Ava by L.G.Savage (HeartBreak)

Chapter 9

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Ava looked around to see if anyone else was around before she Boked at the angry ma

in front of her. Jared’s car was long gone; there would be no one to hear her screams. She should have asked Jared to wait until she was inside. She should have remembered what always happened when she was cornered alone.

Challenging a wolf in unfamiliar territory was a bad idea. She looked down as her brothers had always taught her to do. With her cap on, she couldn’t see him at all. This man was clearly an Alpha; there was no mistaking the aura of danger surrounding him. Her heart hammered in her chest even though slie tried to calm it. Fear always made Alphas crazier, like it was an aphrodisiac.

“Did you hear me?” he growled.

“Yes,” she answered quickly.

The door to her dorm was right behind him, but she knew nothing would prevent a determined werewolf from ripping it off its hinges, even if she managed to escape. She couldn’t run from a wolf.

“Phoenix Academy is no place for humans. Don’t unpack your bags. Leave, or they’ll carry you out of here in a body bag

She knew that. If Mrs. Benton had listened to her, she wouldn’t be in this situation, but she couldn’t just walk out. That would be defying the Council, which would lead to dire consequences for her and her family. She would wait it out. They would see the truth themselves.

“Ion’t-”

“You can,” the man growled, stepping so close to her that she could see his shoes and feel the heat from his body. With how loud her heart was beating now, she could have woken the whole dorm. “You’ll leave, or I swear to the Goddess I won’t be held responsible for what I do to you.”

She swallowed, still looking at his shoes.

“I’m going to try to sort it out,” she whispered.

thick that her pack members couldn’t get a reaction out of her. But this

her whole body trembled. She tried to take deeper breaths, but all she got were lungfuls of his cologne–something spicy that she would have appreciated in a different

Trembling like a little bird. They’ll smell your fear miles away and rip

his voice washed over her like a balm. Though she wasn’t looking up at him, she heard his deep breaths, as if he was taking her scent in. Her heart beat a little louder. When

is named after the Phoenix? Because it’s designed to break us, burn us down

should have ramped up her anxiety. But whatever the reason, it gave her enough of a backbone to take a small step

in warning so

out of the way until the Council tells me I can leave,”

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Chapter 9

to remember her father’s words. He had been teaching her to survive as a human among wolves

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breath, anticipating something bad. Her fingers gripped her bag of food tightly as she closed her eyes. Maybe she should have packed a weapon after all, even though they were forbidden. How

this?

were clenched at his sides. She had never seen any red–eyed wolves before, but she felt the chill to her bone as if she were standing in the presence of evil. His jaws were tightly clenched, and he looked like he was fighting something

you at home? Were you mistreated?” he growled. “You have no meat

topic made her frown in confusion as she searched his face. Was

“I was fed.”

beautiful amber colour she had ever seen. This close, she could see his hair was such a rich dark: brown colour with a few perfectly blended blond highlights, and the rare amber eyes completed the breathtaking look. Why did all the handsome ones have to be certifiably insane?

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