Ava by L.G.Savage (HeartBreak)

Chapter 44

It had been a strange morning.

Ava had seen people whispering about her every time she had passed them, and no one had shoved or pushed her yet. It felt a lot like just before Claire knocked her out the first time. They would whisper and then look at her or go still as if they were mind–linking each other. Then, they would get a certain excited look that made her worry. What were they planning now? The fact that she had yet to see Claire was worrying in itself, but now she was being paranoid about everything.

Instead of being angry as usual, she was jumpy. She had more

re needle pricks on her fingers than usual because she couldn’t concentrate on anything in Needlework, and she probably had 10 refold the table napkins a hundred times in Housekeeping. And for a change, she didn’t get any detentions

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By lunchtime, she was a wreck. She couldn’t handle going to the dining hall to face the crowds even though she was starving, so she hid in one of the bathrooms

She was being a coward. Yesterday, she’d finished the day on such a high that she’d felt invincible. Now, she was jumping at every little sound when nothing had happened to make her feel like this.

Ava splashed some water on her face and looked at her reflection in the mirror. She looked paler than usual, so her freckles were more prominent. Her eyes were too wide and bright, as if she was on something, and she could hear her heart pounding in her chest constantly. She couldn’t calm down.

She

decided to go to the training centre early instead of hiding the rest of the lunch break. At least after that, she would be safe in detention and then Jared would pick her up.

She was drying her hands when the bathroom door opened, and the last person she wanted to see walked in.

“Did you really think you could hide from me, human?” Claire sneered as she strolled in. “I can smell you from miles away

in after her, but one remained by the door, blocking the only exit and probably also

a class in front of witnesses. At least in class, they had

she kept her gaze on the floor. She wasn’t going to intimidate her now, not when she

just because you’re stringing one Alpha along by his balls and another Alpha falling all over himself to keep you in his house?” Claire

back wall and the panic started to rise in

anybody to help me,” she

human like you, even if his pack allowed it. So what did you do? Cast a spell? Promise him

nothing!” she said in

panic attack started to take its hold on her. She felt lightheaded as she

she had ever needed anyone to rescue her, but she shoved it away. It was different here. None of these people knew or

I take you down, but mark my words. I will end you. I will make sure you never get up again,” Claire said in a whisper, so close to her ear that a shiver flashed down her

She blinked the darkness back as much as she could because passing out now was not an option. She had to scream so someone could hear her. She opened her mouth to try that, but her voice stuck in her throat. The more she struggled to draw air into her lungs, the worse her vnion became. Pressure built up in her head, making it hard for

veins were on fire, and

like you here. Look at you,”

laughed and called her pathetic. Their laughter echoed in her head as if

in her small pack, and now

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bubble

tremble. Only the wall behind her held her up.

was going to die

much in her head and her body.

Then, the air shifted.