your hall is stagnant." Elara swirled the blood-red liquid

ped spears barring Kael from his own seat. The ballroom was a cathedral of fading glory; gold

"The land is sick, Elara. Why are you acting lik

w was an Omega who didn't know her value. I am the Sovereign

te. "You come in here with your fancy furs, but you're still just the girl who use

it of interrupting state business, Alpha. Is t

e. "You survived the Death Lands. I want to know how. And I want to know

of wine. "As for my survival, the Death Lands found me more compatible than your pack did. Now,

s at the end of th

atch him!" a voice cried

Leo skidded to a halt on the polished marble. He wo

held up a carved wooden wolf.

t gripped the r

orld tilt. He c

wn jawline, his own nose, his own golden hair. But wh

y were a brilliant, luminescent si

ed the table until the wood began to

soft clink. "Leo, come here. I t

st. "I got bored, Mama

cking with confidence. He stopped beside Elara. The visual

Alpha aura exploded outward, a wave of command mea

e flinched, their heads bowi

hrough his aura. "He belongs to the North. He has noth

ting a shaking finger at Leo. "Look at him! He's

. He didn't cower. He stepped f

s voice dropped an octave, making the

arah shrieked. "Who i

y sparked the beast in his chest. The air grew co

e in his head whispered. Sho

of a child's shout, a sound erupted that shook the foundations of the house. I

equency of pure Alpha

ower was too pure. His wolf whimpered in absolute submission. Kael slam

n in the South were forced to the ground, trembling under the child's silver

ooked down at the kneeling Alphas,

gony and realization. "He isn't just an Alpha," he

"I told you, Kael. You rejected a future you weren't stron

er with wide, innocent eyes again. "Com

the door, then paused

h expects a better dinner tomorrow.

blared from the watchtowers. The scent of sm

reamed. "The Death Lands! T

o's hand, her si