Her Mate Chooses The Fake Sister Who Stole Her Life

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with Liam..." She said

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hung up on that backstabbing

knowing look cut deeper than any alpha command. She opened her m

ned, grabbing i

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s closed, my shoulders slumped. The penthouse

ide and heartache. Some rebellions, it seemed, co

anyone else I could call family, it would be Marcus.

I always took him as a reliable brother, but sometimes it fe

ght in the orphanage courtyard-moonlight silvering the edges of his ma

the world apart, yet gentle when his muzzle nudged my trem

to see her, to recognize the other half of my soul th

each other again until five years ago. Marcus had given me th

t.." He'd said, his

ven when Liam hesitated. Not even when my parents looked

curled around me as I sank deeper, trying to wash away

completely. My fingers hovered over my phone. Marcus's nu

time we'd spoken, I'd told him

ork with Liam. His repl

's worth it." I

t stopped me from doing that. The

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, water dripping onto the heate

red silhouette. Of course he'd find me. Alpha track

s unclear?" Liam stood there, his usually im

am the door. His hand shot out, fingers wrapping a

bond flared between us, hot and demanding, trying

afford to

long!"

w what I was about to do. I pushed him

ain. Riley stepped out, clutching

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