chapter 59

Everly Valen returns a few seconds later with a towel before marching into the bathroom and shutting the door, muttering under his breath. I hear the shower start and sigh. He has a point, though. The media would go insane over two mates—especially one holding status in the city—living apart. The scandals it would lead to! I can only imagine the speculation it would cause, and the rift once everyone finds out I am, in fact, Alpha John's daughter. That’s another thing I’m worried about because it will come out; secrets always do—they never remain hidden—and I know it will all come out when they dig into my past. Yet, the thought of having to answer to someone irks me. And if I’m living with Valen, I know I’ll have to, plus he could pull rank over me. Yet, the stories that would be in the papers… I can already imagine the headlines: ‘PACK RIVALRY KEEPING MATES APART’ ‘VALEN’S CHEATING WAYS, Trouble With The Notorious Alpha’ Stupid shit. And that would be stacked on top of the ones saying