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The wood creaked under my weight. I focused on breathing slow and

out your ho

ly left, I returned to my room expecting q

meone was a

reet below. He turned when the door closed behind

id. "You might have to burn the whole place b

e moment I left that morning. I had demanded the carpets sc

lled l

like

he Grand Moon

people. I heard you stepped in to save the humiliated woman in the bold

shrug. "What

t the

"I know enough about the girl. Sh

is mouth. "Interesting.

ped my throat, he onl

re are polite on the surface. They smile. They drink together. Underneath that, there's pressure building. The Ironwill Basin Pack is the largest, which gives Alpha

if Victor didn't manage it through his daughter. U

ther. Victor and her mother were never married. Her mother died during childbirth. V

es are holdi

outh. Something didn't sit right. I couldn't e

gathered last night, yes. But one night of ta

quiet people for a short while. We'll meet the remaining alphas here. After that, we let rumors sl

. "You're going to g

rrible king anyway," I sa

d have stood where I stood. Instead, he was dead.

only twenty-two. He still had lessons ahead of him. Still had mistakes to ma

r long. I had no patience for politi

. He hadn't wanted the clan or the title.

Marrow dead.

A single clue. It arrived a

peaceful image of t

shade Peak. Others calle

ack was

ri

en after the exile. That stopped three reigns ago. Each king cared less. King Rowan didn't

ad was

rrow was my blood. For years, it had been just the two of us

lan that adored him. He had a f

hing wait

d give him a crown and avenge

y thoughts. One of my

Highness. Alpha Victor Blackwood

h

lled at my mout

o the confe