Reina's POV
The capital was everything the stories had promised: a sprawling, glittering expanse of opportunity and danger. But as the car rolled through the iron gates of the inner city, I knew the darker truth. In this place, hierarchy was everything. Rogues were outcasts, omegas were overlooked, and those who dared to leave their packs were treated like traitors.
The Alpha King and the Royal Family had always been distant myths to me, figures of power I never imagined I’d see, let alone be associated with.
But after a brief conversation with Damon’s Beta earlier in the breakfast table, I realized my new reality. Damon didn't just have a "relationship" with them; he was their sword. I was about to be tangled in a web of politics that I was never prepared for.
"You've been staring out
