Esme. Blood oath was complete. He was defeated, but he wore a victorious smile, his eyes shining with something that bordered on victory, victory beyond the injury that his abdomen bore, maybe? It was a mystery to me, and the more I tried to figure him out, the more confused I became. " See you around,..." He added, wearing a toothy grin, his face radiating joy. " dear niece. " He patted my back and left. And even long after he was gone, I still remained there, in a daze, tasting the word niece in my lips, over and over, and each time, it tasted unfamiliar. Alpha Cage had just called me his niece and left, and from there, I didn't know what to say or do. He hadn't even given me the chance to question him before he left. Loud and joyous, I was yanked back to reality by our pac

