Alvar
ree of the decaying, suffocating scent of the Terrell Packhouse. For th
, practically vibrating with gossip. "Miss! I just came back from the central
g a calm sip of my
elry set for Darla's Luna ceremony, expecting to put it on your tab as usual. But the owner refused! He told her right in front of the other noblewomen that without the Alvarado signet ring
ppetizer. Without my gold to maintain their lavish facade, the hars
an to change into the
e." Instead, I put on a dignified, dark blue riding habit-the deep color of House Alvarado
lders. Embroidered in pure silver thread on the
hoebe, my voice resolut
rode my horse-a pure white steed my father
attention. The freezing morning air didn't stop the capi
dumped her the second he got back." "Look at her, show
as an arrow. I wanted everyone in this capital to see that even without the
a King's Palace loomed in the distanc
handing the re
"The Royal Palace is restricted ground. No unauthorized entry." Their voices were cold, thei
ng. "Harper Alvarado, sole heiress of the Northern Alvarado Pack. I have
the ancient, blood-forged ring, but their halberds did not
back and stood
he temperature plummeted. Icy winds whipped my cloak, and snowflakes as sharp as tiny blades slashed aga
izingly slowly. Two
d violently from exhaustion and the freezing temperature, but I refused to bend my knees. Behind me, the plaza gathered
a side door of the palace finally creaked open. A s
irs, looking down at me with a m
ud enough for the mocking crowd to hear. "His Majesty has reviewed your petition. However, he is curre
art s
on, "that he does not have the time to entertain the jealous tantrums of a domestic dispute. Al
king laughter rippled thr
warm blood finally spilled over my chin,
frowned, his Alpha aura pressi
with agonizing slowness, I dropped to one knee in the snow-not in def
calm. "I will kneel here in the snow, until His Majesty remembers my martyred father
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