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My Sister Stole My Mate, And I Let Her

187 Chapter 187 ONE DAY AT A TIME · Nov 02, 2026

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151 151 Chapter 151 WHISPERS IN THE DARK 2026-11-02
152 152 Chapter 152 ASHAR 2026-11-02
153 153 Chapter 153 DEATH WISH 2026-11-02
154 154 Chapter 154 SOMETHING 2026-11-02
155 155 Chapter 155 WATChapter AND LEARN 2026-11-02
156 156 Chapter 156 SURGEON’S SCALPEL 2026-11-02
157 157 Chapter 157 THE CHAMPIONS 2026-11-02
158 158 Chapter 158 JOYOUS CHAOS 2026-11-02
159 159 Chapter 159 STILL A FAMILY 2026-11-02
160 160 Chapter 160 SHEER INJUSTICE 2026-11-02
161 161 Chapter 161 OLIVE BRANCH 2026-11-02
162 162 Chapter 162 MAGICAL GLUE 2026-11-02
163 163 Chapter 163 KIERAN BLACKTHORNE’S BUTTONS 2026-11-02
164 164 Chapter 164 JUST A GAME 2026-11-02
165 165 Chapter 165 BEAUTIFULLY POETIC 2026-11-02
166 166 Chapter 166 FAMILY OUTING 2026-11-02
167 167 Chapter 167 VALUABLE LESSONS 2026-11-02
168 168 Chapter 168 ZARA 2026-11-02
169 169 Chapter 169 CERULEAN ON CERULEAN 2026-11-02
170 170 Chapter 170 SO MANY QUESTIONS 2026-11-02
171 171 Chapter 171 WELCOME HOME 2026-11-02
172 172 Chapter 172 THE END 2026-11-02
173 173 Chapter 173 COOKIES AND SMILES 2026-11-02
174 174 Chapter 174 CONGRATULATIONS 2026-11-02
175 175 Chapter 175 YOU FEEL IT 2026-11-02
176 176 Chapter 176 DESTRUCTION MADE FLESH 2026-11-02
177 177 Chapter 177 MATTERS OF THE HEART 2026-11-02
178 178 Chapter 178 UPSIDE-DOWN DIMENSION 2026-11-02
179 179 Chapter 179 TAINTED PAST 2026-11-02
180 180 Chapter 180 COUPLE GOALS 2026-11-02
181 181 Chapter 181 TRUTH OR DARE 2026-11-02
182 182 Chapter 182 FRIENDS DON’T KISS 2026-11-02
183 183 Chapter 183 SOMETHING MONSTROUS 2026-11-02
184 184 Chapter 184 PRACTICALLY ALARMING 2026-11-02
185 185 Chapter 185 CELESTE DRAMA 2026-11-02
186 186 Chapter 186 ABOUT DANIEL 2026-11-02
187 187 Chapter 187 ONE DAY AT A TIME 2026-11-02
188 188 Chapter 188 D-DAY 2026-11-02
189 189 Chapter 189 WHAT’S NEXT 2026-11-02
190 190 Chapter 190 SHADOWVEIL 2026-11-02
191 191 Chapter 191 BLUE MOON 2026-11-02
192 192 Chapter 192 TRUE EMOTIONS 2026-11-02
193 193 Chapter 193 THE WRONG MEMORY 2026-11-02
194 194 Chapter 194 MOONBATH WISH 2026-11-02
195 195 Chapter 195 MOONLIT SPRING 2026-11-02
196 196 Chapter 196 FUCKING FANTASTIC 2026-11-02
197 197 Chapter 197 GOODBYE 2026-11-02
198 198 Chapter 198 QUITE A PHILOSOPHY 2026-11-02
199 199 Chapter 199 THE PACK RUN 2026-11-02
200 200 Chapter 200 WAKING UP 2026-11-02

187: Chapter 187 ONE DAY AT A TIME 187: Chapter 187 ONE DAY AT A TIME SERAPHINA’S POV

Even after Maya’s car pulled away from the hotel parking lot, the glow of the chandeliers still lingered in my mind like a dream I hadn’t fully woken from.

More specifically—Kieran’s face.

And the way his voice had sounded when he said, ‘I’m grateful… For you, being his mother.’

