The Established Siblings of the Pack

Much to the men’s surprise, Cecilia’s eyes turned red the moment she saw Kingsley, and the next second, she burrowed into his arms.

There was no distance whatsoever between them as she pressed her soft curves against his torso. The men in the cafe were so shell-shocked by this scene that their eyes nearly bugged out of their heads.

“What the—”

“The world’s gone mad! I thought girls like her would be into good-looking men with money!”

“Shit! If I’d known that she needed a shoulder to cry on, I would have gone up to her first!”

Everyone was incensed as they cursed Kingsley’s good fortune under their breaths.

Ignoring the jealous stares and pointed looks thrown his way, Kingsley asked quietly as he held Cecilia in his arms. “Hey, what’s wrong? Did Shane pick on you again?” As soon as he said this, he shook his head to dismiss the possibility. “No, that can’t be it. Shane wouldn’t dare to make trouble for you now that Harry’s watching him.”

“It’s not Shane…” Cecilia straightened up slowly and pulled the delicate straps of her top up to keep them from falling and revealing more of her skin. The miniscule gesture affected the men’s testosterone so much that they were having a hard time remaining composed in their seats.

She sniffed and dried her tears, then said feebly, “He came by the house today and called off the engagement.”

“What happened there?” Kingsley asked, frowning. “Are you crying because your family gave you a hard time after that?”

He could pretty much guess what had happened at the Larsons’ place. Much like the Wynns, the Larsons were merely a second-rate family amongst the elite, and it was a miracle that one of them had been engaged to the b*stard of the Carter Family. It was not a stretch for one to say that the future of the entire Larson Family hinged on Cecilia getting married to Shane.

It went without saying that Shane had dealt a devastating blow on the Larsons by calling off the engagement out of the blue. Kingsley could already imagine how they had treated Cecilia after she supposedly failed to hold onto Shane, who was the key to their having a glorious future in the most exclusive echelons of upper-class society.

Cecilia nodded miserably now as she said, “My parents told me I was good for nothing, that I couldn’t even manage to keep a man even with my pretty face…” She trailed off tearfully, her voice breaking with the beginnings of a sob. “My dad didn’t start out with much money, either, and he knew he was marrying out of his league when he settled down with the young lady of the Fox Family. He’s always been looking for ways to prove himself to my mom’s family. The Foxes are throwing a family banquet tomorrow, and he wants me to make it look like I’m doing well in front of my uncles, so… I have to do everything I must to change Shane’s mind, or at least bring home a man who is much better than him.”

She took a deep breath and stared at Kingsley with glistening eyes, then went on to say, “So I told him that I already found myself a boyfriend, and that he’s far more excellent than Shane could ever hope to be!”

Kingsley froze, and he suddenly understood what kind of favor she was asking of

and explained hurriedly, “It’ll only be for show, and it’s just until my parents shut

sure I’m the guy for the job? You did tell your dad that your new

the record, I know you’re a million times stronger and better than Shane!” Her fingers intertwined

against it. If this is really what

killed his parents, and he would be remiss to

Cecilia beamed at once. She clutched his arm and

do you propose you repay me? Are you going to

was only joking, but she unexpectedly nodded without even stopping

put an end to the joke. He cleared his throat awkwardly and reminded himself that this was no time for him to be playing footsie with a girl, even if the girl was a temptress like Cecilia. He had his parents’ murder to avenge, and he couldn’t afford to be

when he had finally avenged his parents, and only then would he be able to settle down with a nice girl

the embarrassed look on Kingsley’s face, her expression stiffened. “I-I’m kidding! Haha! Hahaha!”

in a breath and said hesitantly, “So… we should probably go back to my family’s place. My dad wants to

was dumbfounded by how quickly things were escalating. “It’s

act, but the idea

bring back any man just to fill Shane’s shoes. He can’t risk being humiliated in front of his in-laws tomorrow, so he

the pleading look she was giving him. Sighing, he said in resignation, “Alright, whatever. It’s not as if

…

in Cleapolis. There wasn’t much difference between the area and property prices here and those

only just walked into the front yard when they were greeted by the

with a raised brow, then asked

and snapped, “And yes, he’s

Come on, we’ll go in together,” Asher said as he gave Kingsley a contemptuous look, as though the latter was something that crawled out

was dressed head to toe in designer clothing. The man was none