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00:07the wolf spirit within me was slowly dying that beautiful white wolf was my soul gentle noble
00:15with pho as pure as moonlight but now she curled deep in my consciousness every breath agony her
00:23faint breath heavy with despair i was slowly dying from silverstone wolf's vein and there was only
00:28one cure the miracle elixir but my mate leo ashford bought it and gave it to my adoptive sister jane
00:36smith he did it because he thought i was faking my illness i gave up on the treatment and swallowed
00:45a potent painkiller instead it would kill me in three days by shutting down my organ in those three
00:50days i gave up everything i handed over the firm manufacturing business i built from the ground up
00:56to jane and my parents praised me for caring about my sister i offered to sever our mate bond and
01:02leo
01:02praised me for finally being sensible when i told my son he could call jane mommy he happily said that
01:08his new mommy was the best
01:14i transferred all my savings to jane and no one seemed to notice anything out of the ordinary
01:21they were just pleased with my better behavior wyola is finally not so bad
01:25i wondered would they regret it after i was gone
01:35the doctor looked at me with pity as i swallowed a heavy dose of painkillers three days left to live
01:41that was what they had told me i took the elevator up to the vip floor
01:47my dad charlie smith was slicing fruit for jane meanwhile my mom wendy carter was curled up beside her
01:54watching a movie the moment i opened the door the happy chatter stopped
01:58didn't you say you were on your deathbed this morning what now no one believed your lies so you
02:03came whited to pick on jane again viola from this moment on your father and i aren't leaving jane's
02:08side you won't get another chance to hurt her mom said coldly stepping in front of the bed to block
02:13me
02:14we're the smith family nobles of moonfall pack we have standards and we're respected
02:20but you you've always been hot-tempered and jealous you even faked being sick just to steal
02:25the miracle elixir meant for jane dad stood beside mom just as defensive like a hen guarding their chick
02:32and behind them jane peeked out and stuck her tongue out at me that smile smug contemptuous
02:40provocative i had seen it too many times every time i tried to expose her true colors
02:52she would wear that same smirk because she knew no one would ever believe me
02:58you're serious is this some kind of trick i smiled bitterly i had heard this before
03:06every time i would shout back i would tell them i never touched jane and try to prove how fake
03:13she
03:13really was but all i got in return was my parents distrust and disgust more distance less love and
03:22now i was dying there was no point in explaining anything anymore
03:32anyway it's good that you're here saves me the trouble of calling you i have something to say
03:37dad said with a cold expression i actually something to say too i said trying to keep my tone light
03:43jane's always wanted my fur business right well i've been thinking since we're family i'll give it to
03:50her the cold expression on my parents faces cracked momentarily they exchanged glances then looked at me
03:57you're serious is this some kind of trick are you asking for something in return
04:12they couldn't believe it their first reaction was to think i was playing a trick on them
04:18and i couldn't blame them jane had been eyeing the fur company i had built from scratch for years
04:23my parents had tried everything to convince me to hand it over every talk ended in a fight
04:30and every fight chipped away at what every family love we had left but now but what about now how
04:37pathetic since that's what you want i'll give you exactly that i'll make sure you finally see her
04:44true colors you should have done this a long time ago and now i'm ready to
04:49dad said softly his voice relaxed and his eyes finally looked kind mom stepped forward and gently
04:56held my hand you've grown up you're finally acting sensible she smiled warmly i know you created the
05:03company but jane's been top of her class in finance and business at university if anyone can take your
05:08company and turn it into the top fur brand in the country it's her i nodded quietly and handed the
05:14sign to transfer papers to jane my fingers brushed against hers for just a moment her skin was warm
05:21so full of life unlike mine which had already begun to feel cold she took the papers from me with
05:28both
05:28hands pretending to be hesitant are you sure viola i don't want you to feel forced but her fingers
