The first day and evening had gone well, and Alexei held onto the hope that everything would work out.
'We still need to tell them,' Lily’s voice echoed in her mind.
'I know, but what if he looks at me differently?' Alexei responded, grappling with her fears.
'He won't,' Lily assured her, her tone resolute and confident.
'I would just really like to be able to control it better before I tell him so that he can see it’s nothing that hurts anyone,' she confessed.
'Let's go for a run then. I would like to see these lands again,' Lily suggested eagerly.
'Again?' Alexei asked, intrigued.
'Yes, I have lived here before, many, many years ago. I was another king's mate, but he was brutal. My human was an omega and, in the king's eyes, not worthy of him, so he killed her,' Li
