the top of her lungs. She had been awakened rudely that

ad to quit her sleep to find the source of the endl

Kael Draven, the lycan king, lyin

mped out of her bed almost running out of the c

ou?" Zara asked, making h

say a word!" Denice lapped her index finger over her lip

re, but we have to get out." Denice's h

m in here." Zara revealed ans re

ed silently, afraid that her ra

I brought him

ha

e was at a loss for words as Hervase kept drifting back to

ng here in the first place, how did he find us-how do

you all about it later. Right now,

watching Zara walk past him

or him while I try to get him to

ntil you tell me what the hell the lycan ki

out to go make the tea herself whe

d made her way out of the cabi

yes fluttered open, "Where am I?!" These were the first

a informed him, swallowin

e asked with furrowed brows, trying

y memories of what had transpired last night, how

l condition, so I had to

e at a council meeting...." He ignored wh

He didn't want to go into much detail about what must have happene

I will see you when I get back from my council m

***

ng flickering shadows along the stone walls. Zara Grey ran her fingers over the brittle pages of

he temple because that was the only place she derived solace apart from the woods. But i

ten about her-not her in quote, but all of the life's event

the cursed king. She alone shall decide his fate-to free

t gasps as the truth settl

mates who had rejected her in the

cidence. She had been ch

raced the prophecy's final li

the curse sha

bout her. It had always been about Draven. The Lycan King's curse and

e had a cho

of all that was happening, she recalled the event from the night she had first ran i

firmed news about a mysterious illness that