(Author's POV)

Time passed by quite quickly and the morning hour struck. The glowing sunlight was penetrating Myra's room, making the room cozy but her eyes were dull and empty, not able to feel even a tiny bit of warmth from it. Myra was just too damn tired right now.

Myra didn't sleep a wink the whole night, trying to figure out how to break the news of her returning back to Damona to Nora. Myra knows exactly how her best friend is gonna react at the news. Nora has always been quick-witted in such situations and whenever something troubled Myra, Nora would always somehow know that something was not right.

Plus, Myra's face was not in a very good condition from all that lack of sleep, it was totally giving off her stressful state of mind. She was in a state of dilemma completely because Myra can never tell Nora about how her brothers were playing with her by pranking her with such childish but rude methods.

Myra didn't wanted to disrupt Nora's harmonious bond with her newly found family and sabotage Nora's relationship with her siblings. Because once Nora knew, what is happening with Myra, she'll go on a rampage and cut ties with her family altogether.

Myra knew that all too well, after all it had happened before.

In Myra's eyes, the brothers may have treated her like a toy but they served Nora as if she was a princess. She knew how much they loved their dear little sister. And also, she didn't wanted to hurt Noah and Sara. Both of them were very accommodating and kind to her throughout her stay.

So, at last Myra came to a conclusion that once everyone is done with their breakfast, she will announce about her departure to them, reasoning it to be homesickness. 'Yes, I do miss my mom, dad and Wendy. Nora will definitely understand that. That's it.'

Lethargically, Myra pushed the covers off of her, got out of the bed, yawning like a cat. She rubbed her swollen eyes repeatedly, collected her clothes and went to the bathroom to freshen up.

Half an hour later or so, she emerged out after washing herself off thoroughly, more like peeling her skin off. The incidents from last night were still quite fresh in her mind and they kept making an entry to her brain cells. After all the rubbing and scratching herself, some parts of Myra's skin were red. Her wrists, her neck and also her lips, the layer of these places was about to fall off any minute.

A knock interrupted Myra's thoughts. "Who's it?" she called out to the person knocking at her door.

"Miss, my name is Yona, I am one of the maids" a girl with sweet voice said enthusiastically.

After knowing that it was one of the maids and not any of the Everests, Myra politely said, "Come in." She simply didn't wanted to face any of the Everests family members.

Yona entered the room, keeping her gaze still lowered as she relayed the message, "Lu- Ma'am has asked for you to join the family for breakfast and told me to help you in getting ready."

Myra slightly creased her eyebrows, she looked Yona's way, gave one of her professional smiles and conveyed her intentions, "Thank you for the kind offer but I am good on my own." After saying her piece, Myra turned to the dressing table and started combing her hair, jumbled in her own thought process.

Yona raised her head, observing Myra carefully. Squinting her eyes, she thought cunningly, "What does she even possess, that I don't? Why is Alpha Dion so fascinated by this bitch? Her face's okay but that's about it. Huhh, anyways she's just a measly human trash, unlike me who is a fully fledged she wolf. Is it the outdated trick of feigning innocence and playing hard to get? Haha, are we in some soap opera. If I ruin her face, Alpha Dion will look at me only." A devilishly sinister smirk made a way to Yona's lips.

Myra stopped whatever she was doing, tilted her head in Yona's direction, 'Why has she not left yet?' She raised her right eyebrow and said in a questioning tone, breaking

Yona's chain of thoughts "Anything else, Miss Yona?"

Yona smiled at Myra, and complimented, "Nothing else Miss. It is just that you are too pretty. I couldn't take my eyes off you."

Myra felt awkward by the sudden compliment and didn't know how to react. She smiled at Yona hesitantly, "Thank you and you may take your leave."

Yona beamed at Myra widely, bowed to her and left. Stepping outside the room, Yona's sharp claws, which were already out in the open, subsided. She wanted to destroy Myra's beauty so badly but it was strict orders from the Lycan King and the Luna, Noah and Sara, not to let Myra know anything about the werewolf kind.

Yona knew that if she lost her temper so openly and did something like that, she will be banished and labelled as a rogue. That'll lessen her chance with Dion. She couldn't take that risk.

Yona's sinister smile plastered on her face as she mumbled, "I cannot ruin her myself but ...… I can make someone perish her or get that damned face damage.' She left the premises, devising a wicked plan, pleased with her idea.

Myra took the stairs to the ground floor, to avoid any confrontations with the brothers and also the sheer unwillingness to share any confined space with them. As she started descending, Myra realized how tiresome it was. The place was a bloody castle like mansion, with so many stairs.

Myra somehow managed to reach the dining hall, panting and gasping a bit. Her physical and mental state of mind was not up for this exercise. She straightened her posture, wiped off all the sweat off her forehead and gripped the handle of the dining hall tightly. She breathed in and out slowly, to even her breathing pattern and opened the door slowly feeling nervous.

After living with the Everests, Myra knew about whom she's gonna find at the table. Most of the times, it was only Noah, Sara and of course Nora. Sometimes Elio and Dion joined them. And as for Alaric and Brave, the former was simply too busy with some business and about the latter, Myra only saw Brave once or twice during the entirety of her stay. She prayed to god silently, 'Please, be it only Nora and her parents.'

The door unlocked and when Myra saw that her wish went unanswered. She felt dejected and jittery because With Noah, Sara and Nora on the table, there was not just Elio and Dion waiting for her, but also Alaric and Brave were present too. The whole Everests family was assembled somehow. It was a total disaster.

To Be Continued . . . . . . .