Mira’s Pov:
The door flew open, standing at the door I watched with pain as my family members were busy having fun. Discussing, chatting, and cracking jokes with each other. Angel patted my back and she motioned for me to enter inside before excusing herself.
I swallowed hard and walked inside. I cleared my throat to gain their attention since I don’t know how to address them after what they have done to me.
“Wow!!….” Vivian screamed in joy as she embraced me in a warm hug.
“I miss you…..” She cried out.
“Umm…..” I mumbled since I don’t know how to react in this kind of situation. I slowly looked at my mom who was looking down, refusing to meet my gaze, and my father who was shamelessly smiling from ear to ear.
“This pack has taken good care of you…you have gained a lot of weight within a few weeks, that’s a good thing to see,” Khloe said with no atom of emotion in her voice, her hands pointing at my figure. I glared at her but she just shrugged it off.
“And nice shape, though…..” She added.
“Was that a compliment or what?” thought Heaven as she rolled her eyes at her
I clenched my fists as my nails sunk into my flesh, I clenched my fist so tight to avoid them seeing my emotions “Why are you guys here…..?” I asked no one in particular.
“Are you not happy to see us? Not even me? Vivian asked, surprised.
” I don’t like repeating myself….. Why are you guys here?” I asked with a cold expression.
“Mtcheew….” My mom signed tiredly.
“Tonight is your wedding…. And you don’t expect us to stay back, that doesn’t make sense,” my mom said nonchalantly.
“Haha…. How shameless,” I spit bitterly.
“Is it not enough that you guys joined hands together and sold me out but you guys shameless came to witness me get married,”
“That’s so pathetic of you guys….. ” I said angrily as I fought back the tears from flowing down my cheeks. “What do they take me for…?” I thought.
“Mind your language, young lady….. Where are your manners?” My father growled madly.
“Is not like we even wanted to be here in the first place,” Khloe sneered looking bored as she fanned her face with her other hand, her face which is as cold as ice, sending chills down my spine. Her words pierced my heart like a sharp razor blade, though I don’t want to see them all. I won’t deny that part of me felt delighted seeing them here but Khloe’s words emotionally wounded me. I felt like I was choking as I stared into her cold eyes, tears stung at the corner of my eyes.
“Enough Khloe!!….” Vivian yelled, surprising me. This is a different Vivian for the one that I know is a scared chicken. Her words also took everyone by surprise aside from Khloe who smirked viciously at her.
Vivian turned to me and smiled, ignoring Khloe, “We came because of your wedding because there is no way that we will ditch our little princess wedding. I will walk you down the aisle,” she cheerfully giggled.
I closed my eyes before opening them again. They now looked ice-cold. “You guys should return home because I don’t want to see any of you,” I snapped, coldly.
“You must be crazy if you think we will be going home…. Not after stressing myself for coming here,” Khloe coldly snarled, returning the same energy.
“Sometimes I even think if this girl, Khloe, is my biological sister if she was born from the same parents as mine,” I shot a deadly glare at her, which she returned.
“Your opinion is not needed here……” My father said with no emotion.
“No!!…. Not again, every damn time you always say that my opinion doesn’t matter. This is my life that we are talking about here,” I yelled, with so much pain in my voice.
“And……” My father said as he glared at me.
“Mira, you should calm down for your father, and we haven’t done anything wrong to you,” My mother calmly said like all these things meant nothing.
“Mo….. mo…mom….. I staggered as I stared at my mom dumbfounded.
” Yes, you should be happy that you have brought honor to our pack as you have always wished,” she said with a phony smile. I glanced at all of them horribly as the tears that I have been fighting back for a long time flowed down my face. “Is this a nightmare? Are they truly my family? Why me? Why did nobody ever love me? I thought as tears suddenly welled in my eyes.
“Haha….. this is unbelievable,” I laughed bitterly, my heart crush as I stared at them. Vivian lowered her head to avoid eye contact with me, and Khloe coldly stared at me dead in the eye. My mother kept looking anywhere else well, except at me but normally my father glared daggers my way.
“You might be wondering why Vivian or Khloe wasn’t choosing, but you were, right?” My father said as Khloe gave me a mocking smile.
“Khloe will be the crystal moon pack’s Alpha in a few months to come,” he proudly said and turned to glance at her daughter, Khloe. It hurts to see my father stare at my other siblings with so much affection but ends up glaring at me. In the past, he was so much fond of me, he stared at me with pride, adoration, and love till the day I turned eighteen my whole world shattered, and my dreams crumbled.
We built a lot of memories and it hurts that he can forget them all easily, my mom has been my backbone back then. I always shared my secrets with her and it breaks my heart to see her backing my father up and forcing me into this misery because of their dignity. Nobody cares about my happiness or my dignity, all they ever wanted to hear and see is my willingness to embrace this pain and misery like it meant nothing.
Though everyone in our family knew how close my mom and Vivian were, they were very much close and even fond of each other. That’s why she always gets away from punishment easily despite her wayward life. Vivian can’t be the chosen bride, for my mom won’t be alive and witness her darling daughter marry into a loveless marriage, not with Nicholas Den. The world-known ruthless, arrogant, heartless player who changes women like clothing.
“And as for Vivian, you are way stronger than her. She is fragile and can’t withstand Nicholas,” My father said like he made the right decision.
“You should be happy for you will be known for bringing honor to our pack and being the Luna of the bright moon pack, the strongest pack in the whole of werewolves’ realm,”
“So congratulations to my darling daughter,” he said as my mother and sister Khloe gave me a thumbs up except for Vivian who pitifully stared at me.
I sniffed as tears trail down my cheeks, I can’t believe the scene in front of me, their words landed through my soul. My throat burned as my mouth tasted bitter. I shook my head in total disbelief as I turned my back and ran out of the room. I gasped for air but I continued running, crying my eyes out till I bash into a feminine figure and fell to the ground with my butt hitting the hard and rough tiles.
“Are you blind or what? You pathetic thing……” The lady I bumped into snarled, from her aura you won’t be told twice that she is from a higher rank and that’s when it dawned on me.
“Nengi….”