Chapter 0724

My father's voice trailed off at that point. He dropped his head a bit, as though the memories pained him to recount.

"We shared secrets with one another," he said. "Secrets that no one else—not even your mother, Nina-ever discovered."

"But it all went south, didn't it?" Enzo whispered.

Aldric nodded slowly. "Mila had a small tribe of her kin; the last of her kind. It was my job to protect them in exchange for Mila's expertise. And I failed."

Mila burst into Aldric's chambers, the doors swinging outwards in front of her. Her hair was wild, and her eyes glowed like two emeralds. Aldric had gotten used to the dragon's frazzled appearance, and he went to wave her away.

"I'll speak with you in a moment"

"No." She stormed forward and slammed her fists on the table, causing Aldric's werewolf council to jump in unison. Fire flickered on her fingertips; without a word, the others got up and scurried out of the room in fear of the dragon's strength.

the hell, Mila?" Aldric rose from his chair once they were alone. Another one of Mila's episodes, perhaps, he thought. But no-when he saw the tears in her eyes for

first time since Aldric had known

choked screams. "I went back to the

reached for her shoulders, but

And I'll fucking kill them,

now, but Enzo and I hardly felt the passage of time. My father traced his finger around

staved them off as much as we could, but their underground networks ran deep.

you failed in your end of the

the threat of my men on the horizon, the poachers would leave them alone. But they just

pause before my father continued. "She kept true to her word," he whispered. "She killed every last one of those poachers. She found

created it when she

father stood and crossed over to the window yet again. "I still remember exactly what she said that day, while the mountain was still smoldering: "Their grave shall become my throne, Aldric. And I shall turn this

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