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99 Heartbreaks The Mate You Ignored
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00:00At midnight, my soul floated out of the basement.
00:03My bedroom door was shoved open.
00:05My brother Scott barged in, scoffing when he didn't see me.
00:09Aren't you a little old to be playing hide and sneak and throwing tantrums?
00:13Normally, I would have argued back.
00:15But this time, I just floated beside him, unable to make a sound.
00:19Scott called my phone.
00:20It went unanswered.
00:23He casually flipped through the journal on my desk.
00:26There was only one thing written inside.
00:2899.
00:2899. The number of times they had let me down over the veers.
00:32Scott didn't get it.
00:33He frowned, tossed the journal onto the floor, and left a voicemail.
00:37Stop with the stupid games.
00:39Miranda wants your homemade cookies, so get back here and make them for her.
00:43It's her graduation day.
00:45Don't you dare ruin it!
00:47Get home within the hour, and I'll forgive you.
00:50Scott pocketed his phone and returned to the living room.
00:53Chelsea's not in her room, and she's not answering her phone.
00:56She always does this.
00:58We've spoiled her.
01:00No one contact her this time.
01:04Let's teach her a lesson.
01:05She can cool off on her own, and she'll come crawling back tomorrow.
01:10Miranda drifted over, her face a mask of concern.
01:13Dad, don't say that.
01:16What if something really happened to Chelsea?
01:19Maybe I should text her.
01:21You know Chelsea and I are so close.
01:23She lowered her eaves.
01:25I watched as she pulled out her phone, her slender fingers tapping on the screen.
01:30Hope you enjoyed getting marked up by those rogues.
01:32Who are you screwing now?
01:34The party was a blast, by the way.
01:36Thanks for not showing up.
01:38It would be so much better if you'd just drop dead.
01:40After sending it, she deleted the message and typed a new one.
01:43Sister, are you okay?
01:45We're all so worried about you.
01:47Rawls, you ride it with you.
01:49If you're mad at us, just take it out on me.
01:51Please, just come home.
01:52She held the phone up for everyone to see.
01:55What a perfect portrait of a caring, considerate sister.
01:59Mom pulled her into a hug, her voice dripping with sympathy.
02:03You're always so kind, Miranda.
02:05This has nothing to do with you.
02:07Chelsea is just being immature.
02:09Immature, a bitter laugh escaped my ghostly form, though no one could hear it.
02:14In their eyes, it was always Miranda.
02:16Who'd even remember today was my Distinguished Service Award, only given once every two years?
02:22Knowing they'd all celebrate her graduation, I told them not to come to my ceremony.
02:26I never tried to compete with Miranda for their affection.
02:29But just as I was about to leave for the ceremony, the front door crashed open.
02:34Three rogue wolves, they moved fast.
02:37Get your hands off me!
02:38One already had my wrist locked behind my back.
02:41I kicked, connected with someone's shin.
02:43He swore and shoved me into the wall.
02:46My shoulder hit the doorframe.
02:47They dragged me to the basement.
02:49How did you get a key to our house?
02:51One of the men dangled a keychain in front of me.
02:54It was Miranda's.
02:55Your precious little sister handed it over.
02:58Said you're expendable.
03:00Since mom and dad only care about her anyway.
03:03The little silver keychain she'd had since she was 12.
03:06I'd recognize it anywhere.
03:07There, my blood ran cold.
03:12You bitch!
03:14Liar!
03:15Miranda would never...
03:18Slamming me against the concrete wall, forearm pressed to my throat.
03:22Don't bother struggling.
03:25You're not leaving this basement today.
03:27I won't tell anyone, I promise.
03:28Please, just don't kill me.
03:30In the end, they ignored my pleas.
03:32Pinned me down, violated me, and bit my neck wrong.
03:36Taking countless photos amidst their foul taunts.
03:39I fought all my life, and in a struggle, my head slammed against the corner of the table.
03:44My blood gushed out instantly, terrified, and threatened.
03:47I summoned the last of my strength, dragging myself across the floor to my phone, and try to call...
03:53Mom.
03:54Every werewolf senses mortal danger in family through the pack bond.
03:58Yet they all thought I was just seeking attention.
04:01Not only did they decline my calls, but they even sent me a message.
04:06Faking suffocation again?
04:08Drop the act.
04:10Your father and I don't have time for your drama.
04:12We've already severed our pack link to you.
04:15Only my mate, Ryan, picked up.
04:17Help me.
04:19Ryan, I'm dying.
