The Wrong Alpha Twin

-Willow-The moment I came into the giant palace with the gigantic staircase leading to the next floor, I saw someone coming toward me. A huge smile spread on my lips, and I sprinted forward. Carter caught me as I leaped into his arms. He kissed me hard as I wrapped my legs around him and my arms around his neck.My long blond hair covered us like a curtain, giving us the illusion of privacy, but then I heard someone clear their throat behind us, and I quickly pulled back to see Carter’s father, the king, looking at us with raised eyebrows. I pushed away from Carter, who allowed me to get back on my feet, and we chuckled nervously.“Well, welcome, Willow,” the king teased me.“Sorry, Your Majesty, I might have gotten a little excited,” I admitted.“There is no need to apologize. At least I’m glad to know my son will always have love in his union as well,” the king told me, making me smile.Carter wrapped an arm around my waist, bringing me to him, and he kissed my temple.“Now, have yo

-Willow-“Tea, my lady,” a servant said as she placed a tray filled with a teapot, cup, and all sorts of flavors on the coffee table further away. I had just come out of the bathroom, wrapped in a small, dark purple robe as she placed it down.“Thank you,” I said before she bowed and left the room, closing the door behind her. I walked over to the many assortments, studying them, wondering what I should choose. I eventually went with a strawberry-flavored tea before I poured the warm water onto it and let the flavors stream into the water. I waited a little, finding a book, before I went back and removed the teabag from the warm water.I began reading as I sipped my tea slowly. I wasn’t very tired, and my body felt strangely tense tonight, but I couldn’t figure out why. A moment ago, I felt fine. I sighed, drinking the last bit of tea before I decided to head to bed, but I kept tossing and turning, feeling strangely warm. I sat up, rubbing my eyes, before I noticed the world was turnin

-Cain-“I’m not staying here,” I told my father.“You don’t have a choice,” he said.“Send me somewhere else. Send us somewhere else.”Willow turned to me, looking surprised. But I could tell my father contemplated my request, tapping a finger against the table.“Well, I had plans for you to lead a smaller part of the pack at one of the other estates. The pack has grown significantly, and I thought responsibility would help you change. This was before, of course,” he said. “But now that you’ve proven you’ve changed and likely want a quieter place to settle down with your mate until everything is resolved and an heir is chosen, you could go there. It’s just a short drive from here, and I’ll have everything set up—fighters and members to keep it running. But you do understand where you’ll need to be if you’re going to be king, right?”I nodded, though I had no intention of becoming king.“You can’t possibly think Cain and Willow are going to take over the ceremony tomorrow,” Carter inter

-Cain-“Well, don’t you know how to stir up trouble?” I turned to see my old friend Reese standing in the doorway to the living room, where I was trying my best not to lean into the temptation of pouring myself a drink.However, the sight of him made me feel much better. He laughed when he saw the smile on my lips, and he came over. We slapped our hands together before he placed himself beside me. I stood by the window, gazing out at the light drizzle outside.“How did you know I was back?” I asked.“You really think you could come back without me hearing about it? I mean, you always made sure people knew what you were up to. Fucking your brother’s fiancée. Wow, I knew you loved chaos, I just didn’t know you loved it that much,” he teased before he went and grabbed something to drink for himself at a small bar further away.“Goddess… people already know?” I groaned, rubbing my eyes.“It’s everywhere. Did you really expect this to stay a secret?” he inquired.“It’s only noon.”“Wow, did

-Cain-I changed quickly. My father came to see us off, while my mother had vanished somewhere, and my brother was nowhere to be found. I didn’t blame him. It made sense if he wanted to avoid us right now. So it was just my dad and me standing by the entrance, speaking in low tones, with a group of fighters behind us.“Remember, you have people around you that you can’t trust,” I reminded him.“Yes, but they may not be the masterminds behind it all. Servants can be bought,” he whispered.“Just be careful. Now we know something strange is going on. I still can’t figure out why. Even you agreed that Carter and Willow were perfect together, so who wouldn’t?” I asked. “She doesn’t come from a weak bloodline.”“No, but perhaps someone wanted to harm her family. It could easily be her own enemies coming for her.”“But who?” I pressed, but my father didn’t get to answer before Willow appeared at the top of the staircase, a servant following her with two suitcases. I had expected more, conside