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"Provoked? Provoked into what? Assaulting a member of your own pack? Your own Luna?"

"I... I didn't mean to, Alpha. I was upset, I was..." she swallowed hard to a point her voice even quivered.

The Alpha's hand shot out, catching Ava by the throat and his fingers digging into her flesh.

"That guarantee that you can be disrespectful?" His voice is laced with spite.

"Kade!" He bellowed all at once as he called for his Beta.

Kade appeared at the door moments later to take in the scene before him.

"Alpha." He quickly bowed. "What happened sir?"

"Take this scheming harlot to the cells. She will remain there until she learns the error of her ways." He commanded and that was when he stopped gripping on her throat.

She fell on the floor afterward coughing as she struggled for breath.

"Come with me. The Alpha has spoken and I won't like to drag you." Kade moved forward, his hands grabbing Ava's arms and when she wanted to jerk him away, he smirked.

Ava whimpered her legs giving out beneath her as she allowed herself to be led away and as they disappeared down the hall, the Alpha turned back towards Alexia who's been by the door.

"Follow me because we must talk, I need the full story." He tried seasoning with but she refused.

"I... I can't, Alpha. I... I need time."

Before the Alpha could respond, a commotion from the end of the hall caught their attention and it was from his mother.

"Let her out!" she demanded, yelling at the top of her voice. "This is outrageous!"

"I'm sorry, Luna, the Alpha has ordered her to be detained and there is nothing I can do."

"You will release her, Kade! Or I will see to it that you are punished since you don't seem to know who I am again." She threatened but it didn't work on him.

"Luna, you know that I must obey the Alpha's orders. I cannot disobey him, not even for you and letting her out is what I would do only when I want my head on the floor." He refused blatantly.

Celeste's face contorted with rage, her voice rising in volume. "So you want to disobey me instead? Me, your Luna or have you forgotten?"

"I didn't defy you, Luna. I simply carry out the Alpha's orders." he dared not look into her eyes as he disobeyed her.

Seeing as he wouldn't budge she went to convince her son.

"She will spend at least one night in the cells, mother. She must learn the consequences of what she did so that time she will not do that again."

"You would really do this, son? Remember I brought her over and I promised not even an ant will step on her, but you'll still do this?" Her shoulders simply just gradually slumped in defeat.

"I will not tolerate such behavior from anyone, not even Ava. This is not a matter of affection or loyalty, mother and it also doesn't mother that you're my mother and you brought her but what does is Ava shouldn't have spoken such stupid damn words to my mate!"

"You may be the Alpha, but you are also my son. How can you be so cold, so unfeeling towards your own pack?" she feels like he has no pity for her whatsoever.

"I am the Alpha because I am willing to make the hard choices, the ones that others cannot. This is who I am, mother. This is what it means to lead." He said making himself clear as he turned away from her unable to look into her eyes.

Causing her to frown her face while her son's dead head dipped in a slight bow. Without another word, he turned and strode down the hall, leaving her there.

She stood there frozen in disbelief of her son and Ava, still in Kade's grip, hung her head feeling a bit of regret. As Steele's footsteps faded into the distance so does the silence became almost unbearable for them.

Ava was taken away to be locked up.

***

A maid approached the cell gate, carrying a tray of food, but as she reached the cell, her hand reached for the lock, but then paused, her eyes flickering towards starving Ava who looked disgusted by her presence..

With a shake of head in pity the maid turned away the tray still in her hands until Alexia stepped forward. "Stop. Give her the food."

"I... I feel she doesn't deserve to eat." the maid who didn't even know the Lycan princess was close by was surprised she'd been watching her.

"I know, but we won't let her starve to death, would we?" She just smiled as she collected the food from her and the maid stood by.

Alexia carried the tray towards the cell, but as she neared it, Ava's hiss echoed through the bars of the cell and her eyes contort anger.

"What do you want, Alexia?" she snarled, and despite that Alexia's smile still remained firm in place as she reached the bar and extended the tray towards her.

"Food. I thought you might be hungry."

"Why would you bring me food, Alexia?" Ava demanded with caution in her confused state. "You want something from me. What is it?"

"I don't want anything, Ava. Not from you, at least." she answered.

Ava took a step forward, her hands reaching through the bars, the hunger in her eyes irresistible.

"Liar," she spat, her fingers closing around the tray and pulling it towards her. "You want revenge!"

"Revenge?" Alexia repeated. "And what would I have to gain from revenge, Ava? You are already in cell locked away like a common criminal."

Ava's eyes flashed with rage, her voice rising in volume and intensity. "You want to see me suffer. To make me pay for what I did.
Alexia's smile turned razor-sharp, her voice soft and silky.

"Oh, Ava. If I wanted to see you suffer, I could have left you to starve. But I'm not that cruel."

The Omega's Scorn and the Alpha's Chase
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