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?"

the holidays at the Sinclair

and you've learned nothing. From now on, every holiday, you'll go back there for training-until the word social climbing is no longer lodged in that brain of yours."

done eating. I'm going upstairs," Tessa said as she set down her utensils and left the

these people could ruin even the best mood. As she walked away, Walter followed suit, letting out a

family during Christmas had only been temporary; the rot at the core of this household had never

that?" Winona turned to her brother across the table. "Tessa's up in the clouds now, she

eyes flickering with hesitation. He wanted to

had no right to ask Tessa to put in a good word for him with Lord Landon-but

set, and dusk was

and didn't come out again. As the sky darkened, her heart

Sinclair Family Needs

her laptop and tried

pheromones-drifted in with

up at once; outside her window, the

PM, three hours before midnight. Landon had

the car and

smiled gently and waved