Hyacinth
In the Moonstone Pack, every daughter received two moonstones after her first shift. When she found her mate, they were set into matching bonding bracelets.
Two weeks before my twin sister Selena and I were supposed to hold our mate ceremonies, my brother came home carrying one black velvet box.
Inside lay a pair of platinum bracelets set with four moonstones.
All four belonged to Selena now.
She burst into tears. Mom pulled her into a hug, while Dad warned Tyler that the entire Grey family would come for him if he ever hurt their precious girl.
No one saw a problem.
I looked at my brother’s empty hand. “Where are mine?”
Noah blinked. “Selena’s design needed four stones, so I used yours. You don’t care about traditions anyway.”
Mom cut me off before I could answer.
“They’re only bracelets. You make good money, so buy another pair. Don’t ruin your sister’s moment.”
As they closed around Selena, I finally understood.
Whenever they said their daughter, they had never meant me.
Fine.
They could keep the family they had chosen.
I was done begging to belong to it.