Chapter 13

Slowly the throne room emptied out till it was just the remaining guards, Lana and I. She turned to me, arms folded, and I braced myself for what was coming.

"I have so many questions." She started.

"Of course, you do." I muttered under my breath, then stood up from my throne. I came down from the pedestal, then walked towards the door of the throne room. I wasn't ready for the drama I knew she'd cook up again.

She held my arm as I walked by her and I stiffened, mildly surprised. I never let anyone touch me unless I wanted them to: she was obviously bridging personal space.

I raised my eyebrows at her hand on my arm. "Do you mind?" I asked.

She didn't let go. Instead, she held even tighter and tried to turn me to face her, but I wasn't willing to. I shrugged her hand off my arm and continued walking towards the door, bristling slightly when I saw that she was following me.

"I want to talk to you, Lucas." She called out to me and I stopped, turning to face her.

"That's Alpha Lucas to