Balance Quotes

I'm Alpha Bruce Smith's most docile and understanding daughter. In fact, I'm the type who obeys literally anyone's orders. When my parents pick me up at the Rogues' den and take me back to the pack, my adopted younger sister, Andrea Smith, begins making fun of me. "I thought the Rogues killed you for sure! I never thought you'd be able to return to the pack, safe and sound! You really are lucky! Why can't you just die already?" With hollow eyes, I just nod quietly. Then, I extend a claw and move to stab myself in the neck without hesitation. My parents are terrified out of their wits. They quickly stop me from hurting myself. But my older brother, Tobias Smith, remains impassive about my condition. "You really love attention that much, huh? What makes you think you can still remain my sister, anyway? You might as well drink some wolfsbane and die!" That night, I grab a bottle of poison and down it immediately. Tobias discovers me afterward. He whisks me to the hospital anxiously. When the doctor tells him that I'd die if he were two minutes later in discovering me, Tobias' complexion turns pale. Some time after that, when Andrea snatches my necklace from me, she loses her balance and falls down the stairs. Her fiance points at me while exclaiming, "It's just a necklace! If anything were to happen to Andrea, you'd better pay the price with your life!" Pay the price with my life, huh? I don't hesitate to draw the silver sword out of its hilt on the wall. Then, I slash my throat with it. My parents happen to witness it. Shell-shocked, they scream at the top of their lungs. "Call an ambulance! Hurry!" Tobias tries to stem the blood flow with trembling hands. He's completely stunned by the ordeal. What everyone doesn't know is that they've been calling me a lowlife during my five-year stay in the Rogues' den. Even if I could live 100 times over, those lives are nothing compared to Andrea. Even if I gave my life, it would never be enough—because to them, my life was never worth anything in the first place.

The day before our mating ceremony, my Alpha mate suddenly demanded I give him five hundred thousand dollars. "You're just an Omega. Even if you're pregnant, you have no right to become the pack's Luna. But our pack is facing a financial crisis right now. We don't have enough weapons or healing supplies. If you can provide funding, the pack might accept a generous Luna who contributes to our survival." To help me, Dad emptied his entire life savings: "I'm old now. Seeing you happy is enough for me. I understand Damon's position as the pack's Alpha. This money—I'll pay it for you." But shortly after the mating ceremony, Dad was sent by my mate to the frontline battlefield to fight rogue wolves. He was severely injured in combat. I couldn't afford the expensive healing herbs he needed. I had no choice Damon Blackwood to help me save my father's life. I never expected his account balance to show only a few dollars! I demanded answers. He accused me of scheming against him and dragged me straight to the pack healer to force an abortion. "You just became Luna and you're already plotting against me? Think having my pup gives you power over me? Let me tell you the truth—I don't lack women willing to bear my children!" I worked every job I could find and borrowed money from everyone I knew. But I still couldn't afford those expensive herbs. The day Dad died, I couldn't even buy him a decent burial plot in the pack cemetery. On my way home from the funeral, I saw Damon with another woman in a luxury jewelry store, selecting expensive pieces. "Turns out all Omegas are the same—always scheming. I thought Sage was different from other women. Didn't realize she was just another gold-digger trying to climb the social ladder by becoming Luna. I guess I lost this bet. Pick any gemstone you want, baby. I'm buying." But when I finally gave up and turned to leave for good, he broke down crying and begged me not to go.

J’ai reçu une vidéo pornographique. « Tu aimes ça ? » L’homme qui parle dans la vidéo est mon mari, Mark, que je n’ai pas vu depuis plusieurs mois. Il est nu et sa chemise et son pantalon sont éparpillés sur le sol. Il est en train de faire l’amour avec une femme dont je ne peux pas voir le visage. Les seins dodus et ronds de cette femme rebondissent vigoureusement. Je peux clairement entendre les bruits de claques dans la vidéo, mêlés à des gémissements et des grognements de luxure. « Oui, oui, baise-moi fort, chéri », hurle la femme avec extase. « Vilaine fille ! » Mark se lève et la retourne, lui claquant les fesses tout en parlant. « Mets ton cul en l’air ! » La femme glousse, se retourne, balance ses fesses et s’agenouille sur le lit. J’ai l’impression que quelqu’un m’a jeté un seau d’eau glacée sur la tête. Ce qui est déjà mauvais, c’est que mon mari a une liaison, mais ce qui est pire, c’est que l’autre femme est ma propre sœur, Bella. *** « Je veux divorcer d’avec toi, Mark », j’ai répété au cas où il ne m’aurait pas entendue la première fois, bien que je sache qu’il m’avait clairement entendue. Il me regardait avec une mine renfrognée avant de répondre froidement : « Ce n’est pas à toi d’en décider ! Je suis très occupé, ne perds pas mon temps avec des choses aussi ennuyeuses, n’essaie pas d’attirer mon attention ! » La dernière chose que j’allais faire était de discuter ou de me quereller avec lui. « Je demanderai à l’avocat de t’envoyer le contrat de divorce », c’est tout ce que j’ai dit, aussi calmement que possible. Il n’a même pas dit un autre mot après cela et il est simplement passé par la porte devant laquelle il se tenait, la claquant durement derrière lui. Mes yeux se sont attardés un peu distraitement sur la poignée de la porte avant que je n’enlève l’anneau de mariage de mon doigt et que je ne le pose sur la table.