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GEMMA

No matter where I turned, all I heard were the voices of everyone laughing at me. They were all mocking me. My ears were filled with their laughter.

As usual, nothing good ever comes out of my life no matter what. I thought I would finally have something to smile about in my life but who was I kidding? There is nothing to smile about in this life of mine.

I made to run out but I slipped and fell, causing a roar of laughter to echo in the large hall.

I sat up and lowered my head, feeling the last piece of my heart, breaking off and leaving me empty. My body was numb and I was left to face the shame alone.

I shut my eyes allowing my tears to flow down like a rushing river.

"Such a shame!" I heard someone say from among the crowds. 

Madam Margaret walked to me and squatted down, taking my chin between her fingers. She said, "My little advice to you is to go and end your life. Your existence is meaningless anyway. You are just on this earth to occupy space and suffer for the rest of your life. Just take matters into your own hands and end your misery."

I stared at her and swallowed hard. She was right. There is no need to live anymore. As if being controlled, I quickly stood up and ran out of the large hall, going to put an end to my misery.

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"I Elias Sergio, reject you, Gemma D'Laurence, as my mate. From now henceforth, we aren't bound by anything or any emotions."

His voice filled my head no matter how I tried to shut it off, all I heard was that one voice I had come to hate so much.

My life got destroyed in just a blink of an eye. It's been destroyed since that incident ten years ago. That incident made me tagged the daughter of traitors.

I walked closer to the edge of the cliff and looked down at the height. I will die from that height. There is no way I will survive.

'My little advice to you is to go and end your life. Your existence is meaningless anyway. You are just on this earth to occupy space and suffer for the rest of your life. Just take matters into your own hands and end your misery.' I picked out the low voice among the voices whispering in my head. It was my madam's voice and I was going to do just as she instructed.

I will end my life. I will put an end to my misery. It would be better to spend eternity in hell than to stay a minute alive.

My life never started to be a misery. As a child, my life was blissful and filled with laughter. I had my parents by my side and I got everything I ever wanted. There was nothing I lacked.

My dad was an elder with the council and he was set to become an alpha of his pack. To my family, it was news to celebrate.

Even without the elections, it was so clear that my dad would win. People love and adore him. He had so many supporters by his side. But then, jealousy crept into the hearts of his opponent and the man whom he had considered his best friend.

He was like an uncle to me too. Along with the other opponents, they conspired to take my father down and end his family's reputation.

My father was accused of treason against the royal family and the werewolves and his punishment was death, along with his family. He was killed and every member of my family wasn't spared.

I was young and the one assigned to kill me pushed me aside the cause of greed. He should have just killed me and ended my misery then, but he trained me to be a slave. A slave in the Night scar packs for his benefit.

My heart now has been left in nothing but pain and sorrow. I swallowed hard and moved closer to the edge of the cliff. If I dared move a bit, I would fall down the height and there my life would end.

I shut my eyes and made to fall but I heard the sound of footsteps coming towards the cliff. I quickly looked back trying to see who was coming towards me. 

Immediately his face came to view, my heart seized to beat for some second, and the words dried in my throat. He was still far and he hadn't seen me. Not that he would care anyway.

I remember his face clearly, the new king of the werewolves, my sworn enemy. Every member of the royal pack is my enemy. They all had their hands in my family's death. They all had a hand in my misery and despair.

I only heard the news about the former alpha king being dead and his son's coronation. Even though I hadn't seen him before, it was easy to recognize him. Elias's sister always fantasizes about being his wife. Well, every lady does.

I sighed deeply and looked away, taking my gaze back to the cliff. I need to end this before anyone finds me. I want to be gone and forgotten.

I shut my eyes and moved my legs, allowing myself to go freely to my death, but suddenly, a hand held my cloth, stopping me from going down. I was hanging in the air with my legs on the cliff edge.

"What do you think you are doing? Who told you you had the right to die?" The one who caught me said, holding me firmly and not letting go of me.

What kind of strength does he have? 

I couldn't turn to see who rescued me. The people coming towards me had long stopped. I didn't hear their footsteps anymore. Even if they were coming towards me, they wouldn't get to me so quickly.

"Why are you so desperate to kill yourself?" He questioned and drew me back. I gasped as he locked me closer to him, my back resting against his body. "I never gave you the permission, my mate." He whispered into my ears, causing my body to shiver.

I swallowed hard and turned my head to get a glimpse of him. Not who I was expecting, my enemy!