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Chapter 4
On a later Christmas, our entire family gathered here again.
Sylvia pulled me into her room, a place I hadn’t been welcome before.
She came straight to the point and asked, “Odelia, do you hate me? Speak up, why are you pretending now?”
I was taken aback, unsure why she suddenly asked such a question.
It left me feeling awkward because she’s my sister.
I care for and respect her deeply, but to be honest, I can’t say I genuinely like her.
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So, I stood there dumbfounded, unable to say a word.
“You hate me, and that’s why you want to take away what’s most important to me. You’re with Alpha Nolan just because he was once my first love, aren’t you? You intentionally want to disgust me!”
As she spoke, she was already vividly playing out a scenario in her mind.
I didn’t understand her feelings, but she wept bitterly, leaving me feeling bewildered.
It was the first time I saw Sylvia cry like this. It made me instinctively cold with fear, afraid our parents would force me to give Alpha Nolan to Sylvia.
If I had known it would lead to this, I would have stayed away from them both from the
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start.
But I truly didn’t know…
People always say your mate is the greatest existence in the world, someone who will
love you unconditionally, protect you, and support you.
Alpha Nolan entered my life like a ray of light saving me from a bleak world, and falling for him seemed perfectly natural.
He took my hand, said he liked me, and wanted to protect me.
Our being together seemed like the natural
course.
So, I had the confidence to decisively refuse Sylvia’s request.
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“I didn’t know about your past with him, but now we’re together, we’re married. Please respect my marriage, sister.”
Sylvia sneered at my words.
She said nothing more, turned, and left. Yet, I had a sinking feeling of foreboding.
The feeling became stronger, leaving me distracted, my hands occasionally shaking with panic.
I was genuinely afraid the happiness I held now would be easily taken away.
A woman’s intuition is indeed often right.
After Sylvia showed up covered in bruises, Alpha Nolan completely changed.
The way he looked at her was filled with
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compassion.
I couldn’t deceive myself; the empathy in his gaze was too evident, impossible to hide.
I felt like my cherished love was being tainted.
It hurt so much I could barely breathe, wanting to confront Alpha Nolan right in front of me.
But he yelled at me instead, “Are you done? Your sister is hurt, what do you want? How can you be so heartless? She’s your sister!”
He had never spoken to me like that before, making me cry in fear of his fierce demeanor.
Later, realizing his mistake, he cautiously tried to console me.
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“I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to be harsh. You know we’ve been together for years; you shouldn’t doubt me over small things like this! Sylvia is just a pitiable person. Why can’t we help her?”
I kept lying to myself, trying not to think about these issues, but I couldn’t do it.
He promised to give me a proper wedding.
When we first got married, he was an illegitimate son not accepted by the Astana Pack, and we didn’t have much money. He marked me in front of the Moon Goddess as our witness.
We bought a small cake, lit candles, and that marked our union.
At that time, he knelt on one knee, solemnly pledging to give me a unique wedding
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someday.
So I waited for that day, resolving to let go of this love once the wedding was over.
But I never expected that I wouldn’t live to see that day; the cancer advanced to the terminal stage, and I was prematurely given up on.
I didn’t have much time left to begin with. Why? Why couldn’t I pass with happy memories?
