Don't Leave Me, Mate (by AlisTae) novel Chapter 18

18

Third POV

Loud gasps could be heard around Ava. She ignored them and threw the ball in Ian’s direction. His eyes were fixed on her as he caught the ball. His eyes turned dark in anger.

“How dare you talk to my boyfriend like that?” Nova’s angry voice echoed throughout the area.

Ava turned around and saw Nova coming towards her with her friends. Abigail and Debra got to their feet and stood behind Ava to support her.

“What do you think of yourself? Do you even know what he can do to your sudden overconfidence? He can break you in a second and throw you away from this pack,” Nova warned Ava.

At that time, the referee blew a whistle and told the players to get back to the match as time was running out.

He looked at the girls and made an announcement. “If any of you try to distract the game again, I’ll throw all of you.”

“Let’s sit, Ava.”

Abigail grabbed Ava’s hand and sat in their earlier place. Debra joined them.

Nova glared at Ava for a moment, then stomped her leg to the ground. “The referee should not have stopped me. I would have taught her a lesson today.”

Her friends persuaded her to sit down in a place so that the match could continue.

In the meantime, on the court,

Luke approached Ian and uttered,

“I’m telling you again. Stop messing with her.”

Ronald patted Luke’s shoulder and gave him advice. “You better focus on your team more than what our captain should do or not.”

“You all get back to your positions,” The coach shouted from his place.

The game resumed again.

However, Ian’s mind was not focused on the game. He felt insulted by how Ava talked to him in front of others. It was very disrespectful to him.

He kept glancing at Ava, who was cheering for Luke. He frowned and turned his attention to Luke.

Luke was giving his best. Every time he tossed the ball into the basket, he looked at Ava, who smiled at him back.

“Ian, you are not concentrating. We are losing the game,” Cyrus alerted him.

But Ian did not know what had happened to him. Suddenly, he began to experience feelings of rage. The things that were going on around him were not to his liking.

“Time’s up! Red Flamor won the practice match.” After blowing the final whistle, the referee announced the results.

Ava jumped with Abigail and Debra when Red Flamor won. She was happy and enjoyed watching the match.

Nova looked at her and said loudly,

425 BONUS

“Look at the nerd. She looks so happy, as if it’s the final match. She doesn’t even know the difference between a practice and a real match.”

Ava avoided Nova’s remarks. Luke came to Ava and others.

“Thank you all for coming here to support me

“That’s nothing, bro” Abigail said and chuckled.

“When did you become so emotional?” Debra asked.

“You did really great. I hope you won the final as well.” Avasaid to him.

“Thanks, Ava,”

Abigail glanced at them and laughed.

“Okay, okay, Now go take a shower, you stinky boy,”

Then They all burst out laughing Luke told them he would meet them after he took a shower. Abigail told him to hurry because she had some work, so she would take Ava with her.

Ava and Abigail planned to go visit a doctor, but they did not want anyone to know about it. So Abigail lied to Luke and said that she had some work outside,

When Ava was talking with her friends, she was unaware that a dark gaze was fixed on her.

“Why are you not saying something, baby?” Nova asked Ian, wiping his sweet from his neck with a white towel. She was deliberately touching his neck. She rubbed her fingertips against his hot Adam apple.

Jan snatched the towel from her hand and asked in a low voice,

“How many times do I have to tell you not to touch me?”

“But we are girlfriend–boyfriend. How can I avoid touching you?”

Jan looked at her with his cold eyes. “If you wish to be my Luna, then keep your distance until I ask you to get close to me.”

His warning was like a law. She lowered her head and nodded at him.

Jan scoffed at her as he noticed the desire in her eyes to become the Luna of this pack.

‘As usual, everyone is after the position,‘ he thought, and he walked out of the court.

On the other hand,

Ava was chatting with her friends in the cafe. Luke came to join them, as he said earlier. He looked fresh and delighted.

“I can’t believe we won today’s match,” he said while sipping his coffee that he had ordered after sitting at the

table.

“You are a good captain. So your team has to be the winner, Ava said, cheering him on once more.

“My friends were also saying that I did well today. They appreciated me really well,” Luke replied. But he thought about something and asked Ava,

“What about that math I solved two days ago? Did you take a look at it?”

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