Our four cars pulled up in front of the hospital. Medical personnel rushed to the rear car. They removed the queen's body from the back seat and her ex-lover from the trunk. I ordered them to clean up the bodies.
Wallace approached me. "Duncan, what happened? I thought you were going to bring the queen home safely," he said.
"The less you know, the better." I looked around me. "Didn't you attend Ethan's cremation ceremony?"
"I couldn't leave the palace before you returned safely," the Beta replied.
"Ask Elder Ewan to prepare the queen's cremation ceremony for tomorrow night." I patted Wallace on the shoulder.
Wallace stared intently at my face. "Are you okay?"
"No," I answered.
"Don't blame us, but Carissa tried to slip away while everyone was mourning Davina's passing. Clyde, who w
