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re!" the gu

into the wall behind me. I crashed to the ground, my back slam

t," I m

l below, I could still hear his vow: that he'd tak

shed and men screamed, their cries

e tower window an

word into the guard's chest. The guard f

s my stomach twisted.

is my

the words, If only the council had

n. Kael's warriors had

to my room as the weak omega that I

watched people die because

inging a smell that

caught m

lie. "This can't be happening,g," I whispered. But

mate is down there in the middle of the fight. Fight

I saw him, a drake shape moving b

a distance..."You," I whi

miles, as though he heard me, though t

's worst enemy. His pack's blood is on Kael's hand. An

I was watching him. His no

ghting

d, everythi

er, enemies who some

w hit h

ndow. As his alpha pushed him to break in and take wh

en

st in, blood streaking his armor

bad i

Highness. This is just a warning;

is mate, fate has chosen for me, is abo

eynolds drew closer w

jured? You

ted, hugging myself, t

" I said, fo

d. "Very well, your Highness. We'll do

not nec

s eyes darkened. "Your brother

e like a stone.

"If Kael can't take the throne overnight, he'll

rse," I murmured, forc

at the door. "If you n

l ca

then bowed.

e more. By the time I got to the window, the cou

hdrawn to plan fo

ed my head on the wal

e somehow funny? What if it gives you a lover you wi

ame in the dark. It looks like bein

le with. Someone strong enough to give me the power

ould help me. But none of them smell like Marcus. None of them will make my heart rac

clenched, not just in resolve but in d

must to protect my people, no matter what it will cost me. I was even kill

towards the door. Each step reminds me o

ght came i

pacing around his fortress right now, just as I am r

ckless. It

rds my chamber, I couldn't forget the

ming to R

he thought was his. And somewhere out there, m

hting and hard decisi

und

thing, no duty, no danger, would keep him from me

n't

rd the guard taking their post outside my

s changed

s no go