Chapter Thirty Nine
First Person Perspective
Jake
I was sitting on the big chair near the fire. Alpha Robert was beside me. He was drinking from his silver cup, laughing. I laughed too. His guards stood by the door, silent. The room was warm, and outside it was dark and cold.
“You saw his face?” Alpha Robert said with a loud laugh. “He looked like a scared rabbit!”
I laughed harder. “He really thought he could escape!”
We clinked our cups together. It was fun to watch that fool try to run with his little family. He didn’t even make it far. He got caught right at the edge of the forest.
Robert shook his head, grinning. “And did you see the look on the Serena’s face? That was—”
“Priceless!” I finished for him.
We both laughed again. It felt good. I hadn’t laughed like this in days.
