Ava by L.G.Savage (HeartBreak)

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The woods were scary, but she had to be brave. It was long past her bedtime, so it was dark. She had been fast asleep in the back of the car when she woke up to the loud bang. Then she saw them.

The monsters.

The monsters standing over her father’s body

She did what her father had taught her to do in this situation. She quietly slipped out of the car and started running

“Her Someone’s seen us!

It didn’t take long for the loud footsteps to follow her through the trees. The darkness and shadows cast by the full moon looked like predators ready to pounce on her, but she couldn’t close her eyes to make them go away. She had to survive. She tried to stay quiet as her dad had taught her. Step lightly. Change direction. Try not to leave too many tracks. But their long strides were fast and quickly catching up to her little ones.

The forest was eerily quiet. All she could hear was her thundering heartbeat, harsh breaths, and the monsters behind her. It was like everything in the forest already knew what her fate would be. But she would fight that fate. She didn’t want to disappoint her daddy.

Someone yanked her braid from behind, and she screamed in pain as she was thrown against the trunk of a tree. Her head hurt, and she felt pain in her arm as she rolled over and tried to stand.

“It’s just a kid, Mike,” she heard one of the voices say,

“She’s seen us, and now you said my fucking name,” another growled.

The one called Mike grabbed her again, pulling her painful arm. She screamed again and called out for her daddy. But she knew he would never come again now. She was all alone.

“Just do it quickly, and let’s get the hell out of here. She’s making too much noise.”

Mike shoved her to her knees, and she heard the cocking sound of a gun. With a silent cry, she looked up at the sky peeking. through the tall trees and saw the clouds part to reveal the moon. Her daddy always told her that the Moon Goddess would” always watch out for her even if he couldn’t. Closing her eyes, she gave a final prayer. She was not mad that this was how it ended. Her parents were waiting for her on the other side.

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“I can’t do it. I can’t have the murder of an innocent child on my conscience. You do it yourself.”

She heard their quiet arguing as the moon’s rays shone on her face, filling her with calm. And then she felt it. It was a warm feeling touching every part of her, and she knew she would never be alone again. Maybe it was the Goddess‘ touch. But the most terrifying growl she had ever heard filled her ears. It took her a moment to realise it had come from her.

“She’s a fucking monster! Shoot her!”

Then there were screams. And so much blood. The screams kept repeating in her ears, and the begging, the tears. But she didn’t stop.

That one scene repeated over and over again. Screams. Blood. The crunching sounds. Screams, Blood. The crunching

sounds.

her pyjamas and her heart pounding. Her hand was

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bottle on her side table, and most of it ended up down her pyjama top instead of in

but she knew what had triggered it. She threw the empty water

It had been

It never worked. She always heard the screams long after she’d woken up. She

clock said it was only three in the morning, but she knew she wasn’t going back to sleep again. In a few

to give up four more years of her life

curtains and illuminated her room. She turned her head and saw her packed bags waiting by the door. Her chest squeezed painfully, and she had to train

Ava. Breathe.

put her bedside lamp on and sighed as she pushed the covers off her body. She trod quietly, as she had learned to do her whole life, making sure she wouldn’t wake the others. Then she walked to

as an adult, she was expected to conform. Who forced people to wear uniforms at a university?

her nose. She found Alpha Roland hunched over a cup, staring at it as if it would give him the answer to all of

his cheek and walked over to the cupboards to pull a mug

don’t think I slept,” Alpha

pang because she knew she was

said gently as she took her

dad since he found her in

is any sign of trouble, anything at all, call me, and

a rite of passage for every

be all she would get. He was worried enough. Besides, she was sure they would have her out of there when they realised she was

Coupeil weren’t so

are the rules, Dad. You can’t break

the things she could not control–the calls from school, the hospital visits, and the way her mouth sometimes worked before she could stop it. But she could control the outcome of

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He was a huge man, like most werewolves, even her peers.

for yourself. Don’t let anyone break your spirit,” he whispered.

ever break me,” she said with a sad

some tears as she

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can all celebrate kicking me out of the house for four years” she said as she