Ava was all too familiar with this piece of knowledge. In her previous pack, her mother had in the least told her how much dissension had arisen when her father had found out her mother was his mate and had planned to marry her, a witch as she was.
That resentment transferred to Ava as she grew to be a hybrid. Her parents adored her, but there were the whispers of 'freak' in the corners, used to refer to Ava. And then Ava shifted at sixteen- earlier than anyone at their pack had, in close to a century.
But even that small victory was dampened by the whispers that her wolf was small… and so, weak. The word was that her wolf would be weak and unable to fight optimally. It was put to the test….the night her parents left.
Ava did not tap into her witch powers before she left her for
