Kael kept staring at Amaris in silence.
She tried to remain calm, even though her legs felt weak.
Then, one of the guards rushed forward.
“Alpha!”
Kael barely shifted his gaze.
“What?”
“The poison from the dagger…”
Everyone turned toward Amaris.
The small cut on her hand was beginning to darken around the edges.
One of the healers widened his eyes in shock.
“That poison should’ve paralyzed her already…”
Panic rose in Amaris’s chest, because she felt nothing. No dizziness, no pain… nothing at all.
The attacker laughed again from the floor.
“She doesn’t even smell like one of you…”
Before he could continue, Aldo stepped in.
“He’s delirious,” he said sharply. “Dark poison affects the mind.”
Taking advantage of the tension in the room, Amaris slowly slipped her hand inside the
