Seemingly gently, she pinched the nearly - broken zipper and then, with a sudden and forceful yank, the zipper shot up rapidly.
The clothes were tightly wrapped around me again, burying those scars.
She leaned in close to my ear, her voice sharp and triumphant.
Sarina paced in front of me, wearing that detestable smile on her face.
"Selina, do you have any idea where those organs that were cut from you ended up? Those hearts, livers, spleens, lungs, and kidneys were all minced and mixed with the feed, becoming pig food."
As she spoke, she pointed towards the group of pigs feasting beside the mud pit in the courtyard.
"Look at them. They're gobbling it up happily. . Alpha Jacob, his heart belongs only to me. For my sake, there's nothing he wouldn't do. You're nothing but a dispensable ant."
"And by the way, I smothered your old - hag mother to death. She shouldn't have tried to bring you back."
I stared at Sarina in utter disbelief, my eyes wide with shock.
Even after learning that Sarina wasn't her biological daughter, my mother had showered her with love and care, never treating her with the slightest bit of harshness. How could Sarina be so heartless?
Unable to bear it any longer, I shoved Sarina away with all my might, my voice hoarse as I let out a ferocious roar.
"Give me back my mother!"
Sarina suddenly let out a piercing scream
In an instant, she lunged forward , hurtling towards the exquisitely - decorated crystal candelabra nearby.
With a deafening "crash", the crystal candelabra toppled to the ground.
The candles rolled away, and their flames immediately ignited the surrounding decorative fabrics.
The fire spread rapidly, casting an eerie, flickering light.
Sarina's cheek was slashed by a flying shard of crystal, and blood gushed forth, staining her fair skin.
When Alpha Jacob witnessed this, his eyes bulged in anger.
He charged towards me like an enraged bull.
With a powerful shove, he sent me sprawling to the ground.
Countless shards of crystal embedded themselves deep into the palms of my hands.
He, in a flash of possessiveness, scooped Sarina into his arms as if she were the most precious gem in the entire lunar realm.
His eyes, now glowing with a feral light, swiveled towards me, and a growl rumbled from deep within his chest.
"Selina, you deranged she - wolf! What in the name of the moon goddess are you doing? Moments ago, you were cowering like a whipped pup, and now this? Three years haven't been enough to teach you a lesson? Are you trying to drive Elisa to her grave all over again? Apologize this instant, or I'll tear your hands from your arms!" My older brother, his werewolf form half - emerged, bounded towards me like a charging beast.
His hands, now more like paws, lashed out at my face in a flurry of blows.
Each slap landed with the force of a sledgehammer, sending my head whipping from side to side.
"Elisa showed you mercy, you ungrateful cur! How dare you lay a hand on her? You've got a death wish, attacking a fellow pack member!"
Under the searing glares of everyone present, the werewolf pack members' eyes ablaze with animosity, I paid no heed to the excruciating pain in my palms.
I dropped to my knees, the rough ground scraping against my skin, and with a shard of crystal in hand, I began to wildly slash at my face.
"I'm so sorry, I deserve to die. It's all my fault,"
"Please, don't rip out my heart, don't take my liver, don't harvest my kidneys. I'm begging you... " .
My older brother and second - in - command, their werewolf forms still partially manifested, exchanged bewildered glances.
Alpha Jacob gently set Sarina aside.
He lunged forward and gripped my wrists in an iron - like hold.
"Selina, what on earth are you doing? I merely asked you to apologize to Elisa. Who said anything about you cutting your face or having your organs taken?!"
"Are you trying to play the crazy card and hurt yourself to prove a point?"
Before I could utter a word in response, Sarina let out a piercing shriek.
"Oh my goddess! What is that?!"
Suddenly, the large, ancient - looking stone slab that served as a makeshift screen in the center of the pack's gathering area flickered to life. A video began to play, casting an eerie glow over the now - silent and transfixed crowd.
On the screen, a woman lay with her eyes shut, completely naked in the embrace of a man clad in the uniform of a prison guard.
Her head was nestled between the man's legs, a scene that was both scandalous and explicit.
The video, shot with a grainy quality, made it difficult to discern the man's face clearly due to the angle. However, there was no mistaking the woman. It was me.
A collective gasp echoed through the gathered werewolf pack.
"If my eyes aren't deceiving me, that's Selina! Goodness, isn't she Alpha Jacob's fiancée? How could she stoop so low as to be with a prison guard? She has no shame!"
Another voice chimed in, dripping with disgust, "Look at those marks on her body. It's revolting."
Sarina's hands flew to cover her mouth in horror, her eyes wide with feigned shock. "Sister, even if you were lonely, you shouldn't have cuckolded Alpha Jacob like this," she said, her voice carrying a hint of false pity.
Jones, his face contorted with rage, let out a string of curses. "You shameless little whore! You've brought shame upon our entire family!"
Alpha Jacob lunged at me.
With a savage growl, he grabbed a fistful of my hair, yanking me up from the ground with such force that my scalp felt as if it were being ripped from my skull.