Filed To Story: Mated To Big Brother-in-law
She could not help but stutter as she remembered the past and realized what kind of punishment he was talking about.
He stood firm and raised his hand. He began to stroke her hair slowly but gently. She glared at him but did not push him. He ignored her anger and muttered,
“I can’t tell you how I kept myself from chopping his fingers whenever he touched you.”
He paused for a moment, then met her icy gaze. His eyes grew darker as he spoke.
“I noticed that you were also touching him. I wanted to punish you for that. If you keep doing it, I am not sure how long I will be able to control myself.”
“What will you do? Kill me?”
He did not respond to her questions. His hand, which was stroking her hair, slowly moved to her cheek. He caressed her cheek with his knuckles and murmured,
“Stop overthinking.”
Sophia stared at Bryan. Her wolf was feeling his every touch. She had the intention of pushing him, but she believed that her wolf was preventing her from doing so.
In this world, the matebond was a strange phenomenon. One mate did not value it, and the other mate could not get over it.
Fate was really unfair to her.
In front of her was the man who she had loved the most in the past. But now, she hated him. She hated that her body and her wolf reacted to him. She despised how he was controlling her wolf and keeping her frozen in place.
“You can only bother me for two weeks, because after that, I will leave forever,” she said.
His eyes turned red as he asked, “Do you think I will let you go?”
This time, she pushed his hand and replied,
“You are not the one to stop me. I am not obliged to fulfill your desire forever. You claimed to have freed me a year ago, so why are you here now?”
As he moved closer to her, she leaned her back against the door in order to keep some distance from him.
“What about you? Did you set me free, Sophia Berge? I let go of every mistake you made, ignored your disrespect, did not punish your brother for how he reacted, and let go of all the humiliations I had to endure in the business world for you. But now, I can’t let go of one thing. And that’s you.”
There were no words that Sophia could utter. She recalled all the things she had done in this one year.
‘This man is the master of manipulation. I can’t get into his words,’ she said to herself.
Her recollections of the past came to her in the form of flashbacks. The night she first told him about her feelings, he made fun of her. On his birthday, she gave herself to him with the hope that he also had feelings for her, but all she got in return was a reminder of the old deal, which she had completely forgotten. He left her all alone on her birthday, breaking her heart before she could even cut the cake. When he got engaged to another woman, he did not even consider returning to her or going to see if she was all right.
How would she forget these things? They penetrated her mind like arrows. How could anyone ignore what she had gone through?
“Your game is over, Alpha Bryan. I am no longer that Sophia anymore. You came here only after you realized your rival was winning over you. I am fully aware of your intentions. You will never cancel your marriage and lose that half pack, so you came here to persuade me to cancel mine. How selfish you are!”
She moved him away from her and opened the door so he could leave.
He looked at the door and said,
“My marriage to Mila is an agreement that I must keep no matter what. My hands are tied, but not yours. I can not see you getting married to another man. I will never let you do that.”
“Cage? You mean your hands are tied to have another pack in your name forcefully? Oh, my God! I mean, you really think I am that dumb? You are making so many excuses to get me to cancel the wedding, as if you have feelings for me,” she said mockingly.
He turned his head to look at her and asked, in a deep voice,
“What if I tell you that I do have feelings for you, and that is why I don’t want this wedding? Will you believe me?”
Sophia stared at Bryan for a few seconds without saying anything, and then she burst out laughing.
“I can’t believe it! A wedding shakes you so much that you start to talk about feelings and all?”
She grabbed her stomach and used the other hand to support herself against the door.
Brayn looked at her face. He liked how she laughed, even though she was just mocking him.
“Strive to laugh and smile at all times. Even though your glare looks cute to me, a smile suits you better than that scowl.”
When she heard him, she went completely still. She glared at him with a scowling face.
“My glare looks cute to you?”
“Yeah,” he replied with a chuckle.
He did not bring up what he was talking about as if he knew she would never believe it.
Grabbing his arm, she shoved him out the door. “Don’t bother me again.”
She was about to close the door, but he grabbed the corner and stopped her.
“Get used to feeling bothered. Because I am going to bother you until you cancel the wedding.”
“In your dreams.”
“That’s true. You sometimes appear in my dreams. Do I need to tell you what you do…”
She did not let him finish his sentence because she bit his hand to remove it from the door.
The moment he removed his hand from the door, she shut it on his face.
“I hate you. Keep it in your mind,” she shouted from inside.
She huffed as she heard the sound of footsteps fading behind the door. She went to lay down on the bed. Her hands were covering her face as she tried to calm herself.
She did not want to face this man. She removed her hands and recalled when he talked about feelings.
It did not move her heart because she was not an idiot anymore and would not fall for his words.
“Look how far you have come, Alpha Bryan. Now you are talking about feelings to the woman whose heart you brutally rejected.”
On the following morning,
She hurriedly got ready to go to the university. She made the decision to apply for a transfer certificate. She would leave the pack soon. So she could no longer continue her studies here.
When she left her bedroom, she found her mother preparing breakfast.
She spoke with her mother about her wedding. Her mother was not surprised because the wedding was scheduled for next month anyway.
However, she asked her one question.
“Do you really like that man?”
She thought about Victor and realized that he respected and accepted her in front of his family and the world. No man could be a better match for her.
So, her response was simply yes.
Sophia tried to tell her mother that she wanted to take her to the Moon Valley Pack, but her mother flatly refused, saying,
“Your father died in this pack; how can I die anywhere else? This is our pack, and I want to stay here until I die. This pack is more than just a place; it is also a memory of my parents and husband.”
Sophia felt terrible inside, thinking that she would have to leave her family. She believed she would come here to meet her family often after the wedding since Victor and his family were allowed to come here.
Sophia respected her mother’s decision and did not convince her.
She went to the university to apply for a transfer certificate. The office staff assured her that they would inform her.
Everyone was aware of Sophia and Victor’s wedding date because word had spread throughout the pack.
People started to stay away from her. Some of them even asked if she would invite them to her wedding.
“I can’t believe you are leaving us. Everything is moving so fast. I can’t just accept it,” Sara spoke out with an upset tone.
Sara and Nolan came to speak with Sophia. They looked so sad, which made Sophia upset.
“I will come to meet you both often. Don’t be sad.”
Sara shed tears as she hugged Sophia. “I can’t live without you, Sophia. We are best friends. How can you leave me here?”
Sophia hugged her back. “Nolan is here with you. I believe he will take care of you. You know why I am getting married to Victor.”
Sara broke the hug and looked at her. “Is it only because you are mad? You have to abandon everything. Is Alpha Victor really worth it?”
Sophia nodded her head. “I certainly hope so. At the very least, he is better than Alpha Bryan.”
Nolan told her that he had nothing to say about the wedding. The wedding was announced, and the date had been set. So all they could do was wish her well.
Sophia left the university and went straight to the orphanage.
She had not spoken with Victor today. She wondered if everything was okay. He texted her that he would meet her tomorrow.
New Book: Returned To Make Them Pay
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