Mated To My Obsessive Stepbrother

Chapter 343

I stood up.

Kasmine is not my blood. She's not my sister. She became part of this family after my father remarried. I

didn't grow up

with her."

I scanned the room, daring them to challenge me..

"There is no shared lineage. No violation of bloodlines or ancestral law. And if that alone still offends some of you, then you need to ask yourselves whether your discomfort comes from logic or prejudice."

"I didn't choose her. The Moon Goddess did. And she doesn't make mistakes. She knew exactly what she was doing when she tied me to Kasmine. And frankly, I trust her judgment a hell of a lot more than I trust this room right now."

I took a step forward.

"You ll want to talk about optics and respect? Fine. Let's talk. What message do you think it sends to the Moon Goddess herself when her decision is mocked, doubted, and treated like filth? What happens to a pack that starts ignoring divine law in favor of personal discomfort?"

Elder Vic swallowed, looking away.

"You think this is about some convenient lust? I could've kept her hidden for as long as I pleased, fucked her in secret, and left you none the wiser. But I didn't. I came out clean, gave you the truth, and trusted you to be stronger than your

instincts."

My voice rose a pitch higher.

me. My leadership. My loyalty. And now, with Blaine dead, you think the bond makes it easier to believe

and locked eyes with

proudly display like a trophy Luna. But that's not what I got. I got her. And I can't say

in a

the Goddess by suggesting she got it wrong. If you have a problem with the bond, take it up with her. But you won't

breath."

few averted their

ties. This is about a bond stronger than tradition,

closer to the

politics."

don't have to like Kasmine for me. You

you keep resisting this bond, you're putting this pack i danger. Every time

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if I'm weakened, who the hell

for a

think you've seen enemies? You haven't. The moment they sense division here, real division, not just political division, they'll come for our gates And I won't be enough to hold them off if

for the wrong

them looked uneasy

giving you this once.

think clearly,

swet

or fear. Just

I folded my arms.