Kieran's POV,
"Good. I knew you'd agree," Lyria said with a sly smile, her voice sounded smooth and ice cold. "We can't let emotions ruin our marriage alliance."
Her words hit me like nails on my head. How could this f*****g b***h demand that I kill Mira just to lock in some marriage deal with the Royal Pack? Sure, the Royal Pack was loaded with warriors and supplies. An alliance with them could finally bring peace after years of fighting at the borders with rogues. But Mira... she was everything to me. My calm in the middle of all this madness. There was no way I could do it.
I cut Lyria off before she could savor her imagined victory. “You wanted an answer. Fine. But I never said I’d kill her. You want to secure your position in this pack with your blood legacy. Fine, I’ll ensure that
