Chapter 57: Living and New Feelings
Natalie~
One year ago, I had been nothing. A ghost, drifting through a world that despised me.
For as long as I could remember, I had been discarded, overlooked—treated as an inconvenience. My pack saw me as an abomination, something to be cast aside and forgotten. Alpha Darius had stolen everything from me—my parents, my dignity. And Griffin, the boy who was supposed to be my mate, had looked me in the eyes and rejected me without hesitation. I had believed them when they said I was nothing. I had believed them all.
But now... now, I had a home, I was pursuing a college degree in Psychology and I was free to walk the streets if I wanted to, without having to look over my shoulders because I had five ethereal beings who made it their life goal to look after my safety even though I didn’t understand what they got out of it.
I never thought I would experience happiness again, and yet, here I was, standing in the middle of Zane’s massive estate, surrounded by people who genuinely cared about me.
A small voice pulled me from my thoughts.
"Mummy Natalie!" Alex’s excited voice rang out as he ran toward me, grinning. "Guess what?"
I smiled, crouching to his level. "What, sweetheart?"
"Daddy said we can go to the amusement park this weekend! And you have to come!"
"Oh, I do, do I?" I teased, ruffling his hair.
Alex nodded enthusiastically. "Yes! Daddy said so!"