avi

ake. I fell to the ground and cried my eyes out u

e?" I asked

press beta."

among those who manhandled me after the raid on my village. Infact, he ha

without thinking. I just desperately ne

. He must have followed me after I ran off. He wrapped an arm around my shoulders, pulling me into

emed to care. It actually came as a surprise when I noticed the gentle lo

t's any consolation, that's how he is."

the pack house. He advised me to keep my head down

nd I was able to

stripped of my home, my family, and everything I'd ever known. And though Finn had tried his best to be ther

et to know if I had any problem in the pack house. He also wanted to provide some

n't just kill me that night?". I had replayed that moment i

resting his chin on top of my head. "Don't think about it too much, Octav

tight, strained. "But why does he hate me? He already destroyed

don't need to worry about that. I've got you. I'

as holding back, and I knew it. But what could I do? Finn was the only one who had been kind to me, the

ng, the truth ca

ng shadows across Finn's face. He had been unusually quiet, staring in

ly said, his voice ba

, my heart poundi

hand through his hair. "Cypre

o continue, but the pause stretche

. "He... he want

h to the gut. I blinked, s

To a slave master." He let out. "Any slave mas

nd I stood up, my legs trembling. "

ep back. "I know, Octavia. But he's the Alpha. As his Be

hate me so much? What did I ever do to him? He's taken everything from

p. Don't think about it like that. I'm not going t

esperate for any hint

t me, okay? In two days, we're leaving. I'll get you far

es of my mind. I wanted to believe him, but there

, Finn woke me quietly, his hand firm on my s

happening. It was now or never. Finn had packed a small bag with essen

es of the small vessel. Neither of us spoke much, the tension between us w

It was nothing like Darwood-this pack was small, barely more than a village. Finn led me t

as we stood outside the house. "You'll be thei

, my chest tightene

. "I can't stay, Octavia. Cypress will be looking for me,

dropped

ntly. "Your name, your look, everything. Start over. This is your

nodded, blinking back the tears threatening to spill over. Finn pulled me into a tight

*

dn't

istant. I tried to make myself useful, helping with chores an

pay. Their pleas for more time fell on deaf ears, and before I knew what was hap

y feet refusing to move. It was only when one of the

idn't g

me back in chains. My heart raced as they hauled

shouted from the crowd. "

ly. "No, no! You've got t

oice stern. "We don't need your lies. We'll

y sentence. "Wolfsbane at midnight. Her bod

stream, and my body would be dumpe

aiting. The chains cut into my wrists, the cold air biting my skin. My h

ringe filled with wolfsbane. My entire body trembled as he came closer, my vision swimming w

can hear me, take me out of this misery. I can't take it anymore." At th

veins like fire. My vision blurred, my body collapsing under t

my final prayer to the Moon Godde