Werewolf

The Unwanted Pack Daughter

by Eternity

After our parents ended their marriage, my sister and I became the children they passed back and forth between two packs.Every August, the leaders of the two packs sat down to decide where we would live for the coming year. Both our names were on the agreement, but there was only one daughter they ever fought to keep: my younger sister, Lena.Mom wanted to take her to the coast for the winter. Dad had already promised to spend the next full-moon celebration with her. In the end, they agreed to go together so Lena wouldn’t have to choose.When it was my turn, Mom suggested a school dorm. Dad reminded her that I wasn’t his responsibility that year.Neither of them asked where I wanted to go.For years, I tried to be the easy daughter. I carried messages between them, broke up their fights, and made excuses every time they failed to show. They still missed my competitions, my awards ceremony, and my graduation. They didn’t even finish reading the college acceptance letter I sent them.So I stopped waiting.I accepted a full scholarship three thousand miles away, filed the paperwork to leave my mother’s pack, and bought a one-way ticket.By the time my parents sat down for our yearly handoff lunch and finally wondered where I was, I had already gone beyond their reach.

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