“I want to schedule… a termination,” I said softly. The words hurt, but I couldn’t bring a pup into this darkness.
“Of course. Can you come tomorrow morning?”
“Yes,” I answered, my voice empty.
“Name?”
“Nivella Bloodwyn.”
I used my birth name. If I said Blackspire, they would know I belonged to the Alpha bloodline.
There was a short pause.
“Understood. We will see you at ten in the morning,” the woman said before ending the call.
I held the crystal communicator tightly and took a slow breath, trying to steady myself.
“Where are you going?” Razen’s voice came from behind me, and I stiffened. I didn’t notice when he entered.
I slipped the crystal communicator into my pocket and looked at him with cold eyes. “Just going for a healer check,” I said, my tone distant.
Razen tilted his head slightly, his brows drawing together. “A check? Are you not fine?”
“I am fine,” I replied shortly, walking past him toward the wardrobe to change into my night clothes.
His gaze stayed on me, sharp and searching. “Nivella, is something bothering you?”
I paused, then looked back at him. “Nothing is wrong, Razen,” I said with a faint, bitter smile. “Everything is exactly how it should be.”
He studied me for a moment but didn’t press further. “I will join you soon. I need to wash up.”
As soon as the bathing room door closed, his crystal communicator lit up on the bedside table. I glanced at it, then at the closed door. Without hesitation, I picked it up and entered Navielle’s birthday. It unlocked.
My breath caught as I scrolled through his messages. Then I saw her name. Navielle with a heart mark.
I opened it, and my stomach twisted.
Navielle: [I already miss you. When will we meet again? I will tell Keegan I am going to visit my sister.]
Razen: [Tomorrow, my love. I will tell Nivella I have Alpha duties to handle.]
Tears slipped down my face as I kept reading.
Navielle: [I am tired of hiding. I want us together.]
Razen: [Soon. Once I take my place as Alpha King of Blackspire Pack, I will claim you fully. No one will stand between us again.]
I covered my mouth, trying to stop the sound that almost broke free.
From their messages, they had been together every time she came to visit me. All those times she said she missed me. It was all a lie.
My mate still loved his first mate. My own sister.
I locked the crystal communicator and set it back, my hands trembling with anger.