❝ 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆
𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱𝗻'𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 ❞
- 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘂𝘀

𝗔𝘃𝗮'𝘀 𝗣𝗢𝗩

A loud amount of commotion out in the yard catches my attention and I head outside in search of answers. As I near the gates I find a large group of people with guns and standing in front of the gate is Lincoln, Harper and Monroe.

"You need to step aside right now" I hear my boyfriend's voice and I'm shocked to see him leading the group.

"What are the guns for?" Harper asks.

"There's an army out there. We need to hit them before they hit us" Bellamy declares.

"That army was sent to protect us" Lincoln argues and I decide to step in.

"Is there a problem here, ladies?" I ask the group of men holding guns, my eyes landing on Bellamy as I stand next to Lincoln.

"I have always done what is best for us" Bellamy states loudly "I need you to trust that I'm doing that now"

"Monroe" He adds and the girl slowly walks away as he turns to the other side of me "Harper"

"Sorry, Lincoln" Harper says quietly before following after Monroe.

"Ava" Bellamy sighs and I cross my arms over my chest, not moving.

"You too, Lincoln" Pike speaks up "You want to to prove you're one of us, let us pass"

"He doesn't need to prove himself to you" I spit out, glaring at the man with the gun.

"I'm not moving" Lincoln says firmly.

One of the guys near the front lifts his gun and points it at us in rage. My hand itches to grab my bow but I see Lincoln scolding me with his eyes so I clench my fists.

"Get out of the way, grounder!" He snaps.

Lincoln snatches the gun and elbows the man in the face, swivelling him around to hold a knife to his throat. Everyone lifts their guns, pointing them at us and Bellamy grabs me into his arms.

"Put the guns down! Guns down!" The eldest Blake demands.

"Do what he says now!" Pike adds.

"So much for the good grounder" Hannah scoffs as they all lower their guns and I push Bellamy away from me, glaring at the woman.

"Shut it, Hannah" I snarl.

"Whose people are you defending here, Ava?" Pike asks me and I turn my glare to him.

"He is my people" I retort fiercely.

"Lincoln, put down the knife. No one has to get hurt here" Bellamy tells the man.

"Can't let you start a war" Lincoln grits out.

"We're already at war" Pike argues.

"You can't stop this" Bellamy adds, glancing at me.

"We can try" I retort angrily.

A siren goes off and a voice speaks over the PA.

"All Arkadia security personnel, report to the main gate!"

Octavia appears from the crowd with Nova by her side and I sigh in relief.

"What's wrong with you?" She snaps at her brother in anger and Nova stands by me, checking me over for injuries as Octavia does the same to Lincoln.

"Move off here! Let's go! Clear the area!" I hear someone yell as security arrives.

"Calm down, people" Pike orders "Farm station, guns on the ground! On the ground!"

"Lincoln, it's all right! Let him go" Kane assures the man who lets the other man go.

"What the hell do you think you're doing?" Abby asks Pike with a glare.

"What you didn't have the guts to" Pike snaps back.

"Did you arm these people?" Kane asks Bellamy in disbelief and the freckle faced man ever so slightly nods.

"Guards, take them to lockup now!" Abby demands and my eyes meet Bellamy's brown pair.

I frown deeply at him and he quickly moves his gaze to his feet to avoid my disappointment.

"Everybody, back to your quarters! It's over!" Abby orders.

"Nothing is over!" Pike argues back loudly "We are surrounded by warriors who want us dead!"

"That's enough!" Kane barks.

"No! It isn't, not even close!" Pike hollers in anger.

"Why don't you show us all what you let the grounders do to you yesterday?" He adds, talking about the mark as if it's something to be ashamed of "Come on, Kane! I think that the people who are about to vote for you have a right to know!"

"We do!" A woman yells.

"Show us, Kane!" A man adds.

Kane rolls up his sleeve and lifts his arm, showing everyone the mark on his arm.

