Book 2: Chapter 20

“Careful,” Steven said, rushing over to take the bucket of water from Aliyah. “You shouldn’t do things like this.”

Aliyah rolled her eyes, “I am not a weakling, Steven.”

“I know and I never said you are. In fact, you are the strongest female I know, I guess whether you are the alpha or not, being an alpha bloodline makes you one.”

“Hmm,” Aliyah scoffed, “coming from a boy he had mocked me for being a girl.”

Steven sighed, not chuckling to the joke as he should have. “Aliyah, you have been here for nearly two weeks now, when will you see that I have changed and not the brat I was when we first met?”

“Oh, you knew you were a brat?” She teased.

“Aliyah,” Steven whispered and she laughed. He caught on to her humor a little and put down the bucket of water he was carrying. “I would have ordered the omegas to connect a tap in the house but you know…” he sighed and ran his fingers through his black hair. “I really hope this all end soon.”

“Yeah,” A