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My Mate Has Two Wolves: Relationships at the Start

Defending Her Mother Leaves Catherine Without Allies

Meet them in the first five chapters See the ebook edition

This opening note focuses on the first paragraphs of chapter 1. The free reading sample contains five complete chapters.

Relationships in the opening

Defending Her Mother Leaves Catherine Without Allies

Catherine reacts when Gina insults her deceased mother, connecting the present confrontation to a family history already marked by distrust. The apology she demands is replaced by a coerced drink and mocking friendliness, turning the language of reconciliation into another injury. When an unknown person later catches her, these opening paragraphs place an unfamiliar act of assistance beside a familiar relative's cruelty, inviting careful attention to actions rather than family labels.

How does Gina's performance of an apology differ from the recognition Catherine actually asks for?

Read the scene in chapter 1