Fated to the Enemy

"YOU ARE A MURDERER!" Verena screamed hysterically, bursting into tears, battered, bruised, and bleeding in her face. Lucian imprisons and unjustly tortures her in Deverell's dungeon. She howled in a glass-rattling voice, pointing to the wrath of Quinn Harlow's face that always hid behind Lucian Deverell's back. Verena's pain, despair, and heartbreak echoed inside Mansion Eldham's moping and grieving after Ares and Malia's funeral three days ago. "She killed my baby! You murderer! What did I do to you?! They're innocent! Ares and Malia are my life. How could you kill my baby?! Didn't you torture me enough? Make me suffer?! Isn't it enough that you smashed me to pieces?!" Verena cursed Quinn and Lucian, kneeling in the cold, stifling hall. It was as if the oxygen in such a massive mansion wasn't enough to obliterate the bloody void in her chest. She was asking for justice before the entire Elder Deimos Pack, who never sided with her. Quinn must take responsibility for the deaths of Verena's baby twins. Lucian must bring Quinn to justice! "They had just celebrated their fifth birthday without their father! Do you remember that, Lucian?" Verena hissed furiously, her steamy eyes looking through the curdled hatred at Lucian sitting on his throne. "You're too busy messing with your damned mistress! You never cared about our feelings?! Even before my baby's eyes?! You guys keep doing it! Disgusting!" Verena's chest was suffocating like a boulder was squeezing her cavity. Her soul burned as she watched two tiny coffins buried under her feet, nothing more poignant for a mother who lost her baby. Her breathing is intermittent. She can even hear the sound of her twin baby's jokes that are always crunchy and full of joy ringing in the head cavity. It's still hard to believe what happened. It's a nightmare; Verena's world collapses instantly when the personal doctor declares her twins dead. But this is what Verena got. Injustice, still wet, the tombs of Ares and Malia were buried flush with the ground. Not given a proper time to mourn, Verena was the most bereaved, the most brutal hit of all. One of the sources of her strength is to remain tough and strong, to live the ridiculous destiny of the life she lives today. Verena swore an oath to survive in this hell for the sake of her beloved twins. She didn't want them to grow up without a father. What should Verena do without Ares and Malia having left her alone now? Look at this moment; Lucian did not feel guilty at all. It all happened because of his selfish actions! He brings his pregnant mistress into Eldham Mansion, living with Verena's dream family. Quinn took her life, and now she's carrying her life! Destroying everything she has, that's not enough. Her twins were killed by that b***h! Verena growled, swearing. Cursing Quinn in despair because no one had defended her since that b***h came into the middle of her life. "I know you did something to my baby! You poisoned them! YOU'RE A KILLER! YOU SHOULD BE PUNISHED, NOT ME!" Quinn twisted Lucian's arm tremblingly, putting on a look of innocent face. Shake her head many times. Her eyes glazed over with a weak voice trembling. "I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING! I SWEAR! Why do you keep cornering me? How can you accuse me? I was always with Lucian; I never touched the mansion's kitchen!" Thick blood seeped from Rena's temples. "LIAR! Who did you hire?! You had someone do it?! How much did you pay?!" "Did you see her, baby?" Quinn whispered in Lucian's ear. Soften the voice and tearful. "You've been kind enough to give Luna time to think and mourn. All the evidence points to her. But does she still blame me? I love Ares and Malia so much. I'm pregnant right now. I'm a mother, too. How could I possibly hurt them?" Verena rebelled against the chains that shackled her hands. "Moon Goddess knows what you did to my baby! She'll punish you! YOU'LL PAY FOR IT, HARLOW!" "ENOUGH!" Lucian snapped viciously. His eyes lit up with outrage. The commander's voice, echoing inside the mansion, bowed everyone's head. No one dared to intervene or raise their heads. Lucian's jaw muscles skyrocketed in indignation. "The only person to blame is you, Rena! It's all on you! Stop saying nonsense! All the evidence points to you. So, you know, you should be thanking Quinn for asking me to be lenient with you! It's a closed court! Imagine if I dragged you to the Supreme Court of South Rhodes! You're going to end up a piece of s**t! Are you still blaming Quinn? She never touched the mansion kitchen! I've given you two separate mansions! Stop cornering Quinn because she's innocent!" Like there was a dagger piercing Verena's heart, it happened for the umpteenth time; even the suffering and death of her baby twins could not break Lucian's heart. Quinn Harlow is Lucian's world. The Elder ranks supported her because the woman was the only daughter of Alpha ruler Westcrowley. It's useless; no one listens to her demands. The limit of her patience has been exhausted; Verena would rather die with Ares and Malia. Lucian raised his face haughtily, smearing, and crushed voice; Lucian was equally smitten. Ares and Malia are his proud children, and now Lucian cannot hug them anymore. "Enough of your bulls**t, Rena! I'm sick of hearing all your pleas. You're the one who killed Ares and Malia! The watcher's investigation clearly stated that Deadly Nightshade and Foxglove's poison came from the food plate and pan you used to cook Ares and Malia's dinner! Luna Deimos Pack and what kind of Mother are you?! How can I marry and make you a fated mate − a terrible woman like you?! If