A Punishment

"Look who we found in this quiet place and snooped around," said one of them who had made me believe in friendship, but she betrayed me. Your departure brought peace to this pack, but you returned and wanted to cause trouble."

"What do you mean, Lyla? You're a warrior, and I'm here to tell you that our pack has an intruder. Your brother can't do the job properly, and now you–" I didn't finish the sentence but snorted.

Really, this girl was so manipulative that she wanted to blame me for helping the pack.

"Oh, intruders? No one can ever break into our pack, Ioris. Unless you brought it because, according to my brother, the intruder probably got in while they were checking on you. Isn't that the perfect time? You outwitted the guards, and they got away with it."

I clenched my fists tightly at Lyla's accusation, which she seemed to be deliberately doing to mentally numb me.