04:23Chelsea, cut the drama.
04:25This is Miranda's big day.
04:27There's a limit to your attention seeking.
04:29I already told you I'd make it up to you with a graduation present.
04:32But, Ryan, I was already dying.
04:34A bitter smile touched my lips.
04:36Too bad.
04:37You'll never get the chance to make it up to me.
04:39Within 24 hours, the stench of decay will start to drift from the basement no one ever enters.
04:45Miranda always said she wished I were dead, so no one would compete with her for your love.
04:50Now, her wish has come true.
04:52My spirit was trapped in the living room, forced to watch their cozy family scene.
04:57My father, usually an early sleeper, stayed up, sitting with Miranda as she opened graduation gifts.
05:03My mother was picking out stunning dresses online, promising a whole new wardrobe for Miranda's trip.
05:10Mom, I already have so many clothes. My closet is full.
05:14Then, we'll put them in Chelsea's room.
05:17She's always so focused on her duties.
05:19She never buys new clothes anyway.
05:21She doesn't need the closet space.
05:24Is that okay?
05:26Chelsea will be upset.
05:27Miranda, you don't have to be so timmed.
05:29This is something Chelsea should do for you as her older sister.
05:33Scott sat nearby, diligently shelling pistachios for Miranda.
05:37I couldn't say a word, just watching the warm scene unfold.
05:41Turns out, a spirit can cry.
05:43The warmth was theirs.
05:44The loneliness was mine.
05:45But Chelsea's still not back.
05:47And she's not replying to my texts.
05:50Is she still mad at us?
05:52I feel so terrible with her not here.
05:54At the sound of Miranda's voice, the three of them finally shifted their attention from her and remembered me.
06:01Dad frowned instinctively.
06:04Don't mind her.
06:06She just wants us to revolve around her.
06:09When will she ever grow up?
06:11Mom's face showed a flicker of impatience.
06:14It's just a distinguished service award.
06:16They give one out every two years.
06:18Don't you know Miranda's college graduation only happens once?
06:22Why must she throw a tantrum on a day like this?
06:26Mom, don't say that.
06:28Chelsea will be sad if she hears you.
06:30She had to practically beg for that award.
06:35Oh, did I just say that out loud?
06:39I knew Miranda was never innocent.
06:41Growing up, my grades were always better than hers.
06:44Yet even with Mom, Dad and Scott wrapped around her finger.
06:48Miranda would still make up lies about me plagiarizing.
06:51Dad never questioned it.
06:52He just beat me.
06:53I'd long told myself I'd find my mate someday.
06:56I'd finally know what it felt like to be someone's first choice.
06:59Just once.
07:00Two years with Ryan, and his heart still drifted to Miranda.
07:04I should have been sad.
07:05Maybe I was just numb.
07:07My soul was too numb to feel pain.
07:09The housekeeper brought out a platter of desserts, all of them Miranda's favorites.
07:13Naturally, they stopped talking about me.
07:16Miranda, college must have been tough.
07:19Here, eat more of your favorites.
07:21She smiled brightly, boasting about he achievements in college.
07:24She'd already landed an internship at a top investment bank on Wall Street.
07:28Her future was boundless.
07:30Dad and Scott listened, showering her with praise.
07:33And I just floated silently to the side.
07:35The clock struck one in the morning.
07:37I still hadn't appeared.
07:38Caught.
07:39Save this for Chelsea.
07:41She can have it when she's done with her tantrum and comes back.
07:43Let's not have her think we only favor Miranda.
07:46See?
07:46We saved some for her.
07:47I stared at the tart slices, feeling nothing.
07:51Scott thought for a moment, then reached for the plate.
07:54Suddenly, Miranda shrieked and snatched it back from where it rested near a gift.
07:58Mom, it hurts.
07:59This gift, it's silver.
08:02Dad, Mom, and Scott immediately rushed to her side.
08:06Seeing the red burn like mark on Miranda's palm, they panicked.
08:10We weren't around any humans at the party?
08:12Which werewolf would send a gift made of silver?
08:15That gift box, is that Chelsea's?
08:18Mom, please don't blame Chelsea.
08:22The gift was on my bedside table this morning.
08:24I'm just happy she was willing to give me a present.
08:27I knew it.
08:28That's why she's been dragging her feet and not coming home.
08:33She was plotting to hurt Miranda!
08:36How could I have such a vicious sister?
08:37Enough!
08:38Stop arguing and get Miranda to the pack healer!
08:41Dad kicked the gift box, the one Miranda had stolen from my room,
08:45and slammed his hand on the table in fury.
