Melissa pov
What have I done again?His eyes were filled with rage as he entered the kitchen. As soon as they stopped talking, everyone in the kitchen stopped working.With a piercing gaze and a disgusted expression, he glared at me.“What do you have on?” As he looked at my drenched and soiled dress, which had been soiled by Jasmine, he asked in a high voice.I mumbled in fear, “I…..I’m……..” not knowing what to say to him.“You’re participating in the general pack contest, which will be held shortly!” I flinched in fear when he yelled, thinking back to what Isabel had told me.In this condition, how could I even consider fighting!“You won’t embarrass this family by being late!” He yelled in rage and hurriedly pointed at the ground.“I had no idea,” I said and right away, he swung his hand at me and hit me in the face with the rear of his palm.I nearly slipped on the smooth marble floor and yelled in pain, but I held onto the sink behind me.“Never talk back at me!” He hollered at me and suddenly grabbed my wrist…As he carelessly pulled me across the kitchen, I groaned. As we got out of the kitchen, he abruptly came to a stop and suddenly let go of me, causing me to fall to the ground on my buttocks.I groaned as the sudden force sent a numbing vibration up my spine.“Get dressed right now and meet me in two minutes at the downstairs, or I’ll make today miserable for you!” He bellowed, breathing noisily and storming off.When was my day never miserable!***As the car slowed down to get to the pack square, I peered out the window. It was just 2 days since Jasmine took my powers so I was all the while feeling extremely frail and when I’m strong once more, it’ll be another full moon and she’ll steal it again.I looked at her and my father sitting at the front of the vehicle and examining about Jasmine’s school plans.I opened the door and got out of the car as soon as it came to a stop. Members of the pack were already filling the square.After looking around, I noticed that Nate and Nyla’s seats were free. We were friends in high school, but now that I’ve graduated and my dad won’t let me leave the house, I rarely see them.As I sat in the empty seat next to Nyla, she said, “Hi Melissa.” She smiled as she looked up.“Hi.” I reciprocated her smile.“Are you participating in this contest, or are you not?” Nate asked, and I nodded grimly while smiling.I’m was now 18 and I have to participate. I was one year older than Nate and Nyla.“Good luck,” Nyla exclaimed with glee. When someone came by, she was about to say something else. I looked up to see Jasmine scowling at us with loathe.Nyla and Nate sank into their seats and immediately stopped talking. As the Beta, they didn’t want to risk angering my dad because they know how much he loves Jasmine.I swear I could hear the bones breaking as I watched Jasmine knock the man she was carrying to the ground.Jasmine had just defeated the man by forcing him to land on his back, and everyone cheered for her. She smiled victoriously, and she seemed to enjoy receiving praise.My name was called next, which surprised me. As I looked at the battlefield, I gulped. I was going to fight against Jasmine.She had a wicked smirk on her face and I swallowed. I turned around to see Nyla smile and place her hand on my shoulder.“I can do this.”I stood up, forcing a smile, and made my way to the battlefield. Before the whistle was blown, Jasmine and I stood opposite one another and stared at each other.She swung her fists and charged at me with a loud cry. I was taken aback for a while, but I quickly moved out of the way and let her fist swing over my head.As she lost her balance, I jumped out of the way quickly and kicked her leg.She snorted as she tumbled to the ground on the floor and I heard everybody applaud.Jasmine currently looked very furious and I got apprehensive.You can do this Melissa. I made an effort to encourage myself, but I swallowed nervously because I was aware of where this would lead.Jasmine got up on her feet and before I could see, she zoomed at me and threw a punch up my jaw.Her fists seemed to break my jaw and send me flying. Despite my fall, I was able to hold myself up with my palms.She ran back at me and kicked me in the chest just as I was about to get up.The kick sent me flying across the battlefield as I felt my ribs press against my heart.Loud cheers erupted in the square as I heard everybody cheer her loudly.I moaned, feeling my chest throb and a sharp pain in my palms. When I looked at my bleeding palms, I grunted as I stood up to the floor.They were badly bruised because I used them to hold myself up when I was sliding on the floor.With a ferocious expression, I turned toward Jasmine, who was a few meters away. I heaved an heavy sigh. I wanted this to end quickly.I was weak, and I would lose even if I were fighting someone who didn’t have a personal grudge against me.I gripped my clench hands as Jasmine ran towards me once more. I changed my mind and decided to use all of my remaining energy.I was going to use the one thing that distinguished me from the others. As she approached me, I clenched my fists and extended my wolf claws.This could only be done by werewolves during full moons, but I could. On a full moon, I can also choose not to turn and control how I turn.I swung my arms at her when she got close enough, and my claws slashed her chest and arms. As blood gushed out of the cut, she shrieked in agony.I murmured profoundly and felt the claws withdraw back in. I was excessively powerless to support them.Everybody went quiet right away and no single sound could be heard. They were all aware of my ability, but they did not anticipate that I would use it in combat. Most importantly, they were aware that Jasmine would be extremely full of rage now.Her eyes became a brilliant yellow when I looked at them. She grabbed me by the neck and cried loudly.I couldn’t breath as she wrapped her hands firmly around my throat. She gradually lifted me out of sight, disregarding my arms that were hitting her.She creamed all of a sudden and threw me to the ground. As I fell to the ground with my back flat and pain coursing through my body, I wept and began to cry.Jasmine grinned proudly as the crowd broke out in raucous applause at that very moment. She won.Jasmine was reaching out her hands to assist me in getting up when I looked up and groaned and inhaled deeply. I extended my hands and took her hand because I was too weak to stand on my own.She helped me get up, but before I could fully get up, she kicked me in the jaw with her knee and raised her left leg.I heard the crowd cheering loudly as I immediately fell back to the ground with a loud thud.I despise life.Melissa I was too embarrassed to face everyone in the square to return to my seat. Instead, I sat at the far end, near the exit, and watched the rest of the competition there.I recoiled in torment now and again, touching my hurting back. Due to my weakness, my broken ribs would take much longer to heal, and I could feel them.In most cases, it would take me about ten days to regain my strength, but once I did, there would be another full moon, and Jasmine would come back to take all my power.Regardless of how hard I battle her, she generally wins because of the dark magic she uses. Jasmine broke so many laws as wolves are not allowed to use magic or seek assistance from the Mages.My father disregards all that she does and the workers in the house dare not let out the slightest peep or they will be killed. I clearly can’t make any significant difference with it as I’m apprehensive how my dad would treat me.He generally let her have her way and she meddled with everybody around her
Melissa I felt like someone was watching me, so I looked over my shoulder once more. I was about to ignore it when I saw the human figure’s shadow in the distance. Who was it?I quickly got up and followed the figure as it got closer. The person’s gait seemed off and out of balance. As the individual drew nearer, the light of the full moon cast on him and I could see his face faintly.One of the men was always keeping an eye on the prisoners in the pack. Since Werewolves had a high tolerance for alcohol, I wondered how much he had consumed because he looked drunk.He lurched towards me and I hissed, irritated that he was upsetting the peaceful second I was having.“You.” He stumbled toward me and nearly fell over a rock, but he regained his composure.He slurred, “You’re that crazy daughter of Beta Kyle,” and stopped moving a few meters ahead of me.I demanded, “You’re drunk, go back right now,” in the hope that he would simply return to where he had come from.“Not yet dear,” he c
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