Beauty and the Alpha Beast
A servant meets us near the barracks, already strapping packs onto our backs, plain cloth bundles with clean clothes inside, nothing more.
As soon as the last strap is secured, I run, my hunters following without a sound. Each of these four warriors has been handpicked over years–sharp-eyed, lethal, and loyal down to the bone.
“We move fast,” I say through the link. “We want to get to Lunemar before guests leave.”
Kyra glances south. “Lady Mireth?”
“Yes. Rumors of black magic travel quickly in Virechant.”
By the time we near Mireth’s estate, it’s twilight, and the lamps have been lit. Oil lanterns swing along the outer wall, casting a glow over the cedar hedges and the glinting edge of stone
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