After I left Alpha father and son went crazy with regret

16.5%

Chapter 19

Chapter 19

When they got to the comm, Ales went into the bathroom in wash up while Nora made his bed.

pot then, Alex’s phone screen lit up, and a melodious ringtone filled the room,

Nova glanced at it and noticed the caller ID:

“Aunt Linda”

Alex rushed out of the bathroom, his face still lathered with soap, and grabbed the phone. He looked at Mora nervously and warily, as though afraid she might hang up the call.

I had been months since Alex had shown any desire to connect with her, yet he spent long stretches talking to Linda every day.

Nora Inwered her gaze, masking the heartbreak that flickered in her eyes.

She had finished tidying the room and was crady to leave. Before stepping out, she instructed gently, “Don’t look at your phone for too long. It’s bad for your eyes. Go to bed eatly, okay?”

Alex’s tone was impatient as he pushed her toward the door and muttered under his breath. “Stop being so nagry. Aunt Linda never nags like this Knowing that his mom was free tomorrow, he needed to explain to Aunt Linda that they wouldn’t be able to meet. The thought of Linda being disappointed made Alex feel even more annoyed with Nora.

In his mind, it was all “her” fault.

If only she weren’t around, he’d be able to go out with Aunt Linda tomorrow!

As soon as Nora left the room, Alex locked the door.

From behind the locked door, his excited voice carried faintly into the hallway. “Aunt Linda, sorry I took so long to call you back. My mom was nagging again

Nora didn’t linger to listen to Alex bad–mouth her to Linda

dwell on it or let it bother her.

late, she turned on her computer and began organizing the information she had

rwork

the

in the corner of her screen read *11:30

still hadn’t returned.

Arnold had always resisted coming near

kind of ploy. Because of this, he actively resisted the MATE connection and flat out

managed to soften Arnold’s attitude over the years. Their relationship had slowly started to

he picture.

then Linda entered

fought so hard to build. She had captured Arnold’s affection with ease, and from that moment, both Arnold and Alex began to drift away from her.

that, Arnold barely even

night, waiting for Arnold to return, her eyes reddened and weary as dawn broke, but that familiar figure never

17.0%

Chapter 19

realized Arnold was

she didn’t want

off those thoughts, Nora went downstairs to get

as she reached

drifted from the

Is it because Nora’s in the room, and you don’t

Josiah’s voice.

across from her, a lit cigarette in

point, under the dims hacklight.

Josiah continued,

one of the best colleges in the werewolf world, studied abroad in the human world, speaks a foreign language fluently like Nora, and has been groomed to manage both the pack and her family since she was young. She’s practically a Luna made for

too weak compared to Silver Moon. Her origins don’t match yours, Arnold.

calmly. “I know what kind of

she despised Nora, she didn’t fully approve of Linda becoming Lana

mind, no woman under the sun was