LOGINShare
Chapter 0200
Last Updated:
2023-11-27 20:13:36
Lady GwenI know I said that I did not plan to write any more villain POVs, and that was my plan at the time I said it. However, Derek started BEGGING me to tell his side of the story with Charlotte, AND his POV will actually help move the story along a bit, as you will hopefully see in the next chapter.
Related chapters
Mated in the Shadow of My Sister Chapter 0201
(Derek POV) I already mentioned that I take on side jobs. Almost all human celebrities do; that is where the real money comes from. The most common side hustle is to endorse products and film commercials, but I find most commercials demeaning, and I legit could care less about what brand of soap some f&&ing human wants to use. After trying —and failing— to fake my way through a few bullsh&t commercials, I discovered almost by accident that I was uniquely qualified for a very different type of side hustle. Even better, it pays a ton better than commercials. Specifically, desperate wolves from around the world pay me big money to travel around human territories, enter populated areas, and locate missing (or hiding) werewolves. Here is why it makes sense, and why I am uniquely qualified: Werewolves are inherently social creatures, and while in human territories, our subconscious tends to draw us to any other wolves that may be nearby. Given that subconscious draw and the fac
Last Updated : 2023-11-27Mated in the Shadow of My Sister Chapter 0202
(James POV) Of all the f&&ing nights for Brady to show up in Ravenwood, he had to pick the night that Lily and I finally planned to mark one another. Because of course he would. It was like something in Brady had been pre-programmed to irritate me as much as possible. I had no idea how Brady figured out Lily’s address, and I had very little time to ask. Instead, I had to remain focused on controlling my temper and preventing Luke from taking over and doing something stupid. As much as I hated the guy, he meant something to Lily. Because of that, hurting him was the last thing that I wanted to do. After demanding to know where Lily was —and after a few choice words with me at the door—, Brady angrily pushed past me into the apartment. I did not try to stop him; the last thing that I wanted was to get into a fight with him in the middle of Lily’s apartment complex. I could not tell if Brady did not know how close I was to losing it, or if he simply did not care. Either way
Last Updated : 2023-11-28Mated in the Shadow of My Sister Chapter 0203
“What the Goddess is going on here?” I demanded angrily. James let go of Brady and gave me a strange look that conveyed both guilt and male pride. Once released, Brady stood up straight and came running over to me. He wrapped me in a hug and lifted me off the ground. James immediately began growling. Meanwhile, realizing that I was not hugging him back, Brady placed me back on the ground and looked at me in confusion. “Lily, I am here. We can leave. You do not have to stay with this a&&hole anymore. I can protect you now. My dad is looking after the pack so you and I can go anywhere you want.” I walked over to a chair and dropped my purse and shopping bag down as I tried to collect my thoughts. Although I was angry and confused about what I had walked in on, when my eyes landed on the candles and roses everywhere, I softened a bit. I looked at James and gave him an appreciative smile. “Thank you. It looks beautiful in here,” I told him via mind-link. “You are late,”
Last Updated : 2023-11-28Mated in the Shadow of My Sister Chapter 0204
(Lily POV) Brady and I sat down on the couch, leaving a decent amount of space between us. Brady ran his hands through his hair, and then put his head in his hands. “You know that James will be able to hear everything we say. The walls in these human apartments are really thin.” I sighed. “I know. And if it really bothers you, we can mind-link. But James will never agree to leave me here alone with you, and I assumed that you would be more comfortable with him in the bedroom than sitting here with us while we talk.” “Mind-link it is then,” Brady conceded. “But you should also know that James and I do not keep secrets from one another.” “Meaning that whatever I say to you right now you are going to tell him anyway?” “Yes.” Brady looked up at me, clearly hurt. It made me second guess whether I should have said it, but it was the truth. And I needed to say it out loud not just for Brady’s benefit, but also for James’ as well. I did not want James to think that I was go
Last Updated : 2023-11-29Mated in the Shadow of My Sister Chapter 0205
How can you possibly forget all of that?!?!” I felt tears threatening to escape from my eyes. “Brady, stop. Please. I know you are angry, but ---” “Angry? No, Lily. I am not angry. I am disappointed. I thought you were better than this. I thought you were stronger. How can you just forgive and forget someone who tortured you like James did, and all the while turn your back on someone like me who wants nothing more than to love you and take care of you for the rest of your life?!?!?!?!?!?!?” The tears started to run down my face. I stood up and went over to him, putting my hand on his arm. “Brady, I ----” “EXPLAIN IT TO ME, LILY! TELL ME HOW YOU CAN TURN DOWN MY LOVE IN FAVOR OF JAMES AND HIS TOXICITY?” Despite how angry Brady was and how much he was yelling at me, I suddenly realized that Brady was crying as well. I felt my heart break for him and for our horrible situation. “Brady, you do not love me,” I said honestly. “You love the idea of me. You love who you th
