After his little statement, Alicia felt worse about herself. It was clear Rowan was trying to comfort both of them with this pretence but it also wounded what little confidence she had. Of course, Rowan wouldn’t be okay with a wolfless mate.
It really would make it harder to ascend the throne.
Nonetheless, Alicia tried not to take it to heart or personally and remained calm as she added, “I’m not an elf, Rowan. The pack witnessed my birth. I also looked into my birth records because, like you, I didn’t believe I was my parent’s daughter. I look so different to them and even my twin sister. Their mistreatment would then make sense, but nobody, including other pack members, claimed I wasn’t the Beta’s daughter.
“My parents are also not kind enough to adopt a child as well.”
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