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A Filha Esquecida: 99 Motivos de Dor
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00:00At midnight, my soul floated out of the basement.
00:03A 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.
00:31Scott 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.
01:14Dad, 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.
01:33Who 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.
01:48If 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?
02:21Knowing 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.
02:41Kicked, 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.
03:05I'd recognize it anywhere.
03:07There, my blood ran cold.
03:12You bitch!
03:14Liar!
03:15Miranda would never...
03:17Slamming me against the concrete wall.
03:20Forearm pressed in my throat.
03:22Don't bother struggling.
03:24You're not leaving this basement today.
03:26I won't tell anyone, I promise.
03:28Please, just don't kill me.
03:29In the end, they ignored my pleas, pinned me down, violated me, and bit my neck while taking countless photos
03:37amidst their foul taunts.
03:39I fought all my life, and I was struggling, my head slammed against the corner of the table.
03:44My blood gushed out instantly, terrified, I fled.
03:47I summoned the last of my strength, dragging myself across the floor to my phone, and try to call...
03:53Mom.
03:53Every werewolf senses mortal danger in family through the pack bond, yet 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.
04:09Your 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.
04:18Ryan, I'm dying.
04:22Chelsea, cut the drama.
04:24This is Miranda's big day.
04:26There's a limit to your attention seeking.
04:28I already told you I'd make it up to you with a graduation present.
04:31But, Ryan, I was already dying.
04:33A bitter smile touched my lips.
04:35Too bad.
04:36You'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.
04:49Now, her wish has come true.
04:51My spirit was trapped in the living room, forced to watch their cozy family scene.
04:56My 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.
05:09Mom, I already have so many clothes.
05:11My closet is full.
05:13Then, we'll put them in Chelsea's room.
05:16She'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?
05:25Chelsea 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.
05:40Turns out, a spirit can cry.
05:42The warmth was theirs.
05:43The loneliness was mine.
05:45But Chelsea's still not back.
05:46And she's not replying to my texts.
05:49Is she still mad at us?
05:51I feel so terrible with her not here.
05:54At the sound of Miranda's voice,
05:56the three of them finally shifted their attention from her and remembered me.
06:00Dad frowned instinctively.
06:04Don't mind her.
06:05She just wants us to revolve around her.
06:09When will she ever grow up?
06:11Mom's face showed a flicker of impatience.
06:13It's just a distinguished service award.
06:16They give one out every two years.
06:18Do 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.
06:27Chelsea will be sad if she hears you.
06:29She had to practically beg for that award.
06:35Oh, did I just say that out loud?
06:38I 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.
06:47Miranda would still make up lies about me plagiarizing.
06:50Dad never questioned it.
06:52He just beat me.
06:53I'd long told myself I'd find my mate someday.
06:56Finally 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.
07:03I should have been sad.
07:05Maybe I was just numb.
07:06My soul was too numb to feel pain.
07:09The housekeeper brought out a platter of desserts.
07:11All of them Miranda's favorites.
07:13Naturally, they stopped talking about me.
07:15Miranda, college must have been tough.
07:18Here, eat more of your favorites.
07:20She 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.
07:29Dad and Scott listened, showering her with praise.
07:32And I just floated silently to the side.
07:35The clock struck one in the morning.
07:36I still hadn't appeared.
07:38Cot, save this for Chelsea.
07:40She can have it when she's done with her tantrum and comes back.
07:43Let's not have her think we only favor Miranda.
07:45See?
07:46We saved some for her.
07:47I stared at the tart slices, feeling nothing.
07:50Scott thought for a moment, then reached for the plate.
07:53Suddenly, Miranda shrieked and snatched the paper back from where it rested near a gift.
07:57Mom!
07:58It hurts!
07:59This gift, it's silver!
08:02Dad, Mom, and Scott immediately rushed to her side.
08:05Seeing the red, burn-like mark on Miranda's palm, they panicked.
08:09We weren't around any humans at the party?
08:11Which werewolf would send a gift made of silver?
08:14That gift box, is that Chelsea's?
08:18Mom, please don't blame Chelsea.
08:21The gift was on my bedside table this morning.
08:24I'm just happy she was willing to give me a present.
08:26I knew it.
08:28That's why she's been dragging her feet and not coming home.
08:32She was plotting to hurt Miranda!
08:35How could I have such a vicious sister?
08:37Enough!
