ARIA I threw myself face down on the bed, and let the groan of frustration vibrate through my pillow. I was pissed. How could that jerk treat me like that?! How could he use me and then make a surprised expression when he realized he had hurt me?! But the worst part of it was those lips of his... Shit! How could his lips taste so damn good?! I didn't want to leave his embrace... ever! The second he pressed my body against his, with every inch of my chest and belly feeling his rigid muscles, I turned into the horniest woman on this planet. I wanted to rip that shirt off of him and lick every deliciously crafted part of him. My anger was the only thing that stopped me from doing it. Perhaps I shouldn't feel hurt, angry, or humiliated. I should be tougher than that, and I usually was. I guess being called a whore brought my mind back to my suffering and humiliation from five years ago. It instantly made me feel dirty and took away my confidence. Wasn't it ridiculous? I was as far from

TYRION After four hours of visiting apartments where people from the rogues' town currently lived, we found more than twenty people willing to testify in Red's favor. The amount of respect they were all giving her was astonishing. Gratitude filled every gesture they made. They were willing to put their lives on the line for her. To them, she was their Alpha, their protector, their Red Queen. "Of course, I will go to the court!" a she-wolf of over eighty years exclaimed. "If the fuckers from the Red Dawn Pack are coming, then I cannot wait until I spit in their faces!" I was honestly amazed by the eagerness that was cumulated in this granny's tiny body. It was obvious that this old lady had suffered from great mistreatment in the past but still had that fire within her. I observed Red hugging the old lady and laughing. The aura she spread among those she cared about mesmerized me. She was compassionate, wise, and strong. I couldn't help but think that she would make a perfect Luna an

TYRION "Don't kill the messenger!" Felix raised his hands in surrender as he shot me his shit-eating grin. I grumbled and walked past him to my room. I needed to change my shirt because Red's scent on the one I was wearing was driving me insane, not to mention that it would keep me hard as steel the entire meeting with Alpha Arlo and his Luna. Felix followed me inside and leaned his back against the door as soon as he closed it. "What?!" I growled. The beam on his face started to seriously infuriate me. "Do you want to claim her?" he asked, watching me button up my fresh black shirt. "Who?" I raised my eyebrows, stupidly denying that I knew what he meant. He huffed, "Seriously? You're gonna play like this?" "She's a rogue, Felix," I said, never realizing that those words might sound so cruel. "She's the daughter of an Alpha. I'm positive about it. I could find out more about her origins if you want me to…" The devilish smirk on his mouth only proved that he said it to tempt me,

ARIATyrion had already found his mate. He had met his fated one, and she died… The news hit me hard in the gut. It was time to acknowledge the fact that there was no sacred bond between the Alpha King and me. He had already shared that bond with someone else, someone who was no longer alive. It meant that I had feelings for someone with whom I might not have a future with. Idiot. I was arrogant and greedy. I was the daughter of a criminal, and yet I dared hope that I was the Alpha King's destined mate. Now I was paying the price for my stupidity...My wolf cried out in my head as the vicious pain pierced right through my heart. I struggled to breathe as if something crushed my lungs from the inside, and my eyes widened as I tried to keep the wall of water that gathered in my eyes from falling."Red, are you OK?" Felix placed his hand on my shoulder, leveling his eyes with mine.I gave him a thin smile and nodded while trying to regain my composure as quickly as possible. It required

TYRION "What the fuck did you just say?!" I grabbed Freya by the shoulders, my fingers viciously digging into her flesh. She hissed in pain, cowering as I applied more strength to my grip. "I... I saw Ragnar Venard with a witch!" she cried out. I released her, and she collapsed to her knees. I glared at her. "You'd better be telling the truth," I warned. "I am!" she exclaimed, trying to get herself up from the floor. "I need to know the whole situation; when, where, how it happened," I said curtly. She nodded, precautiously stepping away from me. "A year ago, there was a party after the Alphas' annual meeting... I drank a bit too much, and I was going to lie down. I got lost on my way to the palace guest rooms in the east wing. Before I knew it, I entered a long, dark corridor. I noticed a woman in a dark cape standing at the end of it. I decided to walk over to her, hoping that she would help me find my room, but she disappeared behind the marble pillar. I took a few steps close