Zara's POV I could feel the tension thickening in the air. I was Alpha now. I stepped back, feeling the weight of what I had to do. I looked at the guards. “Take him,” I ordered. “To the prison chambers. He’ll stay there until I know where my mother and Hilda are.” The guards hesitated, looking at TitoLin. He didn’t fight back as they grabbed him and started to drag him away. He didn’t resist, but I could see the calm amusement on his face. “Let me go, Zara,” TitoLin called out. “You don’t know what you’re doing.” “I know exactly what I’m doing,” I snapped. Once the guards were out of sight, I turned on my heel and rushed back to my chambers. I didn’t know what to expect, but my heart hammered in my chest. What if something had happened to them? I threw the door open with urgency. M