05:36had already closed around the documents tight possessive like she was afraid i might snatch them back
05:50i wasn't going to i'm sure i said quietly as i stared at my signature on the bottom of the
05:57paper i caught
05:58sight of jane's expression jane looked surprised at first but when no one else was watching she shot me
06:03a smug victorious smile in this competition for family affection i had lost here drink some water you
06:12must be thirsty mom offered me a glass of water and gently brushed my hair back her smile soft and
06:21sweet i nearly cried why was it only when i gave something to jane that mom treated me like her
06:28daughter when i returned home from the hospital my son and mate were having dinner at the table
06:35this cream of mushroom soup is amazing dad mark said with a grin your aunt jane loves it too
06:40we'll bring her some after dinner they were laughing and chatting looking like the perfect little
06:44family i stood in the doorway for a moment longer than i should have watching them memorizing them
06:50none of them had noticed me yet for a brief second i felt like a ghost in my own home
06:55but the second
06:55they saw me walk in everything changed
07:01viola
07:04why are you home leo ashford set down his spoon staring at me in confusion the spread of food
07:11on the table seemed to hurt my eyes mark's gaze was distant as if he were looking at a stranger
07:17that was when i realized that leo knew how to cook and he was good at it too i never
07:22knew that
07:22i used to be the one who cooked the one who worked long hours to pay the bills the one
07:29who held the
07:29house together but leo always complained that my cooking was terrible even mark picked up on it he
07:36started acting like i wasn't good enough to be his mother i gave everything to this family my time
07:41my energy my whole life and in the end not one of them respected me back then if they gave
07:48me the cold
07:48shoulder like this i would have snapped i would have shouted why can't i come home why do you look
07:54at me like i don't belong here but not anymore i didn't answer i just started packing my things
08:00quietly when i didn't answer leo hesitated for a moment then walked over to me viola
08:17you agreed to it
08:22viola i wanted to talk to you about something his voice was softer this time almost guilty
08:30your sister just started her treatment and the miracle licks her affecting her emotions makes her feel down
08:35to keep her spirits up and to help with her recovery your parents suggested that she and
08:39i go through the marking ceremony they hope it'll make her feel better my heart sank and for a second
08:46i thought i had misheard you agreed to it leo looked uncomfortable at my response viola jane may not be
08:57your
08:57real sister but she's been part of this family since your parents adopted her you want her to get better
09:03don't you he paused like he was choosing his words carefully we're just going through the marking
09:07ceremony the witch says it'll help jane recover faster as it'll lift her mood it won't change
09:12anything between us i'm still your mate and mark's bad before i could respond mark spoke up mommy
09:18aunt jane's really upset the doctor said it's bad for her health so please agree with dad okay i stared
09:24at them both one was the man i had loved for years the other my son i had given everything
09:30to both of
09:31them every piece of me as a mate as a mother i had sacrificed it all why were they treating
09:37me like
09:37this why would they betray my love just for jane i stood there silently for a long time what did
09:49it
09:49matter now i was dying anyway jane wanted my things fine she could have them all i didn't want everything
09:56i had anymore i wiped away the tear that slipped down my cheek then looked up at leo okay fine
10:05leo's
10:05face lit up with surprise and excitement he quickly grabbed the papers from the table great this is
10:11the mate bond distillation agreement once you sign we'll formally reject our bond and be done with i
10:16felt like my heart was shattering so he had planned this all along leo really wanted to end things
10:21between us didn't he to be with jane mommy just sign it mark said handing me the pen i took
10:27it and
10:28quickly signed the paper once leo and i rejected each other the ridiculous conversation ended then i
10:33went upstairs to rest dot leo solemnly promised from behind me viola when jane's fully recovered later on
10:40i'll end things with her believe me my heart will always be yours this is just a formality i pursed
10:46my
10:47lips in my heart i already knew the truth we were over then i heard him sigh and add viola
10:52you've
