Semua Bab Ava: Bab 221 - Bab 229

Human blood still scented the air hours after the fight. It was everywhere. On the narrow path up the mountain. On the cold, unyielding side of the mountain. Over the trees, bushes and dead leaves on the ground. Silver bullet casings and broken silver weapons were scattered on the forest floor. Sharp lengths of twine were tied between tree trunks like traps, and blood dripped from them. There was something else on it besides that metallic scent, something spicy and woodsy, and very faint.Putting her nose closer to the twine, she started to inhale. A second later, strong arms circled her chest and wrenched her away.“Don’t touch that. Wolfsbane,” Zeke said.Of course. She had never been around it, but she was sure the other wolves in the pack were taught how to detect it from the moment they shifted. It was deadly to wolves, poisoning their systems as quickly as silver. A chill rushed down her spine at how close she’d come to making a rookie mistake.Stepping out of Zeke’s arms, she l

There were beds in the staff break rooms near the back of the building that Zeke hadn’t noticed the first time he was there. He didn’t pay much attention to his surroundings now either as he kept his arm around Ava’s shoulders, just processing.Following Ava through the forest had been...Shit, he didn’t know what to think. She’d been right in front of him, yet not quite present. And that hint of magic in the air... It had rippled over his skin like the Council magic did, pulling at him. He had responded to it as if he had no choice, following its call. Even now, he felt it still simmering under his skin.Like when he’d kissed Ava before they found out Alpha Roland was missing. Nate opened one of the doors, revealing two beds against the wall on both sides, and stepped aside. “Caleb is just upset. I’ll speak to him. You guys should rest. I’ll bring some food,” Nate said.Ava walked in first and slumped onto one of the beds.“I’m not hungry,” she mumbled. Nate met his gaze, clearly

Ava backed away until her back hit the wall. The way the hunter’s eyes lowered to her bare legs made her skin crawl. Even without Nyx telling her, she knew this man was a weak coward. For him to easily attempt something like this meant he’d done it before.This one was going to die.“Did you take my father?” she asked directly. The hunter chuckled. “I don’t even know who the fuck you father is,” he said.Lies, since he’d had their picture. She looked at the wolf who’d told the hunters to hurry. He was bigger than the rest, and most likely their leader. The scars on his chest spoke of many battles. But the packs around them were peaceful. Besides Alpha Barret, she’d never seen anyone who had lived through any horrendous things that would scar them.“What did you mean by what you said? You paid them to do something to me? You knew I was coming?”The bald man chuckled as he walked to the other side of the room and uprighted a chair. “You walked into the lion’s den all by yourself, li

It was almost dark when Ava tiptoed through the back door of her family home. Not that it would have made a difference. The whole area was deserted. It wasn’t just because she could sense the absence of other auras. There was something different with her awareness of the things around her. It was like whatever had been crawling inside her had burst out, and now it reached out for something else.She’d told Zeke that something was happening, something was coming. Was this it? Was she the calamity that would fall on everyone else? Because even as she snuck towards the stairs, she could sense where the whole pack was, picking out individual auras from so far. Yet her senses buzzed in warning as if the pack was the enemy. Her whole body hummed like she was electrified, and Nyx felt it too. She paced, restless, ready to fight, but unclear who the enemy was. She had so much energy spilling over, as if she hadn’t just done a marathon of a different kind.Her cheeks colouring, she headed

What?Wrenching control from Nyx, she stepped back and gaped in horror at the Gamma in front of her. What was he saying? That all of this was her fault? Her pack members died because of her?“I didn’t... I didn’t kill anyone.”Her guilt surged again because that was a lie. Emily. Dexter. Those deaths were on her head. Claire. All her friends whom she hadn’t even bothered to learn their names. That was on her, too. And then all the students who’d lost their lives fighting for their freedom from the Council.She was a horrible person.And now her father was paying the price for it.So, which pack out of all those who’d lost their children had made this move?“The Alpha’s son is dead. The future Alpha of our pack. He was the only heir,” the Gamma continued, his voice almost monotonous. Nyx’s grip on him was still firm despite the wolf taking a back seat.So not Claire’s pack. Not Emily’s, because she’d seen her Omega parents. Was it Dexter? Someone else caught in the crossfire?Her chest