Unforgivable ✔️

Shayne's POV

A/N: it was hard to decide where to start this part of Shaynes perspective, but here it is. It took me so long to write because there were more details and three chapters I had to mesh into one. I hope you all enjoy. !

Love,
Sin

What kind of special hell was I living in? I kept feeling like I was falling down a black hole without an end. My sister died at the hands of my mate. Her confession hit me harder than what I had expected.

Almost a week had passed since that day that changed everything. A week without Sage by my side. I had gotten used to her being by my side. I got used to waking up next to her and sleeping knowing she was just there.

There was a knock on my door and Alex stepped in without an invitation. He looked just as tired and stressed as I did. I was aware that he was getting the worst end of my moods. He didn't deserve it, but I couldn't bring myself to really care.

"Imperial will be here later today." Alex said.

"I'm aware." My voice came out strained.

Rider was a threat. My wolf felt it too. It was becoming hard to push him back. There were several times that I came close to shifting just because someone said the wrong thing. It was getting out of control.

It was all because of my mate. My beautiful and wolf mate. My mate who hid secrets and lied. My mate who killed my sister.

Ellie didn't deserve to die. She was too pure. I didn't think that just because she was my sister. To know Ellie was to know the warmth of the sun. Warmth radiated from her like I had never seen before.

And just like that, she was gone.

"I was planning on letting... them out for a quick run. They haven't shifted in days. It's better if they get their pent up energy out."

"Send a few guards to take Jake and Bre out. I'll take care of Sage."

Alex gave me a look that I tried not to read too much into. I knew he wasn't a fan of Sage and knowing the truth made it worse. Alex loved Ellie like a sister. He took her death just as hard as I did.

"Is that all you needed?" I asked.

"What are you planning on doing, Shayne?" Alex asked.

"I'm just going to take Sage out for a quick run and-"

"Not about that." He cut me off. "I mean what are you going to do if Eric and Rider want her dead for what she did?"

"They won't kill her." A growl left my mouth.

"What if they do?" He pressed.

I sighed and ran a hand through my hair. "I don't know."

Alex was quiet for a moment. "Do you honestly think she did it?"

"She told me she did."

Alex took a seat in front of me and he let his head drop. A heavy silence fell between us. I couldn't imagine what he was thinking. Maybe he thought Sage should die for what she did.

That single thought running through my head had me on the verge of shifting. It angered my wolf. It angered me too.

"She wouldn't have wanted her dead, you know." Alex finally said. "Ellie I mean. She would have forgiven her in a heartbeat. That's just who she was."

"I know."

It hurt to think about Ellie. It always did. Before I imagined what it would be like to finally have justice and punish the person who took her life. Well, life did seem to have a twisted sense of humor.