"Your Majesty," the Beta asked carefully, turning to the Alpha King, "should I bring him to the medical ward? If a fated mate dies the same day they recognize each other… it could be devastating for Princess Addison."
"Yeah, just get that bastard out of my sight," the Alpha King growled, still panting heavily. "I'm barely holding it together. I might really kill him."
His hands were clenched into trembling fists, and his eyes glowed faintly as he struggled for control. His wolf was close to the surface, furious and unrelenting. The primal urge to protect his pup surged within him, and now that he knew the man who hurt her was her fated mate? It was almost too much to bear.
The Alpha King didn't want to question fate or the Moon Goddess' will, but this… this felt like a cruel joke. His wolf was howling in fury inside him, demanding blood in exchange for the pain Addison had endured.
