Chapter 67

(Katriona)

“TOMORROW, the Council will decide who they want as the kingdom’s future queen. They will announce their decision the night of your sister’s birthday. But with Dominique’s scandal, the scores between you and your sister are now even. It’s fifty-fifty. Alpha Bradley, on the other hand, had completely lost the chance for the crown with his uncle’s betrayal making Alpha Alexander the sole heir to the throne,” Willow reported to me.

Alexander’s wary eyes remained on Willow while I talked to her through the video call. I was sure he was remembering the same thing. And it was the explosion she created in the North which nearly killed us.

When I was in the hospital, Willow visited me and apologized to me. While my wolf normally snarled at everyone, she didn’t do it with Willow. Maybe it was because I saw the number sixteen mark on her neck. She was originally a shifter but had become a hybrid due to an experiment. The day she came to me, she told me just escaped from her master.

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