You Took My Ex, I Took the Alpha King

We found them deep in the Sacred Grove,hidden among the laurels. A fierce Alpha scent choked the air.Mingling with the sweet,cloying scent of my sister’s Omega heat.

Her clothes were falling off as she clung desperately to him.To the man who,in a past life,had been my mate.

I once stood by him,watching him rise from an exiled Bloodrage rogue to the heir of North America's supreme Silver Moon Syndicate. Heh...she had timed her heat perfectly.

She flashed an incredibly smug smile. "Selena,such a powerful Alpha...in this life,I will be the one crowned as his Luna." "Have fun rotting away in some human college." I took a step forward.He shoved me back.

He pulled her behind him,and his icy wolf eyes locked onto mine."Who said you could touch her?Get out." I swallowed every feeling that clawed up my throat.

That night,I took my Ivy League letter and left my homeland behind. Ready to start over. …… Bella stood in the center of the Sacred Grove,her fur vest torn to shreds.

A wild,victorious grin stretched across her face.

She looked like a shewolf who just sank her teeth into the ultimate prize. "Dad!Mom!" She shouted,her voice dripping with triumph. "I want him!I want him to mark me right now.He’s my mate!" Her manic joy should have stung.It didn't.

My mind drifted back to my past life.I could still see the madness in her eyes just before she died. Faking a friendly visit,she broke into the estate Kane and I shared.

But in her hand was a silver dagger coated with wolfsbane. She lunged at me like a madwoman. My loyal Beta pinned her to the floor before she could even get close.

She thrashed around,screaming. "Selena,I saw them drug you!I saw them drag you into the woods!" "I let it happen.I wanted your reputation trashed!" "It was the only way Dad would give me that Ivy League spot!" "But those rich Alpha heirs treated me like a plaything!They ruined my life!" "I lost everything!You married a Bloodrage rogue!Why do you get to have it all?It isn't fair!" "If I got one chance,you'd be the one tossed to the human world to suffer!" As the guards moved to drag her away,she shoved them back.She vaulted over the balcony edge,plummeting to her death.

And now,in this new life. She moved faster than I could.Drugging Kane with a heatinducing herb,she forced herself on him. Kane’s eyes were still glazed over from the drug.

But the moment she demanded to be his mate,his ears turned red.

He stared down at her.His voice clumsy but serious. "I'll take responsibility for this.I'll spend my life protecting you." The exact same vow he made to me in my past life.

But my parents exploded first. They turned and slapped me across the face.

My cheek burned. "You're supposed to be the older sister!" "If you watched her,she wouldn't have snuck into the woods!Now some rogue has defiled her!" "You ruined her life.You're a curse from the Moon Goddess." They tried to drag Bella away,refusing to bless the mate bond.

The pack only knew a daughter of our family got into trouble.They planned to make me take the fall.

Even though the timeline had changed,when it all came down to it,I was still the sacrificial lamb. My heart went cold.

Bella leaned in,whispering Kane's true identity to them.

My parents'faces shifted.They eyed Kane up and down,then nodded. "If what you said is true,then this bond...should be made." "If it turns out to be a lie,come back.Your sister can take your place." Fearing I would steal him away,Bella demanded the mating ceremony take place that night.

And to top it off,she forced me to help prepare the celebration. The pack talked behind her back,calling her shameless.

Nobody set foot inside the venue.They stood outside,tossing out nasty insults.

Bella’s eyes turned red with rage.She pointed at them and screamed. "Wait till my Alpha reclaims his throne!You pathetic losers will crawl to me like dogs!" The pack roared with laughter.

Mom took her anger out on me,pinching my arm viciously. "They're humiliating your sister!Are you just going to stand there?" She hurried inside to comfort Bella.

Dad flipped the table.A wooden bowl of ritual wine splashed all over my dress. "Clean it up now,or I’ll punish you myself." Nursing my bruised arm,I stood frozen.Numb inside.

A red wildflower was pinned to Kane’s chest.He walked in with a satisfied smile,only to catch the whole scene.

Without pausing,he marched directly toward me. My chest tightened. Fifty years of pastlife memories flooded my brain.

I remembered how he used to shield me when my parents beat me.When the pack pushed me away. My throat closed up.I wanted to scream his name.

But his voice cut like ice. "Watch yourself.Don't ever try to hurt your sister again." I froze,staring at him in shock. He stepped into my space,backing me against the wall.

His dominant Alpha aura crushed me.

He grabbed my chin,his words laced with venom. "Bella told me how you treat her.You love bullying her." "You lured her into the Sacred Grove.She stumbled upon me while I was drugged.Now her innocence is gone and that is on you!" "Then you brought some pack members here just to destroy her reputation!" "How could you be this cruel?" A boulder slammed into my chest.I bit down on my lip. "I brought them to save you..." He scoffed,cutting me off.He looked at me like I was a stranger and a threat. "Enough.Save your fake tears and lies." "Pray you never fall into my hands again,Selena.I'll make you pay for this ten times over." The last spark of warmth in my heart flickered and died.