Oriana:
"And my pride is back home again," my father said, pointing at me as a tear formed in his eyes. I knew why. He had to send me away because there was a call for me, specifically for me. I knew that if it were up to him, he would have chosen my stepbrother instead.
Ronin was the son of my father's elder brother and his mate. When his father passed away, my father married his mate, having felt a mate bond with her.
He adopted Ronin and took him under his wing. We grew up together, and I soon realized Ronin was just a mischievous piece of shit. We had so many disagreements, and I honestly hated him.
There wasn't a single day Ronin didn't make my life miserable. That's how I started making mistakes, one after another. My anger knew no limits. Even when my father warned me not to mess up or do anything that would cost me everything, I didn't listen, until the orders came that the council wanted me at the academy.
