Betrayal of a Bond II

"Those werewolves are innocent," I slowly said, my mind immediately finding the familiar faces I had come to know and love after leaving my father's pack. "Not everyone is a piece of shit like Dad was."

"Your father was truly an exceptionally revolting piece of shit, that is true," my mother said without a moment's worth of hesitation, nodding agreeably. She turned back and took a seat on the armchair, gesturing for me to sit on the couch.

I didn't move, and she didn't insist.

"But I see now. My family had always been right― werewolves and humans were never meant to coexist in harmony. They're the predator, while we are the prey," she said. "We either snuff them out, or we will end up killed by them."

"So this is why you didn't bring me home after all these years," I said softly. "You weren't just recovering. You were plotting revenge."