All Chapters of MATED TO MY TWIN STEPBROTHERS: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

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CHAPTER 21: THE STUDY

Aurora’s POVI took a long bath, scrubbed the day off, and then went to the study to meet my mom.I knocked softly.“Come in.”I pushed the door open, and before I’d even closed it behind me, my mother was up out of her chair and across the room, pulling me into her arms. She held me tight. When she drew back, her eyes were brimming with tears she hadn’t let fall yet.“What’s wrong?” I asked.She just held me, shaking her head, smiling even with the tears brimming in her eyes.“Nothing’s wrong. I always knew you were meant for special things.” Her voice wobbled. “And now that it’s happening, I think I just … I just realised how grown up you are.”Something in my chest softened. I pulled her back in and held her properly.“Look at you.” She laughed wetly into my shoulder. “A healer. You’re both. A Silver Wolf and a healer.”And then she broke.It came all at once, the tears spilling over, her whole body folding in on itself, and I felt the laugh turn into something else against me.“Mo

CHAPTER 22: THE NEW LIFE BEGINS

Aurora’s POVI ran down the hall with tears still spilling over like I had no say in the matter; my mother’s voice kept chasing me, no matter how much I ran.I didn’t care about anything except getting out of that house before I broke completely.I turned the corner and slammed into something hard. It knocked the air out of me. I stumbled back, and a hand snapped around my arm to hold me up.I looked up. And as if my day could not get any worse, it had to be Logan.He stood in the corridor, still in the clothes from his father’s office, his grey eyes fixed on my face. He tilted his head, looking at me curiously.“Why are you crying?” His voice was low. I jerked out of his grip and pressed back against the wall. “Nothing.”He stepped closer. “Who hurt you?”“Nobody hurt me.” My voice wobbled, and I hated it. I hated that he was seeing this. That of all people, it had to be him. “Can you stop acting as if you care about me? I’m fine on my own.”He looked at me for a long moment. Then

CHAPTER 23: FORCED PROXIMITY

Aurora’s POVLogan set me down just inside the back door, his hands lingering a second too long on my waist before he let go.I didn’t look at him. I didn’t look at anyone. I walked straight past the kitchen where my mother’s voice was already rising … baby, wait … and up the stairs with my spine so straight it hurt.I closed my bedroom door behind me and turned the lock.Then I stood there in the dark and listened to my own heart hammering against my ribs like it wanted out.“Baby.” My mother’s soft voice came through the woods. “Aurora. Please. Can we talk?”I didn’t answer. I walked to the bathroom, turned the shower on as hot as it would go, and blasted music from my speaker until the walls shook. I stood under the water until my skin turned pink and my fingers wrinkled, and I cried again … because I was too tired to hold them in anymore.I didn’t come out until the water ran cold.I fell into bed still damp, undressed, and slept like I’d been drugged. I woke up, and the sun was

CHAPTER 24: THE ASSIGNMENT

Aurora’s POVI was standing at the kitchen island, tearing into a sandwich. I couldn't even taste it because of how angry I felt when Vincent stepped in from the hall.He moved quietly for an Alpha; most alphas like announcing their authority from far away. But I didn’t hear him until he was already leaning against the doorframe.“Aurora.” His voice was gentle. “I know you are angry. But we really need to talk.”My wolf stirred, lifting her head from where she’d been sulking in my chest. Control yourself, she whispered. You are acting out of place because of your emotions.I bit into the sandwich harder than necessary. Chewing hard before I Swallow. I didn’t look at him, but this was just because of my own stubbornness.Vincent sighed. He crossed the room and sat on the stool across from me, his big hands folding on the marble like he was bracing for something.“Listen to your mother,” he said. “She only wants what’s best for you.”I laughed. It came out ugly and short, crumbs falling

CHAPTER 25: THE NEW LIFE

Aurora’s POVLucas drove me to campus the next morning, his grin easy and bright in the sunlight. I tried to match it. I tried to feel the warmth he always offers and let it settle in my chest where Logan's coldness had been living rent-free.I failed. It seems Logan’s coldness was more than Lucas' warmth.The car pulled up to the main gates, and I saw Guards in Shadowpine colours, stationed along the perimeter, their eyes scanning the crowd. One of them spotted our car and straightened. Then he bowed.I blinked. "What's happening?" I asked."It’s the new security," Lucas said, his voice losing some of its lightness. "Dad orders them after the falls."The guard approached as I stepped out of the car. He was older, grey at the temples, his weathered face breaking into a smile that crinkled the corners of his eyes."Miss Aurora." He reached into his pocket and pulled out something small and woven. "My child said I should give you this bracelet. She made it herself. She'll be happy if y

