CHAPTER 12. An Unexpected Outcome

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　　Mother and Aiden grew increasingly concerned as more names were picked from the pile of documents but they did not try to convince me to change my mind since they are well aware of the reasoning behind my choices. In the end, I had written seven letters of proposal to seven different alphas scattered throughout the four kingdoms. By the time we were finished, signs of dawn were approaching us.

　　“Now that we are finally done, I would like to thank all of you for your cooperation and understanding, Lady Isabella, Prince Aiden and of course, Princess Cordelia.” Gideon said as he stood up from his chair, simultaneously gathering the seven letters together. “I shall make haste and deliver these letters immediately.”

　　“Gideon,” I called out, voice hoarse from exhaustion and the lack of sleep.

　　“Yes?”

　　“What if there is no response?” I asked as sudden doubt crept up over me.

　　No matter how foolproof Gideon and I wanted to make out this plan, we can never predict how certain individ