“This again?” Salzar pressed his lips together. “He is her mate, Beta Salzar. He will be the next Alpha King. Do we have to go over this again?” Mason remarked slowly. Beta Salzar bowed, spun on his heel, and left the King alone. He will wake soon, Mason mused. Only he can bring her back. He MUST. Or he will lose everything. He reflected darkly. ========== “Are you truly mad?” Castian asked, spinning around to face Chrystal. They had been brought to the quarters the King had ordered. Chyrstal sat shakily on the soft bed. It’s not a cage…she mused weakly as her mind fought to stabilize. Castian knelt before her, his large hands on her shoulders. “What are you doing?” he pressed, his grey eyes locked with her blue-green ones. “You… Is this some ruse by your father? Is this the re

