#Chapter 223: Mulling It Over

Grace Eason paused at the door, his back turned to me. My stomach turned with fear about what he would say, even though I couldn't conjure anything that he could say. After a beat of silence, he turned back to me. "I was busy." "Busy with what?" He cocked an eyebrow. "What's it matter to you?" I set my jaw. "If you're going to accuse me of trying to take over Mooncrest again, I'm calling Esme." I winced at that. "Do I not have a right to know?" "You don't." I swallowed. "Will you tell me anyway?" He narrowed his eyes. "Give me a good reason." My jaw trembled as I lifted my gaze. "Because... Because I'm your alpha." "Not a citizen. Try again." "I'm still your sister." He shrugged. "I was busy. I don't work for you, and we've never had that kind of relationship, now have we?" I winced, thinking back to when we were in high school. I hadn't known about Jackson or a lot of things, but it hadn't been that bad. Had it? There was so much I didn't know... There was so much I