The Alpha Twins' Lottery Mate

The person recording was a handsome blond guy wearing an Asterion Academy uniform. His golden hair was neatly styled, and his sharp features were complemented by a warm, charismatic smile that made him look more like a celebrity than a student.

He flashed a bright smile at the camera and gave a cheerful wave. "Hello, Wolfhearts!"

His smile widened.

"I hope you’re all having an amazing day." He clasped his hands together. "As many of you already know, Starlight Dawson, one of the Lunar Lottery winners, recently entered the Apex Rankings, and she’s currently climbing faster than anyone expected. I’m here today with a small request from the Alpha Twins."

His expression became more earnest.

"The twins would greatly appreciate it if you could show your support for Miss Dawson by voting for her profile." He pointed directly at the camera. "So if you’re a true Wolfheart, go vote for Starlight Dawson. Support someone who is important to them as well. The higher she climbs, the happier the twins will be."

He clasped his hands together dramatically.

"And if by some miracle she becomes their mate, do you really want to be the fan who didn’t support the future Crown Princess of the Empire?" The boy gasped theatrically.

"I know I don’t." Then he flashed a thumbs-up. "So get out there, cast your votes, support Starlight Dawson, and make the twins proud."

He gave the camera a playful wink before breaking into another bright smile. "Thank you all for your continued support. The twins appreciate every single one of you. Oh, and don’t forget to like, repost, and follow for more updates. See you next time, Wolfhearts."

He ended the video with a cheerful wave.

Starlight sat frozen. For several seconds, she could do nothing but stare at the screen in utter disbelief. Chloe grinned. "And that, my roomie, is Eden, the Alpha Twins’ manager. He wouldn’t have done any of that without getting the go-ahead from them."

Elle rubbed her hands together, her grin turning positively mischievous. "Now for the best part," she said. "Ariel, show her the comments." Ariel immediately did just that.

Great heavens...

@MoonlitFang: WHO THE HELL IS STARLIGHT DAWSON??? 😡🥵

@SilverWolf99: "Literally came here to ask the same thing. How did she even make it onto the Apex Rankings to begin with? I thought students had to actually be enrolled before their profiles were added. Did the administration change the rules overnight or something? 😏"

@WolfheartForever: "I don’t care who she is. If the Alpha Twins want us to vote, I’m voting."

@LunaPrincess: "Same. I’ve already spent all two hundred of my power stones voting. 🤩"

@AlphaTwinObsessed: "Only two hundred power stones? I used every golden ticket I had saved from last semester. 🥳🥳"

@NikolaisLeftBall: "I didn’t know we were in some kind of competition. Well, I sent three castles. My wallet is crying, but sacrifices must be made for the happiness of our twins."

@EdenHeartString: "Eden is so handsome. I wish he could personally ask me to vote for someone. 😭❤️"

@ApexAddict: "Eden says jump, and half the Empire asks how high."

@LunaLover22: "At this point, I’d vote for a brick if Eden told me to."

@HowlQueen: "I watched the video to get the latest update on the twins and somehow ended up staring at Eden the entire time. 😭"

@MoonlitDreamer: "Every time Eden appears on screen, I forget what the video was even about."

@LunaBloom: "Imagine being so handsome you accidentally become the main focus of someone else’s campaign."

@NightHowler: "Wait. Hold on. Is nobody else concerned that she’s not even a student yet and already ranking above people who have been here for years? 😳🤔"

@SupremeWolfGirl: "THANK YOU. I thought I was losing my mind. Everybody is acting like this is normal when it absolutely is not.🙄"

@FutureBeta: "I can smell the rigging from miles away. I’m not even trying to be hateful."

@TwinMoonFan: "Cry harder. She’s winning."

@AsterTea: "Can we talk about how pretty she is in her Apex profile, though? I’m literally still staring at that picture. 😍😘"

@RedVelvetMoon: "THANK YOU. I thought I was the only one staring at that p.picture."

@RoseQuartz: "That picture was taken while reporters were literally swarming her and she still looked gorgeous. How is that fair? 😭"

@MoonBunny: "And her hair. They’re gorgeous. That shade of red is going to look amazing with the academy uniform. 🤗"

@AsterTea: "Exactly! I wasn’t even planning to vote until I saw the picture. 🤪🤭"

@HumanQueenInWolfDen: "Are we talking about the same picture? The one where she looks like she just got hit by a truckload of bad news? The girl looked completely shocked and overwhelmed. You people are acting like it was some professional photoshoot."

