جميع فصول : الفصل -الفصل 4

Sable"Dammit."I yanked the elastic band from my hair, watching my dark waves tumble back over my shoulders in a tangled, frizzy mess. My fingers were shaking too much to form a simple ponytail. I stared at my reflection in the mirror, hating the pale, exhausted girl looking back at me.Eighteen.Today was my eighteenth birthday. The day everything was supposed to change. And yet, nothing. No heightened senses, no bone-deep ache of an inner wolf clawing to get out, no sudden surge of pack power. Just the same, fragile, half-human disappointment staring back at me.My biological father was human. He was a mechanic with a loud laugh and kind eyes, and when a pack of rogues slaughtered him ten years ago, my mother did the only thing she could to survive in this brutal world. She married Richard Blackwood, the Alpha of the Crestwood pack.And Richard made sure I paid for my human blood every single day of my life.The bedroom door opened.Richard stood in the frame. His broad shoulders b

SableI shoved the heavy door open. The pack's old tavern had been completely abandoned since the owner was banished a few days ago. It smelled like dust and stale beer.I stumbled behind the wooden counter. My chest felt like it had been ripped open. The rejection was a physical agony burning through my veins. Rhett chose Celeste. He humiliated me in front of everyone.My hands shook as I rummaged through the lower cabinets. My fingers brushed against cold glass. A forgotten bottle of scotch liquid. I didn't bother checking the label. I popped the cork with my teeth and downed a huge gulp in one go.The liquid burned a trail of fire down my throat. I coughed, wiping my mouth with the back of my hand. It didn't numb the pain. Nothing could numb the feeling of a shattered mate bond.My vision blurred. The tears I had been fighting back all night finally spilled over. My eyes were starting to sting as I slid down the front of the bar cabinets, pulling my knees to my chest.I let out a b