The Alpha's Unclaimed Mate
Instead, after a minute, he said, “It’s Laila’s birthday. If she hadn’t died.”
I froze. My eyes on him, I searched for any sign of dishonesty. Why would he care about my birthday at all?
As Vanessa, I wasn’t supposed to know Laila. Desperately trying to keep a grip on my emotions, I asked, “Who exactly is Laila, to you?”
“She was my adopted sister, but I… As we grew older, I… Our feelings became more complicated.”
“She became more to you?” I asked.
“We became lovers,” Jason said. He drank down another shot of whiskey. “She got pregnant.”