Covering herself with a quilt, Angie was sobbing in Milly's embrace. While Noah was standing heads down, waiting for his elder sister's lash out.
'After our parent's death, I tried my best to raise a gentleman. But the rapist I saw a moment ago shocked me. I failed to recognize that bastard as my brother. Where was your conscious, Noah? How could you do this to your mate?"
Noah's cheeks were flushed, he shifted his weight from one foot to another.
'She was going to say yes."
His wolf defended him, with a tone not so confident.
'Absolutely, you were so considerate to ask for her permission.
Noah, this is a new definition of consent."
Milly sneered, her anger was touching the roof.
'Now, you are interfering in my personal matters."
Vicky growled at her, scent of his arousal was lingering in the air.
'When you were going to solve things by force, why did you call me?"
Milly was hurt with her brother's tone, she used the support of side table to get up.
'I will go back to my home, my little brother has a personal life now."
She faked some tears and slowly walked towards the door.
'I am sorry, sister. Vicky is upset, don't pay attention to him."
Noah quickly grabbed Milly's hand and supported her back to the couch.
'Mate bond is getting stronger day by day. Despite of being a human, Angie responds almost like a normal she-wolf. It's so difficult for me to control myself."
Milly smiled at her baby brother's problem.
'I can understand your feelings, Noah. But you are only scaring my sister-in-law. Give us some privacy, we have some girl's problems to discuss."
She gestured Noah to leave, who growled before leaving reluctantly.
'Hello, Angie. I am Milly Brown, Noah's elder sister and his only family member. Now it's your turn, tell me about yourself."
Angie wasn't ready to trust any werewolf but Milly's pregnancy refrained her from doing something foolish.
'Can you please help me out? I don't want to stay with him."
Angie begged her, remembering the former display of her sympathy.
'Why don't you like my brother? Did he hurt you?"
Milly answered her query with her own, trying to pinpoint the gist of the situation. Angie remembered last days when Noah was super sweet to her, taking care of her diligently.
'No!"
She replied honestly.
'Did he ordered you to do anything against your wishes?"
Milly's question was then responded by a 'No" again, a realization hit her hard.
Despite of all the horrible details Prince Casper gave her, Noah was completely different. He was nothing like the domineering bad wolves who treated human as a trash. His words were simple not like the heroes in films but she could feel the honesty in them.
'But he kept me as a hostage in his home."
Ignoring all the good deeds of Noah, Angie fought for her believes. It was a hesitant attempt to hold her ground. Her weak effort brought a lively smile on Milly's beautiful face.
'Mates are supposed to live together, dear. His wolf would not let him live alone. You are lucky that you don't have any wolf to nag about mate-bond every passing second."
She patted her head and gave her a glass of water.
'Noah mentioned that you are interested in becoming a sired vampire, any specific reason?"
Her question refreshed the memory of Prince Casper's death.
'I have to repay my savior's benevolence. Crown Prince Casper rescued me from the pit of darkness."
'Did he ask you to become one?"
Milly asked seriously. She was trying to evaluate the reason behind Angie's death wish.
'No, but I want to."
Milly nodded and got up from the couch.
'I have something to show you."
She switched on the DVD player, a video about the sired vampires then played on it.
'You must have heard about the transition process, this visual demonstration will explain things further."
Milly continued her speech about different rituals but Angie was too numb to register this. She was staring at the big screen wide-eyed, this exemplary display surged horror in every cell of her body.
She gulped hard to wet her deserted throat. The pang of betrayal gnawed at her, she gritted her teeth revising Casper's lines.
'Siring a vampire is a child's play. You will be turned into a vampire before you even feel it."
Angie felt a strong urge to scream, second panic attack threatened to faint her. A kind warmth was placed on her shoulder.
'Being a mate of a werewolf is not bad as it seems. Noah may be a grumpy, conservative guy but he will change according to the need of relationship.
My brother is best at compromising, give him a chance. He will never disappoint you."
Milly sighed and sauntered out of the room, leaving Angie in the new light of bitter reality.
…
Under the countless blessings of the Pack members, Champion Alpha Eric Dietor brought his Luna back home. As for Prince Casper, he was rescued by the King Bahman. He took his son away from the Silver Moon Pack successfully.
Luna Lilly welcomed the couple, her eyes filled with tears.
'Finally, my son is happy with his mate. I will be a grand mother soon."
She kissed his son and daughter-in-law affectionately, whole lot of omegas and warriors were surrounding the Pack house. Clutched in Alpha's strong embrace, Charlotte was half dead with agonizing pain.
Her face was blanched with the torment of the broken string of soulmates. With her senses crammed by the wound of her soul, throbbing pain of her broken heart was intensifying the misery.
Clenching her jaw, she was shaking with the excruciating anguish. Charlotte was panting hard for breath, her drenched clothes were not helping her flaring fever. She removed the sweat from her beet red face and raised her eyes to see Alpha, whose smile was a mile wide.
As noise of congratulation was hurting her over sensitive hearing, she closed her eyes shut to avoid dizziness and blurred vision. She was begging for relief of some kind, probably an eternal sleep to mourn for her broken soul...