Chapter 44

The first year went by without a hitch and with many interesting video calls.

“Your bangs are getting longer.” He pointed out.

“I know. I haven’t been bothered to trim them. I somehow keep losing pins and clips, but it feels weird not having hair in my face sometimes. Notice anything else different?”

“I don’t think… wait, you actually got the extra piercings?”

“Yeah.”

“To be honest, I would’ve been surprised if you hadn’t gotten them. Did you get the belly button one too?”

“Nope. I thought it’d be too much, and I’d be pushing my luck.”

“Guess who?” Twilight asked.

“Who?”

“No one important.”

“Really?”

“Except maybe a newly appointed Alpha.”

“Since when?”

“Since I turned 19. To be honest, I think my dad just wanted to take an early retirement.”

“Sounds like him.”

“I think it's time we come clean to your parents.”

“Are you sure?”

“Yeah, we've put it off for long enough. You can't hide the mark on your neck forever, more so when it’ll no longer look like a bite mark, they'll start getting