My Sister Stole My Mate, And I Let Her

HINA'

for this moment. Yet they sliced through me like silver, the

ually ask for this. Especially now. Cele

eleste ever noticed him. It didn't matter that I'd given him a son. The m

o the plain pebble at her feet. I knew this. So why d

I already knew the answer, but some masochistic part of me ne

otion he'd shown me in years. "No," he

i

exhaling sharply. "Edward's death just... remin

ist

ave rather he screamed Celeste's name tha

help but

ing from my throat as Kieran stared at

e the alternativ

t didn't know at all, this stranger I'd loved

re pitiabl

wanted. What had these ten years given us? If not for that night, if we hadn't been fo

r meant to b

d been ready to vanish. I should have run farther. Should never hav

d of life had I given him, with parents whose hearts were oceans apart? While Celeste was gone, Kieran had pl

watch his mother be

last, the laughter

e expected tears? Begging? H

o

for my surrender. But I refused to

m this marriage, I wou

dig

my

ll custody

to fury. "The hell y

!" I snar

from his Alpha!" Kieran's voic

My hands trembled, but my voice didn't waver. "I don't

n this wretched world. If

n't sur

... You and Celeste w

of her giving him the pups I never could-made my chest ache like

on unreadable in the dim kitchen light

can have fu

He agreed

ict what I'd said about him and Celeste. He

eart had still hoped. Still waited for him to say something-anythi

y stinging eyes. Gods,

tonight. If I didn't leave here soon, I

an caught

against my skin. "We can wait until after the

almost believed him. Almos

me this considerati

y. It's not like there's much to dissolv

fused when we married

we got married, his voice carefully blank. "A

nevitably

ew. Just like we both knew the real reason-the

chest: he'd planned for this

editation, the result was the same-my neck remained unmarked

row furrow

a mistake-I only hope we can both move on." His voice softe

ut me deeper than his anger ever could. "Don't worry-I've saved

st comical. Had he truly expec

ved him.

d taught me this: no amount of warmth could

d he think I'd delude myself into

t of my pride just t

veless marriage had been enough. I was don

he stairs, memories of Kieran fla

'd given me when we

he shadows when he

d the victory garland on Celeste's head

lasses when their eng

hic night that

his first steps, eve

se, Daniel's sleepy vo

will always b

ed. Gods. How

resolve cracking. "How... how

d-sip of water.

dy planned for this,

he added stiffly. "Daniel is still my

e view I knew best was still his poker face. But th

rs were signed, we'd be

without a

icked shut behind m

loor, the day's grief finally overwhelming me.

g. Probably already picturing Cele

his teeth should have been. Where a mat

hollow dark, arms wrapped tight around

I'll surviv