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Everything that happened right after the kiss was a terrifying blur. Alpha Daxton ended the kiss and dragged me out of his study before tossing me to the guards like I was a lamb prepared for slaughter. I couldn't fight back, my knees felt like jelly, and there was a deep ache in my bones.
It was poison. There was no doubt about it.
Did he poison me with a kiss because he believed I was the culprit? I soon got my answer a little while later.
I was curled up on the concrete floor of the dark room when the door jerked open, the lights flashing on.
My master stood by the door, a blank look on his face. He still looked pale, beads of sweat forming on his temples. But if he was in pain, he didn't show it.
Slowly, he shut the door behind him. My heart sank when I saw the object in his
