IN A DIFFERENT LIGHT

"OH," ECLAIRE said, her shoulders slumping. "I guess getting engaged is really the norm for the nobles in this world."

Graham smiled and nodded. "I had a fiancée, too, noona."

A what?!

[Wait, he said…]

"'Had?'" she asked curiously. "May I know what happened?"

"We got engaged when we were ten years old," Graham explained with a faraway look on his face. "In this world, once a Fang reached that age, they're expected to show their potential already. And my ex-fiancée turned out to be an Alpha Wolf. She transformed into a majestic Wolf during the ceremony that welcomes young Fangs to Polarise Academy."

"An Alpha female?" she said, impressed. "That's cool."

He chuckled while nodding. "Yes, she's really cool. That's why she didn't need a person like me."

"Oh," she said sadly. "Did she break off your engagement because you didn't transform into your Wolf form back then?"

"I think so."