Chapter 25

Alexanders pov

But I knew better than to disobey Fay's wishes. There was a reason she kept her face hidden, and I needed to respect that I couldn't let my wolf take over here even if I did want to see her face and had come so close to seeing it already today. So, instead, I shielded her from the view of the others while she fixed her mask.

"Are you okay?" I asked softly as she stood back up, readjusting her mask.

She nodded, a hint of gratitude in her eyes as she glanced at me. "Thank you."

Before I could reply, my attention was drawn to the guard getting up off the ground. Anger boiled within me as I marched towards him, grabbing him by the throat and pinning him against a tree.

"How dare you lay a hand on the princess and accuse her of such things!" I growled menacingly, my voice filled with fury.

The guard sputtered and struggled against my grip, fear in his eyes. But I held firm, unwilling to let him go. Every inch of me wanted to rip his head clean from his shoulder for what he h