Grayson miller manifested as a dominant alpha soon after he was born which affected his brain function on emotions. He feels emotions but can’t understand his emotions or others emotions . Grayson is more like Ashley (his father ) and his grandfather Dominic. Both Ashley and Dominic brain s got affected. To understand this you need to read their novel .
Thank you for that! I really want to start reading the novel cuz I like how the author write about really flawed characters it's so interesting but brain can't just stand reading novels
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This is just how I interpreted the universe.
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I don't think being a dominant alpha automatically makes someone a psychopath. Dominant alphas are simply more prone to mental instability if their pheromones accumulate and aren't released regularly, and the higher their pheromone levels, the greater the risk. Grayson inherited the highest dominant alpha pheromone levels among Ashley's children, so Ashley was terrified he'd end up like his own father, Dominic Miller, who was a complete psychopath and basically the worst-case scenario.
I also don't think Ashley intentionally abused Grayson. Ashley himself grew up under Dominic's abuse, so I see his parenting as someone trying to build a better family without ever having a healthy example. He definitely wasn't a good parent, but I think he paid extra attention to Grayson out of fear rather than favoritism.
As for Grayson, I don't think he's "just crazy." He seems to have a kind of emotional blindness—he processes emotions very literally—so when you combine that with his dominant alpha traits and upbringing, it's easier to understand why he turned out the way he did. Chase was traumatized, but he still had a much more typical way of understanding emotions than Grayson.
That's so interesting!! I think I'm understanding it a little better now. As you said, his father probably disciplined Grayson more, especially at times where he'd cross the line (which he probably did a lot knowing he can't understand human emotions) and those disciplinary methods are probably similar to Dominic's (It's probably kinda abusive but kinda normalized in these kind of households) and yeah all of those so Grayson can be a little bit more "normal". I'm kinda of curious tho. Did their other father or mother idk not participate on their upbringing?? Idk like the cliche of maybe showering your kids with love can maybe turn them more normal. I also don't think it was mentioned on Chase's story? (It felt more like he was neglected)
This maybe kinda long, spoilers ahead
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From what I've gathered (I haven't read much of Ashley and Koi's novel yet), Koi wasn't uninvolved in their upbringing because he didn't want to be.
Ashley is extremely protective of Koi—to the point that he genuinely can't live without him. Because of Ashley's own genes and what happened with Dominic, Ashley was terrified that one of their children, especially Grayson, might end up hurting Koi. This actually happened at one point—Koi nearly died while he was with the children—which only confirmed Ashley's fears.
After that, Ashley kept Koi separated from the children unless Ashley himself was present. So I got the impression that Koi adored his children but couldn't really oppose Ashley on this because, in Ashley's mind, protecting Koi came above everything else. Koi could really only spend time with the children when Ashley was around.
As for whether more love would've made Grayson "normal," I don't really think so. Grayson's biggest issue isn't that he lacked love—it's that he processes emotions and people very differently. Affection can help, but it can't magically give him the emotional intuition he doesn't naturally have.
For Chase, I don't think it was neglect either. To me, it felt more like he was the child who needed the least intervention, so the story naturally focused less on his upbringing compared to Grayson. That's just my interpretation, though.
What I also find really interesting is Dane's role in Grayson's life. It feels like Dane gradually fills in the gaps that Ashley and Koi couldn't—not because they didn't love Grayson, but because there were things they simply couldn't teach or provide given the circumstances they were in. Watching Grayson slowly learn those things through Dane is one of the reasons I find the story so compelling. The more you read, the more you realize Grayson's development isn't about suddenly becoming "normal," but about finally having someone who understands how to reach him.
I really appreciate you for replying! I'm so obsessed with like the dynamics of these couples starting from kiss me if you can to this one. There's depth to the characters and I just like how these "not so perfect" dominant alphas are portrayed (author must be a genius) Now I kinda want to read their parents story too...I want to read the novel too but my attention span could never
Honestly, agreed—kudos to this author for his/her complex writing skills—the author also authored ‘roses and champagne’ and he/she aimed to continue the ‘kiss me’ series next year
I've never read the novel and I'm just curious why Grayson is so fucked up in the head. Like is being a psycho a dominant alpha thing? Was he really abused as a child? Although if I'm understanding this correctly he kinda wants what his parents have like being fated partners and stuff so I'm just curious on why would they even abuse their child. I've read kiss me if you can and I know he's one of the reasons why Chase got traumatised and also got fucked on the head...although I think Chase's personality was pretty normal unlike him