@SilverMoonPrincess: "Humans really are their own biggest haters. You’re just bitter because she’s prettier than half the girls at this academy."

@MikhailSweetheart: "I’m so pained right now. How am I supposed to process the possibility that another woman might actually have the twins’ attention? Nobody prepared me for this. 💔❤️‍🩹😭"

@HowlingSoul: "Jokes aside, I genuinely can’t help but ask... why her? Out of everyone in the Academy, why is she the one getting this kind of support?"

@ScarletMoon: "You should be asking why the Alpha Twins are supporting her. They’ve never publicly supported another student before."

@SilverWolf99: "That’s the weirdest part of this entire situation. Asterion Academy is full of talented people. It’s full of beautiful and powerful people. Why is some random girl getting direct support from the future rulers of the Empire?"

@WolfheartForever: "Who says she’s a random girl? Didn’t you hear Eden say voting for her would make the twins happy? Why would they be happy over some random girl’s ranking? I’m telling you right now, this Starlight girl is their lover."

@SilverMoonPrincess: "Please delete this comment ASAP."

@WolfheartForever: "Why? It’s the only explanation that makes sense. And honestly, I’m supporting them regardless."

@LunaPrincess: "Not gonna lie, if she’s secretly dating one of the twins, half this academy is going to have a breakdown."

@SilverWolf99: "At this point, I don’t even care whether she’s dating one of the twins. I just want answers, because nothing about this situation makes sense. And whenever something doesn’t make sense at Asterion Academy, it usually means something huge is happening behind the scenes."

@NightShade: "Have any of you seen this video of Starlight falling flat on her face while trying to escape the reporters outside her house after the Lunar Lottery announcement? 😭😭😭"

Attached Video: Starlight Dawson stumbles forward and falls face-first onto the pavement while trying to make her way through a crowd of reporters outside her home. Several microphones go flying, someone screams, "OH MY GOD, SHE FELL!", and the footage erupts into chaos as reporters shout over one another and several people rush toward her. The recording ends abruptly a few seconds later.

@MoonBunny: "I’M CRYING 😭😭😭 She took one look at the reporters and immediately kissed the pavement. Welcome to fame, Star Queen. #StarlightDown"

@NightHowler: "The way she disappeared from the camera frame had me worried for a second. Then the cameraman tilted down and there she was, face-first on the ground. ☠️

@SilverMoonPrincess: "Can we all agree to pretend this video doesn’t exist? She’s already been through enough. 😭"

@AsterTea: "No. Absolutely not. This video is academy history now."

@RedVelvetMoon: "The fact that she still looked pretty while falling is making me irrationally angry."

@LunaPrincess: "The person screaming ’OH MY GOD SHE FELL!’ in the background is taking me out. 😭"

@MoonlitFang: "Imagine waking up, winning the Lunar Lottery, getting mobbed by reporters, falling on your face, and then finding out the entire empire watched it."

@RoyalHowler: "I’d fake my own death."

@WolfheartForever: "The way everyone immediately rushed to help her was actually kind of sweet."

@WolfVeinss: "Did we really watch the same video? Nobody was rushing to help her. They were all trying to get the best shot. 😭"

@LethalFang_01: "LMAO, this is so funny. I’ve saved it to my favorites and watched it at least ten times already. The scream in the background gets me every single time. 😭"

@FutureBeta: "The funniest thing is that she wasn’t even doing anything embarrassing. Someone literally stepped on her shoe."

@SilverWolf99: "Honestly, the more I watch these videos, the less I believe she’s secretly dating one of the twins."

@LunaPrincess: "Why would you say that?"

@SilverWolf99: "Because she looks just as confused as the rest of us."

@AlphaTwinObsessed: "Imagine showing her this comment section."

@NightHowler: "She’d probably fall over again."

@MoonBunny: "STOP IT 😭😭😭"

What in the world...? "I’ve seen enough. Take it away from me," Starlight said, pushing the phone back toward Ariel as though it contained some highly contagious disease.