I was walking through the garden of the palace after I left my father, and I couldn't help but let my thoughts wander about what my life is now. I mean, just a few days ago, I was a normal guy living a normal life without my pack in the human world, where all I saw and wanted was Tendra, and now I'm a prince with a girlfriend who happens to be my , not even a mate, and my actual mate is termed nothing but a slave under my watch, yet I couldn't do anything to help.

I stared into space, lost in my thoughts, especially how to protect...