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She knew now was the right time to end it all, to save herself from this damned hellhole. Since there was no point in her staying in this marriage. And three years of misery was more than enough.
"Use the rope. I'll take your place in the room," Leila said.
"Thank you so much, Leila," Summer immediately took the rope that Leila had prepared a few days earlier.
Summer was the one who had asked for it, as she had expected Rhys to punish her after he found out she had miscarried again. She climbed down and hobbled out, walking to the venue with her white dress and open back covered in blood.
She dragged her feet toward the hall, down the dark path beside the pack's garden. The sound of echoing music, laughter, and glass clinking could be heard. She was sure all the Alphas, Betas, and other high-ranking wolves were there, and some of them must have recognized her, as her dad had so many best friends in the past. She hoped that one of them would want to rescue her from this hell.
After entering the hall from the unguarded side entrance, Summer's attention instantly went to the front stage, where her husband stood pridefully raising a crystal glass of champagne.
"Welcome, all my honored guests. It is a great honor for me, Rhys Glomarian, to host you on this blissful evening."
Her eyes darted from Rhys to someone beside her husband, and she could feel her heartbreak and stop beating in a few seconds.
"Virgie.." she hissed as she glared
to the person cradled on Rhys' arm—a gorgeous young blondie in a black mermaid dress.
She was Virginia Paraguz, Summer's stepsister, who she despised to the core—someone who had been stealing her father's affections all along.
"This can't be.." Summer could not believe her eyes.
"So… I guess you all already know.....my beloved wife, Summer, is very sick now," Rhys began to brag.
"After my father-in-law's departure, she suffered from severe depression."
"I can say she was mentally unstable, and from that day on, I, as her husband, had to try my best to find a treatment for her..." Rhys wiped away the fake tears that fell from the tips of his eyes.
"Rhys is truly meant to be the leader of the Fang Forest Pack. Just look at the noble heart beating within him!" whispered one of the guests in the front row.
"I've spared no effort in seeking out the best doctors and psychiatrists for her physical and mental well-being. But alas, I have.... failed..." Rhys' eyes clouded over with emotion.
Standing beside him, Luna Jocelyn delicately dabbed at her eyes with a handkerchief.
"My daughter-in-law, already in critical condition, continues to inflict harm upon herself. She has made numerous attempts at taking her own life..." Luna Jocelyn's voice trembled with sorrow.
"We are at our wits' end..." she confessed tearfully.
"Lord knows the trials Luna Jocelyn and her son have endured because of Beta Alfonzo's daughter. It has caused a significant delay in Alpha Rhys' long-awaited coronation as leader..."
As they spoke, all eyes turned towards the two figures at the center of attention, exchanging sympathetic glances.
"But I know I have more important duties than being sad because the Fang Forest Pack needs a leader!"
“For the sake of Fang Forest Pack's survival, I have taken my destined mate by my side, Virginia Paraguz!" As Rhys said, all the guests applauded his finding his fated mate.
"She will soon become Fang Forest Pack's future Luna. And the other happy news is..." Rhys paused as he looked at Virginia lovingly.
"She is currently pregnant with our first pups. So you can all congratulate us," Rhys smiled widely as all the guests raised their glasses to celebrate his new wife-to-be and their future puppies.
"Let us toast to the recovery of my wife, too...."
"LIAR!!" Summer's voice broke the din of the party, drawing all eyes to her.
"He and his mother are f*****g liars!" Summer screamed as she pointed her finger at her husband and mother-in-law.
"You all look at me. Look what they did to me! They're torturing me and planning to get rid of me! I need your help!" Summer screamed as she spun around, but everyone moved away from her with a disgusted look.
"Oh, my Goddess!" Luna Jocelyn let out a loud squeal and immediately ran towards Summer.
"I'm so sorry, my daughter-in-law, she....she...is unstable," she said as she gripped Summer's arm firmly.
"Darling, let's go back to your room, okay? You have to rest, sweetheart." Luna Jocelyn said in soft tone.
"I don't want to!" Summer tried to break away.
"You must, or I'll make your life more than hell!"
She hissed into Summer's ear, emphasizing every word.
All the guests stared at her with disdainful looks. Meanwhile, Summer looked at them with a desperate look on her face, expecting one of them to be moved to save her from her husband's psychotic family.
But the guests were just holding the wine glasses, witnessing the scene unfold without any action. Some even giggled as they covered their mouths.
Oh no, this was not what she was expecting.
"Please enjoy the party, everyone. I will take my daughter-in-law back to her bedroom." Luna Jocelyn smirked while forcibly pulling Summer out from there.
One of the guests replied, "I think you should tie her up, Luna. It's not very good to let someone mentally unstable wander around your place. I think you are too generous."
"Yes, you're right, Fred. If I were Luna Jocelyn, I would have already sent that mentally unstable daughter-in-law to the Asylum, haha haha..."
Then, the guests burst into laughter as if nothing had happened. Summer shook her head, at a loss for words to defend herself. She didn't think that everyone present here was so blind. She expected help, but they laughed at her and labeled her a madman.
Luna Jocelyn continue dragged Summer roughly away from the party venue.
"You think they'll take pity and help you, huh?" Luna Jocelyn chuckled.
"I'll ensure you never get to enjoy the fresh air up there again. Didn't you hear earlier that I've been too kind to you by letting you roam my place?"
This time, she was not brought back to her room. Instead of the dark and damp isolation room.
***
Arriving there, Summer could smell the moss and the wet earth beneath her bare feet. Then, the sound of squeaking rats greeted her.
"Guards!" Luna Jocelyn shouted.
"Open the door!" Luna Jocelyn shrieked.
"Take this b***h and put her in!"
Summer knew how horrible the isolation room was.
"Luna, please don't..." Summer reacted by hugging her mother-in-law's feet. But Luna Jocelyn pushed her.
"Don't touch me with your filthy hands!"
The two guards behind Summer quickly grabbed her arms and pulled her away from her mother-in-law. Then, they forcibly dragged Summer to the isolation cell. Not caring about Summer's cries or pleas not to be put there.
"Sorry, we're just following orders!" One of them said before throwing her in.
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