The Broken Alpha
“It is rare for anyone to come close to Oakhame, let alone one so unsuspecting and stupid as you. Games and trickery are our lifeblood, and it has been so long since I have had a playmate.”
Shoving down the flare of her temper, Lily tried to think around his words. “If I am so stupid,” she said, a beat too late, “then why not hear my riddle? I should think that you would easily best me. Perhaps then I will be indebted into your service, and you shall have a playmate for all time.”
The bridge wobbled beneath her feet. Lily swallowed hard.
She had to be clever. And, she realised, as her words hung in between them in the air like morning mist, offering away her life as an eleve’s plaything was