All Chapters of My Stepbrother, My Alpha Mate: Chapter 1 - Chapter 7

RAINEToday, I turned eighteen. No party. No celebration. Not even a birthday wish from the pack. Only my mother tried to make the day feel meaningful. She came into my room holding a small cake, made by the omegas. I knew she must have begged them to make it. On top of the cake, a tiny candle flickered weakly, almost going out."Happy birthday, My love. Raine Bittley," she whispered softly before kissing my forehead. Her hand rested on my shoulder, offering a little warmth and comfort.I gave her a faint smile. "Thank you, Mom."Her eyes looked at me with love, but she couldn’t hide the exhaustion behind them. Once, those eyes had blazed eyes of a Luna. Now, the light in them was only a fading echo.She tucked my hair behind my ear. "I know everything feels heavy. But today is still your day, Raine."She didn’t need to say out loud what we were both thinking.We knew too well, in other packs, your eighteenth birthday is a huge moment. At this age, your wolf is supposed to awaken, you

RAINEThe next day…Alpha Markus’s meeting room was usually reserved for important decisions about territory, war, or internal Pack policies. But this morning, the wooden walls echoed not with strategy... but with anger.I sat on the long bench, my hands trembling even though I tried to hold them steady. Beside me, Killian stood calm, cold as usual. At the far end of the room, Alpha Markus stood with his back to us, his body tense, breathing heavily. Several elders sat with stiff faces. And my mother... stood behind me, her eyes swollen from crying.The scent of tension filled the room.“How could this happen?” Alpha Markus’s voice finally broke the silence, heavy and shaking the floor. He turned around, his red eyes locking onto us. “How could... a future Alpha and his half sister make love in the middle of the Pack’s field, under the full moon, like... savage beasts?!”The elders avoided his gaze. But I could feel their whispers since earlier.The gossip had spread fast.“They did i

KILLIANThis room is still the same. Cold, tidy, silent. But tonight is different. I have just been officially named the Alpha of Shadowfang, and Raine... is now my Luna.I removed my ceremonial cloak and placed it silently on the chair. A few omegas moved in and out, bringing her clothes and belongings into my room.Raine said nothing. I didn’t ask anything.The sound of footsteps from the omegas echoed clearly in the stillness. Once everything was done, the door closed. Silence.I stood with my back to her, facing the mirror. My reflection was sharp, expressionless. But one fact burned quietly in my head. After two years of holding back my instincts and the ache that came with it... she’s finally mine.The one thing I could never lie about was my wolf's instinct. It recognized Raine on the night of my eighteenth birthday. From that day on, every time she passed by me, her scent hit me like a whip. Sweet. Warm. Binding.I remember the hunger to mark her back then. But she was just a

RAINEI couldn’t stay still. The chaos outside made my entire body tense like a drawn bowstring. Restlessness spread across my skin like wildfire. I paced back and forth like a madwoman in this room that felt smaller and more suffocating by the minute.I knew I couldn’t just sit here while something was happening out there, not knowing where my mother was. Not knowing whether she was safe, or in danger.I walked up to the door again. I touched the handle. Still locked tight. I pounded on it. Pushed it. Even tried to twist it open by force, but it was useless. I bit my lip, almost in frustration, but then my mind started working.I wasn’t just a girl. I wasn’t just an ordinary human. I was a wolf.So…I closed my eyes. Regulated my breathing. And in a few seconds that felt like an explosion inside my body, I let my instincts take over. I bit at the air and held in a grunt as my bones twisted and reshaped, my skin stretched, dark fur bursting through my pores, and my limbs transformed in