Fell for the Alpha-less Queen

Chapter 554 Eyes That Won't Let Go.

"No," Nathan said calmly, though there was a trace of something probing in his

gaze. "Just here to look around. I might enroll in the future."

"I sec..." Ysabel scratched her head, ghing didn't feel right."

She'd grown up in Nightshade Pack and had long heard about the alphas from

the major packs. She'd even seen photos in the family archives. The man in front

of her had sharp, deep-set features–he looked strikingly similar to the alpha of

Frost Pack..

But then again, that couldn't be. Frost Pack was all the way in Yalvaria.

Nightshade Pack had even gone to war with them in the past. What would their

alpha be doing in Navoris?

She must have been mistaken.

After all, she'd only seen old pictures of Nathan as a teenager in the annual family

record books. It wasn't hard to confuse him after all these years.

Nathan had never eaten cafeteria food like this before.

• His meals had always been prepared by professional nutritionists. He'd grown

up on rare delicacies and gourmet spreads–this kind of simple food would

usually be beneath him.

But right now, sitting across from Tessa, watching her quietly eat, even this basic

seem so hard to

left her the entire time–his presence so intense,

to ignore.

staring at you the whole

look up as she kept eating,

tightly

low-key behavior clearly meant

want to be

make trouble,

distance. Just sitting

already a rare kind of closeness to

to leave, Nathan didn't stop them. He

trying to imprint the moment into

Nathaniel stood

coming. We

Nathaniel.

They could've eaten together.

came to pick you up," Nathaniel

didn't argue. "Come on, I'll show you

than happy to have some time alone with

alpha like Landon, he wouldn't dare

definitely the better option.

11:05 Sat/26 Jul) G

That

taking Nathaniel for a walk. You

ahead," Tessa

all the annoyance she'd felt

Nathan faded completely.

someone you love really could

Her mood lifted.

and Nathaniel walking off

her hand too, interlacing their fingers

so that