The Werewolves Planet: Snatched by the Emperor

aves, pale, her hair soaked, barely able to breathe. The streets ha

there like a sta

, and every breath seemed to cost her. "Pl

dn't move

her in a cloak, but Ronan still hadn't touched her. The child

g he said was,

wanted, and she wasn't only

en Ronan's own strength began to fade. He knew the council would never accept a female heir. He had built his empire with blood and patien

girl was weak, crying, and

earched his eyes, as if she could pull the words ou

head. "No. Sh

mething crossed her face then. It wasn't surprise. She had known hi

"Please. Whatever yo

Her laughter in the halls, her hands in his hair, her stubborn, gentle faith that he was a

," he said. "I should have known

t no sound came. She stopped breathing an

ed at her for a few seconds. He murmur

ed the baby in his arms

tate, he was already thin

daughter had uses. She could be kept close and kept quiet. And if he neede

e records were sealed to the public, but not to an Alpha with the rig

a clinic that had been flagged for closure after a pack raid gutted the neighborhood

she said. "Their pack was destroyed. Their parents are

onan said. "Healt

r, there's a set. They w

wned.

y high genetic markers, sir. The best I've seen in this ward. But

ow

Three small cribs sat side by side beneath the dim light. Three infant

The second was already stirring, reaching toward the air with a tiny, determined fist. The third

f them

for one heir. The moon goddess, or whatever cru

spread acro

they had come from. They would be raised in his halls, taught by his tutors, and shape

m," he decided

-

ade at the Valecrest e

s. Alpha Ronan walked out onto the stone balcony in his ceremonial black,

ing across the crowd. "Today, I have been blessed.

ouncil members bowed their heads. Cameras flashed

had come from. No one aske

Ronan lowered his eyes and let his v

ing a broken tone. "The forest was cruel

. It was the first lie he told t

ourth child, the one he had not announced. Once the cheering had f

. "She'll be listed as an orphan I took in out

onfused. "Adopted? A

aid. "Obviously. She is weak, like her mother. She will be fed, cl

away, and the door cl