His Deplorable Mate ( On Hold )

CHAPTER 2

Ava's Pov:

Standing by the window and gazing at the glinting orris-silver moon, I was thinking how my whole world has changed just in a matter of hours.

I'd always loved the moon. The way it shines in the dreary sky, surrounded by millions of twinkling stars, alone but still holds power and beauty. The moon came to the sky as a mother comes to sing a soft lullaby to ease her children into a star-filled night. It graces the sky as if she'd had some bright idea, something brilliant needed to shine upon the earth. It has always mesmerized me, but today it didn't, I wasn't feeling anything. There was a numb pain in my chest. My mind was black, just like this night.

Once again, gazing at the sky, thinking, Is this how you feel when you find your mate? Is this how your first night with your mate's supposed to be? Many questions were swirling in my mind, many questions I had, that I wanted to ask him but for the first time in my life, I was afraid of the answers.

Turning my tearful and helpless eyes towards the moon, I hearkened back to today's morning.
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Today's Morning:

I don't remember how long I was sitting there in the rain. I heard footsteps approaching me, but I paid no heed to them. A hand was placed over my shoulder.

“Ava, what happened”?

“Sapp, why are you crying”?

I lifted my tearful gaze toward my friends, tilted my head, and opened my mouth to speak, but words were stuck in my throat. I was pleading with my eyes to feel the pain through my eyes.

I placed my palm over my mouth, turned over my heels, and ran outside the school premises towards the woods. I ran and ran, and never looked back. My heart was breaking, my wolf was howling in pain. I ran deeper and deeper until I came across the place that always brings me tranquility and peace. It was a long time back, I used to come here a lot, but today I needed it the most. I still remember the day, I came across this beautiful treehouse and met Dryad, the woodland fairy.

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( Flashback to when Ava was 5 years old)

“Ava, come here Sweetie," Aubrey shouted from the kitchen to her 5-year-old daughter who was picking flowers in their backyard.

Upon hearing her mother's call, she took her basket in her tiny hands and walked back inside.

“Yes, mama”, little Ava said adorably.

“Can you please take these sandwiches to the backyard”? Her mother asked while cutting the fruits.

Today was a beautiful day, so the Chantria family opted for a family picnic in their backyard. Little Ava was hyped, she woke up earlier than usual and went to the backyard to pick flowers.

With a soft pink glow, the heavenly sunrise warmed the early morning. The sparkling morning dew lit up the grass plains like a colony of fireflies.

After setting everything up, they sat and had their breakfast, laughing and enjoying.

Ava's parents were engaged in a conversation when Ava, saw a beautiful, blue butterfly.

Ava stood up and started following it to the woods. Little curious Ava doesn't know that while following the butterfly, she has accidentally gone to the deeper part of the forest.

The forest was so magical and beautiful. Ava started observing her surrounding, tall trees, squirrels chattering, birds singing, insects humming, everything was new yet so alluring to the innocent soul. At this point, the butterfly has forgotten long ago.