Unwanted By The Alpha, Honored By The Queen

ra

agged sound that spoke of lungs filling with fluid.

ard and grabbed

ed at me. "Both of you, get out.

r case and walked

Torches sputtered in their iron sco

ip. She waited until Kael went back in

s a mask of

he Lycan Queen gave an amnesty," Serena hiss

the stone wall

smile. "Alpha Lucien. He will be at my mating ceremony. Are yo

he old wound, hopi

"Are you afraid that if he stands close to me, the

inted with the smell of copper and wet earth-the sc

u!" she whis

rry about," I said. I picked

wer of the castle. The walls were damp. There was no fi

f the upcoming ceremony," the maid said, looki

fine,"

ood on the table. It was a pie

for me," I said as th

stopped a

pha is drinking has the wrong ratio o

ed and ran ou

ght. I sat by the windo

my room flew open. It hit th

as holding a massive dress m

ed. "How dare you question th

le and pulled out a piece of clean parchment from m

But his lungs are infected with dark magic from a rogue bite. The current potion use

held up the parchment

ibed by the Royal Healer from the Capital. Do you think a

said, looking at her dress, "your mating ceremony will be

d the parchmen

d. "He is visiting this afternoon. He will have yo

ft, taking the pi

ait

eavy footsteps echoed in

a long white robe walked in.

g. He held my piece of

Royal Healer demande

e is trying to poison my father. Ple

ored Serena. He walk

ing at me. "It neutralizes the silver-leaf. It protects the wolf's healing

out a heavy bronze badge. It was sh

d. He dropped to one k

anctuary," the old man

e a mask of absolute shock

take," I told t

ing up. "I was foolish. You

outed. "She paid him! Sh

. He raised his hand and slapp

choed in th

l," the old man barked. "She holds more p

atred so profound, it felt like a physical chill in

ocket. The game had just changed-and Ser