Max Everything is spiraling out of control, and as the older brother, it’s my responsibility to keep everything in line; yet here I am, feeling utterly powerless and frustrated. The situation with Mika is particularly troubling—she doesn’t believe she is our destined mate, and honestly, I can’t fault her for being skeptical. After everything I’ve allowed to unfold in her life over the years, it’s no wonder she feels distant from us. To complicate matters further, there’s Alexa, who seems intent on undermining any chance of a bond forming between Mika and my brothers and me, even though that connection has barely begun to blossom. Mika insists that she's not our mate, and then there's Alexa's assertion that she wants to be Luna, which strikes me as an attempt to manipulate the narrative

