I looked over the group of people. The male was significantly older than the females. Six females. Behind those females were younger males and females. Four of which backed her mother. These four were the only ones actually related to my mate. It was clear just by looking over the group. Aiden did not share blood with my Ava.
Did they know? It was likely that they did. It did not change the fact though. They saw eachother as siblings. As family. The rest of the so called siblings looked over Ava like prey. Their smiles as they saw her were anything but kind. Ava was injured but even so her body had taken on a similar stance. Their faces shifted. A few narrowed eyes at Ava.
Please remember this is a book and while I do research I do tend to change certain aspects to get the story where it is needed. As far as I could find death by shock is rare. Death in these cases are far more common due to the injuries that caused the shock.