Chapter 101

June's POV

“You’re being quiet again,” Zed pointed out.

“I feel like I’ve just spilled way too much of my soul to you,” I grumbled, tilting my head to lean up against the window.

“My older brother is an alpha,” Zed offered.

I glanced over at him and found him relaxed, but serious.

“My parents are, too. Our family’s just them, Zach—my brother—and me. They never said they were disappointed by what I was, but I could feel it. There was always the comparison, the complaint. I preferred to be alone sometimes, which alphas never do. And when I see someone in trouble my instinct isn’t to reach out a hand and help—it’s to step back, and take in my surroundings.”

“I love my family, but I’ve never felt like I belonged with them. I’m always the odd one out, the loner, the rebel. As a kid, the one thing I was always applauded for was cooking, so I dove all in. It became an escape for me, and then a career. And I was damned good at it.” His lips tilted upward