Alberto’s Pov
"The lady has been placed under quarantine..." The word kept echoing in my ears.
"What did you say?" I asked again. The exhaustion that had been dragging at my heels had long evaporated, replaced by white-hot rage. The only thing sparing these men from my wrath was that I had learned to control my anger over the years. I could already feel my wolf scratching at the surface, struggling to be released and rain fire on the ones who dared touch its mate.
"We follow the orders of the one with the signet ring," the guard who had spoken earlier replied. "And he demands that she be placed under quarantine until her condition has improved."
I straightened, managing to mask the shock on my face. Last I checked, I had given the ring to Sapphire. So what was this about? And there w
