AEGON
It was a complete uproar as I ambled down the corridor. The guards and maids cleared out at the sight of my presence. For some reason, more of a crowd than I’d expected gathered at the front of the manor.
It was a commotion out here, and I could barely see what was happening.
“The Alpha is here!” one of my guards announced, and the crowd slowly dissipated. The maids scurried away in fear, and the guards straightened up. I still didn’t see her—the slave girl.
Not until I heard groaning and one of the guards yelling at her. “The Alpha is here! You’ll meet your death soon!”
Oh. So she dared to stab my guard? How dare she? Where had she gotten the weapon? I found the middle of the commotion, and the sight unraveled before my eyes, taking me completely by surprise.
Bent to her knees with her arms held to her back was Annora; she had blood stains on her hands and a tattered dress. While just a few steps away was Kairel.
And he was busy tying a bandage around his blood-wet shoulder. I
