Ever since I could remember, my parents were rarely home.
They dedicated almost their entire lives to herbal research.
They would often leave for a year or more at a time.
Besides the hired Omega servants, the only ones who took care of me were my twin brothers, eight years older than me.
When I was six and just starting elementary school, I was bullied by classmates because I was smaller and weaker than them.
My parents were thousands of miles away, so I came home and cried under my blankets.
Fourteen-year-old Axel came into my bedroom late at night to check if I had kicked off my covers.
When he pulled back the blanket, he saw my tear-stained face.
He held me and wiped away my tears just like Mom used to do.
While patting my back, he comforted me:
"It's okay. Big brother will protect Ember."
The next day, he went to my school and beat up all the bullies. The teachers caught him and punished him by making him serve as a combat training partner for the elite Alpha wolves.
When I couldn