08:37Stop arguing and get Miranda to the pack healer!
08:40Dad kicked the gift box, the one Miranda had stolen from my room,
08:44and 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.
08:52Don't go!
08:53The healer will have gauze.
08:54It hurts so much.
08:56If Scott had taken one step closer to the basement,
08:59he 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.
09:10I wanted to scream that I hadn't done anything,
09:13but I could no longer speak.
09:14And I knew that even if I could,
09:16they would never believe me.
09:18So be it.
09:19The housekeeper, hearing the commotion,
09:21came out to clean up the mess and sighed.
09:23Miss Chelsea, why do you never learn to protect yourself?
09:29My spirit floated back to my room.
09:32Seeing the journal on my desk,
09:33a flood of memories washed over me.
09:35When I was ten,
09:37our family held the decennial bloodline awakening ceremony.
09:40That day would determine every cub's future status
09:43and power within the pack.
09:45Scott was first.
09:46His wolf form was pure black,
09:49a symbol of power and future leadership.
09:51Dad looked at him with undisguised pride.
09:54When it was Miranda's turn,
09:56her wolf was a rare snow white,
09:58possessing a natural aura of peace
10:00that calmed all the pack members around her.
10:03Mom held her,
10:04calling her the family's treasure,
10:06not wanting to disappoint my parents.
10:08I stepped onto the awakening platform
10:10filled with anticipation.
10:11But when my wolf form appeared,
10:13everyone fell silent.
10:15My wolf was just an ordinary gray wolf.
10:17No special abilities,
10:18no rare coat color,
10:20so plain that I would be lost
10:22in a crowd of pack members.
10:23From that day on,
10:24I became the family's common one,
10:27someone not worth investing resources in.
10:29Even after I achieved the highest academic honors,
10:32they still believed bloodline determined everything.
10:34Scott and Miranda enjoyed all the favoritism
10:37and resources.
10:38And I,
10:39like my wolf's bloodline,
10:40was ordinary,
10:41expendable.
10:42My spirit followed Miranda to the healer's clinic.
10:45Before long,
10:46my mate Ryan burst in.
10:47He rushed straight to Miranda's side,
10:49grabbing her hand
10:50and anxiously examining the red mark on her palm.
10:53How did this happen?
10:54What did the healer say?
10:55Ryan,
10:56don't be like this.
10:58It's not Chelsea's fault.
11:01She probably just wanted to surprise me
11:04and forgot for a moment that we werewolves
11:08can't touch silver.
11:10The more understanding she acted,
11:12the darker Ryan's face grew.
11:14Chelsea?
11:16Where is she hiding now?
11:18Miranda,
11:20don't be sad.
11:23I'll make sure to teach her a lesson for you.
11:25We hadn't completed our mate bond,
11:27so he couldn't sense my death,
11:28much less know that I was right beside him,
11:30watching him in silence.
11:32After leaving the clinic,
11:33Ryan called my phone.
11:34When it went unanswered,
11:35he left a message.
11:37Chelsea,
11:37how could you be so vicious?
11:38Using silver to harm your own sister?
11:40I always thought you were kind,
11:41but you'd do something like this out of jealousy.
11:43I was on my way to give you your award gift.
11:45It's a family heirloam,
11:46a pendant to congratulate you.
11:47But now,
11:47you don't deserve it.
11:49Consider this your punishment.
11:50You'd better pray Miranda is okay.
11:53Otherwise,
11:53consider our mate bond ceremony cancelled!
11:56I listened to his accusations,
11:58my heart too weary to even feel a thing.
12:00I should have known long ago.
12:02We'd fought over Miranda countless times.
12:04During hunting training,
12:05he only watched her agile moves.
12:07When I tripped,
12:08he just called me clumsy.
12:09At meals,
12:10he never recalled I couldn't eat spicy food,
12:12yet baked over 20 desserts just to please her.
12:15I argued with him about these things countless times.
12:18You're overthinking it.
12:19I just think of Miranda as a little sister.
12:21His coldness made me feel like a possessive lunatic.
12:23But I loved him deeply.
12:25I thought he was the moon goddess's gift.
12:27Mine alone.
12:28I was wrong.
12:29My parents loved Scott and Miranda for their bloodline.
12:32Why did Ryan love her?
12:33I didn't know.
12:34And now,
12:34I'd never have the chance to find out.
12:36Because now,
12:37whether I fell or was beaten,
12:39I would never feel pain yet.
