This chapter contains a violent scene. Suitable for 18+ MIDNIGHT. Ava. I rush up the stairs to Beta Daniel’s room. My body is completely drained of energy. I am almost there when he grabs my leg and pulls me off my feet. I fall back onto the landing below, my head smacking against the stairs, my vision blurred with dizziness. I scramble to get up, my heart pounding in my chest. I try to shake off the pain, but the throbbing in my head is too intense. I am not sure if I can make it any further, but I know I must. With every ounce of strength I have left, I take a deep breath and continue up the stairs. When I lay back on the floor, nothing made any sense to me until Alpha Jerry grabbed hold of me by my hair and dragged me down to the basement where I live. He begins brutally kicking a