Lahat ng Kabanata ng My Mate twin wants me: Kabanata 1 - Kabanata 5

Mina's POV"Stand still, Wilhelmina, you are making me look bad before the entire pack," my mother hissed, slapping my hand away from my skirt. "You have been stuffing your face all winter, and now the fabric is straining at the seams. Do you want Alpha Prince Alaric to think we cannot even manage our own household?"Her words were a brutal punch to my chest. I pulled my hands back, dropping my gaze to the floor of the dressing room."I didn't mean to, Mother," I whispered. "I just thought... tonight is the binding ceremony. I wanted everything to be perfect.""Then stop breathing so hard," she snapped, not even looking at me as she adjusted her own elegant collar. "Odalys is already down in the palace gardens. She looks like a vision. If you embarrass us tonight in front of the royal family, I will never forgive you."I swallowed the lump in my throat and followed her out into the cool night air. The Nyxmoor palace gardens were packed to the brim. Fire pits blazed at every corner, ca

Mina's POV"Put the knife down, Mina," the stranger murmured, stepping into the dim light of the cellar room. "You don't need a weapon against me. You never did."My hand shook, the silver blade glinting between us. I stared at his face, the sharp jawline, the dark hair falling into his eyes, and the sheer power radiating from his frame. He looked so much like Alaric that for a terrible second, my breath caught in my throat. But the warmth in his gaze, the slight tilt of his lips, and that familiar scent of cedarwood and rain belonged to someone else entirely."Rhydian?" The name left my lips in a breathless gasp."The very same," he said softly, closing the distance between us. He gently reached out, his warm fingers wrapping around my trembling wrist. He didn't force me, but the gentle pressure made me lower the dagger. "I came back the moment I heard.""You... you're supposed to be with the Ironhide pack," I stammered, my mind spinning into complete chaos. He had been sent away fiv

Mina's POV"Did you hear what the scouts brought back from the western ridge?" Marra whispered loudly, leaning across the supply crates toward Taran.I paused, my fingers hovering over the bundle of dried moon-grass I was sorting. The morning sun was just starting to pierce through the high windows of the packhouse kitchen, but the atmosphere inside was already freezing with tension."They say the Bloodcrest pack didn't just cross the line for hunting," Taran replied, dropping his voice as he looked around nervously. "They are tracking unusual wolf activity near our border. They have been running patterns, searching the perimeter like they are hunting down something... or someone, newly awakened.""Newly awakened?" Marra gasped, her eyes widening. "We haven't had a high-ranking wolf trigger an early shift in months. Who could they possibly be looking for?""I don't know, but the Alpha Council is panicking," Taran muttered, shaking his head. "They think a war is brewing. An unprotected