EXPLOSIONS were all Lucassaw behind his closed eyelids. They were all he felt in his body as he kissedthe love of his life. His lips tingled as they touched hers and he couldn'tremember how his life had been without this pleasure.He was about to pull away when suddenly, he feltAva tentatively move her lips against his softly. The kiss was gentle andloving. It wasn't lust filled or impulsive. It was sweet and the best feelinghe had ever felt in his life.Lucas loved how neither were experts at kissing asthey had never kissed anyone apart from each other once when they were younger.They learnt together and just did whatever felt natural.This definitely felt natural.Warmth filled his chest and his heart beatincreased with happiness as he realised that his Ava was kissing him back -that she wasn't rejecting him nor pushing him away. At the thought, Lucascouldn't help but smile and pull away from her.He didn't think he had ever smiled so widelybefore as he took in the sight

IT had been hours, or whatfelt like hours to Ava, of waiting for Lucas to come and get her like she knewhe would. Ava pitied the people that kidnapped her because they'd have to facean angry Lucas and that was not a good thing.It wasn't too bad. The room, she was kept in,looked nothing like a cell. It was just a bedroom with comfortable bedding,nice decorations and a large tv on the wall. There was even an ensuite that hada working shower. This wasn't what Ava had expected to happen.However, the windows were boarded up and the roomwas locked. No sharp or dangers objects were anywhere either. This reminded hershe wasn't on a holiday. She was kidnapped.The people didn't harm her whatsoever though. Notthat she was complaining but confusion was all she felt, maybe a little worriedbut she had faith in her mate.More than anything, she wanted something to do -bored out of her mind with nothing to occupy her time with. She had brieflydebated about escaping but she knew nothing

LUCAS watched as the closedcasket was lowered gently into the ground. He gave comfort to Ava as she sobbedinto his chest, both feeling depressed but only one showing it.He kept his face emotionless throughout the wholefuneral, surrounded by a sea of grief stricken bodies in black outfits. Thewhole pack watched silently as the beloved member was covered up with soil. Infact, most of the town was present at the funeral, the death touching everyone.Words were spoken but Lucas couldn't focus on anyof it. It was like he wasn't there and only his body was present. The touch ofhis mate was all he felt. He tried to focus on that but it was impossible whensadness seeped into his skin. The suffering look on Ava's perfect faceshattered his heart even more than he thought could be possible.He didn't know how he was supposed to feel. Noneof it felt real. It felt like one big nightmare. This was the person who hadlooked after him all his life. This was the person who was there for him

THE dimly lit room made Avasquint her eyes to see, coughing at the amount of dust settled on the surfaces.Her arms were outstretched in an attempt to find the light switch."Found it!" Called Connor as the singlelight bulb turned on.It was a whole month since Miss Lillian passedaway. Lucas was still working hard on finding Veronica and the traitor in thepack. He seemed better after the night Ava was awoken by his cries. Shelistened to how he was feeling and was there for him and vice versa. Theyhelped each other grieve for the woman they loved so dearly.It was all so surreal. Ava thought she'd wake fromthe nightmare any second and then go downstairs to see Miss Lillian making herbreakfast with a smile on her face. But, it wasn't a dream and the thought wasonly just starting to set in.She hadn't been going to school and neither hadLucas. The teachers understood and told them to take as long as they wanted tobe ready to come back to school. Thought, Ava suspected that her

THE paper work was piled infront of him but he couldn't focus on any of it. Lucas was worried about theincreasing number of rogues in the area. They had been getting past thedefences, knowing exactly when the patrols are between shifts and attackingthen.Luckily, they were all weak and didn't do muchdamage. Lucas figured it was more of a warning from Veronica. Ava had alsoreceived a text message from an unknown number, likely to be her.It said:We're more connected then you think. Be carefulwho you trust.People laughed when they heard about it, saying itsounded like wannabe villains. However, Lucas nor Ava took it as a joke. Hedidn't think her safety was something to be laughed about and was worried aboutwhat they could mean. He knew there was a traitor but had no idea who it couldbe. He couldn't trust anyone. Only Ava.She had been getting desperate too. Since thewhole incident with the picture, Ava was in the attic searching for more clues.She was adamant that her mot