10:52become more composed now not as reckless and unreasonable as before back when we used to
10:56argued i wasn't always reether i owe you an apology at least jane to better i'll take care of you
11:01i
11:01won't you upset you they won their words hit me like a wave of cold water
11:17their words contained gratitude and care and all of it started only after the bond was broken
11:23how ironic before i had hoped for something maybe even expected it but now as i headed upstairs
11:32i felt nothing but numbness it didn't matter anymore i was dying anyway i tried to hurry up the stairs
11:38but before i could reach the top everything went black i shivered gasping as i blanked up at the ceiling
11:44leo and mark were standing over me their faces tight with frustration they didn't seem worried just
11:52disappointed
11:56mommy are you pretending again mark asked his voice flat you've used this fanning trick so
12:02many times can you try something new daddy and i are supposed to deliver aunt jane her mushroom soup
12:07you've wasted our time and now the soup's cold mark was clearly angry leo looked disappointed and
12:12he was holding a glass of ice water in his hand vila stop it even though we've dissolved our mate
12:17bond
12:17i still love you don't try to test my feelings for you with tricks like pretending to faint i slowly
12:22came
12:22to my senses realizing what had just happened i had passed out but instead of rushing me to the hospital
12:29or getting me medical help they had drawn a glass of ice water in my face to wake me up
12:35it was laughable
12:36they will know i was really dying rather than pretending if they had just unblocked their link
12:42to me no one cared enough to check mommy you look fine you're all rosy and healthy you don't look
12:47sick
12:48at all next time try a new trick if you're going to pretend mark's words cut through me like a
12:54knife
12:55i forced myself to stand up
13:05the doctor's potent painkiller was working making me look healthier than i was
13:11but i knew deep down my body was already fading i'm not pretending i might have skipped a meal that's
13:18all
13:19if you want to go to the hospital i'll go with you the transagreant still needs a few signatures
13:24leo clearly wanted to say more but when he saw me pick up the agreement he simply nodded and followed
13:30me to the hospital so he already knew about the agreement viola you're here when we arrived at the
13:37hospital room jane was watching a movie her complexion undeniably worse than mine if anything
13:44she looked like the one who was seriously ill despite her warm greeting the challenge in her eyes
13:49that unmissable arrogance caught sharper than any blade viola thanks for handing the company over to
13:57me don't worry i'll make it even more successful with jane managing the company you won't have to work
14:03so hard you'll still get your share of profits and it'll be so much easier for you mom added grabbing
14:09my hand with a smile i forced a smile back yeah i agree that's why i'm gonna hand over all
14:14my assets
14:15to jane to manage that way i can relax everyone froze shocked they knew just how much that was worth
14:36while are you serious even the trust fund in the bank leo's voice was a mix of shock and confusion
14:43i was puzzled jane had always wanted everything i had and the whole family was always there to support
14:50her when i refused i was called selfish rude and ungrateful now that i was finally giving it to
14:55her they were acting strange wasn't this what they had been pushing for all along after a long silence
15:00it was dad who finally spoke up viola you've really grown up you're being kind to your sister looking
15:06out for her now should have been like this from the start we're family what's yours is ours no need
15:12to draw a line so firmly everywhere it's good to see you two getting along your mother and i are
15:16relieved that added with a smile but were they really relieved did they honestly think jane was
15:23capable of managing all that wealth at home she food everyone with her fake kindness but out in the
15:30world no one would buy it i felt a tickle in my nose when i rubbed it my fingers came
15:38away smeared with
15:39blood why the nosebleed
16:01why the nosebleed the humidity in this room is perfectly fine
16:05mom murmured handing me a tissue i wiped the blood away casually then tested the waters
16:14mom dad if i died one day would you be sad there was a pause a heavy silence in the
16:21room
16:21dad looked at me with a serious expression his voice sharp viola don't play these tricks don't pretend
16:28to be sick just to get sympathy your wolf may not be the strongest but this is just a small
