Aria’s/Lysara's POV

We landed in the Palace after an hour. The Siberian wind lashed about this evening, carrying and tossing snow about. Plain white snow swirled on my robe as I carried one foot after another on the field of larger snow, walking for the yard.

Alpha King Kael passed by me. He paused two feet away for a moment, slanting me a glance over his broad shoulder. Without a word, he shook his head after, and, grunting mildly, he continued for the palace beside me. He moved in heavy ...