Alpha Lucien’s POV
“Alpha!!”
A loud voice pierced through the silence, dragging me violently from the depths of sleep. My eyes remained shut, my body refusing to move.
Morning already?
It felt like I had just closed my eyes moments ago. The stress from last night’s mating ceremony still clung to me like a heavy cloak, every bone in my body groaning in protest as I shifted beneath the sheets.
I rolled over, attempting to ignore the voice, but the persistent pounding at my chamber door made it impossible.
After what felt like an eternity, I finally responded, my voice hoarse and irritated. “Who is it?”
“Beta Andrea is waiting for you in the sitting room,” the guard replied respectfully from the other side.
I frowned.
Andrea rarely showed up at my chambers uninvited and especially