16:34problem
16:35that can be easily cured don't try pull stunts like in front home again he sighed rubbing his forehead
16:40the room which had been peaceful just moments ago suddenly felt heavy again with dad's words
16:46i smile bitterly what wolf my wolf had already died while fighting off the silverthorn wolf's bane
16:52that toxin laced with silver had seeped into my bloodstream and eventually corroded my organs
17:00and in the end it killed my wolf dad i know viola lied before acted out and pretended to be
17:07sick
17:08but that was the old her i believe she's better now jane said looking at me with a sharp taunting
17:16look
17:16she sounded like she was defending me but all i could hear was her reminding everyone of my past
17:22mistakes i think aunt jane needs more love and care all right just don't mess up again look at you
17:31look at you so full of life i've muttered then turned to jane with undisguised tenderness meanwhile
17:36jane's the one who really needs care his voice dropped heavy with concern this illness
17:41her healing factor is almost inexistent now i think aunt jane needs more love and care mark
17:47said leaning over the bed please get better soon aunt jane i felt a sharp pain in my chest
17:52and all the small hope i had left was crushed i wiped away the tears that had started to fall
17:57then looked at mark and said you said your aunt jane is the best right do you want her to
18:04be your
18:04mother i've decided from now on jane will be your mummy are you happy mark's eyes lit up really
18:13really jane can stay with you from now on she can pick you up from kindergarten and cook you better
18:19meals than i ever could how does that sound aren't you happy before i could say more mark
18:24cracked my hand and kissed the back of it i'm so happy mommy you're the best then without a second
18:32thought he rushed to jay's bedside and called out mommy the pain in my chest was unbearable
18:43in a daze i dialed the number
18:48it had been so long since my son had shown me any affection i couldn't even remember the last
18:53time he held my hand or kissed the back of my hand like that and the price for all of
18:58that was
18:59letting him call someone else mommy my parents and leo watched the scene with smiles on their faces
19:04pleased i pressed my hand to my mouth trying not to cry out loud and quietly stepped out of the
19:10hospital room i didn't know where to go i had one day left to live i thought about going for
19:15a walk
19:16by the beach but it was so far away and i didn't have the strength was i dying already but
19:22it wasn't
19:23time yet what should i do in a daze i dialed the number i could no longer see clearly before
19:30my eyes
19:31only feeling the world spin violently an anxious voice came from the other end of the phone viola
19:37the next thing i knew i woke up to the sound of a familiar voice selena hunt my best friend
19:53she had rushed
19:54all the way from horizon pex territory to see me we met in college back then she never liked leo
20:02she
20:03always thought he wasn't good enough for me and that he didn't deserve my love we fought about it
20:08back then and i didn't listen to her she didn't come to my marking ceremony i knew i shouldn't have
20:15called her but she was the only one i could trust now what have you done to yourself you're almost
20:22dead
20:23where is your mate you always told me how happy your family was but now look at you selena cried
20:30as
20:30she spoke her voice full of frustration i had an oxygen mask on my face and i smiled weakly at
20:36her
20:37she was still the same quick tempered loud and caring those who didn't know us would think we
20:43were arguing how did you get poisoned by silver thrown wolf spake why didn't you tell me she cried
20:49tears streaming down her face i wanted to speak but my lips wouldn't move i was at the end and
20:56i
20:56couldn't control my body anymore i motioned for her to look at my bag
21:02she pulled out the contract and she broke down again after reading it viola you can't die i won't
21:09allow it you can't die she collapsed next to me sobbing uncontrollably i glanced at the clock
21:15on the wall only two hours left before i would leave this world suddenly my phone buzzed selena picked
21:27it up and showed me the screen viola after all these years of fighting with me you finally lost
21:33your parents your mate and your son they're all mine now you finally faced the truth haven't you
21:38in your parents eyes you'll never be better than me selena shouted angrily i've never seen
21:44anyone so shameless in the past i would have argued back but now i only felt regret i regretted letting
