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A person’s childhood reshapes their personality, their future, and their life through the years they survive.
At that moment, the question of Cassian being so weak, being so stupid for trusting Carolyn or Elle again and again, kept surfacing in my mind. But standing there, staring at the man who had helped shape his future through cruelty, made my feet feel rooted to the floor. I couldn’t move. I couldn’t breathe properly.
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My parents decided to abandon him… It wasn’t an overnight decision!” He said, his voice trembling despite his attempt to sound steady. His jaw tightened, then loosened again, as if forcing the words out physically hurt.” My father wanted his firstborn to be a Lycan since he couldn’t be one himself. Grandpa was a Lycan. His father was too. But when the cycle broke, he wanted me to be a Lycan, which, of course, didn’t happen.” He swallowed hard before continuing.
“Since I was the firstborn and an Alpha, my parents decided to make sure I got everything I needed. They had no intention of having another child.” His lips pressed into a thin line.” However, four years later, my mother got pregnant again. They said it was an accident. Unwanted.” His gaze flickered, then drifted toward
Cassian.
“Despite thinking about getting rid of him, my father forced my mother to keep the baby. If it was a Lycan, that meant he would succeed in producing a Lycan pup. It would make Grandpa proud.” His voice dropped, rough with guilt. ” However—” He exhaled slowly.” My mother hated that decision. She constantly wanted to get rid of him but failed because of my father’s obsession with having a Lycan heir. And he was right. Cassian was born as a Lycan pup. Not as a human child.” His fingers curled, knuckles whitening. ” He had fur. He had ears. Everything. And it freaked my mother out p>
A tight sensation formed in my chest, spreading until it ached. I wondered how he looked. An innocent, tiny pup who probably believed he was loved.
“That was when my mother started manipulating me,” he continued, his eyes darkening. “She made me believe I was the rightful heir and that he was stealing everything from me. Even my parents’ love.” His throat bobbed. “Sometimes she would let me hit him. Just to make me feel stronger p>
“Your parents did?” Draken whispered, his face draining of color.
I stood there, breathless, stunned, my hands curling into fists without me realizing.
“Yeah. By the time he was five or six, the tension shifted. Since he was a Lycan pup, his strength and moods were different from normal people.” He shook his head slightly. ” He broke things easily. Destroyed whatever he touched. But instead of helping him learn control, Mom and I made sure he ruined everything Dad cared about.” His voice cracked, barely audible for a moment. ” Over the years, Dad grew fed up with his recklessness. His attention slowly shifted back to me. And by the time we reached our teenage years, it was painfully clear that Cassian had become the black sheep. The troublemaker. The one who ruined everything p>
“How could you?” The words slipped out of me, raw and shaking. I couldn’t say anything else. My chest burned.
“At the time, I thought I was doing it for love,” he admitted bitterly. “I thought if he kept making trouble and -” He stopped, squeezing his eyes shut for a brief second.” No. I won’t excuse my actions anymore.” He
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inhaled deeply, shoulders sagging. “When he was around fourteen, I overheard my father talking to the elders. They strongly opposed the idea of making me Alpha. Lycans are superior beings. They shouldn’t be ruled by a werewolf just because I was born first.” His laugh was hollow.” Dad looked broken. Weak in defending me p>
His fingers trembled as he clasped his hands together. “That was when I realized I might lose everything. My position. My future. Even my life.” His voice dropped to a whisper. ” So… I tried to kill him p>
My eyes widened. My face went cold. Even Draken and Rosetta looked as if they had been struck.
“He always wanted to be with me,” Carl continued, staring at the floor. ” Follow me. Play with me. He never hated me, no matter how badly I bullied him.” His lips quivered. “When I asked him to come with me to the lake house, he agreed without hesitation.” He paused, letting the silence thicken until it felt suffocating. My chest ached painfully for Cassian.
I drugged his drink. Made him drink alcohol.” His voice shook violently now. “And when he passed out… I set the cabin on fire p>
My back hit the wall as if my body moved on its own. The cold surface vibrated against my skin. Cassian’s snarling echoed through the room, but it faded beneath the weight of the past unfolding before me.
“He almost burned to death.” Carl swallowed. “Until he didn’t p>
“What do you mean?” Draken asked sharply.
“Like Rosetta said, he shifted. His fur was on fire, but then it wasn’t.” Carl’s voice trembled.” His burned skin regenerated. And something inside him snapped.” He clenched his fists.” He tried to kill me. All the pain he endured alone, the moment he realized I tried to murder him… it triggered his Lycan. He lost his mind p>
“You tried to burn him alive?” My body shook violently. Rage and grief tangled inside me until I couldn’t tell them apart.
Tears burned my eyes as I watched Cassian slam his fists into the wall again and again. Cracks spread across the surface. He wasn’t lying. He could destroy everything if he wanted to.
” I regret it every single day,” Carl said hoarsely. ” But when my parents found out, they blamed him. Said he tried to kill me.” His voice broke. “That was when Beta Kyros intervened. He told Dad that Cassian would eventually kill me if he stayed. My parents, already terrified of his berserk episodes, decided to leave the Pack entirely.” He laughed bitterly. ” Kyros promised Cassian he would be his family. That he would support him like a father.” His eyes glistened. ” Cassian begged them to stay. Promised he would behave. But they still left p>
I stopped hearing the rest. In short, he was the bastard who ruined Cassian’s life constantly and I wasn’t going to listen his nonsense anymore.
Even knowing Cassian wasn’t in his right mind, my feet moved on their own.
All he ever wanted was a place to belong. And everyone had abandoned him.
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Roana, don’t get close to him!” Draken warned sharply.
I ignored him.
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Cassian snarled, his fists striking the wall, blood smearing the surface. I stepped behind him and wrapped my arms around his broad back, pressing my cheek against his fur.
His entire body went rigid.
He growled low in his throat, instinctively trying to yank me away. His shoulders jerked. His claws scraped the floor. But the chains held him, and so did I.
Tears streamed down my face as a broken sob tore from my chest.
“It’s me, Cassian,” I cried. “Your family. The one who will never leave you or abandon you.” My voice cracked. “Please… please remember me p>
He froze.
For a brief second, his snarling faltered. His breathing stuttered, just once, like he didn’t recognize the sensation of being held.
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Please,” I begged, burying my face deeper into his back. ” I love you. I love you too much to see you in pain. Please… come back to me p>
His hands trembled. He stopped struggling, not completely, but enough. His head dipped forward by a fraction, as if the weight of my words pressed down on him.
And that small, fragile reaction shattered me completely.
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