V

ing back after 15 years and a

walking so fast that it is difficult to keep up with h

are that he is back. I thought

ople, then waltzes back in talking about how he is ready for the succession. He should

scared, destabilized, terrified, my mind hazy, thoughts

little of the night when my actual parents died. Silas, my adopted father, gave me a bunch of books on the effects of trauma, on how t

the very first day. Sometimes I wonder whether it is love that made

me. That night, when I was brought into a whole new territory that I could already sense would be dangerous, h

appeared. For 1

not forgotten

n one of the living rooms for so long, I developed a little childish innocent crush for my brother. I craved that hug, craved the way

he was not coming back anytime

id that he was coming back for me. He never made any prom

ravaged my body when we touched. I don't know why he moved from looking at me like a distant memory

why it bother

arling. "He shows up now and just

is the true heir. I

ling to preserve and enrich the park? What happens to me? I've spent years

es, knowing exactly where t

I've spent years looking afte

deserving of the throne t

you not be bothered by this, Avara? I'm the son of t

nd

we could have had a chance to lead the pack together, you as Luna and I as the

ilvermoon Pack. Not that it bothers me so much that he came to me with other intentions other than love, I mean, I don't even know whether I am fond of him and his suffocating

you sound like a gold di

ers tracing my jawline possessively. "No, no. Why are you talking like t

t I am doing, where I am going, what I am up to. Monitoring me, pe

continues. "Until he came back. And we deserve that po

e pack. I'm human, Julian.

e sighs. "I'm sure there has to be a way to get ri

s my feelings towards Kaeden's return. My eyes trail onto a little neck

ight they met, put it on his nose and ma

with it the way he did. I li

cross the centre of my forehead, one t

ar, one that I swear I u

! Hide th

st. I turn to see Kaeden's worried face. I realize that he is