Werewolf

The Day They Chose Power Over Us

by Seren

My sister Vera and I had both mated with the Alpha candidate brothers and gotten pregnant almost at the same time.To help our respective mates fight for power, we—once inseparable—had been at each other's throats all over the pack.Five months into our pregnancies, the pack was attacked by rogues.Of all times, our mates were out hunting with the pack, leaving the camp's defenses wide open.Vera grabbed me and ran desperately toward the forest. In the endless chase, we tumbled down a cliff together.Blood poured from my lower belly, warm and relentless, staining the snow red.Trembling, I sent a mind-link to my mate, Kevin, begging for help. He cut me off five times before finally picking up, annoyed."Katherine, don't bother me at a time like this. I know pregnancy is hard, but that's no excuse to waste rescue resources.""Lilian scraped her knee while hunting. I need to get to her and bandage it. Whatever it is, deal with it yourself. We'll talk when I'm back."Then there was nothing but a long, dead silence in my head.Lilian was the current Alpha's Beta, with a voice in the succession.When my plea failed, my sister sent a message to her own mate. His response was cold:"I need to get herbs to Lilian before Kevin does. Don't interrupt me."A minute later, the rogues poured down the cliff after us. Vera was forced to shift, dragging me toward a cave.When I opened my eyes again, I looked at her ashen face and couldn't stop the tears.The mate I'd given everything for had left me to die.It was my sister who'd nearly killed herself to save me, the same sister who'd been at war with me for over a year.Two sisters who'd turned against each other over men exchanged a bitter smile."Katherine, I'm breaking the mate bond. I'm leaving the pack.""Me too."

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