Chapter 34

I'm grabbed by my side, pulled tightly to his side as I beg with my eyes for Steven to drop it. "She has no happiness because you ordered the death of her parents." My world stops, the very world around me spinning as everything becomes slow. Everything moves slowly, but yet in my head, quickly, how I push the King away, tears leaving my eyes as the Royal guards slam Steven to the floor, arresting him. Leo pulls back upon my arm, causing me to be near him once more as I hit him, slap him, knee him, try anything to get away. I believe Steven. I believe the Alpha who I never wanted to believe. "You speak lies, Alpha Steven," Leo yells. "You'll look for any reason to make her hate me and run back to you." Leo orders everyone to leave, and they obey just like servants afraid of their master. Steven's hands are bound by silver as he roars in pain, pulled to his feet as Leo looks with a lifted chin at the Alpha. "Why would I wa