She scoffed, shaking her head derisively at me.
“I’ve fought and killed to keep you safe. To keep Thunder Moon safe, and I have the scars to prove it,” I continued. “You want to complain about how your life has been so terrible, but you don’t even know the meaning of the word.”
She opened her mouth to contradict me, but I cut her off. This was my time.
“And now when I’ve finally found something good in my life, someone who loves me just for being me, you have the audacity to demand I hand it over to you? Why? Because you think that you deserve it?!” I snapped. “Caelan is my mate, Sunny. Myfatedmate, and for once, I’m keeping what’s mine!”
My words hung in the air for several minutes. I had never gone against Sunny, but I’d be damned if she thought I was just going to roll over and let her have her way again. Not while I still breathed.
“Things didn’t have to be this way between us, you know?” I sighed. “We could’ve had a different relationship. We should’ve had a different relationship. Mom wanted us to be close like sisters should be, but you chose this path. And now you’ve handed me over to our biggest enemy. The man who killed our father.”
I rested my head against the wall of my cell, meeting her icy glare with my own.
“I don’t owe you anything, Sunny. I never did,” I stated, my tone firm. “I’ve sacrificed, I’ve suffered, and I’ve bled for you. If anything, you owe me, and an apology would be a damn good place to start.”
“An apology?!” she shrieked, the pitch of her voice making me cringe with its shrillness. “You think I should apologize to you?! You stole my mother from me, Shade! You’re the reason our father is dead, our pack is destroyed, and I’m forced to do things like this! All of this is your fault!”
We stared at each other in silence.
She’s never going to listen. She decided a long time ago that she was the one who was wronged, and nothing I can do or say will ever change her mind. There’s no redemption for us.
Alpha Huxley and several Dark Moon guards rushed in.
“What’s going on here?” Huxley barked.
“This little bitch dared to say that I owe her!” she whined like she always did to our father.
I tensed. She was walking a fine line. Huxley wasn’t our father. He didn’t care one bit about what happened to her.
“He doesn’t care, Sunny,” I murmured, my eyes on Huxley. “You’ve served your purpose. He has no use for you anymore. You’re disposable now.”
“I’ll show you who’s worthless!” she snarled as she advanced toward me.
“Sunny, stop!” Huxley demanded as he stepped in her way. “I won’t allow you to harm my mate before I’ve had the chance to mark her.”
“But she—”
“But nothing!” he growled. “You will do as I say! I’m your alpha now, Sunny! You promised your loyalty to me! Take her away! Remind her who’s in charge here.”
He gestured to the guards, and they grabbed hold of her.
“Sunny!” I shouted, jumping to my feet and reaching for her as they dragged her into the hall.
She may have been a terrible person, but she was still my sister. I didn’t want any harm to come to her.
Alpha Huxley grabbed me, holding me tight against him as they slammed the door shut. I struggled, but the effects of the wolfsbane still lingered in my system.
“Don’t worry, baby,” he cooed, running his nose through my hair. “I’ll just have them scare her a little. They won’t hurt her too badly, I promise. I still have plans for her. She hasn’t outlived her usefulness yet.”
I jerked away, snarling at him.If this is his plan for me, what could he possibly have in store for her?
“Now that we’re alone,” he breathed. “I think it’s time that I made you mine. That pup, Caelan, waited too long. I won’t make the same mistake.”
He grabbed a fistful of my hair and yanked my head to the side, exposing my collarbone.
The level of wolfsbane in my system made me nearly as weak as a human. I couldn’t mind-link. I couldn’t shift. I couldn’t use my cursed howl to kill him.
“Don’t worry, baby. This will only hurt for a moment, and then I’ll make you feel good,” he promised, rubbing his erection against me. “Really good.”
