Seryna Willard was shoved into a snowdrift by her elder brother, Jeremiah Willard.
Her second brother, Kade Willard, splashed a bowl of sulfuric acid onto her face. “Now see how you can brag about being prettier than Tehila now!”
Clutching her face, Seryna shrieked and writhed in the snow.
Her dad, Rashad Willard, stabbed a knife into her palm. And she let out a scream torn from the depths of her soul.
Crushing her head under his foot, he shouted, “You drove Tehila to suicide! You should rot in hell!”
Seryna’s mom, Jennett Stratton, standing at the doorway, did nothing to stop him. She cried sorrowfully. “Rashad, we shouldn’t have taken Seryna back. It’s all her fault! That’s why Tila jumped into the sea to commit suicide! The seawater was so cold! Break Seryna’s hands and legs, and see if she ever dares lay a hand on Tila again!”
Her words struck a nerve in everyone. They feared their beloved Tehila might be gone forever.
Tehila’s fiancé, Brunell Fortin, showed up late. Seeing Seryna collapse in the snowdrift, he sneered, “Seryna, you drove Tila to her death. This is just a minor punishment for you!”
Hearing this, Seryna couldn’t help but find it absurd.
Tehila Willard was pretending to be dead. Why did her so–called parents
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and brothers only believe Tehila?
As the snow fell harder, everyone went inside. No one cared about Seryna.
Exhausted, she slowly closed her eyes, letting the snow bury her.
A week later, Tehila suddenly returned.
The whole family, who were preparing her funeral, were stunned and then burst into laughter and joy.
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“Mom, I missed you so much,” Tehila said, throwing her arms around her
parents.
Looking around the hall, she didn’t see Seryna. With tears in her eyes, she asked, “Mom, where’s Seryna? Is she still angry with me?”
Jennett asked the butler, Kolten Pearson, “Where’s Seryna? Tell her to get down here and apologize to Tehila!”
Kolten remained silent. Seryna froze to death in the snow the week before.
Tehila looked shocked, then burst into tears. “Is Seryna mad at me?”
Jennett gently comforted her, tears in her eyes. “No, she wouldn’t. We’ve punished her.”
Jeremiah chimed in, “Yeah. I broke her arms and legs. She’s too broken to hurt you now.”
Tehila turned to look at him, voice soft and coy. “You’ve always loved me. Thank you.”
She nestled happily into Jennett’s arms. “Mom, I know you love me the
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most, don’t you? I’m truly sorry. I don’t wanna make things hard for Seryna. When she comes back, I’ll make sure we get along. I wanna go to the hospital and apologize to her.”
“You didn’t do anything wrong. There’s no need to apologize.”
Jeremiah turned and barked at Kolten, “What are you dawdling for? Tehila is back. Has Seryna realized her mistake yet? Get her down here to apologize to Tehila!”
Kolten replied with a sigh, “Ms. Seryna already froze to death. Her hand was nailed into the snowdrift. She couldn’t get away.”
Jeremiah was taken aback, and he began to tremble uncontrollably. “There’s no way she’s dead!”
Kade let out a cold laugh. “So she’s playing at suicide now? She’s trying to draw attention to herself. That girl from the sticks doesn’t know her place.”
Seryna’s third brother, Erik Willard, also stiffened slightly. He had forced poison down Seryna’s throat himself, and he didn’t think she’d survive. He sneered, “She went three days and nights without food, and then took a beating on top of that. But she hasn’t learned her lesson, huh?”
Tehila sobbed with guilt, “Mom, I’m sorry. I acted out and made things hard for you guys. When I thought Seryna was trying to take Bruno from me, I panicked. I was scared she’d steal the man I loved. I’m so sorry. I didn’t know things would go this far.”
As she cried, the whole family began to comfort her in hushed tones.
No one mentioned Seryna again, as if she had never existed in this world.
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Sara Lili is a daring romance writer who turns icy landscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of Iceland’s breathtaking cold.