mir'
's t
heavy oak doors to finish rebo
his shoes plodding on the polished marble
nd, my hands clenching i
ng was
t Rex and Ren had failed and were
ed red streak on the king
ething had
Ren we
y sure that the king was almos
as he
ng onto his dignity. Instead, he looked as if he h
y mouth. I forced my expression to soften, hiding
d and followed Ashu who seemed to not be
d, the words feeling
t wearing when he'd left the castle earlier. His sh
regal and poi
that he looked
rew closer, my
n the bundle in t
hu
in his arms before. At least, no
, dark hair plastered across a face that l
ent kind of hunger
was an old, animalistic instinct, a sharp re
gh the quiet of the room. I let a grin pull at my li
toward me, shooting
nimal meat," Ashu tried to wave off
m as I got closer to
le escaping him as he raised a hand to wri
even acknowled
s he strode past us, his body leaving
to me, his tone light but tinged with a genuine sym
ories flooded my mind, not
in their cruelty. They knew we existed, and they hated us for it. They used to
d in luring us out because in their minds,
n my pack thought the coast
who had murdered my family had worn a chest piece of boiled lea
sister. I watched from the hollow of a log as th
snapping was a sound
ould have split the sky, but another blade found
t, their blood mixin
g. He had raised his spear ready to strike. I would have shif
ready to accept my fa
r from limb to limb
cracked through the room, sn
ng's side, his demeanor shifting fr
e King's arms, handling her with a g
stoked a new fire, placing her on
e leaned down, his nose wrinkling as he took
ed, his face twisting in a grima
back at the King, who remained st
gedy," Atticus affir
d crossing my arms over my chest. I di
part of the plague that ha
st kind" I spat, my voice dripping
he King who still hadn't said anythin
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