Semua Bab Reborn at Sentencing: My Sister Steals My Exile: Bab 1 - Bab 9

I hoisted the coarse burlap sack onto my back."Go on then. Go find your mother, the one who chose glory and power."Dad's voice came out hoarse. He waved his hand as if trying to drive away something ominous.My younger sister, Sunna Jones, hid behind Dad's broad, rigid frame and lifted her chin at me triumphantly. She mouthed the words, "Just you wait, my 'noble' sister."A faint smile flickered across my lips before I turned and stepped into the cold drizzle. The chill pierced my thin clothes like needles, sinking deep into my marrow. My body, constantly eroded by the fractured wolf, craved warmth with a feverish desperation.In truth, it didn't matter where I went. I simply wanted to escape this place, which was haunted by Dad's wolf howls from when he lost control. I wanted to find a corner where I could quietly pass the little time I had left.The wolf riders sent by Mom and her new Alpha mate had been waiting for some time. Low-ranking pack members bore the riders on their

I settled into the dilapidated storage room on the south side.Mom lived like a taut bowstring, exhausting herself every day just to offer a flicker of comfort at the slightest frown from Ryan.She hadn't yet undergone a marking ceremony with Ryan; or rather, he hadn't decided if he wanted to make her his Luna. Her current status teetered precariously between mistress of the house and high-ranking attendant.One day, I was eating quietly in the side gallery at noon. Ryan's seat remained empty while Mom sat further down the table. In the silence, an urgent mind-link echoed in both my mind and Mom's.Mom immediately looked up. Her silver-gray eyes flashed with displeasure. "Alice, deal with it."Ryan's towering figure appeared before us. He seemed to have just returned from patrolling the outer edges of the pack's territory. He frowned slightly.I hurried out as Sunna's sharp, frantic voice exploded in my head. "Alice! Did you take Dad's ancestral wolf-head talisman?""What talism

I froze in place, and my breathing nearly stopped.The bone tablet beneath my pillow held the diagnosis I had received three days earlier after I secretly went to the pack healer. My wolf had been fractured since birth, and the backlash was growing more severe by the day. I wouldn't survive past the next full moon.I thought that I had hidden it well.My voice caught in my throat. "Alpha Ryan—"Ryan stood up slowly from the shadows. "Your mother doesn't know."It wasn't a question.I lowered my head. "She wouldn't care; she would only find it troublesome.""Did the healer say that there's no cure?" he asked.I replied, "He said that unless there is a complete ancestral wolf elixir, or—""Or what?" he asked.I gave a bitter smile. "Or if a powerful Alpha is willing to use their own blood essence to nourish it. But that's only a legend. Besides, who would waste their blood essence on the daughter of a Rogue?"Ryan walked silently to the window and stood there for a long moment

When I woke up, I found myself lying on a soft mat of fur. Sunlight streamed in through the high windows, casting a warm, gentle glow across my face. I froze for a moment."Don't move."Ryan's voice drifted over from beside me. He sat on a chair by the bed, holding a bowl of steaming medicinal soup."Alpha Ryan," I said.He brought the bowl to my lips. "Drink it. The healer prepared this. It will help stabilize what's left of your wolf."I drank it obediently. The soup was bitter, but once it hit my stomach, a wave of warmth spread through my entire body."How long was I asleep?" I asked.Ryan set the bowl down and studied my face. "Three days. Most of your wolf was torn apart, but… I used my own blood to keep you alive. You're safe now.""And the toxin—""It's gone."I let out a breath of relief, then a sudden realization hit me. "I can't shift anymore, can I?"Ryan was silent for a moment. "Your wolf was too fractured, and the sacrifice took most of it from you. The benefi

Sunna began seeking me out frequently. "Alice, I realize how wrong I was."She cried as she poured out her complaints to me. "Dad has lost his mind. He's completely insane! He beats me and insults me, saying that I'm not as good as you."I listened in silence.Sunna grabbed my hand. "If I had chosen Mom back then and hadn't taken away your chance to be with Dad… could we start over and really be close?"I pulled my hand back and said, "Sunna, some choices can't be undone."She suddenly grew agitated. "But you have everything! You have Alpha Ryan's favor, the finest room, and everyone's respect! Meanwhile, I have nothing!"I looked at her. My eyes were heavy with weariness. "In my previous life, after I sacrificed my wolf, Dad became a Beta, and I died in agony before I could enjoy even two days of peace. Did you even think about how little I had back then?"Sunna was left speechless.I stood up. "Sunna, life isn't a game you can just take from others as you please. You have to