On the day of the Trials, the exam hall was packed.This was the biggest test of the year for the entire wolf territory, and nobody wanted to be late.I got there early, but there was no sign of Vivienne. She finally showed up ten minutes before the exam started, still wearing the strappy dress she'd had on at the bar. She'd clearly had too much to drink the night before, swaying with every step.Her mother was holding her up while her father trailed behind them.Every pair of eyes in the room locked onto her with adoration, including those of my so-called mother, Martha Greer.The moment I found out Martha wasn't actually my mother, I felt something I didn't expect: relief.Because now I could hate her without guilt.She'd abused me my entire childhood. Every time something went wrong in her life, she took it out on me, and my body was always covered in bruises.She was barely home. Nobody cooked for me, so I collected bottles off the street and sold them for scrap just to eat. Hunge
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