Venom

I was face to face with a fuming dad. He was so upset that his cheeks were flushed red and his eyes looked feral. "When I tell you to stop then you stop." 

He growled and my mouth fell open "I did stop; Elena attacked me." 

"You riled her up," he said and I opened my mouth to protest but he raised his hand again and I went silent, "She is your older sister ad you will treat her with the respect she deserves." 

I wish I could say that I was surprised but the truth is that I'm not. I'm used to this behavior from dad but I am too riled up to even remember to keep my mouth shut and take the caution in stride. 

"Look at her." I said pointing at Elena who was wrapped in our mum's arms and shedding fake tears in an attempt to garner sympathy,

"She's a slobbering mess. When she acts like my older sister then I will treat her like my older sister." I anticipated the hit before it landed and this time he made sure to wipe my feet out from under me so I fell to the ground in a heap. 

He landed a kick to my ribs and I felt the bone shatter. "I don't know where I went wrong with you,' he spat, "Get up and clean yourself up; we have the beta's family coming over for dinner today." 

I pulled myself up and shot one last scathing look at all of them before leaving. I made my way to the forest first because that has always been like a second home to me. 

The trees and the herbs were so familiar and so constant. Rosemary would always be rosemary and they wouldn't treat me like trash. I got a few herbs to help with my broken ribs and I made my way back to the beautiful prison that I call home. 

Our house is pretty large and even with the assortments of rooms I still got stuck in the smallest room of the house downstairs while all my family members slept on the third floor not that I mind though.

 I like my privacy and on days like this you would be surprised how often they happen, it was always easier knowing that I didn't have to climb three flights of stairs to get to them. 

I locked my door behind me and mixed up the herbs letting a bit of my magic flow into the drink I was making and then I downed it in one gulp. It tasted like crap but I know it'll kick in and start working in under fifteen minutes. In the mean time I stripped and made my way into the shower for a soothing hot bath. 

I had to be careful while showering because the skin around my ribs had started to turn red and it was slightly sore. After I finished I rubbed some ointment against it and changed into a simple sleeveless blue pink dress. 

The top clinched onto my more than ample bust and the bottom flared out around me. 

I double checked to make sure I was presentable before making my way to the dining room. As soon as Elena saw me she scoffed, "Slut." 

She spat and I raised a brow at her. She was wearing a form fitting navy blue dress that stuck to her like second skin; it showed off more than enough of her very tiny bust and it stopped barely below her ass but I'm the slut here. 

My parents arrived and Elena immediately ran up to them. 

"Daddy, Hayley is dressed like a little whore." She said and my dad's eyes ran over my outfit, "Is she allowed to do that?" "I can't tell her to change right now because our guests are already here," he said then turned to me,

"At least they'll have some eye candy to look at." Elena smirked and skipped over to open the door, "Maybe I'll give you to them if it makes them more compliant." 

I swallowed down the bile that grew in my throat and turned away to hide my disgust knowing it would only encourage him to act on his words. 

I schooled my face into a cool expressionless mask and forced a smile on my face as I saw Elena return with Nick my father's beta and his mate Nina. My dad embraced him and Nina and led them over to the dining table.

I gave them a small smile but didn't speak as per dad's instructions. I was to be the pretty little side piece and it was going perfectly until Nick decided to include me in the conversation.

 "So Hayley, Nina tells me you're on your way to becoming one of the top doctors at the pack hospital." He said and my eyes briefly flashed to dad. Did I mention Nina was kind of my boss? "Nina has always been so nice but I don't think I'm that good yet." I said and Nina gasped. "Nonsense; she's even better than half the doctors there." 

All the praise seemed to be getting to Elena because she scoffed, "It's not like she deserves it; she just uses her powers, she isn't that skilled." "Actually she is; I've seen her uses proper medical equipment to diagnose and treat a patient." 

Nina said and Nick nodded but Elena wasn't having it. 

"It's her powers that are making it so easy for her." She said with venom lacing her voice, "If she trained like everyone else then maybe she would be deserving of half the praise you're giving her." 

"Even if it's her powers that are making it easy for her; it takes a lot of skill and dedication to master those powers." Nick interjected and Elena grit her teeth so hard that I feared they would break. She didn't reply but she speared the meat on her plate so hard that her fork clanked against the plate loudly and the entire room went quiet.

"So Nick; how are the new recruits." Dad said in an attempt to diffuse the situation and Nick went into full details about the new recruits and although dad was listening to him I saw him flash me a warning look; one that promised punishment later.