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The Daughter They Didn't Want

The Daughter They Didn't Want

Maikling Kwento · Werewolf
By:  HyacinthKumpleto
Language: English
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Synopsis

Remorse Family

Familial Bond

Inspirational

Bias

Mate

Independence

Biological Family

Awakening

In the Moonstone Pack, every daughter received two moonstones after her first shift. When she found her mate, they were set into matching bonding bracelets. Two weeks before my twin sister Selena and I were supposed to hold our mate ceremonies, my brother came home carrying one black velvet box. Inside lay a pair of platinum bracelets set with four moonstones. All four belonged to Selena now. She burst into tears. Mom pulled her into a hug, while Dad warned Tyler that the entire Grey family would come for him if he ever hurt their precious girl. No one saw a problem. I looked at my brother’s empty hand. “Where are mine?” Noah blinked. “Selena’s design needed four stones, so I used yours. You don’t care about traditions anyway.” Mom cut me off before I could answer. “They’re only bracelets. You make good money, so buy another pair. Don’t ruin your sister’s moment.” As they closed around Selena, I finally understood. Whenever they said their daughter, they had never meant me. Fine. They could keep the family they had chosen. I was done begging to belong to it.

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Chapter 1
"Mom, look. Tyler's name and mine are engraved on the inside."Selena lifted the bracelets toward the light, and the four moonstones flashed blue-white against the platinum. "Our little princess deserves the best. The whole pack will be watching during the ceremony. If your bonding jewelry looked cheap, people would talk."She simply didn't care when the bride being humiliated was me.Dad pressed a black credit card into Selena's palm. "Never let yourself be treated badly after you move in with Tyler. If he makes you cry, you come straight home. The Grey house will always be open to you."Only a week earlier, he'd told me, "Once you're bonded, you belong with Northlake. Couples argue. Don't come running back over every little thing and embarrass us."Selena and I were twins. I had been born seven minutes earlier, and apparently those seven minutes had sentenced me to a lifetime of being the older, stronger, more reasonable one.During our first shift, Selena had collapsed on the train
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Chapter 2
The next afternoon, I came home from my dress fitting and stopped in the living room.Mom had brought out the bone china she kept locked away. Imported berries, cheese, pastries, and tea covered the table.Tyler sat in the center of it all.To them, Moonstone’s newly appointed Gamma was an impressive match. They had no idea Adrian was Northlake’s Alpha.They had never even met him. They knew nothing beyond his name.Whenever I suggested a family dinner, Mom waved me off.“You’re getting bonded anyway. If you like him, that’s what matters.”Tyler gave me a lazy nod when I walked in. He didn't even bother with hello.Even a man who hadn't officially joined our family yet understood the rules of the Grey house: Selena was someone to impress. I was someone you could dismiss.Selena waved me over. "Perfect timing. Dad's explaining what everyone's contributing to the ceremonies."Dad cleared his throat and slid a deed across the table. "The three-story villa in Moonridge is yours. You and Ty
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Chapter 3
Three days before my ceremony, Mom finally agreed to meet Adrian.I thought maybe she had finally realized she knew almost nothing about the man I was about to bond with.Maybe, for once, she wanted to know who would be standing beside me for the rest of my life.I booked a private room at one of Moonstone’s best restaurants and told Adrian my family had agreed to come.He arrived ten minutes early in a dark suit, carrying a bottle of wine for Dad and a carefully wrapped box of herbal tea for Mom.At two, the server reheated the food.At three, Adrian quietly paid for another hour in the private room without telling me.By four, the restaurant had turned on its evening lights.Only then did Mom finally reply.[Mom: Something urgent came up. We can’t make it. Another time.]At the same moment, Selena posted a picture in the family group chat.She stood in a private bridal atelier wearing her white rehearsal dress while Mom fastened a pearl-gray ceremonial cloak around her shoulders. The
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Chapter 4
By the day before my ceremony, Mom had checked Selena’s dress, makeup schedule, hair appointment, gifts, and household supplies again and again. Noah had become her personal driver, messenger, and event coordinator.No one asked whether my dress fit, whether my guests had confirmed, or who would walk beside me into the ceremony hall.I wasn't another bride in this house. I was background scenery designed to make Selena's happiness look brighter.I changed my shoes and went to the mall alone.Adrian had said he didn't need a gift. Still, I had ordered custom wolf-head cuff links, engraved on the back with the date we first met.The sales associate boxed them, and I handed over my card.A few seconds later, she returned it with an apologetic look. "I'm sorry. The account doesn't have enough funds."The card was connected to the savings account that held three years of my salary. Mom had insisted on joint emergency authorization, swearing she would never touch it unless the family faced