Last Updated : 2023-11-29Mated in the Shadow of My Sister Chapter 0206
(Lily POV) James took my hand and silently led me to the couch. He then sat down and pulled me onto his lap. I buried my face in his chest, and he nuzzled his chin in my hair. “Are you okay?” he asked me. I nodded. “Yeah. It just sucks. I never meant to hurt him.” James did not say anything, so then I added: “I am sorry that you had to hear all of that. That must have been uncomfortable for you.” “No, you were right. I never would have agreed to leave you two alone. And if you had actually tried to talk to him via mind-link, I would have interrupted every few seconds. As it was, it took all my willpower not to storm in and put an end to Brady yelling at you. You did not deserve his guilt trip.” “I sort-of did though. I led him on. Not on purpose, but I did.” “Do not blame yourself, Lily,” James said in a determined voice. “Brady saw what he wanted to see. That was on him, not on you.” I reached for James’ hand and intertwined our fingers together. “Thank you.” F
Last Updated : 2023-11-29Mated in the Shadow of My Sister Chapter 0207
James studied my face, absorbing my words. “I do not deserve you, Lily.” I gave James an annoyed look. “Bullsh&t. Plus, it is a little late to worry about that now, isn’t it?” “We are not marked yet. You can still change your mind. I do not want to pressure you to do anything that you do not want to do, or that you are not ready for.” “Have you changed your mind?” I asked him. “No.” “Do you trust me?” “With my life.” “Then trust me when I tell you that I want this and I want you. I am not going to be with anyone who does not deserve me. You have earned my respect and my love, and I want to be yours now and forever.” James leaned over and kissed me gently. I wrapped my arms around his neck and returned the kiss. “I want you to mark me, James,” I said once we broke for air. “Once we do this, there is no going back.” “Good. I do not want to go back. I want to go forward.” “I am supposed to be the one with the romantic lines and speeches,” James fake-protested. I gi
Last Updated : 2023-11-29Mated in the Shadow of My Sister Chapter 0208
(Brady POV) I left Lily’s apartment and headed back to my hotel room. I felt rejected, lonely, and angry. It made absolutely no sense to me why Lily would reject me in favor of that a&&hole… much less how she could look me in the eye and tell me that she loves him. “She told you that because it was the truth. She does love him,” Kalen responded in our link. Kalen and I normally get along pretty well. Our first and only major fight had to do with Evelyn and my desire to sleep around. Unfortunately, I could tell that Kalen and I were about to have major fight # 2. “You are wrong, Kalen,” I growled through the link. “Lily is just confused. She can’t possibly love someone who has done the things that James has done and who has hurt her like he has. She is better than that.” “James regrets what he did, and he has changed. He has been working to become a better wolf.” I growled again. “I regretted my actions, too, Kalen. I also changed. And Goddess knows how many years I
Last Updated : 2023-11-30
Latest chapter
Mated in the Shadow of My Sister Chapter 0276
Author Note: The Inspiration Have you ever wondered where the inspiration for a story comes from? I know I have... and for this book, I promised you a while back that I would tell you. So here goes. I mentioned to a friend in passing that I wrote "My Mate's Wedding Drama." That one was written as sort-of a fun, funny project. Not very serious. Something VERY different from my day job. She asked me, "Is that some sort of therapy for you?" "Therapy for what? I don't need therapy." "Well, with your dad in town... and everything with your mom and sister...." "Oh.... Ohhhhhhhhhh...." And somehow that was literally all it took. Mated in the Shadow of My Sister was born. I feel sort-of disingenuous saying I wrote it, because it largely wrote itself. More often than not, the characters took over my keyboard as I typed, or they started yelling plot points to me in the shower or while I was driving. It was sort of a wild ride, to be honest. To get this book done, I have gott
Mated in the Shadow of My Sister Chapter 0275
I could not believe that they had done all of this for me. We spent the next few hours eating, dancing, and laughing. I did not think the night could get any better, but then it did. James pulled me aside. “Sweetheart, I don’t know if you noticed the colors of the decorations…” “They are beauti
Mated in the Shadow of My Sister Chapter 0274
(Lily POV) (A few months later) Something is up, but I do not know what that “something” is. What I do know is that everyone has been acting really strangely today. It started when James brought me breakfast in bed… that he had taken the time to cook himself. Then, after we had both eaten, he
Mated in the Shadow of My Sister Chapter 0273