12:41After midnight,
12:42Dad,
12:42Mom,
12:42and Scott finally returned home,
12:44exhausted.
12:45I floated in a corner of the living room
12:47and heard my mother sigh.
12:48It's a shame Ryan's bloodline isn't strong enough for Miranda.
12:52They'd be perfect together.
12:53Look how attentive he was at the clinic.
12:55Yes,
12:55Ryan is quite capable.
12:57And I think Miranda likes him too.
12:59It would be perfect if they were mates.
13:01But these things are guided by the moon goddess.
13:03Don't overthink it.
13:05Ryan's bloodline isn't worthy of our precious white wolf.
13:08It's better to let him be with Chelsea.
13:10Their gray wolf bloodlines are a better match.
13:13Even if he completes the mate bond with Chelsea,
13:15he can still dote on Miranda.
13:17She added casually.
13:18Then looked up and noticed the house was dark.
13:21A faint,
13:21metallic smell hung in the air.
13:23Looks like the moonstones in the house have run out of energy.
13:26Scott,
13:26go to the basement and get a new one.
13:28Scott grunted in agreement and strode toward the basement.
13:31The closer he got,
13:32the stronger the metallic smell became.
13:34His wolf instincts made him frown,
13:36but he dismissed it as a dead rat in the house.
13:39What's that smell?
13:40Dad and mom followed him toward the basement door.
13:42Scott pushed it open.
13:43A thick,
13:44nauseating stench of blood and decay rushed out to meet them.
13:48In the darkness,
13:49a body lay in a pool of dried,
13:51blackened blood.
13:52Its eyes not fully closed.
13:53Scott stopped dead.
13:56Scott froze.
13:57My name a choked whisper on his lips,
13:59but dad was the first to react.
14:01His stunned expression twisted into a scowl.
14:03Chelsea!
14:05Are you out of your mind?
14:07Have you had enough of this?
14:09Pulling a stunt like this just for attention.
14:11Mom chimed in,
14:12her voice sharp.
14:13Get up.
14:14Do you have any idea how disgusting you look?
14:17You'd stoop to playing dead just to steal Miranda's spotlight.
14:20My spirit floated beside them,
14:22watching them yell at my cold corpse.
14:24They still didn't believe I was dead.
14:26They thought this was just my latest ploy for sympathy.
14:29Scott finally snapped out of his trance.
14:31He strode forward and kicked my arm impatiently with the toe of his boot.
14:35Stop acting.
14:36Get up.
14:36My body shifted slightly on the floor,
14:39but otherwise I was still.
14:40That sent him over the edge.
14:41Get up.
14:41Scott bellowed,
14:42and his next kick sent my body rolling over.
14:45The impact revealed the fatal wound on the back of my head,
14:48along with the countless bite marks scarring my neck.
14:51For the first time,
14:52I saw true panic on their faces.
14:53Panic for me.
14:55Her body.
14:55Mom's voice trembled.
14:57She was finally realizing something was terribly wrong.
15:00Why is it...
15:03so cold?
15:05Dad's expression finally shattered.
15:07A werewolf's body temperature is naturally higher than a human's.
15:11If I were faking it,
15:12my body couldn't possibly be this cold.
15:14It's stiff.
15:14Drop the block.
15:15Dad said, his voice raw.
15:17We blocked our pack link to Chelsea.
15:20Drop it now.
15:21Let's see if she can fake being alive.
15:25It was the only way to be sure if a werewolf was truly dead.
15:29Dad, Mom, and Scott closed their eyes,
15:31concentrating.
15:32Trying to find my faint light,
15:34concentrating.
15:35Trying to find my faint light within the pack's spiritual bond.
15:39One.
15:40Two.
15:41Three.
15:42Scott's eyes flew open first.
15:44All the color drained from his face.
15:45He staggered back a step.
15:48Dad went rigid,
15:50his lips starting to tremble uncontrollably.
15:54Mom's face,
15:55a mask of scorn and anger moments before,
15:58dissolved into pure terror.
16:00Where my life force should have been,
16:02there was only a cold,
16:03silent void.
16:04I watched their expressions,
16:06wondering if they could feel even a fraction of the pain I had endured.
16:10No.
16:11Impossible.
16:14Chelsea.
16:15While my family home descended into chaos,
16:18Ryan was blissfully unaware that I was gone.
