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.

drenching her pyjamas and her heart pounding. Her hand was shaking as she

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of it ended up down her pyjama top instead of in

since she’ll had that nightmare, 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 always saw

to calm her breathing and heartbeat. The time on her clock said it was only three in the morning, but she knew she wasn’t going back to

give up four more years

bags waiting by the door. Her chest squeezed painfully, and she had to train her breathing to stop the looming panic

will be over in no time. Ava. Breathe. Just breathe,” she

whole life, making sure she wouldn’t wake the others. Then she walked to the

at a university? She ignored it and pulled out a

as she approached, and the smell of fresh coffee hit her nose. She found Alpha Roland hunched over a cup, staring

as she kissed his cheek and walked over to the cupboards to pull a mug

think I slept,” Alpha

a pang because she knew she was

be fine, Dad,” she said gently as she took her

had been calling him dad since he found her in

anything at all,

was a rite of passage for every wolf,” she

they would have her out of there when they realised she was human.

you everything you need to know,” Alpha grumbled again. “If that stupid Coupeil weren’t so stuck in their antiquated ways, there would be no need for all this.”

rules are the rules, Dad. You can’t break them,

the hospital visits, and the way her mouth sometimes worked before she could stop it. But she could control the outcome of this. She could follow the rules, keep her head down, and let

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side before he kissed the top of her head. He was a huge man, like most werewolves,

sure you keep standing up for yourself. Don’t

No one will ever break me,” she

some tears

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all a huge breakfast so you can all celebrate kicking me out of the