When she did not say anything for a few minutes, I decided to go ahead and give her the message I was supposed to deliver earlier. “Evelyn, this may sound a little weird, but I had an opportunity to talk to the Moon Goddess several months ago.” “Because you are the chosen one,” she said, not lifting her head off of the table. Ok, it is definitely the jailhouse newsfeed. “Yes. She gave me a message that I was supposed to give to you when I saw you. I am sorry that I did not give you the message earlier, but everything sort of happened really quickly…” “What was the message?” Evelyn asked. Her head remained sideways on the table, but her tone was curious. “She said that you sometimes ask her a question when you pray. It is usually the same question, and she wanted to answer it for you.” Evelyn sat up. “What… what was the answer?” “Yes, she will and more.” Evelyn began smiling and crying at the same time. “I assume you understand the message?” I asked curiously. Evelyn nod
Mated in the Shadow of My Sister Chapter 0272
(Lily POV) After I arrived back at Black Moon, I met Charlotte for a quick lunch. We then headed to the dungeon visiting room together, where Evelyn was already chained to a table waiting for us. Like Stephanie and Sheila, she was being taken good care of, but she nevertheless looked awful. “How are you, Evelyn?” I asked. “As good as can be expected, being this pregnant and in here,” she sighed. “You wanted to meet with us?” I asked politely. “Yes, thank you. I know it may seem crazy for me to reach out to you after everything that happened, but my wolf trusts you. And Charlotte, Sammy talks so highly of you every time he comes to see me.” For the briefest moment, I half wondered if we were in the right visiting room. This was not the Evelyn that called me and Charlotte whores as recently as her trial. This Evelyn seemed very, very different. “What is going on, Evelyn?” Charlotte asked. Evelyn sighed. “This pup is going to be arriving soon, and I need a plan. I ori
Mated in the Shadow of My Sister Chapter 0271
(Lily POV) Another couple of months have passed, and the trials in both packs have finally all been completed. I am currently on my way to see Evelyn at Black Moon. I need to finally deliver to her the message that the Moon Goddess gave me, and she also wants to talk to Charlotte and I about her plans for her unborn pup. Like all of the other trials, Evelyn’s trial is now over. She was sentenced to 25 years in the dungeons. That was a harsh sentence, but she did not lose her wolf. When I talked to Edy, she told me that she wanted to stay with Evelyn. She said that Evelyn had lost her way, but buried under all of the jealousy and pain, she really did have a good heart. Interestingly, those sentiments were very similar to the ones that I received from most of the wolves that I talked to. In fact, with the exception of the council member wolves that I freed on the night of the takeovers, the only other wolves who wanted to be freed from their humans were those belonging to Ste
Mated in the Shadow of My Sister Chapter 0270
Am I done dealing with the past? No. There is more work to be done and issues to be dealt with —including Sheila’s pup; Stephanie’s pup; my father; and Evelyn. But for now I will take a short break from the drama and celebrate.... because tonight is an important night. It is both my mate’s birthday, and Brady and Charlotte’s pre-wedding bash. **** (James POV) If you told me a few months ago that I would be spending my birthday voluntarily enjoying a beer with Brady Hyder, I would have checked you into a mental hospital. And yet here we are. Joey is here too. The three of us are currently at the bar, watching our mates on the dance floor, taking bets on which one of us is going to cave and go to them first. It is amazing how things can change. It is also amazing how much I actually like Brady now… at least most of the time. Of course, it helps that our mates are such good friends. It has forced us to learn to get along. Lily, Charlotte, and Jessica have all practically a
Mated in the Shadow of My Sister Chapter 0269
(Lily POV) It has now been five weeks since the pack and council takeovers. Since then, there has been a whirlwind of activity both inside and outside of the pack. Randall and Jane’s belongings were boxed up and moved to (separate) storage units, and James and I moved in to the alpha suite. Meanwhile, the belongings of my parents and Stephanie have also been packed up so that Joey and Jessica could move in. All photographs and shrines to Stephanie have been taken down and repurposed, and the Steffie Garden has been given a very not-sexy new name: “Staff Break Room.” Additional tables and benches have been added to accommodate the re-purposing of the space. Similar changes have occurred throughout the pack. The individual trials are well underway. My mother’s trial was first. I decided to recuse myself from any decision making related to her punishment, both because I am both her daughter and one of her victims. I also decided not to attend the trial, sending James to obser
Mated in the Shadow of My Sister Chapter 0268
“Yes.” “I discovered that I was pregnant. I came to your office with the pregnancy test. You threw $500 at me and told me to have an abortion. I want to know Alpha Randall… why you did do all that? I was not the first one or the last one who was raped. Today you have made it seem like your onl
