Yours Or Mine?

Alpha Zane's POV

"Get me a full list of their names," I half-groaned, half-declared, exhaustion from the day's activities getting to me.

My messenger scurried off to get that done.

A throbbing headache clamped down on my forehead, pounding away like a hammer as it blurred the edges of my vision.

This matter of uncovering the witch who sealed that death threat package was taking its toll on me and as much as I tried not to show it, I was cracking beneath the surface.

I called a servant standing wait at the foot of my throne. "Send for my queen."

He nodded sharply, "Yes, your highness." and scampered off.

Freya was my only beacon of light in the darkness, my solace.

Without her, the abyss within me yawned open, its maw hungering for my soul.

Her presence was a balm that thawed my frozen heart, infusing it with warmth and some semblance of happiness.

Even when she was not near, I clung hopelessly to the simple memory of her smile and how her eyes crinkled when she was excited, h