"It's the mark of the Commander's coalition! It means we are the 13th clan! It means we are in this fight together!" Kane explains to everybody.

"No. It's what farmers used to do to their livestock" Pike states matter of factly.

"Right before the slaughterhouse!" Hannah adds.

"You bet! I ain't no grounder!" A man in the crowd yells and I hold back the urge to beat him to a pulp, well, Nova holds me back.

"Pike for Chancellor!" Another man shouts.

"Sir, you should be on the ballot tomorrow" A guy from farm station tells Pike.

"That's enough" Abby declares "Take him away"

"Pike! Pike!" Bellamy starts chanting and soon enough the whole group joins in as they're dragged away.

"What the fuck" I mutter in disbelief.

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I'm woken up the next day with the news that Pike has been selected Chancellor and the first thing he done was pardon himself and everyone that was locked up with him. His second action was to reject the brand that makes us the 13th clan and his third is to finish what he had started last night.

I sit on the windowsill, staring out at the trees that surround camp with a frown and I can't help but feel helpless.

I hear the door open and although I know who it is, I don't make a move. Bellamy clears his throat loudly and I turn to him.

"What the hell are you doing, Bell?" I snap in disbelief.

"I'm done trusting grounders" He replies and I shake my head at him.

He grabs his gun and I leap to my feet, searching for the piece of the puzzle I seem to be missing to understand this.

"Where are you going?" I ask him.

"With Pike" He answers simply and something inside me snaps.

"What the fuck is wrong with you? You can't just slaughter hundreds of people. People who are doing nothing but protecting us!" I scream in anger.

"Until when, Ava? If we don't hit them first, it's only a matter of time before they hit us!" He yells at me.

"You don't know that!" I argue, getting in his face.

"Yes, I do!" He retorts.

I grab his face in my hands and smash my lips onto his. He grabs my waist and kisses me back desperately, clinging onto my every last move.

As we both part to take a breath, my eyes well up with unshed tears and he leans his forehead on mine.

"Don't do this, Bell" I plead with him "This isn't the right thing to do"

His facial expression softens and he uses one of his hands to cup my cheek.

"I'm doing this to keep you safe, sunshine" He tells me, stroking my cheek with his thumb.

"Please don't leave me" I beg desperately "Stay here"

"You know I won't do that" He sighs, taking a step back from me and a tear slides down my cheek.

He turns and walks to the door, my heart hammering against my chest at every step he takes.

"If you walk out that door, I won't be here when you get back" I warn him, tears rolling down my face "This will be over, Bellamy"

He freezes in the doorway and drops his head to look at his feet, but doesn't turn to me. Hope fills my chest at the thought of getting through to him and I open my mouth to speak, but he walks away without even looking back.

My heart completely shatters in my chest and I physically feel a pain shoot through me as a sob racks my body. I clutch my stomach and my legs buckles from under me, my knees hitting the ground as I cry.

I'm wrapped in a hug and I look up through my blurry eyes to see Nova. She hugs me tightly, rubbing my back and I sob loudly into her shoulder, clinging onto her pathetically.

"A, what's wrong?" I hear a worried Octavia and I pull away from Nova to look up at the girl.

"You lied" I cry out and Octavia looks at me in confusion.

"What the hell do you mean?" She asks me.

"You said he wouldn't break my heart, O" I sob, clutching my chest in pain "He just did"

Her face falls and she rushes to wrap me up in her arms, stroking my head as I cry.

"I'm so sorry, A" She sighs "I never wanted this for you"

"It's not your fault" I sniffle, holding her tightly.

"What happened?" She asks me as Nova rubs my back soothingly.

"I begged him not to leave and he left me" I cry sadly "It's over. We're over"

"Let's lie down, yeah?" She hums and I nod.

I crawl onto the bed and lay down in between both girls. Octavia hugs me tightly and Nova plays with my hair, singing a soft tune. I'm slowly lulled into a deep sleep and all I dream of is the boy who broke me.