16:21He had gone back to the clinic to see Miranda again,
16:23my watching as he gently changed the bandage on her hand.
16:27Does it still hurt?
16:28Ryan's voice was softer than I'd heard it in a long, long time.
16:32Not anymore.
16:35Not when you're here.
16:38Chelsea went too far.
16:40When she finally shows,
16:42I swear I'll make her regret it.
16:47Don't blame Chelsea.
16:48She was probably just desperate for everyone's attention.
16:51The sight of her pain only tightened the knot of protectiveness in his chest.
16:56Miranda,
16:56you're too kind.
16:58She hurts you like this,
16:59and you still defend her.
17:02I just worry about her.
17:08Chelsea has been so lonely her whole life.
17:11She just needs to be loved.
17:14What she needs is a lesson,
17:16not love.
17:17Selfish people like her only know how to hurt others.
17:23Look at your hand.
17:24Look what she did to you.
17:29Ryan,
17:30I'm scared.
17:32What if my sister hates me?
17:34She won't get the chance.
17:37I'll protect you.
17:38I won't let anyone hurt you.
17:42Including Chelsea.
17:47I floated nearby,
17:49listening to them paint me as a villain.
17:51They spoke of my viciousness,
17:52my selfishness,
17:53but who among them knew
17:54I was already a cold corpse?
17:56Ryan,
17:56Miranda said softly.
17:57There's something I've always wanted to tell you.
18:00What is it?
18:00I know you'll
18:01differently about me,
18:03she said,
18:03her cheeks flushing.
18:04And I...
18:05Ryan was silent for a long moment.
18:07Miranda,
18:07we can't.
18:08Why not?
18:09Miranda looked up,
18:10her expression wounded.
18:11You don't love Chelsea.
18:13The entire family can see it.
18:14My ghostly form stilled.
18:16I didn't expect his answer.
18:17I don't love her.
18:20Do I?
18:20Ryan hesitated,
18:21then shook his head
18:22as if to clear it.
18:23Chelsea is my mate.
18:25We're supposed to have
18:26our mating ceremony soon.
18:27Then cancel it,
18:28Miranda said urgently.
18:29You said it yourself yesterday,
18:31didn't you?
18:32That if anything happened to me,
18:33you'd cancel it.
18:34No, Miranda,
18:35I can't.
18:36I only said that
18:36to teach her a lesson.
18:38Ryan lowered his head,
18:39avoiding her gaze.
18:40I've always thought of you
18:41as a little sister.
18:42My mate is Chelsea.
18:43It will only ever be Chelsea.
18:45Miranda stared at him
18:47in disbelief,
18:47fresh tears
18:48spilling from her eyes.
18:49My spirit hurt his confession,
18:51but my heart felt nothing.
18:52Ryan,
18:53I'm already dead.
18:54Your love is far too little
18:55and much too late.
18:57Ryan,
18:57I always knew Chelsea
18:58was more likable.
19:00I don't blame you.
19:01It's my fault
19:02for not being good enough.
19:04Miranda cried,
19:05clinging to him.
19:06Ryan hesitated,
19:07not pushing her away.
19:08Just then,
19:09his phone rang.
19:09It was Scott.
19:10That must be Chelsea.
19:11She's probably home.
19:13A flicker of relief
19:14in his eyes.
19:15Miranda,
19:16don't cry.
19:16I'm gonna give her
19:17a piece of my mind.
19:18He answered the phone,
19:19but it wasn't news
19:19of my return.
19:20It was...
19:21Ryan,
19:21Chelsea's dead.
19:22What the hell
19:23kind of mate were you?
19:24Ryan's eyes widened.
19:26Chelsea's dead?
19:27The phone slipped
19:28from his numb fingers
19:29and clattered to the floor.
19:30He finally understood.
19:32I wasn't throwing a tantrum.
19:33I wasn't fighting
19:34for attention.
19:35I was never coming back.
19:39Ryan sped home.
19:44Arriving to find
19:44Dad in my room,
19:46clutching my journal.
19:47He opened it
19:47to the first page
19:48and his hands
19:49began to tremble.
19:50Seventeen.
19:51Tenth birthday.
19:52The whole family forgot.
19:54Only the housekeeper
19:54remembered
19:55and bought me
19:56a small cake.
19:57Twenty-three.
19:58Miranda got a paper cut.
20:00Mom and Dad
20:01stayed up all night
20:01with her.
