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few seconds to push the coffee machine back in place, I plunged

chest swelled as I glared at him trying

laughed, grimacing with

on purpose. It had happened so quickly that I

atch of coffee. Father would soon start to roar

ose. My hands shook as I placed

ser to me. "I thought you wanted to beat m

as like a ritual; at least one person in the pack was bound to pick on me. They

rbara were the youngest pack members, and the ones who never let me get through one day unscat

lled back violently by Gavin yanking my hair. I l

g to you, bitch!" He comma

ear at the anger in his eyes. I feared that he would transform and do a lo

ite his tight hold, I did,

useful," He gestured to the kitchen counter. "My pa

min

you always have toast for breakfast," I

ving prepared meals for years, I had learned it all by heart. That ex

quest meant that I would had to prepare another batch of pancake mix. An

"Are you compla

cut in. "N-no, I w

wo out of the three waffles I had made for Barbara. S

my neck about breakfast. Sighing, I stashed the now cold toast I had made for Gavin i

of the pack first. When I was done, I looked down at the two empt

d the lesser evil and began to po

me," I muttered, spread

he kitchen. I noted that she was dressed to go out i

tove and faced her, handing her quic

two quick strides reached where I stoo

that filled my mouth stil

es?" She growled, letting out a groan of irritation and

he wasn't the only one who thought I was a

me. Her firm grasp exerted pressure on the blisters that had formed on my hand from the

s. You know I need to eat

ers rupture under her grip. The tears threa

and and sniffing it. I relaxed. It was going to be ov

chen, her heels clicking behind her. I bent over

ss. Taking a mental note to ask Maria to help treat my ha