Cade tapped on the window. “Is that Sadia?” I looked down out the window where he was pointing. “Fuck, she was probably worried I was lying. I guess she does expect me to be monogamous.” “Of course she does, she's convinced herself she loves you.” I raised my eyebrows. “What?” I hesitated. “No, she doesn’t.” Cade laughed. “Are you kidding me? She obviously loves you or thinks she does. She’s liked you since you guys became friends, that much is sure. I could tell even then.”  Not once did Sadia give me the impression that she had strong feelings for me. “Before we got engaged? I know she has feelings for me now but there’s no way she did before. There’s no way she loves me either.” Love or feelings weren’t what our engagement was about. At least I didn’t think it was.  “She’s taking this engagement seriously Lexus and she thinks you are too.” Cade stood up. “I have a few things I need to get done. She probably doesn’t want me

The kids shifted into their human forms and Gray ran to me. “You have to play with us because Kaya and her sister are on one team, so I have to be on the other with mine.” I was surprised to hear Gray call me his sister. “Y-yeah,” I stuttered and got up. We played a few rounds of freeze tag until we got tired out. Polly was tired out first. We all laid down next to each other. “Your sister is fast Gray.” Polly said. “You're fast Aqua.” “It’s because she’s older than us Polly.” Kaya said. “I’m going to be that fast when I’m her age too.” Gray laughed. “You might be.” He looked at me. “Are you coming with us on our picnic Tuesday? We always do something once a week out of the castle and that’s what we’re doing next week.” I smiled. “If our father asks me to come then I will.” My answer made him happy. “My mom said that full siblings and half siblings aren’t the same thing, but I don’t get it. I know my mom isn’t yours, but my Dad is so y

I stared at Cade waiting for him to answer my question about if he was okay with me replacing him as future adviser. He scoffed before answering, “Of course, I am Aqua. It was a little hard to hear but I’m fine with it.” I noticed Vella staring at us from a distance, but I didn’t think too much of it. We walked back to Arma and Stewart. They got drinks and we sat down at a small table. I didn’t want to be drunk during the rejection, so I passed. “Hey.” Calvin said when he sat down at the table.  I introduced him to everyone then we got up to dance. The singer they got was really good. They even had other performances planned for every hour. We had watched one when we were sitting before Calvin showed up. “You look beautiful.”  I smiled. “Thanks, you look handsome.” When we finished dancing Konn approached us, and I introduced them. Konn introduced me to a few people then they walked off. “You look good Aqua.” He complemented. “Thanks

I found Vella out in the garden sitting on the ground against one of the pillars. “Vella, do you need someone to go home with you?” Vella stood up. “I’m fine.” She glared at me. “I don’t need you or Cade or Lexus. I don’t need your help or your pity or their attention. Stop acting like you’re a saint Aqua, it’s annoying.”  She walked past me and laughed. I watched her. “What’s so funny?”   She turned to me and shrugged while walking backwards. “Just have fun, I wish I did.” She shifted into her dragon form and flew off. I walked back into the ball and asked my father to send guards to make sure Vella got home safely. I often though that if me and Lexus weren't mates or if we were, but he didn't fall in love with me that I would have turned out like Vella, broken hearted, spiteful, a mess, and a distant regretful memory of Lexus. Maybe I that's why I had empathy for her. I had got back after talking to Vella in time for the last perfo

Surprisingly, Sadia took my advice. I told her she should slowly befriend members of the pack and that’s what she did. The problem was she befriended Rubens’s future Beta, Calvin. I didn’t love that since Ruben wasn’t the fondest of me anymore. It was mostly fine because it's not like I had to hang out with him. Sadia preferred to hangout one on one anyways. I wasn't really sure why, but she didn't even really want Cade around. As time went on, she made friends with another wolf named Tam. “You were right Lexus, I just had to focus on one at a time instead of trying to befriend everyone at once. You’re the best.” I loved seeing her happy. “Oh, and that girl who likes Cade and works in the garden, Vella I think we’re becoming friends. She wants to hang out with me soon. I think things are looking up for me.” It turned out those were the only two interested in being her friend. Two years later and she still wanted to leave the pack. “Are you sure your mom likes me? I would lik