21:53my parents adopt jane the girl who was abandoned at the orphanage she was only three back then other
21:59kids would bully her and she couldn't eat she had to sit in the corner and go hungry she was
22:05so pitiful
22:06that was why i asked my dad to adopt her we slept in the same bed ate together and went
22:14to school
22:15together we were closer than real sisters she was good at her studies and everyone loved her
22:22everyone praised her and i felt proud to have such an outstanding sister
22:28but over time i started noticing strange things
22:38everything my friends stopped hanging out with me and the boys i practiced hunting with no longer
22:42wanted to team up instead they all started hanging around jane
22:58even my parents started saying i wasn't as thoughtful as jane that i wasn't as sensible as she was they
23:04gave
23:04jane the master bedroom in the new house while i was left with a smaller room but i didn't see
23:09anything
23:09wrong with it by the time i realized jane was behind all of it she had already taken so much
23:14from me
23:15my parents love my master bedroom even my friends at school i asked her why she did it and she
23:22said
23:22viola don't think i'll thank you just because you asked your dad to adopt me
23:26why do you get to have loving parents and a grand home while i'm just some abandoned orphan
23:32i'm going to take from you everything
23:38you'll lose to me i'm sure of it
23:53viola don't die
23:55i tried to drive her away but i overestimated myself
23:59i couldn't make my family see how fake she was
24:11my parents loved her even more and my son and leo trusted her even more
24:15in the end i did lose i lost everything
24:24i could feel my soul slipping away from my body there were only five minutes left
24:29viola don't die please look your mom just sent you a message she must have sensed that you're in
24:35danger selena held up the phone to my face trying to keep me from giving up i stared at the
24:41message on
24:41my phone viola after jane is discharged she'll stay at your place remember lily's in the master bedroom
24:48and repaint the walls blue that's what she likes she'll be out in two weeks move all your things
24:54to the basement jane has too much there won't be space otherwise selena's hands shook as she held
24:59the phone she was probably feeling hopeless too i was so tired the white wolf hadn't moved for three
25:06days curled up in the corner its silvery fur fading little by little as if moonlight were being
25:13swallowed by dark clouds it was waiting for me waiting to leave together with me at the last
25:19moment my consciousness faded i saw the white wolf
25:28it slowly rose using its last shred of strength lifted its head and let out a silent howl toward the
25:36sky i could not see then its body scattered like crumbled snow bit by bit silvery light drifted out
25:44from within me like countless butterflies flying into the void it was my turn to leave
25:50i closed my eyes and sank into darkness for the last time selena held me and cried loudly but i
25:56could
25:56no longer comfort her on april 20th i closed my eyes for the last time and slipped away quietly
26:03i was watching tv when the door to my hospital room opened why are you here it was my biological
26:11father jeremy ziegler i felt both scared and disgusted when i saw him he smirked and looked me up and
26:18down what do you think i'm here for money i need ten thousand dollars i'm out of cash if i
26:24hadn't dumped
26:25you at the orphanage how would you have ended up with the smith i hurled a glass at him with
26:29the snarl
26:30no money then you come crawling to me again you've got hands and legs go earn it yourself
26:34what right do you have you never raised me he raised an eyebrow and looked at me with a challenge
26:39if you don't give me the money i'll tell everyone what you did to viola if i don't have money
26:44i'll
26:45do whatever it takes i deflated like a punctured balloon defiance leaking out of me most secrets
26:51couldn't see the light no matter the cost
27:06i don't care when you get out of the hospital
27:11i bit out through gritted teeth fine but you'll have to wait until i'm discharged and take over the
27:17company that's when i'll have money you've just been poisoned by regular wolf's bone yet you're
27:21acting like you're about to die your acting skills are impressive i don't care when you get out of
27:25the hospital you'll give me the money if you don't i'll pay your precious parents a visit or maybe even
27:31that new mate of yours let's see how they look at you after i'm done telling them everything
27:38jeremy left swaggering with a smug smile
27:43i was so angry i smashed everything in the room why why why did viola get a happy family
