Bounds By Shadow

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e, or should I say the only thing I'm allowed to have on my plate. It's like I'm stuck in this cycle where nothing is trul

barrassing moments as much as possible. So, I carve out precious time in the woods

e exhaustion that never seems to fade. But my 18th

on that day, my mate will be the one to set me free, even if it's in

one chance at being lucky, my mate should

se and I would be sure to never get away

a mate outside this pack as possible. I only p

not seen him in any trouble and, for what's worth, he has never bee

ghteen and I am known to be the pack's slave, I

eem to stop, they always have the need to invite people over every time and they don'

a pet but I cannot count how mu

mega like me and does not have any title, or even if he is a member of the pack, I will convince him to take me out of here and

I'm given even the slightest bit of luck, then I w

definitely didn't want to have me around. It was only a few days away no

en me as a scar he would like to get rid of. My father had never looked upon me with love

lows my stepmother to treat me as she p

ed to call me a murderer for taking my mother's life at

ions and they seem so faint now. I have since co

le peace and temporarily get away from

. Yes, my father had agreed to let me work, since I had nothing else to do except school and

almost hoped that everyone was like her. She was an angel in the midst of de

rom where I stood and I saw th

around waiting for me. If I don't want to receive another beating of my li

e room Joan always

aid from behind

inside and a smile lit up her f

re you

"Fine Joan, I wanted to inform you

after I am done here" S

he room, I made

was a pile of dishes waiting for me at the

e that I had been joined by someone's presence, who

outed, dropping the two pla

ates scattering on the floor was deafening. And at that moment, I rushed to apologize i

etting to do that when the plate crashed on the floor.

f greeting. He has always made a fuss about everyone giving him the respect that he

all righteousness, and I was more worried that someone would see us together and accuse me of flirting wit

k Sullivan and Luna Anne Sullivan, he is affectionately

yes, so if anything happens, people would po

and they also shamelessly throw the

. While some he just never gave a chance. Not me though. I have never shown any interes

ould have wounded me! Where

d get me to lose my wits at that point. I have seen the worst of his people, I have been beaten to oblivi

"I am sorry,

ere having dinner at the table" I said, trying to politely e

bout where I can go and not go?" He asked, growl

me," I said again with the most

g it as it was, he slapped me on my face, which was rather unexpect

y body for like half a second of standing there b

t with the venom inside m

ays led me into trouble, but the sting of the s

jawline with his hand, then placed it on my t

he continued with a low and hoarse voice this time, "if only you would

rouble. You are supposed to bow down to me and listen to what I have to say and I will make sure you don't get pu

nother leverage over me. And that would be over my dea

ss must have bruised his ego, so he tur

turned back and said to me "Don't worry, you won't be say

didn't want to think about it. If this was another way of

nd there would be an absolutely great difference. Th

d to me does haunt me. Not the craziness I am going to mee

? What did he mean when he sa