All Chapters of He Chose My Sister, I Chose Another Alpha: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

When I returned home, Mom was fastening a moonstone necklace around my sister's neck.Ryan sat beside them with a half-finished glass of champagne in front of him. Dad had opened a calendar and was asking him when he wanted to hold the mate ceremony.They all looked toward the door when they heard me come in."Why are you still wearing that?" Mom asked when she saw the blanket around my shoulders. She rose and came to the entryway. "Celia said a pack healer already examined you. You're all right, aren't you?""I cut my foot.""Then go change. We're having dinner out tonight to celebrate your sister's courtship agreement."She took the blanket from me and set it beside the door, already turning back to ask whether Celia's necklace clasp felt secure.I braced myself against the shoe cabinet and removed my wet shoes. The instant my bare foot touched the floor, Ryan frowned."Where are your slippers?"Before I could find them, he came over, pulled them from the bottom of the cabinet, and p

Adrian was already waiting at the café. When I entered, he rose to pull out my chair and asked about my injured foot.After Ryan had dragged me onto the bank and handed me to the patrol, Adrian happened to pass while they were preparing to take me to the clinic. In the end, he was the one who accompanied me to the pack healer.I told him the wound no longer hurt, and he did not press. Instead, he took information about North Ridge's healer program from his briefcase and passed it to me.We had known each other for more than two years. Whenever he brought North Ridge guards to our clinic for emergency medical training, he stayed afterward to help me put away the equipment. Later, when North Ridge began expanding its clinic, he had asked whether I would consider moving there. I had been unable to imagine leaving Ryan, so I had barely read the material."Is the position still available?" I asked."Yes." Adrian opened the packet to the training schedule. "But the program begins next month.

Ryan's voice came through the phone.I held it in silence for several seconds."We're only registering for the courtship trial today. We aren't exchanging marks."The other end went quiet. Ryan sounded almost relieved when he spoke again, though his tone remained heavy."Then don't sign yet. Wait at the office. I'm coming.""Why?""To stop you from gambling with your future because you're angry."I looked at the documents before me. "I'm not angry, Ryan.""Until yesterday, you wouldn't even answer Adrian's letter. Today you're ready to leave for North Ridge with him. What else am I supposed to think?""That's my business.""Evelyn." He lowered his voice. "I know you're upset, but I've already made myself clear. Registering with Adrian won't make me change my choice."So even now, he believed I was trying to force him to come back to me.I suddenly felt exhausted."I've made myself clear too. You chose Celia, and I accept that. Now I am going to live my own life.""Don't sign until I ge

During my second week in North Ridge, the clinic received an emergency call from a border patrol. Their vehicle had rolled on a mountain road. Four guards were inside, one critically injured.The training director needed one student to accompany the medical team. I volunteered.Adrian was leaving the council hall as I came out in my medical uniform."Ready?" he asked."Yes.""Be careful."He did not stop me because I was his prospective mate or order the director to replace me.The crash was worse than expected. The vehicle hung near the edge of the slope and could slide farther at any moment. A guard was pinned inside, his breathing weakening.I entered the vehicle with the medical team, stabilized his neck, controlled the bleeding, and helped the rescuers move him out.The operation lasted more than two hours. By the time the injured guard reached the clinic, sweat and mud had soaked my uniform.The director removed his gloves and looked at me."First border rescue?""Yes.""You did

After that, Ryan did not return to North Ridge. Traces of him still appeared in my life from time to time.When the clinic needed new emergency equipment, the supplier told me Pinewood had already paid. I refunded the money.A medicinal herb dealer delivered an expensive shipment, saying Pinewood's Alpha had donated it to my border team. I changed the donor to Pinewood Pack and placed the entire shipment in the clinic's shared inventory.Another time, a shopkeeper told me someone had settled my bill. I paid it again and left nothing owing.Adrian knew, but he never handled these things for me. He merely told the finance department to document every transaction so Ryan could not later use them as an excuse to approach me."Aren't you angry?" I asked."I am. But this is your past. You decide how to end it."A week later, Mom came to North Ridge carrying a basket of herbs from the garden. She looked around the main residence before sitting down."The house is nice. Does Adrian treat you w