Chapter 60

Kade

The Moon found me pacing back and forth trying to convince myself that I did the right thing, letting everything go. If it wasn’t for the pain in my chest, I would have said that all that happened was a cruel joke, but it’s true. I can feel it.

After wandering for hours when I got home this morning, dad was there sipping his coffee with Marie, my stepmother. For her, to come back from Philip’s court meant our plan was in motion.

“Kade, what happened?” Dad asked me, and I sighed.

“She rejected me, dad. Sabine rejected me,” I blurted out.

“Good. Now you can forget about her and marry Octavia,” he told me before going back to his coffee.

“Ethan, how can you be so heartless? Don’t you see the boy is in pain?” Marie jumped in my defense.

“Marie, stay out of this. He needs to do what’s best for the pack and that’s marrying the King’s daughter, not a simple human.” Dad continued in his usual harsh tone.

“Dad, I actually thought about it and I decided to step down from my Alpha position