Chapter 19: Too Late to Call Me Sister–2
Looking back, I should have refused marriage when I accidentally got pregnant. I’d been naive enough to think my love and dedication could compensate for being wolfless. That time would make him accept me. I’d been wrong.
Even in our most intimate moments, we’d lacked the soul–deep resonance that mates shared. I was his accident, and Leo was that accident’s only gift. He’d been careful to prevent any more such “accidents.”
“Don’t you love Dad anymore?” Leo asked the same question he’d posed to Sebastian weeks ago.
I took a deep breath. After so many lies, I owed him this truth at least. “Love isn’t the problem, baby. Sometimes love isn’t enough. You might not understand now, but when you’re older, when you find your own mate, you will.”
I genuinely hoped Leo would find his true mate one day, unlike his father’s entanglement between Aurora and me. Even though saying it felt like knives in my heart, it was the best blessing I could give my son. Maybe someday, I’d find someone who didn’t care about my
defect either.
A knock interrupted my thoughts. Sage appeared in the doorway. “You have a visitor,
Thea.”
Thank god she’d finally dropped the formal “Miss Sterling“or “Madem“. The Ashworth Pack nurse had proved helpful, despite my initial resistance to Sebastian’s arrangement.
“Who is it, Mom?” Leo asked curiously.
“It’s Sage, my nurse,” I answered, expecting either Kane or Iris. They were the only regular visitors these days.
“You need someone to take care of you? But you’re always the strongest!” He tilted his head in confusion, reminding me of my days at the Ashworth mansion, handling everything alone. I’d foolishly thought proving my capability would make Sebastian and his family accept me, would make him see that I could be Luna even without a wolf. How laughable that seemed now.
Then Roman appeared in the doorway. My body instantly tensed.
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“Leo, baby, I need to go. Your uncle’s here,” I said hurriedly.
He sighed in disappointment but said goodbye. The moment the screen went dark, the gentleness vanished from my face.
“Get out, Roman. Or have you forgotten everything you once said to me?” I glared at him.
He shifted uncomfortably, notably suppressing his Alpha aura. “You’re my sister, pack
blood…”
“Stop!” I cut him off. “Pack blood? That’s rich. Where was that when you all abandoned me? When you drove me from pack territory? When you excluded me from every pack ceremony to please Aurora?”
“Thea… back then…” he hesitated.
“I’ve stayed away from your perfect sister and her destined one like you wanted. Now leave my territory. It might not be pack land, but it’s my home.”
“At least let me explain. You gave Iris a chance…” His voice held a plea.
“Iris never looked down on me for being wolfless. She didn’t say ‘a wolfless mother will taint pack bloodlines‘ while I was carrying Leo.”
I knew Iris had told me many things. When her relationship with Roman got serious, she’d discovered the truth about my exclusion from pack activities. She was the first werewolf to ever see me as an equal.
“Let it go, Roman. Like you said, Sterling Pack has one perfect Alpha daughter. Forget about the defective sister.”
I turned my back to him. It took a long time before I heard his heavy footsteps retreat.
Tears fell silently. They wanted too much. I’d once given everything to love this family, even as they hated me for my defect. I’d clung to the foolish hope that someday they’d accept me, let me feel the warmth of family. But they’d only torn my heart to pieces again and again.
Now Roman wanted back into my life, but he didn’t understand it was too late. Being wolfless meant I’d never truly belong to any pack, but that didn’t mean I’d keep letting
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them walk all over me. They’d hurt me too deeply, and I had nothing left to give them.
For them, my heart was already dead.
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