grandparents' house. She was an outcast, shunned by everyone, including her own family. She never stopped wondering why she was treated so crue

nly family she had left, she struggled to keep breathing. Soon, she finished cleaning the stains. Time was not on her side. She slipped a t-shirt from her box and walked to the mirror to inspect

For a moment, she was stunned by what she saw:

t I can do as a mother. No matter what happens, make sure you

other. Whoever left this message wanted her to see it. Next to the cloth was

he oak tree tonight by midnight. In the alpha's chamber, locate

e racing when sh

ce yelled. She quick

t was her grandmother, who barge

Beth said

didn't you respond to my ca

no way she could lie without being found out. S

stammerer? Is that it?" Th

y thoughts," Bet

ed before slapping Beth's already br

rds hung in the air as s

Don't even try it. You are an outca

bbed. "What exact

, you wouldn't have found your way into this family. An

to speak but wa

on't know what you did to anger Raphael, but if this continues, I will

the door, anger swelling up inside her. She raced tow

s left alone again, feeling the pain increase. Her trauma was hampering her survival abilities. Now, she needed to move her bruised body to the alpha's

was beyond three frontiers of security. The story of the mystical vault was a common myth among the pack. It was said that the vault, built by an ancestral alpha, was only known to the heir apparent. Due to a mishap in the line of inh

she said to the commander at th

for the night," the man smiled, "you shoul

ked past them, cursing them s

here," someone sai

doing here?" She eyed June and Belle, Omega si

, you shouldn't be. We just came to wi

know you're he

d. "Anyway, I came to see your face again i

l not to take anything from here. If

eth stood, weighing their word

hing to think about. If you die, it won't be so bad. I

and retrieve its secret. She began cleaning and searching. Minutes passed, and it was nearing midnight. Desperation and anxiety built up. She needed to find the vault, but everything see

muttered. "Just a l

n blurred. Maybe everyone was right. The alpha's chamber would be her end. If only she could get out, w

oung girl. "Come here." She lifted he

are you taking me?

"Now, Beth," she dropped her in front of the st

t my claws?

need you to ge

Only my mother helps

her shoulders. "Your mother isn't here.

don't k

. Listen, we're in danger. No, we're playing a gam

her head. "We

It's our way of winning. But I need you to

t her eyes, tiny claws

d. "Now, Beth, insert two

ha

ly, Beth. We

as she

pull i

r pain was gone. Rising, she walked to the statue and did as she remembered. A crackling sound came from the wall. She rushed to lock the entrance. Her eyes

" a voice

. In a split second, she pulled her claws from the n

this

nce and opened it, only

" she

?" the guard asked, looking around. "

ed. "I didn't want the

's it

noise from this roo

that vase," she pointed at

selection for Raphael has started. You kn

She needed to be at the oak tree. But missing the event wou