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He should have been next to me, guiding my steps, but we were not to be seen together. And so, he was practically shouting at me across the wide distance between us.

“I hate to distress you further, sir, but do you mind shifting for me please?” I hated asking the distressed man, but I had to know if the protection spell on the gates was still working and if these attackers were targeting Midnight Moon Pack members.

“Yes, Your Majesty,” he said as he shifted into a bleeding black wolf.

“Thank you, sir. Guards, please take this man to the infirmary near the barracks. Also, see if you can’t have soldiers locate his wife and daughter.”

Once again, I felt a wave of nausea. This time, at the thought that someone was attacking my people.

“I want those soldiers captured,” I vowed. “If they are Crypt Claw, then Polonius will need to answer for them. If they are not, they’ll die.”

I took one last look at Lex, and he was shaking his head again as if he was trying to tell me I was making a big mi