Levi"What?" is the only thing I can say, and I feel like that sums up the whole statement that my dad just said.The words feel like they're floating around my head and the only thing that made contact are the words 'dinner' and 'Arya'."I said, we're inviting Arya over for dinner this week," Dad says. "She can come whenever she pleases. Of course she's a princess and she's bound to have a pretty busy schedule. We must make way for her so just be prepared for that."My heart starts to race. I don't know if it's just me being dumb and sleep-deprived or if this is bringing out a legitimate feeling of dread and nerves, but right now my head is swimming and my body feels so light that a small breeze can probably take me away right now.Still, I manage to find my voice and ask, "What for? What are you inviting her for?""Just to catch up," Dad says, and he smiles. That's when I knew that he really does mean it, that his intentions are pretty genuine. But that does not ease the growing fea

Levi“Dude, you’re bleeding,” Daniel says lamely as he sees the marks on my stomach. “This can’t be good.”“Just hand me over some bandages.” I motion for him to go on and fetch me some. “I’m not in pain in any way. I think the effort of the day just reopened some things and that has to be pretty normal, right?”Daniel doesn’t look very convinced by my lie but he quickly runs off anyway and comes back with some disinfectant and gauze. I take off my shirt and crumple it into a ball so I can hide it in the washer much quicker later, and Daniel helps me soak the gauze in some disinfectant before dabbing away at the mess.Contrary to what I originally thought, the wounds didn’t completely reopen. There are some areas that have been scratched open, though, and I don’t know what caused that. I don’t even know why they caused so much bleeding.As I wrap up my torso and wear the extra shirt that Daniel also brought, I can’t help but get worried about what the scratches would do in the future,

Arya“Arthur!” I scream, then I rush towards him trying to hold him up as he nearly falls to the floor, right on the shards of the wine glass. “Arthur, what happened?”Just as I ask that, his skin begins to heat up. The kind of heat that is more than feverish, like an actual fire is starting to burn right under his skin. I don’t release him and just continue to hold onto him, tears running down my cheeks. I know that letting him go would be more helpful than anything, but it feels like if I do that, something much worse is going to happen.I feel like if I let him go, I would somehow end up losing him forever.“Arthur,” I whisper, caging his cheeks with both of my hands and staring at his face.And to my absolute horror, his eyes start to roll back in his head.“Mrs. Ellis!” I yell, my voice cracking and shaking. “Mr. Ellis! Something is happening to Arthur. . . .”Levi’s parents immediately rush towards us and they both gasp when they see Arthur. But then he starts convulsing and sha

LeviI can’t believe this.My parents are finally reinstating me as the Alpha.For a long time this is what I wanted. Hell, all my life all I wanted to be was the Alpha. I was eager to learn and eager to discover things and eager to take the title from my dad. It was all I ever wanted and all I ever hoped for, but when I lost it, ironically, was the moment I discovered that it’s not the only thing that life has to offer me.And I was happy. I really was and I still would have been if it weren’t for that surprise announcement that they just sprung out on me with no warnings whatsoever.To say that I was shocked would be an understatement. I was straight up floored by the news. It’s only been a few weeks since I got demoted and I honestly expected them years to think about that.Honestly I didn’t want them to think about it at all. I was truly happy being a normal citizen in my own pack and I really want to keep it that way.But I do understand where my parents are coming from. They’re

LeviThe offer that came out of his mouth stunned me to the core, to say the least. I look at Connor to see if he's serious and I realize that he is. He really thinks it's a good idea for me to run away with his sister and go build a life for us somewhere else.A part of me thinks that's a good idea. I actually feel my brain lighting up with ideas the moment he said that, but a bigger part of me thinks it's going to cause more trouble. Not only to me but to Lauren, who is innocent and pure and should never be dragged into things like this.Connor leans back and stares at me. "It's your choice, you know. I'm not forcing you on my sister and I'm not forcing her on you. I just saw the way you two interacted earlier and I thought there might be something there, especially since she got rejected by her mate too."My eyes go wide. "Seriously? Why? Is it someone I know?"He shakes his head, smiling slightly. "Well, because we're Omegas. No one wants to marry down. I guess. Even in the face o