All Chapters of Surrogate for My Sister's Mate: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

ROSENTINEA smile spread across my face as I stood ready to step into the garden where my wedding would take place. I had dreamed of this day for so long, but when the curtains finally lifted, I stopped in my tracks, shock freezing me in place.Not only was my cousin, Isabelle, dressed in a wedding gown, but she was also standing beside my mate at the floral hoop arch, in front of the officiant.“W-what’s happening?” I stammered, glancing at the pack members whose faces twisted with mockery, their giggles ringing in my ears.My gaze then landed on Ezekiel, and all I could do was stare, caught in those cold green eyes. Beside him, Isabelle let out a snicker, as if I were nothing more than a punchline to the wedding I had poured my heart into planning for three months.“Isn’t it obvious?” she said, wrapping her arms around my mate, a sly smile spreading across her face. “We’re getting married.”Her words sparked a few laughs, as if everyone had been waiting for this moment. For a second

ROSENTINEThe sound of water trickling into the bathtub was the only thing filling the bathroom as I soaked. Until now, I still couldn’t believe what had just happened.After Alpha Bastian declared that he wanted me as his breeder, he called a couple of warriors to take me to the main house, making sure I wouldn’t be able to run away again. Some maids then brought me here to the guest room. They even offered to help me with my bath, but I didn’t let them.After all, I didn’t want them to catch a glimpse of my back, marred by a web of scars. Even with the tattoo inked over them, I feared they would still feel the roughness beneath their fingers.I let out a sigh, sliding lower into the water and shutting my eyes. The gentle patter of water against the surface was oddly soothing, almost enough to distract me. However, it didn’t help much in emptying my head, especially when my thoughts kept looping back to everything that happened today.No matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t make them

ROSENTINEThe sound of cutlery clanking against plates filled the silence as we ate our breakfast. I kept waiting for the Alpha to say something, to start the conversation, but he didn’t.Not even a word.I snuck a glance at Beta Owen, who was sitting across from me, and he, too, was quiet, his gaze firmly on his food. It was peaceful, in a way, but also unnerving.I wanted so badly to break the silence, to say something, but the fear of being shut out was stronger. Back at my old pack, one wrong word had been enough to banish me from the table for good.And as pathetically as it sounded, this was the first time I’d eaten with anyone since then. So, I kept my mouth shut and waited, hoping the Alpha would eventually speak.“Did you commit a crime?” he asked out of the blue, causing me to jump in my seat. I looked at him, watching him dab his mouth with the napkin, before a maid hurried over to fill his glass with water when he gestured for it.“No, I didn’t,” I shook my head, my mind s

BASTIAN“How is it?” I asked, the words leaving my lips before Owen had quite stepped into Ara’s room. My gaze lingered on her face, watching her chest rise and fall, slow and soft, as if she were only napping and not lost in three months of unbroken sleep.“The doctor’s still explaining things to the surrogate to make sure the transfer will be successful.” I nodded, wringing out the wet towel in my hands, then gently wiping down Ara’s thin, pale arms.A maid could have handled this, I knew that. But spending time with her, tending to her when I could, felt like the least I could do for her now.I’d tried everything, searched for any cure to the unknown sickness stealing her away. But unless a miracle arrived, there was no way to save her.Besides, she’d been fading from the start, even when I found her, twelve years ago. She was already caught between life and death, lying cold and still by the river while I was hunting down a pack of rogues.At first, I thought she was gone. The way

ROSENTINEA week passed by in a blur, and life in the Northern Claw pack was nothing if not repetitive: eat, swallow down bitter medicine, rest, then shuffle over to Mrs. Jane’s clinic for a checkup, come back, sleep, and start all over again.Yesterday, the embryo was finally transferred to my uterus. I’d thought maybe Alpha Bastian would at least show his face for that, but he didn’t.Not even once.The last time I’d seen him was that strange, silent visit in the middle of the night. Since then, nothing. Not a word, not a knock at my door.But honestly, I didn’t mind it as much as I thought it would. Especially since, compared to my first two days here, everything else had changed so much.The way people treated me now—it was softer, almost like I mattered. The new maid that was assigned to me, named Hana, was nothing like Melissa. She was young, always smiling, and never once looked at me with disgust or even annoyance.During meals, I sat with Via, and people from the main house k