ROBERTO

I pressed the phone to my ear, my heart slightly pounding as I heard Alpha William's voice. I was trying everything in me to conceal my anger.

"My son, you have to listen to me! Ally with me! Make my army yours. It's the only way right now, make them the Royal guards and dismember yours! They can't be trusted!"

I clenched my jaw, feeling the anger simmer beneath the surface. "No," I replied firmly, cutting him off. "I won't do that, I may have lost too many men because of betrayal but the ones who sacrificed their lives and the ones who stayed. I won't turn my back...