Esme's POV
"Uh-" I was kicked over on the ground once again. I curled up and held my head, feeling the constant assault on my body.
“Try it, Jake!”
I silently whimpered as I get passed on from one foot to another. The outsole patterns of their shoes were already imprinted on my skin. I could hear my bones breaking with each kick I received from them. It hurts.
I gasped when the guy called Jake pulled my collar. He smirked at me. "OHHH! Are you crying now, little pup? I mean, I would be shedding tears too if I were just an adopted dog of Merverlan's family. Hahaha!" I lowered my head.
"Bark! Bark! Bark!" they insulted, throwing my face on the ground. The floor was covered in blood from my wounds. All I could do was stay silent, I couldn't call for help because there would be no one to save me...
I've been blacklisted from the Golden Claw Pack since I joined at the age of nine, even though my adoptive parents, the Alpha and Luna of the pack, were very nice to me. But like any tragic movie, their son was disgusted by my sudden appearance as his stepsister.
But his disgust was different from the others, he never beat me, he just forbade me to interact with anyone, especially male werewolves, and if I dared to say a word to them, he would do something to me that scared me more than a severe beating.
This led everyone in the pack to believe that the heir to the Golden Claw pack, Merverlan, hated me to the point of death, so everyone at school was dedicated to bullying me to show their loyalty to their future Alpha.
My silence drove them completely crazy.
Suddenly！ - Don't know who kicked me from behind.
"Cough-" I spewed out a mouthful of blood uncontrollably, and unfortunately, my blood sprayed onto their leader's shoes. Everyone lapsed into silence as they stared at the man in front of them, the heir to the alpha, Merverlan.
I immediately closed my eyes because I knew that right away I was going to face an even more intense beating. I shivered again at the thought of his past punishments.
But the imagined pain didn't come, and soon I heard Jake's agonized screams.
I opened my eyes to see Jake's neck cupped in Merverlan's hands, "Jake, you got my shoes dirty.
Merverlan's voice was devoid of emotion, but everyone in the room felt the pressure.
"Merverlan, I ...... was just trying to teach this unknown pup a lesson for you. I ...... didn't mean to offend you," Jake's voice trembled.
"Teach her a lesson for me? You think you're qualified?" Merverlan let out a sneer through her nose.
"No ...... no, I'm sorry Alpha Merverlan, I was wrong! Please tell me what I can do to make you forgive me!" Jake cried, he didn't understand why Alpha Merverlan was suddenly so angry, everyone in the pack knew he hated Esme, but he didn't dare go any further.
"Get out!" Merverlan didn't answer, then slammed Jake to the ground with one hand. "I hate it when someone makes up their mind for me, anything! Remember, I'm your future Alpha and you need to remember that."
I watched in shock, Merverlan had saved me. But this is ......, why? I didn't dare look up at him as I watched his feet start to walk toward me.
His shoes finally stopped an inch from my feet instead of my stomach, and I looked at him in fear.
"Get off, I've lost my good mood for the rest of the day because of you!" Merverlan growled at me with disgust and anger in his eyes.
I was afraid he would change his decision, I didn't care how much my body hurt, I still insisted on running to the entrance of the school.
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