All Chapters of Ava: Bound by the Alpha’s Curse: Chapter 71 - Chapter 73

The pack didn’t sleep that night.Not truly.They moved quieter.Spoke less.Watched more.Ava felt it all.Every glance that lingered too long.Every whispered conversation that died the moment she passed.Every heartbeat that changed rhythm when she got too close.It was unbearable.And the worst part—She couldn’t turn it off.She stood near the far edge of the territory, where the forest thickened and the air felt colder. The night pressed close around her, heavy with something unseen.Cassian was behind her.Not touching.Not crowding.But there.Always there.“You should rest,” he said.Ava let out a quiet breath.“I don’t get that anymore.”Cassian’s jaw tightened.“That’s not true.”Ava turned her head slightly.“Isn’t it?”Her eyes found his.And for a moment—He saw it.Not just exhaustion.Not just fear.Something deeper.Something changing.Cassian stepped closer.“You’re still you.”Ava didn’t answer immediately.Because she wasn’t sure.Instead, she looked back toward th

Chapter Seventy-Three – The Choice That Ends EverythingThe forest didn’t feel the same.It never would again.Ava stood at the edge of the clearing where the darkness seemed deeper than anywhere else, where the air itself felt like it was holding its breath.She could feel them.Closer now.Not hidden.Not waiting.Certain.They knew she would come.And this time—She didn’t resist.Behind her, the world she had known lingered.The pack.The life she had never truly belonged to.And him.Cassian.She didn’t turn.Because she knew if she did—She might not be able to leave.“Ava.”His voice still reached her.Even here.Even now.Stronger than the pull.Stronger than the darkness.She closed her eyes.Just for a second.“I knew you’d follow.”Silence.Then his footsteps.Slow.Measured.Stopping just behind her.“I wasn’t going to let you face this alone.”A faint smile touched her lips.“That was never your choice.”Cassian stepped closer.“It is now.”Ava turned.And for a moment—E