The Alpha General's Substitute Bride
Only I could see his shirt plastered to his back with sweat.
Standing that long had to hurt, but his face showed no sign of weakness.
Soon Mr. Corvin came in carrying something in his hands, wrapped in a white sheet, and set it on the clean part of the rug.
The reek of fear, blood, and desperation mixed with something even darker... death.
When he pulled back the cloth, I slapped a hand over my mouth, and my eyes stung.
I recognized that skull at once... it was the one I had found in that awful hole.