Alpha Alcott's POV I too thought that the spider would bite, but I have had enough of this suffering that I was willing to risk death by poison just to acquire those keys. We may no longer have the throne, servants or even food, but it's unlike me to accept defeat. Especially by a warlock who falsely claims to me King Adiran's true son and seeks the love of our mate to become more powerful. I prefer death to surrendering our mate to him.My eyes widen when the spider drops the keys in my palm and crawls off me without delivering a fatal attack. I smile like I had everything in control, but my brothers know better. They too are gaping in amazement. "That's . . . not normal," Parish exclaims."Yes, it's definitely not an ordinary spider. I wonder who sent it here," Reid says. The thing suddenly looks beautiful to my eyes. I guess that is the reason they say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Because I am no longer looking at the spider with disgust because of its appearance.
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