Unexpected Company

The tea party proceeded harmoniously among the four of them. Against all of Cole's complaints, the queen brought up different parts of his life growing up that she found hilarious and others that she found inspirational.

Katie, who was carefully listening and hanging at her every word, was astounded by what the boy had gone through to learn how to fight. 

At first, Cole's father had done nothing to train him. Instead, the boy had challenged the beta alphas time and time again to duels which he lost plenty of times. Among the embarrassing parts was when the queen thought it would be nice to take the boy swimming.