The Alpha's Plump Mistake
He draped his massive arm around my waist, drawing my curves tight to his in a claim so absolute it stole my breath back.
“The North has won, Emperor,” Lawrence said, the tip of his sword resting at the fallen ruler’s throat. “Your Temple answers to my Queen now.”
The old sovereign looked first to the mark on my neck, then to Lawrence, and let out a long, weary sigh, resting his head against the stone.
But the betas’ cheers were cut short by a low, grinding rumble rising from the ruined altar’s base.
Where the black crystal had shattered, the marble gave way, dropping into darkness to reveal a secret passage no one in the capital had ever known. From its depths came no Council magic—only the