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152–It’s Getting Messy

Nora:

Throughout the entire car ride, I couldn’t help but wonder why he called me a liar. What did he

mean by that? I just couldn’t believe my eyes. His stare was off. It didn’t hold the same kind of love

and

affection for me as I had seen before. I shook my head and turned to look outside the window to

forget about that comment. Maybe he made

that comment because he was too drunk?

Once we got home, I didn’t rush to my bedroom. In fact, I stayed behind Silas as he laid Cain down

on the couch in the living room. “Stay here,” Silas pointed his finger at Cain as if he would run away

if not told to stay. Silas ran into the kitchen to get him some lemon water while I stood before Cain,

who was sprawled on the couch with his head leaning back and his legs spread out. Even his arms

were spread across the couch.

“Don’t just stand here and ruin my mood. Get out of my sight,” he commented harshly without even

opening his eyes.

I narrowed my eyes at him in bewilderment. This is not how he had ever spoken to me. What did I

do wrong? “Cain? What are you saying?

Why are you being so rude to me?” I couldn’t hold it in anymore. He

was making it seem like whatever was bothering him was related to me, because he spoke nicely to

his own brother. So why be so disrespectful to me?

“Huh! Nora! Don’t force me to say anything. Just leave me alone for some time,” he grumpily folded

his arms over his eyes, his request. sounding more like a threat to me.

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“But why? What have I done?” As I continued, I watched him lower his arm from his eyes and give

me a deadly glare.

The hair on the back of my neck stood up and I flinched in shock. “Why are you being like this with

me?” I asked again, this time locking eyes with him.

“He’s drunk!” Silas intervened, clearly unaware of why his brother’s rude behavior was so shocking

to me. He handed Cain the lemon water, and Cain drank it while deliberately avoiding looking at

me. It was as if Cain wanted to ensure I knew I was the reason for his erratic behavior.

“Listen, you need to go take a shower. Dad will be home soon, and we have things that need our

attention,” Silas patted Cain’s back, who grimaced. He was clearly in a very bad mood and had also

hurt me. I don’t know if I’ll forgive him easily for acting like such a jerk after drinking so much.

“Hmm!” Cain grunted and got up, slowly making his way upstairs. “The keys to your studio are near

the vase.” Silas yelled after him, and Cain raised his hand in acknowledgment.

“What happened to you?” Silas sighed, observing me standing there with a sad expression on my

face.

“He was being so rude.” I murmured under my breath.

“That’s normal. Usually, when alpha kings drink, they act like that. Don’t take it personally and go

grab yourself something to eat. Today has been a big day, and it’s still not over,” Silas rolled his

eyes, wearily slouching back on the couch.

“What’s going on with the pack? And what does Dad want to talk about?” I felt like a guilty person

trying to pry.

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I had a feeling he must have received a call from the principal.

“About the pack, of course,” Silas shrugged.

It was no use speaking to him since I could tell he had no clue what had happened at school. I went

back upstairs, wishing to have another talk with Cain and ask him what had been going on, but he

had

actually locked his studio door for the first time. All these signs were scaring me now.

Once in my room, I paced around and didn’t even let Akira out. Maybe I had been very careless all

these days. In fact, so careless that I forgot why I was here in the first place. I needed protection

and help. But look at me, I got myself into so much trouble now. And if the pack members and the

council believed Natalya’s words, even the brothers might face hate.

Soon, I heard some noises downstairs and realized they had gathered there. I rushed out of my

room and found Cain leaving his studio as well. He was dressed all in black, his hair was wet, and

his steps were still a little wobbly. It was surprising how quickly an alpha king recovered from a

hangover.

“Cain!” I called out to him, but he avoided me and continued walking downstairs as if I didn’t even

exist.

I hated being treated like this.

“If I’ve done something wrong, just tell me,” I insisted, walking closely

behind him.

“For fuck’s sake, look around before you talk,” his scolding took me by surprise as he turned sharply

to glare at me, then towards the others. sitting down.

I recoiled and hugged myself, feeling insulted, but Cain continued to approach his brothers and sit

with them.

I arrived and noticed everyone was present except for Nash. It was then that my eyes landed on

Dad, who sighed with his head down.

“Dad, what’s up?” Ryker inquired after giving me a quick scan from head to toe.

“I got a call today that left me deeply disturbed,” he mumbled, already alarming me.

“A call from whom? Tell us the name, and we’ll make sure the caller never dares to bother you

again,” Silas calmly made a threat, his eyebrows narrowed and his hand resting behind the couch.

“It was from Nora’s school. They told me some things,” Lord Atwood finally said it, raising his head

to look at me.

My heart sank as I realized it was happening. He had received the news. He heard about the

rumors which is why he looked so sad