ATTICUS
“She’s been poisoned,” the healer said gravely.
For a moment, I couldn’t comprehend what I’d just heard.
Poisoned? In my palace?
The words made no sense, echoing in my head as I looked down at Hera’s still, fragile form.
My grip tightened around her hand, the rage in my chest building up like a storm about to break.
“Poisoned,” I repeated, my voice almost a growl. “By who?”
“I don’t know, Alpha,” The healer’s eyes dropped, avoiding my gaze. “But what I do know is that it’s been in her system for weeks. It’s already spread through her body… deep into her brain.”
Weeks? My stomach twisted, disbelief flooding my thoughts. How could this have happened right under my nose?
How the f**k did I not know till now?
“You’re saying no one noticed this?” My tone came out harsher th
