All Chapters of Mated To My Master's Beta: Chapter 1 - Chapter 7

Ava's POV Pain. That’s the only word that even comes close to describing what I feel right now. Not just any pain—this is the kind that burns deep into your bones, the kind that makes your soul want to give up before your body does. My skin sizzles where the metal kissed it, leaving behind a trail of agony that threatens to drown me. I clamp my palm over my mouth, my body trembling as I force down the sob that claws its way up my throat. I know better than to make a sound. Even a whimper means more punishment. Worse than this. Much worse. He slammed it down hard on my back—searing, brutal. I swallowed the scream trying to rip free and used every ounce of energy to keep still. I don't know how long I can last. Maybe if I faint, it’ll stop. Maybe the darkness will be kinder than he is, even if it's just for a short while. "Did I just hear you cry?" His voice exploded in the room like thunder, shaking every fragile part of me. My breath caught in my throat, and I shook my head

Thorne's POV "Don't you dare!" I growled as I watched one of the guards raised up his hand to hit her. Before I could say anything more, I realized Ava's body slipping toward the floor. I shifted into my wolf form and darted to her before she collapsed on the stone on the floor and shifted back into human as her head fell on my laps. Her skin—gods, her skin was ice-cold. Her lips were dry and cracked, cheeks smudged with dirt and blood, and her once-bright eyes were closed. My heart stopped, breath catching painfully in my throat. I clenched my jaw, holding back the roar rising in my throat. My fingers brushed the blood at her temple, sticky and fresh. Suffocating rage consumed me. I could hear it—my heartbeat thundering in my ears, faster than it ever had before. Who did this to her? Who the fuck let this happen? I wanted to tear them apart. Every last one of them who’d hurt her. Every single person who’d touched her, who’d laughed while she bled, who let her suffer—I wanted the

Ava's POV Running. I kept running. No, no, no. I can't stop! I can't let him get to me! He'll tear me apart if he gets to me. "Stop, bitch." I heard his roar coming from somewhere in the bush but I dare not stop knowing what I would go through if he catch up with me. My breath came in desperate, wheezing gasps. Each inhale felt like fire—my lungs straining, my chest aching. My bare legs burned with every stride, the skin raw and torn from thorn bushes and jagged rocks. The forest floor was merciless. Every step left a trail of pain and blood. He was going to smell it. Dammit. "Ava." I heard a distant voice but I didn’t stop, didn't even glance back.. I could already hear him closing in—branches snapping under his heavy steps, the low growl building in his throat. I wasn’t going to make it. He's going to smell me from afar. It was useless running. Still, I ran. The trees blurred around me. My vision tunneled, black creeping at the edges. My knees buckled, but I f

Thorne's POV She didn’t say anything, and for a terrifying second, I thought she was gone. But then I felt her pulse—slow but steady—and realized she was just sleeping. My shoulders sagged with relief, though it did little to quiet the guilt burning in my chest.I shouldn’t have saved her. I know that. If anyone had seen me, especially Darien—it would've been over. For her. For me.But the moment I saw her falling my wolf had lunged without hesitation. Just like last time. We couldn't stand by and watch her break, not again. Not when we could stop it.I sat at the edge of her bed, staring down at her. She looked so small, so fragile. Like a porcelain doll someone had tried to smash. I ran a trembling hand through my hair, jaw clenched tight.I want to protect her. Goddess help me, I want to throw everything away and shield her from every cruel thing in this fucked-up world.Damn Darien. Damn him for doing this to her—for making me complicit in her pain.I stood and locked her door, c