A Family of Evil

Characters

Emma, 15 years old

Enzo, Emma's brother, 15 years old (hasn't awakened his wolf yet)

Daniel, 15 years old, future Alpha

Cintia, Daniel's girlfriend

Julia, Enzo's girlfriend.

I don't understand the point of dating when they know they might not even be true mates.

I received a message from my mother. She wants to see me at her house today.

I already know what it's about.

"Are you sure you want to face that family, little one?" Shadow asked.

"I have to go. If I don't, they'll come to me, and I don't want them here."

"I'll come with you."

"Then let's go."

Shadow has been by my side ever since he brought me to this cabin. With my magic, I'd managed to fix it up on the inside. I left the exterior looking the same, but the inside is quite comfortable.

I left the cabin and teleported to the pack, landing at the door of my old house.

I knew they were all home right now. It had been a long time since I'd seen them, since Daniel had forbidden everyone from coming near me.

My mother opened the door, and I was immediately met with hateful stares.

"Get inside," Silvana snapped. "You want Daniel to see you, you worthless girl?"

"I don't know why I thought it would be any different."

"Hi, Mom."

"Just get in and shut your mouth."

"Sit down, girl," Roberto said.

"For you to summon me here, it must be serious. As long as it's not that same subject again, I'm willing to listen."

"Look at this attitude, mother-in-law," Julia said with a smirk.

"You don't get to be 'willing' about anything, Emma. It's your fault I'm like this," Silvana snarled.

"My fault, Mom? Seriously?"

"I'm not to blame for any of this. I don't know how to do wolf-restoration magic, Mom. I don't even think that's possible."

"You will do it, you bitch. I know you're a witch too. I don't know how something like you came out of me. You are the reason for everything bad that's happened in our lives, Emma."

"I started crying. I truly didn't know what my fault was in any of this. I unleashed on them nearly everything that had been choking me for years."

"Are you sure this is my fault? I'm not the one who forced you to give birth to me, Mom. I'm not the one who withheld love from a defenseless child. Never in my entire miserable life did I disrespect any of you. I did everything I could to be noticed, to be loved by you. You separated me from my only brother the moment we left your womb."

"I didn't ask to be different. I just wanted to be loved. I didn't reject you — he did. The man who rejected you even knowing it could kill you. The man the Moon Goddess entrusted your soul to."

"I'm not a witch the way you think. Yes, I know some magic, but only the basics. I never had the chance to learn anything more."

"You're all hypocrites who only want to use me for your—"

SLAP.

The taste of blood filled my mouth again. My father. Again.

"Shut your mouth, you abomination," Roberto growled. "You should have died before you were born. You were never anything in our lives. If you can't help, then get out."

"And know this," Enzo added. "Tomorrow, when Daniel gets his wolf and his father presents him to the pack as Alpha, he's going to run you out of here himself. All these lands belong to our pack."

"I'd forgotten that tomorrow was our sixteenth birthday. I thought that if my wolf hadn't awakened early, I'd be euphoric and anxious for the long-awaited moment right now."

"You're so ungrateful, Emma," Julia chimed in. "Your mother just wants the chance to feel the bond again."

I lifted my head and looked at each of them. I spat the blood from my mouth. The sting on my cheek told me the mark was probably huge.

"I don't love any of you anymore. I don't want recognition from a single one of you. Know this — I will have my revenge on each and every one of you."

"Not just one of you. All of you. Everyone who ever stepped on me. And I'm going to start with you."

"I left that house the same way I'd arrived" disillusioned with the garbage family the Goddess gave me.

"To make things worse, Daniel was arriving with that fraud of his. I walked past them as if they were invisible."

"But I knew that bitch wouldn't let me go that easily."

"Where do you think you're going, you disgusting freak, without properly addressing your Alphas?" Cintia sneered.

"Excuse me? I don't understand."

"You don't understand, abomination? Starting tomorrow, when our wolves awaken and Daniel and I are recognized as mates, I'm going to personally drag you by the teeth to the pack gates."

"A chill ran through my stomach. I looked at Daniel, whose face held no expression at all. Cintia looked at him too, then flashed a wicked smile."

"Daniel stared at me with eyes darker than hatred itself."

"Get lost," Daniel said.

"I ran from there. At the edge of the forest, I teleported home."

"I couldn't cry. I could only feel rage. Pure hatred."

"Shadow was beside me. I suppose most people wouldn't be comfortable with a shadow man as their nightly companion."

"But in my case, I don't think there's a better friend than him."

"I'd stopped trying to see his face. I knew I never would."

He is my best company.

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