Chapter 116: Unveiling the Past (Part 2)

I took a deep breath and began, "Harlan, the Alpha's son at my previous pack, hit me, so I hit him back," I explained, trying to keep my tone measured as the memories of the incident began to stir up anger and resentment inside me. "Obviously that's an offense," I went on, "and the punishment would usually be death or exile, but I wasn't 18 yet, and fortunately a few people stood up for me and told them I was provoked. So I got lucky and no punishment was ordered."

Tyler was still glaring at me, waiting for me to go on.

"My family is quite prominent in the pack because my father is the Beta, so, of course, they were horrified and appalled by my actions. They didn't care why I did it, only that I had done it. I got the whole, 'You're no child of ours' speech and got to hear how disappointed they were in me after all that they had done for me. So, needless to say, as far as they were concerned, when I turned 18 I was no longer their problem, they wanted me out," I went on to explain, fe