Gideon’s POV
“Nova,” I said. “Do you know what you have done?”
Nova crossed her arms. “All I did was make the picture better.”
“I know you don’t believe that,” I said. “Every Alpha has an official portrait. It’s supposed to be professional.”
“You should thank me,” she said. “It was boring before and I fixed it.”
I knew Nova didn’t like me, but this level of disrespect would have been unforgiveable from literally anyone other than her and Leo.
“Nova,” I said again, making every effort to keep my voice patient and kind. I didn’t want to hurt her more than she was already hurting.
Leo had been a perfectly behaved child, thoughtful and obedient. Nova was proving to be more of a challenge, but only because, I felt, we didn’t know each other from the start.
Because I didn’t have much e
