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.

thinking of Ryley’s blood–soaked face, my

just kneeling.

was worth it to retrieve the

as if sharp knives

turned bone–chilling,

my cheeks sore from

increasingly excited and smug gaze, I began to

knee touched

they were covered in sharp thorns, piercing me to the bone.

calm the humiliation and

looking down

“You wretch, you still

pain shooting through my brain as blood oozed from my

slowly raised my right leg, then used all my willpower to force my right knee to touch the ground.

into laughter.

Aren’t you

proud? But now… now you’re noll

the mountaintop, like a demon’s roar,

foot, stepping on my right shoulder, and

external pressure caused my knees to sink further.

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

she increased the pressure on

through my knees, and cold sweat beaded on my

me beneath her foot, laughing

my teeth, forcing myself to maintain a

why I had chosen to forsake my

I looked up at

talking about?” Avia pulled the dagger from her bag and waved it in front

dagger hadn’t suffered

me back the dagger

you want it, I’ll be

out eagerly

let out a

hand and threw the dagger off the

“No-”

of the cliff, trying to catch

it was

dagger slipped through my fingertips, plummeting into the abyss, swallowed by the rushing sea,

all happened in a matter of

and arrogant laughter rang

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

moment, I forgot everything, consumed by one intense