even closer, and the

stopped fo

to this palace... it was to help groom my sister. Since she's nev

, his eyes unfocused but bu

he said, his breath heavy against h

runk. To

ould move, the bottle in his hand slippe

around her waist, pulling her har

d, stammering, trying to push at his ches

t was useless. He was holding

his plan... this wasn't

ng he'd snap out of it. Instead, he let go, only t

anicked, her

't part o

he needed it. But rig

" she cried, try

didn't

r there, his legs on either side of her, tra

is face so close, "tell me

ghten. Her heart was r

ght into his eyes-bu

wed hard... and

nything, Prince Fenrir's

s instinctively pushed against his chest. "Stop!

ly, looking down at her w

ered, his voice rough with alcohol, "and I get a

ened in shoc

in, Fenrir grabbed the top

eart pounded so violently it felt like it might bur

h

A

r slamm

ere, her face

r off of Lylah. He stumbled back, landing on the bed like

sped in disbelief.

Lylah, quickly fixing the torn dress, th

ord, they stormed

ey had seen ghosts, but Freya didn't care. She kept walking, dragg

op her, but Freya

of a meeting, with nobles, Alphas, and other hig

entered, guards

r, her eyes blazing. She calle

e room turned

ike some animal who doesn't deserve sunlig

ist in this palace. Like I'm

hter, her voice shaking now,

aid, her voice breaking slightly. "Why d

fell into

pain that cut deep, stari

oice raw, "why not just end it from the begin

k, her heart pounding in her chest as she wa

glance breaking from her. His dark eyes never wavered from her, an intrigued smirk playing at the corners of his mouth.

spoke, his voice c

e said flatly. "Especially not the b

ed. Then she turned

e said, her voice laced with anger and bitterness. "I was

ather snapped,

edom, Freya?"

her chest rising and

"If any noble, Alpha, or being in this room agrees to mate

elly. "You'll never see the light again. That west wing

right in front of them. His voice dr

h a smirk. "Ask them. See if a

crowd, he rai

arry my cursed daughter? The

m. Some nobles even la

lutel

dange

wa

s arm and whispered,

s streaming down her cheeks. Befo

ng voice echoed

l marr

m fell

toward the sou

es fixed on Freya, a smirk still p

room bowe

en aback. "Lord Vladimiros.

she

iros interrupted, steppin

hand, pressing his lips to it in a soft ki

ide her, watching ever

ith tension, the air