KING JUBRIL
The thoth's head went tumbling across the marble floor of my throne room, his body toppling to be swallowed in a wide puddle of blood. The other messengers were frozen; nobody wanted to be the bearer of bad news to their king - after all, such actions had been known to kill a man.
"So is this right," I said, a deadly quiet in my voice that belied the rage coursing through me. “Hundreds of elite shifter warriors and a True Alpha, and my carefully planned assault failed because of you, one pregnant woman and three Alphas?”
“Y-yes, Your Majesty,” one of the remaining messengers stuttered. "The prophecy mate's strength has never been seen. She ghosted all four mate bonds at once and, concentra—”
I waved, and another head tumbled. The other messenger was a trembling figure on hi
