On my eighteenth birthday, my sister wore my red dress.
Her wolf had always been weak, and she’d never cared for crowded gatherings.
But that night, she did something unheard of. She picked up a fencing épée from a display case and executed a flawless routine in the center of the ballroom.
Sebastian Black—my childhood friend, my fiancé of seven years—watched her, utterly transfixed.
Three days later, in front of both our families, he announced his intention to call off our engagement and propose to my sister instead.
My sister, her eyes rimmed with red, shook her head.
“Sebastian, please don’t. Adeline is my sister. I could never take her fiancé from her.”
But my mother took my hand.
“Adeline, Victoria was left with injuries that never fully healed from saving you. She’s suffered enough. She’s finally found someone she loves. You’ve always been the sensible one. Don’t fight her over this.”
I didn’t fight.
Over the years, I had already given my sister so many things.
The pony my father gave me. The retail spaces my grandmother left me. The bedroom I had lived in for six years. Countless gifts and family heirlooms.
Now, there was just one more thing.
A fiancé.
I gently pulled my hand from my mother’s grasp.
“You’re mistaken, Mother. I’m not going to fight.”
A collective sigh of relief went through the room.
“I don’t want the engagement to the Black family anymore. And as for my own marriage, you won’t need to arrange it. Aunt Rebecca accepted another proposal for me yesterday.”
For the first time, my sister’s face went pale before mine did.
He Left Me For My Sister Now He Begs For Me Back Chapter 27 The railing hadn’t broken from age. Someone had sawed through it beforehand. The tool marks were fresh, and maintenance shed access logs showed that the temp worker had been there alone the night before. Furious, my father ordered security to call
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He Left Me For My Sister Now He Begs For Me Back Chapter 26 My mother came running from the other side of the lake. “Victoria!” She threw herself down beside my sister, her voice cracking with sobs. “How did you fall? Adeline! You were right there! Why didn’t you pull her back?” Drenched and
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He Left Me For My Sister Now He Begs For Me Back Chapter 25 I will never forget that moment. Gavin hit the water so fast there wasn’t a second of hesitation. My sister and I were not far apart. If anything, she was closer to the shore. But Gavin swam straight for me, his
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He Left Me For My Sister Now He Begs For Me Back Chapter 24 Twenty days before my wedding, the Crawford family attended the annual winter event for the charity fund my grandfather had established. Every year, the fund invited the families it had helped to a gathering near the old villa. Deep in the
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He Left Me For My Sister Now He Begs For Me Back Chapter 23 She raised her hand to slap me. But her wrist was caught mid-swing. Before I could even react, Gavin was standing beside me. He wore a dark blue combat jacket, looking as though he’d come straight from the Royal Guard training
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He Left Me For My Sister Now He Begs For Me Back Chapter 22 A month before my wedding, Sebastian’s attempts to contact me became relentless. He had probably finally accepted that I wasn’t acting out of spite and that I wasn’t waiting for him to come back. He sent an email every day. I
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He Left Me For My Sister Now He Begs For Me Back Chapter 21 He didn’t leave right away. Suddenly, he reached out and grabbed my sleeve. I stepped back instinctively, and he let go at once. “If what?” I asked. His eyes were red. “If I regret it now.” I looked at him for
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He Left Me For My Sister Now He Begs For Me Back Chapter 20 My sister was not happy in her marriage. The news trickled back to me over the next half-month. My mother sent people to her new home three times. The first time, with recovery medicine. The second time, with jewelry. The third
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He Left Me For My Sister Now He Begs For Me Back Chapter 19 I didn’t attend my sister’s wedding. My mother was furious. “No matter what has happened, she is still your sister,” she said. I was at my aunt’s house, confirming the dessert arrangements for my own wedding. I answered without looking up,
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He Left Me For My Sister Now He Begs For Me Back Chapter 18 The day before my sister’s wedding, Sebastian came. This time, he didn’t try to enter the house. He just had the gate security pass an envelope to me. Maya asked, “Are you going to read it?” At first, I wanted to
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