Mated In My Sisters Shadow Novels & Stories

There was a strange gravity in the silence of the room, punctuated by flickering shadows that danced rhythmically on the wall. Aiden had drifted to sleep, his wise eyes now hidden behind heavy lids. I grinned sheepishly at his peaceful unawareness. Our world teetered on every word that the book held, and he slept soundly. After nearly three hours of poring over the book, my weary eyes landed on the page with an audacious title, “The Shield Of Protection.” A spell designed to cloak the loved ones in an invisible protective barrier—perfect! Gently tracing the incantation, I murmured the words into the cool night air, casting it over the sleeping form of my sleeping brother.

And not even Darius. --- By the time Lyra reached the Shadowcrest estate, the rain had begun to thin into a tired drizzle, leaving the world washed clean but strangely lifeless. The fortress rose against the night sky like a carved shadow, its towering structure lit faintly by silver lanterns. The gates opened automatically when her vehicle approached, recognizing her without question. She drove in slowly, hands still faintly trembling on the wheel. Everything felt distant, as if she were moving through someone else’s memory.

But I had to hide my tears and my pain, just like I did every single time. But this time it was the most difficult. I could barely bear the thought of seeing my mate with my sister. I went to the hall. They were talking. Hearing my footsteps, Chloe's head turned toward me, she had a smug smile plastered across her face. "Alpha Magnus, meet her. She is our maid, Amara," she said. I felt extreme shame hearing that. Magnus's eyes collided with mine cold as ice. He just nodded. Like he didn't know I was his mate. My heart ached inside.

Thalia insulted. Xyla banged her hand in the table. “If you weren't blinded by the heavy make-up on your face you'd have noticed like every other sane person in the school that your alleged mate and I look exactly alike and we bear the same surname!” Thalia's face froze with shock and embarrassment. “You're his twin sister!” She gasped. “Yes smarty pants, good luck with getting accepted into the family.” Xylah spat angrily and Thalia stood there, unable to say a word while Xandros calmly ate his food. The bell rang almost instantly and Xyla rolled her eyes in irritation.

I couldn’t let her see me cry, not when she already looked so tired, so thin, and shadows gathering under her eyes from too many sleepless nights. “I’m okay, sis.” I tried to smile, but the stretch only made the sting in my cheeks flare. She then pressed her lips together, shoulders shuddering, as if my words alone had hurt her. “Idiot, how can you be okay? Your mouth’s bleeding.” “Haaah, these siblings are starting to get on my nerves.” The rogue’s shadow fell over us, and I froze, meeting his glare. I was ready to apologize, to say anything just to ease his frustration, but he didn’t wait. In one motion, he snatched my sister up and slung her over his shoulder, as if she weighed nothing.

We both made our way over to where my little sister stood with her best friend. "Hey, you okay?" She whispered and I nodded with a reassuring smile even though I felt anything but reassured. "She-wolves and gentle wolves, welcome to my engagement party…" I turned my mother's voice out as I stared at my mate standing so closely to one she-wolf I didn't recognize, holding her. I felt a pang of jealousy rise from deep within me and my wolf growled out in pain. Our eyes met and I inhaled sharply. He was staring at me with zero emotions in his eyes and an unreadable expression and yet somehow, I could feel him howling out to me.

I couldn't focus on the conversation anymore. The room suddenly felt too small. Too hot. The low humming in my ears started again, soft at first, then louder and louder until it drowned out everything else. Zander was still talking about how we'd been in love for a while and had decided to get married on a whim. My mother's voice sounded distant. My father's sounded even farther away. I knew I had to get out of there. I bolted out of the dining area and ran straight to my room. By the time I got there, my panic attack had become full-blown. My hands shook violently.

“Don’t attack.” He didn’t look fully convinced but he nodded. “Shall we leave?” He repeated and I nodded. We got into the car and sat in silence. My mind was spinning. The seer’s words echoed in my head. Rae was Rose. How could that be possible? The woman I loved—my mate—was also my sister. The sister I believed had died long ago. My heart felt like it was breaking into pieces. There was nothing I could do to patch it up. I just had to leave with this but how was I going to do this?

I can't imagine the power she'll hold with a shadow like that. "I know!" She said, shocked and excited herself. "Anyway, so bad news. With two shadows comes two intertwined." My heart soared for a moment, could I be the other intertwined? Is this it? Finding my mate? "Fu.cking Umbra, the original shadow, says it's Topher! Can you imagine?" The small amount of hope crushed in an instant. Of course, not. This is me we're talking about, I have the worst luck of all.

In the bedchambers upstairs, two sisters crept, their hearts thundering more wildly than music. Shayla went first. Bare feet but sure steps, rustling petticoats across frosty marble. Every echo with the warning voice, every flicker of light like the watchful eye ready to spring. She sprang at her shadow in the tall panes, believing it was Samuel's eye.