est friend. She envisioned him standing up for her when she was being bullied, protec

fe with her mother and sister. He would provide her with a safe haven, shower her with lov

going until the day she would finally meet him. She held o

incident with her wolf, but still, she held onto that sliver of hope. It was futile to place her tr

convinced that she was despised by her as well. She shou

elieve that she deserved a happy ending,

ned but the beginning of her real torment. It marked the start of a pain so

, an era of never-ending suf

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palpable hatred and concealed threat she sensed in his aura were enough to shatter the

a girl like her? She was, after all, an unattractive, weak, and cursed girl who was evidently

y female wolf within and beyond the pack was smitten by him. Even the neighbo

competed fiercely to catch his eye. That's how irresistible he was. Even her sister H

ke her; the one who was the laughing stock of th

g in conversation with anyone. And no one really wante

ated as a lonely wolf, even lonelier than a lone wolf. She was

kept silent about ever meeting her mate. But somehow, she felt her

knew she was likely to find him in, whenever she clea

see it a second time...or ever again. She found some solace in the fact that he hadn'

re for her. Why wouldn't the goddess let her liv

because that seemed like a better place for her c

y her side or in her magnificent celestial kingdom. She was certain tha

es that needed to be hung out to dry in the courtyard. She moved swif

ould catch some sleep before nightfall. That was when she would be

curse as the reason. They constantly found excuses to throw her out. Sh

en she saw something that sent her body into a state of shock and... bitterness. T

nt all morning washing scattered on the grass. But at that moment, it wasn't th

ards her. So this was the reason. There before her was a sight she ne

tood beside a tree. Hayley leaned with her back a

ace, their tongues entwined. Brent's left hand fir

rom her hands. The sound of the

itation before rolling her eyes. Deep down, Winona knew her sister

rent and prided herself as the future