Chapter 8 - Shadows from the Past
Before Reena could answer Jacob’s proposal, the nursery door was slammed open without warning.
Beta Cornelius hurried inside, his face pale and flustered. Behind him stepped two people Reena never thought she would see inside the royal palace again.
Her father, Marcus, and her younger sister, Lissa.
Marcus was dressed in fine silk robes bought with the silver he had received for selling Reena. Lissa stood beside him, her silver wolf aura flashing arrogantly as she looked around the luxurious nursery.
“Reena! My dear daughter!” Marcus exclaimed with fake teary eyes, rushing forward with open arms. “We heard the palace was attacked! We drove the carriage as fast as we could to save you!”
Reena stood up slowly, her violet eyes narrowing into cold slits. “Save me? Or see if your disposable daughter was dead so you could claim more silver?”
Marcus flinched, but quickly put on a theatrical smile. “How can you say such cruel things to your father? We were heartbroken when the Beta took you! But look at you now!”
Lissa stepped forward, her eyes locked on Jacob with obvious ambition. “Father told me everything, King Jacob. He said my sister was brought here as a nursemaid. But since she is wolfless, she cannot possibly fulfill the duties of a royal companion. I am a shifted silver wolf, purebred and strong. I am far more suited to raise the prince and stand by your side.”
Jacob’s face turned into an icy mask of absolute disgust. The pressure in the room plummeted as his Alpha aura erupted, causing Marcus and Lissa to choke and fall to their knees under the intense gravity.
“You dare enter my son’s nursery and speak such filth?” Jacob’s deep growl vibrated through the stone floor. “You sold your own blood for copper and silver, treating the most precious soul in this realm like garbage!”
“Your Majesty, please!” Marcus whimpered, clutching his chest on the floor. “We are her family!”
“You are nothing to her,” Jacob spat. “And you are mistaken about one detail, girl.”
Jacob gestured toward Reena.
Reena stepped forward. She allowed her ancient White Lunar aura to flared open. A blinding wave of pristine silver-violet magic flooded the nursery. The force was so immense that Lissa’s silver wolf spirit inside her whimpered in utter submission, forcing her to bow her head flat against the floorboards.
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“My sister... an Alpha?” Lissa gasped in horror and jealousy, her voice shaking violently. “No... it’s impossible! She was wolfless!”
“I was never wolfless,” Reena said, her voice ringing like a majestic silver bell. “I was simply waiting for a family worth fighting for. And it certainly isn't you.”
