My Sister Stole My Mate And I Let Her (Seraphina) novel Chapter 56

Chapter 56: Chapter 56 TESTOSTERONE AND AGGRESSION LEVELS

KIERAN’S POV

It was supposed to be a simple errand.

In and out. Grab the groceries. Head back before Celeste got antsy.

As soon as I’d agreed for her to move in with me, she’d instantly—miraculously—felt better, and an hour later, had been discharged from the hospital.

I’d spent the last three hours moving her stuff from Margaret’s house into mine. It was...overwhelming, to say the least. But it made Celeste so happy, and that had to make everything worth it.

And if I felt a rush of relief when she asked me to go out for groceries so we could have a home-cooked dinner for our first night? Oh well.

But I so didn’t expect to run into Sera for the second time today.

I’d just loaded the last of the groceries into my trunk when the sound of giggling made me turn. And there she was.

Sera.

She hadn’t seen me yet, and I used that opportunity to watch her. Her head was turned towards Maya, a smile as bright as a thousand suns as she laughed.

Gods, that sound. I’d heard her laugh more times since we got divorced than in the entirety of our marriage, and each time, it seemed to carve a hole inside me.

They turned in my direction, their arms full of shopping bags, and I knew that was my cue to turn around, to walk away before we had yet another altercation.

But I didn’t.

It seemed like with Sera, there was always something hanging unsaid—unfinished business. Tonight’s own was that I was not satisfied with how we’d left things in the morning.

My legs moved before I could stop them.

My mouth opened before I could stop myself. “Seraphina?”

The moment her eyes met mine, everything else seemed to fall away.

Time. Noise. The passing crowd. Even the distant voice in my head that screamed this was a terrible fucking idea.

Her eyes narrowed slightly, body tensing with that silent, steel-edged composure she’d suddenly perfected.

“I didn’t expect to see you here,” I added.

She arched a brow and said smoothly, “What, your spies didn’t update you?”

I flinched. Fair.

“I didn’t come looking for a fight,” I said calmly.

She snorted. “That’ll be a first.”

I clenched my jaw. “Sera—”

“Listen, Kieran,” Maya chimed in, “Sera and I have had quite the day, and honestly, we’ve had our fill of egotistical Alphas so if you could just—”

The growl slipped out before I could stop myself. “I don’t recall pulling you into this conversation, Maya. Just because Ethan is your mate doesn’t mean you can speak to me however you want.”

She took a step forward, half of her body shielding Sera like I was a danger to her. Sera must have told Maya what happened this morning, once again painting me the villain.

“I think you’ll find, Kieran, that I do whatever the fuck I want, and I’m not scared of a posturing man-child.”

Anger pulsed inside me. I was not in the best of moods, and if Maya kept pushing me, she was going to find out the hard way that—

Sera placed a hand on her friend’s arm, holding her back as she stepped forward, too. Maya turned and raised a brow.

“It’s cool,” she said gently, eyeing me warily. “I can deal with him.”

“You shouldn’t have to,” Maya insisted.

Sera shook her head. “I won’t be long. Wait for me in the car?”

Maya hesitated before sighing. “Fine.”

She shot me a glare I returned before she turned and stomped away.

When she was out of sight, Sera turned to me and folded her arms, a black shopping bag dangling from her grip. “Think we can have this conversation without testosterone and aggression levels rising?”

I rolled my eyes. “I’m not an animal.”

She snorted. “Could’ve fooled me.”

I exhaled, determined not to prove her right. “Listen, Sera, about this morning—”

“How’s Celeste?”

I blinked, caught off guard. “What?”

She shrugged. “Ethan told me she tried to kill herself.”

I shook my head, surprised by how much I didn’t want to talk about Celeste—or be reminded that she was back at home waiting for me. “She’s fine.”

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