ERIC’S POV

The shock that came from what he just revealed swept over me like a strong tidal wave, draining the blood from my face and nearly knocking the air out of my lungs. I didn’t even realize the photo I held had slipped from my hand and fallen to the floor.

I stared at him wordlessly, my mouth hanging open. Alpha Nolan murdered? How? Where? When? By who? The whole thing felt like something straight out of a movie, too impossible to believe. Alpha Nolan was the most powerful man in the kingdom. Reaching him, let alone killing him was like trying to strike down a god in his...