My Sister Stole My Mate And I Let Her (Seraphina) novel Chapter 71

Chapter 71: Chapter 71 THE FUCKING IRONY

SERAPHINA’S POV

I woke to the sensation of motion—the jarring bounce of tires on uneven ground.

My head throbbed, my mouth tasted like copper, and for a moment, I couldn’t remember where I was or why I couldn’t move my arms. Then it hit me.

The restaurant. The rogues. The staff. The fucking SUV.

I gasped, only to realize my mouth was dry and my arms were tightly bound behind my back.

The seat beneath me was the same smooth leather from before—too pristine, too polished, too wrong.

The bitter-sweet scent still lingered faintly beneath something sharper: sweat, and the metallic tang of fear—mine.

I shifted slightly, the hum of the car engine steady and cruelly calm. My wrists stung. I twisted them instinctively, trying to get a feel for the bindings. Zip ties. Unforgivingly tight.

“Finally awake, princess?” The partition was down now, and the driver’s voice floated through—coarse, amused.

Panic flared. My heart pounded, but I forced my tone to be steady. “Where the hell are you taking me?”

He chuckled, eyes never leaving the road. “Patience, princess. You’ll see soon enough. Wouldn’t want to spoil the surprise.”

“Stop calling me that,” I spat, my fear giving way to irritation at the smug, patronizing tone.

He chuckled dryly. “But that’s what you are, aren’t you? Alpha Edward’s precious little princess.”

I frowned. “Wha—ow!”

I yelped as my head banged against the window when the car hit a vicious bump. Where were we going that the terrain was so uneven?

“Oops, watch it, princess.”

I scowled. “What the hell are you talking about?” I snapped.

I was a lot of things to my father—a precious princess wasn’t one of them.

The man twisted slightly, enough for me to glimpse the nasty grin on his face. “You’re Alpha Edward’s most prized daughter. He gave you all the riches and love and care in the world. Except now he’s gone and left a big fat target on your back.”

He winked and turned back to face the road.

I stared at the back of the driver’s head for a stunned minute, trying to process his words. Then, I threw my head back, and a hoarse bark of laughter burst out of me.

I saw his arched brow in the rearview mirror. “Something funny?”

“Oh my gods,” I wheezed. “Oh, the fucking irony.”

I’d spent my whole life in Celeste’s shadow, wishing I could be her, that I could receive just half of the love and adoration she so effortlessly attracted.

Be careful what you fucking wish for.

“You dumbass.” I shook my head incredulously. “You have the wrong girl!”

He snorted. “Excuse me?”

“I—” I bounced on the seat as the car hit another bump. “I’m not Alpha Edward’s ‘prized daughter.’ My father loathed me. I was an embarrassment and a disgrace—he spent my whole life pretending I didn’t exist. My younger sister Celeste is who you want.”

He chuckled, the sound scraping along my nerves. “Nice try.”

I gaped. “You think I’m lying.”

“I know you are. You can’t talk your way out of this, princess. “

“I’m not a fucking princess!” I kicked the back of his seat in frustration. “Are you hearing me? I’m not the daughter my father favored!” 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

Fucking Celeste. Even when she wasn’t all up in my face, she still managed to make my life miserable.

“Then why did he try so hard to protect you?”

I stilled. “Huh?”

“Two months before we killed him—”

“Fuck you for that, by the way,” I hissed.

He snorted and continued. “He desperately tried to protect you. Erased every trace of you—both digital and paper. But finding you wasn’t hard.”

I stared at him, stunned. Why would my father...

“That’s just further proof,” I said, my frustration twisting my voice. “He practically disowned me when I got married; that was him just wiping away all traces of me.”

The man’s grin in the rearview mirror didn’t waver. “That’s not what we heard. Either way, someone went to a lot of trouble to keep you hidden. That makes you valuable to us.”

“Valuable how?” I bit out.

He shrugged. “Bait. Bargaining chip. Example. Pick one. Alpha Edward might be dead, but if you were so precious to him, then you mean the same to your brother, to your pack.”

I laughed again, the sound bitter and hollow. “You’re in for the shock of your life.”

If I wasn’t so intent on getting out of this frightening situation, I would be looking forward to the rogue’s reaction when they found out they’d picked up a pebble in their search for a diamond.

I stared out the window, watching as buildings thinned into woods and the streetlights grew sparse.

Desolate didn’t begin to describe it. We were heading into the middle of nowhere, and I had no way to get out of this—no wolf. No phone. No one.

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