Melody
“I left because I was in love with you.”
My jaw dropped as I heard her say that. I wasn’t expecting that at all. I know that love knows no bounds, but being in love with her brother?
Yes. Dorian and Estrella aren’t related, but Estrella doesn’t know this. Even now. So, how could she be in love with her supposed brother?
“What?” Dorian exclaimed. He looked surprised just as I am.
“Yes, Dorian. I was madly in love with you,” She affirmed, meeting Dorian’s eyes. “I still am.”
What?
Is she still in love with Dorian? No way!
“You’ve got to be kidding,” Dorian scoffed. His brows, furrowed in confusion. “You can’t be serious.”
He looked around as if to be sure that he was standing in the right place with the right people. He probably can’t believe his ears too.
I can’t believe it either.
“I know that it was wrong of me to harbor such feelings for you and that was why I was eager to find my mate. I felt the tingling sensation with the old Alpha and thought he was my mate, so I gave myself to him in my desperation to get rid of the feelings I have for you.”
Estrella was in tears as she spoke.
“Little did I know that the tingling I felt was the effect of the alcohol I had taken. When I was off the effect of the alcohol it became clear that the man I mistook for my mate wasn’t my mate as I thought.” She wiped her tears and sniffed. “Father was disappointed and so were you. I couldn’t face either of you. So I left.”
After Estrella’s confession, none of us spoke. We were too stunned to even move. Dorian stared at her as if he was meeting her for the first time.
It must be surprising to him after all.
Even though he knew that she wasn’t his sister. He did nothing but love her. All this while, he took care of her as a brother.
Did he shower her with too much love that misled her?
“I tried to stop my heart. I tried to stop myself from falling for you,” Her eyes were again locked on Dorian who didn’t even raise his head. “I tried to stop myself from going down this painful lane, but I couldn’t. I found myself falling for you every day and I could do nothing to stop it.”
Oh, goddess.
Why did it have to turn out this way?
This day is supposed to be the day I reconcile with Derek and let him in the kids’ lives. It should have been the day I confessed to Dorian that I loved him and how much he meant to me. Why did it turn out to be the day that things get so complicated?
“I’m sorry, Dorian. I just couldn’t hide it anymore,” she added, further complicating things. “I wanted to tell you this truth before I begin a new life with Derek. I want him to know about my past before moving ahead. I want him to know that I won’t be able to love him even though he’s my mate.”
Oh no. I sighed.
This is far more complicated than I imagined.
"I'll go out for a stroll," Malcolm said, immediately springing to his feet.
He took Giovanni's hand and immediately left the room.
I sighed in relief as he took my son away. All this is too complicated for him. I mean what in hell's name is happening?
I wanted to help my kids reconcile with their father and start everything anew with Dorian and Derek but everything became confusing as soon as Estrella started speaking.
I don't know what to do about all she said. I don't know how to react to everything yet I wish I could support her.
Even though she still isn't aware that she is my sister, I find myself wanting to care for her as a sister but I don't know how.
How do I support her when the man she has her eyes on, happened to be the same man I have fallen so much in love with?
How do I help her when the happiness that the goddess has finally rewarded me for all my pain is the same thing she wants?
What do I do?
I wish I could tell her that it's not impossible. I wish I could tell her that whatever she's hoping for is for her but for me. However, no matter how I think about it, I just couldn't say it.
Even though we've only just met, she's still my sister and I feel so connected to her that breaking her heart feels like breaking my own heart too.
"I don't mean to sound selfish," Estrella stood up and went towards Dorian. She squatted in front of him and tried to take his hands but Dorian was too shocked to speak. He retracted his hands before she could touch him. "I just wish you weren't my brother, then we would have been together and....." she paused and looked at me. "...Melody will be with Derek."
"But Derek is your mate," I reminded her, just in case she's forgotten.
I had nothing else to say anymore. Words eluded me and I didn't know what to say to her.
"He's your mate too," she retorted, staring lovingly at him. "And you're the one he loves."
As soon as she said that, I couldn't help the painful sting in my heart. I could hear the bitterness in her voice and I understood why.
Who wouldn't feel bitter when the only man she loved all her life, doesn't love her but me?
Who wouldn't be bitter when the mate she lost everything for doesn't love her but me?
Derek doesn't acknowledge the bond they share, instead, he is after repairing the bond between us.
Wait. This doesn't seem right.
My brow furrowed as a thought crossed my mind.
Why is it that Estrella and I share the same mate and love the same man?
Could it be because we're twins?