Her possessive alpha novel Chapter 99

　　Failed birthday surprise

　　The wondering feeling she had last night about whatever surprise Ray and the other pack members were planning for her flew right through the window and was replaced by the intense desire she had for Lucas,….. t-the desire the mate bond made her have for Lucas. All because of what happened, she had missed her own birthday party surprise. In all her 18 years of being in her pack, of growing up as a moonlighter, she had never for once missed her special day with them until yesterday. Even though she didn’t like Ray’s surprises, spending her special day with her pack members was something Ava always looked forward to every year, even when the trio moved out of the pack house, she still celebrated her birthdays with the moonlighters every year; it was like Christmas to her, and she was looking forward to it yesterday before she met Lucas in that blasted restaurant, and now she missed it all; she had forgotten her own birthday, and it was all thanks to her mate. And now she's still standing here in the kitchen, naked and covered in mud in front of her betrothed and her best friend, with no possible explanation to give as to why she disappeared last night, the both of them must probably think she has run mad now.

　　“We’re waiting,” Ethan said in response to her silence, he didn’t seem to be pleased seeing the state she was in.

　　“Now, now Ethan,” Ray chided. “Can’t you see that she’s all tired and dirty? She must have had a pretty rough night; I don’t think its nice to be putting so much pressure on her. I’m sure she has a pretty good explanation for her to have missed last night’s party.”

　　Of course, Ray would never see the wrong side of any situation, Ethan hissed and returned to the dishes behind him.

　　Ray walked over to her. “Now dear, go and freshen up and then you can come downstairs and tell us where you’ve been.”

　　“Thank you,” she felt guilty that Ray had spared her yet another one of Ethan’s interrogation sessions, but she couldn’t help herself.

　　As she walked out of the kitchen, she could feel Ethan glaring holes into her back. She went upstairs and did as her betrothed had said, getting in the shower and washing off all the dirt from her body. About thirty minutes later, she was back in fresh clothes and entered the kitchen to see Ray and Ethan sitting at the table waiting for her, her untouched birthday cake had been disposed off including the decorations.

　　She sat in front of them and looked at Ethan’s face, he was still angry but not as before, she focused her gaze back on the two men. They were waiting for her to start speaking and she heaved a sigh, not knowing the next set of words to bring out from her mouth.

　　***THREE HOURS LATER***

　　"Here."

　　Ava woke up from her daydream to find Ray standing near her in their bedroom where she sat thinking. He was handing her a wrapped present, probably to make up for what he couldn't give her last night.

　　She shook her head, refusing to take it, not because she didn't show up yesterday, but because of the tremendous guilt killing her on the inside for what she did last night; it seemed to be growing bigger by the minute.

　　"I don't deserve it, Ray."