The Lycan King's Fate Calling

Crystal's POV:

The Alpha of the Cherry Bay Pack was called Sorrell Estrada. He was unable to attend the parade because he was ill, so the Beta of the pack had come in his stead.

Sure enough, Sorrell did appear to be a seriously ill person. His face was as pale as a sheet, and there was barely any color in his lips.

I picked up the tea cup I was served, but did not drink its contents. I sat there, smiling as I spouted halfhearted praises for the development of the Cherry Bay Pack.

Not once did Sorrell betray his emotions. Even his voice was monotonous. If I didn't know better, I would have thought he was a robot. Strangely, though, he looked straight at me when he spoke. I felt as though he was peering into my soul, and I bristled with unease.

Another odd thing was the fact that he never asked about my identity, nor did he seem inclined to do so. Instead, he ushered me inside without even asking why the royal family had sent me.

to breach the subject first. "The royal family sent me

his listless eyes out

is not here? When did he leave?" I

was getting miffed by

long time. It looks like you've come to the wrong place." Sorrell turned to

and demanded, "What do you mean by that? After the surprise attack against your pack, King

acted like everything I had just said was none of his business. "There was no surprise attack." Sᴇaʀch

soldiers from the Royal Army who had come here to aid you are missing. The least you can do is give me an explanation.' "What explanation? King Rufus did not come to the Cherry

"You!"

didn't have many expectations before I came here, but I never imagined this pack's Alpha to be like this. My intuition told me that something was not right. Sorrell must be lying. If

like I wasn't going to get any useful information from Sorrell, I