“And where were you,” Jun asked, staring rather beadily at Joshua.

Joshua took a sip of the green tea that Jun had placed in front of him when he arrived to their lesson. Placing it back on the table, he smiled. “I was whisked away.”

“Whisked away?!” His eyebrows rose high. “By who?”

Blinking, Joshua saw in his mind a smiling Jeonghan who kissed Joshua’s hand as his goodbye. “An interesting alpha,” Joshua replied.

Jun smirked. “An alpha? Are you letting this alpha court you? The irresistible flower that is Marquis Hong’s heir, is letting an alpha near him?”

“Just the one alpha,” Joshua stated. “He’s different. So far.”

“Who is this alpha that you speak of? Which buffon is interesting enough to have you say yes?”

Joshua laughed. “He’s not as brutish as some alphas.” Taking a sip of his tea again, Joshua let Jun stew in suspense. “I can only assume that his training as a knight did make him a bit rough around the edges. But Yoon Jeonghan is quite the gentleman.”

A few miles away Jeonghan sneezed, making his sister frown.

“Did your walk give you cold?”

Jeonghan shook his head. “Of course not. Someone is simply talking about me.”

“Sure,” she teased, “all the ladies and some men are swooning over you as we speak brother dearest.”

“I know,” Jeonghan said jokingly, smirking as he brushed his hair back. “I’m quite the looker.”

She burst out laughing. “You’re such a big-headed alpha.”

Nose in the air, Jeonghan harrumphed. “It’s hardly being big-headed when you’re told you’re handsome by the most beautiful person.”

“Oh?” She grinned devilishly. A bit like Jeonghan would. “Who would that be?”

Winking, Jeonghan put a finger to his lips. “That’s my secret little sister.”