“Jacob, we’re talking about your pup! Hurry up and throw that brat out, then punish Zoey! Before you came, she was asking Molly to do chores! She’s clearly jealous of Molly’s pregnancy, which is why she told the brat to hurt her!”
The wolf inside me howled in rage from those ridiculous accusations.
“I did not!”
Jacob frowned as well.
“Enough, Mom.”
“Jacob, how can you continue protecting her after she abused Molly? Molly is carrying your pup!”
Elizabeth then scoffed at me. “Instead of being mates with a barren one like her, it’s better to take care of your pup and your mother.”
Jacob did not say anything back to Elizabeth. Instead, he turned to me. “Zoey, you’re in the wrong this time. Molly is pregnant with our pup. After she gives birth, you’ll be the pup’s mother. You should be more tolerant and accommodating and take care of her with me. It’ll be good for you too!”
Elizabeth looked at Jacob in disbelief, but he stood firm.
“What’s so good about Zoey that you love her so much? She’s so lucky…” she grumbled.
Molly was stunned as well. She clenched her fists and glared at me with resentment and jealousy.
I ignored her gaze and sneered at Jacob. “Let’s break up.”
Jacob froze. Just as he was about to speak, Molly suddenly cradled her stomach and cried out, “Jacob, my stomach hurts!”
He panicked and pulled Molly into an embrace to check on her.
Meanwhile, Elizabeth pushed me out of the way and anxiously ordered Jacob to move. “Send her to a healer! We don’t know where the brat came from, so he might have infected her with something!”
Before leaving, Jacob gave me a cold glare and snapped at me, “Throw that brat away, or else!”
I understood his threat all too well.
After everyone left, I bandaged the trembling pup’s injured leg.
Molly had almost broken it. What a witch.
“Don’t be scared. I won’t abandon you.”
I held it gingerly and tried not to cry. “You’re my pup and the only family I have from now on. Once you get better, we’ll leave the pack together.”
The pup seemed to have sensed my love, for it fell asleep in my arms worry free.
However, when midnight came, Elizabeth suddenly barged in and disturbed our rest.
“You witch! It’s all because of you that Molly went into shock!”
Despite me fighting back, Elizabeth got hold of my arm and dragged me to the healer’s house while screaming all the way there. “You have to take responsibility and give your blood to Molly!”
The guards pushed me into a chair and held me down.
“Take her blood. No matter how much you need, it’s fine as long as my grandson lives!”
Elizabeth looked at the healer, who was watching Jacob. Jacob’s forehead was covered in sweat. When he received news that Elizabeth had dragged me over, he rushed to the healer’s house as well.
I pleaded with Jacob wordlessly while struggling against the guards holding me down until he gave a nod to the healer.
All of my hope withered away in an instant.
I stared at him fixedly.
Jacob squatted down in front of me and said gently, “Zoey, Molly is in shock, and they don’t have her blood type in the blood bank. Don’t be mad. Once Molly gives birth, you’ll be the pup’s mother. Save her now, okay?”
“Okay.” I held back my tears. “If you insist, I’ll give her my blood.”
‘But after this, we’re done,’ I thought while holding his gaze.
