Chapter Nine: Kaine

"Don't worry about your sister Kaine, she'll be fine. You need to focus on yourself right now," my mother snaps.

I clench my jaw. "I'm fine," I mutter.

She growls. "Yeah you're fine. You just mauled a wolf from the pack but yeah you're definitely fine," she snarls, throwing me a fiery glare before turning back to the trail.

"He deserved what he got," I spit.

She stops dead in her tracks and whips around. The top of her head barely reaches my chin, but she radiates power. "I don't care if he deserved it, you lost control and killed a wolf Kaine!"

I snort. "You're one to talk."

Her face goes stoic but her eyes flare. Her fists are clenched, and I can tell she's trying to hold her dragon back. "Yes, I killed a wolf. I killed hundreds—I killed entire packs of wolves Kaine. But not once did I ever make an excuse, I took responsibility for every single life I took," she growls. "Now shut up and walk."

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I watch the flames dan