Two Days Later

Ava sat on her bed, looking at the small pile of clothes she needed to pack. It was already day break and time for her to begin her journey but she just couldn't bring herself to do anything.

"Why does this always happen to me?" she thought aloud. "I was alone for so long and now that I have friends, I have love and everything I could ever ask for but now I have to leave it all behind."

She picked up the the Jade pendant Hendrix gave to her on the night they made their Mate pact and for a moment she let herself remember all...