Miserable existence

Alari's pov

It was the sound of yelling that pulled me out of my deep slumber, as unpleasant as it was.

“It shouldn't have happened in the first place Beth! She deserves to be happy too!” I heard my father yell at my mother.

“If all he cares about is power then he doesn't deserve her!” My mother yelled back and I felt tears sting my eyes.

Xavier, he rejected me…

Tuning out the yelling in the house, my mind wondered over everything that happened yesterday, tears streaming down my face.

How could the Goddess be so cruel? What did I ever do to anyone to deserve such pain? Why curse me this way?

Don't I deserve to be happy?

I can't remember the last time I smiled genuinely, truly laughed or even allowed myself to even dream of a happy life.

Was this miserable existence all I was born for? To be a slave to a pack that only saw me as garbage?

Why me?! Goddess why me?

I cried until my eyes stung, until I physically couldn't cry anymore. All I could do was feel my heart break over and