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men shifting filled the air as a

helter-skelter, looking for a way of escape. The newly elected King tra

e suddenly tasked with the duty of protecting the Alpha King.

manded, wanting to defen

d for opportunities to show off her skills and wouldn

e coming here, which gave me an advantage. It made me

controlled by my wolf

somewhere else to lay low until the entire th

and skillfully navigated throu

ve me an advantage and helped me go inconspicuous for the most part of the time, an

over a small, wolfless,

dless until I got to a broken window. I jumped through the

the other end of the hallway. It was a gu

around, against his orders, and ran like my l

wolf did everything to make me go back to our mate. I shut her out, using

on my trail. The area buzzed with young girls and boys dressed

into their rooms. I looked behind me, and the guard, who I perceived to

he so pe

d placed me behind closed doors, placing a hand over my mouth. My first ins

girl whispered, taking a

y tone, "You need to hide. Elias will

towards a small wardrobe. "Get in," s

e looked over my head li

hastily. "I'll tell you all about

o the wardrobe, shutting the door slowly. I sat in the dark and empty w

to the room. "Where is she?!" a voice r

in the kitchen today," she said to the men, who see

seconds, we were shrouded in silence, until

u are told," he ordered, and the next second,

ked open and she urged me to step out. I walked out

ot up like an antenna as I tried to detect something

id to me. "He is the hea

one thing." I listened to her speak while trying

shock on my face a

she said, stretching

ve. I didn'

bat, waiting for an a

e did good just for the sake of it. I'd tho

ha

I gritted, uncomfor

you?" she retorted, but I

ined a blank stare. "And I'd hate to be in y

t by Elias and his troop of men, I think the word sh

or a minute and d

ttered, and

the Alpha King is interested in you, but I know you nee