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Chapter 1

I tried calling him back.But his phone was already off.He always did this. Because Susie didn't like noise, his phone was permanently switched off whenever they were together.A healer stepped out of the operating room.She spoke urgently. "Both patients have injuries to the heart. Their condition is critical, and we need to operate immediately. Where is the family? We need someone to sign the consent forms."My fingertips turned white from clenching so hard, and I struggled to hold myself together."Can I sign them?""Only immediate family can sign."My throat tightened, and the pen hovered above the forms. Charles and I had been together for five years, but we'd never held a mating ceremony, and he'd never even formed a mate bond with me.I wasn't officially his mate, which meant I wasn't family to his parents either.The healer pressed, "Are you or aren't you? Sign quickly. The patients are in critical condition."When his parents had been brought in, they were drenched in blood,

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Chapter 2

After all these years with Charles, I knew him well.Whenever it came to Susie, he would take her side without hesitation.First it was a dress he told me to give up for her.Then it was jewelry. Whatever Susie took a liking to, he'd make me hand over.He always said the same thing: Susie was his only sister.She'd suffered so much before being adopted.He just wanted to make it up to her.The moment I said a word about it, he'd threaten to leave me.He was confident I'd never leave, because the first time we met, I'd told him he was my fated mate.He had finally agreed to make me his Luna.He had only agreed because he'd had a falling-out with Susie.After I moved into his estate, he was decent to me sometimes. When he bought cake for Susie, he'd pick one up for me too.But five years had passed.Charles still hadn't developed an ounce of trust in me.I swallowed the ache in my chest and repeated, "If you don't believe me, try reaching your parents through the mind-link. You'll feel i

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Chapter 3

In that moment, I stopped breathing.Through the glass doors, I could see Charles's parents lying on the operating tables, white sheets draped over them.They looked as though they were only sleeping.But I knew they would never wake up.The thought made my throat close up, and my wolf ached alongside me.Charles's parents had always been kind to me. The day I moved into the estate, Eleanor and Edward Blackwood cooked a whole spread of my favorite dishes themselves.Eleanor even gave me her most treasured bracelet.She held my hands warmly and said, "This is your home now. If you ever need anything, just tell us. We'll make sure you have it."I'd lost my parents young and had never known that kind of warmth. But with Eleanor and Edward, I finally felt what it was like to have a family. They treated me like their own daughter.Because Charles and I still hadn't held our mating ceremony, Eleanor and Edward had taken matters into their own hands.They commissioned the finest wedding gown

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Chapter 4

Workers were still dismantling the jewelry display in my closet. My eyes widened. "Who told you to touch my things?!"When I first moved in, Eleanor had arranged the largest bedroom for us. Charles usually slept in his study.No matter how spacious it was, I was the only one who ever used it.I'd redecorated it to my taste, replacing all the old furnishings with new ones.Every piece of furniture had been carefully chosen by me.I couldn't find my jewelry. Panic rising, I turned to the workers. "What are you doing?!"One worker paused and said evenly, "The Alpha called. He said Miss Susie's room doesn't get enough light, and it's affecting her mood. He ordered us to clear this room for her."My mind went blank, as if I'd been struck.Charles hadn't even discussed it with me."When did he call?""Just now. He told us to get it done immediately so it'd be ready when they come back in a few days."The worker's words made my head spin.I grabbed my phone and tried calling Charles again. Th

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Chapter 5

Under normal circumstances, he should have been able to reach his parents without any trouble.He was about to pull out his phone and call them.But Susie laughed lightly beside him. "Did you forget? Mom's birthday is in a few days. It's perfectly normal not to be able to reach them right now."They're probably getting everything ready for the party. Mom's probably trying on dresses."Eleanor's birthday was indeed coming up.Before the Spring Hunt, Edward had been arranging for the dress Eleanor would wear to her party.He'd even brought in a top chef from another pack to prepare the food.After Susie laid this out, Charles let himself believe it.His voice turned even more furious. "Selena, what have they ever done to you?! How can you keep saying such vile things about them?!"I'm warning you one last time. If you keep this up, I will throw you out the moment I get back!"I scoffed, too exhausted by his willful blindness to fight it."You won't need to. I'll leave on my own."There w

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Chapter 6

Susie asked, "What's wrong?"Charles locked his phone, and his expression returned to normal. "Nothing. Just haven't heard from Mom and Dad lately.""Maybe because we left without telling them?"Susie mulled it over, then her thoughts turned to me."After all, Selena was the only one home. Who knows what she told them."Charles glanced at her but didn't agree the way he usually did.He said nothing and headed toward the estate.When they arrived, the estate was eerily quiet. Charles called my name the moment he stepped inside.He called out several times. No one answered.Tired, Susie called for the servants to take their luggage. Again, no response.The cakes on the table sat untouched. Charles frowned, sensing something was wrong.He shouted, "Where is everyone?!"A servant who had been upstairs packing to leave heard the commotion and rushed down in a panic. "Alpha, you're back.""Where's Selena?!"She knows we're supposed to be hosting Mom's birthday party, and she hasn't lifted a

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Chapter 7

"Why didn't you tell me?! Selena, something this terrible happened to my parents and you didn't say anything?!"How could you be so heartless?!"I laughed in disbelief. "I didn't tell you? Charles, you're the one who refused to believe me. Get that straight!"My voice rose."If you weren't always so petty, why would I have doubted you?!"Charles's face was twisted with rage.His chest heaved violently. For a long moment he couldn't steady himself, then he broke down in tears.I froze, then shot back. "When have you ever believed me?!"Susie charged at me and slapped me across the face. "This is all your fault!"Tears streamed down her face. "Why didn't you tell us?! We didn't even get to see them one last time!"She raised her hand to hit me again.Charles stopped her, his eyes dark with warning. "That's enough! Don't cause a scene right now!"Susie froze for a moment, then glared at me with pure hatred.Charles dropped to his knees, covering his face, and wept.Even his fingertips sho

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Chapter 8

He could barely stand, stumbling backward step by step.Susie opened her mouth to explain, but Charles struck her across the face. "You're evil! You vicious bitch!"Susie spun and crashed to the ground.She scrambled back up and clutched Charles's hand. "I honestly didn't know it was them I shot. I'd had too much to drink that day."You knew that perfectly well!"Besides, what's done is done. I can't undo it. They're gone. Blaming me won't bring them back."Susie dissolved into tears, begging Charles to forgive her over and over.Charles bit down hard on his lip, fighting back the sob rising in his throat.Finally, he couldn't hold it anymore. He kicked Susie away."How can you say that?! They were your parents too! They brought you home from the orphanage. They adopted you."How can you be this heartless?! Were they not good to you?! And you had me pay someone to cover for you!"Charles broke down completely. He crouched on the ground, clutching his head, and howled with grief.Susie

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Chapter 9

His words stopped me cold and shattered everything I thought I knew about him.I never imagined Charles could say something like that.It was as though I was seeing him for the very first time.Or perhaps I had never known him at all. The way he'd wept at the church, vowing vengeance, now seemed like nothing but a cruel joke.A wave of nausea rose in my chest."Get lost." I hung up.On the other end, Charles was stunned into silence.Then his messages came through.Selena, I've already apologized. What more do you want? Susie lived with you for five years.Don't you feel anything for her at all?Even if you hate her, this isn't the time to hold grudges. If she's banished from the pack, she won't survive!I didn't reply. I blocked this number too.Word of what Susie had done spread quickly through the pack. Everyone learned she had killed her own adoptive parents and that her brother had paid someone to take the fall.Charles tried desperately to defend her, but in the end, he couldn't

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