Second Mate,Fated Love

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h the crowd. He looked around, clearly enjoying the attention. "The goddess must have made

ular, but the crowd murmured i

ropped into my stomach. As the whip got into me, I kept asking myself,

al insults or name-callings. No,

again in disbelief as he

e sound of the whip tore th

een. Instead, they leaned in, their eyes

ispered as I stagg

nald barked

e laughed as I scr

er was so lo

seemed to ex

houted. "If she moves again, I'l

the other pinning my legs. My cheek pressed against the cold grou

our parents' sins, I thought bitterly,

into my skin. The soldier had no heart, none at

y body trembled. I w

nald finally

bruised body. I could barely lift my head, bu

your mate?" he sneered. "

mouth refused to move. My heart was so heavy, tears

e was the same cruel bully from our ch

back, five years ago. A me

t, you murderer!" Sam yelled, gl

ng! Please, I swear, I didn

roughly by the arm. "You're not getting away with

t taken anything, yet

o this. I'm inno

oss the road. A few people turned to look

ne again?" a woman a

" Sam replied. "I'm repo

deserved," the woman said bitterly. "S

t month. Thought she was sma

reached the pack house. I was pulled

s looked up. "Wh

" Sam answered confident

that, my fat

he present. The pain in my b

s," Ronald said cruelly

r this time. Some even clapped

es. My eyes burned with unshed te

o reject me, why the beating? Why this kind of

e her to the prison. Let her rot ther

been set on fire. They chained my hands and feet, drag

den poles. My back was in pain, blood slowly coming from my wounds. I twit

s, the heavy door creaked

was a doctor, foll

them said. "Patch her

didn't speak much. Just quietly opened his first aid bo

gently as he dabbed the

flinched and gasped. The pain sh

octor murmured. "But I h

y lip to hold back the scr

hen asked softly, "What d

then looked away.

or being born? That my only crime wa

I let the silenc

no more strength to explain mys