Tessa
“My bride-to-be thinks I should spare your life.” Renric says, his gaze hardening. “But I can’t.” He moves the gun forward, letting the metal press against her forehead.
My heart begins to beat faster.
“You undermined my authority. You chose to collide with her and drugged my household.”
She gasps, her entire body going rigid as she squeezes her eyes shut.
“B-but… she is to be your Luna,” she stammers, voice breaking. “Your queen…She gave me an order and I obeyed. I have always been loyal to the royal household, Your Majesty. Please… I don’t deserve to die for being obedient.”
My hands rub together helplessly. “Alpha Renric, you don’t have to kill her,” I whisper, dragging myself out of Kael's grip. “Please.”
His eyes flick to me and he stares for a while. “She was willing to
