Chapter 1- MONSTER

LILY WINTERSONG POV.

It's been four days since I lost my mother's best friend and her husband. After my mother died her friend was the one who raised me.

She had a very beautiful name Abigail Cross. She was more than a person to me. She taught about every werewolves stuff and helped me through every phase.

But the most important thing above all this was that She invited me into her family and treated me like her own. Her husband, my stepfather David Cross, was nothing like her. He was kind to everyone but not towards me.

He had some unsaid grudge towards me that never went unnoticed. However, I did my best to behave since it was not my house and appreciated everything they did for me but that wasn't enough.

Still, I liked him as a Parent figure but never as my father. I did appreciate him for always speaking the truth about me.

He was the first one to tell me that I didn't have my wolf when the kids around my age had become friends with their wolf. He would call me to teach self defence and in that process would hurt me in a natural way without getting Suspicious by anyone.

Abigail told me about my mother and how she died giving birth to me, since she was her best friend she felt the need to take me in.

If it wasn't for her I don't think I would be alive. Even though she wasn't my mother I loved her nevertheless.

"Who asked you to touch her frame?" He yelled from behind, his loud voice startled me that my body shook in fear.

My heart was beating faster inside my chest. I started getting anxious and my palm started sweating.

I regretted my actions instantly. He stormed to where I was standing, snatched the frame from me and pushed me hard; making me hit the floor in pain.

His actions never miss a chance to hurt me these days. My tears threatened to fall out but I controlled myself.

"Trying to ruin everything!!" He shouted in anger and started to place the glass frame back to its place. I wonder what he would have done if the frame had slipped from my hands.

"I am sorry." I whispered softly. I was apologetic for my actions.

Hearing my voice he froze and for a split second a smoke of hope flickered in my eyes. I know I was being delusive but I was desperate for one thing and it was Love.

"That's the problem Lily! YOU always fail to understand, Like always." His anger cowered his voice which sounded hurt. I looked towards him. He had finished doing with the frame and was now looking at me.

What did I fail to understand? I thought to myself.

"I am sorry, Ryan. I..don't know what have I done?" I asked him,desperate to know if I was wrong.

It's not just about today. He had been repeating those words ever since that night.

If anyone among us needs an explanation then it ought to be me. He was my best friend and Abigail and David's only son. Ever since the night in the lake house things changed so fast that now he doesn't want to see me.

"DON'T!!" He snapped. I flinched at his tone. He never talked to me this way.

"Don't you dare act innocent in front of me. The entire Pack knows about your deed." He said those words looking right in my eyes.

His forefinger pointed towards me in accusation. It felt like a dragger hitting my chest. His words were hurtful but the look in his eyes made me feel vulnerable.

His accusing eyes were breaking me in places, where no cure could be done.

"You killed them..All." His face grimaced.

My heart sank deep inside and I don't think I could ever come up from there. I wanted to justify myself. Shout out loud for everyone to hear that I was innocent but there was none to hear.

"You believe that?" I asked him even though I knew the answer. It was for my stupid heart who wanted to hear more hurtful words from him.

"There's nothing to deny." He spoke sternly and there my dam broke. He picked the picture and walked past me pretending like I wasn't on the floor. He was about a step away from the door but he turned and looked at me with pity.

"The entire house was destroyed but nothing happened to you. Not even a single strand of your hair was dishevelled. You had two bleeding hearts in your hand and you tell me you didn't kill them. You were supposed to love them but you killed them" He shivered when he spoke those words.

"I didn't kill them." I told him my voice came out hard.

"Deny it if that makes you feel better." He scoffed at my state and closed the door with a loud thud.

"You're a monster. You killed my parents and I could be next and I think it's best you are taken away from here." He sounded so relieved.

I knew he was sad at his loss but I was too and I didn't kill them. However his constant accusation was making me feel void. I wasn't the one I repeated in my mind.

"I didn't kill them" I don't know what happened but I felt myself scream and eventually it was louder and it got louder to a point when I started slapping my ears to stop the voice from entering my eardrums.

"Stop Stop..sssh it's fine..Calm down." Some hugged me tightly. I lift my eyes to see Siri hugging me with her arms around me. My friend. Her eyes soften as she tries to Console me.

It was nice to be hugged but that didn't last long when a pair of hands snatched me away from her and dragged me out of the house.

"There's the monster." I hear someone say and immediately my gaze follows the sound to only meet the crowd. The whole Village was standing near the house and they didn't look happy.

"She killed her Family with bare hands."

"Tied her hands."

"Punish her with death "

"Punish her with death." I heard the crowd start shouting in unison. It intrigued me how the people who adored me once were against me. They wanted me dead even before listening to me. Looked like there was nothing left for me here.

Soon my hands were cuffed and my neck was secured, the heavens heard their cry. I saw everything happen in front of me and didn't deny their actions. Was I accepting their judgement?

Maybe I was?

There was a car waiting for me. I looked at the car and instantly knew where I was being sent. Prison.

I couldn't help feeling terror engulfing my body. They sure will torture me until my blood turns silver.

It's such a rare case for a normal wolf to have silver blood running through their veins. Only stepmom and step father knew about this and none of the villagers knew about it.

I asked my stepmom and dad but they couldn't give a satisfying answer as they would always divert the topic.

"Die!! You don't deserve to Live." Someone shouted loudly from the crowd and my eyes voluntarily looked down.

We werewolves have courts where our sins are judged. There are a set of werewolves laws that should be followed in order to have a healthy society and if anyone chooses to defy it then there are punishments.

A very hard punishment.

Knowing my fate I took a sharp breath and turned to look for him. My stupid heart was still searching for that one. Why? Why? I was questioning myself.

Maybe because for one last time I wanted to see his face or maybe I was very sure that this was my last chance to see him. My hopes were high as tides but fortunately his boat couldn't make it past them.

"Stop Staring at my child.." Aunt Sara said harshly, hiding her child behind her. People like me are said to be cursed and looked at with disgust.

No pity is ever shown to people like me and my stepmom and Dad knew about it so I killed them? No!! I can never harm anyone.

"Aunt.." My voice could barely form words but seeing her giving me a disgusting look I decided to let it go.

As I was nearing the car I felt something being thrown in my direction. I close my eyes waiting for it to hit my face but it doesn't touch me at all.

I open my eyes and see a hand holding a broken vase. I don't quite recognise him but decide to thank him when he whispers in my ears.

"Come with us if you want to live" He says in a gentle tone. I look at him searching for something when somebody pushes me from behind and my foot stumbles.

Luckily the man in front of me holds my arms from falling.

"Why do they hate me?" I asks the heaven, closing my eyes.

"You weren't supposed to survive the night you were born!" I hear Abigail's voice in my ears. I open my eyes and see her looking right at me. She smiles at me and when I blink my eyes.

She was gone.

Dead don't talk!