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ped forward, grabbed my arm

hrough my broken ribs. My legs nearly gave

, looking desperately at the people

obody a

his own daughter. Vanessa stood beside him, wearing an innocent expression

the floor, his fists cle

owa

ppened, yet he was willing to

e of the gua

g legs to move. Every step sent another wave

hrown open, and the cold

was gone, and the guests who had been celebrating only a f

d the moment they saw me being dragged between the

urde

illed th

ill

y cheeks. Some pack members spat on the grou

d me like an unwanted servant for years. No

toward the royal e

orches hanging along them. At the center stood a thick wooden

lood r

ssibly be planning to

t of the weapon. Silver was deadly to our kind, and

size would ki

ered, shaking my he

e toward the wooden post and tied my wrists b

injured arms, but the pain was nothing comp

he courtyard, followed by my father, Vanessa, A

approached. His powerful presence alone w

the execution platform

there was nothing in his expression t

coldly. "And even your death will never

Majesty!" I cried despera

pression

Beg

er immediately

rt nearl

silver sword, its sharp blade refl

s really how my lif

last time, hoping he would say

e completely indifferent. My sister looked almost pleased,

d been looking forward to th

as his mate. Instead, he had betrayed me with my own sister

y twenty-tw

like a servant in my father's house. I hadn't even

erything was

sed his sword higher,

ng down my cheeks as I silently begged

a desperate though

dead, and so was

both his wife and the he

ould give him

yes fl

most dangerous decision I would ever m

ilent, I would di

ith every ounce of str

tated, his sword still

d desperately. "IF YOU KIL

e courtyard

y turned toward me, hi

did yo

y heart hammering wil

ried. "But you still need an heir, don't you? Please, Yo

ur spread throug

ear. My father looked horrified, while Adrian fin

wasn't f

my cheeks. "Make me your breeder! Your bedmate! I'll give you

rtyard fell into

perfectly still, staring at me as though h

ly approached

I instinctively pressed myself against the

my chin with his large hand and fo

ed, his voice furiously low. "Yo

head. "I would never dare replace your Queen

ightened aro

want a child from the wom

heart

ut if you don't believe me, then punish me however you want. Make m

ion unreadable. I couldn't tell whether he was conside

my chin and straighten

thought he was going to order t

turned towar

rdered coldly. "She

mur swept throu

ards untied me from the wooden post

ad do

had saved mys

aiting cars, I stared at the King's broad ba

escape

y life, I had just offe