The Cursed Alpha
He had hidden behind a marble statue, shaking from pain and fear.
A voice had found him then soft, kind. His mother’s maid. She’d knelt beside him, her face full of worry. “You’re still human, my prince,” she’d said, reaching to touch his cheek.
The moment her fingers brushed his skin, her body went still. Her eyes widened. She fell without a sound.
That was the first time he understood. Kindness could kill. Touch was poison. The curse took whatever it wanted, and it always wanted life.