“I’ll always protect you.”
My stupid body trembles. His words hurt and heal. They touch the parts of me that were fractured and broken, and my wolf howls.
I want to believe him.
I can't.
That is what confuses me the most. I need to know why he did it to move on. To forgive him.
I clear my throat. “ Come on
Let's get you to bed. You're going to feel like s**t in the morning.”
***
I stand outside the council chambers, shoulders tight against my own erratic pulse, when the Queen’s heralds emerge. Their heads fall, rigid. The Queen has ordered the execution of her maid, and we still have no update on any information collected.
I have a feeling there won't be any.
“There you are. Trying to leave me behind,” Keith asks stepping up beside me.
“I was trying to make sure you got your re
