The Witch and Her Four Dangerous Alphas

Chapter 91: Chapter 91: The Past - II

Many days passed after that muddy afternoon. Selene was not allowed to step outside the house. At first, she thought her mother was only teasing her, but soon she realized she was really grounded.

No matter how much she begged, cried, or made a fuss, her mother simply refused. "Stay inside, Selene," the Luna would say, her voice firm though her eyes carried softness.

Selene knew it was not only because of punishment. She was not stupid. Even if her mother tried to hide it, she could tell. The other pups were not allowed to play with her anymore. It was not that they didn’t like her; she knew very well they liked playing with her, but they were afraid—afraid of their parents.

If their parents found them playing with her, they would be beaten and even grounded for days. She never knew why they had made rules like that. Why couldn’t they play with her? She was such a cute child. She had even confronted their parents directly, but they would only stiffly smile at her and say, "You are our alpha’s daughter. We do not want naughty children to bully you." But she knew it was a blatant lie. How could they bully her when she was the real bully?

So because of their parents, the children kept their distance from her, only daring to play in secret sometimes, when no one was keeping eyes on them—but even that had stopped for now. Selene felt bored and restless. The grand house felt more like a cage than a home. She was never made to leave a house full of walls; she wanted to go outside.

She even thought of that skinny boy, Kay. She hadn’t seen him since that day. A small frown touched her lips. Did he starve? she wondered. She used to secretly share the snacks she didn’t like with him. He looked so thin and small, like he never had enough to eat. Without her, was he even managing well? Did he have enough to eat? She wondered.

One afternoon, while she sat by the window with her little notebook, trying to scribble something to pass the time, a gentle voice spoke behind her.

what are you

forgot her notebook and jumped up, running toward the figure

Selene, she was not only a caretaker but also another special person in her life

these walls. Even if Luna loved her daughter dearly, she was too busy to spend

she stubbornly refused. Slowly, Selene’s giggles returned, and she forgot

bed, laying her down like a fragile treasure. She kissed her little cheeks softly, her heart aching

her little miss and felt a deep sadness tug at her heart. She had to leave because her own mother was

face looked peaceful. She silently made a wish that her little

told Selene she had to leave, the little girl would surely cry. Selene had only Maela to play with. Even Luna was so busy that she could not spend time with her every day. Maela had never understood why the Luna kept her little miss from

one final time at Selene,

to care for her sick mother. In the meantime, she could only hope that her miss would not miss her too much and that it would not take her

Maela did not know, as she walked into the night, that this decision would become her deepest regret. For the rest of her life, she would blame herself for