er struck he

vering as another bucket

ned, as if washing a former princess like

h-pushed a bar of rough soap into her hands. "Scrub yoursel

itted her teet

n though she was in chains. Now, s

her head, making her teeth chat

hard to wash away not just the di

lub would. It tore apart her pride, reduc

n time to catch some pairs of eyes

lewd smirks on their lips. Not the least

d her people, stolen her freedom, and as if that wasn

ammered to the ma

ntence. She coughed and wiped her eye

think you can make demand

another wave of wat

d her back to the door, holding

ishing she could kill those men or die right there. The heat

rubbing herself, conscious of

an nothing if she didn't endure and survive to see

ticed the guards a

given a plain, brown dress. The material wa

No silk. No

current status, sh

he bathing room, her anger had coo

th cracked ceilings and dirty walls, until t

g at the door as if she'd ste

ora hissed, nudging her forward. "Wo

ther maids were gone, leaving her standin

walls were closing in on her. It was harder to breath

of defeat as she

orated the ceilings like chandeliers, and the only items in there was a

od there, absorbing every detail

ss and slid down onto it, ign

d and useless for the

. Just like

rong, we wouldn't be

ng their broken faces fil

ed her kingdom to fall, her people to be c

ht her way out of there, to stab that A

fe of her sister in his hands. One wron

k, tormenting her in tha

She had no pride lef

her. She took a deep breath, but it wa

ropped.

her chest and buried her face in it,

, exhausting every single

ht to believe in God so

ing her pride and kingdom, sh

p her dark,

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rches mounted sporadically along the wall

ny oak table, surrounded by his a

, marked with green dots for conquered

with him earlier- wa

hich is good. But other packs are not too happy with

st the wood. "And if we don't

rs from the Red Howl pack today. Alpha Vik

at gro

ys that we are aiming to upset the natura

other men, said, "We are already incurr

Vincent. Vespera was pathetic, their king

And yet, despite their weakness

smirked

own. A wolf cornered is predictable, but a woman with no

Alpha, is that we shou

deafening silence

t Lucien, utterly dumbf

d, unblinking stare but the

lvercrest didn't get to where it is now by depending on fear. Still, let

h an attack, since they're an al

actly?" ask

use that's the kingdom

this fiance

his kingdom the moment he sighted our wol

bandoned his fiancee does not have the balls to lead

Should we deal with her?

s best studied first. Then if it prove

ich, Alpha, shall we announce a ban

ang and Moonclaw packs. Let them drink and feast but

Should we begin a plan to e

ley. Let's give them a chance to make the first move, then when

private study, holding a glass of alcohol in his h

wirling a glass of wine. "You were

ove from the window. "

o it's not because she's more beauti

"It is essential to study your enemy whether they

's beau

s tro

ns why you haven't killed

His eyes were cold, indifferent. "I

efying your authority alread

her defiance in the throne room, her

And beautiful. Dang

gical choice. Blow out the flam

ft her. Alive

side him, an emotion that w

his drink in one gulp, feeling the b

ardless of her current status. Killing her wou

ha, you know best. Let's just ho

expression. "She might be stubborn but she has a weakn

Okay whatever you say. By the way, lord A

ndow. "Fix him in before my

dy, leaving him wrapped in the s

pera" he murmured, his gaze

e was more beautiful than

e dungeon. He told himself he had been studying her, not obser

s thoughts were consumed of the fie

n a long time, the wolf