ra's

rying to help you. He wanted the best for

ing and falling slowly as I c

was to study engineering." My words were calm, but my

ise my voice. The t

ade all the decisions. He didn't ask what I wanted. He only saw a way to control me

st watching. Listening. The cracks in the Donald

ew sharper. "Do you want to hear what life

, but he didn't respo

ke an

through the snow at

degrees.

st tighten at how normal th

umb, my ha

g in my fingers, the burning cold that

hall while everyone else

y rested under heavy blankets, I was out th

feel my wolf instincts pulsing, steady and

n classes, I drank tap wa

ll off from the constant

ver an option. If I sto

gasped quietly.

afeteria trash just so I wouldn't starve. And when

didn't know you suffered so much," Melissa whispered. Her voice

ontinue her little performance. "You

nger than Helen. You thought I could handle a

a blade. And it pierced straight into the lie that

e might faint right there, gasping for breath. But e

ce growing colder. "You once knelt in front of

said, "You're strong, Aurora. You can endure the hardship

ith panic. Her lips tre

full of shock and quiet horror. The image of the kind,

asn't f

who had always been so quick to ju

ice sharp. "He doesn't know about the surveillance footage t

s alpha aura growing tense

etting every tr

d immediately," I said,

She let Helen walk free while she pushed me

st her chest as if the truth itself was suffocating

reathing unsteady. Finally, he turned fully toward Melissa

what she s