All Chapters of Forbidden: My Stepbrother, My Mate: Chapter 101 - Chapter 110

Ella. "Thank you all for coming," Elder Margaret said. "We have an important matter to discuss today."Kyle remained standing. "This was supposed to be a private meeting with the council.""The situation has evolved," Elder Margaret replied smoothly. "What affects the Alpha's family affects us all. Therefore, I felt it appropriate to invite key pack members to participate in this discussion.""You had no right…""I had every right," Elder Margaret interrupted. "Pack stability is at stake.""Pack stability isn't at stake," I said. "My father and Elena are dating. That's all."Elder Margaret turned her sharp gaze on me. "Is it? Because from where I stand, this situation creates significant complications."Kyle sat at the head of the table. I sat beside him. His hand found mine under the table, squeezing gently.Elder Margaret folded her hands on the table. "We're here to discuss Thomas and Elena's relationship, and how it affects this pack.""With all due respect," Kyle said, his voice

Ella.Kyle and I fell into a comfortable routine. Work. Pack duties. Time together. It was good. Stable. Exactly what we needed after the chaos of the previous months.Jason visited occasionally for alliance meetings. Our bond had settled into something comfortable and platonic. We could work together without awkwardness. Coordinate regional pack activities. Even joke around like old friends. The mate pull was still there, faint and persistent, but we'd both learned to live with it. To acknowledge it without letting it control us.Sarah told me once that some pack members had expected drama between Jason and me. They'd waited for jealousy or tension. Instead, they got professionalism and friendship."You two are boring," Sarah said with a grin. "People wanted scandal.""Sorry to disappoint," I replied."Oh, I'm not disappointed. I think it's great. But you know how pack members love drama."Summer arrived with warm sunshine and longer days. The pack celebrated the solstice with a mas

Kyle."Of course. I begged. Pleaded. Told her I'd made a terrible mistake, dad said.”“That I wanted to be part of your life. Part of her life. That I'd spent four years searching for her. That I'd never stopped thinking about her.""And she said no.""She said a lot of things. Most of them involving what I could do with my apologies. She'd spent four years raising you alone. Building a life. Creating stability. She didn't need or want me anymore. Told me I'd lost the right to be part of her world when I walked away.""But she let you be part of my life.""Eventually. After months of showing up. Proving I was serious about being your father. I drove to that little town every weekend. Sat outside her apartment. Waited for her to acknowledge me.”“Sometimes she'd let me see you for an hour. Sometimes she'd slam the door in my face. But I kept coming back. Kept showing up. Until finally, she agreed to let me visit regularly. To send money. To be involved. But she made it clear we would n

Ella.I didn't know what to say. How could I tell her she was making a mistake when I didn't know if she was? Maybe Marcus was her soulmate. Maybe they were supposed to be together all along. But that didn't make it hurt any less for my father."Then you should give him a chance," I finally said. The words tasted bitter on my tongue. "Marcus is a good man. He made a terrible mistake when he was young, but he's spent twenty-six years trying to be better. If you can forgive him, maybe you can have the life together you were always meant to have."Elena smiled through tears. "Thank you, Ella."The words felt hollow. I was supporting Elena's choice while knowing it would break my father's heart. What kind of daughter did that make me?Two weeks later, Elena made her decision. She chose Marcus.The announcement rippled through the pack. Some people were happy, celebrating the reunion of two people who'd been torn apart by circumstances. Others were confused, wondering why Elena would cho

Ella."I don't know how to be a father. What if I mess up? What if I'm not good enough?"I reached over and took his hand. "We'll figure it out together. Just like everything else."He looked at me then, really looked at me. His eyes were bright with unshed tears."We're having a baby," he said, like testing the words."Yeah. We are."A slow smile spread across his face. "We're having a baby."The joy in his voice made my chest tight. I started crying, though I couldn't say if they were happy tears or scared tears or both.Kyle pulled me into his arms as best he could across the center console. We held each other, crying and laughing and processing this massive, unexpected news.Eventually we made it inside. Ethan, Kyle’s beta was in the living room, doing paperwork. He looked up when we entered."How'd it go? What did the doctor say?"I glanced at Kyle. He squeezed my hand."We need to talk to you about something," I said.Ethan set down his pen, concerned. "Is everything okay?""Yea