Chapter 21

The next morning at the hospital, something was off. My coworkers gave me strange looks. As I walked past, I caught the whispers."Is that her? She always seemed so kind. Who knew?""Wishing your own sister dead. You wouldn't say that to your worst enemy."I pulled out my phone. The first headline that came up: [HEAD HEALER CURSES OWN DYING SISTER STRAIGHT TO HELL!]The video showed a woman on her knees, sobbing, begging me for forgiveness. The clip ended on me: "You should've gone to hell long ago."I got it instantly. Vanessa had cut everything she'd said to provoke me, and left only my one moment of anger.I had a public profile in this pack. As Head Healer, the moment that clip went up, the views started piling on.The comments were brutal. Someone had already dug up the name of my hospital. By the time I checked, there were people outside the front entrance, holding signs.It started affecting hospital operations. Under public pressure, the director sent me home for a few days.Th

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Chapter 22

My father chimed in. "Selene, you're being so unreasonable. Your sister is dying, and you're still trying to take a man from her."My grip on the doorframe went white at the knuckles.I wasn't going to argue with these people. "If you don't leave, I'm calling the guards."I slammed the door.I had nearly enough evidence. All I needed now was the right moment to release it.When the buzz around Cassandra started to fade, my mother dropped her edited clip. The same second, I hit send on mine.Vanessa watched the wave of hate pour in for me again, and smiled."An Alpha's got your back. So what? She can shield you for a day. She can't shield you forever."Then the tide turned.The further down she scrolled, the darker her face got.[Wait. Isn't that witchcraft? Sacrificing one daughter to save another? What kind of mother does that?][If she knows she's dying, she should be focusing on treatment, not stealing her sister's man!]I had posted everything. Every conversation, every audio clip

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Chapter 23

I had assumed that once Adrian agreed to the mating ceremony, Vanessa would have what she wanted, and they would finally leave me alone.The next morning he was at my door.He was sitting on my front step, looking exhausted."Adrian?" I frowned at him.He stood up slowly and held my eyes. "I'm doing the mating ceremony with Vanessa."He searched my face for a flicker of any kind. Anything.What he saw was relief. "Congratulations."It didn't feel like the kind of news that deserved congratulations to him. "I don't love her. But she's pregnant. I don't know if the child will make it, but I have a responsibility—"He didn't know how things had gotten this far either.It had all started with that one cursed heat.One wrong step, then another, and another, until there was no way back.He looked at me, his voice low. "Vanessa won't last long. After she's gone. Is there any chance for us?"Funny.In my last life, I spent twenty years with him. What I got at the end of it was: If only Vanessa

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