1: BETRAYED IN MY OWN BED

TSIREYA's POV

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I stood at the doorway of my own bedroom, my hand still gripping the cold doorknob, but my whole body felt like it was on fire.

On my bed, my younger sister, Pril, was straddling the body of Alpha Jax—my fiancé.

“Disgusting!” I shouted.

They both froze immediately.

“I work in the city just to pay for your school, Pril,” my voice came out low and shaking. “And this is how you repay me? By sleeping with my fiancé in my own bed?”

Pril stopped moving completely. Her face turned pale. Without saying a word, she grabbed the blanket folded at the end of the bed and pulled it over her naked body. She lowered her head, her long hair falling forward to hide her face.

Jax gently pushed Pril aside and sat on the edge of the bed. He did not rush to cover himself. Only a pair of black boxers still clung to his waist.

“Tsireya,” he said in a voice that was far too calm, “it was just sex. It meant nothing.”

I let out a short laugh. “Just sex? Maybe for you. But for me, this is a betrayal of trust.”

Fast footsteps echoed from the hallway. Father and Mother appeared at the door, their faces still wearing smiles because I had just returned today from Luna class training in the north. But their smiles vanished the moment they saw the scene inside the room.

“Jax said he wanted to help Pril decorate the room to welcome you home,” my father said quietly. His eyes moved from Jax, who was wearing only boxers, to Pril, who was curled up under the blanket.

Mother covered her mouth with her hand. “Oh my God,” she whispered.

I turned to them. “I have worked as a lawyer in the city for years. I paid for Pril’s school until she graduated. I send money every month to support this family. And this is what I get in return?”

My father let out a long sigh. “Pril is already an adult, Tsireya. She has gone through puberty. This is normal for people their age.”

“Normal?” I almost screamed. “You call this normal? Are you all insane?”

My chest felt tight.

Since childhood, I was always the one who gave in. When Pril wanted new toys, I gave her mine. When she wanted nice clothes, I wore the old ones. When she wanted to study at the best academy, I worked myself to exhaustion alone in the city.

And now, when I was the one who was hurt the most, my parents still defended her.

Father stepped closer and placed a hand on my shoulder, but I brushed it away. “We will punish Pril in front of the Elders,” he said firmly. “But your wedding to Alpha Jax will still take place in two days.”

“It was just sex, Tsireya. There is no need to make this a big issue,” my father added.

The same words Jax had just said. Just sex?

I shook my head hard. “No. I refuse. I am canceling this wedding.”

Mother rushed forward, her face flushed with anger. “You cannot cancel it again just like that! This is already the seventh time, Tsireya!”

“If you cancel it again, the pack will exile you!” she added.

The rules were clear in the werewolf world. A she wolf who failed to marry more than five times was considered a cursed wolf. A cursed wolf was not allowed to stay in the pack.

I had already failed to marry six times. Each time, it had been for different reasons.

Because my wolf side was weak, I could not smell my mate. I could not smell the bond the way others did. So my parents kept arranging matches for me, one after another, with many men. Omegas, warriors, betas, and even Alphas.

The only Alpha who had ever been meant to become my husband was Jax. That had made my father, a beta in his pack, feel proud, because I had been supposed to become a Luna.

I was proud too. After six failed engagements, I had believed the Moon Goddess had finally given me an Alpha as my fated mate.

But it seemed this one had failed as well.

I stared at Mother for a long moment. Tears finally fell, but I did not care.

“I would rather be expelled from this pack than marry a man who betrayed me even before our sacred vows were spoken.”

Jax stood up, “Tsireya, listen…”

"I never loved you,” he said.

The words landed like a slap.

"I only agreed… because of her." He nodded toward Pril.

I stared at him, “If you never loved me and loved my sister instead, why weren’t you honest from the beginning, Jax?”