"I can't lose you," That is all that rings through my head. He isn't mad that I am Royal. He is upset that he didn't know to keep me safe. I don't speak right away. Instead, I make my way over to him and place my hand on his shoulder. He turns, and our eyes meet. I can see the truth and hurt in his eyes. I feel my heart knot at the thought that I hurt him by not telling him. I place my hand on the side of his face.      "I have been told since the day I shifted not to tell anyone and not to show my wolf to anyone. I had to wait and see the type of person you were first. I had to know I could trust you."      "Why did you look scared of me?" He asks, and I see the hurt in his eyes.      "I was startled, not scared. I didn't want you to be mad at me. I have had to keep this secret to stay safe. The only people that know who I am are Juliana and Shawn. They have helped me keep it a secret. I don't know

I see the shock on Juliana and Shawn's faces, but then I notice the look on Alex's face, which makes me question if I should have said it like that. But then, when I look at Champ, I see why the look was on Alex's face. He is staring at me like I have three heads. Does he not remember? "I'm sorry... I shouldn't have yelled it out like that." I am not sure if I am telling him that or me. He sets his cup on the bar and turns back to me, but the look on his face is different. He walks toward me, and I see Alex tense up. When he is in front of me, he grabs me, hugging me and lifting me off the floor. The tears break loose and roll down my face as I wrap my hands around his neck. "Don't be sorry. I didn't know what you knew and didn't know. I didn't want to ask you in front of everyone. It's good to have you back, Lil sister." "So now I'm in third place. This sucks." Juliana says, but I hear the humor in her voice even though I can also hear she is crying by the sound of her voice. W

Alexander I don't like Ivy and me separating right now, but I know she needs to learn to mask her wolf, and I need to learn to control this new power and skills. "We can go to the training grounds. There is no one using them right now." I tell Juliana as we make our way out of the house. "That's fine. You lead the way." "Did you notice any other changes other than your strength?" Shawn asked me. "No, I didn't even notice the strength till I hit the table," I tell him, and it's the truth I didn't feel any different. "You should be a hell of a lot faster now," Shawn says with a smirk. "Oh yeah?" "Yeah, Ivy is the fastest wolf I have ever seen. If she doesn't want to be caught, she won't be." Juliana tells me with a shit-eating grin. Now I know why Ivy was so fast the night we found Champ. We make it to the training grounds, and it is empty, like I said. "Let us start by seeing how fast you are in human form," Juliana says as she and Shawn both take a coach's stance. I c