Werewolf

I Was Never Their First Choice

by Maple

Our pack sent one wolf to the freezing, brutal North for a four-year trial every year.This year, it was between me and my sister.If neither of us volunteered, the choice was made by lot.Before I made my decision, my four childhood friends applied together to the Northern Military Academy."No pack, no matter how elite, beats the five of us staying together.""The North's brutal, but it'll be one hell of a trial for us.""Come with us, Sienna."They held out the application, eyes burning for my answer.To sweeten the deal, Ethan, the future Alpha I'd been crushing on, even promised we'd complete the mate bond afterward.So I signed.The day the acceptance news arrived, I raced back to the estate to share it."Letters are here. We can drop the act now, right?"I froze outside the door."Who the hell wants to freeze their ass off in the North when we can stay in warm, lively Westbrook?""Sienna's such an idiot. She actually believed we were going. But if she didn't apply, Chloe would've had to suffer through it.""Chloe's too weak. She can't even shift. She needs us to stay and take care of her. We'll explain it to Sienna later. She'll understand."She'll understand.Chloe was delicate, and the four of them couldn't bear to let her endure even a sliver of hardship.I'd been independent since I was a pup, and that became their excuse to sacrifice me.They thought a little sweet-talking after the betrayal would make me swallow it all.But they didn't know. I hadn't just been accepted. I'd gotten an invitation to the Prodigy Warrior Program.Once I joined, every trace of my identity would be erased. I'd become a personal guard to the Alpha King himself.They chose my frail sister over me. They cut me out of their little circle.This time, I'm going after my own moon, and giving them exactly what they wanted.

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