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Chapter 5

작가: Magnolia
My parents took Wendy out for three days.

The whole family drove to the Moon Goddess altar.

As they prayed reverently, our parents thanked the Moon Goddess that Wendy hadn't remained an Omega.

They bowed in reverence and lit sacred incense, giving thanks that Wendy's awakening had gone smoothly and that she could now contribute to the pack.

Wendy knelt beside them, head bowed in earnest prayer.

Her lips moved over a prayer for my safety.

I stood nearby in silence, and then I heard her whisper.

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  • Parents’ Regret After Locking Me in a Heat Chamber   Chapter 10

    That night, Wendy slept on the stone floor at the foot of the Moon Goddess statue.She had shifted into her wolf form, which looked strikingly like mine.I entered her dream. It was the first time she'd seen me since my death.Clean clothes covered my body, and I looked whole again.I was no longer the horrifying, mummified thing I'd become.I looked just as I had when I was alive, and I smiled at her.Wendy froze, then threw herself at me and held on tight."Valeria, my little sister!"She kissed my forehead and cheeks, trying to make sure I was real."Valeria, I failed to protect you. There were so many chances. I could've made Mom and Dad open that door...""Are you still hot? Does it still hurt?"I smiled and shook my head at her."I'm okay, Wendy. Don't be sad anymore."She held me, sobbing."It's my fault. I knew something was wrong the whole time. I should've smashed that door open myself!""Wendy, you did more than enough. Really.""In all these eighteen years, I never once reg

  • Parents’ Regret After Locking Me in a Heat Chamber   Chapter 9

    From that day on, Cedric lost his mind.After his awakening, he kept breaking into our house, knocking on the sealed heat chamber door over and over."Valeria, open up! I know you're in there. Stop messing around. We're supposed to have our Blue Moon ceremony."His mother wept, telling him I was gone and that the fated bond between us had severed.Cedric acted as if he hadn't heard a word.The next day, he came back again.This time he stood guard at the door and pulled out his phone."Valeria, I'm calling your parents right now. They'll let you out any minute. Don't be scared. I'm calling right now."He held the phone to his ear and waited for a long time. No one answered.Phone in hand, he sat outside our door the entire afternoon.Eventually, his parents came to take him home.They moved with their pack to another territory.I heard he locked himself in his room every day, scrolling through our old messages over and over.Then he would hold the moonstone that carried the remnants of

  • Parents’ Regret After Locking Me in a Heat Chamber   Chapter 8

    She read through them, one by one.The first entry:[The pack's moonstone revealed that I might carry a Supreme Alpha bloodline... After awakening, I'd far surpass my sister. I don't feel the slightest bit of joy. I'm terrified to go home. The moment I show any talent, my parents will lock me in the heat chamber. I'm so scared.]The second entry:[They locked me in the heat chamber again. Mother berated me, asking over and over whether I had deliberately released my Alpha pressure to hurt Wendy. It was so unfair. I had never tried to hurt her. The sealed room burns my skin. The heat is unbearable. But Wendy secretly stuffed cooling patches and cooling potions inside the stuffed dog for me... It feels so much better. I think I can hold on.]The third entry:[Elder Pierce nominated me to lead the new warrior squad. I turned it down at once. I didn't dare accept. Last time I joined training, my parents treated me coldly for three whole days and deliberately shut me out. The witch said my

  • Parents’ Regret After Locking Me in a Heat Chamber   Chapter 7

    Somehow, news of what happened reached the Alpha King.Half an hour later, our home was cordoned off.My body was lifted onto a stretcher.The court's medical examiner carefully examined my remains.When the report was placed before my parents, they broke down completely.[Deceased: Valeria Bennett. Cause of death: heatstroke. Estimated time of death: six days prior.]"Six days. That's exactly how long it took for Wendy's wolf-strengthening treatment."My father's voice was barely above a whisper.He stared blankly at the cause of death, scenes from the past days flooding through his mind.Then his entire body began to shake uncontrollably."That morning, she knelt and begged us. Her forehead was bleeding, and she begged us to let her awaken.""And I used my Alpha authority to keep her inside, to keep her locked in the heat chamber."Beside him, my mother let out a raw, despairing wail."She was banging on the door! She cried that it was too hot! I thought she was just being difficult!

  • Parents’ Regret After Locking Me in a Heat Chamber   Chapter 6

    The heat chamber door was thrown wide open.My body had mummified, still sitting on the floor.The side of my head that had rested against the door was charred.My mother collapsed to the ground. She tried to stand again and again, but her legs wouldn't hold her.In the end, she crawled toward me.On her knees, she crawled across the scalding floor, inching closer to my body.She tried to reach for me.But her fingertips met only a rigid, hardened form."Valeria... how could this happen?"She choked out the words, her voice shaking beyond recognition."I set it properly... Valeria, my daughter..."Then she saw it.Her eyes drifted to the temperature panel on the wall.149°F.The number glowed a searing red.Her throat clamped shut as if stuffed with burning ash, unable to produce a single sound.She crumpled in place, her whole body shaking violently, as though she herself were engulfed in flames.My father charged toward me in a frenzy.He wanted to lift me up.He wanted to save me.H

  • Parents’ Regret After Locking Me in a Heat Chamber   Chapter 5

    My parents took Wendy out for three days.The whole family drove to the Moon Goddess altar.As they prayed reverently, our parents thanked the Moon Goddess that Wendy hadn't remained an Omega.They bowed in reverence and lit sacred incense, giving thanks that Wendy's awakening had gone smoothly and that she could now contribute to the pack.Wendy knelt beside them, head bowed in earnest prayer.Her lips moved over a prayer for my safety.I stood nearby in silence, and then I heard her whisper."It was only a witch's prophecy, but my sister has suffered so much because of it. I don't care whether I'm strong or not. I just want her to awaken safely and be happy."Wendy reverently plucked a branch of laurel from the sacred tree.The moment she pulled it free, the branch snapped.Wendy's panic surged again."Dad, Mom! I have a bad feeling. Something's happened to Valeria."Wendy's alarm only irritated our mother."What could possibly happen to her? You're just too naive. She wants you to f

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