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Ava Chapter 188
Ava was aware they couldn’t trust the councillors. Zeke didn’t need to keep telling her that. But what if they were telling the truth?She had been so preoccupied with the lunch meeting that she didn’t mind being forced to sit out the training session again.“For safety reasons,” Coach Henderson murmured before he turned to instruct the rest of the class.So she sat down for hours and mulled over what they had to do. Even though Alpha Diego had almost commanded her the other day, she could still feel Mr Patrick’s magic in her body, so she still had some form of protection. At least, she hoped so. The thoughts she was having were dangerous. Because she knew it wasn’t just Mr Hansson they would have to fight; it was the councillors and the guards, too.“Ava.”She snapped out of her thoughts and saw Douche Dexter standing in front of her, wiping his face. She hadn’t even seen that the session was over. After hours of sitting, she was no closer to a solution.“Hey,” she said warily.“I...
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Ava stopped meditating to open her eyes and look at Zeke. He was feeling restless, probably like how she was. Maybe he could feel it, too. Their time was up.“Why do you hate Jared?” Zeke’s attention came back to her, and he frowned.“We’re here to try to speak to your wolf, not worry about that bastard.”“I think my wolf will make herself known when she wants to,” she said as she stretched her legs out on the lawn and then lay back to look at the night sky.They had come out to the backyard again. The moon was almost full, and the stars twinkled in the sky. If she had been back home, the pack would have been preparing for their monthly pack run on the full moon while she decided on which books she would read while they were gone. Simpler times.“We can’t mess around, Ava.”“I can’t force this. What else am I supposed to do? We’re better off going to train than wasting time on that insane wolf.”Zeke sighed and lay beside her. “You can’t call her that. She’s an extension of you, and
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Zeke needed a run—something to calm himself.Did his mate really feel sorry for Jared? Did she think his fate would somehow change just because she didn’t approve of it? She hadn’t been there!She hadn’t been the one to come back from a hunt and see so much chaos and destruction. She hadn’t been the one to find her mother murdered in the woods and her father tied up when the breaking of the bond had weakened him.And then to hear Jared whimpering that he was sorry. Sorry wasn’t going to undo anything that his family had done.It didn’t matter whose sin it was; Jared would still pay for it, too.“Do you need a minute, Mr Michelson?”When he heard the professor’s nervousness, he looked up and realised his claws were digging into the desk. Shadow had taken control.“I’m fine.”He had bigger issues to worry about. His anger was likely pointless because they were all going to die. He should have been thinking of the beautiful connection he’d had with Ava’s wolf. That moment when her wolf h
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Ava couldn’t concentrate. She could feel that Zeke was upset and angry.Something was different today; it felt like she couldn’t separate his feelings from her own. Like they were... more, somehow. She knew she was the one feeling anxious, but the unjustified anger... That was Zeke. His emotions had her clenching and unclenching her fists instead of paying attention to Dexter. But why was he angry with her? Because she didn’t want to see Jared die? She didn’t want anyone to die! And she wasn’t asking him to befriend Jared, but there must be a way for them to talk this out and put the past behind them. How old were they when this had happened? They would have been still teenagers, and she knew kids didn’t always make the right decisions.Like her, for example, she’d defied her dad several times and ended up in the hospital because she’d been too pigheaded to stop picking fights in the pack. But she had never sold her packmates out because they were just teenagers like her, and they
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“Don’t show the nature of your bond. Stay away until he sends for you. That’s how you’ll protect Zeke.”Those words rang loudly in her ears long after Iulia’s magic had released her, and they'd rushed out of the room. She’d fallen to her knees and was hyperventilating. She couldn’t breathe.She used to think these were panic attacks, but now she could feel it, feel that thing trying to claw out of her. It was her wolf reacting to her emotions.They had Zeke, and she still couldn’t feel him, but she was supposed to act as if they were not connected so completely. Her wolf was not having any of it.She took her tie and blazer off to calm herself and negotiate with her wolf. Her wolf nature wouldn’t solve this problem, not yet. They had to stick to the plan. She lay on her back and practised her breathing but felt like her chest was going to rip open. Could she trust what Andrei and Alpha Diego had told them? That their bond would get them killed? But if she did and something terrible
