Chapter 334

Ava's POV I pulled open the door and stepped into the hallway, half-expecting another binding spell to stop me. When none came, I took a deep breath of freedom and pulled out my phone. Nina answered on the second ring. "Ava? Everything okay? It's pretty late." "No, everything is definitely not okay," I said, my voice trembling slightly as the adrenaline began to wear off. "I just had the fight of the century with my mom, and I... I need a place to stay. Just for a few days until I figure things out." "Say no more," Nina replied without hesitation. "I'm coming to get you. Where are you?" I glanced back at our apartment door, knowing my mother was probably still standing exactly where I'd left her. "I'm leaving my apartment now. I'll meet you downstairs." Minutes later, Nina pulled up to the curb in her beat-up Honda. One look at my face and she didn't ask questions, just helped me put my bag in the trunk and drove us back to her place. It wasn't until I was lying on her pullout couch in