I walked down the stairs heading to the kitchen to start with the breakfast, even though I was the beta's daughter, I was treated worse than a servant.
"Hurry up! You know that they will beat you to a pulp if they walk down to see that breakfast isn't ready." Casey tried to urge her.
"Sorry Casey! Come on let us do it quickly." I replied and together we made our way to the kitchen to start with breakfast.
"You know, this is the week when Hunter finds his mate." Casey said randomly.
"Yeah, what about it?" Ariana asked uninterested.
"Are you not curious to know who the lucky girl is." Casey asked again.
"Not really." Ariana replied, as long as it was not her.
"To think of it, this week is your 18th birthday too. So, are you excited to find you mate?" Casey asked.
"Yeah, I just hope that he can get me out of this miserable life." Ariana said with a hope.
"What if you are Hunter's mate?" Casey asked.
"Casey don't joke like that, if Hunter happens to be my mate, then I am doomed, he won't take from this hellhole because he'll join them in beating me." Ariana said shuddering at the thought.
"You never know." Casey said softly.
"Please let's drop this topic." Ariana said wanting to change the subject.
"Okay, but you guys even share a birthday." Casey reminded.
"Which is why his is celebrated and mine isn't." Ariana replied, they have never celebrated her birthday.
Casey decided to drop the topic as she could see that it was starting to annoy her. Ariana didn't want to think about Hunter being her mate, even though she had a crush on him, but that was before he also started to abuse her making her lose all feelings for him. In the recent years Ariana had become the punching bag of the whole pack; everyone just took out their frustration on her.
She always thanked the fact that they didn't sexually abuse her otherwise that would have broken her completely. Her body was filled with scars, that it would take a miracle for them to disappear.
"You know Ari I am happy to find our mate this week." Ariana's wolf said which brought a smile to her face, they both hoped that their mate would love them regardless.
"Yeah, me too I just hope that he is going to love me for who I am." Ariana said hopefully.
"I'm sure he will, you are really a good person." Her wolf said lifting her mood.
"Thanks, you know that I love you Scar." She said to her wolf.
Ariana said to her wolf before placing the last dish on the table. It was just in time as everyone started to come downstairs. Ariana saw her parents take their place next to the Alpha and the Luna since her father was the beta and her mother the beta female.
"Looks like the good for nothing knows how to cook." Her mother said looking at Ariana.
Ariana's feeling got hurt at the words, but she had to get used to it since it's what she says every day.
"Indeed Rebecca at least she is good at one thing." The Luna said to her mother and they both laughed.
"You dismissed!" The Alpha said and she bowed before leaving and went to her room to get ready for school.
It's not like Ariana hated school; she just hated the things that happens at school. The other teenagers bullied her for being a nerd. How is it her fault that she was straight A student, it just came naturally.
Ariana never has time to study back at the packhouse because it's either she is working around the house or cleaning her wounds. She somehow always managed to pass with straight As. The teenagers in the pack are jealous because even if they studied, they still not get A but always get Cs instead.
That was another reason to she was getting beaten up every time she scored high. They would whip her saying that she was trying to act to smart. She saw the school in view and felt a shiver running down her body.
She was not ready because she knew that today was the day they reveal the test score and if she was on top then she knew that they won't wait until they reached home before beating her black and blue.
"Ariana, don't you know that you have to hurry up and carry my books." Ariana heard her sister Ava say.
Her sister was drop dead gorgeous, she had blond hair with grey eyes, and full lips, she also had a great body she got her looks from their mother except the eyes which she got it from their father. While Ariana had strawberry blond which she inherited from her grandmother and bright green eyes. So, with Ava's beauty, it went into her head and started to treat Ariana like her maid.
Their brother was also the same, the only person who always stood by her was Casey and of course her wolf if she were to leave then she would be alone. Bradley was not any better, he made her his everyday punching bag.
She walked to her and took the bag since she doesn't want to land herself in more trouble. She watches her as she makes out with Hunter, not mention that they were dating. They have sex so many times in a day before you could even count to five.
They all walked into the class with her trailing behind them. Why was she not popular like them even though she was related to them, it was simple her parents didn't want to have more kids, so she was the mistake. They did try to abort her, but it resulted in her mother being sick, it didn't work and ever since she could learn to walk, she was beaten for tiniest things. She was not allowed to go the amusement park like the rest of them, she was not allowed in the family pictures. She was not even allowed to cry. What a sad life she lived.
The teacher walked in with an envelope, and she started to sweat. She looked at Ariana and smiled, she was one of her favorite teachers she always encouraged her to do well in her studies. She passed a nervous smile to the teacher because she knew with the news, she was going to announce she was going to be beaten straight after class.
"I'm happy to announce that you all did well but Ariana your marks are outstanding A+ as always." The teacher announced with a proud smile.
Ariana sighed and lowered her head down. Ariana said a silent prayer to the heavens to save her after this. The bell rang and she could feel her heart jumping out of her chest and into her throat.
The teacher left and she looked to see them waiting outside, the moment she was close to the door she felt someone pull her arm and dragged her to the janitor's closet. Ava shoved her and she fell to the floor, they all started to kick her, Ariana to use her hands to cover her face. They left her after they were done.
"Now isn't this a good look for you?" Ava mocked.
"Yeah, once pathetic always pathetic." Ava's said laughing.
They left her as she winced in pain. "
"Scar can you help me?" She asked her wolf. "Sure, let's get you healed." Her wolf replied and tried to heal with the little energy she had, but it wasn't much help. It wasn't her wolf's fault since she was forbidden to shift, her wolf wasn't that strong to heal me completely.