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 inner resistance was gradually

just

it to retrieve

feeling as if sharp knives were slicing my throat with each. word.

bone–chilling,

tightly, my cheeks sore from

smug gaze,

knee touched

flesh felt like they were covered

calm the humiliation and

crossed her arms, looking down at

speaking coldly/yet contentedly, “You wretch, you still

into my palms, pain shooting through my brain as blood oozed from

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

into laughter.

aren’t you impressed? Aren’t you the princess of the Blade

But now… now

on the mountaintop,

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

external pressure caused my

“Look at 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

the pressure on

cold sweat beaded

the sensation of having me beneath

my teeth, forcing myself to maintain

I had chosen to forsake my pride

I looked

pulled the dagger from her bag and waved

dagger hadn’t

your demands, so please give me

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

reached out eagerly to take it.

suddenly let out

she raised her hand and threw

“No-”

of the cliff, trying to catch the

it was

fingertips, plummeting into the abyss, swallowed by the rushing sea, disappearing without a

all happened in a matter of

sharp and arrogant laughter

you. Diana, you don’t need

that moment, I forgot everything,