He Chose My Sister, So I Chose His Enemy

Two faint pink lines.

I stared at the plastic pregnancy test resting on the cold marble counter of my bathroom. My hands, which should have been steady enough to solder microchips, started to shake. I pressed my palm flat against my stomach. After three years of a cold, distant marriage to Alpha Kane, I was finally carrying the Silver Moon heir.

I exhaled a shaky breath while a small smile appeared on my face. I believed this moment marked our actual turning point. I endured his late office work hours and his constant critical remarks and his emotional unavailability because I believed the mate bond was a sacred tie. He served as the public face while I managed all parts of his corporate network. The agreement should have created a partnership. I thought that this child would shape our family into a genuine household.

I placed the test into my blazer pocket, adjusted my skirt, and exited our penthouse.

The Silver Moon packhouse had a modern design because it stood as a 50-story glass and steel skyscraper located in the middle of the city. Kane built his billionaire empire on the complete tech patent rights that my deceased mother created.

I walked along the sleek carpeted executive hallway toward Kane's office when my wolf senses detected something unusual.

The strong scent of Kane's high-end cologne lost its battle to compete against the overwhelming artificial vanilla and sweet jasmine scent.

Lily. My step-sister.

My chest tightened. I reached for the heavy silver door handle, but the door was already cracked open an inch.

The office door opened slightly, and a breathless voice giggled, "Kane someone will hear us."

Kane replied with a thunderous voice, "Let them. I am the CEO so I have the right to do whatever I want in my own building."

I became motionless while my hands stopped shaking. A sudden wave of coldness replaced the trembling in my hands. I leaned closer to the gap in the door while the cold polished wood pressed against my cheek.

Kane's tailored suit jacket was thrown on the floor. He was leaning against his massive glass desk. Lily sat on the desk edge with her skirt hiked up and her hands tangled in his dark hair while he stood against the desk.

"How about Aria?" Lily pouted while tracing a finger down his chest. "She is your Luna. And she handles the operation of your servers."

Kane scoffed. There was no magical elixir that controlled him. His eyes held no signs of dark sorcery. The man displayed simply unrestrained arrogance.

"Kane said with bored intonation that Aria operates as a mechanical device. She possesses excessive intelligence which makes her unable to function properly."

Every business moment I make gets corrected by her. She makes me feel as though I am working under her authority. But you... He leaned in, kissing Lily's neck. "You make me feel like an Alpha. The person who should accompany me is you. The one who knows how to be a true Queen.

He kissed her deeply. He wiped his thumb across his jawline to remove the red lipstick smear once he pulled away from the kiss.

The old werewolf stories describe a broken mate bond as a sudden emptiness that strikes the heart. They lied. It doesn’t break. It burns.

A searing, agonizing heat originated from my chest center. The wolf inside me thrashed in pain because our protector had committed the ultimate betrayal. The instinct to burst through those doors, to scream and cry and tear Lily away from him, was blinding.

But I didn't push the door open. I took a slow, deep breath and bit down on the inside of my cheek until I tasted copper.

If I confront him now, my mind calculated with sudden, terrifying clarity, he will use his Alpha command to force me into submission. He will identify my pregnancy condition. He will use penthouse confinement to secure his heir while he strips me of my Luna title and transfers my mother's company ownership to Lily.

I stepped back. I can say that I did not cry at all. The naive girl who believed in the magic of fated mates died right there in the hallway. I turned on my heel and walked directly to my private server room at the end of the hall, locking the reinforced steel door behind me.

I sat down at my terminal, my fingers flying across the mechanical keyboard. Kane believed that I functioned as a machine. He thought I was too smart for my own good. He would soon discover that his judgment about me being too intelligent was accurate.

My deceased mother established all digital systems of Silver Moon before her death. Now I possess all master backdoor codes. I breached the main firewalls in less than forty seconds. I accessed the master patent registry, the offshore holding accounts, and the digital blueprints that kept his billionaire empire afloat.

Using a few keystrokes, I began a complete system erase on his device.

A loading bar appeared on my screen.

Transferring Assets to Blind Trust... 45%... 70%...

I tied every single asset and patent to my unique biometric signature. Any unauthorized attempt to access company funds without my physical fingerprint would activate total corporate lockdown.

Transfer Complete. System Encrypted.

Kane's billionaire empire now exists as an empty shell. I took a small silver flash drive from my desk and downloaded the only access key. Then I put it into my pocket together with the positive pregnancy test.

I needed to leave. But I wasn't going to vanish quietly into the night like a victim.

I walked over to the wall-mounted communications panel. The system operated as a PA system which broadcasted throughout the entire building to every floor and to the training area outside. I activated the system to operate through emergency procedures.

I took a deep breath. My voice came out deadly calm, echoing through the speakers of the entire Silver Moon territory.

"I, Aria, Luna of the Silver Moon Pack, formally and publicly reject Alpha Kane as my mate."

The bond between us ended when I spoke those three words. Something inside my body felt like a serrated blade was pushing through my rib cage. I gripped the edge of the panel, gasping for air as black spots danced in my vision. A strange energy that had remained dormant began to surge through my veins. It created a deep ancient warmth that countered the pain which made me remain standing.

I leaned into the microphone one last time.

Kane you are allowed to keep my sister yet you will never succeed in keeping me.

I used a heavy paperweight to smash the console interface because it prevented him from answering back and then I ran to the emergency maintenance stairwell.

The skyscraper behind me exploded into disorder as security alarms activated and the thudding sound of guards' boots reverberated through the upper levels of the building. The executive office emitted a sound which surpassed every other noise with its loud and frightening expression of rage.

Kane.

I exited through the ground-floor door and stepped into the rainy streets of the city. I did not turn back to see the glass tower behind me. I ran directly toward the northern border. I headed directly toward the Dead Zone which contained a high-tech facility with strict security measures.

I headed toward the region which Alpha Kaelen the Lycan King ruled. Kane's most dangerous adversary.

And I was bringing him the keys to Kane's destruction.