08:47We're out of gauze.
08:48I'll get some from the basement.
08:49Miranda's eyes darted around.
08:51She grabbed Scott's arm.
08:53Don't go!
08:53The healer will have gauze.
08:55It hurts so much.
08:57If Scott had taken one step closer to the basement,
09:00he would have smelled the overwhelming stench.
09:02But it was not to be.
09:04At Miranda's words, the family hurried away,
09:07leaving only my spirit floating in the empty living room.
09:11I wanted to scream that I hadn't done anything,
09:13but I could no longer speak.
09:15And I knew that even if I could,
09:17they would never believe me.
09:19So be it.
09:20The housekeeper, hearing the commotion,
09:22came out to clean up the mess and sighed.
09:24Miss Chelsea,
09:26why do you never learn to protect yourself?
09:30My spirit floated back to my room.
09:32Seeing the journal on my desk,
09:34a flood of memories washed over me.
09:36When I was ten,
09:37our family held the decennial bloodline awakening ceremony.
09:41That day would determine every cub's future status and power within the pack.
09:45Scott was first.
09:47His wolf form was pure black,
09:50a symbol of power and future leadership.
09:52Dad looked at him with undisguised pride.
09:55When it was Miranda's turn,
09:57her wolf was a rare snow white,
09:59possessing a natural aura of peace that calmed all the pack members around her.
10:04Mom held her,
10:05calling her the family's treasure,
10:07not wanting to disappoint my parents.
10:09I stepped onto the awakening platform filled with anticipation.
10:12But when my wolf form appeared,
10:14everyone fell silent.
10:16My wolf was just an ordinary gray wolf.
10:18No special abilities,
10:20no rare coat color,
10:21so plain that I would be lost in a crowd of pack members.
10:24From that day on,
10:25I became the family's common one,
10:28someone not worth investing resources in.
10:30Even after I achieved the highest academic honors,
10:33they still believed bloodline determined everything.
10:35Scott and Miranda enjoyed all the favoritism and resources.
10:39And I, like my wolf's bloodline,
10:41was ordinary, expendable.
10:43My spirit followed Miranda to the healer's clinic.
10:46Before long, my mate Ryan burst in.
10:49He rushed straight to Miranda's side,
10:50grabbing her hand and anxiously examining the red mark on her palm.
10:54How did this happen?
10:55What did the healer say?
10:56Ryan, don't be like this.
10:59It's not Chelsea's fault.
11:02She probably just wanted to surprise me
11:05and forgot for a moment that we werewolves
11:10can't touch silver.
11:11The more understanding she acted,
11:13the darker Ryan's face grew.
11:15Chelsea?
11:17Where is she hiding now?
11:20Miranda, don't be sad.
11:24I'll make sure to teach her a lesson for you.
11:26We hadn't completed our mate bond,
11:28so he couldn't sense my death,
11:29much less know that I was right beside him,
11:32watching him in silence.
11:33After leaving the clinic,
11:34Ryan called my phone.
11:35When it went unanswered,
11:37he left a message.
11:38Chelsea, how could you be so vicious?
11:39Using silver to harm your own sister?
11:41I always thought you were kind,
11:42but you'd do something like this out of jealousy.
11:44I was on my way to give you your award gift.
11:46It's a family heirloom,
11:47a pendant to congratulate you.
11:48But now, you don't deserve it.
11:50Consider this your punishment.
11:51You'd better pray Miranda is okay.
11:54Otherwise,
11:55consider our mate bond ceremony cancelled!
11:57I listened to his accusations.
11:58My heart too weary to even feel a thing.
12:01I should have known long ago.
12:03We'd fought over Miranda countless times.
12:05During hunting training,
12:06he only watched her agile moves.
12:08When I tripped,
12:09he just called me clumsy.
12:10At meals,
12:11he never recalled I couldn't eat spicy food,
12:13yet baked over 20 desserts just to please her.
12:16I argued with him about these things countless times.
12:19You're overthinking it.
12:20I just think of Miranda as a little sister.
12:22His coldness made me feel like a possessive lunatic,
12:24but I loved him deeply.
12:26I thought he was the moon goddess's gift.
12:28Mine alone.
12:29I was wrong.
12:30My parents loved Scott and Miranda for their bloodline.
12:33Why did Ryan love her?
12:34I didn't know.
12:35And now,
12:36I'd never have the chance to find out.
12:37Because now,
12:39whether I fell or was beaten,
12:40I would never feel pain yet.
