Last night, the Alpha King didn’t return, so Althea had slept alone in his bedchamber.

Today, she woke up early and had breakfast with Melva and Elsa in her room. It would have been nice to eat outside or in the dining hall for a change, but Althea knew how quickly rumors spread.

It was safer for everyone to believe she was either under house arrest or confined in the cursed cottage. That way, it also protected Gavriel’s reputation from rumors that he was softhearted when it came to ...