She wanted to yell. Yet kept her silence. She knew if she

yelled, she would be beaten more. Closing her eyes, she welcomed the pain. But

they didn't stop beating her. Instead, she received a kick in her belly, making

her crouch into a ball. She writhed in pain but they didn't show any mercy.

"Enough of the beating!" They heard a strong

masculine voice.

Juno, who was lying on the floor knew clearly to whom the

voice belonged. Instead of feeling happy that someone came to stop her mother

from beating her, she felt her heart turn cold further. Instead of his help,

she preferred this beating.

She would rather get beaten to death than beg for his help!

"Are you feeling sad for your daughter?" Adhara

asked loudly. Her pissed off expression showed how she would act and what would

become Juno's fate if the man dared say 'Yes'.

"No, Adhara. I am just damn hungry. If you continue to

beat her, who would cook for us and the entire household? Let her cook first,

and then continue beating her," Mr Harrison said with a lack of concern.

His expression showed he didn't care whether she lives or not.

"Fine, I am tired of beating her too. I will eat and

get some energy," Adhara, the madam of the house said.

But Juno had already passed out from exhaustion. After all

the daily dose of beatings, less food which was equal to no food, daily chores

of the household, getting bullied in the school, and facing the double of these

mental tortures, she was tired both physically and mentally. How could she not?

Even though she was born in the strong bloodline of

werewolves, she was not gifted with a wolf by the moon goddess. And adding to

the fact she was just a crossbreed of a human and a werewolf, how could they

accept a lowly born girl like her into the household?

But her mother begged her father, Mr Harrison, to take her

in and protect her as her dying wish. The madam of the house was enraged when

she got to know that her husband had a mistress outside and even had an

illegitimate child with a fickle human. She loathed the presence of Juno.

How could she not? She was the constant reminder of her

husband's cheating.

She didn't fail to torture the poor child in her way. Joana

now only wished to have a life where no one would scold her, beat her, and

would have enough food to eat and a place to live.

She only wished to have basic needs fulfilled. She wasn't

greedy. After all, she wished for these things after years of suffering. She

hoped the moon goddess would at least grant her this wish.When she saw boys and

girls of her age growling, howling and turning into werewolves, she wished she

could be like them.

Maybe, just maybe if she could possess the powers of a

werewolf, then everyone wouldn't be so mean to her.

Right now, all she wished for is to endure the suffering

till she finished schooling. The moment she finishes schooling she will run

away as far as she can.

It doesn't matter where she goes as long as she can escape

being beaten to death by those that loathed her existence.

She didn't think that it was too much to ask for. After all,

it was something basic she needed. She deserved a peaceful life too, didn't

she? But who knows what fate holds for her.

"You, B***h! Wake up," Adhara kicked Juno with her

pointy heels on her shoulder in an attempt to wake her up. But Juno was really

out of energy when she passed out.

If she was to be admitted to a hospital, then she would have

been admitted for fifteen days at a minimum because of her condition. But would

they care about her or her health? No! How could they? They only wanted her to

suffer.

"Ahh! Why the hell is she not waking?" Adhara

yelled, kicking her hard again.

"Mom, I think she is faking this to escape from

cooking," Adhara's daughter said.

"We can pour some cold water on her to wake her

up," Adhara added, grinning evilly.

The moment the words left her mouth, Linda went inside the

kitchen and brought a bottle of ice-cold water.

"Mom, I got this," Linda said as she passed the

water bottle to her mother.

Adhara smiled evilly, as she unscrewed the bottle cap and

splashed it on her face harshly.

Juno woke up in a flash coughing and shivering at the

contact of the ice-cold water with her bruised skin.

She felt her bruises and the swells on her body burn with

pain making her whimper. Hot tears pooled in her eyes, but she knew if they saw

her tears, they would only make her suffer more just to see her crying badly

and beg for their mercy.

She couldn't let that happen. All she could do was endure

the pain as much as she could.

"Now since you finished your act, get your ass up and

cook food for everyone," Adhara said as she pulled her up while gripping

her hair hard.

Juno wanted to say it was painful, but she knew if she said it

was painful, Adhara would pluck harder just to see her in pain further.

Closing her eyes shut, she nodded meekly. Adhara pushed her

hard into the kitchen before strutting away proudly to the dining hall.

The Master of the house watched everything that his wife and

daughter did to his youngest daughter.

For the first time, he felt a pain in his chest. After all, Juno

was his daughter and that made her his flesh and blood.

He never felt guilty for her conditions, he only cursed her

existence. But today he felt pity. Earlier he could see that she was

unconscious but wasn't faking it. He chose not to help her.

Mr Harrison spun and walked away without uttering a word to

the hurt Juno.

After one and a half hours, Juno finished cooking and served

the dishes on the table. She waited for everyone to finish the food. When they

finished their food, she noticed that they didn't leave anything for her as

usual.

She went back to the kitchen. She took out two eggs and

bread. She made double half-boiled eggs with toasted bread. She searched for

some milk but there was none. When she returned to eat what she made, she saw

her half-sister was already gobbling up her freshly made meagre breakfast with

a smirk on her face.

Juno said nothing, she took a water bottle and gulped down

the whole bottle. She walked to her room and took a quick shower. She arranged

her books in the bag and left the house. Taking a bus, she reached her school.

She went to her favourite spot to have some peace. But…..