The Alpha Witching Hour; A Forbidden Love

sides of his cheeks. Zaya strode with a storm of anger brewing inside him towards the Alpha King's abode. His emotions were igni

cknowledge the greetings of the workers. Marching straight into the vacant

koning him closer. Advancing into the dining room, he locked

he implored. Zaya fixed an intense glare on him. "What have I heard?" he snarled. His father sighed once more. "My de

ld the Moon Goddess decree such a fate? I refuse to be bound to a sorceress from a distant realm," Zaya

r smile tinged with sorrow. Zaya, though, remained silent, resuming his d

no heed, heading directly to his exclusiv

nger fueling ferocious swings. His fists crashed against the bag with unbridled force until finally halting,

aring approaching footsteps. He had already

" Faani teased, but his levity subsided when met with Zay

d shocked by the rum

ntinued, "Zaya, the rumors can't be true, right?" he prodded, to which Zaya remained unr

eclared, turning away

will be like?" Jango inquired, a quest

will never accept her," Zaya asserted, storming out of the training gro

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venue to vent his emotions, and the solitary drive through the dense forest afforded him some r

ddess had decreed. His mind conjured visions of an enigmatic sorceress, a foreigner from a distant la

n the soft radiance of moonlight. This was his refuge, a haven he had frequented since child

the moon, a celestial entity that appeared to hold the answers to his destiny. Moonlig

o the onerous obligations accompanying his status as the Alpha's son. He couldn't dis

enses heightened, and he instinctively assumed a defensive posture

inquired, his voice

reveal a countenance veiled in shadows. "I pose no threat,

and why was she an enigma? Kalista's eyes, luminous like the moon itsel

his tone no longer suffused with

gap that fate has etched between you and Gracie. And, perha

Kalista, yet he remained wary. Something abou

t you'll show me that destiny's path isn

; I'm here to answer them," Kal

rfacing. "And where are your manners? How dare you address me as Zaya? I could have you punish

t my future monarch, and I believe the respect should flow the other way. You're the one taught to resp

growing weary of all this," Za

ate of you marrying a witch? Isn't that what you desire?" Kal

an the Moon Goddess, and she knows bes

witch? If you're interested in finding out, meet me at the riverbank by nightfall in thr