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wson asked in a mild voice, but

shment for me. He was an intimidating man under the best of

cheeks, his very muscled hands clenching and unclenching on the armrests of the

t on me anymore, I couldn't have moved an inch even if I wanted to. I was petrifi

n was tantamount

only a sigh. Somehow, my words got

sition I was in while he stood trial for the attempted mu

he very same man, accused

u stab my son, Ash

o nod, then

squeaked.

s an

to tell him the whole truth. "Asher's friends were about to rape me in the woods at school. He- he told them to. They were about to do i

by telling him exactly what happened. He looked murderous. I could not sup

said, "You have the nerve

to go on with what I had sai

long moment. I clapped my hand to my lips to keep the frightened whimpers in. "I know exactly what is going on here. You and your family are a

No

yourself to kill my son instead wi

h intentions. The Alpha straightened and nodded to one of the guards standing in the room's corner. The g

I have the little rat that stabbed him." T

I knew the moment he came in. It felt like th

lutching his shoulder. Surely, I hadn't stabbed him t

nk such a bully would run to his fathe

by the actions of this thing-" He favoured me with a scathing look before turning to his son. "-you s

e pondered the question. He deliberately drew the moment out so I would squirm, and he succeeded

y said. "There, she has to attend to my every need

punishment for you. The price for laying your worthless hands on my son should have banishment or... execution."

decided your fate, you must do as he asks. Without hesitation.

k you, Alpha," I

ation properly," he

forehead touching the f

is really no need to wait for school hours to be

two guards appear at the Alpha's side. "Tak

me and dragged me out of the room even though

use, across the courtyard, an

and then I was thrown into it. I landed painfully on my arm. The p

. I looked down at myself. I hurt all over, my shoulder especially.

had nothing in my stomach. I fought down

f my ankle was broken when a guard barked out an order, "Get to work now! What do

dily harm if I dallied, so I hurriedly picked up

had two more

d my pain made

ayed silently to the moon goddess as I worked. "I'm tired of t

ch better than this m

didn't want to give up. But it was hard not to. So damn hard

s. I turned to see Julia pointin

e would go away. "Oh yes. It's better you remain silent forever. Tread carefully, or I'll make your life worse than

y hands as I turned to Julia in

that rumour about me, telling ever

k her head and l

orse to you if you ever come close to Asher. Asher is mine. We'll be together forever. I'll be his Luna, a

d muster another word. The anger I felt made my te

y breath. Julia had to pay for what she d

. "What did I tell you