THE LYCAN KING'S TREASURED LUNA

t me was this, it owed me

ilence, wishing for someone, anyone to hear you. But in my world, the only thing that l

ed, not in this pack, and definitely

left behind, followed her soon after leaving me orphaned before I could even form a memory or so I was told

and Vargos. For a while, a sweet cruel while, they treated me like th

adled me grew cold. The eyes that once sought me out in

nd love too. I learned to fend for myself, scrounging leftovers from the fridge,

for his nursery and dumped my things into the storage room

nd the winters froze me to the bone. I slept on a pile of my

otted into something sadder. You can't lose what was never really yours. An

no

y eighteent

ferent. Tonight, under the moonlight, my dormant wolf gene

to the packhouse, find work in the neighboring human town, and

at my lips. I've been waiting

the storage room walls. "It's five in the

hed deep. Hold it in, Nari

y outside. There she was, leaning over the railin

idn't matter if I was wrong or right.

our kindness all these years. The least you cou

I possibly do that wasn't al

bitter rage claw

I'll start on the

ever be enough. To

knuckles shook. Deep breaths,

r bouncing with every movement. Ama was a pretty woman no doubt with her heart shaped fa

n the hall. I knocked lightly, knowing better than to wake him too hars

n. Levon stood there with his gin

early, What do you

n. I'm here to g

o my arms and he slammed the door in my face. I gritted my teeth. It had only been six days

ave. I heard the door open again and I felt something thick hit me right at

stairs. Ama was now conveniently sipping her daily dose of morning coffee

ng machine

ze. "

the packhouse can fix it... later. In the meantime, tak

king my life a living hell. I said nothing, biting the inside of my cheek hard enough to taste blo

gly. I curse inwardly and made my way back to the kitchen to

en counter to break my fall. I sighed in relief but that was shortlived as I heard a cra

hink it is," I heard Ama's

she even

ully, her palm collided with my face, knocking me backwards into the fridge. I felt pain

m my eyes from th

ch!" she screamed. "Th

ry," I w

rry! Sorry doesn't fix your stupidity! use

e finally stormed off. I wiped my tears with shaky hand

my back and stumbled outside, down the long path toward