Eryx.
I didn't ask questions.
One look at her face and there was nothing to ask. She was shaking so hard she could barely hold onto my shirt.
Her eyes were red and swollen and her hair was stuck to her wet cheeks and she was looking at me like I was the last option she had left in the world.
That was enough.
"Where," I said.
She turned and I followed.
I heard Cade fall into step behind me before I even reached the door. He had been waiting outside and one look at the situation was all he needed. That was why he was my beta.
We moved fast through the corridor, Aria slightly ahead, her bare feet silent on the stone floor. I matched her pace without effort.
"My lord." One of the palace officials stepped into the corridor ahead of us, his expression a mix of something apologetic and
