#Chapter 145: A Storm of Confusion

Charles let out a huge sigh and removed his hands from mine, rubbing his face with them. “You’re still struggling to get the whole picture, Elena. That sort of alpha wife is not just my mother’s ideal. It’s the way things are done in an alpha household. It doesn’t matter if it’s mine or someone else’s.” He grimaced. “People conform to fit within the social expectations of their station all the time. Do you think any of the governors who got elected in any of the cities were simply born with the appropriate social graces? They are in the highest office underneath the alpha king and side by side with the alphas.” He answered for me. “No. They had to learn their role. They had to become that person. I’m not asking you to give up who you are. I’m asking you to grow who you are into someone who can function in that role.” “Then that’s a no? You won’t tell your mom that I can’t be that woman?” My lips quivered, and I looked at him, begging him with my eyes to tell me that this wasn’t true