Elara's POVThe next morning, I was summoned to the great hall. I walked between two guards, my heart pounding with every step, until I reached the throne where the Alpha King sat waiting, his massive frame filling the carved wooden chair."Well?" the King said, his voice booming through the hall. "Did you succeed with the prisoner?"I bowed my head. "Yes, my King."A slow, satisfied smile spread across the King's face. "Good. Very good." He leaned forward, studying me closely. "You are a clever girl, to have managed what a month of whips could not."I kept my eyes lowered, uncomfortable under his scrutiny. Beside the throne, I caught a glimpse of Kane standing at attention, his face carefully blank in front of the King, but I knew my brother well enough to see the tightness around his eyes, the worry hidden just beneath the surface."Bring the prisoner to me," the King said, waving a hand toward the guards. "I wish to speak with him myself."I was sent to fetch Lucian. When I entered
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