Mary

I followed Kade quietly to the Queen's suite, my mind racing with the events that had occurred today. Nikolai had called me his mate; what did that entail, and why had the Beta wolf stated that I was a weakness to Nikolai? Would I become a target for his enemies? Was my life in more danger now than it had previously been. Would whatever relationship I had with Nikolai differ from what it was currently.

When I reached the Queen's quarters, I was greeted by a shriek; my heart skipped a beat, thinking someone had been injured. "Mary," Nevaeh screamed, engulfing me in her arms. "I thought something terrible had happened to you; Kade had said something had occurred in the King's chambers and that his presence was needed, and when he dropped me off in the Queen's room, and you weren't here…" Nevaeh sobbed, "I thought, that perhaps that Nikolai had lost control of his rage, due to your obtuseness of behaving, and he'd killed you." She continued to sob, pulling me into a tight bone-crushing