Chapter 10 The blows kept coming , one after another . " Mom , what's wrong ? Why are you hitting me ? " " I'm Helena - your precious Helena ! " " That's exactly who I'm hitting , you bitch ! How dare you bully my daughter Hazel ? " " How dare you frame her , hurt her , again and again ? " " I'll kill you ! Do you hear me ? I'll kill you ! " Helena scrambled to cover her head and tried to run , but she had barely taken a few steps before my father blocked her path . He drove his foot hard into her stomach , the same way he had kicked me countless times before . " How dare you treat my daughter like that ? You deserve to die ! " The force of the blow sent Helena staggering as she coughed up blood . She stared at my father in terror . " No , Dad , I didn't ! If Hazel did something , call her out I'll face her myself . She scared me so badly I tried to kill myself ! Why won't you believe me ? " " Suicide ? " My father's smile twisted with cruelty . " Oh , right . You wanted to die . Then let me help you finish the job today . " He kicked her again and again , each blow landing heavier than the last , until my brother and mother joined in . Together , they beat Helena until she was vomiting blood and finally collapsed unconscious on the floor . But they didn't kill her . Death would have been too merciful . Instead , they rented a basement and locked Helena inside a dog crate in the bathroom . Whenever they were angry or unhappy , they went down there and took it out on her . And with that , the vision ended . The Moon Mirror told me that the rogue who had once tormented me , my adoptive father , Julian , had also been captured . He would face the punishment his crimes deserved . And I , at last , would be free of the shadows of my past , ready to step into a new life of my own . I withdrew money from my account and traveled to many places before finally settling by the ocean , where I joined a pack that welcomed me without prejudice . Much later , I returned to the territory of my former pack . That was when I saw my parents again . Declan , unable to endure his guilt , had chosen to die with Helena . Only my parents remained . They were barely in their forties , yet they looked like frail old people , withered and worn down , I watched them walk along the roadside , stooped over , picking up trash as they showed my picture to strangers . " Have you seen this girl ? She's our daughter . She ran away . " " We just want to find her ... to tell her we're sorry . " But every person they stopped only shook their head . I stood watching from a distance for a long moment before finally turning away . Chapter 10 R ReelShort Discover a rippia 100.00 % Sorry ? I don't need your apologies anymore . Mom , Dad . From now on , we'll go our separate ways and never cross paths again .