Chapter 89 English
Thalia
As I pondered my next steps, King Alex patted my shoulder, took a deep breath, and spoke.
“Before we proceed, Thalia, there’s something you need to know about me. You must understand why I’m here. Why did I do these things—why I chose this path.”
Confused, I didn’t know what to feel. “What do you mean?”
He looked into the distance, his eyes filled with memories. “I’m a vampire, Thalia. I didn’t choose this. But it happened because of a war—a war that changed everything.”
I swallowed, letting silence fill the space as I listened to his voice. Each word he uttered carried weight. Not anger. Not resentment. But a truth long suppressed.
“How did you become a vampire?” I asked softly. “Aren’t you also a werewolf? You were a Beta… in the White Shadow Pack.”
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