Sylvia's POV:
Lena was my mother's maid and most trusted friend.
My mother had even said once that apart from me, Lena was probably the last person on earth who
would ever leave her.
Growing up, my mother was usually busy dealing with matters of the pack, so she didn't always have
time to take care of me.
Lena was basically the one who raised me.
I had always regarded her as my second mother.
However, right after my mother's execution, Lena disappeared.
I was convinced she was killed.I had even grieved for her already.
But here she was in front of me, crawling like a lunatic and begging for my forgiveness.
My body was rooted to its spot and trembled all over.
As Lena called my name, I couldn't help but be confused.
Why was she begging? Could she really be the witness? She had to be.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have appeared before me like this.
"What happened to her?"
With tears in my eyes, I looked at Rufus.
Rufus bent down and pried Lena off of my leg.
"Ever since she left the pack, she's been hunted down."
Lena lay still on the floor with madness in her eyes.
She seemed as though she was living in her own world, unable to hear everything around her.
Trembling, she mumbled, "I was wrong.I was wrong."
I couldn't bear to see her like this, so I turned away in disbelief.
"How is she the witness? What does she know?"
Although I already had a feeling of the truth, a big part of me was too afraid to confirm it.
Something inside me told me I couldn't bear it.
Rufus placed a steady hand on my shoulder.
"All these years, she's lived her life in fear and hiding.Since her family got implicated in the matter as
well, they were also killed.Even her only son had gotten assassinated just last week.We were fortunate
enough to find her in time, or else she wouldn't have been able to survive on her own anymore."
Lena's son, Micah, was only a year older than me.
He was one of my childhood friends.
I did not expect that the next time I would hear about him was of his death.
My heart cried out for Lena, who was heaving and sobbing so hard she was about to suffocate.
"What does she have to do with my mother's case?"
After taking a deep breath, I finally asked the question I was afraid of.
Rufus made sure to hold my cold hands before answering.
"She was the one who testified against your mother, saying that she had always been rebellious
against your Alpha."
I bit my lip hard and shook my head, not wanting to believe the truth that Rufus had just said.
"No...Why..."
I crouched down and pulled Lena up with my trembling hands.
"Why, Lena? Tell me."
Lena had a blank expression.Her dry lips moved subtly.
"Miss Todd, I'm so sorry..."
"Don't call me that!" I burst into tears.
Lena always called me Sylvia.
We were that close.
Her calling me Miss Todd was like ripping out a piece of my heart.
"Please, just tell me.Why did you do that?"
I shook her by the shoulders, holding back my tears.
Lena closed her eyes helplessly and cried.
"I had no choice! Gamma threatened to kill Micah.My only child! I couldn't just give away his life like
that."
"And so you chose to give my mother's away instead...You know, she had always thought of you as the
most trustworthy one."
I gritted my teeth.
"How could you do that to her, Lena?"
"You don't understand.I didn't want to lose my son!"
Lena pulled her hair in frustration.I released her from my grip and sobbed.
"But in turn, I lost my mother!"
"I'm sorry, Miss Todd.I had no choice.If it would make you feel any better, you may as well just kill me
right now.Micah's dead anyway.There's no reason for me to stay in this world any longer."
Lena clasped her hands and lowered her head, begging me.
The desire to live could no longer be seen in her eyes.
Seeing this, my heart softened.
I saw Lena as a mother myself, but it was obvious that the most important thing in her life would always
be her own son.
Nothing could ever compare to him.
"No, Lena.You can't die yet.You must live on.For now."
Wiping my tears, I found my reason and calmed down.
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