Chapter 202 Awkward Moment

• Nyxara
• I didn’t want to go downstairs, but the scent of breakfast wafting through the air had me out of bed and dressed before I even realized it. My feet felt heavy, my heart weighed down with the knowledge of the morning’s conversation with my mother. The Northern Alpha King—marriage? I couldn’t wrap my mind around it, but I knew there would be no peace until I confronted the others.
• As I descended the stairs with my mother, the sounds of clinking utensils and low chatter drifted from the dining room. My fathers—Thorne, Ronan, and Lucian—were already seated at the long wooden table, engaged in what seemed like a casual conversation. But as soon as I entered the room, their voices fell silent, their attention shifting toward me.