[{"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-344":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},764656,1010,"Chapter 344 NUMBER ONE","my-sister-stole-my-mate-and-i-let-her-chapter-344",344,"\u003Cp>SERAPHINA’S POV\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vidar was tall and broad-shouldered, with pale blond hair braided neatly back from his temples. Faint claw scars marked the left side of his face, pale against tanned skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was easy to tell that he and Brynjar were brothers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in appearance only.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Brynjar was loud. Obvious. All brute ego and thin-skinned pride.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vidar was...still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His presence didn’t crash into a room the way Brynjar’s did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His energy was contained and layered. No careless emotional spikes. No obvious insecurity. Just a dense, unreadable weight pressing against my senses like fog.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ms. Blackthorne,” he said smoothly, straightening from the wall to give me his full attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lockwood,” I corrected, just as smooth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His lips twitched. “Ah, yes.” His gaze flickered behind me, and I didn’t need to turn to know that Kieran was behind me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t speak or move close, but his aura filled the corridor like a storm front rolling in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vidar noticed too, and his posture shifted almost imperceptibly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I bit back a smile. As tough and foreboding as he was, a Beta would always be inferior in the presence of an Alpha.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vidar’s gaze fixed on me again, and it turned into a sneer as his eyes trailed up and down my body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He...tsked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I expected more,” he said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My brows shot up. “Excuse me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Gossip is usually exaggerated, but the ones surrounding the wolf who bested my brother during the LST were very greatly so.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait till he saw Judy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And what did you expect?” I asked, arms folded, tone edged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tilted his head slightly, studying me as though I were a specimen under a microscope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Formidable,” he said. “Dangerous.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze dropped, slow and deliberate, to the slit in my dress—to the bare skin revealed there, then back to my face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not some hussy relying on flaunting herself to leech off an Alpha patron. That’s how you won, isn’t it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The words landed like a slap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sudden jolt in the air was the only warning before Kieran exploded forward, body tensed to charge at Vidar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I shot my hand out and stopped him with a palm pressed tightly to his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You don’t fight my battles,” I snapped, still playing our new role. “You lost that privilege ages ago.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I locked eyes with him, silently pleading for him to step back and let me handle this myself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was my confrontation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I watched the war play out in his obsidian depths, and then his jaw clenched once, and he took a step back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I heard a derisive snort behind me. “Cool trick,” Vidar drawled. “You have to teach me that.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I closed my eyes briefly and took a long, calming breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then I turned and smiled, as sweet and sharp as a poisoned dart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Narrow-minded men,” I said, “only ever perceive a narrow world.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His brow twitched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If all you can see when a powerful woman stands in a room is who she might be sleeping with to get ahead,” I continued, “that says far more about you than it does about me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I tilted my head and matched his mocking look. “Or is your ego bruised because you’re not influential enough for someone to sleep with you for power?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint hum of tension tightened the air, and Vidar’s copper eyes darkened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I loathe your type,” he hissed. “You wear righteousness like armor. But that façade cracks under pressure.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bold of you to think your presence carries any kind of pressure,” I retorted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took a step forward. It was supposed to be a menacing move, but I stood my ground, tipping my chin up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You should be careful who you antagonize,” he warned, his voice low. “Shadow Claw doesn’t forget.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I let my smile sharpen. “How is Brynjar, by the way?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the mention of his younger brother, a flicker of rage passed across Vidar’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Good. He wasn’t the only one who could provoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I hope he has a poster of my face in his room that he throws darts at.” I shrugged. “Although he’s so inadequate, I doubt he’ll ever hit the bullseye.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vidar lunged without warning, his movements so fast that a lesser wolf would have been thrown against the wall before realizing he’d moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But contrary to what I had believed all my life, I was not a lesser wolf.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alina surged forward, reflexes fluid. I twisted sideways, heels pivoting on marble as I slipped past his reach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His hand cut through empty air where my shoulder had been as I landed lightly two steps away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that was not what I let him see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As I moved, I altered my psionic field—subtly compressing and releasing it in a brief pulse. Just enough to distort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To imply that psychic intervention, not pure wolf instinct, had saved me. Alina’s existence was still on a need-to-know basis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vidar stumbled to a halt, surprise briefly blanketing his face before he straightened again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kieran, too, had moved, and he was at my side now, presence heavy and unmistakably dangerous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Try that again,” he snarled, his voice taut with barely leashed aggression. “I dare you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vidar ignored him, his attention still on me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Psionics,” he mused, sounding bored, but there was a hitch in his voice he couldn’t quite mask. “That’s a cute little trick.