Hollow

My eyes widened in shock and my hands slowly went to my lips, my chest heaving. Austin pulled me back towards him, covering me up in his body. But I had already seen it. My friend..Eve was lying on the floor, claw marks all over her fair skin, her eyes shut and her head tilted to the other side.

I stayed there, too shocked to move or say anything.

"Hazel?" Austin said, as if to make sure I was still there. I looked up to him, my vision becoming blurred. I knew I should have listened yesterday. I knew I should have tried. I knew I should have waited for Eve to explain herself. An abortion solution is so unlikely to kill me. But she was...

I gave a loud gasp and turned to the body again. I walked to it slowly, disentangling myself from Austin, then dropped to my knees, my chest filling up with tears I never knew I had in me.

"Eve." My voice sounded distant, like from a different place, like it wasn't mine.

"Beta. Come to the pack's boutique. I need you to go after any suspicious lookin