Serena looked at him as though he were joking.
“Arrest who?” she asked, her voice cutting through the room.
A sharp intake of breath followed. Thayne stiffened, the guards exchanged looks…a maid questioning the King?
Before she could react, Thayne seized her arm.
Her heart slammed violently. Did Kaelen find out I was human?
No, don’t be foolish. Don’t sell yourself out.
Cry. Now.
Tears flooded her eyes on command.
“I haven’t committed any offense, Your Highness,” she said, her voice trembling as a tear slipped down her cheek.
“You do not know the pack you belong to,” Kaelen said coldly. “And there is no such thing as rogues in Selvayra. Now answer me. Where did you come from? Which traitorous Alpha sent you here to kill me?”
“Are you out of your goddamn mind? I came to save you,
