Slade
"I can see what you saw in the girl. Even in her current state, she is quite pretty."
"Gregory." I warned.
"No matter, you've made the right choice, Sire. No doubt the girl would have produced a litter of bastards to edge your heir off the throne if she hadn't been caught. The rejection failing is just a temporary setback. I shall see to it personally that she is made healthy enough for her wolf to appear, and we can be done with this nasty business."
A throb settled in behind my eyes. I pinched the bridge of my nose, trying to ease the headache as Gregory prattled on about the good of the kingdom. I currently didn't give a damn about the good of the kingdom. My thoughts were on the strange confusion that had settled over me after the incident in Chastity's room. I had stormed
