are my things," I said, voice cold. "Don't touch them." She laughed softly, picking up my mother's moonstone necklace, the only thing I truly cherished. "Yours?" she sneered. "What claim does a mutt like you have over anything?" I reached out to take it back, but pain lanced through my body, leaving me too weak to stop her. She dropped the pendant and crushed it under her heel. My chest clenched. That necklace was the last piece of my mother-now shattered like the rest of my world. "Get out," I said, voice low and sharp. For a moment, Mia hesitated, startled by the look in my eyes. Then she straightened, face full of pride. "You dare speak to me like that? You're nothing now. I'm the future Alpha heir. You should show respect." I said nothing, only stared at her. My silence made her shift uncomfortably. Scoffing, she picked up Cas and left. The boy looked back and gave me a cruel little smile. A child already turned into a monster. The door slammed shut. I dropped to my knees and gathered the broken necklace pieces, each shard cutting into my palm. My wolf whimpered in agony. The pain of Leon's rejection still burned like wildfire in my chest. Today had been my first shift ceremony. It was supposed to mark a new beginning, but it had become the worst day of my life. I collapsed beside my bed, cold sweat soaking my skin. Unable to stand, I curled up on the floor, trembling and breathless. I had to leave. I had to disappear before the moonlight faded completely. Because this place had no room for me anymore and no one left was worth staying for.