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Another week had passed, and Ava was still unable to shift. The entire week was spent trying to shift while whimpering in pain. She discovered that her body started to hurt every night as if someone were beating her.
She was an innocent girl who never wanted bad for anyone. However, what was happening to her was something that she had never expected.
One thing that had changed these days was lan’s behavior.
Ava noticed that he kept staring at her whenever he was around her. In fact, he seemed to always be around her.
She spent the entire week convincing herself that she needed to get her backbone against Ian Dawson. She could not be a crybaby and still have feelings for the man who had rejected her mercilessly and did not care about her life.
In the early morning,
Ava was getting ready to go to university. She turned her back to the mirror and choked on her own breath.
Her bare back was full of scratch marks. It was a mark of claws as if someone had clawed her.
She felt pain all night long and woke up to see these marks every morning. It appeared as though her own wolf had scratched her in an attempt to break free of her body.
She closed her eyes, tears streaming down her cheeks. She wiped them and looked at her face in the mirror.
“You can’t be weak. “You must survive for your mother,” she told herself as she dressed in an off–white sweater and baggy black jeans.
She left her bedroom and went to the living room.
Ava’s steps were halted by her mother’s voice, coming from the kitchen. She noticed her mother was chopping onions. She was preparing breakfast while speaking on the phone. Her phone was on the loudspeaker.
“Aunt, he is really unwell. Please reconsider your decision, the other person inside the phone said.
Angela was about to respond, but her gaze shifted toward Aya. She immediately turned off the loud speaker and held the phone close to her ear.
Nonetheless, Ava recognized the voice. She was confused as to why the person called her mother. What decision was he talking about, and why was he trying to persuade her?
“I will talk to you later,” Angela said, hanging up the phone.
She turned to Ava and smiled. “You got up early today.”
Ava walked up and hugged her. “Good morning, mom.”
“Good morning, my baby. Let’s have breakfast together.”
Ava looked at her mother with a suspicious look but nodded her head. She helped her mother set the table and sat alongside her.
“Who were you talking with, Mom?” Ava asked while eating.
Her mother remained silent for a moment. Ava lifted her head to look at her.
“Mom?”
“Oh, yeah. I was talking with a patient’s family.”
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Ava stared at her mother for a while without saying, anything She gave her a nod and finished her breakfast quidity.
Ava left her home to go to university. When she arrived, she noticed that everyone was using their phones while talking about something
Ava unlocked her phone and checked the group profile of their university. She noticed that many photos were going viral.
A couple was having fun in a club. The girl was sitting on the boy’s lap. The boy was drinking while talking, with his friends. But his hand was wrapped around the girl’s waist, indicating that she was his girlfriend.
“Ava”
Hearing her name, she looked away from the screen of her phone. She turned to face Debra, who had approached
her.
Debra peered at her phone. Ava immediately locked her phone and put it in her bag,
Debra held her hand. “Ava, how long will you feel like this by looking at lan and Nova’s pictures? Just forget about that arrogant boy and move on with your life. He is good for nothing, I am scared of what he will do to our pack in the future when his father hands all the responsibility to him.”
Ava let out a shaky breath. She was trying to move on. But that boy was everywhere. Everyone liked to talk about him. Everyone had an interest in discussing his lifestyle. Everyone was after him. After all, he was the future Alpha of the pack.
“I’ve moved on, Debra,” Ava mumbled as both of them walked to their class. They had the same schedule today.
Ava was having difficulty leaning against anything due to her wounded back. It would take the whole day to heal because, after another night’s pain, the wound would be back.
It was like a punishment for her. She had no idea why she was the only one receiving such punishment.
It was time for a break.
Ava went to use the restroom. When she came out, she noticed some boys exiting the men’s washroom, which was opposite the ladies‘ washroom.
She walked past them and headed for the cafe.
“Hey, nerd. Why are you leaving? Come on, let us talk.”
A voice called to her from behind.
She turned and saw three boys walking toward her.
“What?” she asked while looking at them.
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“I bet you have never had fun with a boy. Come join us. No one will get to know about it.” Another boy said,.
Ava was started by their nasty smirks. She did not respond to them and began to walk quickly.
“Oh, come on. What is with this hard–to–get attitude?” A boy asked, grabbing her wrist.
Ava’s body jerked in fear when the boy touched her.
“Leave my hand. I will complain to our dean. She warned the boy, who was trying to get free from his grip. They were in an empty hallway because it was break time, and everyone had gone to lunch.
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The boy scoffed when he heard Ava. The other two boys beside himn started to laugh.
When the boy started dragging Ava in a different direction, he started to get scared.
“Where are you dragging me? Leave my hand.”
Despite her plea, they kept dragging her somewhere.
‘Please, Moon Goddess, save me,‘ she pleaded in her heart, struggling to break free from the tight grip.
At that moment, a tattooed hand grabbed the boy’s hand.
The boy stopped and looked around to see who had the audacity to take his hand. But the moment he turned, his eyes widened.
“I–Ian?” He let out a shaky tone.
Ian glared at the boy as he said, with a cold voice,
“Leave her hand before I break yours.”
