"Have you taken your suppressant today?" Xie Jianshen asked on the day the Golden Dragon Palace celebrated Xie Jianyu's differentiation into an alpha. From this day forward, Xie Jianyu would live as an alpha, the weight of his father's decision etched into his every uncertain step.
Xie Jianyu turned his head and looked at his concerned elder brother.
"Yes, Big Brother, I have."
Xie Jianshen shot Xie Jianyu a bitter smile. He proceeded to smoothen the creases on Xie Jianyu's robe and fix the slightly lopsided hair crown that perched on Xie Jianyu's head.
"You must tell me if the robe is too heavy," Xie Jianshen said in a low voice. "What about the boots? Can you walk just fine?"
"Mmm. Don't worry, Big Brother. I won't be walking much today," Xie Jianyu said.
All he had to do was sit next to his Imperial Father, play the alpha he was not, and accept the congratulations that he did not deserve.
"Right..."