27:53with a mate who loved her while i was stuck with this irresponsible father i had worked so hard to
27:59get everything viola had i couldn't let it go now this card still belongs to miss viola and it's been
28:05frozen after consuming the miracle elixir i could feel my wolf's powers getting stronger i had to
28:12hurry and sell all the viola's assets getting the money in my hands was the safest thing i had already
28:19arranged for someone to fake my identity as a werewolf from another pack once i had the money
28:23i would leave this pack behind i would go to another pack and start a new life that sorry excuse
28:30of a father and the smith family would never find me with that thought in mind i rushed to the
28:35bank
28:38sorry is this your card the bank clerk asked yes this card belongs to a person named viola
28:44your id shows that your name is jane not viola i froze what did that mean we've already signed the
28:49property transfer agreement this card should be in my name now can you double check the bank clerk shook
28:54his head i haven't made a mistake this card still belongs to miss viola and it's been frozen i couldn't
29:01understand why was it frozen viola had transferred everything to me and the transfer agreement was
29:07perfect why was everything falling apart now i left the bank and quickly called my friends to check
29:13the ownership of the fur company they told me everything still belonged to viola and it had
29:18nothing to do with me that woman had tricked me i called her to ask about the company but she
29:28didn't
29:28answer i tried calling viola but she wouldn't answer what a witch what should i do without the money
29:34jeremy would expose everything i had done if that happened it would all be over i went back
29:40to the hospital and soon my parents and leo arrived i pretended to ask mom dad you're here
29:47have you seen viola i called her to ask about the company but she didn't answer dad shook his head
29:52looking upset that girl after the company she still throws tantrums just wait till i teach her
29:57a lesson doesn't she realize how much work goes into a transfer and now she won't even pick up her
30:03phone
30:03as dad spoke he called viola at first the call went through but by the third try it went straight
30:09to voicemail dad frowned now she's turned her phone off pulling a disappearing act huh she must be
30:15throwing a nose no doubt what set her off this time who hears of this drama and she still hasn't
30:20outgrown it mom also snatched up her phone fingers jabbing at the screen as she fired off a terse message
30:27viola get back here now
30:36mom also snatched up her phone fingers jabbing at the screen as she fired off a terse message
30:43viola get back here now it was clear to me that my parents were growing increasingly frustrated with viola
30:50i was delighted viola look at you all i had to do was say a few things and now your
30:57own parents are
30:58annoyed with you even though you tried to hide the company and the bank assets from me so what your
31:05parents and mate don't care about you anymore as long as i hold their hearts i'll have endless money
31:11i'll watch as the people you care about turn their backs on you but for some reason i felt like
31:19something
31:19was off my parents seemed a little distant like they didn't care about me as much as they used to
31:26i had a bad feeling
31:44when i got home from the hospital i sat down on the couch and noticed a faint unpleasant smell the
31:51flowers
31:51in the vase had wilted vola why didn't you change the flowers i called out however there was no
31:57answer that was when i realized she hadn't been home for a few days i took out my phone again
32:04and
32:04tried calling but no one picked up i mind linked her but there was no response either
32:16i sighed we only temporarily severed our mate bond it wasn't like we were really over
32:21why didn't she actually move out i left her a message when are you coming back the house needs
32:27cleaning but as i sent it i suddenly realized that all our past chats were mostly from her
32:32my replies were short just one or two words the more i looked the worse it felt a flicker of
32:38panic
32:38began to rise in me i sent another text viola come back quickly there's still so much waiting for you
32:43at home
32:52in the last year or two i had stopped showing viola the love i used to i had even started
32:58getting
32:58annoyed at her for talking too much and turned off the link between us
33:04i remembered when we first started dating viola was so lively bright and talented
33:13she always ranked near the top in our werewolf trials and she was also great with business and