20:02I had a broken bone
20:04and had to lie
20:05in bed alone.
20:08Thirty-two.
20:09I won first place
20:11in the PAC science fair.
20:14But Mom and Dad
20:15went to watch
20:16Miranda's hunting trials.
20:18Ninety-nine entries
20:19from childhood
20:20until now.
20:22Every single one
20:23was dated.
20:24A detailed account
20:25of their neglect.
20:27The three of them
20:28huddled around the journal,
20:29tears streaming
20:30down their faces.
20:34Forty-five.
20:35At the bloodline
20:36awakening ceremony,
20:37I became the most
20:38common gray wolf.
20:39Dad was so disappointed
20:40he turned
20:41and walked away
20:42without a single
20:43word of comfort.
20:46Forty-eight.
20:47Our anniversary.
20:48Ryan spent the day
20:49helping Miranda
20:49pick out a dress.
20:50Are we still going
20:51to have our mating ceremony?
20:53Moon goddess,
20:54please show me the way.
20:56Fifty-two.
20:57Mom said it would be better
20:59if Miranda
20:59were their only daughter.
21:01It would be better
21:02if Miranda
21:03were their only daughter.
21:05Mom,
21:05it was my birthday.
21:06The last entry read,
21:08once it hits ninety-nine,
21:09I'm done hoping
21:09for their love.
21:10It's probably going
21:11to hit ninety-nine tomorrow.
21:12They won't remember
21:13to come to my award ceremony.
21:14They only care
21:15that it's Miranda's graduation.
21:19What have we done?
21:25Mom slumped to the floor,
21:27sobbing hysterically.
21:28Chelsea, I'm sorry.
21:30I'm so sorry.
21:31Scott picked up the journal,
21:32his hands shaking
21:33as he flipped through the pages.
21:35Every number was a needle
21:36piercing his heart.
21:37We owe her so much.
21:39She remembered everything
21:40and we just took it all
21:41for granted.
21:42Ryan stood frozen
21:43in the doorway,
21:44a silent witness
21:45to their grief.
21:46He remembered
21:46the past two years,
21:47how I had so cautiously
21:48tried to share
21:49my academic achievements
21:50with him.
21:51I had craved his attention,
21:52but he had always been
21:53distracted by something
21:55or someone else.
21:56I'll hold a funeral
21:57for her.
21:58The grandest funeral
22:00the pack has ever seen.
22:01I want the entire pack
22:04had lame to know
22:05that Chelsea was
22:06our most outstanding child.
22:07But it was too late.
22:08An apology can't bring
22:09the dead back to life.
22:10I was too tired to care.
22:12A week later,
22:13my funeral was held.
22:14All the werewolves
22:15who had missed me
22:16at the award ceremony
22:17came to pay their respect.
22:18They mourned me,
22:19calling me the pack's
22:20most brilliant researcher.
22:21But my family
22:22had never known
22:22that part of me.
22:24All they knew
22:24was a troublemaker
22:25who fought with Miranda
22:26for their affection.
22:27Ryan knelt before
22:28my grave all night.
22:30Chelsea, I was wrong.
22:31I was so wrong.
22:33I thought I didn't love you,
22:34but now I know
22:36I'm nothing without you.
22:37Come back, please!
22:39Yell at me!
22:40Hit me!
22:41Just come back!
22:42But I could never go back.
22:44Mom placed a platter
22:45of my favorite desserts
22:46in front of my headstone.
22:47She had finally remembered
22:48that I loved mango tart
22:49when I was little.
22:50But she remembered
22:51far, far too late.
22:52Dad and Scott
22:53knelt beside her,
22:54repeating my name
22:55like a prayer.
22:56They swore they would
22:57spend their lives
22:57atoning for their sins,
22:59but I didn't need
22:59their atonement anymore.
23:01The funeral was grand.
23:02Only Miranda wasn't there.
23:03She claimed she wasn't
23:04feeling well
23:05and couldn't come.
23:06In reality,
23:07she was at home,
23:08celebrating,
23:08celebrating that there
23:09was finally no one
23:10left to compete
23:11with her love.
23:14While sorting through
23:15my belongings,
23:16Dad found my moonstone.
23:18If a werewolf dies nearby,
23:21a dimmed moonstone
23:22will record
23:23their final memories.
23:24The realization
23:25hit him like a physical blow.
23:27He quickly called
23:28Mom and Scott over.
