s conscious of was the never-ending pain that went on and on and on. A door slammed shut somewhere in the house and I figured it was time to go. I picked myself off the floor, pushed

ason's name, I saw red. Rage tasted like metal on my tongue. My voice shook with anger when I said, "Keep Jason out of your mouth." "Or what?" She smirked and tipped me a conspirational wink. "Honestly, it's hard to literally out of my mouth, especially when he's kissing me like I'm-" With a choked roar of rage, I lunged at her. Laughing, she took a step back and wagged a finger at me. "Easy there, princess," she said. "That better be the sound of packing I hear in there, Kiara," Lora called from somewhere in the house. "Or would you like to leave home without any clothes?" I took several deep breaths, forcing the anger back down. Going to Alpha Ryder's pack with only the clothes I had on my back would be terrible. "Were you about to hit me?" Erina questioned. "Because of Jason? Get over him, already. He never wanted you. Never will." "That's a damned lie!" She raised one finely arched brow. "Is it now? I hate to break it to you, but Jason fancied me even when you two were dating. It's not my fault that you were too blind to see the signs." "You're a backstabbing little-" "Language, Kiara. Language." "You betrayed me, took what's mine. But I promise you, Erina, karma will catch up with you." "Karma is a concept fools like you believe in to make you feel better, dear stepsister. Life's not fair or didn't you get the memo?" "Why aren't you done yet?" my father asked, glowering at me from the doorway. Erina twiddled her fingers at me and sashayed out of the room. Under his watchful eyes, I threw the rest of my things into two suitcases and carried them out. "We want to talk to you," he grumbled and jerked his head towards the living room. "Finally." Lora sighed theatrically when she saw that I was ready to go. My father took his place at her side. "We only think it's fair to let you know what you're up against," he said. "Once you get to Alpha Ryder's pack, you have to be on your best behavior. He's a hard man. You have to do what you're told w