Tasting 278
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278 Treating Me With Care
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278âTreating Me With Care
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I didnât want to stay here any longer and eavesdrop, but unfortunately, Rollo suddenly turned to the
side and
acknowledged my presence, forcing me to step forward and make myself known.
âIs there a problem because of me?â The moment my voice echoed through the empty hall, Brody
turned to look at me.
âNo! Everything is fine,â he instantly approached me, causing Rollo to roll his eyes.
To be honest, he looked pretty hostile. The way he kept scanning me from head to toe was also
unsettling.
âThe pack members donât like you,â he spoke confidently from behind Brody, who turned around and
looked at him in disbelief.
âRollo!â Brody yelled with a hint of disappointment.
âWhat? Iâm just telling her because if somebody gives her attitude, she should know why,â Rollo
replied, eerily confident and honest, even when standing before his alpha.
âThank you for your honesty. Now, let me have a conversation with her,â Brody gestured for him to
leave, and the big guy walked away. He was so tall and broad too.
âWhatâs going on? Why donât they like me?â I inquired of Brody, who was scratching his forehead
and sighing nonâstop.
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âThey know you as Rykerâs stepsister. And you know what went down in this pack when Ryker was
here the last time,â he
finished, not even looking my way
Lunderstood now why they must hate me. In their minds, Ryker was guilty of killing the Betaâs
daughterâBrodyâs fated mate. Of course, they werenât happy to have me here.
âItâs alright. I understand their concern. And Iâm sure with time theyâll realize Iâm not here to upset
anyone,â giving Brody a closeâlipped smile, I walked back upstairs to change and take a shower.
Entering the bathroom felt so awkward. This place didnât feel like home.
âOkay! Please donât be mad at me,â I finally let her out, twisting the ring on my finger, but all I heard
from her was silence.
âAkira! Iâm sorry,â I said, hoping she would talk this time. But she was oddly silent, something she
had never done before.
I had taken a shower, put on a brown dress, braided my hair from the sides with some loose
strands, and left the rest to dance freely on my back and shoulders. All the while, I was calling out
for her and waiting for her response. But Akira never spoke to me again. She had gone silent as if
she never existed, and that worried me. Even though she was so quiet, I had to adjust the ring on
my finger because I feared she might jump out during dinner and start the transition.
âAll ready?â Brody peeked his head inside with a smile on his lips. I gave him a nod, and he stepped
inside.
âWow! Itâs so unfair for me to have such a gorgeous Luna and
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not be able to flirt with her,â he joked as he watched me apply lip balm. I gave him a playful eye roll.
Even though I was so
stressed and worried about nearly everything going wrong in my life, I managed to look happy with
him.
He was doing so much that if I kept complaining about being here, he would think I hated it.
âHere! Your new cellphone, and this has all the contact numbers of theâRed Storm Pack, including
your stepfather and stepbrothers,â he handed me a diary and then a phone.
âThank you so much, Brody. You have no idea how much this means to me,â I quickly accepted the
phone, and the diary was going to come in handy. I wanted to talk to Lord Atwood and apologize to
him if I had caused him any grief.
âNow! Shall we go attend dinner? The pack members are waiting,â he watched me put the diary
down with great care because my stepbrothersâ numbers were in it.
I then straightened my back, took the phone out of the box, and smiled at him, âThank you.â
With that, I got on my tiptoes and kissed his cheek.
âAh! It was worth it,â he smiled, gently touching his cheek.
He was so sweet and innocent. I felt bad that he had to do so much to get my attention, yet I wasnât
entirely his.
âLetâs go,â now that I had my phone and could contact the brothers, I wrapped my arm around his
and walked out of the room with him.
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