CHAPTER 26: THE ANNOUNCEMENT

Aurora’s POVThe professor dismissed us with a wave of his hand, but before anyone could stand, he added, "Everyone proceed to the main hall. There will be an address."The room erupted in murmurs. "What's happening?" I asked, pulling the green sweater tighter around me.Jenny shrugged, but her movements were sharper than usual, her jaw tight. "Dunno. It’s a council thing, probably."We filed out with the crowd, Lucielle trailing behind us like a shadow. By the time we reached the main hall, my heart was already beating too fast.The space was enormous, filled with tiered seating, a raised stage, windows that let in pale afternoon light. We found seats near the middle, and I tried to ignore the gap that opened around us …two empty chairs to our left, three to our right, like we were surrounded by an invisible wall no one wanted to cross."Sit with us," Jenny said to Lucielle, patting the chair beside her. Lucielle slid in, her bangs falling forward to hide her face.Then the side d

CHAPTER 27: THE QUIET ONE

Lucielle's POVMy heart clenched with worry as I watched Aurora run.She moved like something hunted … pale hair flying, green sweater swallowed by the crowd, her silver eyes wide and wild. The door slammed behind her, and the sound echoed in my chest like a stone dropped down a well.I wanted to follow her. I wanted to stand up and push through the staring bodies and find her, hold her hand, tell her it would be okay even though I knew it wouldn't. But my feet stayed glued to the floor. My hands stayed wrapped around my bag strap, white-knuckled and trembling.Running will bring attention to me. I couldn’t risk that. I had to force myself to remember that being seen was what killed people like me.The hall emptied slowly. The councilman's voice had stopped, but his words hung in the air like smoke … protected at all costs, rare and special, keep your distance. I watched the students file out; I could smell their jealousy from a mile away.Behind me, two boys whispered, their eyes

CHAPTER 28: THE MIRROR

Aurora's POVI woke up and stretched, my spine cracking in three places, my wolf still curled up and sulking from yesterday's breakdown. The light through the curtains was too bright. I rolled out of bed and padded to the bathroom. Brushed my teeth. Splashed water on my face. The girl in the mirror looked tired; my silver hair was tangled, my eyes still puffy from crying. I made a face at her. She made one back.Then I walked to the wardrobe. I stood there for a long minute, staring at my clothes. The oversized sweaters. The soft leggings. The simple dresses I had brought from Vancouver, the ones that said Don't look at me, I'm nobody special. They hung there like a wardrobe of apologies.I pulled out a grey sweater and held it up. No.I threw it on the floor.A blue dress. No. A pair of worn jeans. No, no no. I was pulling things out faster now, the pile growing at my feet, my breath coming shorter. Everything looked too plain. Like the old Aurora, the weak one, the girl who let

CHAPTER 29: THE WARNING & THE FIGHT

Lucielle's POVMate. Mate. Mate. I pressed my forehead against the cool window glass and begged my wolf to stop.Please. Just stop. You know we aren't capable of keeping a mate. My parents had hidden me for nineteen years, and my entire pack was wiped out in days when someone found out I was a healer. America was different, my wolf whispered. Shadowpine was strong. Aurora had been protected for weeks; unlike in our small park, we didn’t have any way to protect ourselves. It was hard to imagine the same thing happening here.But I knew better. I knew that strength was an illusion. That walls could be climbed, guards could be bought, and the only true safety was invisibility. I had buried myself alive to survive, and now my wolf was trying to dig me out for a man I barely even knew.I can't, I told her. Accepting this bond would expose me. I'm not ready to face that. I'm not ready to die."Lucielle." I jerked upright. Aurora was leaning across the aisle, her silver eyes worried, her h

CHAPTER 30: THE HANDOVER

Aurora's POVI could hear my footsteps on the pavement as I ran; the sound was loud and too desperate. Tears slipped down my face; I couldn’t hold it back any longer. What the fuck did I say? I didn't mean it like that. I didn't mean any of it.But the look of disappointment on their faces kept playing in my head on loop.I ran upstairs, slammed my door, and locked it. I curled myself on the bed and cried into my pillow until the fabric was soaked and my throat was raw.Why couldn't they just understand?I checked my phone to see if any of them had tried to reach me or even sent a text, but they didn’t. I knew they wouldn't come, but I kept checking anyway, the screen lighting up my dark room every few minutes, my hope dying a little more each time.You messed up, my wolf said.How the fuck was I the one who messed up when they can't understand me?You are letting this blind you, she insisted. We have to be level-headed.Shut up. I pushed her deeper inside me, so far that I could ba

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