My mate's true love is my sister

ad, one week left until the five-year mark," I said, my voice steady despite the storm insid

't expect it to hit so soon. Brandon Carrington never loved me-not really. His heart belonged to my

r, smirked as he glanced at the pape

isdain. "She was abroad for a few years, so we let you hold his place to

ailey's their blood, their precious pup. Me? I'm just the a

iley. I was thrown out of the plane. If Miles Davenport, the richest wolf in the great pack, hadn't pulled me when he

narrowed when I

parting gift, I'll give you a small plac

groveling for his scraps. I met his gaze, my voice ice-cold

not a trace of fatherly warmth. "You're just an adopted s

't worry. The day I break my bond with Brandon is

er truly o

o depression. They took me in to fill the void, showering me with love to m

und for appearanc

me, framing me for theft. I lived in their sprawling m

ritation. "Hmph. Let's see how y

le. He had no idea. Seven months

he wealthiest pack in the re

own back then be

love-bl

eks ago, I

e Hartley pack's wealth? It's nothin

ded for the door

r. I'll live better

the bedroom next door. The door was cracked open, and there they wer

th for years, seeing it ripped

oice all honey and venom, "who m

s. "You, obviously. This only f

s loved you," he adde

just a s

stabbed deeper,

tal, bu

ke ice, my legs n

y sweet. "Oh no, Evelyn's out there!

t over Hailey, snarling to

back garden, my eye

Brandon for

n't feel the same, I

we keep our bond

in the shadows. I thought my devotion would win him over. five y

d been. And Brandon? He's the real fool, thinking Hailey's some

before I pulled out my phone. My fingers shook as I dia

my voice raw but firm. "You told me

In seven days, I'll be unbound. You