one hundred and fifty nine

Evelyn’s POV

As Dante's words echoed through the room, each syllable a crushing blow to my spirit, the weight of his verdict settled like a heavy shroud around me. Banished. The word reverberated in my mind, a stark and unforgiving sentence that threatened to sever me from everything I had ever known.

How could he banish me? The thought reverberated in my mind, a bitter realization that the consequences of my actions had finally caught up with me. The sting of his judgment cut deep, leaving me reeling in a sea of despair. I knew I had wronged, but to be cast out, exiled from the pack that had been my home, felt like a punishment too severe to bear.

Prison seemed a lesser sentence, a tangible punishment that paled in comparison to the isolation and abandonment that now loomed before me. The pack, was my lifeline, my identity, and to be torn away from it felt like a cruel twist of fate that I could scarcely comprehend.

“No, no…. You can't do this to me!” Turning to Vanessa, my eyes plea