Her possessive alpha novel Chapter 74

　　Betrayal 1

　　“What are you doing here Ava? And where have you been?”

　　Ava ran with open arms to hug her friend, as she did her face burst to release a fresh wave of tears.

　　“What happened Ava?”

　　She wiped her eyes. “It’s a long story, but I heard about what happened and that’s why I came back, where is Ray now? I want to see him, and I want to know what happened to him.”

　　Nicole sighed, sitting Ava down on the living room couch.

　　“You can’t see him anymore Ava, his body has been cremated this morning.”

　　“I-I-I don’t understand. Since when did we start cremating bodies?”

　　“That’s the new law under Ethan’s reign.”

　　“Ethan? Ethan is the alpha now, but how did all this happen so fast? There should have been a ceremony where leaders from around the world would have gathered to witness the appointment of the new alpha, he of all people should know that, he didn’t even carry on with the normal customs or the rituals before he ordained himself.”

　　“That would’ve taken weeks Ava, and you know that any packhouse whose throne is left empty is the perfect magnet to attract rogues who are battle ready, no matter what little time it is.”

　　“Where is Ethan? I want to speak to him now.”

　　“You can’t see him, he’s in the packhouse, in a meeting with the circle.”

　　“That’s good then, you can take me there. I want to find out exactly what happened to Ray and tell him where I’ve been, and then I can accept whatever punishment he deems fit for me.”

　　“Punishment? Were you away from here at your will?”