Chapter 1 The creak of the prison gates echoed in my ears as I stepped out . " Tessa , once you're out , start fresh . Move on , don't look back . " I took the small bundle of personal belongings from the guard and boarded the fishing boat waiting for me . Rosalie had graduated four years ago . But I had spent eight years in that lonely werewolf prison . The moment I stepped onto shore , I saw the Cayenne parked there . The window rolled down . It was my mate , Alpha Blake , his face as cold and indifferent as ever . " You've suffered . I promised you , we'll seal the mate bond . " I didn't answer . I simply got into the car . In the rearview mirror , I caught sight of myself - skin sallow, body thin , scars crisscrossing my exposed flesh in a hideous mess . Blake noticed too . " Tessa , you ... " He was about to say more when his phone rang . I already knew who it was , and what would come next . After all , this had happened over and over again . " Tessa , I'm sorry . Rosalie isn't feeling well . " " She's a kind - hearted she - wolf . What happened eight years ago has always made her feel guilty , and now your return has triggered her mental problem again . " " I need to get to the pack hospital immediately . When you see her , please reassure her , tell her everything was voluntary on your part , all right ? " Before he could finish , I quietly got out of the car . Blake hesitated , staring at me standing by the roadside with a complicated look . " I'll have a Beta escort you home . As for your injuries , give me a few days . I'll arrange for the healers to examine you . " Chapter 1 Dreame - Read Romance Stories 0.87 % 0 I looked at my hand still oozing thick sticky red liquid . I'm a werewolf . 4.4 FREE Installed Open ... But eight years of imprisonment and torment and those thousands of sunless days had already taught me the truth : none of them ever loved me . Including Blake . I no longer wanted to seal the mate bond or hold a bonding ceremony with him . When I was eight , my uncle drowned in the river trying to save me and Rosalie . Two years later , a fire consumed Rosalie's home, and my aunt perished . My parents always believed it was my fault - my carelessness that killed my uncle and indirectly led to my aunt's tragedy . So Rosalie , just four months younger than me but suddenly orphaned , was taken into our home as their foster daughter and the Alpha's child of the Whitesand Pack . I , their real daughter , had to give way to her in everything , catering to her every emotion . Eight years ago , they even made me go to prison for her , and in the process , gave up my guaranteed placement to her as well ! To outsiders , compared to Rosalie , I was the foster child . Many didn't even know the Alpha of the Whitesand Pack had a biological daughter . Two hours later , we arrived at the pack . Rosalie was still in the pack hospital , short on help , so only the steward Uriel and two maids were left in the pack house . " Tessa , what happened eight years ago nearly ruined the pack . The Alpha and Luna instructed you not to go outside and embarrass us . Uriel's eyes brimmed with disdain , biting out the words " embarrass " with extra weight . " Rosalie needs extra care right now . As for your room , you'll have to tidy it yourself . " The two maids lounged on the sofa playing games . I understood perfectly . I had never been considered the pack's Alpha's daughter . " Fine . " Chapter 1 0.87 % The storage room beneath the stairs had been my room since I was ten . No one had ever cleaned it , and this time would be no different . But when I pushed open the door , the smell of dust and mold still made me cough violently . Too exhausted , I collapsed on the bed and fell asleep .