Mated to My Father's Best Friend
No matter how worthless they might seem to others… they were my treasures.
I, too, was confused as to why the King cared so much about my survival, but I pushed the thought away as he turned around and started to walk away, his men following after him. Perhaps it was just a whim on his part—but strangely, a wave of disappoint washed over me.
The square was quiet as everyone processed what had happened. I could feel the Alpha stewing beside me.
“You’ve just made the biggest mistake of your life,” Alpha Marshall murmured, low enough for nobody else to hear.