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Ava stood and looked at her coach as if she would miraculously see the solutions to her problems in his eyes. But the coach stepped aside and kept his head lowered. Though her wolf was calm now, she felt more alert. She could hear the quickened heartbeats of the other students without trying and knew it was her wolf allowing her to, maybe so they could both stay alert. She walked out of the bleachers towards the president of the academy and remembered to keep her head down. To remain unthreatening. “You’re all doing excellent work,” Mr Hansson said to the class, and then he turned to leave.She could feel the relief from everyone in the class. But would it be short-lived? It was nice that her father and Zeke had faith that she wouldn’t buckle under the pressure and give in to this man, but if she came to that point where she had to choose their lives over everyone else... She didn’t know if she deserved their trust. She followed Mr Hansson and sensed the three councillors following
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Everything was so fucked up.Zeke drove Ava home, but he could see by the shell-shocked look on her face that she didn’t even know what was going on. He was still confused. When he’d felt himself fading, he’d thought for sure he was dying, and they were all screwed. And then he’d woken up to realise they were.Ava had been ready to give up at the mere thought that her father would be used against her. And now he was.That bastard had made his declaration, and then they’d all filed into the waiting car and had driven off to the guest houses. He’d had to hold Ava back from following. She looked so lost and broken. He could feel the sense of loss even though her father was still alive and well.And he would stay that way as long as they played ball. Shit.Surely, they had enough information now? It was time to do this, whether they were ready or not.The guards hadn’t stopped them from getting into his car, and the ones outside his house didn’t bat an eyelid when they parked up. Maybe
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Ava was still thinking of what Andrei said when Zeke took her hand to follow out of the basement.“Wait,” she said, closing the door so they wouldn’t be overheard. “We should trust him. He and Iulia trapped me in the library and told me that we’d get killed if I shifted and came after you. They saved our lives.”Zeke shook his head, and his eyes glowed. “But why, Ava? Are you thinking of that? Why are they helping us? I doubt that Alpha Diego is so sentimental that he doesn’t want wolves like him to die. And Andrei slit Emily’s throat without blinking. He doesn’t know you or owe you anything; he’s going to slit your throat, too, if he’s told to.”“But if they are on our side... Come on, Zeke, you know we can’t win,” she said quietly. “We won’t win if you think like that. You promised we wouldn’t just give up, Ava. Please, at least speak to your wolf because she has a say in this, too.”Zeke didn’t wait for her to say anything else as he opened the door. She followed slowly, her mind
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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
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‘Let’s at least find out what happened to the Moonvalley Alpha first,’ Zeke mindlinked Ava. ‘There are too many humans here.’Ava’s apprehension was obvious through their bond, but so were her rage and fear. Tension coiled up in his stomach. Whenever he got like this, he always pulled the silver chains out for Derek and Myles to restrain him. But now, they were freely running near humans. Even if it was a small town, people would notice if half of them got wiped out by raging beasts.‘I’ve only been this far from our territory once, and Dad didn’t even let me get out of the car. I don’t even know where this diner is, so we need to speak to Nate.’It was clear from her tone that she didn’t like that, but some of the tension uncoiled because she wasn’t about to burrow through innocent people in town without a plan.The sun was setting when they stopped near the forest’s edge. Zeke followed Ava to a small wooden cabin, where she shifted without much regard to the humans he sensed close to
