Semua Bab REBORN: CLAIMED BY MY MATE’S BROTHER: Bab 1 - Bab 4

ANASTASIA’S POVIf there was one thing I loathed the most about my pack’s traditions, it was the one happening right now in my father's courtyard.A vintage oak box was placed before me and my twin sister, Amelia. One heavy with sacred tradition, one we were required to reach into and pick from.On both sides of the courtyard, advisers, nobles, high ranked warriors, and elders leaned forward, their eyes sharp, their whispers hushed. Waiting. Anticipating. Eyes shining as they could barely hold in their eagerness.I stared at the box in quiet disgust. It wasn't just any box, it was one which decided the fate of every she-wolf born into nobility. The curse of my bloodline, the chain that tied us to whatever future the Moon Goddess—or men pretending to speak for her—decided.Beside me, Amelia crackled with impatience, her excitement visible for all to see. This was the moment she'd been waiting for all her life. I’d once been like her and it made my stomach twist.I knew what came next.

NICHOLAS’ POV I jolted awake, my chest heaving like I’d just run ten miles through the woods. My sheets clung to me, damp with the sweat that rolled down my face, back and even my chest. The room was pitch-black except for the faint glow of the moon filtering through the curtains, but that didn’t stop the terror clawing at me. I’d dreamed. No. That wasn’t just a dream. It was too vivid, too cruel. I swung my legs off the edge of the bed and forced myself to my feet, every movement heavy, like I was dragging a corpse behind me. My body felt drained, not rested, as if I’d spent the night in battle instead of in my king-sized bed. Aching all over, I staggered to the bathroom, the tiles were cold against my bare feet. I leaned over the sink and splashed water onto my face, trying to cool the fever burning beneath my skin. But when I raised my gaze up to the mirror, my breath stopped. My reflection looked like hell—eyes bloodshot, hair stuck damp against my forehead. But that wasn't t