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Kieran:
When I stepped through the mansion doors, I could barely restrain my wolf. He was prowling beneath my skin, restless with anticipation. My chest was tight, my breaths uneven, because today... finally, after what felt like an eternity... I was going to tell her.
No more waiting. No more hesitation. No more excuses.
For days, I had been rehearsing the words, carrying them in my chest like a burning secret. I had imagined every possible way it could go - her disbelief, her surprise, maybe a smile if fate was kind enough. My wolf had been urging relentlessly, his excitent bleeding into mine. Today was the day I would confess to Evaline.
The woman I loved. The woman who had beco the air I breathed without even knowing it.
But the mont I entered the living room, the ground crumbled beneath .
My eyes landed on her instantly. She was nestled between them - Oscar and Draven - both their hands all over her.
And then... I heard them say it.
"She’s our mate, brother."
For a mont, I thought I had misheard. My mind rejected the words, my wolf froze in place. Surely... surely this was so cruel joke.
But then Oscar’s voice, clear and unyielding, followed.
"Eva is mated to River, Draven, and . All three of us."
My world collapsed.
No. No, that couldn’t be real. That couldn’t be my reality.
My wolf howled in protest, thrashing inside like a caged beast. She’s ours! She’s supposed to be ours! But the scene before left no room for denial. She wasn’t looking at . She wasn’t standing beside . She was surrounded by them. My brothers.
And before the jagged edges of those words could even finish slicing through , Draven delivered the final blow.
"And there’s one more happy news... she’s pregnant with our child."
The air left my lungs in a violent rush.
I stood there, frozen, a storm of emotions tearing apart. Horror. Pain. Disbelief. My chest felt as though it had been split open, my heart ripped out and trampled right there on the marble floor. My wolf howled again, mournful this ti, the sound echoing in the hollow chambers of my soul.
I couldn’t move. I couldn’t speak.
Every dream I had dared to hold onto shattered in an instant.
Evaline... my Evaline... the one person who had made believe in light again, who had made believe I could deserve happiness, wasn’t mine. She never had been. She belonged to them. To my brothers.
And one of them had already planted his child inside her.
I felt sick. My stomach churned violently, my hands curling into fists so tight that my nails bit into my palms. It took everything in not to collapse where I stood.
But then Oscar’s eyes t mine, expectant, waiting for my response.
I forced a smile.
It felt like dragging broken glass across my lips, but I did it anyway. My brothers deserved happiness. They deserved to celebrate. The last thing I wanted was to cast a shadow over their joy.
"Congratulations," I managed, my voice hoarse but steady enough to pass. "All of you."
Evaline looked at then. Just for a second.
My heart scread at the sight of her, but I tore my gaze away before I could drown in it. I couldn’t look at her, not when the mory of every smile, every touch, every unspoken mont we had shared now burned like acid in my chest.
"I-uh," I cleared my throat, desperate to flee before the cracks in my facade showed. "I should... I should let you guys continue with your planning for shopping. I have got so work to catch up on anyway."
I didn’t wait for their response. I didn’t trust myself to.
I turned and walked out, my steps heavy, each one dragging closer to the inevitable breaking point. I didn’t stop until I reached the sanctuary of my room. And the mont the door shut behind , the mask crumbled.
I sank to the floor, clutching my chest as the sob tore out of .
Raw, unrelenting pain.
My wolf howled, the sound reverberating through every corner of , clawing at the walls of my soul. He didn’t understand. He couldn’t accept it. She’s ours! She’s ant for us!
But the truth was undeniable. She was theirs. She had chosen them. Fate had chosen them. And now... she carried one of their children.
I buried my face in my hands, my shoulders shaking as wave after wave of grief crashed through . I had never known heartbreak could feel this violent. As though every breath I took was laced with shards of glass. As though my entire being had been hollowed out in an instant.
mories assaulted rcilessly - the way her laugh always made the world brighter, the way her eyes had lingered on sotis longer than necessary, the way her presence had beco the anchor I didn’t know I needed.
I thought... I thought maybe those monts ant sothing.
I thought maybe she felt it too.
But I had been wrong. So terribly, pathetically wrong.
The hours blurred as I stayed on that floor, lost in the storm of my own anguish. At so point, the tears slowed. My breathing evened out. The pain was still there - sharp, aching - but exhaustion dulled its edges just enough for to think.
And that was when clarity ca, cold and cruel.
Evaline deserved happiness. My brothers deserved happiness. And if that happiness ca from being together, from building a family with her, then who was I to stand in the way?
My feelings... my love... it had no place here. It never did.
If I truly loved her, then I couldn’t let my selfishness destroy the life she was building.
So... to keep myself from destroying their happiness, I made the only decision that seed right... for all of us.
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