Ryder
Alexis stood beside me as we navigated through the crowded room. She was particular about keeping up ‘the happy home facade' in public.
"Don't be a snub and ruin the party for me," she hissed, pulling my hand forcefully around her waist.
I planted a smile on my face as we exchanged greetings with a few friends of ours.
The room was packed full of prominent wolves across the realm. I had sighted Trevor earlier in the crowd, but he wasn't the reason I was there.
I hated parties like this. Hated the pretence of happiness and perfection. I would have rather stayed home with Alim, playing crossword puzzles.
That was Alim's new obsession. Every week, he finds something new to obsess about. First, it was learning a difficult word and jotting it down in his journal.
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