Magnus People called me brutal, merciless, ruthless, and hopelessly obsessed with control, and I had never wasted my breath correcting them. Control was necessary when thousands depended upon my decisions, while loyalty was the only thing I valued above power. Those who gave me their loyalty received my protection and rarely had reason to fear me. Those who broke that trust learned why my name was spoken in lowered voices.I had become Alpha Lord at ten years old, after poison stole both my parents and left a grieving kingdom in the hands of a boy. Childhood had ended before I truly understood what childhood was, but then again, I had never been permitted to have one. My father had trained me from my earliest memories to understand the title I carried and the bloodshed that often accompanied it. While other boys learned games and mischief, I learned strategy, combat, discipline, and the cost of hesitation.Abel Mashwood had learned something about desperation when he arrived at the p
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