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Ciao, amicos! I am sorry for not updating as quick as I could. Frankly, I will be busy with my academics and my co-curricular activities. I apologize but I need to be ready for it. I do hope you guys like this chapter though.

Thank you for viewing this book even though some parts are shit haha. It makes my heart happy seeing my notifications blow up from your votes and comments.

Warning: Your perspective of Nolan might change in this chapter.

This one right here is a very odd chapter but I hope you do like it.

I swear don't hate me!

Who do you ship too?
(Pardon me, but that's the best ship name I could think of atm.)
Mason- [Avason/Mavalynn]
Nolan- [Novalynn or Avalanche]

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❝ For the two of us, home isn't a place. It is a person. And we are finally home.❞
-Stephanie Perkins

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Chapter 10

"Mine." Aiden growls out.

From the corner of my eye, I see Evangeline shift on her seat and her eyes have widened. She was not the only one who was surprised. The boys around us had their jaws dropped open too.

"Holy shit." Caleb reacts, astonished.

Aiden's gaze snaps to him and immediately narrows. I just found everything amusing at the moment.

"Oh no-" I heard Evangeline say.

My brother growled loudly and they all seemed startled.

Who wouldn't be? Aiden was an Alpha.

Everybody knew they were possessive beings. It's natural for them to be alarmed right now especially when their mate is currently surrounded by boys. The situation right now must have ticked him off.

"Now wait a minute-" Evangeline was trying to voice out her opinion until she was cut off by my brother.

"You are mine." I find this so damn humorous. I was glad that my brother had found a good girl for his mate. I just didn't want him to be miserable with an obnoxious woman.

Like he had super speed, I saw my brother pick her up and ran back to the pack house as if he was Usain Bolt. We all stared at the direction they went.

Well, they both needed some privacy to talk.

I looked at the boys' stunned gazes and said, "So, does anybody like ice tea?" I said, trying to break the ice by grabbing the tray that the pack member was holding. The girl glared at me rudely before walking away.

"That was interesting." Logan said.

"It was awkward." Caleb pointed out.

"No guys, it was love." Ryan shook his head and spoke.

I huffed. What they're saying was so cheesy for me to handle.

"I pity your brother. He has to handle Evangeline. She bites you know." They all laughed telling me Evangeline was an awesome, crazy girl. She did a lot of pranks when she was younger. Well great! At least it would challenge my brother daily.

Ryan turned to me and held out his hand. "Hey, do you want to play volleyball or something?" A game of volleyball? Why not!

I smiled and grabbed his extended hand. "I'd love to."

We stood up from our seats and went to the open area, away from the tables. A lot of people were playing outdoor games too like giant beer pong, racing, capture the flag, and they even had those water slides. It's crazily fun in my opinion.

"Okay, let's team up." Logan stated. "I will be with Avalynn."

"Okay then, I'll be with Ryan." Caleb said as he ran back to the pack house to get a ball for the game. After a few seconds of waiting, he came back holding the colourful ball. Thank moon goddess for the super speed.

"I'll serve." Logan grabbed the ball and hit it, making it fly up in the air. So as the game started, we all began laughing and enjoying. Some people even looked at our direction. Maybe we were laughing too hard and disturbing them.

I even got hit in the head by the rough ball. Nonetheless, I had so much fun playing. It was truly enjoyable until I felt eyes burning holes in the back of my head. It was slightly uncomfortable at first so I ignored it, but then they weren't looking away soon so I had to find who has been staring at me.

The urge to find the eyes were unbearable.

After all this time, I find myself locking gazes with Nolan.

This is the only time I saw him come out. Though, not under these circumstances. He looked like he wanted to throttle me and my buddies. Actually he looked like he wanted to shoot the boys though. Did Ryan, Logan, and Caleb do something against him? Did they something that made him furious? I can hear his growls and the rumbling of his chest. He was certainly mad for sure.

It was so obvious.

Does he think I'm not fit enough to be friends with his warriors? Or something else?

What did I ever do to him? I shook my head and continued to play the game with my pals. Didn't he know that staring was rude? His attention was then snagged by another pack member. Thank the moon goddess that the glaring has stopped.

I had fun for a few more minutes until I felt tired and thirsty. "Hey guys, I'm going to get some water okay? Just continue what you're doing." I told them and they replied with an 'okay' and 'goodbye'.

I walked away from the boys and grabbed a bottle of water from the cooler. I immediately drank it. While drinking the cold drink, a Frisbee landed on the top of my foot.

