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My pack brothers are my family now, just like Sapphire will be soon.
Amy learned the wrong lessons from the stories she’d heard about fated mates.
She didn’t go out looking for a real true mate. She just went out looking for an Alpha.
I learned a powerful lesson from that experience. I learned that fate is the only thing you can rely on.
Finding my pack was my destiny, and meeting Sapphire is the single best thing to happen to all four of us.
Chapter sixty-seven
Sapphire
I’m left reeling from Gus’ story about his brother. I can’t imagine Scarlett ever doing something that awful. She’s fiercely protective of me, and I have her back, always. I can tell Gus is still hurting over what happened. He basically lost the brother he knew.
I don’t know what I’d do if I lost Scarlett.
We might not see each other often, but I know she’s only a phone call away, no matter what.
“Scarlett rushed right over when I told her about my breakup,” I tell Gus. “I know she’s not the kind of woman you’re attracted to, and believe me I’m still glad about that, but she’s the best sister. I would do anything for her, and I know she feels the same way back.”
“I’m glad you have that with her,” he says, giving me a smile. “I love my pack brothers, and we all look out for each other even if sometimes we drive each other crazy. I’ll always miss Luke because it feels like he died when he changed the way that he did. My sweet, dorky kid brother was just gone.”
“I read once that the grieving process never really ends, when you lose someone from your life, no matter how it happens. The pain fades, and sometimes you don’t feel it at all, but it can still hit hard when you least expect it.”
“That’s exactly how it feels,” he admits.
“I wish it wasn’t something you had to go through.”
“Everything happens for a reason.”
“It does. Like us. If I hadn’t said yes to coming out here, pretending to be my sister to work off her debt, I never would have met you.”
“And if my pack brothers hadn’t decided Scarlett was their mate, they wouldn’t have made that bet with her in the first place.”
“Oh, wow,” I murmur. “That’s right.”
If they hadn’t made that bet, my sister wouldn’t have suggested switching places with me, and I wouldn’t have met Pack Bishop at all.
I’m never going to like that they thought Scarlett was their mate, but I’m going to have to get over it somehow. My sister is pretty awesome, and we do look exactly the same.
“I don’t think there’s a precedent for this,” Gus says. “If you think of it that way, it’s hard to stay mad of them. They might have gotten it wrong, but it did bring us together.”
“Well, I guess we’ll find out when we get back if I’m over them thinking my sister was their mate.”
“Rueben might lose his mind if you’re still mad at him, so I kind of hope you are.”
“I’m not mad … well, not really.”
He laughs. “You’re definitely mad.”
“Well, if you had the sister all the boys went crazy for in high school and forever after, you’d be a little mad at your true mates for falling for her first, too.”
“Hold up. You think they fell for her?”
“I mean ... they thought she was their mate?”
“Yeah, but she blew off every attempt they made to get a chance to spend time together. They were in agreement that she looks good, don’t get me wrong, but her personality was a constant source of frustration. I wouldn’t say they were head over heels. Nowhere close. They were just getting desperate for a chance to get to know the real Scarlett. They were always talking as if she must have another side to her that they weren’t seeing. Something that would make her make sense as their mate.”
