Lahat ng Kabanata ng Alpha Mate Chose Half-sister, I Changed Groom: Kabanata 11 - Kabanata 20

Ethan stared at Selene's voice call request that had suddenly popped up on his screen.Before he swiped to accept, he felt something twist uncomfortably in his chest. He pushed the feeling down and answered with poorly concealed impatience."What is it?"His tone came out sharper than he'd intended."Ethan."A tearful voice immediately came through the phone. High and trembling."Where are you right now? I'm scared. My heart is racing terribly. I can't breathe properly. Can you come keep me company?"She was crying. Ordinarily, hearing such a request from her, Ethan would have immediately dropped everything and rushed over anxiously. No questions asked. Just pure protective instinct.But at this moment, he felt a rare and indescribable irritation rising in his chest.How had he never noticed before that Selene was so bad at reading the room?He was in the middle of something. Still, he quickly suppressed that discomfort. Guilt crashed over him for even thinking such things. She was

By Saturday, the day of Selene's follow-up examination.Though Ethan physically accompanied Selene to the healer's office, most of his mind was elsewhere.He sat in the waiting room beside her, but his leg bounced restlessly. His eyes kept drifting to his phone.Selene was talking. He could hear her voice, soft and continuous, but the words didn't register."Ethan? Are you listening?"He jerked his attention back to her. "What? Sorry, what did you say?"She smiled, but it looked strained. "I was asking if you think the healer will clear me today.""Oh. Yes. Probably."His phone buzzed. He grabbed it instantly.Just a spam message.He was terrified I'd still be stubborn and obstinate enough to run to the Alpha Council to make a scene. The thought consumed him.So he'd specifically sent his most capable assistant to stand guard at the office entrance early that morning, on high alert.He'd ordered that the moment they spotted me, they should report immediately and find a way to stop me.

"Who?! Besides me, who else could she possibly marry?!"The assistant's words struck like lightning, splitting open Ethan's chaotic mind.He practically roared into the phone, his voice raw and desperate.His face instantly turned deathly pale, all color draining away like water from a broken dam.In that moment, standing on the sidewalk with people passing by on all sides, he suddenly remembered something.What I'd said in front of everyone not long ago. At that gathering.About breaking up.He'd only thought I was throwing a tantrum then. Being dramatic for attention.Never seeing the seriousness in my eyes. Never hearing the finality in my voice.It turned out I'd never lied to him.Not once.I truly didn't want him anymore.I'd meant every word.He just hadn't believed it. Hadn't wanted to believe it.He'd arrogantly assumed it was just my way of getting his attention, of manipulating him.He'd been certain, absolutely certain, that I couldn't leave him.That I was incapable of it.

He surged forward with such force that Caspian had to physically hold him back.In the end, it was only Caspian's subtle signal—a slight lift of his chin—that brought the warriors forward.They'd been waiting nearby the whole time, anticipating trouble.But Ethan had lost all emotional control. His eyes flashed with an otherworldly gleam as his body began to shift and contort. The sound of bones cracking and reforming filled the air as he transformed into his massive wolf form.He shook off the warriors and came for me. To snatch the mating certificate from my hands. To tear it up, maybe.But before Ethan could reach me, Caspian's own transformation erupted between us. His shift was faster, more controlled—a silver-gray wolf that was noticeably larger and more imposing than Ethan's form.The two Alphas collided with earth-shaking force. But Caspian's superior strength quickly became apparent. Within moments, he had Ethan pinned beneath him."Silver chains! Now!" Caspian's voice carried

Caspian sighed helplessly, but a trace of extremely faint tenderness rippled in his eyes.Then he asked in a low voice, quiet enough that I had to lean in to hear."Do you remember when you were little, at your grandmother's place in the countryside—do you remember meeting a chubby little boy?"A chubby boy?I froze, my mind going blank for a moment.Then rapidly searching through distant memories, digging through years of buried recollections.Childhood summers. My grandmother's village. Hot days and endless freedom.Suddenly, like a door bursting open, a long-sealed image crashed into my mind.The clear but somewhat deep creek at the village entrance, water moving lazily in the heat.A plump little boy flailing in the water, arms windmilling desperately.Crying out in terror, his voice high and panicked.My eyes flew wide open as the memory solidified.I looked up in complete disbelief at this tall, imposing man before me.This powerful Alpha who commanded Alpha Council.My voice pit