Late Bloomer Hero

nter ran to hide at the sound of the gunshot. Ava saw the opportunity to escape and struggled up from her position. She saw that it was a wolf that

she would have escaped from all these dangers. As she got up from her seat, a pair of strong hands forced her down. Some men rushe

. I want to lea

fted back to his human form and

er to t

piece of cloth. He put her on his shoulder and went away into the night. Fresh tears f

, forty, sixty, hundred ... Ava was counting the number of steps the man took as walked, maybe she would still need

he was. The room was dimly lit, with pots and utensils neatly arranged on a rustic table. It looked like a big kitchen. She saw herbs hanging around as they dried. Little sacks of

. No one can help you now, prepare for the worst. The words of that treacherous note slid across her mind again and s

d. Here

over two hundred pounds. He should be about thirty years old, though he looked older. His head was bare of hair, his

d you f

he was banished because she wa

in?' The man b

mauled the bounty hunter. Ava watc

ing her and she begged him not to take her precio

. You really deserve th

ad her eyes fully opened. He lifted her

smell at all.' He stared into

a good mate to a wolf, popping out some little cubs. B

be remembered till the end of time. You are the last ingredient.' He turned an

s, prepare her for the lab. If she fails, cu

voluntarily. She shook her head and tried to focus as her situation indeed went from worse to wor

ne. Pour it straight into the bottle. Understo

slowly wobbled to the said corner, turned her back to the men and squeezed her bladder until urine came out in trickles. The b

oze midway as she was extending the bottle to the nearest ma

oor. Are ther

ecked the floor of the corner thoroughly.

virgin.' The men clapped in excitement, as if a majo

ief. At least she would not be fed to the snakes. But how did they know

ants to make. Draw out every single blood in her, the more the blood, the better for us.' They all laughed as two men carried

ith medical trays and bottles neatly arranged. It stank of antiseptics. Some white tubes were hung around a white pole. One of the men brought the tray of knives along. Ava froze as a man wearin

he landed in a bright place, filled with beautif

are almost over.' She said a