23:29Ryan followed them,
23:30a silent shadow.
23:32He said,
23:32his voice trembling.
23:33Chelsea's last moment.
23:34They're saved in here.
23:37We have to see
23:38what really happened
23:39that day.
23:43They gathered around
23:44the stone
23:45and placed their hands
23:46on it.
23:51It began to glow,
23:54and an image
23:55of my final moments
23:56flickered to life.
23:59I was at home,
24:00getting ready to leave
24:01for my award ceremony.
24:07When I heard
24:08a noise downstairs,
24:12two strange rogues
24:13had broken in.
24:14She's here.
24:15Stick to the plan.
24:16One of the men spoke,
24:18dangling a keychain
24:19with Miranda's
24:19signature charm
24:20at knit.
24:21You sure no one's
24:22going to come
24:22looking for her?
24:26Relax.
24:26The whole family's
24:28at the little sister's
24:29party.
24:30No one gives a damn
24:31about this one.
24:32Miranda said
24:32if we just rough her up
24:33and take a few pictures,
24:35remember,
24:36don't actually kill her.
24:37Just ruin her reputation.
24:40In the vision,
24:41I backed away,
24:42my face etched
24:43with terror.
24:44Who are you?
24:45Why are you doing
24:46this to me?
24:46Don't be scared,
24:47little wolf.
24:48It'll be over soon.
24:50They dragged me
24:52toward the basement.
24:53No!
24:56I fought back desperately.
24:58My head slammed
24:59against the sharp
24:59hallmark table
25:00and blood gushed
25:01from the wound.
25:07The rogues panicked
25:08and fled.
25:11With the last
25:12of my strength,
25:13I tried to use
25:13my pack link
25:14to call for help,
25:15but the connection
25:16was severed.
25:16The phone calls
25:17I managed to make
25:18were dismissed
25:18as me acting out
25:19for attention.
25:21The moonstone
25:22went dark.
25:23Scott was the first
25:24to react.
25:24He stormed
25:25into Miranda's room.
25:27It was you.
25:27You hired those rogues
25:29to kill Chelsea.
25:31No, Scott!
25:32What are you talking about?
25:36Look at what
25:37the moonstone recorded!
25:39What else do you have
25:40to say for yourself,
25:41Miranda?
25:42How could you do this?
25:43She was our sister!
25:46I only wanted
25:47to ruin her reputation.
25:49Reputation!
25:50I never meant
25:51for her to die!
25:52She's one who
25:53hit her head!
25:54How is that
25:54my fault?
25:55Besides,
25:56you all hated her,
25:57didn't you?
25:58Isn't it better
25:59now that she's dead?
26:04You monster!
26:05Chelsea was your sister!
26:07She never competed
26:08with you for anything!
26:09We were the ones
26:10who wronged her,
26:11not the other way around!
26:12She never competed
26:14with you for anything!
26:15We were the ones
26:16who wronged her,
26:17not the other way around!
26:23Miranda, we gave you
26:24all our love!
26:25Why would you do this?
26:27All your love?
26:28Miranda sneered,
26:29a wild look in her eyes.
26:31If that's true,
26:32then why are you all
26:33acting like this
26:33now that Chelsea's dead?
26:35Didn't you only love me?
26:36Unable to take any more,
26:37Ryan lunged forward
26:38and punched Miranda
26:39square in the face.
26:40Shut up!
26:41Chelsea was a thousand times
26:42better than you will ever be!
26:44Miranda fell to the floor,
26:45blood trickling
26:46from her split lip.
26:47Don't act so devoted now.
26:49Ryan, you abandoned Chelsea
26:50for me more times
26:51than I can count,
26:52didn't you?
26:53Her words made everyone
26:54turn to look at Ryan.
26:55He was speechless,
26:56the shame burning
26:57on his face.
26:58I was wrong.
26:58I was wrong.
26:59We were all wrong.
27:00Scott stepped toward Miranda,
27:02his eyes filled
27:02with a terrifying,
27:03cold fury.
27:04You killed Chelsea?
27:05You don't deserve
27:06to be a part of this family.
27:07Get out
27:07and never show
27:08your face to us again.
27:10After being cast
27:11out of the family,
27:12Miranda's life
27:12quickly fell apart.
27:14Without the pack's protection,
27:15she could only afford
27:16to live in the cheapest
27:17most run-down rentals
27:18on the edge
27:19of human territory.
