Lilith pov

“Lilith, you are like a volcano, gentle and still for a long time. But when it erupts, its power is devastating. Its rage destroys everything in its path. So be careful, my child. Don’t lose your anger easily. Someone who can control their rage is someone who can conquer anything.”

That was what Father had once told me on the day I broke a man’s hand during training because he’d joked that Father should’ve had a son instead, someone worthy to carry the beta’s legacy. That I, being a girl, was useless and could never compare to a man.

I remembered that day clearly. I had been seventeen...