Her Mate Chooses The Fake Sister Who Stole Her Life

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h mirror as the seamstress took the final me

Liam and I would hold

softly while making the last adjustments to ensure t

Liam," she said excitedly once she was finished.

tylist had brushed my chestnut hair into an elegant cascade down my back, the tips brushing aga

to see me like this. My

me my phone. Liam was supposed to arrive thirty

wned. "Your suit, I ne

t came up at the office. I can't make it

e went dead. He'd hung up. I dialed again, but

s together, he had never once cut me off mid

This marriage had been arranged since my birth. Yes, I had once gone missing, but the Goddess h

locking into place. The Moon Goddess had made us for each other. Everyone knew it. Both our

that would make Liam turn aw

the foster daughter who had once hurt me. Even after I returned, they ha

weren't as bad as I feared. Maybe Liam's mother had

ied to keep my tone calm, not accusatory. Even after being

they had lived together for twelve years, and their bond was deep, but she treated me like a target, always finding fault

bout to speak again, her voice came, sharp and cold. "I'm n

htened, the weight of h

gain." Before I could p

thing was wrong. Deeply wrong. Lydia, my wolf,

the boutique. I had to find Liam. At th

tor straight to the top floor. Even befo

her feet. "Miss Avery, pl

y way," I

Luna. They knew better than to anger me. Sh

's office doo

fr

ck bent over a slender figure, their lips locked in a heat

out of my throat as L

to spare me worry. But betrayal? I hadn't dared imagine this. No-I should have. Before I came back

rs ago, had convinced my father to

rough my chest. My lungs seized. The gr

roats out!" Lydia howled

ped down on my shoulders. His wolf whimpered-I knew his wo

rning through me. "Liam! Tell

rogues. And now your tongue is in her mouth? Explain to m

through and through. "Riley's been suffering. She's broken. I

Please, Liam. she's scaring me." Her voice trembled, but her

rp click. My wolf instincts recognized this for what

nake-you won't fool me with

d over the room like thunder, searing like fire against my skin.

voice was icy. "Ri

dened. "Avery, it's

d him away, slid the diamond engagement ring

ding is

a instincts exploding. "You do

ped me, sharp and c

held high, heart shattering inside