Kal’s POV (written in 3rd person)

Evadne gasped and took a step backward, unsure if she heard the right words that escaped from her Alpha King's lips.

'You’re just in denial, Kallias!' Elise's words echoed in his ears. Maybe Elise was right, Kallias told himself. 'But maybe I was also a coward for not believing Evadne and her three words.'

Evadne's three words, also known as her 'I love you', have haunted Kallias to the point that he realized he’s falling for her too. And unlike Evadne, he doesn’t have enough courage to say it back. That courage worsened even more when Elise arrived and claimed to be his first...