33:18management she's shown in a crowd but every time we went on a date we ran into jane
33:26she was quieter gentler and more thoughtful she didn't have the energy or spark that viola did
33:34jay knew how to keep a conversation going and always gave compliments but i didn't like jane that
33:40way still she was part of the family so i looked out for her more than i probably should have
33:47on the
33:49other hand viola had always been so quick to lose her temper with me and so harsh toward jane
33:56this time i agreed to go ahead with the marking ceremony to help jane recover faster
34:02as viola's mate i should help her sister
34:07maybe that hurt viola's feelings and that was why she wasn't talking to me now
34:13never mind once this was over i would apologize and make it up to her properly
34:20i sent a message and waited still no reply well maybe in a few days she would calm down and
34:29come back
34:36i lay in bed but i was somehow unable to sleep
34:41what's wrong charlie asked i still can't reach viola her phone is off and i'm worried
34:49charlie shook his head
34:52she's probably just mad she's not answering calls or messages and i tried to mind link her but she
34:59ignored me that girl has such a temper he thought viola was just angry and avoiding us on purpose
35:06but i had a bad feeling a feeling i couldn't shake in the past even if viola was upset she
35:12wouldn't go more than a day without contacting us she would always call or respond even if she had
35:18turned off her phone she would never block the link between us we were the ones who did but this
35:23time
35:23it felt different i remembered when viola had left a few days ago right after she had jane signed the
35:28transfer papers we had all been so elated until we realized she hadn't just stepped out she had
35:34vanished it wasn't like her at all what if something had happened to her how long has it been since
35:39we
35:39lost her viola my hands started to sweat with worry charlie thought for a moment
35:45four days my heart sank and the panic inside me grew stronger
35:50then wait for your sister to come back she'll help you
35:57the next morning i went straight to the hospital
36:04jane has viola been here i asked as soon as i walked into her room jane looked surprised by my
36:11question like she hadn't expected me to ask about viola right away no she hasn't been here what's wrong
36:16mom isn't she just ignoring us because she's mad jane's answer didn't sit right with me something felt
36:22off i turned and left my mind racing i needed to find viola mom i'm taking over the fur company
36:29and there's a big deal coming up i need a million dollars in working capital can you
36:37then wait for your sister to come back she'll help you i don't understand any of this company business
36:42anyway i didn't care about the company or the business right now i just needed to know where my
36:47daughter was when i turned to leave and close the door behind me i saw jane's face it was twisted
36:53with anger resentment and something else disappointment but i didn't have the energy to
36:59care about her right now i headed straight to leo's house mommy you're back mark cried as
37:06he ran over to me but when he saw it was just me his face fell
37:16when mark saw it was just me his face fell
37:21grandma what are you doing here is your mommy home no she hasn't been home for days
37:28mark slumped onto the couch looking sad i wanted mommy's pancakes she makes them better than aunt jane
37:41just then leo called me
37:45wendy charlie and i have been looking for viola all day but we haven't been able to reach her
37:50we suspect something's happened to her and now now we're going to the police station to report her
37:55missing could you bring mark and meet us there i hang up my heart sinking deeper with every passing
38:02second i grab mock and rush to the station
38:14when we got there the officer asked are you sure you're looking for viola smith we nodded and the
38:20officer shook his head and said she passed away three days ago aren't you her family
38:25how could you not know this my legs gave out beneath me and i collapsed to the ground
38:31what that was a lie
38:39leo's eyes were bloodshot his fists clenched as he said
38:45check again we're looking for viola smith who lives on peace avenue unit 26
38:51the officer's expression didn't wave then i'm sorry to say but she's really gone
39:00her cause of death was silverthone wolf's bones poisoning which is a slow acting poison
39:05she took a potent painkiller for it which led to organ failure and her eventual death the officer shook
39:11his head again and added the doctor said she might have lasted months longer if she hadn't taken the
