Taming The Wolf

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ut for Reverie, it was different. She was never able to grasp even a single one of those things. No matter how mu

he worked odd jobs, skipped meals, and sacrificed sleep. But no matter how mu

g any money?" her stepmother sneered at h

y to find her stepmother rummaging through her cabinet. In th

yet firm voice as she reached out for the wal

lled the wallet away from her

one attending school, not you," she spat before stuffing the wallet into her pocket

an - countless insults, shameless theft of her money, and endless belittling. She had held it all in for years

iving room where the woman was already counting her st

ave no shame stealing my hard-earned money to spoil your own child!"

ungrateful brat! You live in this house for f

you?! All you ever do is act like some lazy socialite, lying in bed all day while I break my back tryin

this time, Reverie caught her wrist mid-air. Without a second thought, she pu

ground, staring down at her stepmother, whose face twist

of victory wa

mbing pain spread across her face, and for a few seconds, everything spun. Reve

her father standing there -

ou into this house? You better fix that attitude of yours!" he shou

uld, anger surged within Reverie, hot and unstoppable

worthless! And she was right! You're nothing but a useless father!" she shouted back, her voice breaking with fury and pain. Sh

g over her shoulder. The two people she despised

're useless, anyway!" her father

shed past them, ignoring the hateful sta

ances, while others whispered behind their hands. She sighed and boarded a jeepney without

e realized she was the only passenger l

?" the driver asked, peering at

iliar with her surroundin

d quietly and stepped out, h

incidence. Either way, she walked inside, her steps heavy and weak. She sat at

he would sleep tonight. Maybe on a park bench or, if

d back to keep her

ered to herself. "This is just another tria

strength, for courage, and for a little bit of luck - something she was alway

fication from the web novel she had been reading. With nothing

ry. But as usual, her blood boiled in frustration when

ppen," she grumbled to herself, shutting off her phon

d escape in had betrayed her. Still, despite the way it pissed her off, she kept follow

h out!" a v

massive truck hurtling toward her. In that split second, it was as if t

crashing painfully onto the r

an amb

e's bee

rakes

she's still

ng into nothing. Her eyelids grew heav

trembling little girl

Querencia," the old w

s man. He was the one in her dreams - the

he man said, extending h

epeatedly. "I don't

ng. "But you have no choice." He grabbed her ro

d, calling out for her gran

ia gasped as sh

to her skin. She took a deep breath

her old name, her death. And she knew now... she w

mmoning you," a maid cal

t up and spo

ered, her he

he Baron wan

"I-I heard... it's about the Crown

e. You may go. And sen

nodded

bed and stared at her r

Prince..."

let it unfold the way it did in the novel. This was her li

ly one man in this world who could give her that - the mo

e Castriel

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