Chapter 5

"Liar!" She exclaimed hitting my head then snatching the plate from my hand. She smelled the plate and busted out laughing.

"You are such a lame thief and a liar. I have always known you were a petty criminal and I have waited to catch you red-handed in the act and now that I have, you are doomed" she muttered with a smirk.

"I did not steal the food and this is also my father's house" I mumbled in a low tone which was supposed to be inaudible to her but she obviously heard it due to her wolf's hearing ability and next, a stinging slap landed on my cheek.

"You had it when it isn't time for you to, doesn't that make you a thief? And I'm sure your sl*tty mother gave it to you or did you steal it yourself?" She asked and my blood ran hot immediately she called my mother sl*tty but I managed to calm down.

There's nothing I could do anyway and even if I try to do anything, it would be putting me and my mother into more pains and sufferings.

"Do not bring my mother into this, she did not give the food to me. I took it myself" I said to her fighting myself not to glare at her.

"That isn't my business anyway and it is not in my power to give verdicts but I will make sure your mother gets punished too after all she's the one in charge of the kitchen and shouldn't allow anyone in there so where was she when you took the food," Maya said and began dragging me to the park's torture room.

I kept quiet and just move along with her. I do not care about the beatings I would receive and it doesn't bother me because my body had received so much that I had become part of it. I'm only bothered by my mother. 

Her making sure I ate early has landed her in trouble and with what Maya said, I'm sure the alpha won't spare her also.

"Tie her up and make sure she doesn't escape, I would go get my father now," Maya said to the guards outside the torture room and handed me over to them before walking away.

They took me into the room and tied me firmly to a pool. Different types of torture materials were laid on the table, some hung on the walls. 

The room was so dark and the only light is seen as the rays of sunlight coming through the half-closed window.

I closed my eyes and waited for the arrival of the alpha and probably every member of the house as Maya would make sure to call all of them.

As long as she was the one who caught me, she would make sure I receive the worst punishment.

Aside from the flogging, I know I would be made to do works a lad of my age wouldn't be able to do.

I had grown some muscles on the arms from lifting heavy bars of iron and working at the construction sites where I get to do difficult tasks as punishments.

The door opened and just like I imagined the whole family trooped into the room with the look of disgust visible on their faces as their eyes laid on me.

My mother was pushed into the room by Maya who was grinning widely as she watch my mother stumble and fall to the ground.

I shut my eyes tightly as the pain of seeing my mother being treated in such a manner seeped through me tearing my heart apart.

Tears ran down my eyes and tricked into my dress. I look up to my mother who had managed to get up. Her eyes met with mine and she gave me a reassuring smile.

Behind those smiles, I could see the hidden pains. I could see the broken heart she was trying to mask with her smiles.

I blinked away the tears on my eyes and wiped them off with my shoulder as my hands were tied to the pole.

"We heard from Maya that you stole food from the kitchen, did you do that?" The Alpha's cruel voice rang out.

No need to deny anything because it makes no sense and would change nothing. They would still give me punishments whether I deny or accept and denying would make it worse so I just nodded my head in affirmation.

"You have no fear to go into my household kitchen and steal food from my pot, how dare you?" The luna yelled as her hot palm collided with my face.

The pain stung me hard and I bite on my inner cheek to hold it in and prevent myself from crying.

A habit that has helped me a lot. I do not want to appear weak in front of these people and I would never give them the satisfaction of seeing me broken so I've made it part of me to conceal the pains no matter how painful it gets.

"And you, you let her go into my pot? How dare you? She yelled at my mother and raised her palms to hit her face but I find myself screaming atop of my voice.

" leave my mother alone, she doesn't know any of these and she did not see me taking the food.

 Punish me and leave my mother alone" I yelled at her, my eyes blazing fire.

The Luna's mouth dropped in shock including mine and every other person in the room.

I had never spoken to them in such a manner and even I didn't know how I got such boldness.

I guess I couldn't bear to see her hurting my innocent mother anymore.

They have treated her as a trash and abused her countless times right in my presence since I was a kid and I couldn't do anything but let them hit my mother while they make me look.

But now, I wasn't going to allow them treat her that way. I know I won't be able to fight back but I would do my best.