Twisted By Fate

I do

~Harmony

I was heartbroken and of course, I did feel rejected and dejected. I hadn’t gotten enough love from the people I termed family but getting sold out or being used as a replacement was the last thing I envisioned. I deserved so much better.

Ignoring the stares and glares, I pushed myself to my room, a gazillion thoughts running through my mind.

That night, I concluded I was going to run away, I was going to run away from my family and start a new life with the one man I loved so much; the same man who had always made me happy and made me feel loved.

Escaping with all I had was going to be so difficult hence I picked up the little I could and headed out almost immediately. Needless to say, the journey wasn’t so easy but lesser weight made the journey easier.

I ran as fast as I could, running through the thick darkness that engulfed the entire pack. The moon cast its glow on the earth, illuminating it and providing light for me to see.

I burst into Jack’s house, heading straight into his room to inform him of my decision. It was quite strange for his door to not be locked at that time of the night and I ran into his room to check if he was indeed fine but my knees suddenly became weak and I was immediately paralyzed with shock at the revelation I saw.

My lover.... was getting intimate... with my sister. The same sister whose place Father wanted me to take.

For a couple of seconds, I forgot to breathe and crashed to the floor. Neither of them felt remorseful for what had happened. I had not only been betrayed by my father but also by my sister and my lover.

“Listen, I...”

“How could you? How could you do this to me?” I managed to speak, trying so hard to hold back the pain. “You were supposed to be my sister!”

“And I am not!” Stacy yelled back at me and pulled the duvet to her chest. “Get out of my face.” She responded, rather disappointed. Was that the length she could go to hurt me?

Of course, I had done nothing but try to make her happy for my eighteen whole years of existence. She had always gotten everything and now... the one man that I loved?

“I know this isn’t what you expect to see or hear but Stacy here...” Jack stood up and pointed at her, sounding all defensive, “...is my mate and I already marked her so I am sorry, we have to part ways.”

That was the most annoying and heartbreaking words I had ever heard. If I hadn’t shown up, I was certain I would never have gotten to know about it. I stood in shock, staring at them both.

“Father has been searching for you so... here you are.... cuddled up in my lover’s arms?” I questioned, wiping the tears from my eyes.

“Your lover?” She scoffed and shook her head. “It is high time you stopped being delusional. Whatever happened between you both in the past is just a fling and it is all in the past now so scram.”

It suddenly began to add up. Her being comfortable being with another man when she had a wedding tomorrow...

“Is he aware you are getting married tomorrow? “ I questioned her and turned to look at Jack. “Are you aware she is getting married tomorrow and her groom would not hesitate to rip out whoever tried to take her away from him, limb by limb?”

It was so hard watching them both but I had to try my best.

“Yes...” He responded and she chuckled. “I am also aware of the fact that you are going to be replacing her. “

“Sure.” Stacy chipped in. “You won’t find a man anyway. It isn’t my fault you are wolfless, you know?” She chuckled, hurting me even more yet I couldn’t take a step away from them as it felt like my legs were glued to the floor.

Also... I know the truth.” He responded and I arched my brows before I turned to look at her. I could hear my heartbeat stop for a millisecond.

“You... you told him?” I was even more shattered.

“He is my mate and I am certain I am currently carrying his pups so....” She chuckled and rubbed her stomach. “I cannot keep anything away from him.”

At that point, I knew it was over for me so I ran as fast as I could, away from them. I knew I had to leave the pack before the truth got revealed and I got in trouble. I was sad and broken as well as dejected but I didn’t have enough time to cry and feel bad for the betrayals I had encountered. Instead, I spent the whole of the night, packing up my things.

I had to leave the next day... even if it meant getting married in the place of my sister to a mysterious Alpha I do not know. I made my way quickly to the library and just like always, Father had a book in his hands. Perhaps, it was quite strange but I had avoided Mother for the whole of that day.

I had locked myself up in the room for the whole day, perhaps, that was why I did not notice Stacy’s disappearance. My sister would not fail to deny me at every chance she got. The hatred was way too much.

I had a lot of questions to ask Father but I let out a sigh and shut my eyes for a couple of seconds.

“I agree, Father. I will marry him.”