All Chapters of My Fated Mate Only Loved My Sister, So I Decided to Leave: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

Seven years ago, when Damian returned from the North, the entire Holt pack was waiting for him to announce his chosen mate.In the end, he walked over to my sister, Cecilia Grant.I stood at the very back of the crowd and watched him fasten the thin black chain around her neck, marking her as his mate. I wasn't even that surprised.Everyone knew they were a better match.Cecilia was gentle and steady, and she knew every rule in Holt territory. She knew how to sit beside a leader, how to speak up for him at public meetings, and how to keep every Elder happy.And me? Until I was 16, my greatest talent was jumping the fence on Grant land and riding Snowfoot straight up into the mountains.When my mother was still alive, she always said I was the wildest wolf in our house.The ceremony was almost over.As Damian took Cecilia's hand, cheers rose from the crowd. I was even getting ready to slip out.But then he suddenly turned his head.And in that instant, I froze too.I felt a violent tug

I was out cold in the old stone house all night.When I woke up, I was back in my own bed.Mia sat beside my bed, her eyes puffy from crying."Dr. Mercer came by.""What did he say?""He said you lost control of your shift because your fated bond was just acting up."I looked at my wrist.The silver burn was still there."He didn't mention this?"Mia shook her head.I laughed a little.I wasn't surprised at all.People in this territory were far too used to making excuses for Damian.That morning, Noah burst in with his two younger brothers.The moment he saw me in bed, he blurted out, "Are you really running away with another wolf?"I slowly sat up."Who told you that?""Everybody knows."His eyes were red with anger."You made Dad look bad."I looked at the faint old scar on the back of his hand.He'd gotten it the first time he tried to shift.He'd been terrified that night and cried nonstop. Cecilia had just given birth to her youngest and was still recovering, so I'd held him for

When Damian pushed open the stable door, Evelyn was already unresponsive.She was slumped against Snowfoot's side, her expression unnervingly peaceful.The mate mark that had been on her neck for seven years was slowly fading."Evelyn."He went to her, then flinched as his hand touched her face.She was so cold.He scooped her up right away."Get the pack doctor."Nobody dared to move."I said get the pack doctor!"His voice thundered through the stable.A few minutes later, every light in the infirmary was on.Damian wrapped his coat around Evelyn and rubbed her cold fingers between his hands.She still didn't respond at all.Without thinking, he released his scent.In the past, whenever he came near, her wolf always answered.Even when she was angry and had her back to him, he could still sense her through their fated bond.Now there was nothing.As if those seven whole years had never happened.Owen didn't dare say a word until Mia burst in with Elliot.Elliot examined her for less

Damian didn't go to Cecilia right away.First, he laid all the records out on one table:The ranger station's security footage.The spliced voice message.The rogues' phones.Seven years' worth of medication formulas from the pharmacy.And the safe prescription Evelyn had started with.He had to get the facts straight first.Otherwise, he had no right to judge anything based on someone's word ever again.Marcus and Ben quickly admitted they were never supposed to run off with Evelyn."We were just supposed to put a male wolf's scent on her."And leave a wound that looked like a bite."Somebody gave us the pass too."Damian asked, "And if I hadn't shown up?"One of the rogues lowered his head."We were supposed to take her across the border.""And then?""Make her disappear."It was cold in the main hall.Damian stared at him."Who gave the order?""I only ever dealt with Jordan."When they dug deeper, the pharmacy staff cracked too.The first batch, prepared seven years earlier, had in

Evelyn's funeral was held in Grant territory.There was no heavy snow that day.The sky above the border stretched wide, and the wind swept through the valley.They chose a spot for her grave on a hillside overlooking the old pasture.When she was young, she used to ride Snowfoot across it all the time.It was also where she'd fully shifted for the first time.Walter checked the headstone himself.There was only one name on it.Evelyn Grant.No Holt.No fated mate.No title that belonged to anyone else.With that final rejection, she'd reclaimed her name as her own.Snowfoot followed at the very end of the funeral procession.The old horse walked slowly.When the coffin stopped, he lowered his head and pressed his nose to the wood.Mia finally sobbed out loud.Walter stood there a long time. All he did was stroke Snowfoot's mane.Damian was allowed to stand outside the border.From there, he couldn't really make out the words on the headstone.He stood there anyway.He was holding the