Chapter 22
ALPHA STAN
A knock on the door ruined the special dinner I was having with Flora.
“Go! Open the door, it's good news coming my way.” I said and Flora smiled, dropping the platter of fruit and hopping off my bed.
She opened the door and Ryker stepped in. “Good evening Alpha Stan. I bring news about the rogue slave.”
My mood brightened. “Good evening Madame Flora.” Flora smiled as she returned to sit with me.
“Is she dead?” I asked, urging him to fill my ears.
“Carlos is dead, Alpha Stan.” A frown settled on my face at his revelation.
Flora and I exchanged looks, “How is he dead? Is he not your best warrior? The task I gave him was simple, so how is he dead?” The eagerness to hear of Vanessa's death slowly dissipated.
“The Alpha heir killed him, and the job wasn't succ