27:20Soon,
27:21the news that she had
27:22orchestrated her own
27:23sister's murder
27:23spread throughout the pack.
27:25A wolf who kills
27:27their own kin,
27:28the alpha elder pronounced,
27:29and will be exiled forever.
27:32She tried to find
27:32a new pack
27:33to take her in,
27:34but no one wanted
27:35a murderer in their midst.
27:37Stripped of her status,
27:38Miranda became
27:39a true rogue,
27:40despised,
27:41and alone.
27:42She wandered the streets,
27:43a ghost haunted
27:44by hunger and cold.
27:45To survive,
27:46she was forced to cut deals
27:48in the shadows.
27:49Three months later,
27:50during one of those deals,
27:51she encountered
27:52the forbidden fruit.
27:53It was a narcotic
27:54that werewolves
27:55were absolutely forbidden
27:56from touching,
27:57a poison for the soul.
27:59She knew the consequences,
28:00but she took it anyway.
28:01Only in its hazy bliss
28:03could she forget my death,
28:04forget the blood
28:05on her hands.
28:06The forbidden fruit
28:06slowly ate away
28:07at her wolf spirit.
28:09Her strength faded,
28:10her sanity crumbled.
28:11Finally,
28:12she died alone
28:13in a filthy,
28:14dark alley.
28:14In her last fleeting
28:16moments of clarity,
28:17she remembered me
28:18being kind to her
28:19when we were children,
28:20how I would share
28:21my candy with her,
28:22and how I would stay
28:23with her when she had
28:24nightmares.
28:24But it was all too late.
28:26When Ryan heard the news
28:27of Miranda's death,
28:28his face was a blank mask.
28:30He wasn't the same
28:31Ryan anymore.
28:32After my death,
28:33he became a hollowed-out
28:34shell of the man
28:35he'd been.
28:36He quit his job
28:37and locked himself
28:38in his room.
28:38The walls were covered
28:39with my photos,
28:40and a picture of us
28:41sat on his desk,
28:43gathering dust.
28:44He started drinking heavily,
28:45started hurting himself,
28:47searching for a pain
28:48that could eclipse
28:49the one in his soul.
28:50Chelsea, I'm sorry.
28:51I'm so sorry.
28:52It was the only thing
28:53he ever said.
28:54He desperately sought out
28:55dark magic,
28:56trying to find a way
28:57to contact the dead,
28:58beg for a forgiveness
29:00he knew he didn't deserve.
29:01I could feel his dark summons
29:03tugging on my spirit,
29:04but I never answered.
29:06A year after my death,
29:08Ryan took his own life.
29:09He died in front of my grave,
29:11clutching a faded photo of us.
29:13Having lost two sisters
29:14and a mate,
29:15the crushing guilt
29:16finally broke his mind.
29:17He began to franticize
29:18the three rogues
29:19who had attacked me,
29:20but was gravely injured
29:22in the ensuing fight
29:23and left crippled for life.
29:24As for my parents,
29:26unable to bear the trauma
29:27of their children
29:28destroying each other
29:29and then dying
29:30one by one,
29:31they both succumbed
29:32to a severe case
29:33of wolf sickness,
29:34their minds lost to grief.
29:35They were sent
29:36to an isolated treatment facility
29:38to keep them
29:39from harming themselves
29:40or other pack members.
29:41Of our once proud family,
29:43only Scott was left,
29:44sitting alone
29:45in his wheelchair.
29:46He watched over
29:47the empty house,
29:48a silent guardian
29:49of our old memories,
29:51a family portrait
29:52hung on the wall,
29:53the last one
29:53we ever took together.
29:55I was still alive then,
29:56still smiling,
29:57still holding on
29:58to a sliver of hope
29:59for them.
30:00But now,
30:01it was all over.
30:02My spirit drifted
30:03through the dilapidated house,
30:05watching this final,
30:06tragic outcome.
30:08My betrayers
30:09had received their punishment,
30:10but I felt no satisfaction.
30:12Death had rendered it
30:13all meaningless.
30:14Moon goddess,
30:15if I could do it
30:16all over again,
30:17I hope I could live
30:18in a family
30:19without favoritism,
30:20without indifference,
30:22without betrayal.
30:23Let me feel the warmth
30:24of being truly loved
30:25just once.
30:26But in this life,
30:27my spirit has grown weary.
30:29Let me finally rest.
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