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ra’s Poy

“Execute it now. Remove your woll ws and that tattoo on your forehead–immediately!”

“bNO/b–ET

Mi’s scream tore through the tension in the room. She lunged at Thorne, thrashing wildly. Two guards quickly served her shoulders, but she fought them with everything she had “YOU LOVE ME, THORNE she screamed again, the words breaking as she struggled against them.

“You can’t do this to me! Don’t you remember i saved your life when we were children! You can’t! YOU CANETIT

The words bit like a sharp, unexpected p I felt a flicker of confusion.

Mi saved Thorne’s life?

Why had I never heard this before? Why had he never mentioned it?

Just as I was at

about to process this now information, three people burst into the room–Mi’s mother, father, and youngest brother, Orik.

“Oh my God! My babe!” Co’s voice broke as she rushed toward Mi, yanking her away from the guards

“What have they done to your Her voice cracked with the kind of panic only a mother could feel.

Mi copsed into Co’s arms, burying her face in her shoulder, her sobs ragged. “They wanted me dead, Mother! They wanted to cut off my ws!” she cried, her words raw with bfear/b.

Ruwan stepped forward, his hands shaking, eyes flickering nervously at Thome. Though he was clearly terrified of him, he found enough courage to speak up. “We’ve heard what happened,” he said, voice faltering. “My daughter may have done wong but she doesn’t deserve this-

“Then do I deserve this! Prisca’s voice cut through the air like a bde/b. She stepped forward, revealing the stumps where her arms had once been a cold fury in her eyes.

Ruvan froze, eyes darting nervouslyb, /bas if he’d been caught bin /bba /btrap, “Well you are just a maid. Maybe you should me your poor family… His voic trailed off in a panicked murmur,

“WHAT?!” bJory’s /bshout filled the room, furious. “Do you think poor people deserve bto /bsuffer! This bhas /bnever been the way in the Blood Moon Pack! We treat everyone bequally/b!”

The Direstone Pack members who’d gathered in the room bristled, their anger ring in response to Jory’s words

I could feel the tension rising. The room was on the verge of exploding. I raised my voice, stepping in between the growing conflict suggest you choose your side bwisely/b, Mr. and Mrs. Diaz,” I said, my tone sharp and unwavering. “Mels is a criminal now. Do you really want to protect a criminal it could ruin your family’s reputation.”

The reluctant looks that shed across Co and Run’s bfaces /bconfirmed my suspicions. They were already weighing their options, calcting the costs of their choices

A cold smile tugged at the corner of my lips.

I know them too well Co and Ruvan, they were self–serving–balways /bhad been. They’d never do anything that could hurt their wealth or status. They’d throw anyone, even their own blood, under the bus to bpreserve /bit.

“Mom!“M’s voice was desperate, as it she could still hold on to some shred of hope. She jerked her head up, looking at Co in disbelief. “Don’t listen to ra! I’m byour /bdaughter! I’m the future LUNA! I can help this family freally can

Orik’s voice was quieter but no less damning “But you’re a criminal now. No way will Alpha Thorne make you Luna.

Mi whipped around, her eyes ring with fury. “SHUT UP You Foot!” she spat, her voice venomous.

I nced at her, then added coldly, “Don’t forget you still have three sons, How will they be affected if you keep defending a crimemali

Co’s face softened for a brief moment, but the mask quickly returned. She exchanged a nced with Puvan, and then–slowly–she pushed M

“Mi… my baby…” Co whispered, her voice filled with feigned sorrow.

She wiped at the corner of her eyes as if she were fighting back tears, but saw through it, it was an act. “I’ve told you not to do those things, but you wouldn’t listen. Look bat /byou now…” Her words were barely audible, dripping with a resignation that stung

Mi staggered back, the weight of her mother’s words staring into her chest. Her eyes shifted, searching for something in Puvan, something that

would hold her up.

“…Dad?” she whispered, her voice breaking

Ruvan ced a hand on her shoulder, offering a smile that was all too practiced. “Don’t worry, Mi,” he said soly. “Even if you’re expelled, we’ll take care of you. You’ll always be our baby daughter.”

Mi clenched her jaw, stifling the scream that tried to escape. I could see the look in her eyes–she knew this was a lie. She’d heard these empty promise’s before, and now they were nothing more than words with no weight.

It was ironic, really. She had bpromised /bthe same thing to Prisca, knowing all too well what it felt like to be abandoned by the people who were supposed

to protect you.

Her family was done with her,

Everything she had ever held dear–her wealth, her title, her future was slipping through her fingers, all because of me.

And if today bwas /bher downfall, she would make sure I went down with bher /b

“You” Mi whipped around, eyes burning with hatred as she charged at me. Her face twisted, and I could see the madness beginning to take over.

“bIt’s /bball /byour fault!” she hissed, venom dripping from every word.

Her re cut through me, like a physical blow. “You don’t get to use me of anything, you FILTHY BITCH How did you even get that gamma position? | bet you slept with every man in Blood Moon Pack! Did Cael… did he fuck byou /blike a dog-”

Cael’s face went white with fury. He was about to say something when Jory beat him to it.

-Shut your mouth, you crazy woman!” Jery barked, bhis /bhands balling into fists.

Mi wasn’t done. Her twisted smile only grew. “Why? Am I wrong?” she taunted, her voice rising with the challenge. “Do you love har? Do you know how many men have been in her cheap cunt?”

The room fell into a thick silence, band /ball eyes turned to me. I bcould /bfeel the weight of every gaze. The rumors–everyon had heard them.

Thorne’s jaw clenched tightly as his gaze locked onto me, his eyes full of tension.

I took a deep breath, then spoke up, my voice steady and calm. “I suppose it’s time to clear the air,b” /bbI /bsaid, my words carrying through the room.

I nced at Cael, catching his small nod. Then, raised my voice louder, forcing every single person to hear me. “My real name is ra Manning,” I said with confidence, I am Alpha Cael’s bblood /bsister. The one band /bonly princess of Blood Moon Pack!”

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