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They Favored My Sister, So I Left the Pack Chapter 8
I hadn’t expected to see Rowan again so soon.Three weeks after I declined his request, Blackwood sent him to the Council’s annual security summit.As Alpha, he had every right to attend.As the ward research lead, I was scheduled to present.I saw him halfway through my briefing.He sat near the back, wearing a dark suit. He looked thinner. When our eyes met, he straightened, but I turned back to the map.I finished without losing my place.Afterward, Mara approached me.“He’s asked for five minutes.”I looked toward the windows, where Rowan stood alone.“He volunteered to represent Blackwood,” she added. “Their Beta usually comes.”So he’d found an opportunity I couldn’t simply decline by email.“You don’t have to,” Mara said.“It's fine. Five minutes.”Rowan waited until I stopped in front of him.“Alice.”“Congratulations on Blackwood passing the assessment.”He glanced at the folder in my hand.“Your work was impressive.”“Thank you.”A year ago, his praise would have stayed with
They Favored My Sister, So I Left the Pack Chapter 7
When my plane landed, a woman in a dark coat was waiting beyond baggage claim.Her face lit up when she spotted me.“Alice? I’m Mara, the Council’s security Beta. We’re so glad you’re here.”She shook my hand warmly, then took my suitcase.“How was the flight? Have you eaten?”Outside, she opened the car door and waited while I settled in.“Would you like to grab something to eat first, or go straight to your place?” Mara asked. “Whatever works best for you.”Whatever worked best for me.I couldn’t remember the last time anyone had said that.For the first time since leaving, I felt sure I’d made the right decision.The Northern Pack Council had sent nine invitations.I’d turned down eight.They wanted me for my work on protective wards: the magic woven through pack borders to keep rogues out.Most specialists could detect a breach after it happened. I could trace the weaknesses that would cause one.My graduate research had caught the Council’s attention. They were rebuilding the defe
They Favored My Sister, So I Left the Pack Chapter 6
Bianca’s mouth opened.“I—I didn’t mean—”Cade gave a hollow laugh.“So you really did lie. About all of it.”Mom gripped the edge of the table.“Why, Bianca? Why would you do this to your sister?”Bianca looked around the room. Nobody moved toward her.Her expression changed.“Because she took him first.”Rowan stared at her.“What?”“The summer gathering. After graduation.” Her voice rose. “I gave Alice my invitation. If I hadn’t, she never would have met you.”“You didn’t want to go,” Cade said.“I didn’t know Rowan would be there!”She turned back to him.“I liked you all through high school. Three years, and you barely knew I existed. Then she shows up, and two months later, you’re together.”Rowan remembered that night. I’d been sitting on the lodge steps, trying to free a moth trapped inside a lantern.He’d stopped to help.That's how they met.“It should have been me,” she said. “I was only taking back what she got because of me.”Mom shook her head.“So you let us hurt Alice.
They Favored My Sister, So I Left the Pack Chapter 5
Rowan’s wolf slammed against him, searching for a presence that was no longer there.He reached again.Nothing.Across the table, Mom dropped her glass. Water spread over the tablecloth.“What’s happening?” She pressed a hand to her chest. “I can’t feel Alice.”Dad gripped the back of a chair.“She’s left the pack.”Cade stared at him.“What? No. Why would she do that?”Rowan couldn’t answer.I’d been beside him for years. He’d always known I was there, somewhere within reach.Now he couldn’t find me.His phone lay beneath the table.He crouched to retrieve it, nearly losing his balance when his wolf surged again.The investigator was still on the line.“Alpha Rowan? Are you there?”“Yes.” His voice came out rough.“We’re sending you the evidence now.”“Where’s Alice?”“I can’t disclose her location.”“She’s my—”He stopped.This morning, in front of the council, he’d called me a friend.Now he couldn’t even finish saying what I was to him.“I need to speak to her.”“You’ll have to con
They Favored My Sister, So I Left the Pack Chapter 4
“No. I’m not apologizing. I haven’t done anything wrong.”I looked Dad straight in the eye.Mom looked from Bianca to me, then turned toward the elders.“I’m sorry. Alice has had feelings for Alpha Rowan for years.” Her voice was painfully steady. “We never imagined she’d take it this far.”I stared at her in disbelief.She’d helped me choose invitations.She’d cried when I tried on my first gown.Now she couldn’t even look at me.Cade stopped beside Rowan.“Alice, stop embarrassing the family. Just apologize so we can go.”Bianca trembled against Mom.Rowan’s gaze moved to my cheek, then to Dad’s hand around my wrist.“Let her go.”Dad released me.For one foolish second, I thought Rowan was going to put an end to it.Instead, he turned to the elders.“This is all a misunderstanding. Alice hasn’t done anything inappropriate. We’re just friends. Bianca is my only mate.”My fingers went numb.“Rowan.”He looked at me.I held the feather notebook out.“Then tell them where this came from
They Favored My Sister, So I Left the Pack Chapter 3
I found a hotel twenty minutes from pack territory.The room was nothing special, but it beat the storage room my parents expected me to sleep in.I left my suitcase beside the bed, printed my release application in the lobby, and brought it upstairs.Rowan called as I was filling out the last page.I watched his name flash across the screen.Then I answered.“Alice, you left the chat.”His voice sounded tired.“Yes.”“Can you stop? It’s been a long day.”I’d spent that day watching him stand beside my sister at the altar, but somehow I was the one asking too much.I’d thought he might be calling to explain. Tell me why he’d let me walk into that ceremony without warning, then ask me to understand, the way he always did.But I was done trying to understand.Rowan loved me, but whenever it came to Bianca, he made me feel guilty until I gave in.“Where are you?”“A hotel.”He exhaled.“You didn’t need to leave. I talked to Bianca. She’s willing to wait until the weekend for the studio.”
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