vi

rk cloak brushing against the wooden floor. The moment he stepped closer, the elderly woman bes

. Bo

her retreating figure and th

s she

d forth, his heavy boots thudding softly against the floor. He did

as he... thinking o

n had saved me from the rogues, but why? What if he regretted it?

le. Just say something! The suspense was killing me. The pac

t of me. Is he planning my funeral, or

ent, there was silence. The

on," a voi

like the Alpha but not as imposing. His sharp featur

turned, anno

s Beta, spoke quickly. "We ha

f the universe itself was testing his patience. He g

be there i

eared. Alpha Jaxon turned back to me

oice firm. "A maid will come to

rs slumping. Now alone, I let my eyes wander around the room. It was spacious but not overl

is t

hrobbed. I needed to know where I was. I limped tow

aw made

yard, and beyond that, a dense forest stretched as far as the eye could see. My heart sank. I couldn't escape eve

oward it, pushing it open. It wasn't another bedroom. It was a study, or something like it. The room was dimly lit, filled with bookshelves, and

tead of reflecting it. The hilt was carved with strange markings I didn't rec

ng closer. Instinct

touch

voice spoke behind me. I spun around

e with calm but firm eyes. She wore a simple d

nly," she added, nodd

d. "What

g her head. "Not something

he way she said it made my skin prickle. I gl

maid he menti

estured toward a small table near the fireplace, where a tray of fo

od. My stomach gru

ow. "You are goin

hin. "Yeah."

oom. "I'll prepare the bath. Try not to tou

e are weird. They acted so differently from the