Matthew stood in his kitchen doing the dishes and looked out the window. The castle was lit up extra tonight because of the welcoming ball, and Matthew sighed. Initially, he was invited, but by allowing Aysha to fight yesterday, Alpha Arthur had placed him on leave while the visiting alphas were here. He also disinvited him to the ball since he did not want him to interact with Aysha for a while.
Matthew sighed and put down a dish that he had finished cleaning. He hated how Arthur treated Aysha like a kid that could not even hold a sword, when in truth, Aysha was one of the most talented wolves he had ever met. Anything he taught her, she had mastered within a week, and her strength, speed, and agility were something he had never seen before.
“What’s on that beautiful mind of yours?” his
