Wolf Endangered (Willow's Forbidden Pack #2) - Avery Song Page 0,268

you. No matter the obstacles, you will be the light within the darkness."

When my consciousness returned, something brushed my cheek, but it was sharp and brought a worrisome prick to my heart. I forced my eyes open, no matter the shooting pain that ran through the rest of my body.

I numbed it all for a glimpse of who was next to my bed, but I was left in confusion at those cold teal eyes that glared back at me.

The room was full of darkness, only the glimpse of a stream of light that came from the window to my right was what aided my sight to confirm who stood there in the small room.

"Ace."

That was the name I'd given him, the one we'd done the ceremony with, and he even vowed to keep instead of his real name that he disliked with a passion.

He stared at me with voided eyes, and I took in the cuts and bruises all over his flesh. He had to be beaten, but there was a sense of brokenness he carried that made my heart speed with worry.

It was that look I'd only seen twice in my life prior to this moment, and it was the look that showed up on those who were exiled from the pack. It clicked in my mind then, and I lifted my hand up as a stream of my blood rolled down the cheek where I'd been sliced.

I looked to his hands and saw no blade, but my worry wasn't about the stinging pain I was feeling, but the look of desolation that reflected in those teal eyes that were always filled with light.

"Ace...what..." I was trying to speak but it felt impossible. My throat was dry and hurt, just like the rest of my body, but I needed answers.

Why was he beaten? Why did he look this way? Where were we? What happened?

"I hate you."

Those three words somehow did more damage than the aching pain that crept through my body. It was enough to ignite tears - the very emotion I've always struggled to portray to even him.

"Protecting you is the reason why I'm an outcast," he whispered as his own eyes filled with tears. He began to step away from the bed - step by step as the shadows began to shield him from my sight.

"I'll never love you. Never see you as mine. You're the reason for all of this, yet I'm the bad guy. All because I loved you," he whispered bitterly. "Not anymore. I can't let myself anymore, or I'll perish. My wolf will perish. We'll both perish."

He moved further away, his words holding a haunting quality that made me wonder if this was real or a nightmare. I lifted my hand up to him, my heart begging for me to do something - anything - to stop him from leaving me.

From abandoning me.

"Don't...go," I choked, as tears left my eyes and rolled down my cheeks.

It stung further as the salt of my very tears spread on the new wound, but it only reminded me of this unraveling ending - an end to our relationship that just seemed to start. We'd been friends all this while. He was my only friend while the rest treated me like dirt. If he left me, I'd be alone again, and that was probably the most frightening thing out of all of this.

A lonely existence.

He paused as the tiny stream of light reflected his face as his tears fell. He didn't want to do this. I knew that in my gut, but something was forcing him to, and I needed those answers.

"Ace," I whispered. "Tell...me."

"Never," he whispered and gave me the saddest smile. "Until I'm proven innocent, I can't say anything more."

He moved away into the shadows, but his final words drifted to me.

"I reject you, Aurelia Clementine. May Mother Moon never bring us back together. Or…I’ll kill you."

I was confused by what he meant, and I wished to move, but I flinched in pain. Clenching my other hand made me realize I was holding something in the palm of my hand.

Glancing down, my eyes widened as I stared at the special item that Ace cherished. It was his mother's heirloom, a symbolic pendant on a rope necklace. The circular piece held a design that meant something in a certain language, but what always caught my attention was the gemstone that pointed downward from the spiraling piece.

It was once of clear quartz, but now it was soaked in blood that made it red. It now made sense to what had pricked me, but why? What did it mean?

This was his most precious thing, and yet he gave it to me before telling me he hated me. Where was he going to leave such a valuable heirloom behind when it was created to protect him?

There were so many questions, and yet a wave of dizziness hit me like a whip, but I had to fight it off. I tried to get out of bed, clenching the piece in my hand, and praying for my magic to protect it with every beat of life in my heart.

The silent vow clicked in place, the tingling sensation of magic rushing to the palm of my hand to do what I asked. I only lasted three steps before I fell to my knees, feeling drained, and in so much pain I wanted to scream.

Instead, I cried - my silent tears morphing to heavy sobs until someone was bound to hear me.

It didn't matter who entered the room as I cried my heart out, for I'd somehow lost my best friend and had no clue how or why. What hurt the most was that he hated me, and I may never find out why.

Why would my best friend reject me?

It left me feeling bitter and angry, but as much as I wished to let out the rage that burned inside me, my body just couldn't keep up anymore. All of this sudden change was too much for me, and I didn't fight the arms of darkness that embraced me.

Mother Moon warned me that my path will be a lonely one...but just how painful will this journey get in the land of wolves and magic?

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ABOUT AVERY SONG

Avery Song is a reverse harem author who specializes in paranormal, fantasy, and urban romance.

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She especially loves writing strong main characters and is excited for all the books that are approaching.

~Books by Avery Song~

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WILLOW’S FORBIDDEN PACK

Wolf Awakened

Wolf Endangered

Wolf Outcasted (Oct.8.21)

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AURELIA’S PACK OF MISFITS

Wolf Rejected (Apr.23.21)

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CLAIMING MY PACK SERIES

Wolf Tamer (May.14.2021)

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THE SUPERNATURAL SPY ACADEMY SERIES:

S.S.S YEAR ONE

S.S.S YEAR TWO

S.S.S YEAR THREE

S.S.S YEAR FOUR

S.S.S YEAR FIVE

S.S.S. YEAR SIX

S.S.S. YEAR SEVEN (Jun.11.21)

SPELL TRAVELER CHRONICLES (COMPLETE)

Witchling Academy- Semester One

Witchling Academy- Semester Two

Witchling Academy- Semester Three

Witchling Academy- Semester Four

Witchling Academy- Semester Five

Witchling Academy- Semester Six

Witchling Academy- Semester Seven

Witchling Academy- Semester Eight

JADE STORM TRACKER SERIES

The Tracker Hive Academy- Semester One

The Tracker Hive Academy- Semester Two

The Tracker Hive Academy- Semester Three

The Tracker Hive Academy- Semester Four

The Tracker Hive Academy- Semester Five (May.7.2021)

The Tracker Hive Academy- Semester Six (Jul.30.2021)

ACADEMY FOR ALL THINGS SCORCHING

Blazing Academy - Semester One

Blazing Academy - Semester Two

Blazing Academy - Semester Three

Blazing Academy - Semester Four (Jul.30.21)

COWRITTEN WORKS:

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SUPERNATURAL CAPTIVITY SERIES

Supernatural Inmate

Supernatural Outlaw

Supernatural Villain

Supernatural Savior (Jun.26.2021)

SUPERNATURAL MARKED MONARCHY

Psychic Prison - Book One

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DESTINED IMRISONEN TRILOGY

Arrested By Magic

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FOR THE FAEIRY ABSOLUTES

Celestial Prison

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ROYAL CONFINEMENT FOR MALICIENT SUPERNATURALS

Shattered Princess

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FOR THE PURELY DIVINE SERIES

Fae Rose Academy - Year One

Fae Rose Academy - Year Two

Fae Rose Academy - Year Three (June.30.2021)

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WILLA SILVER ACADEMY INVESTIGATOR

Daggers and Smoke - Year One

THE SUPERNATURAL VAMPIRE FAE CHRONICLES

Bloody Rosary Academy - Year One

Bloody Rosary Academy - Year Two

Bloody Rosary Academy - Year Three (Sept.5.2021)