na Beau

f the Alpha King's presence pressing

echoed in the silent room, a

vision. "No... no one," I whispered, my

g through my veins made my fear, my helplessness, so aut

laugh. "Lost? You got lost and

rcing my head up so I had to meet his gaze. "Look

tsteps and hushed, angry voices from outside the door

d to make the situation... irr

my chin from his grasp and scrambled away, launching mysel

ture was all that mattered-the act of a desper

amed. With a low growl, he moved like a black bolt

his unyielding chest. "You want to die?" he roared, his hot breath

ly in his arms, letting out a piercing scream th

hrough the thick oak door, a clear

ame, tight with suppressed fury. "Your Ma

clearly hadn't expected his q

my voice filled with pathetic sobs

erything before them a

hunder. He shoved me away fro

ng no reply, gave the ord

ric's face. He smoothed his tunic, str

Clarissa. When Clarissa saw me, looking every bit the victim, she gasped and

c form before landing on Aldric. "Aldric," she said, her

at the floor, refusing to wit

nt and spoke weakly, "The wine... I drank a

she was about to faint. "No... it wasn't me... I don't kn

e. Her own foolish niece ha

calm and turned back to Aldric. "Your Majesty, this is all a mi

squabble between women, a mess she cou

pride, especially when his authority was questio

ut her off, his voice dropping to a let

veryone into silence,

us Queen slapped her across the face, the sound echoing in the ten

shut, plunging the room

e-gray eyes filled with a co