Chapter 18

Arthur

“Say it. Say it now.”

My Lycan Maximus is having a riot in my head. He knows how close I am to Arya and what I just said, and he wants me to say more.

He wants to me say the thing that I have been hiding for a long time and could never begin to explain.

I like Arya. That’s the secret.

I liked her the first time I laid my eyes on her. I remember training some people that time and feeling her presence from afar. I felt her looking at me and I glanced at her when she was talking to the King.

And it was just game over. It was like something big had taken over my body and all I want to see is her. So I went in and introduced myself, and of course I made an absolute fool of myself in her presence.

That was embarrassing and frustrating for me, because I wanted to make a good impression. I wanted to show her that I was cool and strong but my little display of arrogance made her hate me instead.

Maximus never let me live down that moment.

He teased me about it night and day, until I dec