~Charlotte~ Caspian sat close to me, leaving no room to excuse myself. The way Liam and Josephine stared at us meant they had figured it out. Great. It was now their turn to tease me. Somehow, I wished I wasn't so mean to both of them, especially Liam. Teasing him about Sophia. I knew I wouldn't hear the last of this. I looked at my cousin, and there was a look of mischief in his eyes that made me look away, but it wasn't just him. Marvin, too; the rest seemed oblivious, but it would only take a matter of time. "I see you like polo?" Sebastien asked Caspian, and Liam chuckled. "I actually play," He said, and Sebastien's eyes widened. I couldn't believe this guy played polo. He had just ticked one of my boxes unknowingly. "Great, we all play polo. When we are free, we might attempt it. Maybe look for locals to complete our teams," Liam said, looking right at me, and I knew I was blushing. "That will be great, Your Highness," Caspian said, being polite. "Please, it's Liam. Le

~Liam~ Josephine and I had initially planned to head to the lake after breakfast. However, upon noticing Charlotte and Caspian moving in that same direction, Josephine had a change of heart. She believed they deserved their privacy, especially since she seemed genuinely delighted about Charlotte finding her life partner. Despite Charlotte not having openly shared the news yet, it was evident to those of us who were observant. We decided to head back upstairs, and Josephine agreed to spend time in my room. The struggle to restrain my wolf's desires around her was becoming more challenging. The urge to take things further with her grew increasingly potent, and Alex's presence only complicated matters. My wolf didn't even attempt to hold back. I questioned my ability to resist despite my mind being flooded with intense desires for her. Controlling myself became a battle of wills. I started to doubt my determination. Should I perhaps wait to gauge her acceptance of me? Maybe waiting unt

~Josephine~ I was in shock that our parents would call us back so soon. For goddess sake, it was just a wire, something we all could deal with. Why call us back? Liam began to vibrate before Justin completed his words, and even I had to step away from him. Justin tried to calm him down when we backed away, but he had partially shifted. Alex was on a rampage, and Liam was finding it difficult to handle his wolf. "Li, you need to be calm. Let's discuss this. We will talk to them. I am sure they will see reason," Justin said, and it seemed like Justin understood what was going on with Liam, and what we were just experiencing was just on the surface. "Li, you need to be calm. Worst case, you follow Jo to Gad or Lucland, wherever she will need to be. You really don't have to be here, man. We'll manage," Oliver said, and I was shocked that Li was losing his shit because of me. Initially, I had thought it was because he heard the criminals were unto us and because of that, our parent

Josephine. Leaving Justin with Caspian and Charlotte was a tard tough because I wanted to see Charlotte's reaction to our parent's request. It would have given me content to tease her with, but I also couldn't pass on the opportunity of a movie date night with Liam as I had other things in mind. Liam had shown how important I was to him at the park, eradicating my doubts and giving me the courage to speak to my father about us. As things were, I had made a silent promise to myself to make it work whether we were fated or not. Like his parents, I will reject fate's choice to be with Liam. It was a silent promise that I did not need to voice out. When we entered Liam's room, he pinned me against the wall and crashed his lips on mine. His kiss was deep with hope and gratitude, and I could feel it. I returned the kiss, equally grateful we wouldn't be torn apart. I could just imagine how he felt in those moments. Somehow, I knew he would have fought to ensure we remained clo

Liam I knocked on Josephine's room, and she told me to come in. She was in her underwear dressing up when I entered, and she had a mischievous grin; so much for being worried. "What did he say?" she asked, slipping on her pants, and I grinned. "I was able to clear things up with him. He won't tell your father," I assured her, and she smiled. "Well, your father has always been the cool type, except when it comes to Harper," she said, and I knew she was right. I planned to have my sister join us in Grizlo soon; regardless of our father's misgivings, she deserves adventure. "Heard Charlotte threatened her father to elope with Caspian," I blurted out. Josephine widened her eyes in shock, then slipped on a shirt. "I guess breakfast will be fun," she said, and I laughed. We all knew it might never come to that, but Charlotte needed to fight for what she wanted. We headed downstairs and found everyone in the dining room. As always, we were the last to arrive, and our seats were