My Secret, My Bully, My Mates by Miss L

“Are you really going to go through the trials today?”

Prince Xander asks. “They are really brutal.”

“Yep. I’m too young to join, but the more experience the better for when I am able to fully participate.”

“T don’t know if I’m going to be able to watch that.”

He looks like he might be sick. He barely knows me, why would he be this emotional about it?

“Now, son, don’t go giving anything away. No advantages to our young friend here. We can’t be showing any favoritism.” Alpha Reggie winks at me

and I smile, but start to feel an unease set in.

I have to force food down after that little interaction.

Who knows how long the trials will be and if we will get food or water during it, but lam not hungry at all.

That’s new. I’m actually nervous for something. I don’t know how to feel about that. At 9, I stand up from my chair and I look at everyone.

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they can laugh at me. I am already nervous, I can’t

zone. Just when I think they are all going to let me have my space, I’m scooped up and thrown over a

scent tells

to the trials alone, did you? You are about to do something massive without us. We

you as far as we

least be cavemaned

I giggle at him.

climb on my back, but you are staying with me. The twins got you all night.”

scramble to his back. My legs are too short to lock around his waist, so he locks his

1 wrap my arms around his neck

my face

me in the eye. “Maybe.” He keeps walking forward. We are

to notice where everyone else is. They are all loosely walking,

what is going on, but we are all drawn to you for some reason. We all feel it.

it isn’t something romantic or s*xual. It’s hard to explain. It is definitely more intense

keep me calm, keep my