Alpha or Lycan: Otsana's Dilemma

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arth muffling my footsteps. The shadows of th

ld see the grave marker of my beloved mother. "Mothe

ng to recapture a memory long since faded. Grief wel

see her again, to share my struggles since her passing. My

pfather, Alpha Grayson, and stepsister, Sophia, have made my life very difficult. They treat

abandoned us when my mother was pregnant with me, and she kept me away from him. She later married Alpha Grayson, who had a daughter, Sophia, fro

ing from hours of kneeling. The moon shone overhead,

se looming in the distance, its stone walls and woode

use, knowing what awaited me. "Wolfl

eps echoing through the empty courtyard. In the shadows, I could see the hate

hissed, her voice laced with

s I made my way towards my room. But I could feel the

ck, grateful to be away from the prying eyes

wnstairs. I haven't eaten since morning, as I was instructed b

e door woul

rising in my chest. Locke

side of the door, high and cruel. "Look

he malice in her words. "You can have your room for dinner, sister dear," she called

phriam, her cruel-hearted

d. "Freaks like her don't

pounded on the door,

I cried out for help. But my cries fell on deaf ears, t

dawn's pale light. Still, no one came. No

he floor, my body trembling with sobs. And,

thing I noticed was the slant of sunlight stre

at the tender spots where my body had pressed against the hardwood

ope

than a few steps, a hand clamped around my hai

n agony with every jerking step. "Move faster, you w

punished for tardin

oor at the end of the hallway. Grayson shoved me ins

d us in, closing the do

the Alpha lo

ed, my voice trembling. "I apol

th rage. "I have no patience for your excuses, Ome

s my fear. "Please," I whispered, "

lies," he growled. "You

dagger. "You will go to Alpha Ralph of the Greyhound pack," he said, his voice cold and

impossible twist of fate. Before I could utter a word, th

eyes burning with malice. "You are to present yourself as my daughter, Sophia, in all respects

d gasps. "Yes, Alpha Grayson," I whispered

ing his grip. "Now, get re