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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.

consider the possibility of Michael becoming Alpha?” I asked, my voice low, "That would mean... something terrible

but he

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

I said, nodding slowly. "The way

not just you," Fiona said with a

the tension in his

leaning slightly forward. "Do you really think she might say something

about," she said thoughtfully. "But sometimes she speaks

nothing to worry about," Alexander interjected firmly. His tone left little room for debate. "We appreciate your concern, but my mother isn't going to cause us any

seem very certain about

forearm gently. "I'm not trying to

understand," he said, his tone

Details from the original timeline came

of Fiona

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 his

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