12:42After midnight,
12:43my dad,
12:43mom,
12:43and Scott finally returned home,
12:45exhausted.
12:46I floated in a corner of the living room
12:48and heard my mother sigh.
12:50It's a shame Ryan's bloodline
12:51isn't strong enough for Miranda.
12:53They'd be perfect together.
12:54Look how attentive he was at the clinic.
12:56Yes,
12:57Ryan is quite capable,
12:58and I think Miranda likes him too.
13:00It would be perfect if they were mates.
13:02But these things are guided by the moon goddess.
13:05Don't overthink it.
13:06Ryan's bloodline isn't worthy of our precious white wolf.
13:09It's better to let him be with Chelsea.
13:11Their gray wolf bloodlines are a better match.
13:14Even if he completes the mate bond with Chelsea,
13:16he can still dote on Miranda.
13:19Then looked up and noticed the house was dark.
13:22A faint, metallic smell hung in the air.
13:24Looks like the moonstones in the house
13:26have run out of energy.
13:27Scott, go to the basement and get a new one.
13:29Scott grunted in agreement
13:30and strode toward the basement.
13:32The closer he got,
13:33the stronger the metallic smell became.
13:35His wolf instincts made him frown,
13:37but he dismissed it as a dead rat in the house.
13:39What's that smell?
13:41Dad and mom followed him toward the basement door.
13:43Scott pushed it open.
13:45A thick, nauseating stench of blood and decay
13:48rushed out to meet them.
13:49In the darkness,
13:50a body lay in a pool of dried, blackened blood,
13:53its eyes not fully closed.
13:55Scott stopped dead.
13:57Scott froze,
13:58my name a choked whisper on his lips,
14:00but dad was the first to react.
14:02His stunned expression twisted into a scowl.
14:05Chelsea!
14:06Are you out of your mind?
14:09Have you had enough of this?
14:10Pulling a stunt like this just for attention!
14:13Mom chimed in, her voice sharp.
14:15Get up!
14:15Do you have any idea how disgusting you look?
14:19You'd stoop to playing dead
14:20just to steal Miranda's spotlight?
14:22My spirit floated beside them,
14:24watching them yell at my cold corpse.
14:26They still didn't believe I was dead.
14:28They thought this was just my latest ploy for sympathy.
14:30Scott finally snapped out of his trance.
14:33He strode forward and kicked my arm impatiently
14:35with the toe of his boot.
14:36Stop acting!
14:37Get up!
14:38My body shifted slightly on the floor,
14:40but otherwise, I was still.
14:42That sent him over the edge.
14:43Get up!
14:43Scott bellowed,
14:44and his next kick sent my body rolling over.
14:47The impact revealed the fatal wound
14:49on the back of my head,
14:50along with the countless bite marks scarring my neck.
14:52For the first time,
14:53I saw true panic on their faces.
14:55Panic for me.
14:56Her body.
14:57Mom's voice trembled.
14:58She was finally realizing
15:00something was terribly wrong.
15:01Why is it...
15:05so cold?
15:07Dad's expression finally shattered.
15:09A werewolf's body temperature
15:10is naturally higher than a human's.
15:12If I were faking it,
15:13my body couldn't possibly be this cold.
15:16It's stiff.
15:16Drop the block.
15:17Dad said, his voice raw.
15:19We blocked our pack link to Chelsea.
15:21Drop it now.
15:23Let's see if she can fake being alive.
15:26It was the only way to be sure
15:28if a werewolf was truly dead.
15:30Dad, Mom, and Scott closed their eyes,
15:33concentrating.
15:34Trying to find my faint light concentrating.
15:37Trying to find my faint light
15:38within the pack's spiritual bond.
15:41One.
15:42Two.
15:43Three.
15:43Scott's eyes flew open first.
15:45All the color drained from his face.
15:47He staggered back a step.
15:50Dad went rigid,
15:51his lips starting to tremble uncontrollably.
15:56Mom's face,
15:57a mask of scorn and anger moments before,
16:00dissolved into pure terror.
16:02Where my life force should have been,
16:04there was only a cold, silent void.
16:06I watched their expressions,
16:08wondering if they could feel
16:09even a fraction of the pain I had endured.
16:11No.
16:12Impossible.
16:16Chelsea.
16:17While my family home descended into chaos,
16:20Ryan was blissfully unaware that I was gone.
16:22He had gone back to the clinic to see Miranda again,
16:25my watching as he gently changed the bandage on her hand.
16:29Does it still hurt?
