Violet’s POV
This was the last I was expecting.
Kylie wasn’t doing well? But how was this possible? My parents went so far as to hide my scent just to give her what she wanted. How could she not be well?
“What is it? Is she sick?” I pursued with a frown.
Elena didn’t answer straight away, “Maybe you should see for yourself.”
I bit my lips, gazing out the window.
So Asher simply wanted me back because of his Luna. Yeah well, what else was I expecting? Of course him wanting me back had nothing to do with me personally. It was stupid to even feel sad about it.
But what did he want?
I had given Kylie everything I had. I didn’t know what else I could offer.
After a long pause, I said, “…Alright then. I’ll come with you.”
Now it was Elena’s turn to be surprised, “Really! I thought after you heard it was Kylie, you would tell us to fuck ourselves. I thought you’d hate her!”
I burst out laughing with still tears in my eyes.
“I thought I would too but…I guess you were right. I am too nice a person,” I said, half-laughing, half-crying.
Human’s disease couldn’t affect werewolves. So if Kylie was sick, it must be something serious.
I couldn’t just ignore it. Kylie was still my sister.
Once the decision was made, I called to the restaurant to quit and started packing. Elena helped me. But there weren’t much to take away. I didn’t own any nice stuffs over the years.
We scheduled to leave tomorrow.
The last night in my dingy apartment, I had very little sleep.
I thought about my family, about home, all the good and bad memories about my childhood. Over the years I never allowed myself to be nostalgic because I knew I couldn’t go back.
But now I was going back. Under Asher’s order.
How would everyone react when they saw me? How would he react?
The next morning, we took the first flight and went back to Silver Moon Pack.
Our pack was the second largest pack in the world. Asher was a member of the royal family. He was also a very capable Alpha. I heard that our pack was developing fast under his reign over the years.
Elena’s mate Patrick was at the airport to pick us up. Elena threw herself into his arms and they kissed and hugged for a long time. I smiled looking at them, a little jealous, but mostly happy for her.
As soon as the car left the airport, my anxiety started to pick up. The view outside of the car window was so familiar and so strange at the same time.
I began to sweat, my heart racing, my palms covered in sweat.
I suddenly bent over and started puking air.
“Violet! Are you alright?” Elena cried in the front roll. “Patrick, stop the car!”
“No I…I am fine.”
I breathed, wiping my tears with the back of my hand.
It’s too late to regret coming back now. I could only keep going.
The car pulled over at the packhouse an hour later. There were a large crowd of people at the front door, maybe here to welcome me.
As soon as I got off the car, mom rushed over to hug me, crying, “Oh Violet my darling…Where have you been?”
Tears streamed down her face, like she actually missed me.
But her crying face only brought me back to 7 years ago, when she took me to the witch and forced the potion down my throat.
She was also crying at the time, telling me that I was stronger than Kylie, so I should give my mate to her. She said it was the least I could do for my sister. She said that family was supposed to sacrifice for each other.
I sacrificed my everything. But none of them did anything for me.
Mom’s arms around me felt suffocating. So I pushed her away immediately.
“Violet dear…What’s wrong? Don’t you miss me?” she looked hurt.
“If you miss me, you’d pick up the phone and call me over the years. But you didn’t. So let’s not do this.”
I walked pass her.
And there were Jayden and my twin brothers. They gave me an awkward smile when our eyes met, but I quickly looked away from them. I didn’t know what to say to them.
“Where’s Asher?” I asked Elena.
“This way. He is expecting you.”
I followed Elena and went into the packhouse, the place that used to be my home. There was the dining room where we celebrated my birthday, the Council Chamber where the guys and I played hide-and-seek, the garden where Kylie picked roses everyday…So many memories.
Each step I took, more tears welled up in my eyes.
And finally, we arrived at Asher’s office.
He turned around when I stepped in. I froze staring at him, forgetting how to breathe.
How could days go by and only he manages to become even more handsome?
A part of me wished that he could recognize me as his mate when I came into the room. But he didn’t. My scent was well hidden by the witch.
When Asher came back from my birthday party, he said that he smelt something that seemed like his mate. But he never found that smell again. Everyone else told him that it was just his fantasy. Maybe now he had given up on searching for his mate already.
“Thank you, Elena, that’ll be all,” he said to Elena, keeping his freezing eyes on me.
Elena bowed and left the room.
“I guess you must be very proud of yourself. It took Elena and a team of soldiers to drag you back.”
His tone was sarcastic. His eyes were like ice. His gaze alone made my heart hurt.
“You left me with no choice,” I said lowly.
Rage flickered across his eyes, “How were those 5 years? Elena told me that you lived in a shit hole. Now are you going to tell me why you ran away from home in the first place?”
I stayed in silence.
So he still didn’t know that I was his mate. And Kylie took my place.
I guessed there wasn’t any point telling him now. He was already married.
“…Why do you want me back?” I asked with a sigh.
“I don’t! It’s Kylie!” he snapped.
“Fine. What’s wrong with her then? Can we stop wasting each other’s time?”
He strode over. And my chin was in this grip the next moment.
“Watched your tone. I’m your Alpha,” he gritted, tightening his grip. “You abandoned everyone when you left. You home, friends, family and me. At least pretend to be sorry.”
I was shaking. My chin hurt, my heart even more so.
“Why do you care? You are married. It wasn’t like your life got any worse without having me around,” I shot back.
He let out a cold laugh, “So you are jealous? You blame me for not paying enough attention to you?”
Yes it was the truth. But I couldn’t bear with it.
I almost hated him for laying out the truth.
So I shoved him aside with all my might and stormed out of his office. One more second with him and I’d die.
I ran deep into the woods, like what I used to do every time I was sad in the past. Tears poured out of my eyes. I just wanted to escape.
Asher used to be my best friend. What turned him into this cold, ruthless man?
It seemed that he hated me for leaving without saying goodbye. And I should hate him too. Because he was part of the reason why I was so miserable and without a wolf.
But I couldn’t.
Loving him was my instinct.
Even without my wolf and matebond, I still couldn’t stop my feeling towards him.
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