Her possessive alpha novel Chapter 16

　　A hammer on the head

　　“There’s something I have to tell you.”

　　Ava was at it again, what was it with this thing she wanted to tell him that she hadn’t told him since? Something told him that the reason for her strange behavior since wasn’t just because of her nervousness for tomorrow’s ceremony. He wasn’t up for this now nor was he in the mood; he’d just had the most mind-blowing sex of his lifetime and he was exhausted, he needed to sleep. But this was his Ava; he couldn’t brush her off just like that even though it was tempting to do so.

　　“What is it?”

　　Ava hesitated; the silenced dragged for longer minutes, and when Ray couldn’t take it anymore, he said; “Ava, my love. You know me very well, don’t you?”

　　“Yes,” Ava answered shakily.

　　“You know the things I like and the things I don’t.”

　　“Yes, I do.”

　　“So, what you’re going to tell me, is it something you know I won’t like to hear? Is it something you know that will hurt me very much?”

　　“Yes,” she confessed.

　　Ray closed his eyes for a few seconds. Whatever it was, he might regret this later but for now, he didn’t want to care.

　　“Then don’t tell me,” he said, and went back to sleep.

　　Ava knew Ray very much, and she knew that just like that, the matter had been closed. When Ray says something like that, he means it. No matter what it is, he doesn’t want to hear it. If she brought this subject up again without being able to tell him, she’d be pushing him to extremes, and Ray was someone you wouldn’t like to see the angry part of. At this moment, there was only one thing left to do; she was going to do the right thing. Like Ethan said, it would be heartless of her if she allowed herself to be joined to Ray tomorrow without telling him the secret and now Ray didn’t want to hear this secret of hers anymore since it failed numerous times to come out from her mouth. She knew it was a coward thing to do, but running away, walking away from it all was the best option for her now.

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　　Ava stared at the glowing mirror in front of her. The morning session had just ended and she had to return to her room to rest a bit and change her outfit for the evening ceremony; the main event where she would be joined to Ray forever amidst many witnesses. It was almost time, and she’d just put on her evening ball gown, a beautiful red flowing gown with a wide opening at the back and flowery designs all over, the gown hugged her body form, outlining her features and she couldn’t have looked more dazzling in red. As she stared at herself in the mirror, she recalled how she spent the whole day, greeting leaders from all over the globe who were here to witness her joining with the moonlight Alpha. Her heart skipped when she thought that Lucas would be present, he was an Alpha, he was supposed to be here but he wasn’t. She couldn’t blame him though; she wouldn’t have come if she was in his shoes either.

　　She’d contemplated running away in the early hours of the morning when she woke up but couldn’t bring herself to do it, the same way she couldn’t bring herself to tell Ray the truth. This was her whole life, what she’d been preparing for since the day she was chosen, she couldn’t walk away from it all because of some attraction she felt for another.

　　Ray and Ethan had been super busy with the guests today. Even though she’d seen them, she hadn’t had the chance to talk to either of them today. At least she would be spared Ethan’s interrogation because she knew he’d want to find out if she’d told Ray yet.