Marked by the Alpha King

whisper into the late evening, and

sted room, Baka could

ng was wrong before

ls, piercing the si

r arms with rapid precision and the

y deaf to the terrifying howls. Even despite the cold breeze, the room was as hot as ever because it w

floor. Nothing but fatigue would have them sleeping under all that howling. The w

sleep. The sinking feeling in her gut di

ing and crawled her way through the mass of bo

he spotted her mother, but one look at h

carefully to avoid making noise, she w

Child. Help me with my things," she spoke softly

ear her mother knew exactly what was going on. She

in a small corner, she returned and found her mothe

side her and gently touch

the mass of bodies. She took a sandwich she had

saved som

r. "Thanks, Child. But I don't h

in her Mother's face told

u cannot give what you don't

ys seemed to be the opposite of what anyone would ever advise. Weren'

encouraged. She di

everyon

replied between bites. "Eight lashes. It took a

d slowly. "What

as it al

. The only reason we're still ali

other's residence without a guard. Why do you think they said that? Because they don't want us to repr

they sounded sorrowful. What was going on?

her face and spoke a tone lower

ithout think

raight in the eye. "Don't ask a question with "w

f. Here in Khadom city, humans got killed ov

"She died during childbirth. Th

not po

en. Besides the fact that she was a powerful, beastly creature,

skin..." Her mothe

tly troubled her. Something her

the baby's s

. "What are you ta

ng from her. She had often said that keeping secrets brought noth

from their camp to rescue his captured girlfriend during the wer

ideout location which had led to their ambush and capture. Eleven of them, including h

d made slaves of the werewolf monarchy. They were nothin

e your life," Baka said, repeating her

. "Yes, Child. You're r

oes tha

w, I cannot

y n

would make y

get to

monar

hem to ensure everyone was sti

e saying is true then it's too late. You're my moth

hat. And your heat sig

it suddenly d

beat. Those monsters were literal walking lie detectors. Th

you have

where? We're locked in, Child. There's n

that?" She aske

been questioned. Besides, they will do not

orgotten a

ha. His seat could be challenged. But with his Luna Queen, he was made more powerful.

ny of the old alpha-Alpha King Triton of Trinity pack. Tha

en to twenty-one would have to report in. They would line up in front of

Healer Freya tomorrow

eeping bodies to a small corner and curled he

. She had seen real fear in her mother's eyes

nawing feeling that had t

ould cost her her life. Her mother was the only liv

as going to find a way to get the