Not long after that, Mom collapsed from overwhelming grief.Dad scooped up a spoonful of soup and gently held it to her lips. "Honey, open your mouth."Mom's eyes were dull and lifeless. She moved only because he told her to.She couldn't accept the truth that the adopted daughter she'd poured all her love and effort into had taken the life of her own biological daughter.She lived every day consumed by remorse. Eventually, her mind broke under the weight of it.Dad could no longer bring himself to serve as leader of the pack's warriors.I had been murdered because of the enemies he'd made through his position. The guilt left a traumatic wound that would never heal.He let out a long, weary sigh. "If we'd known this would happen, we never would've treated Lana the way we did. We were never worthy of being her parents."Now she's gone, and you've tortured yourself into this state. I don't deserve to remain a warrior anymore."Mom simply kept fidgeting with a moonstone ring betw
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