Chapter 30

Erik's POV.

When I received Avery's apology letter, I was overjoyed.

Shannon is a sly fox, she'd told me she'd dig around and convince her naive step-sister to come to me and everything was going as planned.

I was excited when my father told me there'll be a meeting concerning Avery's choice of mate.

I saw this coming, I knew that the pack elders won't allow Avery to rule for long without an alpha.

I've created a good image in their head and they'll approve of me without any glitches or doubts.

I'm what they'll term ‘The best among all.’ I'm trying my very best to create a perfect picture for them and without a doubt, I'm doing excessively well.

Avery shocked me when she told the pack elders she needed time, and the aurora of command in her voice was so deep and commanding that no one had a choice but to obey her wishes.

The pack elders who I thought would ignite her and force her to pick a mate agreed to her silly demands.

‘I wouldn't say they agreed, they said they'll think about it. How's that an agreement?’ Rik, my wolf said, and I scoffed.

"Did you see how brave and fierce she was? Her parents' death seems to have done wonders for her, she's now very bold. I don't think the pack elders would reject her proposal. She'd said the fact, and she can rule for some specific time before she'll get an Alpha."

‘Do you want to wait for her till she makes a decision? ’ Rik growled.

"No! I'm not that patient Rik and you know it. I'll have to make her accept me before she'd think of anything that would not favor me." I muttered silently, remembering Xander.

‘I don't know what you're thinking of doing but whatever it is, do it fast... I sense Avery is becoming increasingly difficult to woo.’

"Don't worry about such kinds of stuff, I'll handle it. If she's proving difficult, I know how to deal with wenches like her. Difficult or not difficult, Avery is mine to keep, I need her to get the position of my dream." I said, standing up and pacing silently in my room.

I've asked her for a date tomorrow and she said she'll get back to me by mid-day.

I know she'd agree to be my date, she's the meek type, and she was head over heels for me in college.

She has a great body, and I want her on my bed, I want to taste her so bad. Thinking about her gets me hard and wanting.

She's a beauty herself, willing and ready for me.

I just don't know what has gotten into her all of a sudden, but whatever it is... I'm gonna get it off her and make her want me like before.

"It would be easy, besides....she was dying to be with me before, I just have to reignite her feelings for me, I'm sure she's still into me, just like before," I said, with a smirk.

"And then, I'm gonna have her in different ways on my bed......she'd haunted my dreams for so long, I want her and I'll get her." My wolf growled in delight, and I'm super excited myself.

The door opened and I swung to face Shannon, she locked the door, stamping her legs furiously till she sat down on my bed.

Now, what's up with my mate? I hate her anger... It always rubs off on those close to her.

Whenever she's angry, she pours it out on anyone close to her, she has a fiery temper that's unprecedented... She acts crazy and wild when provoked.

I remembered two of her major anger issues.

There was a time she was so angry that she clawed a servant and the servant nearly bled to death because the cut was deep.

And the last incident that occurred in high school was when she'd used silver metal to burn some students that were rude to her... She wore some protective clothes to prevent the silver from getting in contact with her skin.

The silver nearly killed the students but they were saved and Shannon was warned not to ever try such or she'd be taken to a psychologist for treatment.

I love her wild nature and I always knew my mate is a psycho... She's such a thriller.

She may not be as beautiful as Avery but her craziness is beyond normal and that excites my wolf and mesmerizes my human.

I walked up to the volcano that was on the verge of eruption and tried to calm her down, I always have ways to get her calm.

I'm her weakness, she's totally into me and she'll do anything for me....anything at all.

"Baby....what happened to you? Your face is burning red with anger, who provoked you?" I asked, as I sat down beside her and moved her closer to my body.

"I just don't understand, Avery is becoming a chameleon...changing at will...she's confusing me so much that I don't understand what I should think of her...she's all gullible, naive, and stupid sometimes and other times...she acts all brave, bold, fierce and completely out of control. I don't know what to understand baby...I've tried to get into her but she's changing at will." She vented out her anger and frustration.

She's right though, Avery is so fucking dynamic these days... I don't understand her but I think it's due to some mood swings as mom has said.

I always believe my mom in whatever she says no matter how it is.

She's a scarlet witch... She knows a lot about things no wolf understands.

"Hay baby, don't be so hard on yourself now, calm down my love...just be calm...we'll get her... I'm sure we will...and I promise to make her pay for hurting you." I swore I'd taken many oaths to make things hard for Avery and her family... I've sworn to mom and I'll make her pay.

"What do you have in mind? Is there any plan? I'm tired of that girl...she's provoking me...if not for anything...I'll have killed her by now." She said angrily.

That's my mate, my angry mate...always vile and up to something no good.

"She's our nemesis and she stands in the path of our goal... And baby..you can't just kill her yet, you don't have to soil your beautiful hands with her blood. I'll take care of everything, just relax your nerves."

Convincing an angry woman is so difficult, if she had her ways, Avery would be dead by now but Avery is no ordinary werewolf...she's royal, and killing her won't be a piece of chocolate.

"Darling, you still haven't answered my question...how do you plan on dealing with Avery?" She asked again between clenched teeth.

That's to show how badly she's trying to contain her anger, she's such a viper!

"Well...my mom is organizing a party in the honor of your late parents..."

She growled at me and I immediately corrected my statement.

"I mean in honor of Avery's late parents...I went to Avery just a few minutes ago and asked her to be my date for tomorrow evening. I'll try and lay her there...since it couldn't happen at the park...I'll make it happen tomorrow itself." I explained my plan to her.

"That's interesting, I still couldn't understand what happened in the park the other time...everything was going as planned until Xander showed up. He's such a spoiled spot." She said, kicking the bed bedside table.

Her anger issues are pure malady.

"Things weren't going as planned, while I was talking to her, she'd seemed lost in thought. Her attention wasn't on me." I explained, remembering Avery's attitude the day we met at the park.

"It was an off day for her I think, even when she woke up, her behavior was completely off and strange to me. I even thought my prayers were already answered when she was behaving like someone that's insane but I guessed she was just into her silliness...the girl's a handful. Annoying and I hate her so much." She blurted out and I lay her on my lap to calm her.

"It's fine, tomorrow would be different anyway. She just has to agree to be my date for tomorrow and everything would get sorted out once and for all... All these shits are getting on my nerves."

"What! You mean she hasn't agreed to be your date and you're making tall claims about sorting things out." She almost yelled, and she stood up and stared at me.

"Yeah. She said she'll get back to me by midday tomorrow." I answered, not quite getting what she meant.

"Duffer... You know how she changes at her own will. You could have persuaded her harder."

"I know. But trust me, I'm positive about this. She'll come along. Trust me, baby." I said, trying to convince her.

"Fine...but I'm gonna try and persuade her...she has to come."

We heard a knock on the door and she got startled.