you hate me because I betrayed you, you should have given it to me, not to them!" Tears mixed with dried blood now replaced rage, hatred, and revenge. It was enough that Verena accepted Deverell's treatment, who always tried to break her leg. She had always known since Quinn's arrival in the middle of the Deimos Pack would not stop befalling her little family. Lucian betrayed her. Rena broke into pieces. "I hate you, Lucian Deverell!" Rena hissed hate. The look of hateful eyes thickens. Fueled by vengeful anger. She is exhausted from dealing with Quinn Harlow's cunning. Rena is helpless. No more tears again, but this bloody hatred she will bring to death. All the torture wounds in this dungeon didn't overcome the most excruciating pain of her twin baby's death. "I swear, if I can't repay you in this life — I will do it in another life. My Soul died with my baby!" Lucian clasped Quinn's fingers tightly. Guide her to sit next to him. Wipe away the tears that ran down her cheeks. It makes Rena sick! Elder Moses Deverell smiled disparagingly. Lucian gazed at Rena with a cold and condescending look. "Read out the demands, Elder Amaria." Elder Amaris got up from the sofa and opened the parchment paper. The Butler, Beta, Hunter, and Elder halls surround the mansion hall. It is indeed a ridiculously closed court. Verena examined their faces one by one. A dozen years later, she devoted it to the Deimos Pack. Quinn set foot here - there shattered Verena's flawless life in minutes. [ Yeah! To Hell the Deimos Pack! ] Verena curses the hate inwardly. [Goodbye to us! ] "The results of the watcher investigation found two deadly poisons from Deadly Nightshade and Foxglove in large doses on the dinner plates of Ares and Malia Deverell. A major dose in one of the pans in the mansion's kitchen where you used to make canned soup. Butler Hennesey saw you cooking, and you refused the help of one of the servants." Elder Amaria proclaimed in a smug voice. Verena refused to answer the accusations. She realized her whole body was numb. Her breath of wrath sounded sharp. She only examined her two bruised wrists and brutal gunshot wounds. Insistent, radiating from the top of the head to the bottom of the foot. Her golden hair was sticky with her blood. Lucian eyeballed at Hennesey, who bowed respectfully. "I saw it. But I can't be sure what materials Luna Deverell uses. Maid Elina tries to help, but Luna Deverell rejects her help and cooks as usual. I have only seen the pan used by Luna Deverell and no one else before or after." "Is Luna Deverell guilty?" "She was found guilty." Elder Amaria demanded through the glare of cold eyes. "Please, continue." Lucian's reign was absolute. Elder Amaria opened the other paper from under the Golden rune mantle robe. "The Elder Council has confirmed the moon Goddess's prophecy. Evidence of its authenticity is indisputable. 'The Moon Goddess expressed her anger at Luna Deverell's perverted actions. The death of the main heir of Deimos Pack – Ares, who became the main backbone of the leadership line of Alpha Deverell. The Moon Goddess cursed Verena Iridessa with infertility, meaning she could not produce any more offspring.” Verena glared at Elder Amaris. Damn, she hates those accusations. It ruined her life as a Luna Deverell. "LIAR! Ares and Malia are my flesh and blood! HOW CAN YOU SAY THAT?!" Elder Moses stood up from his couch. Smile contentedly. "The word of the Moon Goddess is undeniable. We all know that. From here on, there was nothing to defend Luna Deverell anymore. Letting her settle will only be a disgrace that endangers your throne; if the results of this trial spread among the people of Deimos Pack, it is certainly hazardous for all of us. She's a vicious killer who could take out her twin babies. Sentencing her to death is the best course of action." Lucian rose from his throne. The look on his face was cold, cruel, and emotionless. "I agree. Elder Moses was right. Consider all the good for the people and the entire Deimos Pack. I — Lucian Deverell, Alpha Deimos Pack ruler of South Rhodes, reject you as a destined mate! From today, Verena Iridessa must go forever from the Deimos Pack. I don't want to see the faces of my children's killers roaming my territory. You know what I want? Watching you burn in hell! Torture her before dumping her outside the borders of South Rhodes, leave the murderer in the forest of Wolfgroves, let her end, and die for her destiny. Besides, you're useless to me, Rena!" Lucian grasped Quinn's finger and turned away, leaving Verena ruined. "You've heard it; take that damned woman away from the Deimos Pack!" Elder Moses ordered the entire Hunter Guard to move. "That's the only way to save this Pack from disaster and misfortune!" Something crumbled inside Verena Iridessa’s body. Never has she been so broken. The prophecy changed the perfection of her life. Why would the Moon Goddess have the heart to do this to her?! Not out of regret for losing Lucian or the throne. Damnation this Pack! No need to drag her; she doesn't want to set foot in this horrible place! Hunter's bodyguard forcibly drags Verena, who curses Lucian and Quinn. With her legs limping, full of wounds and bleeding, she howled with destruction and pain. Verena's sorrowful, raw, glass-shattering voice echoed in Mansion Eldham last time. However, this was indeed the end of her life. Her revenge will always find a way to avenge them. She wants to hug Ares and Malia forever. "You Burned in HELL! I'll swear to the Moon Goddess! I will repay you one day! For the death of my baby twins! QUINN HARLOW, YOU'RE GONNA DIE AND END UP IN THE WORST WAY!" ***