CURSED HEARTS AND SAVAGE DESIRES

er the forest floor and turn to face my dad, Nick, who is doing his best to keep up with me. We coul

were in hot water, and we had to get the hell out of dodge. Hearing our pack

est. It felt like my ribs were covered in blood. Despite my body being flo

and he looks away to show me a safe cab

lbow through a broken piece of glass; he doesn't back down and lets me in. The glass scr

behind me and we hide in the corner. We all stay silent, listening for t

way out in case we were discovered. Cobwebs and spiders hung from

e you okay?" He begs fervently. I take a hard gulp and fee

on?" I snapped. "She's just done her fucking vood

searing pain sweeps across my body. Every inch of my flesh felt like roots were spreading inside

holding my face in his p

and my ears grow clogged. I had sharp shooting pains up my spine, a thousand phrases r

and causing my body to jolt into awkward positions. I nearly s

"I'm goi

ting at me through hazy eyes. "You

eling in my body, and needles and pins are sticking me in all directions. I scream in desperation, "I-I can't see," as unending tears s

am." My dad touches the back o

itted teeth. My dad's cries for me to stay awake eventually register as I am unab

ps

as I stared between my pack's venomous gazes, th

her dark cloak falling to the floor. Glaring at me from across the room, she clinks her fingernails and presses her hands together.

nous, "You've taken everythi

nything," as I lean against

approach me, adopting a zombie-like stance

em. The best kind of manipulation, turning the individuals who know me the best aga

hey open their mouths and foamy material forms around their lips, I screa

she never acknowledges me.

er sneers at me as they hold me down and prevent me from escaping,

k eyes meet mine. "It's not nice when things don't

hile her puppet hands cling to me. "I'll lea

into my flesh as she clutches my chin.

d takes out a scalpel instrument. My blood spurted out as I d

ground, and I flinch from the brutal force. With the scalpel pulled back, Pan

ressing my hands up on the fire pits in between her. My hands are already gett

nd. The fire roars against my hands, and I open my eyes wide as the lights start to flicker on

but it sounds forceful. Throughout my whole life, I have heard Mom cast spells and

holding onto me fiercely

ectly, each syllable coming out of her mouth with passion and pu

from the heat, and my sk

to the ground, trying to catch my breath due to the might of her enchantment. Pandora h

With clenched teeth

ou," she says nonchalantly, brushing a finger against my cheek and then snagging off the corner of my jaw. H

growl loudly inside of me,

olf will quickly diminish, and before long, you will be nothing. You'll die alone because your wo

yourself," which makes me sigh. "because you will not be able to.

he murmurs, "Maybe you shouldn't have crossed me, sweet girl," and lea

h," and all I want to do is use

scorching sensation that is spreading from my cheek onto the rest of my face, I chuckle instead of acting

er firmly. "You will ge

"Don't ever speak to me like that again you vile, nasty girl!"

ed cry. "Get her out and off our land be

and clenching my fists. tossing me out into the open space outside, where I land

catch you, I'll give you five minutes to flee. I would expect the worst." H

oor. He pulls me into the trees and yells, "Let's

gathering the strength to attempt combat, and hearing the wolves howling behind us. Their paws hammered the ground and

her says as he pulls me

as they stamped down on the

epeats. "Nor

ps

ns quickly. My dad was staring at me with utter worry and confusi

nd empty. I breathe heavily, letting out a groan of irritation and internal hatred as my dad stares down at my chest. Observing how my throat ti

of me. I can feel the wolf raging inside of me, begging to be let out

trying to get

king my dad wince a little.