The lycan king’s regret
she said, and her voice did not shake at all, even though I knew she was terrified, because James was our friend and we could not just leave him to die in the dirt.
Before I could tell her no, the council doors flew open with a loud bang, and three old men marched into the hall, shouting at the top of their lungs that the king could not leave the palace during a crisis.
"You are the ruler of Crescent Veil, Your Majesty," Councilman Vane yelled, waving his hands around like a madman, "and you cannot risk your life for a single guard when the whole kingdom is falling apart around us."
I turned around so fast that Vane stumbled back a step, and my alpha voice slipped out, low and dangerous, tel