All Chapters of ECLIPSE BORN: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

{Ava’s POV}My story isn’t the tragic kind people whisper about in taverns or around fire pits.It isn’t the tale of some weak, invisible girl lost in the world.No.My story was messy for a much simpler, far more irritating reason:I was good, “too good”, at everything.Fighting. Running. Reading body language. Picking up skills I had no business mastering.It wasn’t pride — it was fact. A fact I didn’t choose, didn’t deliberately nurture, but one the world resented me for.If my parents had been alive, maybe they would have helped me understand why I was this way. But all I had was Calita.Calita— the mute maid of the Alpha House. She was the closest thing to a mother I’d ever known.She was small, frail, always bent over a broom… yet somehow stronger than everyone else combined. She found me when I was a cub, and ever since, she’d been the only constant warmth in a house that felt like a storm.Unfortunately, storms had names.Alpha Rayon. Luna Reeca. And their daughter, Revna.They

{Ava’s POV}“What do you… what do you mean?”My voice cracked. “Edna, say something. Please.”I’d been stuttering for a full minute— asking questions, rejecting answers, trying desperately to outrun the truth she had just dropped at my feet. But her silence… her silence was the loudest confirmation of all.She finally exhaled shakily.“Ava… he is the Prince.”“No.” I shook my head hard. “No, that’s— that can’t be. Lima? That arrogant- that.. he—” My breath tangled. “Edna, no.”Her eyes softened with guilt. “We didn’t know what the Prince looked like, Ava. Nobody at DarkClaw ever talked about it openly, and yesterday, after you fought him… we left before learning anything else.”My pulse pounded in my ears.This… this was why everyone had stared at me that way— Why their expressions had been strange. Why whispers had followed me like shadows.“Oh shit.” I whispered. “But why didn’t anyone bow? Why didn’t anyone address him as Prince?”“Because his father ordered it,” she explained. “T

{Ava’s POV} ~ The Next Day ~“Uhm. How do you feel—”“I’m fine, Edna! There’s absolutely no need to talk about it.” I said, cutting Edna off from her attempt to speak, my voice a bit louder than required.The air grew silent now as we both stared, Edna staring at me emotionally and me glaring at the doorway. I hated that she felt that I wasn’t fine and felt bad for me. I disliked this but then she was right. I wasn’t fine.Tears furiously glossed up my eyes now and I couldn't stop them or my words. “I loved him. I don’t know what I did.” I suddenly started to say while Edna opened her arms to welcome me and my growing sadness. She expected this breakdown so she didn’t look surprised with the fact that I just switched from rock to fountain. I had been feigning toughness since Dylan broke up with me yesterday and even all through the night while we settled in our lodge space, but now, I couldn’t disguise the pain and lie to myself any longer.All my emotions came flooding out with heav

{Ava’s POV} “That was crazy. I’m not going to lie.”“It felt like the sun had been directly above us. I was bleeding out sweat. I was nervous— I even stepped back a bit from you two. Are you okay?”We were returning to our boarding room, and this time, Edna was the one pouring out words, while I was the one leading the way—and ignoring those words.I was mad.That instance with Prince Liam pissed me off in so many ways and has brought me to the conclusion that he’s a jerk. A royal jerk, if you may. “You look okay." Edna replied herself. "But do you know the crazy part out of all of this?” She continued while I took a left turn and strolled down the Wynd. I was still getting gazes directed at me but I didn’t mind them now. Somehow, anger made me ignorant to all the sorrounding chatters and murmurs— except Edna’s.“The crazy part is that now that I know it’s the Prince who’s been acting like an asshole, he still appears... hot. I know you don’t want to hear this right now but the way h

{Ava’s POV} My heart started racing as I stared at the raging yellow-red that was consuming a building at the rear.The fire was fierce and Combatants were scattered around, running away from the building and screaming. It took me a moment to properly register what was going on. The Academy was under attack…But by whom?“There are dozens of them! Save yourselves!” A Combatant screamed as she raced by. Edna gripped my hand instantly.“Ava! Let’s get out of here. We need to run!” She voiced, her dread plastered all over her face. Her demand was advisable as it was obvious that anybody around our axis was in harm's way… but instead of running, I stretched my hand out now and caught a bloke who was streaking by. I gripped him by his clothes and brought him to a halt. I don't know what it is. I really don’t know what was moving me but in this moment, I didn’t feel like running. No. I didn’t even feel fear. Is that bad?Is something wrong with me?“What are you doing?! Let go of me!”