AryaSilence. There’s only silence among the four of us. I stare at all of them and their expressions are all different.Daphne looks shocked. Maria looks skeptical. Kate looks confused. This could have been a comedic situation if it weren’t for the fact that Arthur himself did not react too well when he found out. I would be hurt if my friends all think the same way about me too.“Um. . . .” Daphne is the first one to speak. “So you’re not their niece?”I shake my head. “No, I’m not. I had to pretend that I am until my Lycan comes so I can have proper recognition, and I got my Lycan just recently.”The three of them nod and look at each other. Then silence again. This makes my nerves skyrocket. What are they thinking? How are they feeling? How exactly are they taking the news?I want to ask them all these questions that are plaguing my brain but I decide to wait for their reactions. I don’t want to force them to accept it if they don’t feel like it’s going to work.Quietly, I take a

Levi“Are you not coming with us?” Theo asks me absently as we both enter the arena for fighting practice. “I mean, it’s going to be really fun.”“Well, if you refuse to tell me what you’re up to, I’m afraid I would have to decline,” I say in an emotionless tone.That has been my tone for days now. Emotionless, bland. Lifeless and weird too, according to my dad.Unfortunately, that is also the only tone I can use for whatever “party” Theo and Daniel are planning to throw for me. They say it’s supposed to make me feel better and maybe amp up my performance as an Alpha too, which is something that my dad wants me to improve immensely.Don’t get me wrong, it’s not like I’m not trying my best to be everything they expected me to be: a dynamic and active Alpha who would be able to finish his tasks seamlessly and without losing a single notch of energy. The kind of Alpha who would be perfect in all his endeavors and yet still manage to find the time for personal stuff, like love and marriag

Levi"What?" the girl on my lap asks after a full beat. "What did you say?"And that is when the whole situation comes crashing down on me. Here I am, sitting on a couch in some kind of basement behind the arena, with my closest friends. Theo is passed out drunk. Daniel is making out with five women at once. And I'm here with a woman on my lap grinding on me. I don't even know her name.I'm pretty sure she told me, but I forgot. The reason why I forgot? Because I was too drunk and too emotional that her facial features got blurred, either by alcohol or my imagination, and I thought of her as Arya.Then I redirected all my desire for Arya onto this girl, whose name I decidedly forgot.To top it all off, I also called her the wrong name to her face, after telling her that we should get out of here so I can have my way with her.That's how much of a douchebag I have become.I shake my head, trying to regain more of myself and my wits. Meanwhile, the girl is still on my lap and she's

LeviFor a whole second, my whole world goes dark. The Rogue man's words seem to echo in my head, making everything tilt on its axis and shaking things off balance.I stare at him to detect some kind of lie but I don't find it. I just see a strong hint of integrity, which I admit is a trait that is rarely found in Rogues.This family seems so different though. They're all looking at me now like I should just take their word and I don't know what's happening to me but I believe them.After all, I have not shared any kind of detail. They're the ones who provided such a clue."Do you. . . ." I trail off to clear my throat and remove all kinds of emotions and attachments from my voice. "Do you remember when you saw that?" I ask. "Are there any details that you might recall?""Nothing much, except that that night was a full moon and the forest was alight like your pack had some kind of celebration going on," the Rogue man says. "And she just appeared out of nowhere as we were looking for a

AryaKing Samuel and Queen Helena come over to hug me, and I hold them back. But then the three of us all scream when the crown nearly fell from my head.He takes it from me and puts it back on its pedestal hastily. “That was a close one. Let’s just leave that there. . . .”With that, he trots over to us like a kid, and mom and I both laugh, then we hug each other tightly again. How long we’ve been in there hugging like that, I don’t know. All I know is that we all get shocked to attention by a knock on the door.“Come in!” Queen Helena calls out, and then the door opens.Walking in with a big smile on his face is no other than Arthur.He bows as soon as he gets in, which I admit is kind of funny but also really sweet and adorable. “Good morning, your Highnesses.”“Is that even a thing?” I joke.Arthur straightens up and shrugs. “We will make it a thing.”We all laugh, and King Samuel beckons him to come forward. “Come here, Arthur. Don’t just stand by the door like that. You know you