Chapter 206

Chapter 206

-Ava’s POV-

My wolf growled then, and it was the loudest I had ever heard.

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The shift happened. It wasn’t gradual. It wasn’t controlled. It ripped through me like a tidal wave, and I barely had time to brace myself before it consumed me.

A pulse–strong, wild, ancient–shot through my bones. Heat erupted in my veins, fire licking at my skin, but there was no pain. Only raw, unfiltered power surging through every inch of me.

I let it take me.

With a snarl, I lunged at the vault door. My claws–sharper, deadlier than before–sank into the metal like it was nothing. The thick steel groaned, the vibrations rattling through the ground.

I felt the power twist through me, a force beyond just my wolf, something deeper–something other.

The vault shattered.

A deafening boom tore through the chamber as the reinforced steel crumpled under my strength, folding inward like A shockwave blasted outward, sending debris flying. Dust and smoke clouded the air, choking the dim light from the overhead bulbs.

Then, as suddenly as it had come–the power

vanished.

paper.

The force drained out of me like water slipping through my fingers. My body buckled under the sudden loss, muscles seizing, bones snapping back. My claws retracted, my skin burned as fur receded, my limbs shaking violently as I was forced back into my human form.

I barely caught myself before I hit the ground.

I gasped, my vision spinning. My lungs felt hollow, my limbs like dead weight. The loss of that power left a gaping void inside me, but I didn’t let it consume me. Not now.

I pushed myself up on trembling arms, my mind already shifting back to the only thing that mattered–my father.

Through the settling dust, I saw him, slumped against my mother, his skin ashen, his breathing weak. His body sagged in the restraints, the cursed silver still eating at him.

I forced myself to my feet, ignoring the way my legs nearly gave but beneath me. “Father-”

I stumbled forward, reaching him as my mother struggled to keep him upright. Blood streaked his shirt, the dark stains growing.

to me, her own eyes still wide, but she said nothing–just stripped off her suit jacket and thrust

me.

said quickly, her

fabric as I slipped my arms through the sleeves,

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said, already shifting to grab his other

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as he tried to focus on me. “Ava…” His

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as much of his weight

moved quickly, taking his other side. “We need to

let out a rough cough, but I could feel him trying to push through the

said, breathless, adjusting my grip. “Nightshade and wolfsbane. You said it could

father barely nodded, his breathing labored. “Damien… he wouldn’t have left me here without making sure…”

mother and I

the risk,” she murmured. “If the poison was his failsafe, he would have ensured it couldn’t be reversed. But if

spread and then we can find it and Damien

on my father as we moved, dragging his weight between us. My legs trembled, my breath came in sharp gasps, but we

eerily silent except for the low hum of the factory machines. The air was thick with the metallic scent of blood. Bodies

No survivors.

drone

swallowed down the nausea clawing at my throat and kept moving. We had no time to grieve, no time to think about the carnage.

we reached an exit.

felt the surge of

was locked.

heaving. “I don’t have the strength break this

She didn’t hesitate.

weight just long enough for me to lower him gently to the ground. His body sagged against the cold floor, his breathing shallow, but his eyes–still

padlock she muttered. Her claws

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can break

She struck hard.

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blows as she slashed and hammered at it, the sound echoing through the empty

me, my father let out a ragged breath. “Ava…”

quickly, shaking my head. “Don’t

sorry,” he rasped. “For

clenched my jaw, eyes burning. “Stop,” I whispered.

head weakly, his hand twitching as if he wanted

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