Fell for the Alpha-less Queen

Chapter 396 Sinclair Family Needs a Timeout

“Grandpa, I'm not. Tessa said stubbornly. "The coming-of-age ceremony... it's just a regular birthday to

But the tips of her cars were so red, they looked like they could bleed.

Walter simply smiled at her with loving patience.

"Mr. Thorne's throwing you a coming-of-age ceremony? Where's it happening? I want to go too, Winona asked, voice laced with envy.

Landon personally organizing Tessa's ceremony meant it would be a grand affair- probably even attended by high-ranking werewolves from the Nightshade Pack.

She could no longer paint, which had been one possible route into noble werewolf society. Now, the only option left was finding another way to get close to high- ranking wolves.

Tessa let out a cold snort. "And why would you want to go? To ruin my night?"

"You!" Winona clenched her napkin, nails digging into her palm. "We're family, aren't we? You've gotten close to Mr. Thorne now-can't you help your brother and me out a little?"

"Help?" Tessa arched a brow; her knife and fork scraped sharply against the porcelain plate. "When I was exiled from the Sinclair family-cast out by the Frostmoon Pack-did either of you help me then? And now you remember we're related?"

promised her grandfather she'd spend the holidays at the Sinclair estate with him, she wouldn't be

in her direction. "All that time you spent in the lower-rank training camp, and you've learned

said as she set down her utensils and

even the best mood. As she walked away, Walter

shared as a family during Christmas had only been temporary; the rot at the core of this household

did you see that?" Winona turned to her brother across the table. "Tessa's up

head, fiddling with his knife and fork, his eyes flickering with hesitation. He wanted to say

he had no right to ask Tessa to put in a good word for him with Lord Landon-but he couldn't stop hoping. If he could use Landon's authority to help the Frostmoon Pack acquire that starfall

set, and dusk

and didn't come out again. As the

Sinclair Family Needs

laptop and tried to focus on

pine-his pheromones-drifted in with the cold

her window,

Landon had already come for her, even earlier than

her gaze, Landon stepped out of the car and looked up directly

gently and waved to