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Chapter 0272

"Michael's far more mature than you are," Alexander shot back.

"As if he had a choice," Fiona quipped.

"What does that mean?" I asked, curiosity piqued.

"With a mother like Diana, it's not like he had the luxury of a normal childhood," Fiona said casually, her tone light but her words weighted.

"That's true enough," Alexander agreed, his gaze fixed on the drink menu. "Mother forced Michael to take every extracurricular activity, class, and training available."

"You'd think he was being groomed to be Alpha," Fiona murmured under her breath.

The word hit me like a shockwave. I turned to Alexander, searching his face for a reaction, but he said nothing, his attention still firmly on the menu.

Alpha?” I asked, my voice low, "That

but he didn't

She's... a lot. I don't mean to speak ill of her, but there are times I really wonder what

said, nodding slowly. "The way

Fiona said with a

unreadable, but the tension in his

gossip," I said, leaning slightly forward. "Do you really think she might say something that could cause problems

anything we need to worry about," she said thoughtfully. "But sometimes she speaks without thinking-or

firmly. His tone left little room for debate. "We appreciate your concern, but my

about that," I said, studying

not trying to be a pain,"

absentmindedly. "I understand," he said, his tone

between them sparked a memory. Details from

Fiona

after the scandal that derailed Alexander's political career. The marriage must have been as much of a façade as mine to him, a calculated move to salvage

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