It wasn’t just sadness.

It wasn’t just guilt.

It was something raw, vulnerable, like he was revealing broken pieces of himself.

Pieces I’d never known existed.

I turned to the window, pressing my temple against the cool glass as the city lights streaked by like blurred constellations.

I had walked away.

Calmly.

Dignified.

I hadn’t cried.

I hadn’t yelled.

I hadn’t wavered.

I should’ve felt victorious.

So why did a small, traitorous part of me ache at the memory of that desperate hope dying in his eyes when I pulled away?

“Okay,” Maya said after a few minutes of silence, her tone deceptively casual.

“I really, really want to give you time to pan out this brooding music video vixen you’re playing at.

But I’m scared that if you go too deep into your head, I won’t be able to get you out.”

I blinked, dragged from my spiraling thoughts.

Maya was driving with one hand, eyes cutting to me in suspicion.

Her other hand lay palm open on the console between us.

I didn’t even have to think about it before I slid my palm against hers and intertwined our fingers.

“I’m fine,” I lied.

“Bullshit,” she replied cheerfully, squeezing my hand.

“Your ‘talk’ with Kieran lasted a little too long for a quick chat but too short for hate sex.

Start talking.”

I gaped at her.

“Why would hate sex even cross your mind—actually, never mind.”

“So?” she pressed, glancing at me again.

“What happened?”

I sighed.

I wanted to talk—not just about Kieran, or the brief Lucian sitrep I gave Judy, but everything.

The whole mountain of emotional warfare.

The longer I kept it in, the more my chest felt like it was filling with cotton and fire all at once.

And there was no one I wanted to hear it more than ‘Almighty Maya Cartridge.’

And because Maya was Maya, she knew when to push.

And when to wait.

Tonight, she waited—until I started talking.

And talking.

I told her everything.

I told her about the family amusement park.

I told her about dinner with Lucian, the conversation after, the conversation at the OTS exhibit.

I told her about my mother’s house.

I told her how Kieran had shown up outside my house afterward, heart on display.

His desperate confession, his apology, his claim of a mate bond I didn’t want to acknowledge.

I told her about my rejection.

The way I’d walked away without looking back.

Then I told her about tonight.

How he had looked tired and wrung out.

How he didn’t try to make me forgive him.

How he’d spoken with so much weight in his voice it made my bones feel heavy.

And then, because I’d turned on a faucet and I didn’t want to close it until the tank was empty, I told Maya about Alina.

From how she saved me from the bear in the Snowfield Arena to how she’d told me I couldn’t be sure about Kieran until I could Shift.

By the time I finished, relief softened my voice, exhaustion and catharsis blurring together.

The car had stopped.

The lights of the Blackthornes’ mansion glinted in the near distance.

“Damn,” Maya exhaled.

“Okay.

That’s…a lot.”

“Yeah,” I sighed, “tell me about it.”

With our intertwined hands, she yanked me toward her, wrapping her free arm around my shoulders.

I closed my eyes and melted into her embrace, inhaling her familiar comforting scent.

After unloading everything, I felt so light, like I would float away if she weren’t holding on to me.

Finally, she pulled back, but still held on to my hand.

“First of all,” she began, her voice uncharacteristically thick with emotion.

“I am so fucking happy your wolf is here.” She gave me a watery smile.

“Took her long enough.

Lazy bitch.”

‘I am not lazy,’ Alina muttered in my mind, indignant.

‘She’s lucky I like her.’

I smiled.

“She likes you.

Begrudgingly.”

Maya gasped dramatically, pressing a hand to her chest.

“I am honored.

Nyra says she can’t wait to meet her.”

I choked out a laugh.

There were so many joys out there I had yet to experience with my wolf and my family.

Gods, I couldn’t wait.

‘Soon,’ Alina promised quietly.

“And it goes without saying that I won’t tell a soul about her existence until she’s ready,” Maya vowed.

I smiled.

“Thank you.”

“Okay,” Maya sniffed.

“Secondly, Lucian—I’m so sorry, babe.

I met him way after Zara; I had no idea.”

“It’s okay,” I nodded.

“We’re fine now.

We’re friends.”

She winced.

“But Team Lucian…?”

I chuckled softly.

“That’s on the back burner for now.”

