Daughter of the Moon

Chapter-10

Karen's POV:

All this while, whenever I spoke to Ava, she sounded alright. Even so, I could not help but worry about Ava. She will be turning 16 in less than a week. Before I ask Ava to come here, I will get in touch with Dr.

Olive left for her school and after being done with everything, I called the number which I had hidden in the locker all these years. I did not even save it on my phone. I never felt like it. So I hurriedly called that number and the phone rang, rang and rang.

But the other person did not pick up. I tried calling him again after a couple of hours and still, there was no response from the doctor. I even did it at night, but it is still the same and panic made its way into my heart.

Is something wrong? Why isn't he picking up the call? I do not even know who he is. Or maybe I should try going to his lab? I thought.

I took my belongings and rushed to the front door.

"Mom, where are you going?"Olive asked.

"Olive, just lock the doors and go to bed, I will be back in a few hours," I say.

"But Mom, it is already dark. Where are you going?" she questioned again.

"I am going to meet someone, you just do what I say, "I said, and exited the house.

I vaguely remember the way to the clinic, but I followed my instincts. I stopped before the huge building which looked like a lab. But there were no lights inside. Everything seemed dark inside. I got out of the car and walked to the main door.

I knocked and no one responded, and silence surrounded me. I pushed the door slightly and it opened. I turned on the flashlight as I walked in.

There's nothing here, and I can see more than half of the lab is covered in dust.

"Doctor, are you in there?" I called out, but there was no response.

"Anyone?" I said and was met with dead silence.

I realized that there was no one there. I tried to search for something, anything.

I found a safe and opened it. I found a letter inside.

"If I never respond to your calls, Karen. It means I am dead and the baby might be in danger. Please keep her safe and tell her that I failed to protect her and I am happy to let go of my life in her service.

Tell her that she is the true Queen, but never take her near the woods.

Please keep her safe."

The letter said and I felt trembling in my knees.

It means Dr is dead. I need to get hold of Ava now.

I immediately dialed her number but she did not pick up her phone.

She is fine, she is fine, Ava is fine and might be busy or asleep, I tell myself. I will call her first thing in the morning. Or I will go visit her if needed.

I got back home and found Olive sleeping on the couch. I placed a goodbye kiss on her cheek.

I always wish for the safety of both my daughters.

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Ava's POV:

And directly from school, I headed to the coffee store, to fill my duty.

All the way, I couldn't help but think about Noah, and the difference in his behavior.

He helped me that day and he also helped me before. I do not know if he is really what he shows; a bad guy. Touch me, you will be a 6-foot-down guy but somewhere deep inside he is a good boy.

I have seen that, not once but twice.

He was concerned that day when he helped me, but today he tried to be cold. What went wrong in the last 3 days? I thought everything was normal between us now, but his behavior today made me think about him.

He acted like he did not bother and I got angry, but then again he tried to flirt with me. Did he call me sweetheart? I was too stunned to speak or else I would have broken his bones.

I opened the door of the coffee store and spotted a new guy at the counter.

Black eyes, black hair, and *stay away from him* my mind screamed at me.

He looked hot, utterly hot, and beautiful. More handsome than Noah. Wait, when did I consider that Noah is hot? Pushing all Noah's thoughts aside. I walked towards him.

"Hi, you are?" I asked him.

He chuckled. It sounded like the best sound I ever heard.

"Hey, I am Xavier. I joined today as the cashier". He introduced himself.

"Oh," I said, just awestruck by his voice. Is he a Greek god or what?

"You....you look.." I couldn't even come to say that. I never said that to anyone.

"You look handsome?" he winked at me, "I hear that a lot", he smiled.

"Wait, did you put any spell on me?" I say.

He was taken aback and gave me a surprised look.

"Sorry, I was just kidding. I half expected that even you heard those lines a lot", I smiled.

I extended my hand. "Hi, I am Ava" I, said.

"Hi Ava, glad to meet you," he said.

"I am a barista here, and joined recently as well", I smiled.

And I went to work, at times distracted by his presence. This guy has got a charm. The clock hit 8 PM and I realized I had someplace to visit because I am i***t enough to accept some dare when I know those bishes provoked me.

