Chapter 2
Chloe’s most hated thing was Tessa’s indifferent expression, like she didn’t care about anything.
“You’ve never cared about me,” Chloe snapped, “Ever since we were kids, it’s always been this way.”
“But how can you not respect Mom and Dad?”
She spoke as though defending Liam and Audrey.
Before Tessa could respond, Ryan, sitting nearby, spoke first.
“Don’t be upset, Chloe. Tessa didn’t mean it.”
“Don’t hold it against her,” he added, his voice gentle.
Ryan’s first words weren’t meant to defend Tessa, but to comfort Chloe.
This wasn’t the first time.
He knew exactly what to say to calm Chloe down.
The thousands of messages on his phone all expressed his love for Chloe.
Tessa felt stupid, stupid for not realizing sooner that he had a secret account
Everything on that finsta was about Chloe.
His Instagram, his lock screen background–everything was devoid of her.
It was as if they had never loved each other at all.
Not only did Ryan know how to soothe Chloe, but he also knew how to win over Alpha Liam and Luna Audrey.
Not just because he was tall, handsome, and had been top of his class in Alpha training for several years, but also because he was the Alpha of the Silvermoon Pack a perfect son–in–law to strengthen pack relations.
Liam and Audrey
were soon smiling. Their cold demeanor disappearing, and they turned to Tessa
“Alright, sit down. Alpha Ryan is your mate. You’re so lucky,” they said.
Ryan smiled happily at Tessa after the compliment.
But what he didn’t know was that Tessa hated his sycophantic smile more than anything.
She didn’t look up at him, but her peripheral vision caught the sight of his hand, subtly intertwined with Chloe’s under the table.
She immediately lifted her head, a lump forming in her throat. She couldn’t find the words, only feeling a sharp ache in her chest as she mechanically continued to eat, pretending like nothing was wrong.
She fought to keep her emotions in check, not wanting anyone to see how hurt she was.
Her thoughts briefly drifted to the cruise ship’s arrival date. Soon, she’d be able to leave this man, this suffocating home, and the pack that didn’t care for her.
Larly the next morning, Ryan wake her up, and as he leaned in to kiss her, she quickly turned her head to avoid him.
“What’s wring?”
Byan, beaming with excitement, pulled her into a tight bug
“Did you fus pet? We’re going to try on wedding dresses today!”
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It seemed like she could never escape Chloe.
Since the day they were both adopted from the orphanage, Chloe had never accepted the idea of having two Alpha daughters in the pack She had never intended to keep it that way.
She wanted to be the one and only Alpha’s daughter.