She nodded.

“Yeah, okay, I can respect that.”

And then she fell silent.

I did too.

Because I knew what the third point was.

I didn’t know what I expected.

Maybe a firestorm of profanity about Kieran’s audacity.

Maybe she’d reverse the car and drive back to have his face meet her fists.

When she finally spoke, her words came carefully.

“You know, if you had told me all this before I met Ethan—pre-mate bond—I’d have gladly run Kieran over with my car.

Twice.”

My lips twitched as she continued.

“But now…I kind of get it.

Not that I forgive him, because I don’t.

But…”

She took my other hand in hers.

“Sera, mate bonds are…terrifying.

Even the good ones.

The pull is beautiful and brutal all at once.

I’ve felt Ethan’s fear of losing me, and it’s like watching him drown and not being able to breathe myself either.

If Kieran really believes you two are mates, then I can only imagine the pure anguish he’s going through at your rejection.”

My chest tightened.

Maya squeezed my hands.

“But that doesn’t mean you owe him anything, Sera.

Not now, or ever.

No one but you can ever know the full extent of heartache he caused you over the decade of your marriage, so no one but you can decide if or when you ever want to open your heart to him.”

My vision blurred with tears, and I leaned in, closing my eyes.

“So…you don’t think I owe the bond something?”

She leaned in too and rested her forehead against mine.

“Nothing’s set in stone,” she said softly.

“You’re allowed to live in the now.

You don’t need to decide on Kieran.

Or your future.

Or legacy.

Not tonight.

Not tomorrow.

You take whatever you can one day at a time.”

I let out a shaky breath as a single tear slid down my cheek.

Maya smiled, soft but fierce, as she reached out and wiped the tear away with her thumb.

“And remember—I’m on your side.

Always.”

“Even if ‘your side’ means dancing barefoot on hot coals or telling an Alpha to shove his bond up his ass.

I’ll even happily flatten him against asphalt under my tires if you please.

Got it?”

A quiet laugh escaped me.

“Got it.”

***

The lightness of unloading onto Maya faded when, later that night, I sat Daniel down at the kitchen island and placed the small black velvet box on the table between us.

His brows lifted.

“What’s that?”

“Kieran—your dad—asked me to talk to you about something,” I said slowly.

“It’s about…an heir ceremony.”

Daniel blinked.

“Like…for me?”

I nodded.

“When you turn ten.

But, Daniel, listen.” I took his hands in mine.

“You don’t have to do this.

Being heir means serious responsibility.

And a lot more training than what you’re already doing.

You’re still a child—you don’t have to shoulder anything yet.”

He stared at me for a long moment.

Then his lips curved into something soft and bright.

“Mom…I know I’m still little.

But I’ve always wanted to get stronger.

I want my wolf.

But even before then, I want to be able to protect you.

And other people too.”

A surge of pride warred with trepidation, twisting my heart until it hurt.

“But…” He hesitated, then glanced at the box.

“If I accept…will I have to go away again?”

“Probably for some time,” I whispered, the rest of my insides twisting at the thought of being away from my son when he had only just come back.

“You’ll have to go through a period of rigorous secluded training with the pack elders and warriors.”

Daniel went quiet.

Then he exhaled slowly.

“I’ll train hard.

Really hard.

So I can come home sooner.”

My lips trembled.

I saw the decision in his eyes, and it took everything in me to trap the sob building at the back of my throat.

I pulled him into my arms and kissed the top of his head.

“I’m proud of you, baby,” I whispered feverishly against his curls.

“So, so proud.”

“You sound sad, too,” he mumbled, his warm breath brushing against my neck.

I sniffed.

“That’s because I’ll miss you so much.”

His hands wrapped around my waist, and I felt my shirt dampen.

“I’ll miss you too, Mom.”

‘We’ll still feel him,’ Alina murmured.

‘Even from far away.

Our pup will always echo through our bond.’

Her words soothed me—but I didn’t know if it was enough.

I closed my eyes, pressing my forehead against Daniel’s soft hair as we both silently cried.

He’d made his decision, chosen his course.

And the best thing I could do for him was not pack snacks or drive him to training.

It was to let him go, trust him enough to follow the path he was born to tread—even if it took him away from my arms.

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