"You little ungrateful, spoiled brat," she spat venomously. "I fed you, allowed you to stay in my house, and took you in after the old man died. And this is how you repay me? With disrespect and disobedience."

I miss my dad. His excessive kindness and gentle disposition rendered him blind to the true nature of the woman he chose to marry—this beautiful, evil, vicious stepmom standing in front of me.

***

"I want you to brew two glasses of Irish tea. ”

That’s my stepsister.

I stood wide-eyed as she spoke.

Irish tea.

I used to make it when Dad was sick in bed.

Why would she want tea at a party? She never even drank it.

"Have you gone deaf now?" she snarled, glaring at me with contempt.

"Um—no, no. I’m sorry," I stuttered, lowering my gaze again.

***

Pushing through the crowd, I collided with someone and let out a surprised whimper.

"I'm so, so sorry," I muttered anxiously, tears threatening to spill.

Then I froze as an unfamiliar voice echoed inside my head.

I slowly looked up and met the stranger’s intense gaze. My thoughts spun wildly as vibrant green and gold hues swirled around and consumed my mind.

"Mine!"

***

Unaware of her true heritage, Camila was married off to a ruthless alpha king by her stepmother, who abused and mistreated her all her life. But just when she thought that her life would only get worse, life threw her a curveball that rocked everything she had ever known and believed in, and she had no idea how to handle it. With these new discoveries came dangers that she was not prepared for. Will Camila be able to fend off and defeat the dangers that come with these new findings?

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