Chapter Three
1052 Words
Selina
Where is that wicked child? Eliana... Eliana! I called her name, but there was no answer. Where could she have gone? Perhaps she's off doing her maid duties. That's what she deserves for stealing my husband from me.
I will ensure that her life is a living nightmare. I plan to use her as collateral to take out a loan from a loan shark. I don't care how she repays it; since she took my peace and happiness, she won't find any for herself either.
She must suffer for the rest of her life. Then, I will disappear with the money to a faraway country, start a new business, marry again, and have more children. Sometimes, I wonder if she even came from me.
I went to the loan office, answered their questions, and when they asked for collateral, I named my child. I provided her name, our address, and the school she attends.
I had no choice but to tell them she was dying in the hospital and needed urgent medical care, as they required her presence to sign the necessary documents.
On my way home, I heard the worst news of my life. Thankfully, no one knew I was her mother. I overheard some students talking about Eliana, calling her a hybrid, and saying she nearly attacked a classmate.
How can she be a hybrid? I thought to myself as I listened to their conversation. I believe I made a wise decision by taking out this loan and using her as collateral, just in case I couldn't repay it as agreed.
Now is the perfect time to leave this evil child sent from hell to ruin my life. I hurried home, packed my belongings, and left the house.
I boarded a train to a distant place, the Creston pack. I think this will be a good place for me to settle where no one knows me.
At least I can make new friends here, find a partner, and have my own children. Thank goodness I decided to leave Eliana in the Brooke Stone pack before she could cast her evil spell on me. I chuckled at the thought.
My life was peaceful before I gave birth to Eliana. Her father, Austin, was a formidable warrior, undefeated in battle, and the pride of our pack. People respected him as they would to the alpha of the Brooke Stone pack.
He was my hero, my warrior. I was a proud woman until death took him away on the very day I gave birth to Eliana, a child who brought misfortune instead of joy on her birthday.
I despise her with every fiber of my being. Eliana, wherever you are, as your mother, I curse the day I brought you into this world for the sorrow you have caused me.
Austin was so eager to meet his baby girl, unaware that it would be his last day on earth. How could it be that my warrior husband, who had never been defeated, was killed on the same day Eliana was born? It must be because she is a cursed child.
Oh no… Eliana, I hate you for the pain you have caused me. Tears streamed down my cheeks. I had hoped to forget my grief by distancing myself from Eliana, but seeing her only reminds me of my husband, Austin.
Austin was a loving man who never let me suffer or do anything while I was pregnant. Yet, instead of bringing me joy, Eliana took my husband away from me.
I will settle in this new place and try to move on by forgetting that Eliana is my daughter, but I will never forget my husband. As for Eliana, I will never forgive her. I curse the day I gave birth to her.
She will not know peace or happiness, as she has denied me those things. She will not marry or have children. As I have said, so it shall be, as her mother.
I locked myself inside my new apartment in the distant Creston pack. Perhaps by morning, I will wake up and find that I have forgotten my pain and sorrow.
Austin, why do you have to leave me? I cried out so loudly that my voice echoed throughout the house. I wish you could come back to me; I regret getting pregnant with this child who has taken you away from me.
I was drenched in my own tears, not caring if I made myself sick—if I did, my husband deserved it. He was a good man who fought for his pack. I wish the death that took him had taken Eliana instead.
My eyes were already red, and the wolf inside me was starting to emerge. I know Eliana is a hybrid like me, but I refuse to accept her because of how much I despise her.
In a fit of rage and anxiety, I transformed into both a wolf and a vampire in the new apartment I had just moved into. I began to bite myself out of frustration, rolling in tears and pain, wishing Eliana were here so I could unleash my anger on her.
At least I would have bitten her mercilessly, leaving her with a mark she would never forget.
Gradually, I started to calm down, and my hands and legs returned to normal. Exhausted from my turmoil, I eventually fell asleep.
The next morning, I was jolted awake by a knock on my door. Who could it be? I wondered. I glanced at myself and realized I was still half-wolf and half-human.
I pleaded with myself to turn back into a human. The knocking grew louder. I was still unable to transform and questioned whether I was still angry.
Voices outside urged me to open the door or they would break it down. One of the neighbors mentioned hearing a commotion last night, as if lions and wolves were fighting in my room.
Tears streamed down my face as I begged myself to revert. Perhaps if I fell asleep again, I would wake up human.
I forced myself to sleep, overhearing their conversations outside as the knocking intensified. Someone suggested they should break down the door.
What will I do? I said to myself. A thought came to my mind…
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