All Chapters of Love That Bites, Pain That Stays: Chapter 1 - Chapter 9

As I cleaned the final drop of blood on the floor, the wound on my chest healed thoroughly. At the same time, a new day dawned for the Moonshadow Pack.Cyrus emerged from the bedroom, carrying Emily’s scent, and saw the rag soaked in dark red blood.He frowned. “Why is there so much blood?”I didn't explain, only lowering my head. "I'm sorry, I'll deal with this dirty thing immediately."Outside the window, a maid was watering the garden, and she deliberately raised her voice, "That monster asked me how to please a werewolf and what gifts to give to a werewolf mate before! Goodness, is she trying to seduce the Alpha King?""Gosh, does she think that a witch like her can be with the Alpha King? How delusional! Doesn't she know that those dirty merfolk are the reason why the Alpha King's parents disappeared? She should be spending her entire life repenting!"Hearing those words, I immediately sensed danger and tried to retreat back to the basement, but Cyrus moved faster.He dragg

There, locked in a tank of water, was my younger brother.He was only ten, and no one had the chance to teach him how to take human form, so he still had his fish tail."Big sis, save me!" He banged on the glass, crying and begging for me to save him.Seeing this, Emily smiled interestedly. "Ah, so he's your brother? How cute! I'll go with him next, then."By her orders, two guards dragged my little brother out from the tank and held his chest up to Emily's knife.I couldn't take watching it any longer, kneeling on the ground and knocking my head over and over again on the ground, begging, "Please, Emily! Let him go! He was adopted, so he isn't royalty! My pearl is white, so use mine!"Even as I begged, Emily pressed her blade down, drawing blood from my brother's chest."But you're a filthy little liar, so who knows if you're lying now, too? In any case, I'll know once I see it."Little boy, I'll take your pearl, then Marina's… Ow! You brat, how dare you?!"My brother shook h

Cyrus was dumbfounded, as if he'd been struck by lightning. "But… But I saw the merfolk take you away back then…"Cyrus' mother replied gravely, "That was just an act we put on, one that we decided on together with the merfolk! "Cyrus, our ancestors had once offended a powerful dark sorcerer, and so we were cursed. From then on, all the werewolves in our pack would have genetic defects. The merfolk are the only ones who can help to resolve this!"The fact that we have genetic defects can't be known by outsiders, or our enemies would exploit it as a weakness. That's why it's always been kept under lock and key, and our research had always been held in secret."Because we once helped Marina’s parents, they agreed to aid our tribe in curing the genetic illness… On top of that, the one who healed your genetic illness was Marina, using her own flesh and blood!"We already owe the merfolk too much, and look what you've done!"Cyrus was stunned for a very long time, before he asked, in

If I wasn't already dead, I would probably be scared witless by how Emily was acting, but now?I was too tired to care.Emily stepped closer, her sharp, silver dagger glinting as she moved. Seeing that a majority of my body had already turned to seafoam made her laugh with glee, and she reached to scoop me out of the water.The moment my body came into contact with the air, I started dissolving even faster."Die, Marina!"The dagger lashed out at my heart like a venomous snake, but before it did, it was caught midair. The dagger sliced the hand of the person who caught it, dripping blood into the tank and dyeing the seawater red.Emily hadn't reacted before she was kicked to the ground."Cyrus, why are you here?"Cyrus' eyes filled with sorrow when he saw the state of my body, which quickly turned into fury and hatred when directed at Emily. "Emily, why did you want to kill Marina? She's never done a thing to you!"Emily sobbed, as if she'd been done a great injustice. "I di