I hurriedly left for the woods, to the place they wanted me to go.

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Addy's POV:

We are waiting at the entrance of the woods. And, I am sure Ava is going to come here today. Why won't she, when I lured her into the trap? I am gonna break her bones today with a snap.

How dare she? How dare she get near Noah? She needs to know her place. She is nothing but a filthy human like Danica said.

"Oh! Here you are. I was expecting that you wouldn't be showing up," I said.

"Is it so? Disappointed that now I am here?" Ava gave me a fake smile.

"I will see how smart that mouth of yours works when you go inside," I said.

"Will see" she said.

"All you have to do is walk inside. Stay there for 2 hours and come back here to meet us" I said.

"Okay," she replied and walked inside.

I nodded at my friends. We made sure she was out of our sight and we went inside as well.

I spotted Ava, she was sitting on a big rock. I used my magic and tried to push her off the rock. But to my surprise she did not even budge, not even a bit.

I tried reading spell after spell, but nothing happened to Ava, not even a yelp from her.

I looked at my fingers and wondered if the magic was even working.

It feels like Danica is just words. Why isn't my magic not working on Ava? I mind-linked my friends to turn into wolves.

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Ersa's POV (Ava's Wolf):

Trying to reach out to Ava had been a very strenuous task. I can feel her but it is getting hard to reach out to her. It feels like a cage inside Ava's head, but these days I am able to break it piece by piece.

Ava started to feel her power and that made me relieved. I can try connecting to her, at least starting from her mind. Ava built strong emotional walls around her mind and I am clawing my best at them to get past them.

I can feel her emotions but fail to deliver mine. I can see the world through her eyes but the image is always blurred.

I do not know what's taking time, but I am waiting for the moment to break through this and resume what I intend to do.

Moon Goddess, please let me out. I could do nothing but silently pray.

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Ava's POV:

I wanted to know how many minutes had passed already. I reached out into my jeans pocket but couldn't find my phone there.

Shit! I forgot my phone in the store itself, I thought to myself.

God knows how many dreadly minutes have passed till now. I looked around. The silence and the darkness that surrounded me felt creepy.

I do not know what made me talk so confidently this afternoon. Why am I so dumb and stupid?

I took very calculative steps, as it is pitch black here, and I am trying my best to adapt to the vision.

I heard something from afar, like a twitch. I looked in that direction. I held my grip on the hoodie tight.

I started to hear a rustling sound and then came the howls of some animals. It is a wolf. I gulped in fear.

I started to run in the opposite direction for my life. I stumbled upon my feet, set my balance, and started to run again. I do not even know where I am running nor the path is visible.

I could feel the wolves nearing me as the sounds were clearer than earlier. I did not dare to look behind but kept my pace and all my concentration on running.

I know it was a dumb decision. Who in the right mind would likely enter the woods in the right?

Hey, it's me, I am the problem, it's me.

Sweat started to form but I kept running as if my life depended on it. Who am I kidding? My life does depend on it.

And out of the blue, a wolf jumped right in front of me. And I stopped dead in my tracks with a high-pitched scream.

I turned around to run again but another wolf was making its way to me. I gulped. I stood there as if my feet were glued.

I fell to the ground as the wolves started to approach me. They both shared a wicked grin.

I started to move back with each step they took toward me. There is a good amount of space between us but it won't help me in any way.

With each step they took toward me, I pushed myself back.

"No, no please do not do this" I started to say, as if they were gonna understand what I am talking.

One among them approached me and snarled in my face. I screamed again.

It got onto its hind legs, ready to pounce on me.

I can see life flash in front of me, as terror filled my eyes.

"Help", I screamed at the top of my lungs.

I closed my eyes when I heard another loud howl from afar.

It is my end.

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Preview of EP-11:

I am moving away from the other 2 wolves inch by inch.

And with another inch, I felt the air rush to my face. Was that a cliff? Did I leap off a cliff?

Then, with a loud thud, I fell into a water body. I started to drown. I felt my skin hot as if it was burning.