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29 Layla

Author: J Belladonna
last update Last Updated: 2022-08-10 13:12:39
Scarlett

When you haven’t heard from your parents for the last one month and now, when they pay you a secret visit, they find out that you have found your mate and you’re already marked.

I was trying to grasp how my parents would be feeling right now, sitting in front of their killer daughter. Was it necessary to understand their emotions when they couldn’t care less about my heart? Absolutely no.

Although it’s tough to hate the people who loved you since your existence in the world. I still loved my parents despite how they abandoned me and blamed me for Rhea’s death which was right perhaps. If it wouldn't have been me away from the pack, she wouldn't have got killed by a rogue.

“Does your mate treat you right?” My father finally opened his mouth, his eyes glinting with remorse.

I shrugged, hiding my pain. “Does it even matter to you?” Laughing, I rose to my feet to leave them alone. I couldn’t play pretend games anymore.

Doctor Asher and Kia took good care of me when I fainted
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