Tears streamed down her face, her shoulders shaking with sobs that she couldn't hold back any longer. Jasmine felt trapped, alone, and completely helpless. Her cousins, Zelda, Faye, and Oliver had just left after yet another round of cruel taunts and mocking laughter.
She knew she didn't belong with them, but she had nowhere else to go. According to Aunt Emily, her parents had died when she was just a newborn wolf, and she had been left in the care of her Aunt Emily. She had taken her in out of duty, but the family never let her forget how much of an inconvenience she was to them.
She was stuck in this ruthless family, with no one to turn to and no way to escape the constant bullying and abuse. Her heart ached with a deep sense of despair, and she wondered if things would ever get better
