Mated To My Sister's Boyfriend

Chapter Two

Marina's POV

Time dragged on for an eternity as the three days crawled at snail’s pace, while the rest of my world maintained a familiar feel.

All of my greetings were snubbed as everyone treated me like I was invisible. All but Mia who made sure to cast murderous glares at me each time we crossed paths. At least, she could see me.

Standing in my room, beside my modest bed, I tossed the last piece of clothing into my little suitcase, zipped it and turned around to stare at myself in the large mirror, just behind the long, wooden table opposite my bed.

I packed my long, blonde hair into a bun and took one last glance at myself, eyes tracing down my old yellow dress to my tattered, black pair of cover shoes. I sighed in despair.

If misfortune had a face, it was surely mine. Nothing ever went my way. I was the embodiment of everything horrible. Surely, the Moon Goddess harboured much hatred for me.

In the Wolf world, every wolf who turned eighteen was expected to shift under the full moon. Mai, my sister did. My brother, Fred, who had gone missing for almost a year, did. Even Rita, my best friend who was far weaker than I was, did. All except for me.

The wolves who didn't shift at eighteen were called little girls. I used to think it was just a folktale until it became my reality. Would you blame me? I was the first little girl in the Pack for over a hundred years.

As if that wasn't enough, I was born to two Beta wolves but I ended up being an Omega. Wolves always birthed children of the same class. Yet, mine just had to be different.

I took a deep breath and headed straight to my door, twisting the knob to open it. Then, I walked down the stairs as stealthily as possible, hoping to leave without being noticed, especially by Mia.

“Where the hell do you think you're going, you man-snatching b***h?” Mia yelled at me as I walked into the sitting room, standing from the brown, leather couch on the right and making her way to me.

I froze as our gazes met. I didn't know what to say to her. She was devastated. I could understand that. I wished there was another way.

“I–I'm going to the Palace?” I managed to stutter. “Alpha asked me to be there in three days. This is the third day.”

“You're so shameless, Marina. How could you do this to me?” She barked, almost in tears. “You're my sister? Yet, you want to steal my chance of becoming the Luna Queen of this Pack?”

“I didn't want any of this, Mia. I'm sorry it happened this way,” I tried to reason with her. “The Moon Goddess made it this way. She chose me for him and now, we're bound together for life.”

“Shut your mouth, you backstabbing girl!” She landed a slap on my cheek, drawing a yelp from me as I held onto my face. “It's all your fault. You've been trying to steal him all this while. Do you think I didn't know that you had eyes for him?”

I felt a surge of anger surge through me and suddenly, the bottle of wine on the wooden centre table seemed so appealing. Yes, she was in pain but it was no reason to call me names or to hit me the way she did.

But I quenched the urge to hit her and tried to walk away but she grabbed me by the hand and pushed me so hard that I almost hit my head on the wall.

Enraged, I attempted to retaliate, but my parents dashed into the sitting room and my mom held my right hand, which was already poised to land on Mia's cheek.

“You wouldn't dare hit her, Marina. This is all your fault,” she blamed me, taking Mia's side as expected. “You should have simply rejected him.”

“And you know very well that this would bring a rift in this family,” my father added with a stern demeanour, scratching his head. “You both cannot share one man and you know it.”

“But why do we have to share, Dad?” I asked although he hated it when I called him that. It was ‘Beta Carney’ for me and ‘Dad’ for Mia. Such was his dislike for me.

“I am Alpha Dunne's fated mate, chosen for him by the Moon Goddess herself,” I continued to make my point. “I bear his mark on my neck, the seal of our bond. Why should I share? Besides, you didn't reject mom and I don't see her having to share you with any woman..”

I spoke the last sentence in a muffled voice but he picked it up. “What did you just say to me?” He asked, drawing closer to me.

“Nothing, Dad. I just told you that I'm going to my husband's house,” I said in a whisper with my face to the ground.

“Then go!” My mother yelled. “You've always been a selfish brat. Go and live with your sister's boyfriend but know this… Once you step a foot out of this house with your bag, you'll never be allowed back in. Leave and you'll cease to be our child!”

I couldn't believe my ears. I mean, I knew they didn't love me at all but disowning me? I didn't expect that. But I wasn't going to let anyone stop me.

I shook my head and headed to the door only to be halted by a giggle by Mia. “I guess I'll be seeing you around, sis,” she teased, rolling her eyes. “When I do, I'll make sure he kicks you out of his home without mercy.”

“I know. I'm looking forward to that,” I curtly replied. “But till then, I have to go be with my mate. He chose me after all.”

“Did he?” She asked cheekily as I walked away from the house.

I couldn't get those words out of my head. She was right. Did he? Did he really choose me or did his wolf do that for him? Did he like me, even just a little, or was it the mate bond that bound us against his will?

I knew the answer. I just couldn't get myself to admit it. I had to stay positive. I had to believe that since we were already stuck together, despite not wanting it, we had to make it work somehow. Perhaps, I was going to find the love I craved in the strangest circumstances. Right?

Well, I didn't feel that way when I got to the Palace. My heart throbbed as I stood in front of the large, black door wondering what I had to do next.

Three times, I lifted my right hand to knock on the door. Three times, I brought them back down for lack of courage.

After all that he said the last time, I wondered if he'd even want to see me; if he'd want me anywhere close to him. Although he asked me to come, I didn't think he wanted that. Maybe, he just had to say it.

Suddenly, I felt that surge of blood rush through my veins. The sweet wooden smell of the lotus flower filled my nose and I knew he was near.

He must have whiffed my scent or maybe he heard my footsteps as I approached. Maybe he just wanted to step out to get something outside. It didn't matter…

I gasped as the door opened and there he stood, my fated mate, with no shirt on as usual. I wondered if he had a quarrel with shirts but I couldn't complain. He looked so breathtaking that I couldn't take my eyes off him.

I ran my eyes down his chest, to his beautiful abs, to his athletic thighs, shamelessly gawking as I did. But when my gaze returned to his face, the disdainful stare he cast at me brought me back to my senses.

“I'm here,” I said in a whisper, fighting hard to resist the urge to throw myself at him, to hug and kiss him on the cheeks. I knew it was the mate bond. It kept forcing me to draw closer to him but I held on, even though my legs were unsteady.

“I can see that,” he scoffed, standing aside and holding the door open for me. “Come in.”

As soon as I walked in, it was clear that I irritated him so badly with the way he ran his eyes down my dress. “The mere sight of you makes me want to throw up,” he said, taking the words right out of my thoughts. “Aren’t you just so filthy? Look at what you're putting on.”

“I'm sorry,” I sobbed. “I'm sorry that I'm not just good enough for you.”

“Don't blame yourself. Blame the Moon Goddess for creating a mistake like you,” he spat. “If only she didn't, I'd have had nothing to do with a stinky lowlife like you.”

He strutted past me and began to climb the stairs only to stop short like he forgot to say something to me. Maybe he didn't think he hurt me enough.

“Your room is the last one to the left upstairs. Mine is the first to your right. Don't you dare come any close to it,” he warned. “I want absolutely nothing to do with you and I certainly don't want you anywhere near me. There's a lot of food for you in the kitchen. There are some clothes in your room too. You probably won't need to wear the rags you have in your box so you might as well toss them into the dustbin in the backyard. Again, stay away from me!”

With that, he walked away while I let myself fall to the ground with my back on the wall as tears streamed down my cheeks.

His words crushed me, like a sharp spear to the heart. This wasn't the dream I thought I had. This wasn't what I imagined when I prayed to find my mate.

"How much pain can our heart take, Marina?" Ariel, my wolf whimpered.

"I guess we're about to find out…”