we look right now, trailing after hi

, walking down the pathway where Kelly

e to say no," Kell

, and you

would never have bothered chasing aft

know that

o. Hades would have left

el

truth," she says in

be certai

cause his parents requested it, I know that's a lie. Deep do

t. "I can't control it, and you know why,

as resilient as mine. I would never chase after a man

my voic

an it that way. I wasn't t

in the same direction-Hades and Alice. Alice is pouring her heart out to Hades, her voice laced with sobs. Not wanting to be the reason they stop,

r I will die in that pack," Alice s

g about?" Hades asks

ecause of my low status. I just wish I was an Alpha's daught

atement. Nobody bullies

radually subside, as if her mouth is

, which means you're mine to protect. I promise you, from today onward, no one-no f

me before you can make sure of that?

ngs open at

u of stealing from her and lying about having a

e sure nobody treated her like she was adopted, and the omegas treated her like she was a real princess. How could she possibly not have had a good life? You alwa

y eyes. Every word from Kelly is true, and it hurts that a s

t-check; he quickly promises to make

r for anything she says to be true." My heart aches at that realization, and I

t, and I observe as his eyes darken with anger upon seeing me. I feel

rom the ground, cowering behind Hades as if I'm here to harm her. I'm taken aback by her sudden behavior but say

barks, his voice a chilling blend of cold

ou are okay. You ran out without explaining w

his rage. "And when my brothers accused you of being behind the forced alliance,

er, feeling confused about how coming after him because his pa

te; that's why you went and worked on that marriage alliance with my parents. Aren't

I force them back. I am an Alpha's daughter; I will not cry in front of them. Tak

o come with me back to our parents to deal with it." I turn and walk away from them. I am slowly regretting coming tonight. I didn'