[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-my-sister-stole-my-mate-and-i-let-her":3,"chapter-my-sister-stole-my-mate-and-i-let-her-my-sister-stole-my-mate-and-i-let-her-chapter-266":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","My Sister Stole My Mate, And I Let Her",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},764390,1010,"Chapter 266 COMPLICATED FRUSTRATING","my-sister-stole-my-mate-and-i-let-her-chapter-266",266,"\u003Cp>SERAPHINA’S POV\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Silencer laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound was wrong somehow—too light for the room, too careless for a man bound inside layered psychic restraints.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well,” he said when he was done, tilting his head as he looked at Corin, “this is spectacularly bad luck.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Corin didn’t respond right away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took another step further into the chamber, and the door sealed behind him with a muted hum that reverberated through the curved walls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze lingered on the Silencer, his smile unfurling slow and razor-sharp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You should be thanking whatever gods you pray to,” he said, “that I arrived after you were secured. My twin sister is a lot more merciful than I am.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Silencer’s smile twitched. “Still sore about last time?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I spared your wretched life,” Corin replied pleasantly, but an edge crept into his voice. “And here you are pushing your luck with an arguably more formidable foe.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Silencer stiffened, ever so slightly, and his gaze flicked to me again—measuring, reassessing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You really think she’s a threat?” he asked Corin, skepticism edging the mocking in his voice. “A half-shifter with a fractured wolf? She’s a novelty. At best, she experienced beginner’s luck.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The words snagged inside me, tugging at old wounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before I could respond, Corin laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh,” he said, shaking his head, “you poor idiot.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Silencer frowned. “Excuse me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You thought you could hold her,” Corin continued, stepping closer now. “Nudge her thoughts. Slip your fingers into the cracks. You thought you were hunting prey.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Corin glanced at me then, mismatched eyes glinting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You were courting your own destruction.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Silencer’s gaze snapped back to me, disbelief flickering across his features.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I mirrored the disbelief. Was there another she in this room other than Selene and me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s not possible,” he hissed. “Her field is unstable. Raw and unanchored.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You felt what she let leak,” Corin replied with a nonchalant shrug. “You fell for the trap she set for you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I swallowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I...hadn’t meant to let anything leak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Silencer leaned forward despite himself, eyes widening. “No,” he said slowly. “A half-shifter can’t—shouldn’t—exceed novice levels. There are limits.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Corin’s smile would have been described as pitying if it weren’t as sharp as a knife’s edge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes,” he agreed. “There are.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at me again. “And she hasn’t even found them yet.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air itself seemed to shift, charged with a new, electric tension.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was not pressure, but a sudden alignment, as if unseen currents clicked into place all around us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Selene, who had been watching quietly from the doorway, exhaled softly. “I think,” she said, “that Seraphina is in capable hands.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her gaze met mine. “We’ll speak later.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I nodded, still trying to process the way the room felt—too full, too layered, like I was standing blindfolded at the edge of something vast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Selene stepped away, the door sealing behind her with a soft hum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Silencer watched her go, then scoffed. “Don’t tell me your Luna believes that bullsh—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Corin moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He crossed the remaining distance in a blink, fingers snapping up to seize the Silencer’s chin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man gasped, words cutting off as Corin forced his head back, eyes locking onto his.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Quiet,” Corin said mildly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air folded inward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I felt the psychic field constricting, not around me, but around the Silencer, layers collapsing one by one like doors slamming shut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man’s pupils dilated. His breath stuttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Corin’s voice dropped, resonant, carrying something deeper beneath it. “Show me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Silencer shuddered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Images flickered—not in my mind, but in the space between them, impressions bleeding outward despite the containment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I tasted salt and rot. Heard distant voices layered over one another. Felt gnawing hunger press in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Corin sighed after a beat. “That’s disappointing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He released the Silencer as abruptly as he’d grasped him. The man sagged forward, coughing, sweat slicking his skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No grand conspiracy,” Corin said, glancing at me, shrugging apologetically. “No shadow council pulling strings. Just opportunists who saw a shiny new toy and wanted to see what makes it glow.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My stomach twisted. “They targeted me for...curiosity?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“For potential,” Corin corrected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sputtered laugh shook the Silencer’s body. “You should be flattered.