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Her words were like daggers, piercing through my already wounded heart. I was reduced to nothing more than a servant, a maid, at the mercy of those who showed no compassion or empathy.

The weight of their cruelty was suffocating, and I felt like a caged bird, yearning to be free from this nightmarish existence.

Please, Moon Goddess, have mercy on me. I beg.

YEARS LATER...

After enduring six years of suffering, I was finally granted my own room. It was not anything luxurious, but at least I did not have to sleep on the cold floor anymore. However, there was no kindness or compassion behind this gesture. They only wanted me to be presentable and clean when I visited their rooms.

My brother Drake, now the ruler of our pack after our father's death, insisted on being called "Your Highness." Though he became the king of our pack, he was not the Alpha king of all Alphas. Still, he was a strong and imposing figure.

On the day of my birthday, I actually forgot that I was turning 18. The thoug