Ava put her hand on his shoulder and got on the bike.


    "I am your man. Hold me tight."


    His voice was deep. His gaze was intense. She bit her bottom lip and nodded her head at him.


    He smirked at her and turned back to the road.


    After putting on his helmet, he started the bike.


    She nced at the ck helmet. She recalled that when he had offered her his helmet, she refused it. So he had thrown his helmet on the road.


    ''Did he buy a new one?'' she thought, examining it.


    She gasped when her body pressed against his back while the bike moved on the speed breaker.


    "Told you to hold me tight," he reminded her.


    She exhaled and shook her head.


    ''Did he do that intentionally?'' she thought and smiled.


    She held him tightly despite the fact that her chest was pressed against his back.


    She rested her head against his shoulder and enjoyed the ride.


    When they arrived at the university, she sat up straight. His bike came to a halt. She got down from the bike and said,


    "Thanks."


    Everyone around them stopped what they were doing. Their gazes fixed onn and Ava.


    Whenn took off his helmet, a few girls screamed as if he were their favorite hero and they were his fangirls.


    Ava ignored them. She knew if she wanted to be with the future Alpha of this pack, who was really hot and handsome, she would have to bear all of this.


    "No need to thank me. Make it your habit. Because from now on, I will be around you most of the time."


    Ava blushed and turned away.


    "See youter," she said and started to walk.


    She could hearn''s chuckle from behind.


    While passing the boys and girls, she noticed their shocked faces.


    They could not believe their eyes. Thoughn had dered that his eyes were on


    her, they thought she v Luke, andn might have lost his interest in her.


    ith


    "When she rejected Luke''s proposal in front of everyone, they thought she had some guts. But who thought she was always after ourn?"


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    Ava heard a girl''s voice. The blush on her face faded.


    She stopped her steps and turned to look at the girl who had just spoken.


    She approached her and asked,


    "Excuse me? Did you just say something?"


    The girl folded her arms and nodded at Ava.


    "Yeah. I said you have eyes on our Alpha."


    Ava stared at the girl but then smiled at her and said,


    "You are so right. I am after your Alpha."


    The girl was taken aback by her response.


    Ava looked confident. She nced at the other girls and said,


    "Not just that. Let me tell you guys something. I have been after him for a very


    long time. So don''t try to be mypetition. Because you can''tpare my love with your fangirly things.''


    "Love? Every girl loves him," the girl spoke again.


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    Ava raised her brows. "By how? Spending one night with him? No way, dear. Do you know why he stopped roaming around with girls? It''s because of me. So stop bothering him and dreaming about being with him. He is my man.” 1


    The girls were shocked and offended. They could not just ept someone telling them to stop dreaming aboutn


    Dawson.


    Ava heard another girl''s voice.


    "You! How can you say that?"


    Ava rolled her eyes and ignored her question. "I don''t need to exin anything more. If you have any questions, then ask him directly. If you dare, of course."


    After that, she started to walk again.


    She felt free and confident today. There was no one who could make her lose. She was the queen ofn''s heart.


    She went to attend her ss. Unfortunately, her and her friends'' schedules did not match for today''s sses.


    So she had to attend sses alone. In all the sses, she had to endure the girls'' judgmental gazes. She was sure everyone had gotten the news that today she came to the campus onn''s bike.


    During break time,


    Ava''s friends called her to meet her in the cafeteria.


    But before going to meet them, Ava decided to meet Luke first. She looked for him. People said he was on the basketball court.


    She went to the basketball court and found him all alone. He was ying with a ball. He was throwing the ball in the basket and grabbed it when it fell to the ground.


    "Luke."


    He paused when he heard her voice.


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    Ava was nervous. She was upset, feeling sad for breaking his heart. Though she knew he was mad and he could say something to hurt her, she decided to take it.


    Luke turned around.


    "Ava," he murmured.


    Ava slowly walked toward him. Breaking eye contact, Ava came to a halt in front of him.


    "Luke, how are you?" she asked.


    Luke stared at her without replying to her.


    Ava slowly raised her gaze. She thought to meet a pair of angry eyes. However, she was surprised to see a guilty


    gaze.


    "Luke? Is everything okay?"


    Luke remained silent. Ava lowered her head. "Luke, I am sorry. I know I hurt you.


    What I did with you was really wrong, and I am guilty about-" 1


    She was interrupted when Luke pulled her into an embrace


    She was stunned with her hand in the middle of the air.


    "L-Luke?"


    "I am sorry, Ava. I said so many things to you that day. I was selfish and tried to make you mine..I should have known that if you love someone, you can''t force it on them. I even tried to brainwash you aboutn so that you can never go after him."


    Ava was shocked to hear him. "W-What?"


    "Yeah, I am sorry. I lied to you about gambling things. Whatever I told you about<pn in the cafe were lies. I knew you loved him from the beginning. I had always seen love in your eyes for him. But I was envious."