••• Isabella’s POV •••
Seeing that velvet jewelry box stirred something I never thought I’d experience — an emotion called trauma.
It reminded me of how cruel and evil my mom was. It reminded me of how a parent, someone meant to protect me… tried to kill me instead. And she did it without any hesitation. Without any remorse.
It also brought back the most excruciating pain I had ever felt.
Being bullied and treated like an Omega was nothing compared to the incident that night. And that necklace? That Moon Goddess’ necklace carried every ounce of horror I thought I had buried.
Every feeling of helplessness, of me trying to scream, every second of that terrifying night… came rushing back.
I felt like the air was ripped from my lungs. My whole body went cold, and blackness started to cre
