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feel extremely light. I feel essence burst out through the top of my head

ut somehow I am way up in the sky and still feel

d placidity envelops every part of me up here. Non

wn to get my body. His eyes get even redd

s the Alpha King

’m just a puff of air that

at death f

h ease like I weigh noth

lf in the head, shaking it from side to side the way someone would to stay awake. His face contorts into what

pha King about

his scary guy is

dagger a couple of metres from the area

s going to swing his knife and eat a w

urther. That would be a gory scene very

runs to the silver dagger, picks it up and swiftly slices h

would h

floods his features and his eyes become paler. It’s like it relieves him of

r and cups a hand beneath the back of my head, lif

e’s going t

o the Goddess that I have absolutely no expectati

my fir

ine, I stare in awe and totally dare not move. It’s

nd closer, only a cen

suction sound starts and I am sucked

ive senses at once and my body takes over, c

iles that make up the edge of the pool are cold beneath me an

nough to get all of the wa

its over the edge of the pool beside me, looking down at me with an unr

ou so much.” I say,

you?” He

t think straight yet… I’m cold.” My head is poun

.” His blood-red eyes have turned blue but they are no less intense. They are

my body, and prop myself up on my elbows to begin explaining myself. My tank top is exposing every i

he will immediately recall this name. Af

d more understanding expression come over him. The look

He reaches over and lifts my chin towa

aumatic event that has just happened to me, I already feel a

ctable sum of money, Ellie. More than enough

ioning why

that money, do I need to g

l be a little princess in my family. My par

ance unfurls in me which b

uncle abuse me every day! They burn their cigarettes into me, slap and kick me. They treat me lik

e nothing left. I am still reeling from nearly drowning, and then the emotiona

I hold my arms out in front of me to show him and I keep

t one, pulling me closer to him so he can examine the circular scars on my arms. I can’t breathe all over aga

I can’t go back and I’ve spent all my money to get here, not

ords and I still sen

y from Queens?” he loo

l the way here; I got lifts too. I have nothing to li

answer, rem

tranger, you knew my father,” I

en at the rest of my face, as if se

ou do look lik

eyes I don’t understand

tive voice, “Dana, bring

towels are incredibly soft. I think of the dried-up an

need clothes.” Dana nods and then

me to a room. She brings me new, clean cloth

own to the dining ro

I see the Alpha

he kitchen, without looking at me.

t plates with different meats and salads

ought an update on his work and the status of the war. It doesn’t sound good. I know the Alpha King has sp

I going to find out the tr

y plate to find him staring at me. To say h

o go away, will he kick me out? Or if he

l he do