A Month Later
It's been a month, and Ace has built a life outside of Kieran's shadow.
College keeps him busy, and between studying and managing the hotel with Jun, his days are full.
His parents are settling into their new home, they even couldn't just sit idling and joined to work at the hotel.
And Jun moving in and living with them, the house feels warm_ like a real family.
Ace tells himself he has moved on. He doesn't think about Kieran. He doesn't wonder where he is or what he's doing.
At least, that's what he wants to believe.
But even as he convinces himself he's done with Kieran, the world refuses to let him forget.
News spreads fast.
Kieran has been making drastic changes. First, he publicly acknowledges same-gender pairings, something no alpha before him has done.