Filed to story: Werewolfs Heartsong by Dizzy Izzy
Bettina couldn’t believe it, shaking her head faintly side to side. Quietly murmuring,
“No…no…no…no…”
“Alora is now the Clan Alpha of the Heartsongs and has already taken a blood oath of loyalty to me as such.” Alpha Andrew finished.
Bettina stared off sightlessly, shaking her head and rocking back and forth a bit. “This can’t be happening…it can’t be.”
“Mom?” Sarah asked in a whine.
Bettina suddenly snapped, whipping her upper body around to look at Sarah with a furious glower. “Shut up! Just shut up!” She yelled shrilly at Sarah.
“Mom!” Sarah said, shocked, unable to believe her mother was yelling at her this way.
“We’re finished! Don’t you get it! The only reason we had any status left in our Clans was because of that Will!” Bettina screamed at Sarah.
Sarah stared at Bettina, stunned. “What’s going to happen to us now?” Sarah asked.
“I want a divorce.” Allister said, before Bettina could answer Sarah’s question.
Bettina’s head snapped in Allister’s direction “What? What did you just say?!” She asked shrilly.
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Kain and Galen followed Alora up to the third floor. When they entered Alora’s room, a closet really, they felt an instant sense of claustrophobia. Alora went straight to her closet and grabbed out her duffle bag. Prying up a loose floorboard in her closet, she grabbed the last few valuables she had to her name. At least before the few she had before becoming Clan Alpha of the
Heartsongs, now she was loaded with more money than she could probably ever spend in her lifetime.
Kain turned around and looked at everything in the room, it took no time at all, there wasn’t much. The bed was small, but neatly made with thread bare blankets and a pillow that had seen better days. The desk was small, the wood scarred with years of abuse, and one leg that was shorter than the others, giving it a wobble. The chair was just as beat up as the desk. There was no window for air or natural light, only the small desk lamp provided enough of a glow to see.
“How do you even have room to think in such a tiny space?” Galen asked.
Nothing was decorating the walls, not one single poster. The mirror attached to the back of Alora’s closet door held no pictures.
The twins looked around this room and thought of their sister’s room. Serenity’s large room had things everywhere, pictures and
all kinds of other things covering her wall. With a large bed that was never made but was piled high with fluffy pillows and thick fluffy brightly colored blankets. And several big windows that let in plenty of light. The contrast between this room and their sister’s was stark.
“Better up here than locked away in the basement.” Alora said, zipping up her duffle bag and slinging it over her shoulder. “Up here may be small and cramped, but when I’m up here. “Alora circled her hand around in the air, gesturing to the room they were in. “I’m not chained up in a cold dark basement to a support post laying on cold and wet concrete.”
Kain and Galen didn’t know what to say in response to that. With a gesture at the duffle bag, Galen asked, “Is that all?”
Alora looked around the room with one brow raised. “See anything dry tone. she asked in a
Kain and Galen shook their heads. “Well then, let’s get back downstairs.” Kain said.
“After you.” Galen said to Alora, gesturing towards the door.
With a wry twist to her mouth and narrowed eyes, Alora left the room in front of the twins. They were making their way down the last stairwell when they heard the yelling and screaming.
“You bastard! Just who do you think you are! Divorce me and you’ll be left with nothing!
NOTHING!” Bettina screamed.
“You’re the one who will get nothing you two faced whore! You plotted against me!”
Allister yelled back at Bettina.
“Stop it! Stop it both of you!” Sarah shrieked. “It’s that stupid bitch’s fault! She did this to us! Mommy! Daddy! Don’t do this!”
Kain and Galen looked at each other before looking down at Alora. The trio had paused on the stairs to listen without being seen.
“They really just blame you for everything.” Kain said, in an incredulous tone.
“This isn’t even your fault. If they just thought for a moment, and realized if they hadn’t done what they did, they wouldn’t be in trouble.” Galen said.
Alora let out a weary sounding sigh. “Yes, well, that logic will forever be lost to them.”