I couldn’t bear being in the same room as her anymore.
She was speaking to hallucinations, but never to the people who were actually in the room. Her voice betrayed how much pain she felt, even though I myself could feel it at all times too. It was a constant wherever I went and largely influenced my frequently hot-tempered behaviour.
Garrick really should have known not to come here today. I knew that my alphas gossiped just as much as their lunas. Hell, even the servants across my kingdom knew of the dire situation in the royal palace. The queen was dying and the king was losing his mind, all over an heir who according to Elliot, wouldn’t even be strong enough to become a king alpha. He should have known not to push me.
“We have less than half of his men.” Garrick repeated, standin
