Chapter 8

"I watched it all. My twin brother shifted into his wolf in front of my own eyes. But I didn't. That's when my parents realised I can't shift. They sent me to the pack doctor. The doctor said, I don't have a wolf. That I have human gene. That was when everything started. I became the pack disgrace, I was a burden. My ranking changed to omega. I was treated badly. My mother, father, brother, sister and even my twin beat me. Even people in school. My bestfriend stayed by my side all the time. That was until my brother asked her out. She had a crush on him for so long. So she betrayed me. She became one of those bullies. "The only person that loved and cared about me was my grandma......" "What the heck?! That's unfair! Wait till I meet them. They should be praying we don't meet. If i do, I will skin them." Alessia gritted out. "They are fools! Just because she doesn't have a wolf doesn't mean she isn't their pup! Who knows she might be a late bloomer!" Esmeralda yelled. "Hey, calm down. I'm not going back to them." I mumbled. "Great, then you are coming with us!" Alessia said. "But, I.. I don't want to be a burden to-" "Nonsense!" Esmeralda said. "You are not going to be a burden! You are like us. You may not have a wolf, but you are one of us." "You don't have a choice. You are coming with us!" Alessia smirked. "You are not alone, Ari" Esmeralda smiled. "Ari?" I asked. "Yep. A nickname for ya!" she grinned. "Oh. My siblings used to call me that" I mumbled. "Then we gotta get a new nickname!" Alessia said. "Huh?" I asked. "We are your new team. New family. We wanna have our own nickname for ya, babe!" Alessia giggled. Oh. "Hey, you have necklaces like ours." Esmeralda pointed at the onyx and moonstone necklace on my neck. "My grandma gave it to me," I said. "Here is ours." Esmeralda showed me a stone necklace. Alessia took hers. "A labradorite stone." I said looking at Esmeralda's one. "A alexandrite" I said looking at Alessia's. "Beautiful." "You know the names? We never knew." Alessia said. "My pack has a history about stones, crystals, and diamonds. And many other. My grandma taught me the names."I told them. "This black one is onyx. And this one is moonstone." I told them. "Our necklaces have the same design. I mean not the onyx one. But the moonstone, labradorite and alexandrite." Alessia said. She was right. They all have the same design. Only different stones. "We were from Blood Moon pack. We all lived so happily." Alessia started their story. "Wasn't Blood Moon pack attacked by rogues 3 months ago?" I asked. "Yes." Esmeralda said. "We had a little family. Me, Esmi, Aaron, mom and dad. Ron was our little brother. We were happy. Everything was perfect. A month before the attack, I found my mate, Daniel. He was a sweetheart. Little did we know that he is pure evil." Alessia frowned at the night sky. It was night time. We were in Flower wind pack. "It was the day we got attacked. It was the day, our future Alpha, our cousin, David's Alpha ceremony. We were so happy that he finally is going to be our Alpha." Alessia continued. "The ceremony was very colourful. I realised that Daniel was acting weird. But I ignored it. I thought he was too happy. "Just when David vowed and cut his palm and claimed the title, an arrow was shot. It pierced through his heart. That's how we got attacked. Later, a man in black came. He had his face covered. He called his army. And they all came. The man in black showed hi-his face! I-I still remem-ber that moment. The man was Daniel. He-he-" Alessia started crying. And saw Esmeralda continued. "Daniel was like a brother to me. He was so kind. Everyone in the pack respected him. But after seeing his face behind the black cover, I didn't know what to say. I didn't want to believe. But it was the truth. He killed David. Our new Alpha. Our cousin. "That's how everything started. The pack was furious. They all tried to attack him. But he called his army. That's when we got to know he is not the leader. The leader was someone worse. Duncan. Duncan is the rogue leader. Daniel was Duncan's beta. We were all put to the pack cell. We were beaten so bad. No mercy. Kids, teens, adults, older people. No different. Women were treated the worst. "They used women. Everytime, the woman that was taken before is brought back, she will be badly beaten. Some barely survives. Some didn't. Some goes mental. It was bad. Very bad." Esmeralda sniffed. "Daniel mated another person. I felt it. It was painful. I-i- i almost died. But I stood my ground." Alessia said. "We were in no shape to fight. We were beaten and bruised. Any men who tried to fight back will be killed or beaten. Our another cousin, David's younger brother, Darren. He stood up for the pack. He was beaten badly. By badly, I mean very badly. But he never gave up. Never. The former Luna, our aunt too. She also stood up for the pack. Several times. "It was then one day, Daniel came. He told me to come. I knew what he was going to do to me. Of course, rape me. So, I refused. He beat me. Not only me. But Esmi and Ron too. I couldn't watch it. "So I at last gave in. He-he took me to some place. But I punched him. He wasn't expecting it. So, he was taken by surprise. He was so mad, so so mad. He almost had killed me. But he sent me back to the cell."