The Lycan King’s Pawn
Kaelen’s head snapped up, his blue eyes burning with a rage so terrifying that even the air around us seemed to freeze.
"Hand it over, Lyra," he growled, his voice deep and lethal. "Or I will tear this castle apart with you inside it."
Lyra didn't back down. She held the small silver vial higher, her thumb resting on the tiny cork top.
"One wrong move, Your Highness, and I drop it into the snow," she warned, taking a careful step backward. "The glass breaks, the poison consumes her, and your precious Pawn dies in your arms within two minutes."