Chapter 32

Arya

Silence. 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