On my way to the Queen's chamber, I ran into Erica and Gezel. I honestly did not have time for their bullshit, but I knew they had time for it. "Well, well, well, if it isn't the whore," Gezel said and looked at me scornfully. "I heard Alpha cast her aside to get her scent off him," She said and

Nikolas POV My time with King Aleksander was informative, and I had something to work with. I planned to dig deeper to know how to deal with Frederick. If he was my uncle and could work against me, I wondered what he did when my father was alive. I kept my suspicions to myself and focused on what w

Aliana POV The day was very long. I did not know if I should remain in the palace or spend the night in my father's house. Nikolas had told me he wouldn't be spending more than two days in Hill, so there was a possibility he would return the next day and not tonight. He wasn't in danger of anythin

Aliana POV I gave my father a minute and did not trouble him to speak. I planned to listen to him and not interrupt to get the whole story. He took a couple of deep breaths and continued to talk. "One day, Gamma Giles told me that he had overheard Leon planning to usurp power. He wanted to murder

Aliana POV I spent the night tossing and turning, thinking of everything my father had told me. One thing that stuck with me was why Mathias would fall on his sword. Did they not fight in their wolf form? I knew I would not have peace without an answer, so I planned to speak to my father in the m