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The Silver Daggers. A bunch of fucking neanderthals who’d dwindled their numbers even before the Council had formed to take them down. Probably the only good thing the Council had done.Psychopaths on the same level as Hansson, with their well-documented kills and torture methods. And they had somehow dug up enough information on his mate to have a recent photo of her and also know which orphanage she’d been at before being adopted. In which world was that the kind of information someone kept to themselves?Shadow growled in his head, pissed off with Ava’s family for the first time since meeting Roland. ‘Let’s go hunt them down,’ he ordered. Oh, that was a given. The only question was how to make Ava go back home. Dealing with Hansson together was one thing. They had been trapped at the academy and had no other options. But he would not willingly let Ava face another asshole like Hansson. He would not risk her life. “Answer me,” Ava said, stepping closer to Nate.“No, I don’t thin
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Ava glared at her brothers after she pulled a T-shirt over her head. The boys had accepted shorts and were already eating the bowls of a meat and vegetable stew that they had been offered. How could they even eat at a time like this? She took her place beside Zeke, and the older woman who’d given her the clothes gave her a bowl, too. She recognised her as the Luna immediately. Audrey had come forward before Nate could tell her anything about the secret they were keeping.When her father first brought her to visit the Moonvalley Pack, she was impressed that the pack's protection fell on all their shoulders equally despite being so traditional in other roles. Her father said Luna Audrey could kick ass as hard as Alpha Barrett.“I’m sorry, Luna. I don’t think I can eat right now,” she said, smiling at the woman.“Your wolf needs to eat,” Luna Audrey said, pushing the bowl towards her. “It’s true, isn’t it? You shifted?”Her reputation as the only human in the Mystic River territory had sp
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No. No, no, no.Her fault. Why the hell hadn’t she trusted herself?Ava was out of the door before anyone could stop her. The guards had already gathered in the front yard, discussing what was happening. “...they’ve brought the bodies to the morgue. Can’t recognise them...”“...might be the same rogues that attacked the Moonvalley pack...”“...they didn’t make it there, so we still don’t know what’s going on over there...”Her fault.It was Emily and Dexter all over again.She shouldn’t have stayed in the background when she knew she was strong enough to help.“Ava,” Caleb called out as he followed her down the front steps. “I’ve already organised the search party. The trackers are already out there, and I’m going to join them. Stay here and—”“Even now, you’re trying to stop me?” she asked, facing her brothers.“It’s not safe—”“Then tell me why the hell you’ve kept me inside when you know I can help?” she growled.Caleb didn’t look away from her, but Nate, Alex, and Nick glanced a
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It was strange to see all four mini Morgans looking at him directly without an ounce of fear. He and Ava sat on one couch while the brothers sat on the massive leather one that ran along two walls of the lounge. They had the same ash-blond hair in different styles and the same piercing blue eyes. Alpha Roland’s genes were clearly superior because he couldn’t see a trace of their mother. Even the judgy expressions were the same as their father’s.“Is this what they teach you in your pack? To disrespect a girl in her own home?” Caleb growled.They’d remained quiet until they herded him and Ava into the house. The rest of the pack had remained at the school, but he could sense some of them coming closer.“I meant no disrespect—”“She’s my little sister,” Caleb interrupted. “Don’t give me that bullshit.”As the oldest and the one who would take charge after his father, Caleb would have been given the same lessons as he had. At least the basics. Did he not understand what a true mate was?
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Okay, now that was messed up. Nyx went on alert when all the attention focussed on Zeke, and Ava’s blood started to simmer. “Why are you looking at him?” she asked, finally lifting her head to look around the room.She’d anticipated some backlash once everyone heard the whole story about Hansson but assumed it would die as quickly as it usually did when she caused her father some trouble. It was why she’d not wanted to cause any waves for minor things. But for them to call Zeke a demon and blatantly suspect him of such a heinous crime?“He’s walking around with you, so something is obviously wrong with him,” Riley muttered from somewhere behind her.“As opposed to a wolf who can barely shift and can’t be admitted to an academy where a mere human was accepted?” she growled, not ashamed to hit below the belt.Several gasps brought her back to her senses, and she breathed deeply to calm the storm brewing inside her.The last time anyone had been a threat to Zeke, she’d levelled him in
