Chapter 1
Kale and Konnor were a pair of twin wolves my cousin Hayley and I rescued from an underground black market.
Seeing the two dirty little wolf pups, we decided on the spot to each adopt one. I took Konnor, and Hayley took Kale.
We raised them for thirteen years.
I always thought that even if Konnor didn’t like me, he’d at least be grateful.
Until that time I accidentally overheard his conversation with other beast-kin.
Someone asked Konnor: “Grace treats you pretty well, why are you so cold to her?”
Konnor scoffed: “Who asked her to be nice to me?”
“Konnor, you’re really taking your blessings for granted.”
“Blessings? Then I should really thank Grace. If she hadn’t picked me up first, I should be the one with Hayley now.”
Someone chimed in: “I get it. Compared to Hayley, Grace’s looks are really... plain.”
I suddenly remembered that night twelve years ago, the light in Konnor’s eyes when he looked at me and my cousin.
Brighter than the stars in the sky.
It was why I chose him, and also the root of his resentment towards me.
A dull ache hit me. Years of walking an emotional tightrope came crashing down at this moment.