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I arched a brow. “I have a lot more up my sleeve, wanna see?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze sharpened. “Accidentally gaining some talent means nothing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The word ‘accidentally’ was deliberately derisive, and heat rose in my chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vidar stepped closer again—but stopped after one step when Kieran let out a warning growl that rippled through the hallway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Power like that is dangerous in the hands of the inept,” he said with a sneer. “You’re like a child playing with a grenade.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The heat in my chest intensified, and I had to reach behind me and grip the end of Kieran’s sleeve to ground me, to stop me from reaching forward and showing Vidar just how dangerous I had become.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Power like that does not bloom in isolation,” he continued, smugness seeping into his tone. “It requires cultivation. A guide. Discipline. Structure.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I didn’t know any better,” I said, forcing my voice to be calm, “I’d think I’d stumbled into some kind of sales pitch.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vidar’s eyes flicked briefly toward the ballroom—toward the world of wolves and factions and alliances—then back to me, a faint smile touching his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re a smug bitch,” he said. “You think surviving the LST made you exceptional.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No,” I snarled. “I think winning it made me exceptional.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His amusement faltered for a second, then he reached into the inner pocket of his jacket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kieran tensed instantly. I tightened my grip on his sleeve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vidar withdrew his hand slowly, revealing a ruby between his fingers—deep crimson, perfectly polished, its facets catching the light like liquid fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He held it between us for a moment, as if he were pausing for us to admire the beauty of the gem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then flicked it toward me, the gemstone arcing cleanly through the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My free hand twitched on instinct, but I kept it firmly at my side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ruby struck the marble floor near my heel with a sharp click and skidded slightly before coming to rest, red against pale stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m more of a moonstone kind of girl,” I said coolly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It isn’t a gift,” Vidar replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice had shifted—less taunting now. More coaxing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Should you wise up,” he continued, “and decide that raw instinct isn’t enough...seek me out.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes dropped to the ruby. “If you’re as talented as you think, you’ll know how.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t hold your breath,” I hissed. “You’re the last person I need.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His smile sharpened. “That remains to be seen.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stepped back at last, satisfaction settling over his features as if he’d accomplished exactly what he came to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced at Kieran and dipped his head in the most irreverent show of respect I’d ever seen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fascinating,” he mused. “I’ve never seen an Alpha on a leash before.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He smirked at me. “You really are one for tricks.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then he was gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The corridor felt wider without him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I leaned back into Kieran, exhaling slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His arm wrapped around me instantly, neither of us caring that anyone else could enter the hallway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are you alright?” he asked, voice tight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I nodded. “I’m fine.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I tipped my head back and offered him a small smile. “That was pretty fucking impressive. I had no idea you had that much restraint in you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His answering smile was grudging. “You’re not a damsel in distress. I’ll always be by your side, but you’re powerful enough to fight your own battles.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something warm fluttered in my chest as I turned, wrapping my arms around his torso.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And if I’m being honest,\" he added, \"a part of me hoped you’d lose it and slash him the way you did with Maya.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I let out a burst of laughter as I lay my head against his chest, and instantly the glint of the ruby on the floor caught my eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I felt the catch in Kieran’s breathing under my cheek, and I knew he was looking at it too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s safe to say that Vidar beats Astrid out for number one on the suspect list, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I let out a humorless breath. “Yep.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vidar was not his brother. He hadn’t come for petty insult or posturing. He was definitely someone to look out for.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are you going to do with that?” Kieran asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stared at the gemstone a beat longer before I crouched and picked it up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was warm and heavy as I rolled it between my fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then slipped it into my clutch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kieran’s eyes tracked the movement with that comment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tell your people to keep an eye on him,” I said quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kieran’s gaze darkened, unfocusing for a beat before it refocused on me again. “Already done.”\u003C\u002Fp>",1663,"2026-06-03T02:27:49.405Z",1,"novelbin.me","7d05ad2e331e4ac6f10afd29f353ec91ae04d526537b14a995714b48ee3078cb","my-sister-stole-my-mate-and-i-let-her-chapter-89","my-sister-stole-my-mate-and-i-let-her-chapter-343",488,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmy-sister-stole-my-mate-and-i-let-her-cover.jpg"]