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.

babies have stuffed animals,” Nancy

my bear,” Aurora snarled.

to the fireplace and grabbed the poker. She tried to rescue her bear, but it was a waste of time. By the time she got it out of the fire and put the flames out, the bear was destroyed.

built until Aurora could not contain her rage. As she tried to steady her breathing, Aurora’s amber eyes began to glow like lanterns in the dark. Her fingers flexed, and

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 the larger girl beneath her and began to hit and scratch her, leaving

a broom knocking her off Nancy and onto the floor. As Aurora picked herself up, the three nuns in the room were protecting the other children and holding their crosses out

a monster just seconds ago. Frightened, Aurora took a few cautious steps back. She didn’t understand what had happened. She had never done that before, at least not

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One week later…

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