16:30Ryan's voice was softer than I'd heard it in a long, long time.
16:34Not anymore.
16:37Not when you're here.
16:39Chelsea went too far.
16:42When she finally shows,
16:44I swear I'll make her regret it.
16:49Don't blame Chelsea.
16:50She was probably just desperate for everyone's attention.
16:53The sight of her pain only tightened the knot of protectiveness in his chest.
16:57Miranda, you're too kind.
16:59She hurts you like this,
17:01and you still defend her.
17:04I just worry about her.
17:10Chelsea has been so lonely her whole life.
17:13She just needs to be loved.
17:16What she needs is a lesson,
17:18not love.
17:19Selfish people like her only know how to hurt others.
17:25Look at your hand.
17:26Look what she did to you.
17:31Ryan, I'm scared.
17:34What if my sister hates me?
17:36She won't get the chance.
17:38I'll protect you.
17:40I won't let anyone hurt you.
17:44Including Chelsea.
17:49I floated nearby,
17:51listening to them paint me as a villain.
17:53They spoke of my viciousness,
17:54my selfishness,
17:55but who among them knew I was already a cold corpse?
17:58Ryan, Miranda said softly.
17:59There's something I've always wanted to tell you.
18:02What is it?
18:02I know you'll differently about me,
18:05she said, her cheeks flushing.
18:06And I...
18:07Ryan was silent for a long moment.
18:09Miranda, we can't.
18:10Why not?
18:11Miranda looked up, her expression wounded.
18:13You don't love Chelsea.
18:14The entire family can see it.
18:16My ghostly form stilled.
18:18I didn't expect his answer.
18:19I don't love her.
18:21Do I?
18:22Ryan hesitated,
18:23then shook his head as if to clear it.
18:25Chelsea is my mate.
18:27We're supposed to have our mating ceremony soon.
18:29Then cancel it,
18:30Miranda said urgently.
18:31You said it yourself yesterday, didn't you?
18:34That if anything happened to me,
18:35you'd cancel it.
18:36No, Miranda, I can't.
18:37I only said that to teach her a lesson.
18:39Ryan lowered his head,
18:41avoiding her gaze.
18:42I've always thought of you as a little sister.
18:43My mate is Chelsea.
18:45It will only ever be Chelsea.
18:47Miranda stared at him in disbelief,
18:49fresh tears spilling from her eyes.
18:51My spirit hurt his confession,
18:53but my heart felt nothing.
18:54Ryan, I'm already dead.
18:56Your love is far too little
18:57and much too late.
18:58Ryan, I always knew Chelsea was more likable.
19:02I don't blame you.
19:03It's my fault for not being good enough.
19:06Miranda cried,
19:07clinging to him.
19:08Ryan hesitated,
19:09not pushing her away.
19:10Just then,
19:11his phone rang.
19:11It was Scott.
19:12That must be Chelsea.
19:13She's probably home.
19:15A flicker of relief in his eyes.
19:17Miranda,
19:17don't cry.
19:18I'm gonna give her a piece of my mind.
19:20He answered the phone,
19:21but it wasn't news of my return.
19:22It was...
19:23Ryan, Chelsea's dead.
19:24What the hell kind of mate were you?
19:26Ryan's eyes widened.
19:27Chelsea's dead?
19:29The phone slipped from his numb fingers
19:31and clattered to the floor.
19:32He finally understood.
19:33I wasn't throwing a tantrum.
19:35I wasn't fighting for attention.
19:37I was never coming back.
19:41Ryan sped home,
19:45arriving to find Dad in my room,
19:47clutching my journal.
19:49He opened it to the first page,
19:50and his hands began to tremble.
19:52Seventeen,
19:53tenth birthday.
19:54The whole family forgot.
19:55Only the housekeeper remembered
19:57and bought me a small cake.
19:59Twenty-three,
20:00Miranda got a paper cut.
20:02Mom and Dad stayed up all night with her.
20:04I had a broken bone
20:06and had to lie in bed alone.
20:10Thirty-two,
20:11I won first place
20:12in the PAC science fair.
20:16But Mom and Dad went to watch
20:18Miranda's hunting trials.
20:20Ninety-nine entries,
20:21from childhood until now.
20:24Every single one was dated,
20:25a detailed account of their neglect.
20:29The three of them huddled around the journal,
20:31tears streaming down their faces.
20:36Forty-five,
20:37at the Bloodline Awakening ceremony,
20:39I became the most common gray wolf.
