جميع فصول : الفصل -الفصل 8

Three days ago, I got a mind-link from Felix.The moment I sensed who was on the other end, my brow furrowed, and then my temples started throbbing.A bad feeling crept up inside me.Three years ago, Felix gave up his position as Alpha heir, determined to strike out on his own and prove himself.Our father Owen was so furious he threatened to disown him.Felix merely shrugged and walked out after declaring, "It's my life, and I'll live it my way."Three years. Not a single mind-link message. Not a word of news about him.If he didn't hit me up for money like clockwork every month, there'd be no proof he was even alive.By my count, it wasn't time for his monthly request yet, so a mind-link now could only mean trouble.Sure enough, a fawning, weaselly voice came through the link."Sis...""No money!"I nipped that idea in the bud before he could even finish."Is that all your little brother is to you? That shallow? Can't I just check in on my dear sister without asking for money?"The t

[Oh my god, this is heartbreaking to watch. Felix meant well. How could she treat him like that?][Right? He even found the guy a job. He must have put real thought into it.][Serena beat Felix. That part's a fact. Let's see her explain that one.]An Alpha nearby shook his head as he listened."That poor boy."His voice carried just the right amount of sympathy.Another memory I'd rather forget surfaced in my mind.Even now, remembering it makes me want to slap him all over again."Since your memory's so good, do you happen to remember sending your cousin to work in a mine in the Wastelands?"Felix's indignant expression froze on his face. The banquet hall went silent for the third time.Felix shot back, though this time with noticeably less conviction, "I still found him a stable job, didn't I? Sure, the conditions were a little rough, but if he didn't like it, he could've just come home."People around us nodded, thinking he had a point.He could've left it alone. The moment he broug

Online outrage came at us from every direction. People argued; some dug up "evidence" that Felix was carrying childhood trauma.An Alpha Summit had turned into a war of public opinion.Cameras and stares stabbed at Felix like blades.In three years of striking out on his own, he'd never faced a scene like this.For a moment, he looked at a loss.He seemed to realize he might have made a mess, one that hurt not just himself but dragged his sister down too.He forced the corners of his mouth up and smiled at the cameras.It was an awkward, helpless smile.Only now did he realize that making his way in the world was far harder than he'd imagined, and how foolish he'd been to walk away from the Alpha's seat just to prove himself."It's really not as serious as you all think," he said. "My sister has always been good to me..."Before he could finish, Damon cut him off. "No, Felix, you don't have to keep swallowing your pain. With your sister standing right here, you're afraid to say how you

His brain short-circuited for a solid two minutes before rebooting.With nothing left to lose, he decided to go for broke.He quickly composed himself, pasted on an ingratiating smile, and walked over to my brother with his wineglass raised."Felix, I was too impulsive earlier. But I truly meant well. I hope you can be the bigger man and forgive me this once."Faced with Damon's sudden about-face, Felix's expression stiffened.He clearly had no intention of forgiving Damon, but couldn't bring himself to say so.Instead, he looked to me tentatively, as if waiting for my orders.But this time, I left the decision to him."As the host of this summit, I won't meddle in your affairs. Forgive him or don't. Your call."If Felix wanted to become Alpha, he couldn't spend his life under my protection.And decisiveness is one quality no Alpha can do without.Damon's raised wineglass trembled in midair, but he kept a strained smile fixed in place as he waited for Felix's answer.Felix pulled his g