The Established Siblings of the Pack

“Noah, are you okay?”

The guests all rose to their feet to check on Noah when they saw the blood seeping through his fingers.

At once, Emory slammed a fist against the table as he snapped at Kingsley, “What the hell? Who gave you the right to beat one of us up? Don’t you know we’re all trained in close-quarters combat?!”

He rolled up his sleeves and made to lunge at Kingsley, but at that moment, Serena stood up angrily to shield the latter, then warned murderously, “You’ll have to go through me, Emory.” She eyed the others icily. “Come on, then, let’s see which ones of you will walk out of here alive after I’m done!”

The Two Muses of the dōjō were not just known for their stunning beauty back in the day; they were also the two strongest martial artists among everyone. While Emory was by no means weak, it had been years since he last practiced martial arts, and on top of the fact that his joints were stiff, he had more body fat than muscle.

As things were, he wasn’t sure if he could beat Serena in a fight.

Upon sensing his hesitation, Serena challenged in a sing-song voice, “Is somebody chicken?”

The others in their well-pressed suits and their so-called successful careers started to wince in embarrassment when they heard the taunting edge to her tone.

Just as the tension between both parties was escalating, the door to the private dining room was pushed open, and in strolled a woman clad in a pink dress that perfectly accentuated her curves, her stiletto heels clacking against the floor to announce her arrival.

“The other Muse is here!”

“Well, if it isn’t the princess herself! Let’s give her a warm round of applause!”

Everyone behaved as though they were looking at their savior as they clapped their hands to welcome the woman.

It was only then that Emory let out a small breath of relief and slowly resumed his seat. He would be lying if he said he hadn’t broken into cold sweat when he saw the mutinous gleam in Serena’s eyes earlier.

“Rena!” The young woman who had just arrived immediately brightened up when she saw Serena. She hurried up to the table and exclaimed in delight, “I haven’t seen you in ages! I’ve missed you!”

to see Kingsley present as well.

as he greeted, “Hey, there, Miss Tanner.” The young woman in pink was none other than Paige herself. He patted the empty

what are you doing here? Did you come as somebody’s plus-one?” She paused as astonishment colored her face. “Wait, are you here with

to her and whispered teasingly, “And for the record, you look much better in this pink dress than you do

nudge. “Don’t be a rascal. I know I look good in

ever since she learned that her grandfather had passed the Order of the

sight of this. They had always viewed Paige as a princess-like figure who sat on an untouchable throne, and

he had agreed to take on the spy mission and come

from the powerful Tanner Family. He could only secretly pine after her, and he had plans to woo her only

made Emory so angry that he could explode. The intimacy between them was only something he could dream of; he never

bewildered, too. “Paige, do you actually

girl came from the most prominent family of the Northern Circle of Qustia; the

she said, “I guess you could say I know him.

whole dining room was so quiet that one could hear a

isn’t he Serena’s boyfriend? Why would he have

off the floor with blood staining his chin, then spat out ferociously, “What boyfriend? He’s her brother

to win over someone like the young lady of the Tanner Family. The idea of this

and gave way to unbridled shock.

in amusement, “Don’t worry about it, Mr. Jovovich. There’s nothing special going on between me and Miss Tanner over here; I was merely a guest in her home that

everyone

the world went mad! I mean, an orphan and Miss Tanner getting together?

second there. I actually believed he married

beyond humiliating! I was so scared of offending this nobody that I’m shaking! Granted, nobody was picking on him for that, but he still wished a

and announced grimly, “I’m afraid I have

flustered as well as she clutched Tyler’s arm and whispered, “Where are