the

it was too late.

into the abyss, swallowed by

happened in a matter of seconds.

me, Avia’s sharp and arrogant laughter rang

you.

moment, I forgot everything, consumed