Bought by the ruthless lycan king (Ruby and Killian) novel Chapter 3

Chapter 3

Ruby’s POV,

There wasn’t a single day when I could have imagined that word would be directed at two of the people I loved most. The first was my husband my bonded mate, the man who had sworn loyalty to me in the holy temple. The other was my younger sister, someone who shares my blood. The hatred I felt for them was like a rain of hot coals on my head, corrosive like acid, burning away any trace of affection I had left.

It was hard for my mind to accept that my innocent, sweet sister could do something so despirable with her own sister’s husband. The sounds an actions I’d overheard behind the Alpha’s Den door last night kept replaying in my mind, confirming that it wasn’t a delusiol. Calliope’s response. when confronted, only made the gaping hole of my hatred grow even larger.

“W–what are you talking about, sister? the stammered.

Calliope glanced nervously at our parents, then back at me. Her hands trembled as she reached for the fork she had dropped on the table. The cheerfulness that usually lit her face was gone, replaced by a cold sweat running down her temple.

I’m waiting for your honesty, Calliope; I said, forcing my voice to remain calm. “Answer me.”

She looked down, her voice barely a whisper. “LI don’t know what you’re talking about, sister. Can you be more clear?”

Ruby, Calliope, our mother said, her voice confused. “What is this all about?”

Calliope’s shoulders trembled. Her lips parted, but no words came out. Father, noticing his youngest daughter’s sudden fear and distress, wrapped her in his arms. He growled softly, warning for this nonsense to stop

“Look at what you’ve done to your little sister, Ruby!” my father scolded, turning to my mother in despair. “Wife, please take Calliope to her room. She may have a relapse.”

Mom

om went to do what Father asked. But I couldn’t let it go.

were you doing there with my husband?” I pressed.

“I saw you in the middle of the night at the Alpha’s Den, Calliope Lucienne. What we

Calliope made a strangled sound, and as expected, my mother immediately came to her defense.

“Please, Huby, watch your words,” she said sternly. This must be a misunderstanding for everyone here”

Caressing Calliope’s blonde locks, Mom shot me a sharp, irritated look. “Perhaps you’re delusional, Ruby, Like.. because your mind is in turmoil after Alicia’s death! We understand that, but this accusation is going too far.”

⠀⠀⠀ “Your sister was in her room all day after the funeral. She had a fever—you know that!” my father added, glaring at me.

I turned my cold gaze on both of them. “Are Mom and Father willing to take responsibility for defending her?”

They flinched, clearly not expecting this defiance. This wasn’t the Ruby Lucienne they were used to. But I no longer cared. I was exhausted to cure,

“Do you as parents, have any real proof that she was

“Ruby You-

yesterday?” I challenged.

Before my father could finish, I slammed my cutlery onto the table with a sharp clang. Everyone in the room recoiled in shock.

“Fine! Let’s move this discussion somewhere private, with just the immediate family.”

My eyes were still locked on Calliope, my chest aching with unbearable pain.

“Calliope, I sull respect your honor as my sister–for now. I hope you’ll do the same:

e after this,”

The room became suffocating, thick with unspoken tension before it erupted into a burn of confusion and anger. All eyes were on Calliope and me.

“What the hell is going on!?” someone shouted.

“We’re pan of the immediate family, too!” Dominic’s relatives barked in turn. “We deserve to know everything that concerns this family and the pack!

“We’re pack members as well. Are you going to ignore us. Luna Ruby!

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“This is so disappointing Dennink, as Alpha, are you just going to sit there and do nothing someone else added, exasperated

glanced at Doamne. The Alpha had completely lost his usual stoicism. His gray eyes burned with anger, and his knuckles turned white as he clenched his hots. He was clearly calculating how much more patience he had left–how far I would go in exposing his dark affair.

“Alpha, they

uvers. Give them what they’re asking for”

I loved my sister with everything I had. I gave my life to my Alpha mase in the name of true love. My innocent sider, who had always been vocal about her affection for me as her older sibling, and my husband–despite the cooling of our relationship—I never believed he would run so contrimptiously into the arms of his wife’s sister. And yet.. what’s happening now is forcing me to face a painful reality.

Suddenly, a hand grabbed my arm, and before I could react, I was dragged and slammed into a room just off the hallway. I groaned. Pain shot through me as my shoulder collided with a tall urn.

“You!” he spat. “Are you fucking crazy!!”

My voice cracked as I cut him off, my fury taking control.

My breath came in ragged gasps, and the heat in my eyes increased as I rushed toward the source of my fury.