“Interesting, I can count at least 20 times yesterday you called me that under your breath. Also, at least 30 aloud enough for the school corridors to overhear and laugh, because an Alpha’s daughter should be swimming with friends, why? Because I need fake people in my life?”
Buck's face flushed red, his embarrassment palpable as he realised the princess had heard every disparaging comment. The confidence that normally radiated from him flickered like a candle in the wind.
"I... that's not what I meant," he stammered, looking to his brother for support. But Elliot's expression had hardened, his disapproval evident.
King Alexander's eyes narrowed dangerously, the temperature in the room seeming to drop several degrees as his protective instincts flared. "You've been mocking my daughter?
