Aria's/Lysara's POV

I pushed the door into Alpha King Kael's quarters, and he looked up from the documents he was going through on his desk to me.

I strolled carefully to the side of the room, which he’d made into a mini office.

“What do you want, Lysara?” He asked, sharing his gaze between me and the pieces of printed papers on the desk. “I don't remember calling for you.” He didn't sound angry, but his voice was strained with a little bit of impatience.

I stopped before his ...