FLASHBACK
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"It’s you." Brandon looked at the handsome guy to whom he was planning to kick his butt for flirting with his woman. He looked at him in disbelief, it had been around eight years since Brandon had last seen him.
The boyish and teenage look that Wylder had back then was long gone. He now looked like a grown-up man.
"Hello, Uncle Brandon." Wydler left Sophia’s side and walked toward him to hug him. All the jealousy, anger, and possessiveness of Brandon walked out the door when Wylder hugged him. After all, he was no less than a son to him.
The day when Tiara insulted him by calling him a beggar in front of everyone. He had planned to transfer a part of his property in Wylder’s name but he had refused to take it.
"Why didn’t you ever come back after that awful incident?" Brandon asked, breaking the hug. "And when did you return from Elite Academy?" He added next because he knew even Liara was pursuing her studies there. So, maybe… maybe they might have met somewhere accidentally.
"I returned back approx two years back," Wylder responded, hearing this Brandon's face fell. "One of my professors in Elite Academy told me about the sudden death of the Alpha of the Black Alder Pack. In fact, he was the one who listed my name in the candidates for the new Alpha tournament."
"So, you won it?" Brandon asked, to which Wylder nodded his head with a smile. "I’m so proud of you. And you were blessed to have such an amazing mentor who knew what was good for you and showed you the path. I would love to meet him someday." He said with the hope that, in order to visit that professor, he could see Liara from afar.
He wondered how she would be doing.
"Umm.. I couldn’t agree more, Uncle, but... he is no more, so..." Wylder didn’t complete his sentence. Brandon nodded his head sadly as his little plan to see Liara flopped badly. He looked around and didn’t see Tiara.
"Where is my princess?"
"Locked herself in the room for the last four hours because of jealousy." Wylder joked. Brandon shook his head, knowing about Tiara’s childish behavior.
She never liked sharing anything, not even with her parents. And even after twenty-five years, she was still the same.
"Bring her outside, Hunter! We all will have evening snacks together." Sophia said.
"I hope you have ordered all her favorites."
"Nah! I have cooked all her favorites, and this young man helped in the kitchen." Sophia responded, and all of a sudden, she was pulled from her place with force. "Hunterrrr!!" Sophia exclaimed.
"Don’t make me jealous, Mon Amour," Brandon warned her in a low voice. "Just because I don’t help you in the kitchen doesn’t mean you’re allowed to praise your so-called son in front of me."
"Hunter.." Sophia wiggled in his arms. She was feeling shy when Brandon started his romance in front of Wylder. And Wylder sensed that, so grabbing his phone, he dialed someone’s number and left from there, giving them the time they wanted.
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#TBC