Reborn to reign in the Alphas

pulled to her chest, staring at the flickering flame of a candle. The room was unusually crowded-her siblings hovered nearby

d to find the right thing to say. Instead, she

ively. "I mean, Leonard Blackwell is rich. You'll

ink dresses and mansions will mak

he could respond, the triple

said with a grin. "If you marry him, w

ng his eyebrows. "We could

a glare. "Thi

om. "This isn't just about her life-it's about what our family stan

bling's sharpness, how thoughtful they were about the situation

ard glances, suddenly findi

drawing everyone's attention. His face was shadowed with

this family wasn't alwa

startled by the shift in

althiest families in the state. My father-your grandfather-was born into privilege. We ha

on his words. Even the youngest twins,

interest in running the family business. He was more concerned with parties and status than with keeping

lder. "Your father wasn't a bad man," she said softly. "He just didn'

Debts piled up, and we had no choice but to sell everything-our lands, ou

, the weight of th

n if it meant starting from nothing. And your mother..." He turned to Ethel, his eyes glistening. "She gave up so much for this f

ed a hand dismissively. "Oh, hush.

Goddess every day for you, Ethel. I could

s. Eila, however, felt a pang of guilt. She had always known her parents

managed to rebuild from nothing, why can't we do i

ourselves to think about. Now, we have ten mouths to feed, and the world isn'

erything that makes us a family?

hung in the a

ila found herself sitting outside on the porch steps with her par

his," she said softly

ow, sweetheart. But sometimes, life doesn't giv

air. "If only I had been smarter back then.

. "We did the best we could with what we had. And now, we have

She knew they were trying their best, but the thought of sacrificing h

he said finally, her voi

glance but said nothing, th

held. Would she be able to find a way out of this? Or was her fate already sealed, like the