Chasing His Scentless Mate (Caroline) novel Chapter 312

Chapter 312: Chapter 312 Unexpected Reunions

Ava’s POV

Caroline and Eleanor’s "disappearance," though I hated to admit it, lined up perfectly with Joseph’s theory. They weren’t missing. Eleanor had probably whisked Caroline away for some much-needed healing time.

Not that Alpha Draven and Alpha Nate were listening to any of that. Those two had been combing the city for days looking for Caroline and Eleanor like they’d been kidnapped rather than just needing space. Meanwhile, Beta Ryan and Kyle were busy handling the Ella situation and her father Elder Howard. From what I’d gathered, Howard was neck-deep in shady business dealings involving both corporate interests and Storm Valley Pack politics.

Joseph kept showing up at Thorne Enterprises daily, supposedly to "help" Draven, but I knew he wanted to corner me. Thanks to my developing magical abilities, I could sense his Alpha presence and avoid him completely.

After several days of this exhausting dance, my phone rang with Ryan’s name on the screen.

"Ava, I need your efficiency," he said immediately.

"What’s going on, Beta Ryan?"

"Get Kyle and come to my house now. If anyone asks, say it’s about the audit. My driver is waiting in the parking garage."

"Ryan, is everything okay?" His tone worried me.

"Let’s hope so," Ryan sighed before hanging up.

I notified reception that the executive floor would close early, then grabbed Kyle. Within minutes, we were in Ryan’s car heading across town.

"Do you know what this is about?" Kyle asked anxiously.

"No idea, but things have been suspiciously quiet lately."

"What, are you bored?" Kyle teased.

"Honey, we feel many things in that office, but boredom has never been one of them," I replied sarcastically.

When we arrived at Ryan’s house, my heart sank seeing Joseph waiting outside. The entire inner circle was gathering. This had to be serious. Our eyes met briefly, but thankfully everyone was too distracted to notice.

Joseph kept finding ways to hover near me, but I managed to stay just out of reach, pretending to be completely engrossed in whatever conversation was happening around me.

And then the bombshell dropped: Draven was Liam’s father.

Things only intensified when Caroline and Eleanor finally returned. Caroline revealed her pregnancy, and she and Draven reconciled in a tear-jerking moment that had everyone emotional. These two had been through hell and back, but they truly deserved each other. Their love was powerful enough to overcome the worst obstacles.

We were all celebrating when Liz suddenly burst into Ryan’s house and got into a screaming match with Eleanor. Soon enough, everyone was yelling at the overdramatic homewrecker. It would have been entertaining if it wasn’t so tragic.

But the most touching moment came when they told Liam that Draven was his father. Watching them embrace had me fighting back tears. With everyone emotional, I escaped to the kitchen to prepare some chamomile tea. That’s when Joseph cornered me.

"Ava, can we talk?" he asked, stepping closer.

"What’s there to discuss, Joseph? How quickly you jumped into bed with another woman? Or maybe how many others there’ve been that I don’t know about? Your dick seems to have a very short attention span." The words came out sharper than I’d intended, but I couldn’t help it.

"Ava, please, just hear me out before you judge me," he pleaded, his eyes filled with pain. But I wasn’t about to let him off the hook—he had betrayed me, humiliated me, and that wasn’t something I could easily forgive.

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