Bonded to My Mate's Uncle
My world ended when my mate’s brother died.
Caspian, Alpha of the Shadowmoon Pack, took in the widow, Vivian.
He said it was his duty to provide for both households.
He sent her son to the elite Lunaris Academy.
He sent my son to the toxic Grey Zone, called it "building resilience."
He gifted her the Blackwood Manor, bought her armored vehicles.
He called me wasteful.
He said my child was a burden.
He threw us into the Omega slums.
My son died fighting for a moldy crust of silver-tainted bread.
I died soon after.
My skull was cracked open in a dark alley for a few coins.
As my spirit faded, I finally saw the truth.
Every step of our ruin was her design.
I woke up gasping, back in my old bed at the Shadowmoon Packhouse.
The moon was high.
Tomorrow was my Binding Ceremony to Caspian.
This time, I knew what to do.