Beautiful Creatures Series

Chapter 1: WILD & UNTAMED / PROLOGUE PART 1

Seattle Washington…

Aurora fell to the floor of the Our Lady of Peace Orphanage. The other girls had been picking on her since she arrived at the orphanage days ago. She had been transferred from the St. Gustafson’s Orphanage because she was a problem child. Aurora was only five, but she had been in ten orphanages since the day she was born. Like many of the other orphans, she had no idea what had happened to her parents. All she knew was she didn’t have any. Kids were cruel and not very accepting of new arrivals.

These girls had taken Aurora’s stuffed teddy by force. That cotton-filled bear was the only thing Aurora owned. She took it everywhere with her since the day she was born. It was the only thing she had that gave her any comfort. The older girl had snatched it out of her hands and shoved Aurora to the floor when she tried to take it back.

Aurora picked herself up off the floor and squared off against the older girls. “Give me back my bear,” she demanded.

“Or what?” Hissed Nancy, the nine-year-old that held Aurora’s bear.

“Give it back,” Aurora yelled.

have stuffed animals,” Nancy

my bear,” Aurora snarled.

animal went up in flames instantly. Aurora rushed to the fireplace and grabbed the poker. She tried to rescue her bear, but it was a waste of

her breathing, Aurora’s amber eyes began to glow like lanterns in the dark. Her fingers flexed, and her nails became razor-sharp claws. Her canine teeth descended, becoming fangs, and her face twisted into something monstrous. Aurora turned and fixed Nancy in her sights. Then she let out an animalistic growl that could make the blood

girls in the room screamed at the sight of her, and the nuns came running into the room just in time to see Aurora rush Nancy and knock her to the floor. Sitting on top of Nancy, Aurora pinned

herself up, the three nuns in the room were protecting the other children and holding their crosses out in front of them,

a monster just seconds ago. Frightened, Aurora took a few cautious steps

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One week later…

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