own on my body. I start coughing violently,

d thrown the water on me. "It's not

the other. I put on the old dress and clean my wounds with a piece of an old rag. I tie a cloth around them to stop the bleeding. I climb the

rprise. He liked to see me suffer, as if my suffering gave him pleasure, and in fact, it did. He smiled w

for the death of his beloved wife, as if I could have done anything about it

other. Once, I caught him looking at them, and to this day, I have marks on my body from that encounter. But soon all this would end;

ws me a piece of cake and asks me to come down. I smile, grab the cleaning materials, and

h a hurry?" says Mara grump

rags, Mara," I say, showing

stepping aside. When she's not looking, I stick out my tongue and

en the door, and find Diana hiding in a corner. S

ng me devour the piece of cake. I hadn't realized

my skin several times. Despite being mistreated like me, she

s, smiling. We had a hiding spot for food; it was outside the house, in a hol

do the

lpha left?

s old," I say, making air quot

xcited to meet

he is her mate," I

to see her face when she real

sn't take it out on

e to endure this anymore," Dian

re's nothing here for us,

you, Zara. I wouldn

doubt that my life would change the moment my wolf awakened. I would leave this pack with

a says, giving me a hug and leaving. I turn, grab the

Up until that moment, I had only received bad things. I wanted to be strong; the Goddess knows how much I've tried to be strong, b

inside. The day would be long, and I'd have to be grateful if Ja

f James and Paola didn't come for lunch, the table had to be ready. The sound of the d

m and drags her outside the pack house. A beautiful red convertible gleamed in the

ead down. Paola didn't like being called

ola says, pushing her towards the car. Zara hits her head on the side of the car

s, running inside. Seconds later, she comes out accom

s with tears running down her face. James approaches me, and I already knew w