
Okay so while I agree it wasn't ok to adopt Ayrin without her permission. I do think the circumstances are important to keep in mind. Since Ayrin is a shapeshifter she has zero rights unless she has an owner or family that she belongs to. That means for Ayrin to be able to do anything (like get the house she wanted) she would need some sort of connection/protection. With that in mind, I think it would also be highly unlikely for Ayrin to get adopted (and if she did probably by people with bad intentions). I think the duke was originally thinking of adopting her as a means to help her out (he says he wants to make her happy, and this was when she implied that her family kicked her out and she didn't have anyone to rely on). Also, it helps keep his kid safe because Ayrin would be used as a way to target Richard (with adoption he can help prevent that from happening and keep them both relatively safe). With the adoption, Ayrin gets more opportunities and can choose whether or not she wants to stay in the family. Also depending on when he submitted the application, the kidnapping plays a huge part in it. If he hadn't adopted Ayrin and she was sold to someone, there would be no way to get her back even if they found her. It also would allow him the ability to search for her more thoroughly after her disappearance (he's not going to be given the same leeway and opportunities searching for a slave vs searching for his kid). If he was just doing it for Richard, he wouldn't have adopted her and just forced her to stay as a pet or maid. He also did this not knowing she had a family who cared for her (but at the same time, one would assume if the family actually cared they wouldn't have driven her out).
And if we are being for real, I still haven't forgiven Ayrin's dad yet and would like to see him work for it. He only started kind of caring the last couple of chapters and I think a lot of people forget that he was planning on throwing her away when he got bored in the beginning.
I think a dad off, in which people spoil Ayrin is just what that poor girl needs.

I like your thinking and I'm all for Eirin being adopted by Richard's family since if she went back to the Etam family she would be mocked for being a lizard shape-shifter by the rest of relatives and her dad wants to make her the heir meaning more hate and objections from the family. even though her father and brothers care for her, the rest of the Etam house doesn't. so it's better to go to the Kollin family since the young master is obsessed with her and loves her a bit too much XD....and since the Richard's father is a fool for his son and they don't have prejudice against lizards. then Eirin will live a comfortable lifestyle.
but the perfect scenario (which is what I want in my imagination) is her being an Etam (so the dad won't go crazy) and marrying Richard when she's older. so she will technically be in both families.

Idk what the alpha is thinking but I don't think it's love. Honestly, it makes me uneasy too because it seems like it's just going to set the beta up with a false sense of hope.

I was thinking maybe the alpha thinks it's love but it's because of the pheromones of the Omega (!!)
But then honnestly the Beta is cool I mean he is a good lad. So it could be the alpha really likes him. (but is it '' love '' what is love with a capital L omg lol I should go to sleep right now ! By-e _
I love the mc but she feels kind of naive? I feel after having spent years in war you would be more mentally strong/mature (I feel like they are kind of making her seem incompetent too but idk it's too early to tell). She's also hyper-aware of the ML which feels weird to me because she literally shared a room with her comrades before and probably has seen men's naked bodies while at war, so why is she blushing so much and shy? (I feel like she should be unphased or at least less affected by it).
Also kind of hoping her people (people of Pervaz) roast/humble the Prince because his attitude is getting on my nerves.
I'm definitely seeing that as well, I'm starting to think it's all building up to just her being turned into this sort of romantic naive girl that needs his protection? Idk the dynamic between them is off to me.
I'm getting that feeling too! I really hope they don't go that way (like the damsel in distress or country bumpkin route). I was hoping for a strong power couple.
Also, I'm also confused about the attitudes the prince and his aides/allies are giving her? They keep acting as if she chose to be with the prince for love when anyone can see she only did it for the alimony and he dragged her into his plans. (Also how long are they going to continue to be shocked that 1-Pervaz is poor and starving- hence why she's so fixated on money and resources 2-she actually cares for her people, hence the marriage in the 1st place ) I don't understand why they keep being shocked that she's excited over supplies when the prince made fun of his dad and brother for not understanding how much war effects a region.
I feel that, but maybe they taught her not to see her enemies as even human, so she didn't feel anything when doing that, but idk really, it could be that or that she just has a personality other than war
See it's not really the blushing that bothered me, because heck she could just be like damn he's hot (marriage and sword does a great job at depicting this). But it's all the little things it's paired with. What I'm nervous about is them taking a complex character with a lot of potential and making her an accessory to the ML. So far all the times she has interacted with the ML she comes off as naive and incompetent, with him only talking down to her. Also, it makes me anxious that she's going to fall for him 1st even when the ML has only been disrespectful to her and her people.