Chapter 2: My death
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Zenobia’s POV
“Yes sweetheart, we did, and we pinned the blame on you! He found out about my relationship with Tiffany and threatened to expose us to the pack. We had to kill him and, better still, we also had to get rid of you permanently and the fastest way to do that was to make you the murderer!” Lucian explained, staring at me with hatred in his eyes.
“You are weak Zenny, just accept your fate and die!,” Tiffany added.
I would be lying if I said their words did not hurt me, right where they hurt the most. Was it my fault I was born weak? Was it my fault that I sacrificed all I had for my family? Was it my fault that I couldn't wolf out?!
Did I do anything wrong?! I never asked to be chosen by the moon goddess?! Did I ask to be adopted into this pack?!
Tiffany had always been the golden child. Loved by our parents. I am not surprised though, she was their biological child after all, and I am just the child that was adopted out of pity. Compared to her, I was plain and uninteresting and now, she is also being loved by my husband, shamelessly rubbing it into my face.
“I can't believe you two…” My lips trembled, and the tears threatened to fall nonstop. The pain wrapped around my throat, threatening to choke me to death. “I loved you… Lucian… I gave you everything.”
“And I will kill you for that!” Lucian said, placing his hands around my neck and strangling me while Tiffany watched with a smile on her lips.
“Lu…Lucian… I…”
“Where is she?” the voices of the guards and the pack officials interrupted him while I gasped for air.
“She is right here,” Tiffany said as she held my hands trying to stop me from running away.
“It seems you will die after all, and you will be remembered as the queen who murdered her pack,” Lucian said, glaring at me angrily.
I could hear the footsteps of the guards getting closer, and I knew I had to do something to save myself. With the little strength I had in me, I stepped on Tiffany's toes pretty hard, followed by a slap across her face while I ran for my life.
“Catch her, she is running away!.” I heard Lucian’s voice with my guards at my heels. I ran as fast as I could with tears running down my cheeks. I was relieved to know I held the car keys with me as I drove off right before the guards could get to me.
I just wanted to go away from all this, not knowing where my next destination would be. I can't think of going to the border of the next pack with the accusations against me. I kept on driving while trying to understand why all of these bad things were happening to me.
I gripped the steering wheel tighter, knuckles white, as my car skidded around another sharp curve. I pressed down on the accelerator, weaving through the sparse traffic, my eyes flicking between the road and the side mirror checking just to be sure that I was not being followed.
Every muscle in my body was tense, a knot of dread tightening in my stomach. I shouldn't have been driving this fast, but I had to get away. I can't afford to be caught. I can't die for a crime I did not commit.
Out of nowhere, a pair of headlights appeared in my peripheral vision, coming at me from the side with terrifying speed. There was no time to react, no time to swerve. The impact was sudden and violent, a deafening crash of metal against metal. My car lurched sideways, the force slamming me against the door. Pain exploded in my shoulder, and the world spun around me in a dizzying blur.
I fought to regain control, but the other car had sent mine into a wild spin. The screech of tires on wet pavement filled my ears, and then, another jolt as I crashed into the guardrail. Glass shattered, spraying like glittering shards of ice, and the airbags deployed with a force that knocked the breath out of me.
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“Doctor Schawnn, will she be okay?” I could hear the faint voice from a distance and I could tell it was Mother Ruby and Lucian’s voice.
“We can't say for now. She lost her baby and her broken mate bond was a fatal blow for her because her wolf was very weak. Her chances of survival are very slim.” The Doctor explained.
I tried to move my body, but I was met with excruciating pain that went straight to my brain. The only thing I could do was cry. What have I done to deserve this pain? Moon goddess why?
“Oh, she is awake, and she is even crying.” Lucian, Mother Ruby, and Tiffany said simultaneously as they all stood beside me.
“You know you should have just died in the car accident and save yourself this pain you are going through right now,” Lucian said, staring at me coldly with anger and disgust.
I lay down there lifeless watching the man I sacrificed everything for, who attempted to kill me, and suddenly it felt like everywhere was dark.
“Make sure nobody is coming.” Mother Ruby instructed Tiffany as she stepped out of my ward.
“What are they up to this time around?” I could not help but imagine lying down there in pain.
The next thing I could perceive was wolfsbane. I tried to move my hands, hoping for the worst to come. Wolfsbane will kill me completely. “And now, you will go join your stupid mother.” Mother Ruby said as she handed the wolfsbane to Lucian, who removed my oxygen and fed me forcefully while staring into my eyes cold-heartedly.
“Let me give you a piece of advice, Zenny,” Tiffany said as she joined them. “In your next life, don't be too welcoming. It's only going to make your life pathetic, and you will end up dying.”
As darkness slowly enveloped me, I could feel the effect of the wolfsbane at work as I struggled to breathe and the pain and agony coursed through my entire body.
My weak wolf’s painful screams and howls filled my head while the pain multiplied. As my life slipped, with the teardrop clinging to my cheek, a single thought ran through my mind.
“Please moon goddess, have mercy on me, don't take my soul yet. Give me one more chance, I will bet my all on revenge and make everyone pay for betraying me. So please give me another chance. I promise to right all the wrongs.’’
“Plea…” I said as I felt my entire life force being drawn from me. My last breath slips away.
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