The Lycan King's Outcast Omega
He'd seen me and smiled, but there had been something wrong about it, something I'd been too naive to recognize.
"Just tired," I manage, but Iris's frown says she doesn't believe me.
The messenger disappears into Alaric's study. I should walk away, should focus on my duties in the healing wing. Instead, I find myself drifting closer, drawn by a sick sort of fascination.
"—attacks along the border," the messenger's voice carries faintly. "Alpha Blackthorn sends his regards and wishes to discuss—"
A flash of movement makes me stumble back. Through the study's partially open door, I glimpse a map spread across Alaric's desk. Red marks dot the border territories, forming a pattern that tickles s