The Father Of My Child Is My Stepbrother

Letty’s povThe house was supposed to be empty. My mother and Micheal had left hours earlier for an all-night event. I’d stayed upstairs, enjoying the rare freedom of being alone.Then the door slammed.The sound echoed like a warning. I froze, heart pounding, and then I heard it, something wet dragging slowly across the floor.I stepped out of my room, barefoot on the carpet. The air felt sharp and alive then a low sound followed, almost a growl.I should have run and screamed but instead, calm settled over me. Whatever was here felt familiar.I moved down the stairs and saw the paw prints, mud smeared across white marble, ruining its perfection. I followed them until the bathroom door opened and he walked out.Completely naked.I couldn’t move. My breath caught, burning in my chest.His grey eyes met mine and for the first time, he really looked at me and not past me or through me.At me.“What are you doing down here?” he asked, his voice calm yet rough and unfamiliar.“I…” My voi

Three days after my confrontation with Mason and his cold, heartbreaking words, that morning started like any other, until it didn’t.I was still in bed when my mother’s voice echoed through the hallway.“Letty!” she called. “Get ready and come downstairs!”My heart jumped.Get ready? For what? I asked myself “what was the occasion”I sat up quickly and stepped into the hallway. “Get ready for what?” I asked as I walked toward her.She turned to me with a wide smile, excitement clear on her face.“Today is Mason’s bonding ceremony with his mate,” she said.Immediately everything stopped.The words hit me so hard the world seemed to tilt. My ears rang as my chest tightened, and for a moment, I couldn’t breathe.“So the rumors were true, he was already mated.” I thought And to make it worse, I didn’t hear it from him.Pain spread slowly through my chest, sharp and deep. I forced myself to nod, even though my hands were shaking.“Oh,” I said softly. “That’s… nice.”My mother smiled, not