Attracted To The Step-sister

CAIN 

Alpha, Cain, why don't you appear pleased after rescuing your Luna? I thought you'd been longing to meet her for years?”

“Do I look like I'm not content? Of course, I am.”

“No, you can't fool me, I know you, Cain.”

“What do you want me to say?”

“That you're into your mate, or not; it's as easy as that.”

“Fine, would you accept it if I said I was keen on her?”

“Considering who you are, I can barely credit this. You two just met a few days ago, and I remember you saying you'd never marry Fox's daughter due to a marital agreement. Dude, I don't think this will be beneficial for you now.”

“I don't know. Quit interrogating me, Fox, you're aware I do not have an answer.”

My beta and I were still discussing the Luna when suddenly we heard screams.

Fox and I gave each other swift looks before dashing out of the room.

“Do you suppose there's an ambush?”

“That's not an ambush,” I informed Fox, pausing momentarily.

“Oh, just someone who broke the pack rules again, I guess?” Fox replied casually.

It had been a while since the pack had made such a fuss about pack sinners.

“What? You mean the soon-to-be Luna's sister said that?”

I overheard some other pack members discussing it.

I glanced back at Fox, who seemed to be thinking the same thing as me.

“What do you think is going on out there?” Fox asked, although we were both standing just outside the door and could easily see what was happening.

I had never been particularly interested in the consequences of pack sins; that was a job for my mum to handle.

“Why don't you head out there and find out who this sinner is?” I suggested to Fox.

“Come on, Cain” he urged me. “You're already here, so you may as well go discover who it is.”

“Nah, I don't feel like it,” I said as I made my way out of the crowd. Then, I heard Rosa asking the sinner the same question she asked before administering punishment. This always made me curious to find out what would happen if the sinner refused to obey the judgment.

“Diane, are you ready to accept your punishment?”

Diane? Is that her name? What could she have done so soon after they were rescued?

After much contemplation, I decided to turn around and find out. As soon as I looked at her, something stirred in my heart. I had never felt this way before. She kept her gaze on me, and I was equally entranced by her. Her hair blew in the wind, and some of it covered a part of her face. The moment felt like an eternity, and neither of us looked away.

I stared down at her lips. I've never seen such a beautiful woman before. Her lips were perfectly lined just for kissing. I wondered if she had kissed men in the past. If so, I wonder who could have taken her first kiss. 

“Diane, will you accept your punishment?” Rosa asked a second time, distracting my feelings at that very moment. I clenched my jaw, but tried not to speak. 

“Yes, I will,” she replied, still staring in my direction. 

The whip was suddenly taken out. I took a glance at the whip, which was made with many thorns. For the first time, I saw what the punishment whip looked like. 

I took another glance at the so-called sisters of the supposed Luna. She has this determined expression on her face. I could tell that she was fearless at one glance.

What crime did she actually commit? I didn't come in time to hear about her sins. 

The first lash was administered to her skin, and she screamed out loud. That made my heart hurt terribly. I gasped silently. 

What's happening to me? Why am I affected by her pain? 

My gaze lingered on her lips. Never had I seen someone so beautiful. Her lips, just made for kissing, were perfectly lined. Had she kissed people in the past? I couldn't help but wonder who had taken her first kiss.

“Accept your punishment!” Rosa shouted as the whip struck her.

“I accept my sins,” she replied in a pained whisper.

The thorns from the whip had cut into her skin as I watched, and when the flogging was done, her back was covered in blood.

My heart ached for her, though I had no right to feel that way. My wolf had already found its mate, who is Gina. So, this girl, this Diane that I'd never heard of before, wasn't the one for me.

It's a strange sensation I can't explain.

As soon as she was given the last lash, I hurriedly turned and left the crowd, making my way to my office. Fox followed behind me.

“Goodness! Who was she? I've never seen anyone take so many strokes of the whip and remain so strong,” he said in amazement.

I couldn't answer him; my mind was in turmoil. Something about what happened seemed too strange to be coincidental. I couldn't have felt that way for her for no reason. There must have been more to it than met the eye.

“Alpha Cain, what is it? What's wrong?” Fox asked me.

I gave Fox a brief look and hurried to my seat.

“Nothing's wrong. We may as well pick up where we left off,” I said.

Fox made to leave, but I didn't feel I should let him go like that.

“Fox?” I called out to him, and he quickly spun around.

“Yes?”

“The step-sister we saved from the mirror moon pack, was she one of them?”

I asked, trying not to sound too interested.

“I believe she was,” Fox answered. “I think she was one of the ones we found with your mate.”

Who was she? What power did she have that caused pain to my wolf just from seeing her tortured?

“How come I never heard of the Alpha having another daughter?” I asked my beta. 

“Give me a break, Cain. Have you forgotten you actually never wanted anything to do with the mirror moon pack or your fated mate?”

“Well, that's because I never believed in such things. And besides, I have been so busy lately.”

“You know, if I were you, I wouldn't be able to face my mate. You should have claimed your mate before now. This way, she wouldn't go through the pain she's going through now.”

I shut my eyes and heaved a long sigh. 

Fox clearly does not understand what I'm going through right now. Yes, I've found my mate, but there's just this emptiness I feel when I'm around her. I don't feel the connection that was mentioned much when finally getting to meet a fated mate. I rather feel this deep attraction towards her sister. Could it be that something's wrong with me?