Emilia’s POV “Emilia! Over here!” Alexis shouts. My eyes zero in on Alexis and I do a slow jog to her. She immediately stands from her seat on one of the small stone pillars surrounding the quad. She wraps her arms around me giving me a hug and my body automatically tenses for a split second. Alexis is my first friend here and she is probably the most eccentric one I know too. I am still getting used to her mannerisms. She once told me physical touch is her love language. In her eyes, it means it is natural for her to give her friends a hug the moment she sees them, acting as if it has been a century since she seen them last. It's safe to say, physical touch isn't my love language. Every time she does it, I still tense up whenever she gives me a hug, even though I am used to it. "Are you okay?" she asks me softly before pulling away. I give her a simple nod of my head. She leans a little closer and tells me, "Beta Marcus had told me something happened, and your body needed a littl

Emilia's POV Marcus raises his voice again. I'm not even in the same room as him and Alpha Kade, but I can feel his anger from here. All of this over me... I don't want to come between friends, not in the slightest. I just want to be treated fairly and equally by everyone, including the hard headed Alpha. Yet, I know he will never treat me as a person. Simply because I am his second chance mate. He views me as the enemy. "—lying to yourself, Kade. You admitted it yourself. She intrigued you. There was something about her that kept your attention. You were curious about the girl. And now you suddenly learn about her past and want nothing to do with her? You know who her parents are! At the very least, you can fucking tell her everything instead of keeping her in the dark! Especially everything that happened to her brother and sister! At the very least, you can tell her where her parents are buried!" Marcus yells at him. My brother and sister are alive? Alpha Kade knows who they

Emilia’s POV I stand in the office listening to Alpha Kade tell me about the fate of my family and I’m numb. I can’t feel anything. I don’t want to feel anything. Feeling…well that will be worst than just blocking everything out. And that’s what I want to do. I want to block it out and forget that I pushed the Alpha to tell me. I want to forget he told me about my brother and sister’s fate. My sister had a baby…not just one, but two. Two beings who were part of her. Who is the baby daddy? Why doesn’t he want his kids? Why are they in my brother’s care? Does this mean Ramira had found her mate early on? My head spins as all the questions race through me. Questions I don't have the answer to. I can't do this. I can't do it right now. Without saying a word, I spin on my heels and walk out of the room, not bothering to talk to either man in the room. If they tried to stop me, I wouldn't know. My mind keeps wandering to the last time I saw my brother and sister. They day my pare