Drakania
I was walking back down the stairs and ran into Nivian, whose head was in a book. We were both taken off guard, and Nivian stumbled backwards. I grabbed her arm just before she tumbled to the first floor.
“Careful,” I said, gripping the meat of her bicep tightly. She looked like I caught her off guard.
“Thank you, Drakania,” she smiled when she realized it was me.
“I would have thought you were helping everyone get ready.” Her smile turned to a frown, gripping her book tightly.
“Oh, I totally forgot,” she mumbled.
I couldn’t hide my laughter. “You forgot your own brother’s Alpha ceremony? Where have you been?”
Her face turned a bright red. “Nowhere! I mean... I’ve been here, reading, obviously,” she tried to defend herself, stuttering throug
