The sleek black car rolled to a stop before the palace gates, and my heart sped up even before I stepped out. I couldn’t believe I had come all the way back just to see… Darius. It was about the credit system at the Academy, I kept telling myself, yet my body seemed to have something else in mind. Even my wolf stirred restlessly, her curiosity spiking.
I marched inside with my chin up, but I didn’t make it far before two guards blocked my way.
“State your business,” one of them demanded.
“I’m here to see the Lycan King.”
Their gazes raked over me, clearly unimpressed, before the second one laughed.
“Do you have an appointment?”
“Uhm, no,” I said, cursing myself for not calling in advance.
“Then what makes you think you can just barge in here and demand His Majesty’s attention? He d
