Tangled
Chapter 2
2 Ava: Invitation
The eyes stalk me from the shadows, unblinking. Unwavering.
Fuck, fuck, fuck.
My hands tremble as I turn the key again. The engine sputters, coughs. Please. Please start. I can’t die here. Not like this.
Another turn. A whine. A sputter.
The wolf steps out from the tree line, massive and menacing. Its fur blends with the night, a specter of death and torment.
I can’t make out any distinguishing features in the darkness. No way to know which of my abusers has come for me tonight.
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I slam my foot on the accelerator, tires screeching against pavement as I peel off down the road. My heart hammers against my ribs, blood rushing in my ears.
In the rearview mirror, I can see the wolf chasing me.
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Keeping pace with my car as I navigate the winding
roads.
He howls, a promise of pain.
It’s all a familiar, sick game. I hate it. I never know when it’s coming; when someone’s bored enough to begin.
It never ends well though. Not for me.
The streets of my neighborhood come into view. Mom and Dad won’t save me, even if I’m being slaughtered in the front yard–but if I can make it inside, that’s a different story.
No one disrespects the beta’s home.
I whip into an awful parallel parking job, the car jerking to a stop. My hands shake as I fumble for my keys, dropping them twice before I manage to grab them.
I just need to get inside.
Throwing open the car door, I stagger out on
trembling legs. The keys jangle in my grip as I stumble
towards the front door.
Almost there. Almost-
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as I
promise of pain.
sick game. I hate it. I never know when it’s coming; when someone’s bored
though. Not for me.
of my neighborhood come into view. Mom and Dad won’t save me, even if I’m being slaughtered in
the beta’s home.
into an awful parallel parking job, the car jerking to a stop. My hands shake as I fumble for my keys, dropping
just need to get
door, I stagger out
in my grip
front
Almost there. Almost-
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can smell wet
clenched between white knuckles. My heart stops.
Saliva drips from dagger–like fangs. His russet fur tells me
Todd.
loves to torment me
door from
reprieve; I’ll take
car. I have no idea how much it will cost to repair my cracked
Damn it.
“Ava. Come here.“/
toward my parents,
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stomach.
exactly what they do to me; as long as it
is seated in his favorite armchair, his expression stoic as always. Mom
the last time we had eye
the room, focusing my gaze on his
don’t bother greeting him with words. All he wants to see is my submission. Words are a waste of time coming from the lowest ranking member of our pack.
I cradle my wrist; they’re blind to any injuries
year. I trust you have enough money from your… job to be properly
shock,
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that anxiety to settle straight into my brain.
another. The Lunar Gala. I’ve missed out on
Northwestern
hoping to find their
Northwestern Council meets and talks all their pack politics–but in reality, the Lunar Gala is more of a matchmaking ball. Alliances are made when high–ranking shifters mate into other
avoids it. The official story
at having to attend is a palpable force in the room, and I risk a
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beneath his notice.
nose wrinkles as though some offensive odor came through, but of course there’s nothing. Just me. “Phoenix
explanations. Just a beta throwing out his orders
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