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chapter 53 - Past likings

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Esme's POV

I never thought that the day my parents decided that me and Finley were old enough to be living on our own would be the worst day of my life. We were both regular pack members at the ages of 13, Literally 13, it was our birthday when our father was raging about something, and living in our small but tight-knit community, everyone could most likely hear him. But everything changed when our parents sat us down, well not even our parents it was just our mother and she told us that we were no longer welcome in our own pack house.

It was a cold winter day, just a few days before Christmas. Finley and I were sitting by the fireplace, enjoying the warmth and each other's company as we always did. We were both excited for Christmas, and growing up we was always overhearing conversations about presents and what each of us got. Little did we know, the reason behind our parents' decision to kick us out was much more heart-breaking and cruel to both of us.

I still remember the words th
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Sharon Coleman
this chapter is contradictory to previous story lines including I thought Esma and Finn were the youngest???? this chapter has no purpose
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Kristin Franklin
why couldn't u put this all in the beginning and go from there. I think its just a little strange to be adding this past story in the middle
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Jillian Taylor
And what about Daisy? The older one?
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