Helanie:
That night was so hard for to get through. I couldn’t sleep well as I kept waking up at intervals. And when I eventually did fall asleep, I woke up to loud cheering outside.
It took a minute to rember that today was the celebratory lunch. The academy students had received invitations, but they knew this day was only for Lord McQuoid’s close family friends.
So, I guess they felt out of place coming here. I told Lamar he didn’t have to co here either for . I wanted to get out of the mansion and et him and Gavin at Benita’s Café.
But before I could do that, I realized I would have to pass through those who were very angry with at the mont.
I wore a red floral dress with long sleeves and red boots, rushing out of my room when I spotted the brothers walking toward the exit together.
It was all four of them.
But Emt was the only one who stepped up to stop . "You’re headed sowhere?"
I ekly nodded my head, avoiding direct eye contact with Maximus, who had Norman’s arm around his shoulder.
They were so lucky to have soone by their side. Even when Maximus played a ga, he was still treated like a victim of my poisonous claws. And Kaye had changed entirely—not just physically.
He hadn’t even looked my way once.
Isn’t that what I wanted?
Rejection, so that I could be with his brother?
"My friends and I have a etup at the café," I spoke with difficulty, as standing among them and feeling their disdain for was making uncomfortable.
"There’s lunch at ho, and you’re going out through the crowd?" Norman unwrapped his arm from Maximus’ shoulder to intervene. This ti, there was a clear hint of disgust in his voice when speaking to .
"He’s right. It’ll be hard for you to get past the cars and the guards since security is very tight today," Emt scratched his eyebrow, speaking in a tone nice enough for Norman to roll his eyes at .
"Oh!" I felt so out of place.
"If you don’t want to co out, you can stay in your room. The maids will check on you every few minutes," Emt quickly added when he noticed I was at a loss for words.
"Thank you," I said with a smile, and that’s when a scoff left Maximus’ mouth.
"Of course," he comnted, tilting his head but staring into space.
What did he an by that?
Emt’s phone rang, and he excused himself, walking to the side. Now it was just an uncomfortable mont where I had to stand with the three who thought so little of .
"I will be in my room—," I spoke to Norman, who shrugged, showing he couldn’t care less.
Kaye walked away after waiting for his brothers to join him, and then Maximus stepped up. Now that the others were gone, he was going to have a word.
"Would you also like a princess treatnt, your highness?" That taunting tone killed . I frowned, stepping back from him and glancing at Norman behind him.
"Don’t spin this on . I have proof that I did text you—," I fidgeted while looking for my phone in my bag, but it seed like they weren’t looking for any evidence. They had already deed guilty.
"It doesn’t make a difference. You led on just so you could go ahead and be with so alpha boy. And you know why?" Maximus started laughing under his breath, anger and betrayal shining in his eyes.
"You knew my parents wouldn’t agree to this marriage, and we would have to live in the woods until my business thrived. And that was sothing you didn’t want. You wanted luxury and—"
I had to hush him harshly with my palm.
"You have said enough. You know why I didn’t go along with ’your plan’?" I used a firm tone this ti, not backing down as I glared into his eyes.
"Because you were playing ." As soon as I said that, I expected him to start defending himself.
It wasn’t sothing he didn’t already know. He must have realized that I was onto him, but of course, he wouldn’t admit it in front of his brother.
"Goddess! Do you hear her? She has the nerve to accuse when she’s the one who played the biggest ga here. You wanted an alpha—how many other alphas have you been trying to trap in your love cage before finally picking one with the biggest pack so you could get the title of Luna?" His accusations hit deep.
I turned to his brother and muttered, "He was—" but I shut up when Maximus squared up again.
"I won’t let you lie so bluntly. This conversation ends here. You fucking broke my trust and my heart, Helanie." He punched his chest, a tear rolling down his cheek before his brother stepped in.
"Just go back to your room and spare my brothers," Norman patted Maximus’ back to show his support while keeping his eyes on , silently telling to leave.
As I was about to turn around, Emt showed up again.
"Helanie, how about eting my father just once and congratulating him? I know he’ll notice." He was so sweet to think of my reputation, even when his brothers looked upset that he was speaking to .
I gave him a nod, unbothered by Norman’s harsh glare, and followed him outside. Maximus was being comforted by his big brother.
But now I was in the fresh air, feeling much better.
Much better—until my steps halted abruptly when my gaze fell on the arriving guests.
Arriving with his father was soone I thought I would never see again.
I froze, my breath quickening and my heart pounding in my temples as I watched Altan step out of the car with his dad and head toward the garden.
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