My sister Serafina secretly met Aidan, the Future Alpha. She always took me with her to cover for them. Then word leaked. Queen Luna’s guards raided the glade and caught only me. The Queen ordered a forced mating. “Your bond already runs deep. Why hide?” I was forced to become Aidan’s Mate. Aidan blamed me for losing Serafina. He turned cruelly cold. Even during the mating ceremony, he pinned my wrists and forced me to admit I was my sister’s replacement. I opened my eyes. It was the day Serafina invited me to the Moonlight Glade. I buried my face in the furs and muttered, “I’m not going.” ... Serafina froze. “Why not?” “I...” She bit her lip. “I already promised him we would come.” “Him” meant Aidan. In public, the Future Alpha was cold and distant. Nobody suspected a thing. He had been secretly meeting a Beta female for months. I was the Omega serving as their shield. Aidan talked to my sister. I counted leaves. He shifted to show off his wolf. I stood watch at the edge of the glade. Mother always asked about our absences. Serafina squeezed my palm. She lied with a straight face. “Ayla gets restless inside the territory. I took her out for fresh air.” She knew her place, and valued her reputation as the Future Alpha’s mate candidate above all. That was why, during that secret meeting on the Sacred Mountain— A sudden rainstorm hit. Queen Luna’s guards came looking for Aidan. She ran off into the rain without looking back. Left me all alone. I scrambled after her. My heart hammered. The mossy stone steps were slick with rain. My foot slipped. Aidan snatched my arm. “Careful.” A huge leaf umbrella appeared above us. Queen Luna’s most trusted elder stood underneath it. He glared down at us. “Found him.” “The Future Alpha’s secret lover is the second daughter of House Mooncrest.” Aidan’s face hardened. He dropped my hand. What a cruel mistake. One mistake turned the man who should have been my brother-in-law into my Alpha. In the long years that followed. Losing the mate he wanted made Aidan cruel and paranoid. Every forced mating was torture. Tears streamed down my face. He forced me to cry out Serafina’s name. Only then would he stroke my wet hair and bury his face in my neck, his voice hoarse with cruel possessiveness. “Good.” “My Mate’s sister.” The entire Pack thought the Future Alpha had fallen for his Omega at first sight. They thought he was fiercely possessive of her. Nobody knew the pure hell I endured behind closed doors. The memories made me shudder. The shame of living as her shadow nearly consumed me. I pulled the furs over my face. “I’m sick.” “I can’t go.”
Serafina reached out. She pressed her palm to my forehead. My skin burned. It wasn’t a fake fever. “Alright.” “I’ll stay here. Let me fetch the Pack healer.” My chest tightened. “Are you... skipping your meeting with him?” She let out a soft sigh. “I can’t go alone. Not without you.” Exactly. Serafina guarded her reputation above all else. She would never risk meeting the Future Alpha alone. I rolled over and closed my eyes. From this day on, whatever was between her and Aidan had nothing to do with me. My sickness dragged on for days. Spring rain fell relentlessly outside. Serafina lost her excuse to leave the estate. She sat on the porch, polishing her hunting bow and plucking the string in irritation. Mother guessed as much. She assumed Serafina caught a different sickness. Mating fever. “Do you know who your sister fancies?” Mother trimmed moonflowers by the hearth with a silver dagger. She watched me through the rising smoke. Nothing slipped past her. But I lied anyway. “I have no idea.” Mother smiled faintly. “I heard the Future Alpha chose his Mate. He meets her in secret. He covers his tracks well. Queen Luna sent trackers, but they found nothing.” “Why hide?” She sighed. “Her rank matches his. If she holds his favor, a Mating Ceremony is certain. I’m getting old. I’ll never understand young females.” I bit my lip. I didn’t know either. Serafina was always proud and reserved. What she had with Aidan felt more like politics than romance. They discussed the Pack’s future. They drew territorial borders. Aidan occasionally mentioned me and joked that I was a restless wildcat. Serafina never mentioned a Mating Ceremony. But the day I was forced to mate with Aidan changed everything. She wept openly. She glared at him with pure hatred. “You actually chose her.” “Ayla is my precious sister. You better treat her right.” Aidan couldn’t look at her. He stared at me through the ceremonial veil. He muttered a low, “I will.” She really was heartbroken that day. Mother kept talking. “The Future Alpha needs an official Mate. Queen Luna decided to grant his wish. She will expose his lover at the Full Moon Assembly. She will announce their mating.” In my past life, the Queen caught me before this assembly ever happened. But she never knew she caught the wrong girl. That single mistake ruined everything. Serafina died mateless. Aidan broke my spirit for good. Mother studied my face. “I thought it would do you good to socialize. But since your sister’s heart is taken, I will decline the invitation for her.” She turned to leave. I chased after her. I spoke fast. “Don’t decline it for her.” She looked back, and understanding flashed across her face. I took a deep breath. “Decline it for me.” She froze. “You?” She probably didn’t understand. They were in love. Their story had already started. Why hide? I didn’t care anymore. In this life, I would never cross paths with Aidan again.
The truth hit me when the assembly invitation arrived. Mother’s words were just a trap to test my sister’s heart. Queen Luna wanted to hunt down the secret lover. She gave no one the chance to decline. Moonlight washed over the sacred lake. Sky and water blurred into one. This was my first time seeing Aidan in this life. He wore silver-white Pack robes, his dark hair tied back with a leather cord. His eyes were cold and distant. Nobody could have guessed. Losing the woman he loved had turned him cruel and paranoid. Serafina crushed my hand. Sweat slicked her palm. “They say the Queen already knows about Aidan.” “Will she think I’m... shameless?” I shook my head. “No. Queen Luna is generous. She won’t look down on you for this.” She let out a long breath, but her face stayed tense. Aidan brought someone with him. A man in a dark green warrior tunic leaned against an ancient tree. He was striking, but lazily indifferent to the bustling assembly. He straightened when he caught my eye and adjusted his perfectly neat collar. Serafina didn’t recognize him. “Who is he?” Aidan kept his voice flat. “My cousin, Sentinel Captain Kael.” “You guard your reputation. We need a witness when we meet.” “In case anything happens...” Serafina managed a tight smile. “You are so careful.” “Ayla covered for us all this time. We never made a single mistake.” An ice-cold gaze fell on me. “No mistakes?” Aidan let out a soft laugh, with rare mockery. “You have a pure heart. You have no idea how deep a wolf’s ambition runs.” The blood drained from my face. He was reborn too. In our past life, Aidan humiliated me countless times. He never believed my fall on the stairs was an accident. “Isn’t that exactly what you are?” His fingertips brushed my ear and cheek before stopping at the corner of my eye. “You used to stare at me with those wet eyes right in front of your sister. A calculated seduction...” “And now you can’t even stand admitting you’re her replacement. Ha.” No matter how hard I sobbed, he just covered my eyes. His voice dropped to a rough growl. “Too late.” Those vile memories rippled through my mind. My head spun. I could barely breathe. Serafina missed the hidden meaning. “Aidan, what are you talking about?” I pulled my hand free, lowered my eyes and rushed out. “The Queen is about to announce it. Don’t worry anymore. I’m going for a walk.” She frowned. “Hey—” I bolted. She never got the chance to grab my sleeve.
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