CHAPTER 36
ALARIC’S POV
“What sort of despicable act is this? How dare you try to punish your mate for the sake of a lowly slave?!” Orin, a grey-haired elder with a beard as long as a ruler, barked. Sometimes I felt he kept his brain hidden in that beard, and up until now he hadn’t disappointed me in proving it.
I turned fully to face the Elders as they walked up the stage toward me, every step of theirs dragging against my patience.
I clasped my hands behind my back, forcing my expression into a blank mask of authority.
All four of them looked as though they’d rushed straight from whatever hole they called a temple in the forest, robes still carrying the stench of dust and incense.
“She’s the gamma female, your fiancée, and soon-to-be Luna. You can’t embarrass her like this in front