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Chapter 5
There was no door-blocking game, no speech from my family, and no father waiting to place my hand in my mate's.Yet the hotel entrance still felt like a real celebration.Northlake's guards and Adrian's friends stood on one side, while my coworkers and friends stood on the other. Everyone had chosen to wear a white flower for the bride, creating an aisle all the way to the waiting cars.Luca, Northlake's Beta, held up an envelope stuffed with cash. "Every time somebody compliments our Luna, I hand out another round. No budget today. The Alpha's paying."The doorman raised an eyebrow at Adrian. "With a bride's side this big, you'd better never make her mad."Adrian grinned. "It took me long enough to convince her to keep me. I'm planning to spoil her rotten."Once I sat down, I kept my head lowered. If I looked at anyone, I was afraid I would cry.Adrian fastened my seat belt and covered my hand with his. "Don't thank me. These people aren't here because they pity you. They're here beca
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Chapter 6
Selena's mate ceremony took place the next day.The Grey house woke before sunrise. Selena had already put on her dress when she rushed into my room and shouted, "Mom, Eve isn't here. She didn't come home last night."Mom froze while adjusting Selena's veil. "That can't be right. Isn't she getting married today too?"Noah waved dismissively. "She went straight to the hotel. Eve has always done this. She acts furious, then gets over it by herself."They arrived at Mooncourt Hotel and gave the front desk the name of their reserved ballroom.The clerk looked at Selena in confusion. "Are you with the Northlake ceremony from yesterday? That event has already ended."Selena recovered first. "Was the bride Evelyn Grey?""Yes. Alpha Adrian Walsh and Luna Evelyn completed their ceremony and registration yesterday at noon."Noah's voice cracked. "Luna? You're saying she mated the Northlake Alpha?"The clerk looked even more baffled. "You didn't know? It was printed clearly on the invitation."Mo
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Chapter 7
He went to my former office and introduced himself as my brother. The receptionist called down a coworker who had attended my ceremony. She looked him over with growing suspicion."Then why weren't you at her mate ceremony? Northlake asked who could stand on the bride's side, so our whole department volunteered."Noah couldn't answer.The ceremony video showed me walking toward Adrian in a pale silver dress while coworkers and friends cheered on both sides. Helen fixed my veil. Mia cried harder than I did. The hall looked warm, crowded, and complete.As Noah turned away, he heard my coworkers whisper behind him."What kind of brother doesn't know his own sister got married?""No wonder Eve never talked about home. She's kind to everybody. Maybe it's because nobody was ever kind to her there."He remembered the day I left. I had only tried to recover my savings, and he had pinned my shoulder down while accusing me of destroying the family.At home, he cast the video onto the living room
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Chapter 8
Dad had sent only one message.[Dad: The new moonstone bracelets are finished. Take them when you come home.]He had never been good with words. During every argument, he acted like a judge handing down the final ruling, except I was always the one found guilty.I didn't answer.The day I received my official job offer was also the twins' birthday.Helen ordered a huge cake iced with the words, EVE, NORTHLAKE'S BRIGHTEST STAR.She cooked every dish I liked and chased me out of the kitchen whenever I tried to help. "Today, you outrank everyone. You're not even allowed to wash a glass."When Selena and I were children, our birthday cakes carried only her name. At five, she had cried because she didn't want to share the cake or blow out candles with me. The family turned our birthday into her private celebration and eventually forgot it had ever been mine.After making a wish, I pulled Mia closer. "Blow them out with me."Normally she would have done it just to cause trouble. This time, s
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Chapter 9
The next summer, I found out I was pregnant.Adrian was so happy that he spent an entire week losing focus in pack meetings. Finally, he handed every nonurgent matter to Luca and built a swing beneath the maple tree in our yard.After securing the last rope, he sat on it himself and bounced several times. "Solid. It wouldn't break even if I shifted and jumped on it."I laughed. "I don't plan to shift into a wolf and swing while pregnant.""Doesn't matter. Highest safety standard."After that, I sat beneath the maple tree every evening. When Adrian returned from pack headquarters, he stood behind me and pushed gently while the city lights came alive beyond the leaves.A lot changed in the Grey family.Noah sent occasional messages. Maybe he knew I wouldn't answer and only wanted me to see them.[Noah: Mom sits in your room a lot. She says she would be grateful for one phone call.][Noah: Dad bought back your old car. It's in the garage, and he won't let anyone touch it.][Noah: Selena a
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