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Corin rolled his eyes. “Ignore him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That, as hard as it was, I could do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What I couldn’t ignore was the ease with which Corin had just done what he’d done. It had taken less than a minute to withdraw the information he’d needed from the Silencer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No strain. No hesitation. No visible effort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That was...fast,” I said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Corin tucked his hands into his coat pockets. “Yes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You didn’t even—” I stopped, searching for words. “You didn’t even try. It felt like you were...already there. In his mind.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He smiled. This one was real. Proud. “That’s because I barely did. Try, I mean. Going through minds like his is like taking a walk in a park.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Silencer snarled. “Don’t insult me. I’m a fucking Weaver.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Corin inclined his head towards him. “And I’m advanced intermediate. I’ll be a Dominator before you know it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The words meant nothing to me—and everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Silencer spat. “Fuck you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Corin rolled his eyes like the Silencer was a child throwing a tantrum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he gestured toward the door, his tone light again. “Come on. Let’s get you some air before your head explodes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t spare the Silencer a glance as we left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With every step, the chamber’s heaviness faded, replaced by the open hush of Seabreeze’s corridors and the steady, grounding thread of distant waves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Okay,” I said finally. “I’m new to all this and that back there”—I pointed towards the chamber—“made me feel like a toddler in a university lecture. You need to explain. Slowly. Eloquently. Preferably starting with...everything.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Corin laughed. “Fair.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We stepped out onto a terrace overlooking the sea. Moonlight rippled across the water, silver and endless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Psychic ability,” Corin began, leaning against the railing, “isn’t magic. It’s not telekinesis, or spells, or whatever nonsense mundanes like to imagine.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tapped his temple lightly. “It’s perception. Connection. The ability to sense and guide the fundamental network of spiritual resonance within the Ethereal Sea.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I blinked. “The...what?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Ethereal Sea,” he said. “Spirit sea, if you prefer. Everything alive leaves ripples in it. Supernatural and natural. Animals. Plants. Even places.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The stronger the being,” he continued, “the clearer the ripple. The higher the psychic rank, the broader and deeper the range of ripples one can perceive—or influence.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My head was spinning. “There are ranks?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a fucking video game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Corin smiled, holding up a hand. “Roughly five. Each harder than the last. Exponentially so.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He counted them off casually. “The Aware. Influencers. Weavers. Dominators. And then—” He paused, eyes flicking briefly to the moon. “Sovereigns.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I swallowed. “That last one sounded...mythical.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It is,” he agreed. “Most never even meet a Dominator. Sovereigns are...rare.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And, back there, the Silencer called himself a Weaver?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He nodded. “Intermediate level. They can create complex psychic realms, influence more than one emotion at once, hold clear telepathic conversations, and even implant short-term commands.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I gripped the edge of the terrace. That sounded a little too similar to what I’d done.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m advanced intermediate,” Corin said. “Technically a Weaver, but close enough to Dominator that people get nervous.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A weak laugh bubbled out of me. “I’m definitely nervous.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He chuckled. “I’ll take that as a compliment.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I hesitated, then asked the question that had been burning a hole through me. “What about me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Corin studied me in silence for a long moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, he shook his head. “It’s...frustrating.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My heart sank. “Bad frustrating?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No,” he said quickly. “Complicated frustrating.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He straightened. “Your abilities are newly awakened. As he said, they’re unstable. On the surface, you read like a novice. Or at least, you should.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I exhaled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But,” he continued, eyes sharpening as if he’d switched on x-ray vision, “there’s too much depth beneath that. Too much potential.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I held my breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Once you learn to control them,” Corin said slowly, “you won’t stop at intermediate. At minimum, you’ll reach advanced level.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The world tilted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“At minimum?” I echoed, my voice barely more than a whisper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He met my gaze. “Selene sensed your potential the moment she met you, you know. That’s why she kept inviting you here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What exactly is here?” I asked. “Back home, there’s barely any mention of psychics or other powers, but it’s like the norm here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Corin shrugged. “The more special you are, the better it is to withdraw from the world, not draw too much attention for fear of attracting the wrong one.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I turned to the sea, waves surging below—restless, alive, echoing the churn of Corin’s words inside me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My sense of self was splintering, and I knew that when I pieced it back together, the image would be forever changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Welcome to the deep end,” Corin murmured, his words carried on the soft breeze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stared out at the sea, moonlight trembling across its surface, and wondered how far down it went.\u003C\u002Fp>",1501,"2026-06-03T02:27:49.405Z",1,"novelbin.me","0fd855605ca83b7c2979212e72a8fe3937c1838b82471d4974633ffe1a797419","my-sister-stole-my-mate-and-i-let-her-chapter-267","my-sister-stole-my-mate-and-i-let-her-chapter-265",488,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmy-sister-stole-my-mate-and-i-let-her-cover.jpg"]