Chapter 8 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.”