I

ther sat on the bed, scrolling thro

tion? They stopped immediately wh

ep, love," Ink said, kissing her forehead

your moment. It felt awkward downstairs. And do you know, for a

pulled me down to sit with her, gripp

ust list

her, Ink. This might sound crazy, but it has always been him.

fell in love with his brother. And the feeling is mutual. Li

e. My eyes kept blinking fast. My mind was racing, and fr

t this far, Emily. Thank goodness Ark isn't a

She slowly released my hands, knelt in fr

simple. But Ark and I checked the sacred book. The initia

too stunned to tell her to stand up. Emily lean

nd out just yesterday. We would have gotten someone

eople ask for the unimagi

nd left the room. I needed to

*

A

paced by the terrace, biting her na

use of the man w

omeone who had no right to en

you were checking her out. But I know yo

from the window

r powerful Alpha, though her fath

d. One of her tactics to get me to look at her. She's be

s. She rose on her toes, probab

enter my room uninvited. Ev

r mum said I'd

n her eyes. Before I could sa

f heat in my blood. Twenty years, and I still h

nd her sitting on the floor wi

miss her dad,"

you're

and hugged

ess? You know you ca

e. Sit w

d me that my little girl

And soon, this room would be empty

lena have sa

ned everything, first birthday,

ly asked. "You said you loved her more t

uestion. She never ask

So much that I didn't want

a duty, not a bond. I didn't want that for us. I thoug

memory. I was y

ig day. Daddy will be here at e

ou too,

*

y as the seer threw coins across th

oins six times before the question is asked

n. Emily's steps trembled. She was terrified. She

fully accept this u

es

th stepped into the circled line

en

get married. I...

's v

ood f

trying