p doing th

on't lik

s me the bre

until Fat

mean it t

ways noisy and loud, plus the fact that there was no respect for individual privacy. Like right now, her

never possible with her family around. Alyssa peered

other. Aston and Freya were in a world of their own, Aiden was

pi

rising to her feet as she made to leave. She hadn't even taken

ice rumbled in the large room and everyone fell si

breath and forced a smile, "I was going

er lies and she grimaced internally. She knew she

in with Aiden behind him, interrupting thei

Adonis was sending her way. She didn't understand why he was extra

fter that. Alyssa couldn't find it in herself to stomach anything, on a normal

uddenly announced, dark eyes finding hers, "And it's as it should

rew eerily still, even Lisa went quiet altho

ftly, "Don't you

htened in an unbearable manner and she clutched

orrow, Alyssa," Adonis suddenly snapped, "You don

remark in her head but knew it would not be in her best interest if s

ily responding, her lips curving in

, "You're a te

ather looked like he didn't know who to back up while Freya

he her mate by placing a hand on his thigh

that we are doing all of this for you!" Adonis barked,

e family?" She brusquely i

side and she heard him yell be

had a deadly gla

ly, "If any of you actually considered me, you

ltered, Lys. You can't even see

fingers formed a tight fist. Alyssa scoff

ther's ceremonial is also part

nd closing helplessly. She couldn't bear

te and would like

il she was in the safety of her chambers. She appreciated the darkness and chill of

er wonder how her life would be if her mother were sti

didn't have the righ

ried, especially not to Lucas. They

imagine the two o

t of her thoughts and she heard Karin

an I com

t before responding,

he floorboards, the moon was quite bright tonight. She

room in the left wing, the thou

, her eyes searching the side of Alys

aze towards Karina, "It's

ak to you," Karina replied gently, she paused before

nd Karina chuckled, raisi

in a breath through her lips, "Lucas is the best choice for you. You

e hated when Karina spoke to her, the woman was

felt Karina's hand on he

be mated to someone you kn

and she heard Karina sigh ag

ssa to press a kiss on the top of her h

night,

her door closing. Alyssa pulled out the box Lucas had g

rk and she exhaled, rubbing the pad

tter for me if I'm mated to you," She swallowed, h

he very thought. It felt like she was blindly going along with

he ever ha