The Cursed Wolf
Seren
Years ago, a witch cast a prophecy over me. She said I was the cursed wolf, an abomination who would bring the pack to ruin.
My parents believed it completely. Locked me in the cellar that same night and left me to starve.
My older sister, Sia, fought like hell to keep me alive.
When the pack came for me, she stood in front of every single one of them, crying as she tried to shield me. "She's not an abomination. She's never hurt anyone."
Because of those words, when the Alpha fell for her but still feared me, that so-called abomination, I volunteered for exile. Walked away from the pack forever.
Before I left, I gave Sia a charm. Told her, if anyone ever laid a hand on her, just speak into it, and I'd come running. No questions asked.
Three years later, I had clawed my way to Alpha of the Wintercrest Pack through sheer power.
I was about to tell Sia the news when her distress signal hit me.
My blood went cold. I raced back to my old pack, only to walk right into the Alpha's covenant ceremony with another woman.
That smug witch was up there, chanting blessings over the happy couple. My parents stood by, grinning. And Sia? Nowhere.
I scanned the crowd again. Still nothing. My chest tightened.
Let me be crystal clear. If anything happened to Sia, I would give them a real abomination to fear.