Again, he is fucking another woman.

"Easy, Dawn," I sit on the edge of the bed, my hands clasped in my lap, trying to soothe my wolf.

Nathan, our mate, and our tormentor, has laid with another tonight. Not for the first time... 

***

Ally endured the torment of the mate bond nearly every day- her mate kept fucking different women. She had to bear it for the sake of the entire pack's hope.

Her unborn child and the support of her best friend kept Ally going. However, when she discovered that her best friend was also one of the many women who had slept with her husband, it shattered her.

In a confrontation with her friend, Ally was pushed into the sea, causing her to lose her unborn child. With her last hope gone, she considered ending her life but was saved by her mate's twin brother...

Saved By My Mate's Twin Brother

　　"Yes," she confirms, a comforting lilt in her presence. "You have always been apart, Ally, because you are born of a legacy distinct from those who raised you."


　　A pang of acute loneliness grips my heart as I lean against the tree, allowing its ancient wisdom to seep into my skin. The notion of belonging has always been elusive, like chasing shadows that flicker just out of reach. James, whom I've called brother, and the parents who raised me- even they seemed like figures in a well-rehearsed play.


　　"Blood does not define family, but it can explain so much of who we are," Dawn continues, her voice a balm to my fractured soul.


　　"Then they... they aren't truly mine?" My voice catches, betrayal and relief warring within me. The idea that I was not born from indifference or disdain, is both liberating and devastating.


CHAPTER 37 The Forest