The Alpha Queen Who Refused To Kneel

stones themselves. Torches smoldered upon the walls, casting agitated shadows across the table upon which the elders sat. Their robes refl

nd was inches from hers. It shook-barely-and yet enough that she could see. The old great Alpha of Mooncrest now res

brupt and subdued, dancing arou

ther wa

en slain in a rebel attack six months prior, leaving no he

ing as he stooped forward. "The line is broken. In the

e replied, although Serena sensed the

on one name they'd all whispered in reverence during rehearsals. "Damien Blackthorn

warning. Damien Blackthorn-son of the most violent pack in the Dominion. The elders had been coveting h

spoken until her own voice broke the silen

heir hea

ight, her storm-gray eyes fixed on the elder. "I am my father's daughter. His bloo

boomed in

under his breath. "You are funny, child. A temper, m

elder sneered. "You will be standi

d bluntly. "Your job is to be

ned herself to meet their eyes. "I've trained longer than all of the boys you will name. I've learned to rule, to fight, d

rs simpl

think you're up to their level with Alphas, then go to the Alpha Dominion Academy.

oises scuttling up

ides as rage and shame

ll lingering in him. The laughter ceased immediately. Even in his weake

s into bows before they departed. Their footsteps disappe

He hadn't glanced at her since she'd spoken, his ey

ave disobeyed the

acked, then softened. "Not when the

like an Alpha, but a man who had struggled against the current for too long. "But they will never accept

but she set her jaw. "

ierce. Too fierce. Like your mother. But even the most fierce she-

nted. "I don't want a throne because I marr

across his lips despite the pain in his ey

oving closer to him

ached, bowing low, and produced a sealed envelope. The wax throbbed in th

Dominion

so that he was unable to break the seal. Serena stretch

ords, her racing he

invited to the Class of Alpha

eath c

ould never find the stren

was just

w she owns the evidence that cannot be refuted by the