Lilly rolled her eyes. It was so like Ruby to jump right in. She only followed protocol when their parents literally had to order her to do that. As always, all the attention turned to Ruby and her new mate, who was one of the royal gamma guards.
Lilly had to fight the urge to announce that she had an alpha as a mate. Their parents tried their best to stop them all from competing with each other, but it just happened naturally in a world like theirs. Their sibling rivalry was never serious, but they did compete with each other to a certain extent.
Ruby was always the outspoken one. The loud one. The popular one. Even though she and Lilly were identical twins. Lilly was always the quieter one. They got into trouble together, but it was usually Ruby’s idea. Lilly watched carefully as her f
