ONYX Ruhn was pulling me behind him, ignoring the gaping crowds around us. My eyes met with a startled Cesarre and excited Conrad. The latter was laughing with his Alpha friends when he noticed me and told them something that made them look at me and then get suspiciously quiet. Damn, Fake Dad knew how to use the moment to his advantage. Nevertheless, he wasn't my biggest problem right now. What was Ruhn doing? I could tell he wasn't happy, but I couldn't understand what the problem was. Even if he didn't feel the mate bond with Melody, which was weird because he was supposed to start sensing at least something by now, was it really the worst thing in the world to be introduced to a gorgeous girl like Mel? Why was he practically snarling as he dragged me across the palace garden? An

