mir'

's t

heavy oak doors to finish rebo

his shoes plodding on the polished marble

nd, my hands clenching i

ng was

t Rex and Ren had failed and were

ed red streak on the king

ething had

Ren we

y sure that the king was almos

as he

ng onto his dignity. Instead, he looked as if he h

y mouth. I forced my expression to soften, hiding

d and followed Ashu who seemed to not be

d, the words feeling

t wearing when he'd left the castle earlier. His sh

regal and poi

that he looked

rew closer, my

n the bundle in t

hu

in his arms before. At least, no

, dark hair plastered across a face that l

ent kind of hunger

was an old, animalistic instinct, a sharp re

gh the quiet of the room. I let a grin pull at my li

toward me, shooting

nimal meat," Ashu tried to wave off

m as I got closer to

le escaping him as he raised a hand to wri

even acknowled

s he strode past us, his body leaving

to me, his tone light but tinged with a genuine sym

ories flooded my mind, not

in their cruelty. They knew we existed, and they hated us for it. They used to

d in luring us out because in their minds,

n my pack thought the coast

who had murdered my family had worn a chest piece of boiled lea

sister. I watched from the hollow of a log as th

snapping was a sound

ould have split the sky, but another blade found

t, their blood mixin

g. He had raised his spear ready to strike. I would have shif

ready to accept my fa

r from limb to limb

cracked through the room, sn

ng's side, his demeanor shifting fr

e King's arms, handling her with a g

stoked a new fire, placing her on

e leaned down, his nose wrinkling as he took

ed, his face twisting in a grima

back at the King, who remained st

gedy," Atticus affir

d crossing my arms over my chest. I di

part of the plague that ha

st kind" I spat, my voice dripping

he King who still hadn't said anythin