Diane's POV
Morning came far too soon. The moment I opened my eyes, my body ached from exhaustion, but my mind was even worse—clouded with frustration, fear, and an unsettling weight pressing down on my chest.
I couldn't shake the intensity in Jayden's eyes from last night. The way he'd demanded to know who had attacked him. The way his grip had tightened around my wrist, not painfully, but with a desperation that sent chills through me.
And now, as the door slammed open and two guards stormed in, my stomach twisted into a knot.
"The Alpha King wants to see you," one of them announced.
I barely had time to sit up before they grabbed my arms, dragging me from the bed.
"Wait! I can walk," I snapped, jerking my arms away. I wasn't about to be manhandled like some criminal—especially whe
