Semua Bab Royalty In Rag: Return Of The Wolfless Queen: Bab 11 - Bab 20

Athena's head lightened as she staggered backwards. Her vision grew hazy as the people before her suddenly seemed to stand behind clear glass. Another evening took hold of her mind, and the soothing scents from flowers and shrubs around her suddenly turned threatening. Icy fingers danced on her skin as she remembered being pressed into hard ground. The hateful bulk of the man to her left pinning her down, while others turned her limbs useless with their hold.“Well, Ludric is an expert at getting what I want done. You don't really think he acted alone back then, did you?”

Richard stayed clear of the silver as he bent and gripped her chin so hard it throbbed.“I gave you a chance, but you missed it. Now, even if you cry blood, I won't have mercy on you. The whole pack will get to see how trashy rogues like you are meant to be treated. Maybe my method will even reach as far as the queen's ears. She just might commend me for my expert way of dealing with vermin like you.”“That's right, baby. I mean, who else would think of such innovative cleanup exercise? Every rogue would stay away from our pack once they hear this. The queen will definitely reward you,” Susan agreed with him while shooting Athena a gleeful look.Reward you for cruelty. Dream on.It was time to let these fools know who they were dealing with.

Athena clawed at her throat as her insides flamed in agony.Her wrists still burned from the silver chains, but it was nothing compared to the torment slaking through herHer ears were ringing. Tears sluiced uncontrollably from her eyes, while her senses threatened to shut down on her. “That is what you get for defying the beta, idiot. A rogue acting like a Luna. You must have a death wish.”The mocking tone barely penetrated Athena's foggy brain, as it caught on to that word again.Beta. Of course, it wasn't a surprise that Richard would make a vile man like Ludric his beta. They were both rotten to the c

“Where were we?”Athena raised her head from the floor as Ludric entered the cell.Despite her terribly weak state, she struggled to get up.Ludric's smirking face swam in and out of her vision as she tried so hard not to black out.Panic skittered down her spine when she realised she was fast losing her sense of smell.It was why she didn't perceive his hateful scent that had plagued her dreams for years.“Morrigan?” She tried to reach out to her wolf's fading essence.The wolfsbane had affected her core. The little strength she had used to call out to Lorraine had drained her more.

“What have you done?!”A hand slammed on the ornate table following the heated question, making the glass flower vase dance in place.Richard raised his brow at the older man in front of him, and Susan quickly stepped closer to the sandy-haired man.She laid a hand on his rigid arm. “Calm down, Uncle.”That earned her a glare. “Calm down? How can I calm down when you kids almost ruined everything?” Richard bristled, but the man wasn’t looking at him as he continued. “You young pups are so impulsive!”“Careful, Adolphus. I am not your pup. I am your alpha,” Richard said coldly.Adolphus Reed looked at the young man b