Chapter 9

Gradel

"You will do no such thing, Gradel. You have to stay here and fulfill your duties!" He hollered.

"And what if I don't, Alpha Cronus?" I retorted sharply, my breathing coming in hitches. I was tired of his overbearing attitude and he should be happy that I hadn't given orders to the servants to prepare for my trip.

The shock on his face switched to a death scowl. It was his signature expression that made his subordinates do his bidding without thinking twice, but it barely moved me, that was why he liked me.

"Gradel," He began calmly, "I know that after all these years you haven't...