Kael's POV
"What do you mean she'll be executed?" I asked, my fingers still fisted in the man's collar.
"With the little I heard…" the man stammered, swallowing hard, "she made everyone believe she was human. Then it was proven she was a wolf — from an enemy pack — so they labeled her a spy. She's to be beheaded this evening."
My blood went cold. "What enemy pack?"
He hesitated. "I don't really remember… something like Blackwall..."
"Blackwood!" I barked, my voice echoing in the narrow alley.
"Yes! Yes, that's it!" he said quickly, nodding.
My grip slackened as shock rippled through me. I released him, and he stumbled back, straightening his shirt with shaky hands.
"Blackwood…" I muttered, almost to myself. "Soraya's from Blackwood? That doesn't make any sense."
"That's what I heard too," the man said cautiously, watching my reaction. "They said she's the daughter of the Alpha King — but she's denying it."
I froze, my chest tightening. Daughter of the Alpha King? Soraya?