I grabbed it immediately and a small boy, probably around six or seven, approached me. "Hello." He smiled, taking a glimpse of the Frisbee.

"Is this yours?" I pointed to the wandering Frisbee.

"Yes." He replied so I gave it back to him. "Thank you so much!"

"What's your name?" I asked. I couldn't help it for he was too charismatic.

"My name is Easton!" The little boy eagerly introduced. "Hello, Easton. My name is Avalynn." I held out my hand and he shook it. Easton reminded me of someone though I could not point it out. He truly looked like someone I know.

"You are very pretty." Easton said whilst blushing. He is so damn adorable. "Thank you." I said flattered by his little comment.

"Do you want to play with my friends and I?" He asked. I had to get back to the volleyball game.

Giving in, I nodded my head for I couldn't say no to the little kids. I followed Easton's direction and played with the children for a little while. I actually enjoyed hanging out with the adorable children. I did enjoy tossing the Frisbee and letting them catch it.

Though time was spent, the laughter of the kids was definitely something worth hearing and seeing.

I didn't even notice that a lot of people seemed to stare at us. They looked at us with warmth and mirth. We played till the sky was getting a bit dark.

One woman who came to collect her child, approached me and said, "You're really great with kids. You'll make a great mother someday." I blushed from her words. I couldn't help it! My wolf purred and was totally flattered by her words.

'It's our Luna side that is showing!' My wolf exclaimed.

We are not a Luna, okay? We don't have an Alpha as a mate.

'We might have broken our bond but I think I still feel something for him. Besides, even if we broke the bond, our true self is Luna potential.' She said.

Whatever. I'm done. I told her.

'I'm going to find out about these feelings I have for him. I know that there is still something left there.'

"Thank you, ma'am." I said as they walked away from us. I waited till each one of the kids was called by their parents. One by one the kids grew less in number until it was only Easton and I left.

"Easton, where's your parents? It's getting dark already." I turned to him.

"I don't have one." My eyes widened. Is he serious? Poor kid. He seems to take this well though. How come this kid here doesn't have parents? Where are they?

"But, I have my own room in the pack house." He spoke reassuringly. I can tell he's trying to light things up. Smart kid.

"I'll walk you to your room, okay?" I said smiling. He nodded and grabbed my hand. We went inside the pack house and walked down the hallway to Easton's room.

"Here it is!" He opened the door. His room was like a typical boy's room which has blue walls, athlete posters, and game consoles. It was totally my type of room before. I find it hard to believe that it's surprisingly clean.

"Easton, you have to go to sleep now. Come. I'll tuck you in." I watch as he jumped in bed looking very sleepy. So, I tucked him in and kissed the child's forehead. Somehow, my wolf wanted to protect him and that he reminded us of family. He was like a younger brother to me and in a short span of time; my wolf became very overprotective of him.

I turned off the lights. "Goodnight, Easton." I whispered.

"Goodnight." I heard him mumble. He'll be asleep soon.

Feeling exhausted, I closed the door and made my way to my own room.

I opened the door and what I saw made me scream in terror.

Putting a hand over my mouth, I moved back to the corner of my room. I still haven't recovered from my stunned state.

I just stood there frozen in fear. Who could have done this?

I heard rumbling and series of footsteps when suddenly, my door was opened.

It was Nolan who barged in.

Searching frantically, his eyes landed on me. He looked very heated and fretful.

Like my reaction, Nolan was also shocked to see the walls of my room. It had been smeared with a lot of blood. There on the floor, I saw a pack member that was dead. He was brutally murdered there. The question is, why did it happen in my room? Is it a warning? Then on, I realized something and a message was clear.

We are in the midst of war.

I was a little shaken up because how could someone enter our territory without being noticed? I might not be able to sleep now from distress and paranoia. Where am I going to stay now? I can't possibly stay here! Biting my nails, I'm pretty sure I looked fearful.

After everything, I realized that Nolan stayed silent. He looked furious and his mouth was set in a grim line.

I'm sure he had informed Beta Mason and Gamma Julian about this matter.

Staring at him, he strolled to me and grabbed my shaky arms. Nolan carried me to his own room and laid me down on his bed. Wrapping his arms around me, he embraced me tight and comforted me.

It was something I never expected from him but I didn't complain for I was too petrified to be alone.

"Sleep now, Avalynn. I will take care of these things tomorrow. I promise." He whispered, making me calm down.

I nodded and closed my eyes until the darkness took over me. Somehow after the scary experience that I encountered earlier, I felt serene in his arms.

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