Gallagher

were giving me a massive headache. The damned rogue wolve

erved me for twenty years, poked his head i

temples without looking up. "Stop hovering

our Majesty, outside the main gates... the yo

family that had lost seven men-a father and six sons-defending my em

ped impatiently, my Alpha aura flaring. "Send her home. Tell Fletcher Terrell to leash

s been standing perfectly still under the blazing sun for almost four hours. She hasn't shed

ing a public spectacle of endurance? This Al

ry affairs and Pack strength should be decided by warriors. Darla is a strong fighter. I approved their uni

cording to the petition she sent two days ago, Miss Alvarado does not mentio

fully penned, tactful, and filled with respect for the crown. Yet, a proud,

bond, citing "irreconcilable differences" and leveraging the

nd back. This was the sole heiress of a martyred house, standing at m

ed, tapping my fingers on the desk. "Does she think s

t sent a messenger to inquire about

ized this situation was far more complex than a simple love triangle. House Alva

orphan of seven war heroes baking in the sun at my

in," I

her lips chapped and bleeding, and she looked as though a strong gust of wind could knock her o

ecise and flawless, not at all like someone wh

fraction of my Alpha King aura pre

She raised her he

Darla Hutchinson because they are strong warriors who benefit my army. That military decision will not be ch

pointment, tears, or ev

touched her cracked lips. She looked me directly in

O

eneral Hutchinson," she said, her voice crisp, firm, and echoing clearly in the lar

o be surprised. I le

ds, her voice ringing with undeniable pride. "I, Harper Alvarado, as the last surviving bloodline of seven mart

ce?" I frowned, intr

ying to tear their 'true love' apart. I am simply asking... for my own freedom. I wish to grant them my

d on me

." She was a "hero's descendant seeking personal liberation." She wasn't challenging my authority; she was reinforci

cly endorsing a Pack that abused t

w her for the first time. She wasn't naive. She wasn

frustrations completely melting away. "Interes

yal decree, wrote a few decisive lines, and