Phoenix||
The echoes of Zorah’s threat left me dumbfounded even long after she had left.
It made no sense. I wanted to refuse it. I wanted to continue rejecting her suggestion even to myself, but it was of no use. Deep, down, I didn’t want the kings to be mated with Scarlett either.
That would be messed up. She was an ordinary daughter of a failed alpha, yet she had managed to ruin my life. How much more would it be if she became the queen?
The realm was going to turn upside down.
My heart was still thumping fast and even though I knew this was not because of Zorah. She needed me, she couldn’t afford to kill me when there was still so much to achieve.
Yet something about the way she had said it, sent a shadow to hover above me. What if he had plans and I could stop them?
‘Or maybe I
