Chapter 7

Aria's POV

I woke up groaning in pain. What happened to me? Then it can flying back to me. Tyler and his friends. The matches. The pain. I sat up, nearly falling down again. My arms almost too weak to hold me up.

I ran my finger over the raised scabs, wincing as I touched the tender skin. It was going to scar but I was already scarred all over so no change there.

I heard the door opening and winced as the light shinned down in my eyes.

"Good," My dad snarled, "The bitch is finally awake." He strolled into the room, flashing me a snide grin.

I cowered away, not knowing what he was planning. He just laughed as my arms game out under me. I lay there help less, too tired to move. Watching him. He grabbed a match, smirking as he lit it.

"Didn't think I'd let Tyler and his friends have all the fun did you." I was putting all my energy to try to get up and run, but I couldn't even curl up to protect my self, let along get away. "You have become a nuisance to me, so it's time for you to go..."

My father, though he was way off ever being counted as my proper father, smiled as he brought the match over to my face, pressing it against my neck, dragging it down my jaw. I screamed, my skin burning, pain causing black spots to appear in my vision.

Running his match all over my skin until it went out, he then he pulled his knife out his pocket. Flicking it open and pressing it against my neck, I felt my blood run over my skin. I was going to die.

I wished I could have spent one more day at Forest's house. Isla and Atlas gave me more love than I'd felt in years and they barely knew me. Forest was the best friend I'd ever had, but he'd never know what happened to me.

I would die down here in the basement and my dad would say I ran away or some excuse like that. I would never sit next to him in maths again and he would never know what I sound like.

I wished it was different. I wished someone was there to save me. I wished that for once when I fell some would catch me.

But I was alone like always, with burns and scars all over my body. No one would ever want me. No one would even care.

Just then, as stars danced across my vision and the world seemed to shift, a big brown wolf jumped down the stairs. Wait, a wolf? No, the wolf. The wolf from my dream all those weeks ago. I must be dreaming. Bounding over to me and pushing my dad away with one swat of his massive paw.

I watched as my father whacked his head on the wall, falling unconscious. The wolf sniffed at my neck, getting blood all over his snout. They just as the world turned black, the wolf turned human. Not just any human. Forest. He pressed his hand on the slash on my neck, trying to stem the bleeding.

"No Aria, stay with me, don't leave me," He begged, with a desperate look in his eye."You can't leave me. I love you, my luna, my love."

Then as my vision faded, the voice returned. "See I told you he would come for you. He is your mate, he will always love you and keep you safe. All you need to do is learn of his world and stay with him. Just remember, everyone is different it doesn't make them evil."

Talking in riddles doesn't get anyone anywhere. I have no idea what she meant. All I know is that Forest is my friend and apparently her will protect me....

What a strange dream.