Chapter 4
I lunged forward and grabbed her arm. “How did you get that bracelet? Tell me!”
Mira smiled viciously. “I dug up that bitch’s ashes, obviously. See how thoughtful I am? I even saved the bracelet for
you.”
“Lyra, if your mom hadn’t refused to reject my father’s bond, my mother never would’ve wasted away from heartbreak. It’s all that bithe’s fault–she deserved every second of drowning!”
“But even dead, that whore doesn’t deserve a proper burial. So I scattered her ashes in the pack’s waste dump where garbage belongs!”
Rage exploded through me. My vision went red as I wrapped both hands around her throat.
“Mira, you did murder my mother on purpose. I’ll kill you!”
Mira struggled, laughing maniacally. “Got proof I killed anyone? Your ex–mate loves me, your current Alpha loves me. They all think I’m innocent and sweet. They all protect me. What can you do about it?”
Her words only fueled my fury, but years of illness had weakened me. I couldn’t strangle her, and she shoved me away hard.
“Sister, why do you hate me so much? I know I was wrong–please stop hitting me.”
“Mira, are you okay?” Ronan rushed over, having heard the commotion. He glared at me with pure anger and slapped me across the face without hesitation, his eyes full of disappointment.
“Lyra, she’s your sister and you tried to strangle her! Have you lost your mind?”
Mira shook her head pitifully.
“Ronan, don’t blame my sister. It’s all my fault–I’m the one who hurt our mother.”
Ignoring the burning pain in my cheek, I stared at him with bloodshot eyes.
“How did she open my mother’s coffin?! You…. you sent her, didn’t you?! Only you and I knew where mom’s grave
was.”
“What the hell are you talking about?” Ronan looked incredulous. “Mira just went to pay her respects. How Ca.. you think such evil thoughts about your own sister?”
He’d promised to hide his feelings før Mira around me.
But the moment there was any conflict, he showed his true colors.
Yet he still didn’t realize it.
I looked at him with trembling hands and suddenly laughed.
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Chapter 4
“Ronan, since you’re so determined to protect her, then keep protecting her. Don’t ever change, even if I die tonight.”
“Because I’m afraid you’ll regret it for the rest of your life.”
Ronan suddenly looked panicked. He released Mira and tried to calm me down.
“Don’t say things like that to scare me–it makes me worry. I’m not protecting her, you just looked terrifying back there. You really wanted to kill her, you know that? Your mother was her savior–she was just paying respects. There’s no way she’d desecrate your mother’s grave. Stop being so paranoid. It hurts both of you.”
“I’m sorry I hit you. I was impulsive. Go home and rest, take your medication. I’ll take Mira to the hospital to get checked out.”
“Once she’s fine, I’ll come straight home to you, okay?”
With that, he left with Mira.
Mira looked back at me, her lips curved in a mocking smile.
I stared at her, unable to take another step, my hands shaking uncontrollably, unable to breathe.
Overwhelming emotions crashed over me. I collapsed to the floor, completely broken.
I knew this was a panic attack.
My phone rang multiple times, but I didn’t have the strength to answer.
After what felt like hours, I finally picked up.
“Miss Hale, this is the Crescent Moon Pack Council. The settlement documents you requested have been retrieved and sent to your residence. Please check for them.”
“Thank you.” I forced down my suffocating emotions, dragged my broken body up, and left the restaurant.
I deleted all of Ronan’s contact information and threw away my old phone.
From now on, there was nothing between us.
On the way home from the hospital after dropping Mira off, Ronan’s phone suddenly rang.
He answered, only to hear shocking news.
“Alpha Cross, this is the Crescent Moon Pack Council. We just recovered the body of a she–wolf near the coast. Found with her were a letter of forgiveness dated three years ago, and a suicide note.”
“The settlement was written by you for Mira Hale. We’ve also confirmed the suicide note was written by your Luna, Lyra Hale. We need you to come identify the body-”