39:18painkiller or if she'd had access to a miracle elixir that could have neutralized the toxin entirely
39:26but it's too late to talk about that now my world spun at the officer's words a miracle elixir a
39:32cure
39:32we could have gotten for her it was me no us we had starved her of hope we as good
39:38as killed her
39:38ourselves then darkness someone's sending nasty texts to mommy this is so wrong wendy had passed out
39:51so i told trolley to take her to the hospital clutching the few belongings the police had returned
39:56to me viola's phone and a handful of signed transfer agreements i rushed after them at the hospital
40:03charlie stared at the documents viola is this all she left behind charlie was crying tears streaming
40:11down his face as he looked at the documents company shares transfer agreements and the bank
40:17trust fund transfer dad grandpa grandma look at this mark was holding up a phone someone's sending
40:23nasty text to mommy this is so wrong the screen showed a text message viola your parents mate and son
40:31all belong to me now you can't compete with me i'll take everything you own viola don't think
40:36ignoring me will make this go away didn't you say you'd give me the company why does the ownership
40:41still belong to you viola you lied to me i'm going to tell mom and dad you've been picking on
40:45me
40:45viola are you dead out there actually it's better this way i took the only thing that could have saved
40:51you the miracle elixir now death is your only choice just die already it's better this way
40:58dozens of venomous curses followed each one so vicious that even the officers who had followed
41:04us fell into stunned silence did jane sent these charlie's hands trembled uncontrollably he couldn't
41:11believe what he was reading and the realization hit him like a physical blow he was one of the people
41:17who had contributed to his daughter's death mommy really was sick and that woman bullied her mark
41:29cried wendy was pulling at her hair full of regret it's my fault i was so kind to an outsider
41:36but i
41:37neglected my own daughter i felt anger rise inside me and i stormed into jane's room to my shock there
41:43was
41:44a strange man in the room with her when jane saw me she looked panicked leo why are you here
41:55the man
41:56beside her sneered just perfect timing i'm jane's real father jeremy you all think she's this sweet and
42:06obedient girl don't you he laughed coldly she's nothing but a devil stop please jeng tried to stop
42:15him but he didn't listen warned you no money and i'd expose everything did you really think i'd let
42:21you walk away unscathed jeremy turned to us and mockingly said open your eyes that silver honed wolfs
42:28ape she poisoned your mate with it paid a witch to brew it he paused for a moment to let
42:35the words
42:36sink in she was never sick everything was staged all to steal viola's last chance at survival
42:46you're all fools who treats an outsider like royalty while your own daughter and mate withers in front of you
42:55jeremy's words struck like a silver blade twisting deep get away from me
43:04here's the proof he threw a pile of documents at me charlie and wendy stood behind me barely able to
43:10breathe from the pain mark rushed to jane's bed hitting her with all his strength you killed mommy give
43:16her back to me give her back get away from me did i kill her you were the ones who
43:22gave me the miracle
43:23elixir your sir your family murdered viola not me jane shrieked like a deranged woman i turned to the
43:32officers my voice hollow but firm arrest her charge her with intentional homicide as we stood there
43:39looking at the empty lifeless hospital room my heart felt heavy we had all played a part in viola's death
43:47are mr and mrs smith here it was selena viola's best friend she handed us some legal documents here's
43:54the certified copy of viola's estate and final arrangements everything under her name now belongs
44:00to you her face was blank as she looked at us if you'd known it would end like this would
44:06you still
44:06have treated her that way after she left my in-laws and i broke down in tears holding each other
44:12as we
44:12cried our prejudice killed viola and our neglect cost her her life yet even in her final moments she
44:19still thought of us and left everything to us that night we wept until dawn bled into the sky after
44:25the
44:25funeral i moved into the cemetery grounds while mark went to live with his grandparents i wanted to be
44:31near viola and atone for my past mistakes viola i'm sorry
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