A False Heiress's Guide to Love and Power

“Little wolf.”

“Lessie?”

Two familiar voices sounded right in front of her.

“Max? Ethan? What are you two doing together?”

Alessia looked up, surprised to see the two of them standing side by side. It was almost surreal.

Both were dressed in sharp suits, and next to them stood a man Alessia didn’t recognize.

“Out to dinner with friends?” Ethan walked over, while Max and the other man followed at a more leisurely pace.

Max wore his usual nonchalant expression, but the man beside him looked at Alessia with open curiosity and gave her a little wave.

Alessia nodded in greeting.

“We’ve finished eating. We were just about to head back to campus.”

“Everything alright?” Ethan asked.

She nodded again. The Mortons had originally wanted to drive Alessia over, but Cole had volunteered for the job. Since both she and Cole needed to check in anyway, Alessia figured it would be easier to go together, so she’d turned down the Mortons‘ offer.

The Mortons had been disappointed for days, and Alessia had spent just as long trying to cheer them up.

She couldn’t understand it–how could grown adults be so childish sometimes?

what about me, little

let out an exasperated sigh and shot. him a

you two end up together? That’s a rare

replied,

a glance; it was obvious there

asked, nodding toward the three girls bunched

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greeted them, then

let me introduce you–Mia,

to meet you. I’m

smirked. “I’m her ex–brother,

third man grinned. “Not a brother of any sort–I’m Bacchus

didn’t dare ask about the whole brother/ex–brother business. The tension between Ethan and Max felt like it might explode any second–if sarcasm were ammunition, they’d

bits.

you before,” Bacchus said, seemingly oblivious to the atmosphere as

too.”

moved in uncanny harmony–one blocked Bacchus’s hand, while the other slipped an

Under his

unfazed by their antics. She brushed off

Linden, principal

sense–he was the grandson Charlie always talked