In the Shadow of Lies
I was five months along, carrying the pup of my fiancΓ©, Ryan Hebert.
On our marking day, Ryan rejected me and marked Daisy, also with pup.
He claimed my pup wasnβt his, a bastard of unknown origin.
Worse, he called my father a traitor in front of everyone.
At the banquet entrance, my father collapsed, and I miscarried.
I knelt in blood, begging him to save us.
βDaisy canβt handle stress. Stay away from her.β
Then he walked off, holding her close.
Later, my childhood friend Andrew saved me.
He brought in the most skilled wolf healers for my father,
and stayed by my side, night and day.
A week later, my father had another heart attack.
Before he passed, his only wish was for me to be protected.
Andrew knelt by the bedside,
and solemnly swore to my fatherβs lifeless body
that he would marry me,that he would protect me for the rest of my life.
And I believed him.
After the funeral,
I ended things with Ryan and married Andrew instead.
But five years later,
I overheard a conversation between Ryan and Andrew.
βIf Eleanor ever finds out that it was you and me who traded her purity for Daisyβs happiness on the day of the ceremonyβ¦
do you think sheβd still love you?β
So Andrewβs love was a lie too.
But when I left, why did the one who broke me beg to have me back?