My Shadow Has Fangs — Episode 9

Alera, why is your temper getting worse lately? With someone backing her up, mom's eyes instantly turned red. She turned into the bedroom, feeling wronged. Zane shook his head in disappointment.

He slammed his bedroom door shut. I stood alone in the dark hallway. Blood slowly seeped through the bandage on my arm, where the silver needle had pierced.

Allura, you should go apologize to Mom. Let go of me. She's our mother. She gave you life.

How can you treat her like this? You're too unfeelful. A wave of sorrow suddenly washed over me. In this pack, she was the least qualified to condemn me.

I endured everything in silence, yet even an uncomfortable resistance was not Everyone loved her. Whatever she did was right. You're so noble.

But the moment those words came out, her face changed drastically. She looked deeply insulted, then roared at me. No wonder mom and dad don't like you! You're a freak!

She stormed into her bedroom. I hit the corner of the table and doubled over in pain. Zane rushed to comfort the crying Chloe. dad turned to find the unhappy mom no one cared about me how nice clutching my

stomach I slowly shuffled into my bedroom that night still no one called me I was in too much pain to have an appetite so I didn't go out but when I