Prologue
500 Words
Rowena
"Rowena, sit down. Daddy is making you a plate." Mama said to me. I continued playing tag with Zane until daddy sat a small plate of food on the table. I sat in my seat at the table and picked up my fork. As I ate my meal, I listened to mama discuss some event the Alpha's maids mentioned the day before when they weren't aware of mama's presence.
The front door was suddenly slammed open by a wolf. Daddy pushed us behind him and mama. "Zane, protect your sister." He said before they transformed into their wolves. Mama was a white wolf with black stars on her left side. She had golden eyes with green flecks. Daddy's wolf had black fur with three small white lines on both shoulders. He had deep golden eyes.
They pushed the wolf out as Zane grabbed me. "Mama, Daddy!" I exclaimed. I kept crying for them, wanting them to come back. My tears continued trailing down my cheeks. I broke away and ran to the door when I heard a yelp. I got to it just before Zane caught me. I saw nine wolves that I didn't know. Three of them were dead as mama and daddy fought six more. I couldn't tell who's blood was covering mama and Daddy. It was easy to see they were losing the fight. They were both wounded and exhausted. A spot on my forehead began to heat just as one of the wolves turned and spotted me. His eyes trailed over my face before he charged at me. Mama noticed him moving toward me and immediately killed him.
I didn't see a wolf sneaking up on mama until she was laying in front of me. Naked and lifeless. My tears flowed as I screamed. Zane transformed into his wolf and grabbed me before running in the direction of the territory. As I peeked behind us, my eyes widened. I saw the last four wolves rush daddy. I closed my eyes before I imagined lightning hitting the remaining wolves. After that, everything went dark.
I woke up in a cell when I felt something hit my back and rip open my skin. Chains held my body suspended in the air. A scream ripped through my throat, turning it hoarse. "Everything is your fault, trash!" I heard a voice taunt before I felt the burning on my back again. I screamed once more as pain zinged through my small body. I could feel a familiar stirring deep inside my mind. "You should have died with your filthy parents!" I heard the voice again. I heard a cracking sound behind me before the whip went through the flesh on my back again. My scream once again tore through my body. Tears were soaking my face like they had when I watched my parents die. Suddenly, there was a snapping sound repeatedly going through my body before I once again fainted, this time from the pain.
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