Charlotte’s POV
The field suddenly went as quiet as a church.
William and I stared at Nora in shock. Her Alpha Voice had silenced the children, and had even washed over us, making both of our spines go rigid.
“Well,” William said quietly, rubbing the back of his neck. “I’ll be damned.”
I exhaled slowly. “Was that her Alpha Voice?”
“Sure felt like it.”
An Alpha’s ability to project command into a single word or phrase, something that bypassed reason entirely and just made you obey. I’d heard it from Kieran more than once. But I’d never heard it from a child. Especially not Nora.
William let out a low whistle. “Most heirs don’t develop it until their mid-teens. Some later than that.” He paused. “With everything Nora’s been through, there were people who thought she might never develop
