Literature Horror

En nuestro tercer aniversario, descubrí con horror que mi pareja, Ethan Rivers, había estado pasando las noches con su amor de la infancia, y que incluso el certificado de unión que me había dado era falso. Cuando lo encaré, Ethan me acusó con una frialdad brutal de ser una malagradecida. —Hice la ceremonia de unión con Bella para ayudarla con la presión de su familia. ¿Por qué tienes que ser tan egoísta? No es que no te quiera. Solo es un papel, ¿por qué haces tanto escándalo? Tenía planeado hacer la ceremonia de verdad contigo este año, pero nunca me imaginé que fueras tan ambiciosa. Me decepcionas mucho, Aria. Corté toda comunicación con él y, sin perder tiempo, se llevó a Bella de luna de miel. *** Cinco años después, nos volvimos a encontrar en una reunión exclusiva de manadas. Su manada prosperaba y, a su lado, estaba Bella Rose, cubierta de joyas y con una sonrisa impecable. Al verme agachada en el suelo, buscando entre los restos de pastel en la basura, chasqueó la lengua con impaciencia. —Mira nada más en lo que te convertiste por dejarme. Antes despreciabas el certificado falso, ¡y ahora ni regalada te querría nadie! Por los viejos tiempos, si te arrodillas y le pides perdón a Bella, a lo mejor te dejo volver como nuestra sirvienta. No estaba para lidiar con él. Mi hijo, como parte de una travesura, había escondido mi anillo de unión de 80 millones de dólares en un trozo de pastel, y necesitaba encontrarlo rápido. De lo contrario, cuando llegara su papá, el pequeño volvería a meterse en problemas.

I am Ayna Radolf, the only White Wolf in Moonshadow Pack. Everyone says I grew up cherished by Carlson Moonclaw, the Alpha. When I was three, my father died in battle. Carlson held me in a pool of blood and swore to protect me for life. When I was five, I was bullied in the pack because of my unusual fur color. He announced to the entire pack that anyone who touched me was his enemy. For 15 years, I have lived under his protection, offering him my heart and my life without reservation. At 18, Carlson falls under the vampires' death curse. I willingly sacrifice half of my lifespan and beg a witch to use a forbidden spell to transfer the curse onto me. With that, I take on his certain death. On that same day, as I watch his unconscious form and tightly furrowed brows, I cannot help but kiss the corner of his lips. He wakes up. Unexpectedly, there isn't any tenderness or any trace of emotion—only overwhelming rage and disgust. He grips my chin with horror in his eyes, as if he is looking at a filthy maggot. "Ayna, I am your brother! How dare you have such disgusting thoughts?" From that day on, Carlson has avoided me like the plague. This goes on until Selena Fang, his so-called fated mate, returns. She cries and tells him that she is abused and abandoned by her former mate. Now, she is blind and covered in injuries. The healer declares that only my White Wolf's eyes are a perfect match for her. So my Alpha, the brother I loved for 15 years, comes to me. Carlson stands in front of me and says solemnly, "Ayna, I know this is unfair to you. But if Selena doesn't have eyes, she will live in darkness for the rest of her life. As long as you give her your eyes, I will do anything you ask—except give you my love." I snap back to reality and dig my fingers hard into my palm. The sharp pain clears my mind instantly. I am not dreaming. I am reborn and back to the day Carlson forces me to give up my eyes. In my previous life, I refused to the end. During the struggle, Serena "accidentally" fell off a cliff, and her body was never found. Carlson blamed me for everything. On my birthday, he gouged out my eyes and threw me into the dungeon where rogue wolves were imprisoned. There, I was assaulted endlessly. In the end, I died in the cold, damp darkness like a piece of discarded trash. The despair and pain from before my death still linger in my bones. I look at the man in front of me. The love that once filled my chest completely fizzles out into nothingness. I will give him these eyes as repayment for the 15 years he has protected and raised me. From now on, we will go our own ways, and we owe each other nothing.