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I had never felt a betrayal so strong as what I felt when Alpha Toph had told me Prince Nikolai was his brother, right before he gouged out my father’s heart.

I tried not to look at the dead husk of the fat wolf that was lying motionless only a short distance from my legs, focusing instead on my dust-coated feet as tears blurred my vision. 

“Name yourself maiden,” The King growled and it took longer than I would have liked for me to realize he was talking to me.

I felt a shiver run down my spine as all eyes in the lot turned to me, and...