Owen
I forgot one crucial thing.
The second my father informed me of Amelia’s new punishment, I pushed back. A secondary punishment was not part of our deal.
Ultimately though, he won the argument.
“I am the Alpha King,” he said, “and if anyone thinks someone as insignificant as a pet can get away, without consequence, with disrespecting me, they will come for me, and our kingdom will collapse. Besides, she’s not the only one who needs a reminder of her place in this palace,” he added pointedly.
I know my father well enough to have figured out that if I continued pushing back, he would only increase her number of lashings.
I hated that this was happening. I hated that I couldn’t protect her. I hated that this unreasonable and undeserved punishment was coming on the heels of such a
