ONE DAY BEFORE THE WEREWOLF QUEEN'S HEAT REACHES ITS PEAK When we arrived at the Palace, I couldn't understand why Mathew was sitting by himself on the stairs. He should be in the palace right now mating the hell out of Elizabeth. Nothing would stop him from doing that, not even today's failed mission. He stood up as soon as I got out of the car. I didn't like what I saw. That dark and ominous aura of his was back. His eyes were hollow and yet I could tell he was holding back a torrent of emotions just like he had done for the past three years. "Boss, what's going on?", I ran to him without a second thought. "Where is she?" He turned his face away from me while he tried to steady his breath. "Agatha sent her to the Gryphon kingdom. Killian has her." Asriel and I roared. "We have to g

