Late Bloomer Hero

away from our pack and never come b

This replicated Ava's exact mood, her hands and feet were chilled with cold, dark clouds of fear and confusion hung around her and her threatening tears fell without any restriction

rested her feet and massaged her swollen ankle. The wor

. No cake to celebrate her birthday but rejection, slap, beat

ere to go now. Can thin

d her and the sky opened

d water, Ava tore at her clinging

Godd

really

y life th

ian shouldn't have saved her. All her miseries would have ended by now. Maybe s

am I still alive? Why am I wolfless? Why a

She was hungry, cold and tired. She lifted up her face to the sky

oof. A horse came by and the rider stopped in

ou steal from your master?

fore succumbing to exhaustion. The gentle

ot move. Wasn't it only one ankle that was broken? Why were her two legs not working? Ava checked her body and saw that her broken leg was already treated and bound with sticks while her other leg was curled up under her and had become stiff. She gently extracted it and m

not imagine what could have happened to her in

sir. I'm ve

did no

d the volume

for your

her, scaring Ava wit

e in that forest?

, n

led in a de

riminal or not, you

s still get

s ending but she had defi

u?' She ask

a good girl and eat first, then we'll talk. Finish your food, y

er stomach to give strength and fortitude to bear it. She ate hot soup and dried bread in plenty supply, the man kept

?' He asked Ava as he off

ad vigorously fr

. My parents died when I was very

e her.' Ava looked at the man for more information

her and studied h

deaths. See,' he brought out a faded drawn photograph of a wo

given up?' Ava a

d, her village, the mayor and a private client. When I a

d get your leg properly treated. Then you can pretend to be Avery, when I get the mon

ut to be presented as a criminal, after escaping fro

grin on his face. He moved her plates to one side and pushed her

He announced with a sh

on her. She tried to get up but could not because of her b

f on me. I will be your servant. I will work ha

eard a crash,