Chapter 1

My sister and I found our mates on the same night.

I was born with a crescent mark on my collarbone.

My wolf was white. The pack elders said I was the fated mate of Alpha King's son Kaelen.

Lyra's wolf never came. She was never supposed to set foot in that ballroom.

But the night before the Ball, my stepmother Selene drugged my wine. She sent Lyra in my place.

In my last life, I ran to the ballroom to tell the truth.

Lyra threw herself against a pillar. Kaelen caught her.

But she still lost the pup.

Kaelen said I faked my birthmark. He said I tried to kill his heir.

His guards shaved my head and clawed my face open.

They sealed my wolf with a hex and threw me out of the territory.

I became the most hated wolf in the land.

Lyra took my mark, my scent, and my place.

She became Kaelen's Luna and gave him twin pups.

The whole pack called her the blessed white wolf.

I died past the border. Rogues tore me apart.

When I opened my eyes again, the door swung open.

A shewolf stepped in. She froze.

"Miss Elara? Why are you still here?"

The courtyard got loud. Several she-wolves ran in.

"Who got into the carriage? Was that Lyra?"

"If Elara is still here, the Alpha King will kill us!"

Selene pushed through the door. She was already crying.

"Elara, are you crazy? You were supposed to be Kaelen's mate! How can you force your sister to go in your place! The Alpha King will have our heads!"

Everyone looked at me.

Suddenly I was the villain. The selfish older sister shoved her sibling into the fire.

I looked at Selene. That panicked face she wore so well.

She was doing it again. This time I was not going to let her finish.

I stepped back. My eyes filled with tears.

"Mother, what are you talking about? Last night you asked me to share a drink with Lyra. I took one sip and blacked out. When I woke up, Lyra was gone. My gown was gone."

The room went quiet.

"Elara!"

My aunt Rowena shoved her way to the front. She grabbed my arm.

She turned on Selene.

"You poisoned her! You drugged Elara and sent your own daughter in her place!"

Selene went white.