sa
arth muffling my footsteps. The shadows of th
ld see the grave marker of my beloved mother. "Mothe
ng to recapture a memory long since faded. Grief wel
see her again, to share my struggles since her passing. My
pfather, Alpha Grayson, and stepsister, Sophia, have made my life very difficult. They treat
abandoned us when my mother was pregnant with me, and she kept me away from him. She later married Alpha Grayson, who had a daughter, Sophia, fro
ing from hours of kneeling. The moon shone overhead,
se looming in the distance, its stone walls and woode
use, knowing what awaited me. "Wolfl
eps echoing through the empty courtyard. In the shadows, I could see the hate
hissed, her voice laced with
s I made my way towards my room. But I could feel the
ck, grateful to be away from the prying eyes
wnstairs. I haven't eaten since morning, as I was instructed b
e door woul
rising in my chest. Locke
side of the door, high and cruel. "Look
he malice in her words. "You can have your room for dinner, sister dear," she called
phriam, her cruel-hearted
d. "Freaks like her don't
pounded on the door,
I cried out for help. But my cries fell on deaf ears, t
dawn's pale light. Still, no one came. No
he floor, my body trembling with sobs. And,
thing I noticed was the slant of sunlight stre
at the tender spots where my body had pressed against the hardwood
ope
than a few steps, a hand clamped around my hai
n agony with every jerking step. "Move faster, you w
punished for tardin
oor at the end of the hallway. Grayson shoved me ins
d us in, closing the do
the Alpha lo
ed, my voice trembling. "I apol
th rage. "I have no patience for your excuses, Ome
s my fear. "Please," I whispered, "
lies," he growled. "You
dagger. "You will go to Alpha Ralph of the Greyhound pack," he said, his voice cold and
impossible twist of fate. Before I could utter a word, th
eyes burning with malice. "You are to present yourself as my daughter, Sophia, in all respects
d gasps. "Yes, Alpha Grayson," I whispered
ing his grip. "Now, get re