Lincoln sat on the couch next to his grandma, Alice, and took a deep breath. "Grandma, can you please tell me the real reason Carina left?" he asked.

Alice sighed and looked at her grandson with a sympathetic expression. "Well, Lincoln, I'm afraid the reason Carina left is because she's a princess who was mated to a certain Alpha," she said.

Lincoln's eyes widened in shock. "What? How come she never told me any of this?" he asked, feeling a mix of emotions - anger, sadness, and confusion.

"I think she was afraid of how you would react. And maybe she wanted to protect you from the politics of the...