Choices Mated To A Rival Alpha

Silvia

I buried the only parents who ever loved me in the pouring rain.

When I came home--soaked, hollow, desperate for warmth--

I found my fated mate in our bed with another she-wolf.

"It's just instinct," Zack smirked, sweat still glistening on his chest.

"You'll always be my Luna... even if I seek out others."

That was the moment my world split in two.

My wolf, Keal, howled for blood. For vengeance.

But instead of tearing out his throat,

I did something far worse--

I rejected him.

And then I married his half-brother--his greatest enemy.

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Earlier that night.

The rain poured down as I stood in the cemetery, watching the twin headstones of my adoptive parents blur through my tears.

They had been everything to me. And now, because of a cruel twist of fate on the road, they were gone too.

"I miss you,"I whispered, the words breaking apart in the storm.

My wolf, Keal, whimpered inside me. She was just as heartbroken as I was.

The water soaked through my black dress, chilling me to the bone,

but I couldn't bring myself to leave.

When I finally did, every step away from their graves felt like a betrayal.

I needed Zack now more than ever.

My mate--the one the Moon Goddess had chosen for me, claiming me as his forever.

I drove to our apartment--the one we'd decorated together.

Keal paced anxiously within me, seeking our mate's presence for comfort.

When I unlocked the door, the scents hit me immediately.

Zack's familiar pine and cedar, but underneath it, something else--something sweet, floral, and distinctly omega.

Foreign. Female. My heart plummeted to my stomach.

"No," I whispered, but Keal already knew.

Keal growled,"Who in there!? Let's shift-- I'll kill her!"

The sounds coming from our bedroom confirmed my worst fears before I even pushed the door open.

"Harder, Zack--don't stop!" the blonde omega moaned, her voice shamelessly echoing off the walls of our bedroom.

The sound carved through me like claws to the chest. The mate bond burned, searing and twisted, every heartbeat a reminder of his betrayal.

They froze the moment they saw me standing in the doorway, drenched from the storm, my eyes wide with disbelief.

"Silvia!" Zack scrambled off the bed, his face blanching before panic flickered in his eyes. "I--what the hell are you doing back already?"

The blonde omega pulled the sheet lazily across her chest, not so much embarrassed as irritated, like I had ruined her evening. She arched a brow at me, her lips curling in a smirk that made my stomach turn.

"How could you?" I whispered, my voice sounding distant to my own ears. "How could you do this when my parents just died? When I needed you most?"