The Alpha's Bride: Caught in My Sister's Trap

Cassandra POV

I stood there frozen on the Mating altar, my eyes wide with horror as the video played on the screen.

Many of the pack members who had their children with them, quickly covered their eyes.

But I was more surprised than they all were. In the video, Vanessa was completely naked and was moaning with ecstasy, eyes half-closed as she humped on a man.

It was clear that the man in the video wasn’t Alpha Caleb.

I never expected that Vanessa would do such a thing. Although we haven’t seen each other for so many years, I never expected she would go this far to cheat on her mate. It was just so unbelievable to me.

As the video continued to play, the pack members in the hall cursed.

“Unbelievable! How could she do this a day before her Mating ceremony? How could she do this behind his back?”

“She’s a disgrace to the pack! No Alpha deserves a mate like that.”

“She’s not fit to be Luna! Alpha Caleb should banish for this. It’s clear that she’s a slut!”

“She’s nothing but a common whore? There’s no difference between her and a prostitute. Thank goddess, he found out on time. If he had gotten married to her, she would do worse.”

“She’s not worthy of Winterfang Pack! She deserves to be beaten more!”

My stomach churned as I listened to all the insults hurled at me. My mind which had gone numb moments ago, suddenly came alive. That was when I realized that they had mistaken me for Belinda!

“You’ve got it all wrong!” I shouted desperately, trying to make myself heard over the growing noise. “I am not Vanessa! I’m her twin, identical sister. My name is Cassandra Lawson Reeves.”

I thought by explaining, everyone would realize their mistake and everything would end. For a moment, some of them who heard me, paused as their gazes darted between me and the screen but before I even had the chance to try to convince them again,

Caleb slapped me again.

“You liar! Do you really think I don’t know whether you’re Vanessa or not? I know every mole on your body, every inch of it is in my memory. Just admit it, there’s proof Vanessa. Why are you trying to deny it? Do you expect me to believe that?”

After speaking, he grabbed my arm and dragged me towards the screen, forcing me to stand next to Vanessa’s face playing in the video on the screen.

“Everyone, look! Isn’t she the person in the video? Doesn’t she look like every bit of this woman here? And now, she’s not brave enough to admit it. What a coward!”

Since Vanessa and I were identical twins, when our faces were put side by side, it would be so difficult for anyone to tell us apart.

One of the biggest marks on our body that could tell us apart was the butterfly bones on our backs. There was a small birthmark on my butterfly bone. Gabriel – my mate had said more than once that he liked it very much because it looked like the wings of a butterfly. Every time we had sex, he would spend hours, lavishing kisses on my back.

The video was still playing and Alpha Caleb had no intention to stop playing it.

In the video, the man who was having sex with Vanessa finally finished and lay beside her, a smile of relish on his face. Suddenly, he turned to her, supporting his head on his hand as he spoke.

“I wish you were not getting bonded to your mate tomorrow,” he sighed “I’d love to spend the rest of today with you, and tomorrow and the day after tomorrow,” he murmured passionately as he pressed tiny kisses on Vanessa’s body.

She giggled like a girl, squirming as he continued. Spent, Vanessa turned to the man and pulled out a gold pendant from the bedside drawer. She let it dangle before them, her eyes were soft as she stared at it wistfully.

“This was the first gift you ever gave me and I’ll wear this to the Mating ceremony tomorrow. When I join hands with my mate, and walk down to the moon priest at the altar, this golden pendant shall remind me of you. It shall feel like you’re close to me and I’ll not be sad.”

The gold pendant in the video was a rare family heirloom that my mother had given us before she separated from my dad. She made us promise to always wear it, something about making our twin bond strong.

I always had it on me, no matter what. I could leave the house without wearing any other jewelry but I could never leave if I was not wearing my gold pendant. To me, it wasn’t just a pendant, it was a connection to my old life before I found Vanessa Gain.

A few of the pack members spotted it on my neck and my blood ran cold. I touched the pendant, as fear crept up my spine at the connections the pack members were already drawing.

“I swear, this isn’t what it looks like,” I pleaded my voice already cracking from repeating one thing over and over again. But even my apologies felt hollow in my ears. The evidence was glaring, there was no way I could explain my way out of this.

At this point, all I could hope was for my mate – Alpha Gabriel to show up, he was the only one who could help me out of this mess. I turned towards the entrance. Where are you, Gabriel? I thought desperately, calling for my mate, my eyes scanning the room for any sign of him. I knew that if anyone could help me now, it would be him.

That was when I realized that I had walked into a trap set by my sister. Vanessa had never wanted any reunion, she didn’t care about recreating our bond or celebrating this day together. She had purposely invited me to her Mating ceremony. With one sole purpose in mind…

She wanted me to take the blame for her cheating.