Melissa pov
I awoke to a pounding headache and slowly opened my eyes. I glanced around and saw that I was lying on my bed in my room.With gritted teeth, I placed my palm on my aching forehead. I noticed that it was already evening when I glanced at the wall clock.When I looked at myself, I saw that my coffee-stained cloth had already been changed, and my face was still hurting from the coffee.I was extremely hungry, and my stomach was rumbling and aching. I saw the door open, and Jasmine walked into the room with a tray in her hand.In frustration, I signed internally. I was too weak to deal with her problems.I wondered what clever scheme she had planned this time as I examined the tray in her hand. I felt the sweet scent of food hit my nose and I felt the hunger I felt increase.Did she hold that food?Jasmine dropped the tray on the bed in front of me and said, “You fainted and I was so scared that something bad might happen to you.”I took a look at the food on the tray’s plate. Spaghetti and meatballs were served on a large plate. I’ve never experienced anything like this before.I wondered why Jasmine was being so nice as I looked up at her.“Oh. Come on. I’m your sister and I don’t want you to die, plus it’s your birthday,” Jasmine said in a delicate concerned voice that surprised me.I picked up the fork that was on the tray in hesitation and took some spaghetti. My stomach was already longing for the food, which had such a delicious aroma.I took a look at Jasmine who had a smirk on her face before I put the spaghetti in my mouth.Right away, I spat the spaghetti out of my mouth, coughing violently.Jasmine started to giggle mischievously and her tiny voice filled the entire room.Wolfsbane.As the wolfsbane burned my throat and mouth, I continued to cough.In an effort to reduce the pain, I took a sip from the cup of water on the tray, but it burned my throat even more, so I spit it out right away. She added Wolfsbane in the water too.“You devil!” Jasmine shouted and I took a look at her to see that I had spat water on her dress.“How could you ruin my dress after the birthday present I gave you?!” She yelled and abruptly grabbed the food plate.She threw the food in my face and poured water on my body before I could react. I shouted in torment as the Wolfsbane in the food and water consumed my face and my skin.“Such a bitch?” Jasmine walked out of the room with a sneer.“Isabel! Isabel!” As she left, I could hear Jasmine’s voice echoing everywhere.I looked at my red skin and immediately burst into tears.I stood up from the bed and saw that it was soaked and covered with spaghetti.Tears slowly tricked down my face. They’ve made all of my birthdays a miserable day, making each one worse than the previous.As Isabel entered the room, I turned to look up. She was both surprised and sorry for me when she saw the mess in the room.She was the only housekeeper who showed me kindness, but she wouldn’t when my father or Jasmine were around.She strolled into the room and look at the mess my room was in before glancing back at me.Isabel said, and I nodded, “There are some leftovers in the lower cupboard in the left corner of the kitchen.”I walked past her so I could go get the food, but she stopped me.“You must regain your strength and change your outfit. “Your father signed you up for a general pack fighting contest this evening,” she said in a voice that almost sounded like a whisper. With everyone having enhanced wolf hearing, she didn’t want to risk anyone hearing her.I left the room with a nod of approval. I strolled circumspectly through the house, making an honest effort to keep away from any place my father or Jasmine could be.My cloth was a dirty, but I was hungry and I wanted something to eat. When I entered the kitchen, the maids all gave me a disdainful glance.I looked at the cupboard Isabel was talking about and was heading towards it when a maid intentionally bumped into me and push me aside.In my weak state, I lost balance and nearly fell, but I grabbed the smooth kitchen counter to maintain balance.Just as I thought I was balanced already, a maid who was chopping vegetables, brought down the knife in my direction.I groaned as I lost my balance and fell to the ground on my butt after quickly removing my hand.As she walked by me, Anna kicked my leg aside as they all immediately burst into laughter.As usual, I felt my ego crushed, so I got up with the little energy I had. After making my way to the cupboard, I opened it and found the plate of spaghetti and meatballs that I had only half eaten.I remained where I was and I took a fork among the dishes. I quickly began to eat the food with the fork as if my life depended on it.In fact, it was necessary for my life.After finishing the last bite, I put the plate in the sink and finished eating.“Melissa!” My heart skipped as I heard my father’s voice echo throughout the building.“Melissa!” He yelled once more, and his voice was nearer and headed towards the kitchen.My heart skipped as he showed up in the door of the kitchen with his eyes loaded with outrage and glaring daggers at me.What have I done again?Melissa povWhat have I done again?His eyes were filled with rage as he entered the kitchen. As soon as they stopped talking, everyone in the kitchen stopped working.With a piercing gaze and a disgusted expression, he glared at me.“What do you have on?” As he looked at my drenched and soiled dress, which had been soiled by Jasmine, he asked in a high voice.I mumbled in fear, “I…..I’m……..” not knowing what to say to him.“You’re participating in the general pack contest, which will be held shortly!” I flinched in fear when he yelled, thinking back to what Isabel had told me.In this condition, how could I even consider fighting!“You won’t embarrass this family by being late!” He yelled in rage and hurriedly pointed at the ground.“I had no idea,” I said and right away, he swung his hand at me and hit me in the face with the rear of his palm.I nearly slipped on the smooth marble floor and yelled in pain, but I held onto the sink behind me.“Never talk back at me!” He hollered at me
Melissa I was too embarrassed to face everyone in the square to return to my seat. Instead, I sat at the far end, near the exit, and watched the rest of the competition there.I recoiled in torment now and again, touching my hurting back. Due to my weakness, my broken ribs would take much longer to heal, and I could feel them.In most cases, it would take me about ten days to regain my strength, but once I did, there would be another full moon, and Jasmine would come back to take all my power.Regardless of how hard I battle her, she generally wins because of the dark magic she uses. Jasmine broke so many laws as wolves are not allowed to use magic or seek assistance from the Mages.My father disregards all that she does and the workers in the house dare not let out the slightest peep or they will be killed. I clearly can’t make any significant difference with it as I’m apprehensive how my dad would treat me.He generally let her have her way and she meddled with everybody around her
Melissa I felt like someone was watching me, so I looked over my shoulder once more. I was about to ignore it when I saw the human figure’s shadow in the distance. Who was it?I quickly got up and followed the figure as it got closer. The person’s gait seemed off and out of balance. As the individual drew nearer, the light of the full moon cast on him and I could see his face faintly.One of the men was always keeping an eye on the prisoners in the pack. Since Werewolves had a high tolerance for alcohol, I wondered how much he had consumed because he looked drunk.He lurched towards me and I hissed, irritated that he was upsetting the peaceful second I was having.“You.” He stumbled toward me and nearly fell over a rock, but he regained his composure.He slurred, “You’re that crazy daughter of Beta Kyle,” and stopped moving a few meters ahead of me.I demanded, “You’re drunk, go back right now,” in the hope that he would simply return to where he had come from.“Not yet dear,” he c
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