20:41Dad was so disappointed,
20:43he turned and walked away
20:44without a single word of comfort.
20:47Forty-eight,
20:48Our anniversary,
20:49Ryan spent the day
20:50helping Miranda pick out a dress.
20:52Are we still going to have
20:53our mating ceremony?
20:55Moon Goddess,
20:56please show me the way.
20:58Fifty-two,
20:59Mom said it would be better
21:00if Miranda were their only daughter.
21:03It would be better
21:04if Miranda were their only daughter!
21:06Mom,
21:07it was my birthday.
21:08The last entry read,
21:09Once it hits ninety-nine,
21:10I'm done hoping for their love.
21:12It's probably going to hit ninety-nine tomorrow.
21:14They won't remember to come
21:15to my award ceremony.
21:16They only care that it's Miranda's graduation.
21:21What have we done?
21:27Mom slumped to the floor,
21:29sobbing hysterically.
21:30Chelsea,
21:30I'm sorry.
21:31I'm so sorry.
21:33Scott picked up the journal,
21:34his hands shaking
21:35as he flipped through the pages.
21:37Every number was a needle
21:38piercing his heart.
21:39We owe her so much!
21:41She remembered everything,
21:42and we just took it all for granted.
21:44Ryan stood frozen in the doorway,
21:46a silent witness to their grief.
21:48He remembered the past two years,
21:49how I had so cautiously tried
21:51to share my academic achievements with him.
21:53I had craved his attention,
21:54but he had always been distracted
21:56by something,
21:57or someone else.
21:57I'll hold a funeral for her.
22:00The grandest funeral the pack has ever seen.
22:03I want the entire pack
22:06had lain to know
22:07that Chelsea was our most outstanding child.
22:09But it was too late.
22:10An apology can't bring the dead back to life.
22:12I was too tired to care.
22:14A week later,
22:15my funeral was held.
22:16All the werewolves who had missed me
22:17at the award ceremony
22:19came to pay their respect.
22:20They mourned me,
22:21calling me the pack's most brilliant researcher.
22:23But my family had never known that part of me.
22:25All they knew was a troublemaker
22:27who fought with Miranda for their affection.
22:29Ryan knelt before my grave all night.
22:32Chelsea, I was wrong.
22:33I was so wrong.
22:34I thought I didn't love you,
22:36but now I know I'm nothing without you.
22:39Come back, please!
22:41Yell at me!
22:42Hit me!
22:43Just come back!
22:44But I could never go back.
22:46Mom placed a platter of my favorite desserts
22:48in front of my headstone.
22:49She had finally remembered
22:50that I loved mango tart when I was little.
22:52But she remembered far, far too late.
22:54Dad and Scott knelt beside her,
22:56repeating my name like a prayer.
22:58They swore they would spend their lives
22:59atoning for their sins,
23:01but I didn't need their atonement anymore.
23:03The funeral was grand.
23:04Only Miranda wasn't there.
23:05She claimed she wasn't feeling well
23:07and couldn't come.
23:08In reality, she was at home,
23:09celebrating,
23:10celebrating that there was finally
23:11no one left to compete with her love.
23:16While sorting through my belongings,
23:18Dad found my moonstone.
23:20If a werewolf dies nearby,
23:23a dimmed moonstone will record
23:24their final memories.
23:26The realization hit him like a physical blow.
23:29He quickly called Mom and Scott over.
23:31Ryan followed them,
23:33a silent shadow.
23:34He said,
23:34his voice trembling.
23:36They're saved in here.
23:39We have to see what really happened that day.
23:45They gathered around the stone
23:47and placed their hands on it.
23:53It began to glow,
23:56and an image of my final moments flickered to life.
24:00I was at home,
24:02getting ready to leave for my award ceremony.
24:09when I heard a noise downstairs.
24:11When I heard a noise downstairs,
24:13two strange rogues had broken in.
24:16She's here.
24:17Stick to the plan.
24:18One of the men spoke,
24:19dangling a keychain with Miranda's signature charm at knit.
24:23You sure no one's gonna come looking for her?
24:28Relax.
24:29The whole family's at the little sister's party.
24:31No one gives a damn about this one.
24:34Miranda said if we just rough her up
24:35and take a few pictures,
24:37remember,
24:37don't actually kill her.
24:39Just ruin her reputation.
24:41In the vision,
24:43I backed away,
24:44my face etched with terror.
24:46Who are you?
24:47Why are you doing this to me?
24:48Don't be scared,
24:49little wolf.
24:50It'll be over soon.
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